3:15 PM ET, December 20, 2025

memeorandum River

 December 20, 2025 
3:15 PM
New York Times:   U.S. Coast Guard Boards Tanker Carrying Venezuelan Oil
2:40 PM
Marie-Rose Sheinerman / The Atlantic:   There's a 92 Percent Chance Trump Is Making It Up
2:20 PM
Marcia Brown / Politico:   RFK Jr. wants states to ban junk food. No one knows what counts.
1:55 PM
Marc Caputo / Axios:   U.S. boards un-sanctioned tanker with Venezuelan oil to tighten blockade
12:50 PM
David Dayen / American Prospect:   Jeffries Undercuts Congressional Stock Trading Ban
12:15 PM
Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:   Epstein survivor lauds even partial release of files: ‘I feel redeemed’
12:05 PM
Marc Rod / Jewish Insider:   State Dept. nominee espoused antisemitic views, downplayed the Holocaust
11:15 AM
Pooja Salhotra / New York Times:   Ramaswamy Challenges Conservatives on Surging Bigotry on the Right
11:10 AM
Ross Douthat / New York Times:   Marco Rubio Is Winning the Trump Era
10:45 AM
Andrew Prokop / Vox:   The Epstein files release did nothing to clear up the scandal's biggest question
10:30 AM
NBC News:   Netanyahu plans to brief Trump on possible new Iran strikes
10:00 AM
Adam Downer / The Daily Beast:   White House Made Bizarre Demands for Trump's Bogus Peace Prize
10:00 AM
Jack Revell / The Daily Beast:   Trump, 79, Complains the FBI Made a Mess of Melania's ‘Panties’
9:50 AM
Julie's Substack:   The Epstein Files: My observations
9:40 AM
Sam Levine / The Guardian:   Trickle release of Epstein files on a Friday signals move to bury Trump ties
9:05 AM
Erica Orden / Politico:   What's missing from the Epstein files release
8:55 AM
Naftali Bendavid / Washington Post:   Government's historic role as trusted information source is under threat
8:45 AM
Nicholas Wu / Politico:   This Indiana Democrat wants a redistricting ceasefire
8:35 AM
Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:   Candace Owens Is the Conservative Movement's Frankenstein Monster
8:30 AM
Sabrina Tavernise / New York Times:   Why Middle-Class Americans Say Life Is Unaffordable
8:25 AM
Washington Post:   Tucker Carlson inflames a raging battle for MAGA's future
8:25 AM
Josh Gerstein / Politico:   Democrats Just Won Seats in Mississippi. The Supreme Court Could Block a Repeat.
8:25 AM
Politico:   Trump administration turns Epstein files into WikiLeaks 2.0
8:25 AM
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:   Congress leaves town until 2026 with no health care deal, forcing premium hikes
7:25 AM
Wall Street Journal:   The Utah GOP Surrenders to Public Unions
7:00 AM
Ryan Mancini / NewsNation:   Kerry Kennedy says she'll ‘grab a pickax’ to pull Trump's name off Kennedy Center
6:25 AM
Theodore Schleifer / New York Times:   Koch Political Operation Spent Nearly $550 Million During 2024 Cycle
6:25 AM
New York Times:   How Democrats Used One Word to Turn the Tide Against Trump
5:00 AM
Michael Martina / Reuters:   US drops Uganda deportation order against Chinese dissident, lawyer says
1:15 AM
Adam Bernstein / Washington Post:   Lou Cannon, Post reporter and preeminent Reagan biographer, dies at 92
 December 19, 2025 
11:45 PM
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:   MAGA infighting over Israel and 2028 heats up at the Turning Point USA conference
10:35 PM
Wall Street Journal:   Trump Goes for the Stoner Vote
10:20 PM
Zachary Schermele / USA Today:   ‘Grossly fails.’ Lawmakers behind Epstein files' release slam DOJ
9:55 PM
Stef W. Kight / Axios:   The senators America searched for most in 2025
9:05 PM
David Edwards / Raw Story:   Turning Point crowd boos Rob Reiner: ‘You raised a kid that slit your throat!’
9:00 PM
George Chidi / The Guardian:   FBI notes detail grim demands Epstein made for procurement of underage girls
8:55 PM
Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:   Trump to summon insurance execs to demand premium cuts
8:45 PM
NewsNation:   Stefanik exits New York governor race and Congress
8:45 PM
Sarah Dean / NBC News:   Equal Employment Opportunity Commission head asks white men to report discrimination
8:45 PM
Kate Santaliz / Axios:   Mike Johnson's House schedule fuels GOP frustration, stalled agenda
8:40 PM
Apoorva Mandavilli / New York Times:   R.F.K. Jr. Likely to Swap U.S. Childhood Vaccine Schedule for Denmark's
8:20 PM
Eric Schmitt / New York Times:   U.S. Strikes Islamic State Targets in Syria
8:20 PM
Helene Cooper / New York Times:   Trump Picks New Leader for Southern Command as Venezuela Pressure Grows
8:20 PM
Annie Karni / New York Times:   Elise Stefanik Tried Everything to Please Trump. He Still Jilted Her.
8:00 PM
Mike Baker / New York Times:   Epstein Files Include 1996 Child Porn Complaint That F.B.I. Ignored
7:00 PM
Lisa Kashinsky / Politico:   Sen. Cynthia Lummis will not seek reelection
6:35 PM
Reuters:   US strikes Islamic State targets in Syria, New York Times reports
5:25 PM
Mariana Alfaro / Washington Post:   Elise Stefanik ends bid for N.Y. governor and won't run again for House
5:15 PM
HII:   HII to Build Small Surface Combatants for US Navy
5:00 PM
Adrian Carrasquillo / The Bulwark:   The Americans Who Stood Up for Immigrants This Year
4:55 PM
Caroline Vakil / The Hill:   Stefanik drops New York governor bid, plans to leave Congress
4:45 PM
Jacob Wendler / Politico:   Justice Department releases some of the Epstein files after monthslong pressure campaign
4:40 PM
Dan Diamond / Washington Post:   Drug companies line up to make deals with Trump after initial hesitation
4:40 PM
New York Times:   What Is the Origin of the Epstein Case?
