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Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Supreme Court keeps Trump's National Guard deployment blocked in the Chicago area, for now  —  The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to allow the Trump administration to deploy National Guard troops in the Chicago area to support its immigration crackdown.  The justices declined …
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Politico:
Supreme Court blocks Trump effort to deploy National Guard troops to Illinois … Three conservative justices — Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and Neil Gorsuch — dissented, while another conservative, Brett Kavanaugh, declined to join the majority's explanation of the ruling.
Discussion: JURISTnews, The Mahablog and NOTUS
Washington Post:
Supreme Court blocks National Guard deployment to Chicago in defeat for Trump  —  The order is a rare loss for the administration at the high court.  Three conservative justices dissented.  —  The Supreme Court said Tuesday it would not allow President Donald Trump to deploy the National Guard …
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court rejects Trump's bid to deploy National Guard in Illinois
Jacob Knutson / Democracy Docket:   Supreme Court Upholds Block to Trump's Chicago Military Takeover
Ian Millhiser / Vox:
The Supreme Court just handed Trump a rare — and very significant — loss
Discussion: Robert Reich
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Scoop: Bari Weiss plans overhaul of CBS News and “60 Minutes” standards and procedures  —  CBS News' new editor-in-chief Bari Weiss is planning to create a masthead for the broadcaster as part of a broader overhaul of standards and procedures, according to a source familiar with her plans.
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Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
Cancel Culture's Boomerang Effect  —  What the 60 Minutes scandal reveals  —  On Sunday night Bari Weiss, the editor of The Free Press and the new head of CBS News, abruptly stopped a forthcoming 60 Minutes report on the torture endured by migrants in the brutal El Salvadoran prison CECOT …
April Rubin / Axios:
Epstein letter to Larry Nassar is fake, Justice Department says  —  The Justice Department on Tuesday said a letter in the trove of Epstein files addressed from Jeffrey Epstein to convicted sex offender Larry Nassar is fake and that the handwriting “does not appear to match” Epstein's.
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Joe Walsh / CBS News:
Epstein files live updates as DOJ releases huge new set of photos, documents with many mentions of Trump
Chao Deng / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Economy Posts Robust Growth in the Third Quarter  —  A long-delayed government report shows GDP grew at an annual 4.3% rate  —  The U.S. economy grew at an unexpectedly robust pace in the third quarter, according to a shutdown-delayed government report.
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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis:
Gross Domestic Product, 3rd Quarter 2025 (Initial Estimate) and Corporate Profits (Preliminary)
Bryony Gooch / The Independent:
Russell Brand charged with further counts of rape and sexual assault  —  The alleged offences took place in 2009, the Crown Protection Service said  —  For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails  —  Comedian Russell Brand will face …
Discussion: Blaze Media
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Robyn Vinter / The Guardian:
Russell Brand charged with further sexual offences including rape
The Harvard Crimson:
Summers Named Successor Executor in 2014 Draft of Epstein's Will  —  Former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers was once designated as a successor executor in convicted sex offender Jeffrey E. Epstein's will, positioning him to oversee Epstein's estate if the primary executors were unable …
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George Chidi / The Guardian:
Some Epstein file redactions are being undone with hacks
Victoria Guida / Politico:   Larry Summers named backup executor in 2014 draft of Epstein's will
Marco Rubio / United States Department of State:
Announcement of Actions to Combat the Global Censorship-Industrial Complex  —  The State Department is taking decisive action against five individuals who have led organized efforts to coerce American platforms to censor, demonetize, and suppress American viewpoints they oppose.
Discussion: The Verge and The National Pulse
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New York Times:
How Did DOGE Disrupt So Much While Saving So Little? … Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency said it made more than 29,000 cuts to the federal government — slashing billion-dollar contracts, canceling thousands of grants and pushing out civil servants.
Discussion: Mediaite
Annie Nova / CNBC:
Trump administration to start seizing pay of defaulted student loan borrowers in January … The Trump administration will start garnishing the wages of student loan borrowers in default in early January, a spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Education confirmed to CNBC on Tuesday.
