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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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Brian Stelter / CNN:
CBS shelves ‘60 Minutes’ story on Trump deportees at the last minute: ‘People are threatening to quit,’ staffers say — “60 Minutes” just suffered a severe blow to its credibility. Now one of its own correspondents fears the program is being “dismantled,” and some employees are threatening to quit.
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Isabella Simonetti / Wall Street Journal:
CBS News Pulls ‘60 Minutes’ Segment; Correspondent Calls Decision Political — News organization says the segment about El Salvador prison where Trump administration sent deportees needed additional reporting — CBS News pulled a planned “60 Minutes” segment on an El Salvador maximum-security prison …
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David Folkenflik / NPR:
CBS News chief Bari Weiss pulls ‘60 Minutes’ story, sparking outcry — Just a day and a half before it was set to be broadcast, new CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss pulled a planned 60 Minutes investigative segment centering on allegations of abuses at an El Salvador detention center …
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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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Washington Post:
Ted Cruz weighs another presidential run, setting up clash with Vance … Sen. Ted Cruz sat down with a longtime ally in November at an office near D.C.'s Union Station to discuss the future of the Republican Party. Before long, the discussion touched on his own future.
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Zolan Kanno-Youngs / New York Times:
Vance Refuses to Take Sides in G.O.P. Fight Over Bigotry — The vice president's plea for a big-tent coalition at an annual conservative gathering belied the cracks in his party over antisemitism, racism and conspiracy theories. — The bitter infighting over antisemitism …
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Andrew Howard / Politico:
Vance tries to weather the MAGA storm at Turning Point
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Washington Post:
Republicans and Democrats pitch competing plans to tackle affordability — Affordability is topic No. 1 with midterms looming, but economists are skeptical that Congress can do much to lower prices across the board. — Just now — Lawmakers in both parties view simmering fury over the cost …
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Genevieve Glatsky / New York Times:
What We Know About U.S. Interceptions of Oil Tankers in Venezuela — A Venezuela-bound vessel fled after rebuffing an attempt by the Coast Guard to seize it, the latest twist in the escalating U.S. pressure campaign against the Maduro government. — President Trump's drive to crack …
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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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Meet the Press - December 21, 2025
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Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Reps. Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie say they're considering inherent contempt charges against Pam Bondi
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Jennifer A Dlouhy / Bloomberg:
Trump Taps Louisiana Governor Landry as Greenland Envoy — President Donald Trump said he's nominating Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry as US special envoy to Greenland, in the latest signal that the president retains designs on increasing US influence over the island he's suggested he wants to purchase.
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Alex Nieves / Politico:
‘A very clear plan’: How Trump demolished California's electric vehicle mandate … The infighting, sloppy rulemaking and a lack of clear policy goals that marked Trump's first administration have been replaced by an aggressively overhauled government workforce stocked with MAGA loyalists …
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Politico:
If Congress is going to avoid another shutdown, lawmakers need to start talking … “We wasted a lot of time because the Senate's not negotiating yet,” House Appropriations Chair Tom Cole (R-Okla.) said in an interview last week. “When they're ready to negotiate, we can move fast.”
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Caitlin Owens / Axios:
Chaos could be coming for children's vaccines — Some leading vaccine manufacturers could be exposed to litigation they've been protected from for decades if the U.S. decides to adopt a new childhood vaccine schedule resembling Denmark's, as it appears likely to do in the new year.
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New York Times:
Hundreds of Big Post-Election Donors Have Benefited From Trump's Return to Office — The president's team has created a highly unusual fund-raising apparatus for causes he favors. The Times analyzed more than half a billion dollars in contributions from 346 donors.
NBC News:
Sudden trips and security lapses: Steve Witkoff and Marco Rubio's clashing diplomacy on Russia-Ukraine — Apart from disagreements about peace efforts in Ukraine, Witkoff has been at loggerheads with Rubio and State Department officials about the way he handles security.
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Josh Blackman / Reason:
My Resignation From The Heritage Foundation — It is with deep regret that I must resign my position as Senior Editor of the Heritage Guide to the Constitution. Indeed, I could not have even conceived of such an action only a few months ago when we launched the third edition of the guide.
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 …
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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