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Adam Satariano / New York Times:
They Seek to Curb Online Hate. The U.S. Accuses Them of Censorship. — The Trump administration said five regulators and researchers who work to tackle disinformation and abuse on the internet had been barred from entering the United States. — Josephine Ballon and Anna-Lena von Hodenberg lead …
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European Commission:
Statement by the European Commission on the U.S. decision to impose travel restrictions on certain EU individuals — The European Commission strongly condemns the U.S. decision to impose travel restrictions on five European individuals, including former European Commissioner Thierry Breton.
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Financial Times:
US bars former EU commissioner Thierry Breton and others over tech rules — France hits out at visa sanctions as Washington targets what it calls the ‘global censorship-industrial complex’ — Washington has barred former EU commissioner Thierry Breton and four other people from entering …
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Sudip Kar-Gupta / Reuters:
French President Macron slams U.S. visa ban on Thierry Breton and others
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Tasmin Lockwood / CNBC:
‘Witch hunt’: Ex-EU commissioner Breton denounces U.S. visa ban targeting ‘censorship’
‘Witch hunt’: Ex-EU commissioner Breton denounces U.S. visa ban targeting ‘censorship’
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Washington Post:
ICE documents reveal plan to hold 80,000 immigrants in warehouses — The Trump administration aims to build seven large-scale holding centers to speed up deportations, internal ICE documents show. — Douglas MacMillan can be reached securely on Signal at (415) 269-6352 and Jonathan O'Connell can be reached at jonathanoc.76
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Marc Caputo / Axios:
Scoop: Trump administration expects Epstein files release could last another week — The Trump administration estimates it has about one week to go — and as many as 700,000 more pages to review — before it finishes releasing all the Jeffrey Epstein files. — Meanwhile, they'll lose the PR war, day after day.
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Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Exclusive: Justice Department scrambling to find holiday volunteers to redact the Epstein files, internal DOJ email says — The Justice Department's leadership asked career prosecutors in Florida to volunteer over the “next several days” to help redact the Epstein files …
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Reuters:
Exclusive: U.S. eyes additional Coast Guard assets to seize fleeing tanker, sources say — The U.S. Coast Guard is waiting for additional forces to arrive before potentially attempting to board and seize a Venezuela-linked oil tanker it has been pursuing since Sunday, a U.S. official and a source familiar with the matter told Reuters.
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The Guardian:
Trump's claims to Venezuelan oil are part of broader ‘resource imperialism’, experts say
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The Hill:
Democrats grapple with internal divisions heading into new year — Morning Report is The Hill's a.m. newsletter. Subscribe here. — In today's issue: — ▪ Dems looking back and ahead — ▪ Trump dealt blow by Supreme Court — ▪ President links tariffs with GDP growth
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Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Congress set records in 2025, some more dubious than others
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Democrats divided over how to retake House, Senate majorities
Democrats divided over how to retake House, Senate majorities
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Benjamin Guggenheim / Politico:
3 policy heavyweights endangered by redistricting
3 policy heavyweights endangered by redistricting
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Constant Méheut / New York Times:
Zelensky Opens Way to Demilitarized Zone in Eastern Ukraine to Reach Peace — The offer was the closest Mr. Zelensky has come to addressing the thorny territorial disputes in Donetsk that have repeatedly derailed peace talks. — President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine told reporters …
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Politico:
Zelenskyy floats terms for peace plan, signaling possible withdrawal from eastern Ukraine
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Anastasiia Malenko / Wall Street Journal:
Zelensky Proposes Demilitarized Zone in Eastern Ukraine as Way to Peace
Zelensky Proposes Demilitarized Zone in Eastern Ukraine as Way to Peace
Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Trump-appointed judge: DHS must restore disaster grants to Democratic states — A federal judge blocked Trump administration efforts to reallocate Department of Homeland Security counterterrorism and security grants away from states that won't cooperate on the president's immigration enforcement policies.
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New York Times:
Chasing an Economic Boom, White House Dismisses Risks of A.I. — The administration has downplayed concerns — from mass job losses, to a potential financial bubble — as President Trump cheers soaring stock prices and faster growth. — It was early November, and the stock market …
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Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
19 Democratic-led states and DC sue over Trump gender-affirming care crackdown — A coalition of 19 Democratic-led states and the District of Columbia late Tuesday sued the Trump administration, arguing a declaration from Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. rejecting …
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Sam Sutton / Politico:
Trump's ‘Golden Age’ has arrived for the top 10 percent … But the robust numbers mask the extent to which the wealthy are driving growth. And while business leaders from Manhattan to South Florida are bullish on the outlook — “It's the Roaring '20s here in Palm Beach County,” …
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Radley Balko / New Republic:
Trump's Immigration Nightmare: It Is Happening Here — Donald Trump's assault on the city of Chicago began in September, and it claimed its first casualty quickly. As Reuters would later report, on September 12, Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez dropped his kids off at their school in the suburb …
New York Times:
'He's a Maximalist': Inside Trump's Gilded Oval Office — After nearly a year of revamping the Oval Office, President Trump is nearly out of wall space. — His extravagant design choices are most apparent around the fireplace, where he has hosted more than two dozen visits from world leaders since taking office.
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
How a Scholar Nudged the Supreme Court Toward Its Troop Deployment Ruling — Accepting an argument from a law professor that no party to the case had made, the Supreme Court handed the Trump administration a stinging loss that could lead to more aggressive tactics.
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Politico:
The internal dispute that could derail the GOP's 2026 agenda … Some rank-and-file conservatives in the House and Senate are privately discussing a potential centerpiece for a second reconciliation bill: using tariff revenues to send taxpayers cash to address rising health care costs …
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New York Times:
In Private Letters, Harvard and Trump Administration Escalate Duel — It is the latest twist in the marquee battle of the administration's campaign to rein in colleges and universities it views as too liberal. — The letter landed like a thud on Saturday in the inbox of Harvard University's president, Alan M. Garber.
Joshua Keating / Vox:
Trump is talking about Greenland again — 2025 is ending much as it began: with President Donald Trump talking about annexing Greenland. — On Sunday, Trump appointed Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry as a special envoy to Greenland with the goal, as Landry put it, “to make Greenland a part of the US.”
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Aaron Pellish / Politico:
Donald Trump and Mike Lindell are targeting Tim Walz. Some Republicans are worried that could backfire. … Republicans have insisted they can be competitive statewide in the blue-leaning Minnesota ever since Trump lost Minnesota by less than 2 points in 2016.
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