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Exclusive: CIA carried out drone strike on port facility on Venezuelan coast — South America Federal agencies National security Donald Trump — The CIA carried out a drone strike earlier this month on a port facility on the coast of Venezuela, sources familiar with the matter told CNN …
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Piper Hudspeth Blackburn / CNN:
US strikes vessel in eastern Pacific, killing 2 — South America Donald Trump Drugs in society — The US military conducted a strike against an alleged drug-trafficking vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Monday, killing two people, according to US Southern Command.
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Marisa Kabas / The Handbasket:
Trump says US bombed alleged drug facility in Venezuela. No one knows if it's true. — It could be a lie from social media, or a conflation of other stories. Either way, Americans need to know. … It started, as so many stories do for me, with a stray social media post from a random account on Sunday.
Washington Post:
Trump says U.S. destroyed loading dock in Venezuela — The president would not say if the military or the CIA conducted the strike amid escalating U.S. pressure on Maduro. — President Donald Trump said Monday that unspecified U.S. forces were responsible for an explosion at a marine loading facility …
New York Times:
Trump Says the U.S. Struck a ‘Big Facility’ in Campaign Against Venezuela
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New York Times:
New Year's Eve Concerts at Kennedy Center Are Canceled — The jazz drummer Billy Hart said the decision was “evidently” connected to President Trump's name being added to the arts center. — 1.1k — A veteran jazz ensemble and a New York dance company have canceled events …
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Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
More Kennedy Center Performances Are Canceled After Trump's Renaming — A dance company withdrew from two performances next year, and the arts center's website says two New Year's Eve jazz concerts have been canceled. — A prominent New York dance company on Monday said it was canceling …
Tomás Mier / Rolling Stone:
More Kennedy Center Performers Pull Out After Trump's Name Change — Doug Varone, who canceled his dance company's event, called the decision to protest it “financially devastating but morally exhilarating” — At least three more events are no longer happening at the Kennedy Center after its board …
Raquel Coronell Uribe / NBC News:
More musicians cancel Kennedy Center concerts after board votes to add Trump's name to the building — Recent cancellations have left the performing arts center in Washington with gaps in programming for Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve. — More musicians have canceled their upcoming concerts …
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Robert Draper / New York Times:
‘I Was Just So Naïve’: Inside Marjorie Taylor Greene's Break With Trump … Eleven days after Charlie Kirk was killed in September, Marjorie Taylor Greene, the third-term Georgia congresswoman, was watching his memorial service on TV as the luminaries of the conservative movement …
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Michael Gold / New York Times:
Democrats Aim to Spotlight Republican Efforts to Rewrite the Jan. 6 Capitol Riot
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Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
House to reconvene Jan. 6 panel for 5-year anniversary hearing
House to reconvene Jan. 6 panel for 5-year anniversary hearing
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Robert Draper / New York Times:
Four Takeaways From the New York Times Profile of Marjorie Taylor Greene
Four Takeaways From the New York Times Profile of Marjorie Taylor Greene
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Sudiksha Kochi / The Hill:
Greene: Speaker Mike Johnson ‘is not our Speaker’ and is controlled by White House
Greene: Speaker Mike Johnson ‘is not our Speaker’ and is controlled by White House
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Mike Lee / Politico:
Trump's Texas troubles
Trump's Texas troubles
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Mike Johnson / Wall Street Journal:
House Republicans Had a Great Year
House Republicans Had a Great Year
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Max Boot / Washington Post:
Putin was the missing man at Mar-a-Lago — Ukraine peace won't come until the Russian dictator realizes he can't win militarily. — After their meeting at Mar-a-Lago on Sunday, President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky traded happy talk about the state of peace negotiations in Ukraine.
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Kate Sullivan / Bloomberg:
Trump's Ukraine Plan Faces New Obstacles After Putin Call
Trump's Ukraine Plan Faces New Obstacles After Putin Call
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Phillips P. OBrien / Phillips's Newsletter:
Why the Pantomime? Its Always Been About Defending Putin
Why the Pantomime? Its Always Been About Defending Putin
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Greg Wehner / Fox News:
Netanyahu says Trump to become first non-Israeli to receive Israel Prize — Netanyahu announces Trump will be first non-Israeli to receive Israel Prize for ‘tremendous contributions’ — Breaking with decades of tradition, Israel will award President Donald Trump the Israel Prize …
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New York Times:
Trump and Netanyahu Praise Each Other After Meeting, Despite Differences Over Gaza — The American and Israeli leaders showed few signs of disagreement after meeting in Florida, giving no public indication of their growing strains over Gaza, Syria and other issues.
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Dave Lawler / Axios:
Israel's president denies telling Trump a Netanyahu pardon is “on its way”
Israel's president denies telling Trump a Netanyahu pardon is “on its way”
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Will Sommer / The Bulwark:
Trump Admin Scores Visa for Founder of Russian Propaganda Outlet — RIGHT-WING MEDIA PERSONALITY Lauren Chen left the United States in July in disgrace. Her Tenet Media YouTube channel, which positioned itself as a sort of MAGA supergroup bringing together such popular commentators as Tim Pool …
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Politico:
States step into the breach as Obamacare subsidies lapse … The speed at which the mostly Democratic states have taken action underscores the mounting national anxiety about the medical and political impact the end of these subsidies will have. Millions of Americans will no longer be able …
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Jonah Kaplan / CBS News:
How a viral video prompted investigations into alleged fraud at day care centers in Minnesota — As Homeland Security agents were in Minnesota conducting what DHS Secretary Kristi Noem called a “massive investigation on childcare and other rampant fraud” on Monday, many of their targets came …
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Priscilla DeGregory / New York Post:
Charlie Kirk suspect Tyler Robinson's secret hearing to be made public after judge's order — A Utah judge ordered a secret hearing in the criminal case against Tyler Robinson for allegedly assassinating conservative firebrand Charlie Kirk, be made public. — Judge Tony Graf announced during …
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New York Times:
Grim Evidence of Trump's Airstrikes Washes Ashore on a Colombian Peninsula … A thunderous boom rang out through the windless late-afternoon air. Seconds later, smoke began rising out of the sea as if the horizon were on fire. — Watching from the shore on Nov. 6, Erika Palacio Fernández whipped …
Tyler Katzenberger / Politico:
Trump admin can share immigrants' Medicaid data with ICE, judge rules … The decision marks a significant setback for California Attorney General Rob Bonta and 21 of his Democratic counterparts, who sued in July to prevent the Trump administration from using Medicaid data obtained …
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John Solomon / Just The News:
‘Ten-year stain:’ Bondi asks prosecutors to probe Obama-Biden lawfare as criminal conspiracy — FBI Director Kash Patel penned a memo predicating an investigation looking at the weaponization of intelligence and law-enforcement powers dating to the Russia collusion case as an ongoing conspiracy.
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CMS:
CMS Announces $50 Billion in Awards to Strengthen Rural Health in All 50 States — The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced that all 50 states will receive awards under the Rural Health Transformation Program, a $50 billion initiative established under President …
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