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Parker Molloy / The Present Age:
The Kill Switch — In 1995, 60 Minutes made a decision that nearly destroyed the program. Producers killed an interview with Jeffrey Wigand, a tobacco industry whistleblower who had evidence that cigarette companies knew their products were addictive and carcinogenic.
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Allison Gill / The Breakdown:
WATCH: The 60 Minutes CECOT Segment — I was sent the CECOT segment anonymously in a group chat. — The segment apparently aired on Canada's Global TV app and was shared by this Bluesky user @jasonparis.bsky.social. You can watch the entire segment below! Please share widely!
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Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
CBS pulls ‘60 Minutes’ segment on notorious El Salvador prison … CBS said in a statement that the segment will air at a later date, and Weiss defended the decision to hold the segment in a statement to POLITICO. — “My job is to make sure that all stories we publish are the best they can be,” Weiss said.
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Yanked “60 Minutes” episode aired in Canada — The “60 Minutes” segment pulled from air by CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss did not include new comments from Trump administration officials, according to a copy of the segment viewed by Axios. — Why it matters: The segment …
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Scoop: Weiss told top “60 Minutes” producers that delayed segment had problems
Will Neal / The Daily Beast:
Katie Miller Gives ‘60 Minutes’ a Bonkers Lecture After Pro-Trump Censorship
Katie Miller Gives ‘60 Minutes’ a Bonkers Lecture After Pro-Trump Censorship
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Yashar Ali / The Reset:
BREAKING: Here's the 60 Minutes Segment Trump and CBS News Executives Don't Want You to See
BREAKING: Here's the 60 Minutes Segment Trump and CBS News Executives Don't Want You to See
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Andrew Prokop / Vox:
Is CBS News censoring 60 Minutes?
Is CBS News censoring 60 Minutes?
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump To Announce Navy Will Buy New ‘Battleship’ — The new warship will be the latest in what the White House envisions as a “Golden Fleet” — President Trump will announce on Monday a new fleet of large warships he is calling “battleships,” according to a U.S. official and another official familiar …
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Steve Holland / Reuters:
Trump announces plan for new class of more powerful US battleships
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New York Times:
Trump Halts 5 Wind Farms Off the East Coast — The Interior Department said the projects posed national security risks, without providing details. The decision imperils billions of dollars of investments. — The Trump administration on Monday said it would pause leases …
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Linda Qiu / New York Times:
Trump Administration Live Updates: President to Make Announcement With Hegseth in Florida
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Politico:
Senate Democrats cut off permitting talks after Trump's newest ‘assault’ on wind
Senate Democrats cut off permitting talks after Trump's newest ‘assault’ on wind
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Politico:
‘Incredibly reckless’: Trump's wind halt stuns even some allies
‘Incredibly reckless’: Trump's wind halt stuns even some allies
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Shifra Dayak / NOTUS:
Interior Department Pauses Five Major Offshore Wind Projects, Citing National Security
Interior Department Pauses Five Major Offshore Wind Projects, Citing National Security
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Matthew Daly / Associated Press:
Trump administration pauses 5 offshore wind projects on the East Coast
Trump administration pauses 5 offshore wind projects on the East Coast
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Josh Blackman / Reason:
Breaking: Cully Stimson and Hans von Spakovsky Resign From Heritage — Last night, Kevin Roberts told the Heritage staff that two people would be directing the Meese Center. National Review reported: … I just spoke with Cully, who told me that both he and Hans resigned from the Heritage Foundation.
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Audrey Fahlberg / National Review:
Exclusive: Resignations Continue at Heritage Foundation amid Frustrations with Leadership — Staffers in the Heritage Foundation's economic, legal, and data centers resigned over the weekend to join a conservative advocacy group founded by former Vice President Mike Pence, National Review has learned …
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Josh Dawsey / Wall Street Journal:
Top Heritage Officials Flee to Mike Pence's Nonprofit as Think Tank Fractures — The conservative movement continues to splinter about how to deal with its most controversial voices — Former Vice President Mike Pence's political group is poaching top officials from the conservative …
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Politico, Mother Jones, Washington Examiner, New York Sun, Reason and Mediaite
Steve Kopack / NBC News:
Paramount beefs up its bid for Warner Bros. Discovery with new Larry Ellison guarantee — Warner Bros. rejected an initial Paramount bid and is pursuing a deal with Netflix for its movie, television and streaming assets. — Paramount and its controlling shareholders, the billionaire Ellison family …
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Franklin Foer / The Atlantic:
CBS and CNN Are Being Sacrificed to Trump
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Jonathan Chait / The Atlantic:
Bari Weiss's Audience of One
Bari Weiss's Audience of One
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Ryan King / New York Post:
Trump decries the release of embarrassing pics of Bill Clinton with Jeffrey Epstein — President Trump revealed that he does like the Justice Department's release of embarrassing photos of a half-naked Bill Clinton swimming with late sex predator Jeffrey Epstein's madam, Ghislaine Maxwell.