4:25 PM
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:   Elise Stefanik Drops Out of N.Y. Governor's Race and Will Leave Congress
4:20 PM
Al Weaver / The Hill:   Lummis announces retirement from Senate
4:15 PM
Politico:   Rep. Elise Stefanik set to drop bid for New York governor
4:00 PM
Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:   Democrats ‘examining all legal options’ over partial Epstein files release
3:55 PM
Josh Gerstein / Politico:   Supreme Court rebuffs Trump in immigration judges' free-speech case
3:55 PM
Alanna Vagianos / HuffPost:   Women's Prison Shut Down Over Rampant Sexual Abuse May Reopen As ICE Facility
3:30 PM
Hafiz Rashid / New Republic:   Trump Judge Threatens to Hold Government in Contempt Over ICE
3:25 PM
Jacob Knutson / Democracy Docket:   DOJ Chickens Out on Epstein Files Release in Violation of New Law
3:10 PM
New York Times:   Trump Signs Law Repealing Tough Sanctions on Syria
3:05 PM
Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:   Trump's win streak on Supreme Court emergency docket breaks
3:05 PM
Cassandra Dumay / Politico:   Federal judge temporarily blocks HUD permanent housing cuts for homeless
2:55 PM
Santul Nerkar / New York Times:   Trump-Appointed Judge Flays ICE Over Conditions in Long Island Lockup
2:35 PM
Christine Chung / New York Times:   After Airport Pat-Down, Sean Duffy's Daughter Calls T.S.A. ‘Unconstitutional’
2:35 PM
Jonathan Lambert / NPR:   America's new top health diplomat has strong opinions on abortion and gender
2:00 PM
Jesse Arm / City Journal:   Everyone Wants to Know What Gen Z Republicans Think. We Asked Them.
1:50 PM
Nahal Toosi / Politico:   Trump ousts more Biden-era ambassadors
1:50 PM
Amanda Moore / Mother Jones:   The Horns and Whistles Work
1:25 PM
Eric Niiler / New York Times:   A Somber Mood at Science Meeting as Trump Budget Cuts Continue
1:15 PM
Axios:   Dems threaten lawsuit as DOJ says it will miss Epstein files deadline
1:05 PM
Helene Cooper / New York Times:   Trump Administration Live Updates: Kennedy Center Adds Trump's Name to Facade
12:50 PM
Alex Miller / Fox News:   Democrats' last-minute move to block GOP funding plan sends lawmakers home early
12:25 PM
Madeline Fening / Cincinnati CityBeat:   Cincinnati ICE Leader Charged Federally, Booked into Butler County Jail
12:20 PM
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:   Trump, Hunger Games, and the Kennedy Center
12:00 PM
Bloomberg:   White House Investigates Mystery Video Stream on Website
11:55 AM
Bloomberg:   Zuckerberg Cut Ties With Pro-Immigration Organization He Founded
11:50 AM
Matt Vespa / Townhall:   What Trump Did to the Kennedy Center Triggered a Level-Five Lib Meltdown
11:45 AM
Will McCarthy / Politico:   I Drove 700 Miles Through California's Absurd New Congressional District
11:05 AM
William Kristol / The Bulwark:   Screw It. Let's Rename the Moon.
11:05 AM
Ryan Cooper / American Prospect:   The Transphobic Mask Is Off
11:00 AM
Washington Post:   Kennedy Center adds Trump's name to building
11:00 AM
Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:   Blanche says DOJ won't release full Epstein files to Congress by Friday deadline
11:00 AM
Gregory Svirnovskiy / Politico:   DOJ won't meet Friday deadline to release all the Epstein files
10:20 AM
Julia Manchester / The Hill:   White House inner circle seeks to get Trump on script
10:20 AM
April Rubin / Axios:   Facing Trump's wrath, Jack Smith requests public hearing in House GOP probe
10:15 AM
Bloomberg:   Boosting Nvidia's Bottom Line Won't Make Americans Safer
10:05 AM
Bobby Allyn / NPR:   TikTok signs deal to give U.S. operations to Oracle-led investor group
9:45 AM
Radley Balko / The Watch:   104 murders in 107 days  —  One of the more surreal phenomena of the last year …
9:40 AM
Jacob Wendler / Politico:   Justice Department faces Friday deadline for releasing Epstein documents
9:30 AM
Zachary Basu / Axios:   Year of the Epstein files enters final chapter
9:25 AM
Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:   As GOP blows past ObamaCare deadline, is it too late for a deal?
9:25 AM
Hailey Fuchs / Politico:   Jack Smith's lawyers ask Jordan for open hearing after closed-door testimony
9:25 AM
Christina Jewett / New York Times:   F.D.A. Turmoil Keeps Spotlight on Its Commissioner
9:15 AM
Catherine Rampell / The Bulwark:   Trump Is Walloping Construction Businesses. The Industry Stays Quiet.
9:00 AM
Samuel Moyn / The Guardian:   It's time to accept that the US supreme court is illegitimate and must be replaced
9:00 AM
G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:   Voters blame Trump for their economic woes
8:45 AM
Damian Paletta / Wall Street Journal:   With Trump-Kennedy Center, President Doubles Down on U.S. Culture
8:45 AM
NOTUS:   Trump Is Running Out of Time to Remake the Economy Before the Midterms
8:30 AM
Igor Bobic / HuffPost:   Will Democrats Force Another Government Shutdown Over Health Care?
