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Dan De Luce / NBC News:
Democrats and Republicans in Congress worried that Gabbard might leak information to Syria  —  When she arrived in Congress, Tulsi Gabbard was seen as a rising Democratic star.  But over time, her views on Russia and Syria shocked, puzzled and alarmed her colleagues.
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Trump has an obsession with House members … - House members, by contrast, have to run for reelection every two years and are typically more in touch with the fanatically pro-Trump GOP base.  — “We know what people expect. … - Another two have served in the House …
Discussion: Raw Story and Press Herald
Eric Levitz / Vox:
A big insurer backed off its plan to pay less for anesthesia.  That's bad.  —  Support independent journalism that matters — become a Vox Member today.  —  In November, the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) issued a dire warning: One of America's largest insurance companies …
NBC News:
USDA orders testing of milk for bird flu  —  The mandate targeting bulk milk transporters and dairy processors is meant to help identify herds that have caught the virus, which has spread among livestock.  —  The national milk supply must be tested for bird flu under a federal order announced Friday …
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Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
USDA requires bulk testing of raw milk supply for bird flu virus
USDA:
USDA Announces New Federal Order, Begins National Milk Testing Strategy to Address H5N1 in Dairy Herds
Dan Rather / Steady:
Plutocracies Thrive in Darkness  —  Elon Musk has been dubbed Donald Trump's “First Buddy” — a riff, I assume, on the title First Lady.  The moniker seems innocuous, almost cute.  It is anything but.  —  Musk now has unchecked access to Donald Trump.  He is a regular fixture at Trump's Florida estate, Mar-a-Lago.
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Jessica Piper / Politico:
Elon Musk was behind mysterious pro-Trump super PAC that invoked Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
Melania Trump sells Christmas ornaments during Fox News appearance  —  Melania Trump — set to return to the White House in January as first lady — showcased her new Christmas ornament collection during a recent appearance on Fox News.  —  “After I left the White House …
Discussion: Alternet.org, The Independent and IJR
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Colleen Long / Associated Press:
Melania Trump says heading to the White House for the second term is much different than the first
Sarah D. Wire / USA Today:
Harris raised and spent twice as much as Trump in final days of 2024 election  —  WASHINGTON - Some Democrats are questioning how Kamala Harris' presidential campaign spent more than $1 billion but nonetheless lost to Donald Trump - and now they have more fodder as they continue with their post-election autopsies.
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Joanne Haner / The Hill:
Malliotakis says Republicans should keep investigating Hunter Biden after pardon  —  Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.) said House Republicans' investigation into President Biden's son, Hunter Biden, should continue despite the president's decision to pardon his son on Sunday.
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Elie Mystal / The Nation:
Of Course Joe Biden Was Right to Pardon His Son
Discussion: RedState
Marc A. Caputo / The Bulwark:
Hegseth Brings His Nomination Back from the Brink  —  DONALD TRUMP WANTS HIS CABINET nominees to “earn” their confirmation on their own.  —  But on Friday, the president-elect went out of his way to give an attaboy to Pete Hegseth just hours after the defense secretary pick scolded reporters …
Politico:
Jan. 6 defendants become more defiant ahead of Trump's return  —  In multiple sentencings Friday, judges saw firsthand how attentively some Jan. 6 perpetrators heed their reprimands.  (Which is to say, not at all.)  —  Federal judges in Washington D.C. have spent four years sounding alarms …
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Lindsey Holden / Politico:   California Capitol building evacuated after receiving threat
Joseph Choi / The Hill:
Millions will lose health coverage if ACA subsidies expire: CBO  —  A new report released by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) found that if the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) extended subsidies are allowed to expire at the end of 2025, millions of people will become uninsured and premiums will rise.
Reuters:
Exclusive: Trump may cancel US Postal Service electric mail truck contract, sources say  —  Donald Trump's transition team is considering canceling the United States Postal Service's contracts to electrify its delivery fleet, as part of a broader suite of executive orders targeting electric vehicles …
Discussion: Electrek, The US Sun and PoliticusUSA
Joseph Goldstein / New York Times:
How Childhood Tragedy Shaped the Doctor Trump Picked for Surgeon General  —  At the age of 13, Dr. Janette Nesheiwat said she accidentally knocked over a box in a darkened room.  A handgun went off, leaving her father dead.  —  Needing a pair of scissors, a 13-year-old girl went into the bedroom …
Joanne Haner / The Hill:
Democrat Frost slams DOGE: Billionaires ‘cosplaying as government officials’  —  Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) criticized President-elect Trump's choices to lead a new “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) committee, saying it's “two billionaires who are cosplaying as government officials.”
Katie Robertson / New York Times:
Owner of Los Angeles Times Plans ‘Bias Meter’ Next to Coverage  —  Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong said that he planned to introduce the tool, which he said would appear next to the paper's news articles and opinion pieces, in January.  —  Patrick Soon-Shiong, the billionaire owner of The Los Angeles Times …
Emma G. Fitzsimmons / New York Times:
Eric Adams Doesn't Rule Out Becoming a Republican Again  —  The Democratic mayor of New York City has embraced President-elect Donald J. Trump lately.  He was a registered Republican in the 1990s.  —  With his political future in doubt, Eric Adams, the Democratic mayor of New York City …
Kathleen Kingsbury / The New York Times Company:
Paul Krugman retires as Times columnist  —  After nearly 25 years as an Opinion columnist, Paul is signing off.  —  I want to take you back to Jan. 2, 2000, a day when Y2K was in the rearview mirror and the dot-com bubble burst was just around the corner, when the Dow stood at a mighty 11,500 …
Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
Health insurers step up security, scrub websites of leadership information  —  The killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson is spurring other major health companies to remove the photos of executives from their websites, close buildings and even switch to a virtual investor day rather than an in-person public event.
New York Times:
The Silicon Valley Billionaires Steering Trump's Transition  —  The involvement of wealthy investors has made this presidential transition one of the most potentially conflict-ridden in modern history.  —  The week after the November election, President-elect Donald J. Trump gathered …
Li Zhou / Vox:
How Trump's DOJ could severely curtail oversight of police  —  His second term could mean fewer federal investigations, and settlements, for police misconduct. … A new Justice Department investigation has revealed that officers in the Memphis Police Department use excessive force …
Associated Press:
Military leaders are rattled by a list of ‘woke’ officers that a group urges Hegseth to fire  —  Military leaders are rattled by a list of “woke” senior officers that a conservative group urged Pete Hegseth to dismiss for promoting diversity in the ranks if he is confirmed to lead the Pentagon.
Discussion: Associated Press
Oliver Barnes / Financial Times:
UnitedHealth shooting stokes mourning and glee on social media  —  Jubilation among some users highlights scale of Americans' frustration over their health system  —  The killing on Wednesday of a top UnitedHealth Group executive unleashed a wave of commiseration, but also revelry …
Arthur Allen / NPR:
How measles, whooping cough and worse could roar back on RFK Jr.'s watch  —  The availability of safe, effective COVID vaccines less than a year into the pandemic marked a high point in the 300-year history of vaccination, seemingly heralding an age of protection against infectious diseases.
Discussion: Raw Story
NBC News:
Biden and Trump spoke by phone last week  —  The previously unreported phone call marks the only known time Biden and Trump have spoken since the president-elect visited the White House last month.  —  President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump spoke on the phone over the Thanksgiving holiday …
Peter Kafka / Business Insider:
Should broadcast media owners worry about Brendan Carr, Trump's pick to run the FCC?  — Brendan Carr, Trump's pick to run the FCC, says he'll be scrutinizing broadcast TV companies, like CBS and NBC.  — What does that mean?  Carr is vague.  — That vagueness may be the point …
Nick Miroff / Washington Post:
Many targeted for removal by Trump can't be deported, ICE data shows  —  Barriers to sending some immigrants home are among the legal and logistical obstacles President-elect Donald Trump faces as he pledges mass deportations  —  Nearly half of the 1.4 million people in the U.S. immigration system …
Discussion: Alternet.org
 
