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5:20 PM ET, December 27, 2025

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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
Discussion: NewsMax.com and Politico
David Smith / The Guardian:
Dragged down by an unpopular president, Republicans are bracing for a midterm trouncing
Discussion: Raw Story and RedState
The Hill:
Congress looks to reclaim relevance after ceding power to White House
Discussion: Raw Story
Tim Balk / New York Times:
Some G.O.P. Senators Join Democrats in Urging Trump to Adopt Hard Line With Putin
Discussion: Raw Story and The Dispatch
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
Washington Post:
Bankruptcies soar as companies grapple with inflation, tariffs  —  Businesses in vulnerable sectors found themselves caught between rising tariffs and beleaguered consumers.  —  Corporate bankruptcies surged in 2025, rivaling levels not seen since the immediate aftermath of the Great Recession …
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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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 …
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 …
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.
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
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.
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 …
Jonathan Wosen / STAT:
Director of NIH neurological disorders institute is ousted, adding to leadership churn  —  Agency declines to reappoint Walter Koroshetz, who has led NINDS since 2015  —  Walter Koroshetz, director of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, will soon be leaving his role, STAT has learned.
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 …
Discussion: HuffPost
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
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 to send …
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
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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Wall Street Journal:
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Liz Oyer / New York Times:
I Was the President's Pardon Attorney. He's Making a Mockery of the Pardon Process.
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Raw Story
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