7:55 AM
Lisa Needham / Public Notice:   The legal “defense” for Trump's ballroom is a joke
7:45 AM
Washington Post:   Trump's pardons wipe out payments to defrauded victims
7:35 AM
Paul Krugman:   Lies, Damned Lies and Trump Speeches
7:20 AM
Noah Robertson / Washington Post:   GOP signals end to probes into military's killing of boat strike survivors
7:01 AM
Washington Post:   Kirk's widow endorses Vance as MAGA infighting rages
7:01 AM
Axios:   DNC under fire for hiding autopsy report on 2024 election
6:25 AM
Ankush Khardori / Politico:   5 Rules for Reading the Epstein Files
6:25 AM
NBC News:   Trump not ruling out war with Venezuela
2:20 AM
Michael Gold / New York Times:   The Junior Congressman Who's Pushing Republicans on Epstein
2:20 AM
Rebecca Falconer / Axios:   Trump pauses green card lottery program after Brown University, MIT shootings
2:00 AM
Andrew Howard / Politico:   MAGA infighting erupts at Turning Point USA Conference
1:50 AM
Eli Stokols / Politico:   ‘Execution was abysmal’: Trump economy speech doesn't meet GOP hopes
1:40 AM
Brett Samuels / The Hill:   Trump announces ‘Patriot Games,’ with 2 high school athletes from each state
12:40 AM
Rebecca Falconer / Axios:   JFK's family erupts over “Trump-Kennedy Center” renaming plan
 December 18, 2025 
11:35 PM
Natasha Dangoor / Wall Street Journal:   They Get Wheeled on Flights and Miraculously Walk Off. Praise ‘Jetway Jesus.’
11:25 PM
President Donald J. Trump / The White House:   Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump is Increasing Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research
11:05 PM
Patrick Marley / Washington Post:   Judge in Wisconsin convicted of helping immigrant avoid arrest by ICE
10:55 PM
Julie Bosman / New York Times:   Judge Convicted of Obstructing Agents as They Sought Undocumented Immigrant
10:45 PM
Bloomberg:   EU Agrees to Use Joint Bonds to Loan €90 Billion to Ukraine
10:35 PM
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:   Merry Christmas, America! The Checks Are in the Mail!
10:15 PM
Jeremy Barr / The Guardian:   New York Times columnist David Brooks appears in latest Epstein photos
10:05 PM
Bloomberg:   EU Weighs Using Joint Debt to Loan up to $106 Billion to Ukraine
9:35 PM
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:   Erika Kirk endorses JD Vance for president in 2028
8:50 PM
Peter Baker / New York Times:   Trump's Attacks on Rob Reiner and Others Characterize an Uninhibited 2nd Term
7:45 PM
Gary D. Robertson / Associated Press:   Four-term North Carolina Gov. Jim Hunt, a leader in education reform, dies at 88
7:25 PM
Oriana González / NOTUS:   Sarah McBride Lobbied Some Republicans to Vote Against an Anti-Trans Bill
7:20 PM
Joe Anuta / Politico:   Mamdani's new appointments chief resigns over anti-Jewish posts
7:20 PM
Lisa Miller / New York Times:   The Woman in the Coldplay Concert Kiss Cam Video Is Ready to Talk
7:05 PM
Joey Garrison / USA Today:   Kennedy Center renamed the ‘Trump-Kennedy Center,’ White House says
6:40 PM
David Shepardson / Reuters:   TikTok signs deal to sell US unit to American investor-led venture
6:20 PM
Connor O'Brien / Politico:   ‘No evidence of war crimes’ in boat strike, Senate Armed Services chair concludes
6:15 PM
Andrew Solender / Axios:   Republican eyes rogue vote to expel Ilhan Omar from Congress
6:05 PM
David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:   It's Time to Kick Trump, 79, Out of the White House—and Into a Padded Cell
5:45 PM
Mike Lillis / The Hill:   Jeffries: Dems expect DOJ to comply with law to release Epstein files
5:35 PM
Sara Fischer / Axios:   Scoop: TikTok signs deal for sale of U.S. unit after years-long saga
5:30 PM
Chris Marquette / Politico:   Elon Musk's absence from Senate auto hearing a big problem for other CEOs
5:30 PM
Hailey Fuchs / Politico:   Loudermilk looks to early 2026 for first Jan. 6 hearing
5:25 PM
State Court Report:   2025's Most Significant State Constitutional Cases
5:25 PM
Andrew Solender / Axios:   “It's a disgrace”: Dems rage over “Trump-Kennedy Center” renaming
5:05 PM
President Donald J. Trump / The White House:   Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay
5:00 PM
Dave Faherty / WSOC-TV:   Jet owned by former NASCAR driver crashes in Statesville; 6 deaths confirmed
5:00 PM
President Donald J. Trump / The White House:   ENSURING AMERICAN SPACE SUPERIORITY
5:00 PM
Nathaniel Reed / Scripps News:   House members leave DC for the year without a deal to extend ACA subsidies
5:00 PM
David Shepardson / Reuters:   Small plane linked to former NASCAR driver Biffle crashes on landing in North Carolina
4:35 PM
Bloomberg:   US Approves $11 Billion Arms Sale to Taiwan, Drawing China's Ire
4:25 PM
Ben Kamisar / NBC News:   DNC will not release its report on what went wrong for Democrats in 2024
4:05 PM
Chris Cameron / New York Times:   Trump and His Loyalists Move to Name the Kennedy Center for Him
4:05 PM
Herb Scribner / Axios:   Trump unveils his marijuana plan. Here are the next steps to make it a reality
3:50 PM
Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:   ‘No path’ for another GOP party-line bill, Ways and Means chair says
3:50 PM
Betsy Klein / CNN:   Kennedy Center board votes to rename it ‘Trump Kennedy Center’
3:40 PM
Stefanos Chen / New York Times:   N.Y.C. Subway Crime Is Down, Hochul Says, Rebutting Trump Officials
3:40 PM
Lauren Fedor / Financial Times:   Bill Gates and Sergey Brin among newly released Epstein photos
3:30 PM
Max Rego / The Hill:   Medicare enrollees to pay 50 percent less for some drugs next year: Study
3:25 PM
Marianne-Lavelle / Vox:   One of Trump's grudges now threatens America's weather forecasts
3:25 PM
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:   GOP blocks measure to reverse RFK move on HHS transparency, public comments
3:20 PM
President Donald J. Trump / The White House:   INCREASING MEDICAL MARIJUANA AND CANNABIDIOL RESEARCH
3:20 PM
Gregory Svirnovskiy / Politico:   State Department to sanction ICC judges over Israel
3:20 PM
Axios:   Trump will sign order to ease marijuana restrictions
3:15 PM
Hailey Fuchs / Politico:   Democrats release more photos from Epstein estate
3:15 PM
Carl Hulse / New York Times:   Once Again, Health Care Proves to Be a Bitter Political Pill for G.O.P.