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Jacob Wendler / Politico:
Bill Clinton spox calls on DOJ to release Epstein files referencing the former president
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Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
Trump critic George Conway files to run for NY House seat … Though George Conway was also offered a position with the administration during Trump's first term, he declined. The relationship between the president and Conway turned contentious, with Conway often criticizing Trump and the president …
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Hannah Knowles / Washington Post:
Trump critic George Conway files papers for U.S. House bid in New York
Trump critic George Conway files papers for U.S. House bid in New York
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New York Times:
Angering Denmark, Trump Appoints Special Envoy to Greenland — President Trump, who has long said he wants to “get” the semiautonomous Danish territory, tapped Louisiana's governor for the new position. Officials in Greenland and Denmark expressed outrage.
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Jon Henley / The Guardian:
You cannot annex other countries, Danish and Greenlandic leaders tell Trump
You cannot annex other countries, Danish and Greenlandic leaders tell Trump
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Shawn McCreesh / New York Times:
Lawmaker Sues to Remove Trump's Name From the Kennedy Center — Representative Joyce Beatty, Democrat of Ohio, argues that only Congress is authorized to rename the D.C. performing arts institution. — Representative Joyce Beatty, Democrat of Ohio, sued President Trump on Monday …
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
House Democrat sues to stop “Trump-Kennedy Center” renaming
House Democrat sues to stop “Trump-Kennedy Center” renaming
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Politico:
Judge orders Trump admin to offer relief to men deported under Alien Enemies Act … Boasberg, who has become a favorite target of the Trump administration and congressional Republicans, stopped short of ordering the Trump administration to facilitate the immediate return of the men to the U.S. Rather …
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Washington Post:
Trump administration abruptly recalls over two dozen career ambassadors — A senior State Department official called it a bid to ensure adherence to the “America First” agenda while others called it a devastating blow to America's diplomatic corps. — The Trump administration has recalled …
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U.S. Department of Education:
U.S. Department of Education Announces Review of Brown University for Potential Clery Act Violations — Today, the U.S. Department of Education (the Department) announced it will conduct a program review of Brown University (Brown) in response to the December 13, 2025, shooting on its campus, which killed two students.
Jason Koebler / 404 Media:
Flock Exposed Its AI-Powered Cameras to the Internet. We Tracked Ourselves — I am standing on the corner of Harris Road and Young Street outside of the Crossroads Business Park in Bakersfield, California, looking up at a Flock surveillance camera bolted high above a traffic signal.
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Spencer Buell / The Boston Globe:
Brown University custodian says he saw shooting suspect casing building over several weeks, flagged security — A Brown University custodian says he saw the alleged mass shooter, who opened fire in a classroom on Dec. 13, killing two people and injuring nine others, nearly a dozen times several weeks …
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Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Behold! 🔥 The Focus Group from Hell 🔥 — Hitler! Fuentes! Jews! Dating problems! Young Republicans tell you who they really are. — ∙ Paid — 1. Groypermania — City Journal, like the rest of the Manhattan Institute, has gone from anti-anti-Trump, to Trump-curious, to pro-Trump.
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Trump and Co. Can't Keep Their Lies Straight — Sen. Lindsey Graham is typically a reliable cheerleader for the White House at home and abroad. So it was notable to hear him say yesterday, fresh off a trip to the Middle East, that the peace deal between Israel and Hamas might be working less …
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Ex-C.I.A. Chief Wants to Block Judge Cannon From Inquiry Pushed by Trump's Allies — The request, addressed to the top federal judge in Miami, sought to block a U.S. attorney from pursuing a politically charged inquiry before Judge Aileen Cannon, who has repeatedly decided in President Trump's favor.
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