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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.
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Washington Post:
Supreme Court hands Trump a major defeat on National Guard deployment  —  The justices say Trump cannot proceed with using the Guard in the Chicago area.  Three conservative justices dissent.  —  just now  —  The Supreme Court said Tuesday that it would not allow President Donald Trump …
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 …
Chelsea Brasted / Axios:
National Guard deploys to New Orleans … - That attack, which was quickly followed by New Orleans hosting the Super Bowl and the city's Mardi Gras festivities, prompted a weeks-long similar deployment.  — With the return of the Jan. 1 Sugar Bowl and the arrest of a New Iberia man whom …
Discussion: Bloomberg and Townhall
Jacob Knutson / Democracy Docket:
Supreme Court Upholds Block to Trump's Chicago Military Takeover  —  President Donald Trump's military takeover of Chicago will not go forward after the Supreme Court Tuesday upheld a lower court ruling halting his attempt to send hundreds of National Guard troops to the city.
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court rejects Trump's bid to deploy National Guard in Illinois
Devin Dwyer / Reuters:
Supreme Court keeps block on National Guard deployment in Chicago
Discussion: CBS News and Chicago Tribune
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 …
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Graeme Wood / The Atlantic:
What Bari Weiss Got Right  —  And what she got wrong.  —  On Sunday, CBS's flagship newsmagazine, 60 Minutes, opened as usual with the tick-tick-tick of its title sequence, a sound with Pavlovian resonance for millions of Boomers who have watched the show for most of their adult lives.
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.
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Turmoil at CBS News After Bari Weiss Pulls a ‘60 Minutes’ Segment
Zeteo:
Bari Weiss Praised El Salvador's Dictator Before Spiking ‘60 Minutes’ Story on His Torture Prison
Joe Walsh / CBS News:
Epstein files live updates as DOJ releases huge new set of photos, documents with many mentions of Trump  —  What to know about the latest Epstein files release:  — The Justice Department early Tuesday morning released thousands of new documents from the Jeffrey Epstein files, including many that mention President Trump.
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Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:
Justice Department releases 3rd batch of Jeffrey Epstein files, including some that mention Trump
Washington Post:
Second big batch of Epstein files includes many mentions of Trump
Reuters:
US Justice Department releases new tranche of Epstein files
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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NBC News:
GOP Rep. Harriet Hageman launches Senate run in Wyoming  —  Hageman is looking to replace retiring Republican Sen. Cynthia Lummis, and touted her support for Trump's agenda in her campaign launch video.  —  Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyo., is running for Senate in Wyoming next year …
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Gregory Svirnovskiy / Politico:
Ohio lawmaker sues Trump and others over Kennedy Center name change
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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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
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.
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
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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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.
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.
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: NOTUS
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 …
Danny Nguyen / Politico:
ICE has not used taxpayer data to deport people, official says … The filings were part of a lawsuit the advocacy group Community Economic Development Center of Southeastern Massachusetts filed against the IRS, Treasury, Social Security Administration, ICE and Homeland Security looking to stop …
Discussion: NewsMax.com
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 …
Discussion: The Independent and NewsMax.com
Ben Wolfgang / Washington Times:
Military hits best recruiting numbers in 15 years, Pentagon says  —  Add us as a preferred source on Google … The U.S. military in fiscal year 2025 achieved its best recruiting numbers in 15 years, Pentagon officials said, with each service exceeding its goal and all reserve components …
 
 
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Steve Benen / MS NOW:
For the White House, ‘national security’ is becoming the answer to every question
Discussion: HuffPost, NewsMax.com and New York Post
Alec Hernandez / Politico:
From the field to the ballot: Athletes crowd GOP tickets ahead of 2026
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Scoop... New CBS masthead
Politico:
Trump administration fires warning shots over Big Tech regulations
Discussion: NewsMax.com
New York Times:
'This Is Something That Traditional Economics Isn't Prepared to Deal With'
Discussion: Semafor
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Judges who ruled against Trump say harassment and threats have changed their lives
 Earlier Items: 
Eugene Volokh / Reason:
California Policy Limiting Teachers' Disclosure to Parents of Student's Changed Gender Identity Violates First Amendment, Court Holds
David Enrich / New York Times:
Federal Prosecutor Was Surprised by Trump's Flights on Epstein's Jet
Discussion: New York Magazine
Erin Doherty / Politico:
Poll: Major allies see US as unreliable and destabilizing
Discussion: The Daily Beast
 

 
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Dave Michaels / Wall Street Journal:
How Makan Delrahim, a top antitrust enforcer in Trump's first term, is helping Paramount buy WBD; sources say he told WBD investors the DOJ may reject Netflix

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Comcast extends Mike Cavanagh's contract through January 1, 2029, and grants a ~$35M performance-based stock package; he's set to become co-CEO in January 2026

Winston Cho / The Hollywood Reporter:
A US judge denies WBD's bid to block Sling TV from selling short-term offerings that let users sign up for access to its bundles for as little as one day

 
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