3:00 PM
Josephine Walker / Axios:   Latest Jeffrey Epstein photos include Lolita quotes on women's bodies
2:50 PM
New York Times:   Trump Signs Order to Ease Restrictions on Marijuana
2:30 PM
Joseph Cox / 404 Media:   ICE Contracts Company Making Bounty Hunter AI Agents
2:15 PM
Axios:   Trump weighs declaring Christmas Eve, Dec. 26 as federal holidays
2:00 PM
Greg Sargent / New Republic:   Dem Leaders Decide to Bury Damning Report on Why Trump Won in 2024
1:50 PM
Avery Lotz / Axios:   Kennedy Center to be renamed Trump-Kennedy Center
1:15 PM
Dan Merica / Washington Post:   Democrats will not release the autopsy of their 2024 loss
1:00 PM
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:   Sean Duffy's daughter calls out TSA as ‘unconstitutional’ after pat-down
1:00 PM
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:   Trump's Bad Economy Is Even Worse Than It Looks
12:40 PM
Parker Molloy / The Present Age:   Watch Rep. Sarah McBride's Powerful Statement on Republicans' Anti-Trans Obsession
12:10 PM
Selena Simmons-Duffin / NPR:   RFK Jr. and Dr. Oz announce moves to ban gender-affirming care for young people
11:45 AM
Elena Schneider / Politico:   Democratic National Committee blocks release of its 2024 election autopsy
11:25 AM
Joanna Stern / Wall Street Journal:   We Let AI Run Our Office Vending Machine. It Lost Hundreds of Dollars.
11:25 AM
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:   The D.N.C. Is Scrapping Its Report on What Went Wrong in 2024
11:15 AM
Bloomberg:   Trump Media Targets Nuclear Fusion Through Merger With TAE
11:00 AM
David Smith / The Guardian:   Trump's ‘Bah! Humbug!’ address suggests he is feeling the chill of opinion polls
10:25 AM
Tom Jones / Poynter:   Why a single word disappearing from the FCC's website matters for press freedom
9:35 AM
Toby Buckle / New Republic:   The Americans Who Saw All This Coming—but Were Ignored and Maligned
9:25 AM
New York Times:   Full Transcript of President Trump's Speech on the Economy
9:10 AM
Wall Street Journal:   A ‘Nonsensical’ GOP House Revolt
9:10 AM
Ted Hesson / Reuters:   White South Africans could get Trump biography for kids in refugee welcome packet
9:10 AM
Claire Giangravé / RNS:   Bishop Hicks, Chicago ally of Pope Leo XIV, named to lead New York after Dolan era
9:05 AM
Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:   This Is What Presidential Panic Looks Like
9:05 AM
Eric Garcia / The Independent:   Inflation spikes 2.7 percent despite Trump's claims ‘prices are down’
9:05 AM
Fred Imbert / CNBC:   November consumer prices rose at a 2.7% annual rate, lower than expected, delayed data shows
9:00 AM
Mia McCarthy / Politico:   Capitol agenda: Congress leaves health mess for January
8:55 AM
Linda Qiu / New York Times:   Fact-Checking Trump's Prime-Time Address on the Economy
8:20 AM
Liz Dye / Public Notice:   Trump gets bored issuing real pardons, tries a fake one
8:15 AM
NBC News:   Whooping cough cases soar as vaccination rates drop
8:05 AM
Christian Paz / Vox:   Is the Trump administration just a reality TV show?
8:05 AM
Anna North / Vox:   The looming showdown over IVF, explained
8:05 AM
Ben Geman / Axios:   Trump's media company to merge with nuclear fusion startup
7:50 AM
Isaac Arnsdorf / Washington Post:   Fast, harsh, alone: Trump beams into prime time with uncertain results
6:55 AM
David E. Sanger / New York Times:   A Bellicose Trump Points Fingers in Defending His Record on the Economy
6:55 AM
Li Yuan / New York Times:   China Is Feeling Strong and Senses an American Retreat
6:50 AM
Erin Doherty / Politico:   Poll: The economy is fueling political anger in 5 major countries
6:50 AM
NOTUS:   These House Republicans Won't Commit to Running in 2026
6:45 AM
Washington Post:   Trump set to explore expanding CBD access for seniors
6:35 AM
Axios:   Republicans vow bitter recriminations after Johnson outflanked on ACA
6:30 AM
Matthew Yglesias / Slow Boring:   Democrats should try to win in Florida
6:15 AM
New York Times:   Threats Against Judges Could Lead to a Judicial System Crisis
2:20 AM
Emanuel Maiberg / 404 Media:   Hack Reveals the a16z-Backed Phone Farm Flooding TikTok With AI Influencers
12:40 AM
Josephine Walker / Axios:   Trump announces $1,776 military bonus as appeal to working-class voters
 December 17, 2025 
10:50 PM
Zack Beauchamp / Vox:   The revealing pointlessness of Trump's primetime speech
10:35 PM
New York Times:   Dan Bongino Says He Will Step Down From F.B.I. in January
10:30 PM
Martin Wolf / Financial Times:   Trump's war on Europe
10:25 PM
Ryan King / New York Post:   Trump tells America: 'I'm fixing' Biden's mess in chart-filled primetime address
9:35 PM
Sudiksha Kochi / The Hill:   Democrats to introduce stock trading discharge petition next year
9:20 PM
Benjamin Guggenheim / Politico:   House Republicans pass health care plan without re-upping insurance subsidies
9:00 PM
Robert Jimison / New York Times:   House Rejects Measure to Bar Strikes Inside Venezuela
8:55 PM
David E. Sanger / New York Times:   For Hegseth, There Is One Boat Strike He Doesn't Want the Public to See