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Adeel Hassan / New York Times:
Ben Sasse Says He Has Terminal Pancreatic Cancer  —  Mr. Sasse, a former senator from Nebraska, wrote on social media that he had received a diagnosis last week for Stage 4 pancreatic cancer.  —  Ben Sasse, a Republican former senator from Nebraska and a former president of the University of Florida …
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Al Weaver / The Hill:
Ben Sasse diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer
Julianne McShane / MS NOW:
Department of Veterans Affairs quietly implements abortion ban  —  A VA spokesperson confirmed to MS NOW that the ban was in place following a Department of Justice memo issued last week.  —  The Department of Veterans Affairs has implemented an abortion ban after the Department of Justice issued …
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Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
Department of Veterans Affairs quietly bans abortion services, counseling
Discussion: UPI, The National Pulse and Fox News
Hamed Aleaziz / New York Times:
Stephen Miller Cites Children of Immigrants as a Problem  —  As it seeks to end birthright citizenship, the Trump administration is arguing that immigrants bring problems that extend for generations.  The data shows otherwise.  —  When Stephen Miller, one of President Trump's top advisers …
Eugene Volokh / Reason:
California Policy Limiting Teachers' Disclosure to Parents of Student's Changed Gender Identity Violates First Amendment, Court Holds  —  The introduction to today's long opinion by Judge Roger Benitez in Mirabelli v. Olson (S.D. Cal.):  —  Long before Horace Mann advocated in the 1840's …
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Moves Troops and Additional Special- Operations Aircraft Into Caribbean  —  Deployment is latest by Trump administration to ratchet up pressure on Maduro regime in Venezuela  —  The U.S. moved a large number of special-operations aircraft and multiple cargo planes filled with troops …
Jay Nordlinger / The Next Move:
‘Heritage Americans’ and the American Heritage  —  A note from The Next Move: Happy holidays!  To celebrate the end of a successful first year on Substack, we're giving away five chess boards signed by RDI's Garry Kasparov.  Anyone signed up as a premium subscriber by December 31, 2025 will be automatically eligible to win.
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Judges who ruled against Trump say harassment and threats have changed their lives  —  More than 100 pizzas were delivered to the homes of judges and their families this year, some with signs of foreign involvement.  Judges say the message is clear: We know where you live.
Discussion: Raw Story
Tom Latchem / The Daily Beast:
Vance's Navy SEAL Cosplay Immediately Backfires  —  GI TRY-HARD  —  The vice president's beach workout with an elite unit drew jibes and questions about his priorities.  —  Vice President JD Vance posted glossy photos of his personal training session with Navy SEALs …
New York Times:
Federal Agents Tried to Contact ‘Co-Conspirators’ in Epstein Case, Emails Show  —  The list of co-conspirators included Leslie Wexner, the retail magnate behind The Limited and Victoria's Secret stores.  —  A day after federal agents arrested Jeffrey Epstein on sex-trafficking charges in 2019 …
Discussion: Raw Story, New York Post and Bloomberg
Politico:
New Jersey Rep. LaMonica McIver returns to ICE facility after assault charges to push for its closure … McIver — a first-term member of Congress whose district encompasses Newark — told reporters Tuesday that she was the one who was assaulted and that the facility should be shut down.
Discussion: New Jersey Online and NOTUS
Max Rego / The Hill:
At least 6 among victims of Mexican Navy plane crash off the coast of Texas  —  At least six people were killed when a Mexican Naval plane crashed in Galveston Bay off the Texas coast Monday afternoon, the U.S. Coast Guard said.  —  The office of the secretary of the Mexican Navy announced …
 
 
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The Atlantic:
House Republicans Aren't Having Any Fun
Discussion: Raw Story
Reuters:
Blast heavily damages Pennsylvania nursing home, prompting search-and-rescue efforts
Steve Benen / MS NOW:
For the White House, ‘national security’ is becoming the answer to every question
Alec Hernandez / Politico:
From the field to the ballot: Athletes crowd GOP tickets ahead of 2026
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Scoop... New CBS masthead
Bloomberg:
Vermont Rep. Says ‘Americans Can Handle the Truth’ of Epstein Files
Associated Press:
Voters sue to suspend Missouri's new congressional map until a referendum
Discussion: Democracy Docket and NewsMax.com
 Earlier Items: 
New York Times:
'This Is Something That Traditional Economics Isn't Prepared to Deal With'
Danny Nguyen / Politico:
ICE has not used taxpayer data to deport people, official says
Discussion: NewsMax.com
NBC News:
GOP Rep. Harriet Hageman launches Senate run in Wyoming
Gregory Svirnovskiy / Politico:
Ohio lawmaker sues Trump and others over Kennedy Center name change
Erin Doherty / Politico:
Poll: Major allies see US as unreliable and destabilizing
Discussion: The Daily Beast