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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Murkowski ‘not satisfied’ with DOJ's Epstein files release — Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) said she is “not satisfied” with the Department of Justice's rolling release of documents related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and said she is working with Senate colleagues …
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New York Times:
A Million More Epstein Documents Have Been Found, Justice Dept. Says
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Sarah Fitzpatrick / The Atlantic:
So This Is Why Trump Didn't Want to Release the Epstein Files
So This Is Why Trump Didn't Want to Release the Epstein Files
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Associated Press:
DOJ says it may need a ‘few more weeks’ to finish release of Epstein files despite Dec. 19 deadline
DOJ says it may need a ‘few more weeks’ to finish release of Epstein files despite Dec. 19 deadline
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Michael R. Sisak / Associated Press:
A dozen senators, including a Republican, urge DOJ watchdog to audit slow release of Epstein files
A dozen senators, including a Republican, urge DOJ watchdog to audit slow release of Epstein files
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Fortune, Washington Times, Al Jazeera and Associated Press
Joshua McElwee / Reuters:
Pope Leo, on Christmas Eve, says denying help to poor is rejecting God — Pope Leo said in a Christmas Eve sermon on Wednesday that the story of Jesus being born in a stable because there was no room at an inn should remind Christians that refusing to help the poor and strangers today is tantamount to rejecting God himself.
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Politico, CBS News, New York Times, Washington Times, Letters from Leo and NewsMax.com
ABC:
Police investigate fire attack on ‘Happy Chanukah’ car in St Kilda East — In short: — Police are investigating the apparent firebombing of a car adorned with Jewish symbols in Melbourne overnight. — A nearby family was evacuated as a precaution, but no injuries were reported.
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Politico:
Kennedy Center Christmas Eve jazz concert canceled after Trump name added to building … The Kennedy Center did not immediately respond to email seeking comment. The center's website lists the show as canceled. — President Kennedy was assassinated in 1963, and Congress passed a law …
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Dan Merica / Washington Post:
Two vulnerable senators stand to benefit from intense focus on constituents — Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Jon Ossoff (D-Georgia) are two of the chamber's staunchest believers in the value of constituency services. — Justin Juray didn't know where to turn.
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Josh Dawsey / Wall Street Journal:
Trump's Enforcer Is a Little-Known White House Aide With Enormous Influence — James Blair has played a role in advancing the president's legislative agenda and shaping midterms strategy — WASHINGTON—President Trump was fed up. — During a meeting with GOP lawmakers at the White House …
New York Times:
Trump Administration Live Updates: Supreme Court Decision Casts Doubt on National Guard Deployments — Where Things Stand — National Guard: The Supreme Court's decision to temporarily block President Trump from deploying the National Guard in Chicago has cast doubt on the viability of similar deployments in other cities.
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
How a Scholar Nudged the Supreme Court Toward Its Troop Deployment Ruling
How a Scholar Nudged the Supreme Court Toward Its Troop Deployment Ruling
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David Edwards / Raw Story:
‘Smallest audience ever’: Kennedy Center Honors tank on CBS after Trump takes over — “The Kennedy Center Honors” reportedly drew its lowest ratings ever after President Donald Trump announced he would host the event. — “According to preliminary Nielsen data, 'The Kennedy Center Honors …
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Rebecca Carballo / Politico:
What Republicans think Trump is getting wrong about nurses … Deans of nursing schools and associations representing nurses fear the omission from the list will ultimately discourage people from becoming nurse practitioners, the medical professionals who can treat and prescribe medications to patients …
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Politico:
Trump-backed candidate declared winner of Honduras' presidential vote … Asfura, the former mayor of Honduras' capital Tegucigalpa, won in his second bid for the presidency, after he and Nasralla were neck-and-neck during a weeks-long vote count that fueled international concern.
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David McAfee / Raw Story:
Newly released Epstein file links Trump to murdered newborn baby dumped in Lake Michigan — Donald Trump's name appears on a newly released Epstein file in which a purported victim makes allegations about a newborn baby being murdered and dumped in Lake Michigan.
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Ryan Mancini / The Hill:
Attorney Mark Zaid scores win in security clearance fight with Trump administration — A federal judge on Tuesday ruled the Trump administration's stripping of an attorney's security clearance for representing a whistleblower pivotal to President Trump's first impeachment was a form of retribution and unconstitutional.
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The Banner:
ICE shooting in Glen Burnie leaves 2 people hospitalized, officials say — Two people were hospitalized Wednesday morning after federal immigration officials opened fire on a vehicle in Glen Burnie, federal and Anne Arundel County officials said. — Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents …
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Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
American Academy of Pediatrics sues RFK Jr. over funding cuts — The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the nation's largest professional organization of doctors who treat children, said Wednesday it is suing the Trump administration after the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) …
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