8:50 PM
Elizabeth Elkind / Fox News:   Over 200 House Dems vote against criminalizing transgender surgery for kids
8:00 PM
Scott Lincicome / The Dispatch:   The Year America Went (Kinda) Socialist
7:45 PM
John Ismay / New York Times:   Defense Dept. Opens Formal Inquiry Into Senator Mark Kelly
7:00 PM
David Ingram / NBC News:   Two families sue Meta over teens' deaths by suicide, citing ‘sextortion’ scams
6:10 PM
Ilya Somin / Reason:   Trump's Attempt to Deport Chinese Dissident Guan Heng is Part of an Awful Pattern
6:00 PM
Brian Schwartz / Wall Street Journal:   Trump Told by Alan Dershowitz Constitutionality of Third Term Is Unclear
5:25 PM
Hamed Aleaziz / New York Times:   Trump Administration Aims to Strip More Foreign-Born Americans of Citizenship
5:25 PM
Kenneth Chang / New York Times:   Trump's NASA Pick Is Confirmed to Lead Space Program in Peril
5:25 PM
Berkeley Lovelace Jr / NBC News:   HHS cuts millions in grants to the American Academy of Pediatrics
5:25 PM
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:   FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino is stepping down in January
5:25 PM
Madiba K. Dennie / Balls and Strikes:   How the Trump Administration Is Quietly Resegregating the American Workforce
5:10 PM
Hassan Ali Kanu / Politico:   Trump admin broke spending deal agreement to halt mass layoffs, judge rules
5:05 PM
Axios:   Trump: FBI deputy director Bongino “wants to go back to his show”
4:50 PM
Ella Lee / The Hill:   Fani Willis gives full-throated defense of 2020 election subversion case
4:35 PM
Gregory Svirnovskiy / Politico:   Americans weary of Trump's executive authority, military action in Venezuela, Quinnipiac poll finds
4:25 PM
Politico:   US, Russia to hold talks on Ukraine war in Miami this weekend
4:15 PM
Matt Viser / Washington Post:   Trump trolls Biden, Obama in new plaques on ‘Presidential Walk of Fame’
4:00 PM
Caitlin Yilek / CBS News:   Democrats' push to limit boat strikes and attacks on Venezuela fails in House
3:55 PM
Shane O'Neill / Washington Post:   His Vanity Fair photos of Trumpworld blew up online. We called to talk.
3:05 PM
Ariana Eunjung Cha / Washington Post:   Trump taps Yale doctor who pushed unproven covid treatment to lead U.S. cancer effort
3:05 PM
Fox News:   EXCLUSIVE: First look at ‘MELANIA’ film
2:55 PM
Jenny Goldsberry / Washington Examiner:   Byron York points out Susie Wiles ‘invited’ Vanity Fair controversy
2:50 PM
Shikha Dalmia / The UnPopulist:   Help Us Stand Up to Authoritarianism: Become a Paid Subscriber This Holiday Season
1:50 PM
Jenny Goldsberry / Washington Examiner:   Trump allies promote Melania documentary
1:25 PM
Tara Suter / The Hill:   Hegseth overhauling chaplain corps, targeting ‘new age’ concepts
1:20 PM
Tal Axelrod / Axios:   Scoop: Charlie Kirk's radio slot filled by Scott Jennings, Alex Marlow
1:15 PM
David Gilbert / Wired:   The Most Powerful Politics Influencers Barely Post About Politics
1:05 PM
Philip Bump / MS NOW:   Trump and Vance give the economy high marks — the numbers say otherwise
12:55 PM
Carol Leonnig / MS NOW:   FBI's No. 2 quietly tells colleagues he's moving on
12:50 PM
Connor O'Brien / Politico:   Senate passes defense bill that defies Trump and forces sharing of boat strike videos
12:25 PM
Ashley Carnahan / Fox News:   Maryland to study slavery reparations after lawmakers override Dem governor's veto
12:15 PM
Isaac Arnsdorf / Washington Post:   DHS fast-tracked $1 billion contract to pro-Trump donor's company
11:55 AM
Stephen Groves / Associated Press:   Senate voting on $901 billion defense bill that pushes Hegseth for boat strike video
11:45 AM
Julia Shapero / The Hill:   Sanders pushes for moratorium on AI data center construction
11:40 AM
Tim Hanrahan / Wall Street Journal:   GOP Lawmaker Who Backed Trump Impeachment to Quit Congress
11:30 AM
Siobhan Hughes / Wall Street Journal:   House GOP Dissidents Back ACA Vote, Siding With Democrats
11:30 AM
Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:   Jack Smith says he'd do it all over again in testimony on Trump to House GOP
11:30 AM
Brett Samuels / The Hill:   Trump: Cost of new ballroom may reach $400M
11:30 AM
Hailey Fuchs / Politico:   Jack Smith makes his case against Trump in closed-door deposition
11:25 AM
Kevin Freking / Associated Press:   Republicans defy Speaker Johnson to force House vote on extending ACA subsidies
11:15 AM
Bloomberg:   A New Way to Understand America's Congressional Doom Loop
11:10 AM
Christopher F. Rufo:   How the Media Shape Our Thinking
11:00 AM
Gregory Svirnovskiy / Politico:   Vought says National Center for Atmospheric Research will be dismantled
10:45 AM
Politico:   The EU's problem isn't Belgium — it's Trump
10:35 AM
Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:   GOP Reps. Fitzpatrick and Lawler join Democrats' Obamacare discharge petition
10:35 AM
Axios:   House Republicans help Democrats defy Johnson on ACA in stunning revolt
10:20 AM
William Kristol / The Bulwark:   Why Aren't Dems Going After Trump's Tariffs?
