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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
‘60 Minutes’ Pulls Segment on Venezuelans Deported by Trump Administration, Drawing Criticism  —  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 …
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 …
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 …
Discussion: MS NOW and NBC News
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 …
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 …
Franklin Foer / The Atlantic:
CBS and CNN Are Being Sacrificed to Trump  —  Media conglomerates want the president's permission for mergers—and control of news outlets is at stake.  —  The fate of Warner Bros. Discovery is no longer a regulatory matter.  It is a medieval tournament, in which the king invites rival bidders to compete for his approval.
Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
CBS pulls ‘60 Minutes’ segment on notorious El Salvador prison
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 …
Discussion: Reason
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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 …
Julia Jensen / Advancing American Freedom:
Advancing American Freedom Hires Former Heritage Foundation Legal, Economic and Data Directors
Discussion: Axios, NPR and Reason
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Matthew Daly / Associated Press:
Trump administration pauses 5 offshore wind projects on the East Coast  —  The Trump administration said Monday it is pausing leases for five large-scale offshore wind projects under construction in the East Coast due to unspecified national security risks identified by the Pentagon.
U.S. Department of the Interior:
The Trump Administration Protects U.S. National Security by Pausing Offshore Wind Leases
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 …
Jon Henley / The Guardian:
You cannot annex other countries, Danish and Greenlandic leaders tell Trump  —  Mette Frederiksen and Jens-Frederik Nielsen demand respect for borders after US appoints Greenland envoy  —  The prime ministers of Denmark and Greenland have demanded respect for their borders after Donald Trump appointed …
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New York Times:
Angering Denmark, Trump Appoints Special Envoy to Greenland
Linda Qiu / New York Times:
Trump Administration Live Updates: President to Make Announcement With Hegseth in Florida
Discussion: Raw Story
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
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Discussion: MS NOW, Raw Story, Wonkette and Mediaite
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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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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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Sohrab Ahmari / UnHerd:
JD Vance: Nick Fuentes ‘can eat shit’
US Department of Justice:
Justice Department Sues the District of Columbia for the Unconstitutional Ban of Semi-Automatic Firearms  —  For Immediate Release  —  Today, the Justice Department sued the District of Columbia's Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), alleging that the District government and MPD unconstitutionally ban …
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Bill Barrow / Associated Press:
The Trump administration is suing the District of Columbia over its gun laws
Discussion: Washington Post
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.
Discussion: Meidas+ and Raw Story
Ken Dilanian / MS NOW:
Kash Patel's new ride of choice: an armored luxury BMW  —  FBI Director Kash Patel is being driven around in specially armored BMWs that the FBI bought at his request.  —  Patel had pressed the FBI for this high-end vehicle for the purpose of being less conspicuous on his outings …
Ron Dicker / HuffPost:
Prominent GOP Senator Already Rejects JD Vance For President In 2028  —  It took a while but the Republican lawmaker gave a fairly firm answer on his view of Vance for the top job.  —  Sen. Rand Paul is not jumping on the JD Vance bandwagon for president in 2028.  (Watch the video below.)
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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.
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
Trump administration abruptly recalls scores of 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.  —  Just now
Tom Latchem / The Daily Beast:
ICE Barbie Makes Desperate Christmas Plea to Boost Failing Deportation App  —  HO HO HOPELESS  —  DHS says a larger self-deportation payout runs through Dec. 31 as the app's uptake lags.  —  Kristi Noem's Department of Homeland Security is promising a Christmas “gift” …
 
 
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