 
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Joseph Goldstein / New York Times:
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Allan Smith / NBC News:
Donald Trump says he thinks Pete Hegseth can get confirmed in NBC News interview
Discussion: New York Post and The Hill
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The ‘cut spending’ conversation finally arrives at Medicare
Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo
Michael Stratford / Politico:
Amid turmoil over nominees, some Trump picks get bipartisan embrace
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Associated Press:
Police found no evidence of a threat at California Capitol after evacuation
Discussion: GV Wire and The Hill
 Earlier Items: 
Kathryn Palmer / USA Today:
Want a VIP invitation to Donald Trump's inauguration? That'll cost you — a lot.
Alternet.org:
Pre-election research shows disturbing trend among Republicans
Sapna Maheshwari / New York Times:
TikTok Faces U.S. Ban After Losing Bid to Overturn New Law
ABC News:
Trump announces new role for his administration, names PayPal co-founder ‘White House AI and crypto czar’
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Kash Patel's Podcast Problem
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Kelvin Chan / Associated Press:
The EU sends TikTok an urgent request for information on Russia's role in Romanian election turmoil, a day after ordering it to retain all election-related data

Bloomberg:
David Sacks, Trump's AI and crypto czar, lacks deep ties to either industry but is a longtime critic of tech regulation, which investors view as more important

Rami Ayyub / Reuters:
The CFPB issues an order establishing supervisory authority over Google Payment; Google says it's challenging the decision in court

 
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