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8:45 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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Washington Post:
Two lawmakers seek to find Bondi in contempt over Epstein files  —  Top Justice Department official defends redactions and deletion of documents on agency's website, including one of a photo that includes Trump.  —  Reps. Ro Khanna (D-California) and Thomas Massie (R-Kentucky) …
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
Aamer Madhani / Associated Press:
Top Trump administration official defends partial release of Epstein files as Democrats cry foul
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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 …
Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:
Trump faces narrowing options on Venezuela action
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Al Weaver / The Hill:
Senate stares down fraught health care battle with ObamaCare subsidies set to expire  —  Senate negotiators are set for a high-wire act on health care in the coming weeks after leaving Washington for the holidays without a resolution on the expiring enhanced subsidies, with lawmakers increasingly shifting …
Discussion: Breitbart
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Politico:   Democrats are united in bashing GOP on Obamacare. Medicare for All could reopen a rift.
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: Townhall, New York Post and Mediaite
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Wall Street Journal:
Charlie Kirk's Empire Is Lining Up Behind a JD Vance Presidential Bid
Shaimaa Khalil / BBC:
Israel approves 19 new settlements in occupied West Bank  —  Israel's security cabinet has approved the recognition of 19 new settlements in the occupied West Bank as the government continues its settlement expansion push.  —  Far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich …
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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.
Stephanie Kaloi / The Wrap:
‘60 Minutes’ Pulls Segment on Trump Deportees Sent to El Salvador Megaprison 2 Hours Before Airtime  —  The episode Terrorism Confinement Center will reportedly air at a later date  —  “60 Minutes” abruptly dropped a segment about Trump deportees sent to a megaprison in El Salvador Sunday — two hours before it was set to air.
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 …
CNN:
'They're attacking their own': DC Democrats irked by surge of left-wing challengers with House majority on the line  —  Congressional news House election US elections Donald Trump  —  When Rep. Dan Goldman first ran for Congress in 2022, he was cheered on the left as the party's top lawyer …
Discussion: NBC News
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 …
Matthew Lee / Associated Press:
Trump removes nearly 30 career diplomats from ambassadorial positions  —  The Trump administration is recalling nearly 30 career diplomats from ambassadorial and other senior embassy posts as it moves to reshape the U.S. diplomatic posture abroad with personnel deemed fully supportive …
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.
Discussion: OutsideTheBeltway
 
 
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Ezra Klein / New York Times:
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Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
Conservatives Want the Antebellum Constitution Back
Bloomberg:
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Casey Michel / The Guardian:
Thanks to Donald Trump, 2025 was a good year ... for white-collar criminals
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Trump's base growing impatient on abortion pill action
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Brian Faler / Politico:
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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: New York Sun and Eurasia Review
New York Times:
Immigration Crackdown Creates Fault Lines Among Baptists
The Harvard Crimson:
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Max Knoblauch / Sherwood News:
Morgan Stanley: ad tiers account for 30% of Netflix subscribers and 50% of Disney+ subscribers; ad tiers accounted for all US net subscriber additions in 2025

Karl Bode / Techdirt:
The TikTok deal is the worst of all possible outcomes, shifting ownership of TikTok to Trump's allies, while maintaining the supposed problematic links to China

CNN:
A list of times the Trump administration tested the limits of the First Amendment during his second term, stoking alarm among civil rights experts and critics
 
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