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6:15 PM ET, December 21, 2025

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Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
Lawmakers say White House ‘covering up things’ in release of Epstein files … “This is all about covering up things that for whatever reason Donald Trump doesn't want to go public,” the Maryland Democrat added, “either about himself or other members of his family, friends …
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Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Reps. Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie say they're considering inherent contempt charges against Pam Bondi  —  Khanna and Massie's remarks came after Sen. Tim Kaine said that Congress has other mechanisms to force the release of additional Epstein files.  — Add NBC News to Google
Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Deputy AG says removing photos from Epstein files release has ‘nothing to do’ with Trump
Avery Lotz / Axios:
DOJ defends removing Trump photo from Epstein files
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NBC News:
U.S. Coast Guard ‘in active pursuit’ of third vessel off the Venezuelan coast  —  The vessel is part of Venezuela's illegal sanctions evasion, a U.S. official said.  —  The U.S. Coast Guard “is in active pursuit” of a sanctioned vessel in international waters off the coast of Venezuela …
Marc Caputo / Axios:
U.S. intercepting third oil tanker as Venezuela hostilities intensify  —  The U.S. Coast Guard is pursuing a third tanker Sunday as part of President Trump's military campaign against oil ships servicing Venezuela, two sources tell Axios. … - Bella 1 was sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury Department …
Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:
Trump faces narrowing options on Venezuela action
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Max Rego / The Hill:
Jeffries says House ‘will pass’ ObamaCare subsidies extension ‘with a bipartisan majority’  —  House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) predicted Sunday that an extension of subsidies offered under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will pass the House with backing from both sides of the aisle.
Discussion: UPI, ABC News and NBC News
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Politico:
Democrats are united in bashing GOP on Obamacare.  Medicare for All could reopen a rift. … And it's become a flashpoint in Michigan, where physician Abdul El-Sayed, who wrote a book called Medicare for All: A Citizen's Guide, is using his signature issue to draw a contrast with Rep. Haley Stevens …
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Lankford: Americans will decide whether to blame GOP for lapsed ObamaCare subsidies
Discussion: NewsMax.com and CNN
Peter Whoriskey / Washington Post:   As insurers retreat from Obamacare, a working family is caught in the squeeze
Andrew Howard / Politico:
Vance tries to weather the MAGA storm at Turning Point … “If you miss Charlie Kirk, do you promise to fight what he died for?  Do you promise to take the country back from the people who took his life?”  Vance asked the crowd.  —  His speech at the Phoenix Convention Center is the culmination …
Discussion: New York Post and Mediaite
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Joe Rivano Barros / Mission Local:
Waymo halts service during massive S.F. blackout after causing traffic jams  — Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email  —  Love what you read?  Love that it was free?  —  Mission Local will never have a paywall.  All our articles are free for everyone, always.
Kelsey Ables / Washington Post:
White House threatens Smithsonian funds in sweeping content review  —  “American people will have no patience” for any museum that is “uncomfortable conveying a positive view of American history,” read a letter from Trump aides.  —  The Trump administration escalated pressure on the Smithsonian this week …
New York Times:
'It's Just Us': The Firefighter, His Son and a Treacherous Choice  —  For two decades, Luis Martinez has fought wildfires for the U.S. government.  Now he's facing down cancer, debt and the threat of separation from his 11-year-old.  —  Luis Martinez was still trying to figure out how to tell …
John Sakellariadis / Politico:
Acting CISA director failed a polygraph.  Career staff are now under investigation. … The incident this July and the subsequent fallout — which has not been reported before — have angered career staff, alarmed fellow Trump administration appointees and raised questions about Gottumukkala's leadership …
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump Takes America's ‘Imperial Presidency’ to a New Level  —  In his first year back in the White House, President Trump has greatly expanded executive power while embracing the trappings of royalty in ways not seen in the modern era.  —  When President Trump hosted the crown prince …
Washington Post:
The year Trump broke the federal government  —  How DOGE and the White House carried out a once-unthinkable transformation of the nation's sprawling bureaucracy.  —  Government reporters Hannah Natanson and Meryl Kornfield can be reached securely on Signal at (202) 580-5477 and (301) 821-2013, respectively.
The Harvard Crimson:
Racial Slurs and Nazi Symbols: Inside the Complaint That Shut Down The Harvard Salient  —  Screenshots and message logs obtained by The Crimson appear to show Salient leaders casually using racial slurs, defending extremist rhetoric, and dismissing internal concerns — conversations …
Avery Lotz / Axios:
DOJ defiant as it appeals Comey, James dismissals  —  The Trump Department of Justice gave notice it would appeal a judge's decision to toss the cases against James Comey and Letitia James on Friday, insisting the prosecutor deemed unlawfully appointed remains on the job.
New York Times:
Immigration Crackdown Creates Fault Lines Among Baptists  —  An increasingly loud contingent supports the Trump administration's efforts to deport illegal immigrants.  —  When federal agents descended on Louisiana this month to pursue their aggressive deportation campaign …
 
 
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Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
Conservatives Want the Antebellum Constitution Back
Bloomberg:
Rich Families Face Tax Audits as Indonesia Races to Plug Deficit
Casey Michel / The Guardian:
Thanks to Donald Trump, 2025 was a good year ... for white-collar criminals
Joseph Choi / The Hill:
Trump's base growing impatient on abortion pill action
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Why ‘very large’ tax refunds are coming in 2026, according to officials
Jonathan Rauch / The UnPopulist:
Let's Not Grant the Postliberal Critique of Market Liberalism
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Brian Faler / Politico:
Don't call it a tax hike? Trump's demand for a cut of Nvidia's China profits raises novel questions.
Axios:
Behind the Curtain: Universal Basic Investment
Discussion: Forbes
Laura Kayali / Politico:
Too Early, Too Alone: France Prepares for Russia as U.S. Withdraws
Discussion: Eurasia Review
Eliza Gkritsi / Politico:
Ukraine talks proceeding ‘constructively’ in Miami, Russia's envoy says
Paul Krugman:
Affordability, Part IV
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
David J. Lynch / Washington Post:
Market-savvy Treasury chief Scott Bessent emerges as unlikely MAGA warrior
Discussion: Raw Story
Anthony Salvanto / CBS News:
As year ends, Americans weigh in on cost of living, Trump, expectations for 2026 in CBS News poll
Discussion: The Hill
New York Times:
How the Supreme Court's Mail-In Ballot Ruling Could Affect Voters
 

 
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Mitchell Peters / Billboard:
Pirate activist group Anna's Archive says it scraped 86M music files and 256M rows of track metadata from Spotify, and releases them in ~300TB of torrent files

Sri Muppidi / The Information:
Source: OpenAI's share of revenue after the cost of running AI models for paying users has jumped to ~70% in October, up from ~52% at the end of 2024

@metr_evals:
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