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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
‘60 Minutes’ Pulled a Segment. A Correspondent Calls It ‘Political.’ — Sharyn Alfonsi, a “60 Minutes” correspondent, criticized the network's decision to remove her reporting from Sunday's edition of the show. — In a move that drew harsh criticism from its own correspondent …
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‘60 Minutes’ correspondent says CBS's Bari Weiss abruptly pulled segment on Trump deportations — The segment on the deportation of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador's CECOT prison was pulled after the Trump administration refused to grant the network an interview. — Just now
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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.
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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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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) …
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Dean Obeidallah / The Dean's Report:
Where is the footage Jeffrey Epstein secretly recorded of people in his houses?! — This footage could finally lead to justice for the survivors — The headlines surrounding the (corrupt) DOJ's release of a small chunk of the Epstein files on Friday has focused on aspects ranging …
Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Reps. Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie say they're considering inherent contempt charges against Pam Bondi
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Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Deputy AG says removing photos from Epstein files release has ‘nothing to do’ with Trump
Deputy AG says removing photos from Epstein files release has ‘nothing to do’ with Trump
CBS News:
Transcript: Reps. Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Dec. 21, 2025
Transcript: Reps. Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Dec. 21, 2025
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Avery Lotz / Axios:
DOJ defends removing Trump photo from Epstein files
DOJ defends removing Trump photo from Epstein files
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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 …
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Max Rego / The Hill:
Jeffries says House ‘will pass’ ObamaCare subsidies extension ‘with a bipartisan majority’
Jeffries says House ‘will pass’ ObamaCare subsidies extension ‘with a bipartisan majority’
Peter Whoriskey / Washington Post:
As insurers retreat from Obamacare, a working family is caught in the squeeze
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Lankford: Americans will decide whether to blame GOP for lapsed ObamaCare subsidies
Lankford: Americans will decide whether to blame GOP for lapsed ObamaCare subsidies
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Bloomberg:
US Still in Pursuit of Third Oil Tanker in Venezuela Blockade — The US is still in pursuit of a third oil tanker near Venezuela, according to a US official, as President Donald Trump intensifies an oil blockade on Nicolás Maduro's government. — The Bella 1 tanker …
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Marc Caputo / Axios:
U.S. intercepting third oil tanker as Venezuela hostilities intensify
U.S. intercepting third oil tanker as Venezuela hostilities intensify
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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.
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 …
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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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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 …
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Mike Allen / Axios:
MAGA media mess deepens at Turning Point convention
MAGA media mess deepens at Turning Point convention
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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 …
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 …
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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 …
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Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Kimmel to give “deeply personal” Christmas Day message on U.K. TV — Talk show host Jimmy Kimmel will deliver a very “personal” 2025 Alternative Christmas Message for viewers on Channel 4 in the U.K., the British network announced Sunday. … - Channel 4 noted in the statement …
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Reuters:
Trump names Louisiana governor Landry as Greenland special envoy — U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday announced he is appointing Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry as the special envoy to Greenland. — “Jeff understands how essential Greenland is to our National Security …
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Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
Conservatives Want the Antebellum Constitution Back — The Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments are in trouble. — Last july, while on his way to his job as a security guard at a cannabis farm in California, George Retes was tear-gassed, pepper-sprayed, and arrested by federal agents conducting an immigration raid.
Anushka Patil / New York Times:
Russia Dismisses Reports of Progress in Ukraine Peace Talks — Proposals that emerged in recent negotiations with the United States were “rather unconstructive,” a Kremlin official said on Sunday. — The Kremlin on Sunday appeared to throw cold water on the results of several days of peace talks in Miami …
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