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New York Times:
Epstein Victims Upset About Lack of Transparency in Newly Released Files  —  Several victims said they were frustrated by the heavy redactions of photos and documents that the Justice Department released on Friday.  —  Disappointed.  Frustrated.  Suspicious.
Casey Morell / NPR:
Available to download Friday, some Epstein files no longer there Saturday afternoon  —  The Department of Justice started releasing files related to the life, death and criminal investigations of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein Friday.  Files continued to be posted on its “Epstein Library” website on Saturday.
Politico:
Trump administration turns Epstein files into WikiLeaks 2.0 … The daily drip is a remarkable result for President Donald Trump, who has urged his allies to move past the Epstein files — prompting jeers from Democrats who say he's trying to conceal details about his own longtime relationship with Epstein.
Jacob Knutson / Democracy Docket:
DOJ Likely Pulled Photo of Trump from Released Epstein Files  —  The Department of Justice (DOJ) appears to have pulled a photo containing images of President Donald Trump from the thousands of files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein it released Friday.
Erica Orden / Politico:
What's missing from the Epstein files release … Want to read emails from federal prosecutors deciding who to charge — and, equally importantly, who not to charge — during their 2019 investigation?  You're out of luck. … Nothing from her to see here.
Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
Epstein survivor lauds even partial release of files: ‘I feel redeemed’  —  Maria Farmer, among the accusers of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, rejoiced Friday after the Department of Justice (DOJ) released swaths of files tied to its probe of the disgraced financier.
Politico:
DOJ releases new Epstein docs as lawmakers steam about first tranche … The new documents released Saturday included grand jury materials from the investigations into Epstein in Florida and New York.  The Justice Department had renewed its requests to federal judges to publicly release …
Maegan Vazquez / Washington Post:
Epstein files include child porn complaint a decade before federal investigation  —  Maria Farmer has long claimed she warned the FBI about Epstein in the 1990s, but they ignored her complaint.  —  Just now … Justice Department files related to deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein …
Discussion: The Independent
Lisa Lerer / New York Times:
Bill Clinton, a Main Character in the Epstein Drop, Just Can't Escape Scandal
Discussion: Breitbart and NOTUS
Julie's Substack:   The Epstein Files: My observations
Andrew Prokop / Vox:
The Epstein files release did nothing to clear up the scandal's biggest question
Reuters:
Exclusive: US seizes vessel off Venezuelan coast, officials say  —  The United States is interdicting and seizing a vessel off the coast of Venezuela in international waters, three U.S. officials told Reuters on Saturday, a move that comes just days after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a …
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Marc Caputo / Axios:
U.S. boards un-sanctioned tanker with Venezuelan oil to tighten blockade  —  The U.S. military early Saturday boarded a tanker that is not under U.S. sanctions as it shipped Venezuelan oil in hopes of escaping a blockade imposed by President Trump, according to two sources familiar with the action.
Discussion: CNN, HotAir and Bloomberg
Wall Street Journal:
Witkoff's Other Backer in His Unlikely Diplomatic Ascent: Putin  —  The Kremlin release of an American prisoner and a Saudi backchannel bolstered the rise of Trump's longtime friend. … Steve Witkoff, a billionaire real-estate developer and longtime golfing partner of Donald Trump …
Haley Miller / NOLA.com:
LSU nursing grad, detained by ICE for 6 months, may self-deport: ‘I feel hopeless all the time’  —  Vilma Palacios had just graduated from the LSU Health New Orleans School of Nursing and accepted a job with Touro Infirmary when she was arrested by ICE agents and sent to the processing center in Basile …
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Jack Revell / The Daily Beast:
Trump, 79, Complains the FBI Made a Mess of Melania's ‘Panties’
Discussion: The Independent
Punchbowl News:
12/20/25 📝 The Readback … Our weekend digest features the best of Punchbowl News this week, including a roundup of our scoops, analysis and Capitol Hill insight you won't find anywhere else.  We've also included a few of our favorite outside reads from the week.
Discussion: Bloomberg and NOTUS
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Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Congress leaves town until 2026 with no health care deal, forcing premium hikes
Discussion: The Daily Signal
Pooja Salhotra / New York Times:
Ramaswamy Challenges Conservatives on Surging Bigotry on the Right  —  The leading Republican candidate for Ohio governor is calling out his party for rising intolerance, including against Indian American immigrants and their children, like him.  —  Vivek Ramaswamy, the front-running Republican candidate …
Discussion: Breitbart, Townhall, MS NOW and Fox News
Kelly Rissman / The Independent:
Trump again boasts he ‘aced’ cognitive tests - and reveals which animals he was required to identify  —  President provides insight into the mental fitness test: ‘The first question is like, ‘What is this?’  And they show a lion, a giraffe, a fish, and a hippopotamus’  —  Go to comments
Discussion: New Republic
Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
Candace Owens Is the Conservative Movement's Frankenstein Monster  —  This week, Charlie Kirk's widow, Erika Kirk, traveled to Nashville to meet with Candace Owens, a podcaster who has become the premier purveyor of conspiracy theories about her husband's murder.
Discussion: Mediaite, HotAir and The Wrap
NBC Los Angeles:
Man accused of towing ICE SUV during LA immigration operation found not guilty … A Los Angeles tow truck driver accused of towing a federal SUV during an immigration enforcement operation was found not guilty by a federal jury Friday.  —  Bobby Nuñez, 33, was arrested and charged …
Discussion: ABC7, Breitbart and Los Angeles Times
Michael Martina / Reuters:
US drops Uganda deportation order against Chinese dissident, lawyer says  —  The U.S. on Friday dropped its effort to deport a Chinese national who helped document Beijing's alleged abuses against Uyghur Muslims to Uganda, the man's lawyer told Reuters.  —  Guan Heng, a Chinese citizen-journalist …
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
Marco Rubio Is Winning the Trump Era  —  You are watching the 2016 Republican primary campaign, trying to figure out if Ted Cruz or Marco Rubio can stop Donald Trump from winning the Republican nomination.  A man from the future steps out of a shimmering portal and informs you that the winner …
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
This past week feels like the final, chaotic days of a political era.  —  Last weekend was marred by horrific incidents of violence that drew attention even in a nation sadly accustomed to violence: a mass shooting at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, on Saturday that killed …
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
 
 
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