10:20 AM
Ron Dicker / HuffPost:   Senator Reaches Damning Conclusions After Classified Briefing With Hegseth, Rubio
10:10 AM
Shawn Fleetwood / The Federalist:   The West's Embrace Of Mass Third-World Migration Is Civilizational Suicide
10:10 AM
Anna Merlan / Mother Jones:   How Benny Johnson Went From BuzzFeed Plagiarist to MAGA's Chief Content Creator
10:10 AM
Rachel Sheffield / Fox News:   Taxpayer cash, zero accountability: Minnesota fraud proves welfare is broken
10:05 AM
Dahlia Lithwick / Slate:   Why Are Democrats So Afraid to Even Mention the Source of Trump's Political Power?
9:50 AM
Washington Examiner:   Republican frustration on healthcare hits boiling point
9:45 AM
Johnny Ryan / The Guardian:   This is Europe's secret weapon against Trump: it could burst his AI bubble
9:30 AM
Ruby Mellen / Washington Post:   Trump administration to dismantle key climate research center
9:00 AM
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:   Republicans are quiet quitting on Trump
9:00 AM
Joyce Vance / Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance:   Jack Smith Testifies Before The House Judiciary Committee
9:00 AM
Aaron Blake / CNN:   Who loves Trump? Apparently fewer people than ever
8:30 AM
Justin Glawe / Public Notice:   2025 was a political disaster for MAGA
8:30 AM
Federal Register:   Recruitment and Relocation Incentive Waivers
8:25 AM
David A. Fahrenthold / New York Times:   Two More Heritage Foundation Trustees Resign Over Support for Tucker Carlson
8:10 AM
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:   The Man Who Rules the Country Presides Over Nothing
8:00 AM
Jade Lozada / NOTUS:   The Republican Party Is Fracturing Over Trump's Labor Agenda
7:50 AM
ProPublica:   Inside the Trump Administration's Man-Made Hunger Crisis
7:50 AM
Lisa Kashinsky / Politico:   Republicans push mail-in voting for the midterms in defiance of Trump
7:45 AM
Arne Delfs / Bloomberg:   Merz Says German Troops Could Counter Russia in Ukraine
7:00 AM
Sarah N. Lynch / Reuters:   Unprecedented errors are eroding the credibility of Trump's Justice Department
6:50 AM
Politico:   Desperately Seeking Susie
6:50 AM
Charlie Nash / Mediaite:   Trump Says Miriam Adelson Offered Him ‘Another $250 Million’ to Run for a Third Term
6:20 AM
Marist Poll:   2026 Economic Outlook, December 2025
6:15 AM
Colby Smith / New York Times:   Next Fed Chair in ‘No-Win Scenario’ as Selection Process Draws to a Close
6:15 AM
Ivan Penn / New York Times:   Heating Costs Expected to Rise 9.2% This Winter
6:10 AM
Pete Muntean / CNN:   Second near midair collision reported near Venezuela involving US Air Force tanker
4:55 AM
Adriel Bettelheim / Axios:   CDC drops hepatitis B shot recommendation for some infants
4:50 AM
Avery Lotz / Axios:   Off-cycle elections send Republicans a clear midterms warning
4:15 AM
Victoria Craw / Washington Post:   Marjorie Taylor Greene says ‘dam is breaking’ within GOP against Trump
 December 16, 2025 
11:45 PM
Rachel Louise Ensign / Wall Street Journal:   Spooked by AI and Layoffs, White-Collar Workers See Their Security Slip Away
11:30 PM
John Dowd / MS NOW:   I was Donald Trump's lawyer. Jack Smith should be celebrated, not vilified.
10:00 PM
Bloomberg:   Trump Orders Blockade of Sanctioned Oil Tankers in Venezuela
9:55 PM
Joey Garrison / USA Today:   Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
8:55 PM
Vic Verbalaitis / The Daily Beast:   Trump's Son-In-Law Backs Out of Paramount's Takeover Bid
8:50 PM
Whitney Bauck / The Guardian:   'You don't have to do it alone': how US cities are helping each other resist ICE
8:30 PM
Hans Nichols / Axios:   Johnson picks sides
8:00 PM
Dan De Luce / NBC News:   Nonprofit groups offer legal assistance to U.S. troops amid debate over boat strikes
7:45 PM
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:   Mick Foley cuts ties with WWE, says Trump's Reiner comments ‘final straw’
7:45 PM
Matt Dixon / NBC News:   White House scrambles to address Susie Wiles' explosive Vanity Fair interviews
7:45 PM
Marc Caputo / Axios:   Trump orders oil tankers blockade in Venezuela, labels it a “terrorist” regime
7:30 PM
Tony Romm / New York Times:   White House Shrugs Off Rise in Unemployment Rate
7:25 PM
Politico:   Mike Johnson confronted by GOP moderates over Obamacare subsidies
7:25 PM
Julie Tsirkin / NBC News:   Trump expected to sign an order moving to reclassify cannabis and open up medical potential
7:15 PM
Michelle Hackman / Wall Street Journal:   Trump Administration Expands Travel Ban to Additional Countries
7:15 PM
Joseph Choi / The Hill:   Makary denies plans for COVID-19 black box warning
7:15 PM
Max Rego / The Hill:   FDA warns major retailers over recalled baby formula sales
7:15 PM
The Hill:   Republican tensions boil over as ObamaCare deadline approaches
6:45 PM
Sara Fischer / Axios:   Jared Kushner's firm backs out of Paramount's Warner Bros. bid
6:35 PM
Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:   South African authorities raid US refugee facility
6:25 PM
David Gilbert / Wired:   New Head of Trump's Cancer Panel Speculated About Links Between Vaccines and Cancer
6:25 PM
Ron Filipkowski / Meidas+:   Today in Politics, Bulletin 272. 12/16/25
6:10 PM
Jason Furman / New York Times:   Donald Trump May Be About to Pick the Least Important Fed Chair in Decades
6:00 PM
Josh Gerstein / Politico:   Judge lets Trump's ballroom construction proceed
6:00 PM
Politico:   House GOP pushes major permitting bill through key vote
5:35 PM
Vanity Fair:   Vanity Fair Goes to the White House: Trump 2.0 Edition
5:35 PM
Joe Perticone / The Bulwark:   Mike Johnson, Speaker Irrelevant
5:35 PM
Jonathan Chait / The Atlantic:   Susie Wiles Gets in Trouble for Saying What Everyone Knows
5:35 PM
Victoria Guida / Politico:   Trump officials privately raise doubts about Hassett for Fed chair
5:35 PM
Rebecca Santana / Associated Press:   Trump expands travel ban and restrictions to include an additional 20 countries
5:30 PM
Justin Baragona / The Independent:   Bari Weiss' much-hyped CBS News town hall with Erika Kirk was a massive ratings flop
5:30 PM
Alicia Wallace / CNN:   Unemployment rate hit a four-year high last month
5:20 PM
President Donald J. Trump / The White House:   Restricting and Limiting the Entry of Foreign Nationals to Protect the Security of the United States
4:45 PM
Peter Wehner / The Atlantic:   Trump's Inferno of Hate Is Intensifying
4:25 PM
Zachary Schermele / USA Today:   Flag linked to Christian nationalism, Jan. 6 hung at Education Dept.
