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Sophia Cai / Politico:
Trump to POLITICO: Midterm elections will be about ‘pricing’ … Trump's comments follow a string of favorable economic reports over the last two weeks showing inflation is cooling and the economy is hotter than expected. The White House is keen to tout the latest data as it confronts cost …
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Allan Smith / NBC News:
The fight for young men intensifies ahead of the 2026 midterm elections — Democrats believe they're making progress after Trump's gains with young men helped him win in 2024. Republicans say they're focused on ensuring those inconsistent voters turn out. — Add NBC News to Google
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NewsMax.com and Politico
David Zimmermann / Washington Examiner:
Trump says midterm elections will be ‘about pricing’ despite calling affordability a ‘dead’ issue
Trump says midterm elections will be ‘about pricing’ despite calling affordability a ‘dead’ issue
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The Independent, RedState, Raw Story and Blaze Media
Gregory Svirnovskiy / Politico:
Zelenskyy focuses on security guarantees ahead of Trump visit … “It is very important for us that there is a signal that we want legally binding security guarantees,” Zelenskyy told reporters. “And this depends primarily on President Trump. The question is what security guarantees President Trump is ready to give to Ukraine.”
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Cassandra Vinograd / New York Times:
Russia Pummels Kyiv Before Trump-Zelensky Meeting
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Associated Press:
Russia attacks Kyiv with missiles and drones, killing 1 and wounding many ahead of Ukraine-US talks
Russia attacks Kyiv with missiles and drones, killing 1 and wounding many ahead of Ukraine-US talks
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Tim Balk / New York Times:
Some G.O.P. Senators Join Democrats in Urging Trump to Adopt Hard Line With Putin
Some G.O.P. Senators Join Democrats in Urging Trump to Adopt Hard Line With Putin
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Raw Story and The Dispatch
Steven Nelson / New York Post:
Trump tells Post there's a ‘good shot’ at reaching Russia-Ukraine peace during Zelensky's visit
Trump tells Post there's a ‘good shot’ at reaching Russia-Ukraine peace during Zelensky's visit
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Tim Balk / New York Times:
Trump Administration Live Updates: Zelensky Says He Will Meet President This Weekend
Trump Administration Live Updates: Zelensky Says He Will Meet President This Weekend
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MS NOW
Steven Rattner / New York Times:
Trump's First Year Back, in 10 Charts — President Trump indisputably dominated 2025. Only the second president to be elected to nonconsecutive terms, the reinvigorated Mr. Trump plunged back into office with a muscularity unmatched by any other president in my lifetime.
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Washington Post:
Kennedy, other Trump officials balk at requests to testify on Capitol Hill — Democrats have suggested the lack of testimony is yet another way the administration is snubbing the legislative branch. — When Sen. Bill Cassidy announced in February that he would vote to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr …
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Nimi Princewill / CNN:
Fear and confusion in Nigerian village hit in US strike, as locals say no history of ISIS in area — Africa National security Terrorism Donald Trump — A day after part of a missile fired by the United States hit their village, landing just meters from its only medical facility …
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Washington Post:
The U.S. sank the alleged narco-terrorists' boat — and let them go — In blowing up the vessel, destroying evidence and repatriating the survivors, the U.S. cut short a process that's helped bring down traffickers. — Reach the reporters securely on Signal: Samantha Schmidt at SchmidtS.10 and Alex Horton at AlexHorton.85
Iran International:
Iran says it is in full-scale war with US, Israel and Europe — Iran's president said on Saturday the country is facing a full-scale confrontation with the United States, Israel, and Europe, describing the pressure campaign against Tehran as more complex and damaging than the Iran-Iraq war.
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The Times of Israel, France 24 and Middle East Monitor
Max Rego / The Hill:
The key ballot measures to watch in 2026 — Voters will head to the polls in next year's midterms to decide on a number of critical ballot measures. — While most of the attention in 2026 will be on the fights for the House, Senate and governor's mansions, these measures are no less significant.
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New York Post:
Ilhan Omar's hubby's $30M firm quietly scrubs names from website - as ‘Squad’ member faces mounting questions on sudden wealth amid Minnesota welfare fraud — Embattled Rep. Ilhan Omar's husband's venture capital firm quietly scrubbed key officer details — including former Obama officials …
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Townhall, National Legal …, RedState, NewsMax.com and The Gateway Pundit
Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
Musk hits Mamdani for appointing non-firefighter to FDNY post: ‘People will die’ — Tech billionaire Elon Musk on Friday slammed New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani (D) for appointing a non-firefighter to lead the city's fire department. — “People will die because of this.
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New York Times:
How Oil, Drugs and Immigration Fueled Trump's Venezuela Campaign — New details of deliberations show how aides with overlapping agendas drove the United States toward a militarized confrontation with Venezuela. — On a spring night in the Oval Office, President Trump asked Secretary …
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
December 26, 2025 — On Tuesday, December 23, the U.S. Supreme Court made a preliminary finding that President Donald J. Trump's deployment of federalized National Guard troops in the Chicago area beginning in October was unlawful. Six of the nine justices held that the law Trump invoked …
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Lawyers, Guns & Money
Wall Street Journal:
The Unexpected Winner of Rising American Tariffs Is Mexico — The country's exports to the U.S. have surged since President Trump imposed new duties on countries this year — MEXICO CITY—When President Trump began raising tariffs earlier this year, government officials …
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Mike Masnick / MS NOW:
Marco Rubio is using real censorship to fight fake censorship — The U.S. government just banned five people from entering the country because it doesn't like their speech. This ban, according to the State Department, is necessary to protect free speech. — If that sounds insane to you …
Malcolm Ferguson / New Republic:
ICE Agents Arrest Man on Christmas Eve—and Then Steal His Groceries — Immigrations and Customs Enforcement officers in Yakima, Washington, spent Christmas Eve arresting a man in a Walmart parking lot—even taking his already purchased groceries for themselves.

