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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
The fight for young men intensifies ahead of the 2026 midterm elections
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David Smith / The Guardian:
Dragged down by an unpopular president, Republicans are bracing for a midterm trouncing
Dragged down by an unpopular president, Republicans are bracing for a midterm trouncing
The Hill:
Congress looks to reclaim relevance after ceding power to White House
Congress looks to reclaim relevance after ceding power to White House
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Raw Story
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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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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Kristin Wright / NPR:
Kennedy Center vows to sue musician who canceled performance over Trump name change — The Kennedy Center says it plans to file a $1 million lawsuit against jazz artist Chuck Redd, after the musician canceled his annual Christmas Eve performance. The Associated Press first reported …
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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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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 …
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 …
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Joyce Vance / Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance:
He Looks Like A Witness To Me — No one should be surprised by Donald Trump's Christmas day social media post. It's completely in character. — But let's look a little deeper and see what he's really telling us. Donald Trump suggests that he has a lot of information to offer about Jeffrey Epstein …
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Joe Walsh / CBS News:
Trump calls for release of any Epstein files naming Democrats: “Embarrass them”
Trump calls for release of any Epstein files naming Democrats: “Embarrass them”
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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.
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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Geoff Earle / New York Post:
Watchdog group demands answers after ‘unbelievable security lapse’ by Trump's Secret Service team — The Secret Service continues to endanger the president's life with lax security, and the government is sitting on information that might expose recent failures which allowed President Trump …
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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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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 …
Akbar Shahid Ahmed / HuffPost:
Fear Of Retaliation Grips State Department Lawyers Meant To Advise On International Law — “Imagine being afraid to provide what you think is appropriate legal advice,” one former attorney told HuffPost. — A severe and unusual fear of being punished for doing their jobs has spread among staff …
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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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
Imam Khomeini / Khamenei.ir:
Corridors are a government priority, and the necessary resources have been allocated for the north-south and east-west routes — Khamenei.ir has conducted an interview with President Masoud Pezeshkian about the current issues of the country, the government's plans to address imbalances …
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