4:25 PM
Dylan Gwinn / Breitbart:   Mick Foley Severs Ties with WWE Over Trump Support
3:45 PM
Dan Burns / Reuters:   US jobless rate for Blacks and teens surges in November
3:35 PM
Cate Martel / The Hill:   Top moments in Susie Wiles's unfiltered interview
3:25 PM
Peter Baker / New York Times:   Takeaways From Susie Wiles's Candid Interviews Describing Trump World
3:15 PM
Associated Press:   Susie Wiles calls out Bondi, Vance and Trump in Vanity Fair
2:55 PM
J.D. Wolf / MeidasTouch News:   Trump Promotes Artist Who Suggests Earth is Flat
2:50 PM
Alex Nitzberg / Fox News:   Donald Trump Jr announces engagement to Bettina Anderson
2:45 PM
Vox:   Republican women in Congress are tired of Mike Johnson
2:45 PM
Carol Rosenberg / New York Times:   U.S. Sends Cubans to Naval Station at Guantánamo Bay
2:40 PM
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:   Trump defends chief of staff Susie Wiles after she says he has 'alcoholic's personality'
2:25 PM
Carl Hulse / New York Times:   Trump Stymied on Prosecutors as G.O.P. Refuses to Defy Democrats
2:20 PM
Robbie Whelan / Wall Street Journal:   CoreWeave's Staggering Fall From Market Grace Highlights AI Bubble Fears
2:20 PM
Claire Cameron / Scientific American:   RFK, Jr.-Backed Lyme Disease Conspiracy Theory May Be Probed under New Bill
2:20 PM
Courtney Subramanian / Bloomberg:   Trump Says He'll Deliver Prime-Time Address Wednesday Night
2:15 PM
Politico:   Vance touts an “A+++” economy
2:10 PM
Matt Cohen / Democracy Docket:   DOJ Replaces Voting Section Chief With Lawyer Tied to Election Conspiracists
2:05 PM
Sasha Abramsky / The Nation:   Trump's Vile Rob Reiner Comments Show How Much He Has Debased His Office
2:05 PM
Mike Lillis / The Hill:   Top Democrat leaves door open to support for bipartisan ObamaCare bills
1:40 PM
Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:   The Longest Suicide Note in American History
1:40 PM
Samantha Michaels / Mother Jones:   “I've Never Seen So Many Police Cars”
12:45 PM
Straight Arrow News:   Trump sues BBC for $10B over edited Jan. 6 speech
12:40 PM
Bloomberg:   Judges Are Getting Fired as Trump Pursues Immigration ‘Purge’
12:30 PM
Ryan Mancini / The Hill:   Graham: Obama, Biden ‘have a lot to do’ with Australia Hanukkah attack
12:15 PM
Lawfare:   The Situation: Why Can't Kash Patel Shut Up?
12:15 PM
Charlie Trumbull / Lawfare:   The Administration's Drug Boat Strikes Are Crimes Against Humanity
12:10 PM
Thomas B. Edsall / New York Times:   The Trump Mind-Set Is Not Complex
12:00 PM
Wall Street Journal:   U.S. Unemployment Rose in November Despite Job Gains
11:50 AM
Nate Silver / Silver Bulletin:   What is Heather Cox Richardsonism?
11:35 AM
Peter Sigal / Automotive News:   EU drops 2035 zero-emission target, extending life of combustion engines in Europe
11:30 AM
Mason Boycott-Owen / Politico:   Britain vows to tackle foreign meddling in politics after Reform's Russia bribes case
11:30 AM
Meghashyam Mali / Bloomberg:   Trump Chief Calls Musk Drug User, VP ‘Conspiracy Theorist’
11:15 AM
Joe St. George / Scripps News:   Full video of Venezuela drug boat strikes will not be made public, Hegseth says
11:15 AM
Paige Lavender / HuffPost:   Susie Wiles Calls Explosive Vanity Fair Story A ‘Disingenuously Framed Hit Piece’
11:10 AM
Leigh Kimmins / The Daily Beast:   Trump, 79, Told to Hand Over His Medical Records
11:00 AM
Judd Legum / Popular Information:   What Rob Reiner believed
11:00 AM
New York Times:   Venezuela's Oil Is a Focus of Trump's Campaign Against Maduro
10:20 AM
Politico:   Jobless rate rises, adding to Trump's economic messaging woes
10:10 AM
Monica Showalter / American Thinker:   Leftists crushed in blowout conservative presidential victory in Chile
9:55 AM
Jeffrey Mervis / Science:   NSF pares down grant-review process, reducing influence of outside scientists
9:55 AM
G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:   The high cost of rolling over on immigration
9:40 AM
Lauren Kaori Gurley / Washington Post:   Labor market lost 41,000 jobs over October, November; unemployment rate up
9:25 AM
Politico:   Capitol agenda: Parallel pushes for an 11th-hour health deal
9:25 AM
Financial Times:   US suspends technology deal with the UK
9:25 AM
Marc Caputo / Axios:   “Quite a buffet”: U.S. ready to seize more tankers with Venezuelan oil
9:20 AM
Lydia Wheeler / Wall Street Journal:   Trump's Renovation Spree Is Spreading to More Washington Landmarks
9:20 AM
Zack Beauchamp / Vox:   Trump's war on democracy is failing
9:20 AM
Alex Abad-Santos / Vox:   Please don't make airports healthy again. Just make them more efficient.
9:20 AM
Nathan Willis / New York Times:   U.S. Strikes 3 More Boats in Eastern Pacific, Killing 8
9:15 AM
Myles McCormick / Financial Times:   US unemployment rate hits four-year high of 4.6%
9:10 AM
Rebecca Davis O'Brien / New York Times:   Live Updates: Jobs Report Expected to Provide Overdue Clarity on Economy
8:45 AM
Jennifer Rubin / The Contrarian:   Words & Phrases That Have Lost All Meaning
8:35 AM
Ankush Khardori / Politico:   Trump Is Raging at a Looming Supreme Court Loss on Tariffs. He's Got a Point.
8:35 AM
Josh Siegel / Politico:   GOP leaders make concessions to conservatives on permitting bill
8:15 AM
Arden Farhi / CBS News:   Raskin to introduce bill to require review of White House renovation plans
8:05 AM
Paul Waldman / Public Notice:   The tech industry will come to regret its embrace of Trump
8:00 AM
Jason Sattler / THE FARCE:   Call them ‘Nuzzi Pox’
7:55 AM
Punchbowl News:   Is a Jan. 30 shutdown in the cards?
7:55 AM
Peter Baker / New York Times:   Trump's Top Aide Acknowledges ‘Score Settling’ Behind Prosecutions
7:50 AM
Al Weaver / The Hill:   Senate health care talks flicker to life as ObamaCare deadline nears
7:35 AM
Liv McMahon / BBC:   Negotiations over US-UK tech deal stall
7:25 AM
Alex Isenstadt / Axios:   Scoop: Musk diving into 2026 midterms for the GOP
7:15 AM
Matthew Yglesias / Slow Boring:   The most important open question about the political future
7:10 AM
Peter R. Orszag / New York Times:   Why Both Republicans and Democrats Are Wrong About Health Care
6:30 AM
John Dickerson / The Atlantic:   Trump Widens the Breach
6:25 AM
Greg Ip / Wall Street Journal:   CEOs Are Learning to Live With Trump's Turn to State Capitalism
4:55 AM
Diana Nerozzi / Politico:   The White House's unabashed embrace of AI
 December 15, 2025 
11:05 PM
Piper Hudspeth Blackburn / CNN:   US military strikes 3 more boats in the Pacific Ocean, killing 8
10:50 PM
Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:   Republicans rebuff Trump's post on Rob Reiner
10:45 PM
New York Times:   Kushner's Firm Pulls Out of Trump-Branded Hotel Deal in Serbia
10:25 PM
BBC:   Trump sues BBC for defamation over Panorama speech edit
10:15 PM
Aaron Pellish / Politico:   Trump administration hits back at lawsuit over White House ballroom
9:35 PM
Asawin Suebsaeng / Zeteo:   Trump Dances on Rob Reiner's Grave
9:15 PM
Politico:   Senators talk last-minute Obamacare extension
9:00 PM
Matthew Choi / Washington Post:   Some Republican lawmakers call for mass expulsion of American Muslims
8:55 PM
Al Weaver / The Hill:   Senate advances annual defense policy bill
8:55 PM
Max Rego / The Hill:   Brian Glenn says he's engaged to Marjorie Taylor Greene
8:50 PM
Michael S. Rosenwald / New York Times:   Robert Samuelson, Award-Winning Economics Columnist, Dies at 79
8:40 PM
Anil Oza / STAT:   STAT+: NIH specifies how grant reviewers should ensure alignment with Trump priorities
8:35 PM
Hailey Fuchs / Politico:   House Oversight delays Clintons' Epstein testimonies
8:20 PM
Sara Fischer / Axios:   President Trump sues BBC
8:10 PM
Skylar Woodhouse / Bloomberg:   Trump Says He Plans to File BBC Lawsuit Monday or Tuesday
8:05 PM
Andrew Atterbury / Politico:   ‘We have a right to do this’: DeSantis wants Florida to move ahead with AI policies
7:10 PM
Julia Manchester / The Hill:   Trump blames Brown, not FBI, for delay in finding shooting suspect
6:50 PM
David Dayen / American Prospect:   Pepsi and Walmart's Monopolization Machine Revealed
6:35 PM
Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:   Trump says he is ‘considering’ marijuana reclassification
6:20 PM
Yair Rosenberg / The Atlantic:   'The More I'm Around Young People, the More Panicked I Am'
5:30 PM
Hunter Walker / Talking Points Memo:   Underground Legal Clinics Offer a Lifeline to Migrants Facing Mass Deportation
5:20 PM
President Donald J. Trump / The White House:   DESIGNATING FENTANYL AS A WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION
5:20 PM
Ella Lee / The Hill:   Hunter Biden disbarred in Connecticut after gun, tax conviction complaints
5:20 PM
CNBC:   New Trump tariffs collection hits $200 billion, Customs says
4:55 PM
New York Times:   U.S. Soldiers and Translator Killed in Syria Are Identified
4:55 PM
Julianna Bragg / Axios:   “Very bad for our country”: Trump doubles down on Rob Reiner attacks
4:50 PM
Barak Ravid / Axios:   Scoop: White House scolded Netanyahu for violating Gaza ceasefire with strike
4:15 PM
Aaron Parnas / MeidasTouch News:   Republicans Condemn Donald Trump Over Vile Remarks About Rob and Michele Reiner
4:10 PM
Julia Manchester / The Hill:   Trump to visit North Carolina on Friday
3:55 PM
Mia McCarthy / Politico:   Capitol agenda: House GOP at the Obamacare cliff
3:45 PM
Amy B Wang / Washington Post:   Trump bashes late director Rob Reiner, drawing immediate backlash
3:20 PM
Brakkton Booker / Politico:   Maryland residents bristle at Wes Moore's redistricting push