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 December 23, 2025 
11:20 PM
Annabella Rosciglione / The Daily Beast:   Megyn Kelly Escalates Feud with Bari Weiss: ‘More Truth Coming’
11:15 PM
Samuel Chamberlain / New York Post:   Hunter Biden says he's up to $15M in debt, claims ‘I have no idea’ how to pay that off
11:10 PM
Zeteo:   Trumpland Grades His Epstein Cover-Up an ‘F-Minus’
10:10 PM
Wall Street Journal:   Inside the New Fast Track to a Presidential Pardon
10:10 PM
New York Times:   U.S. Is Adding to Its Military Buildup in the Caribbean
10:10 PM
Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:   The president, the plane and the prince: Top takeaways from the 3rd Epstein files release
9:20 PM
Steven Lee Myers / New York Times:   U.S. Bars 5 European Tech Regulators and Researchers
8:55 PM
The Atlantic:   House Republicans Aren't Having Any Fun
8:35 PM
George Chidi / The Guardian:   Some Epstein file redactions are being undone with hacks
8:25 PM
Tara Suter / The Hill:   Illinois lawmakers gain access to Chicago-area ICE facility after pushback
8:00 PM
Max Rego / The Hill:   At least 6 among victims of Mexican Navy plane crash off the coast of Texas
7:15 PM
Julianne McShane / MS NOW:   Department of Veterans Affairs quietly implements abortion ban
6:50 PM
Jeff Capellini / CBS News:   NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani names Lillian Bonsignore as FDNY commissioner
6:35 PM
Ian Millhiser / Vox:   The Supreme Court just handed Trump a rare — and very significant — loss
6:10 PM
April Rubin / Axios:   Epstein letter to Larry Nassar is fake, Justice Department says
6:00 PM
Emmett Lindner / New York Times:   Student Loan Borrowers in Default Could See Wages Garnished in Early 2026
5:55 PM
Chelsea Brasted / Axios:   National Guard deploys to New Orleans
5:35 PM
Steve Benen / MS NOW:   For the White House, ‘national security’ is becoming the answer to every question
5:30 PM
Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:   Department of Veterans Affairs quietly bans abortion services, counseling
5:25 PM
Alec Hernandez / Politico:   From the field to the ballot: Athletes crowd GOP tickets ahead of 2026
5:15 PM
Sara Fischer / Axios:   Scoop... New CBS masthead
5:00 PM
Devin Dwyer / Reuters:   Supreme Court keeps block on National Guard deployment in Chicago
4:55 PM
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:   Supreme Court rejects Trump's bid to deploy National Guard in Illinois
4:15 PM
Jacob Knutson / Democracy Docket:   Supreme Court Upholds Block to Trump's Chicago Military Takeover
4:00 PM
Sara Fischer / Axios:   Scoop: Bari Weiss plans overhaul of CBS News and “60 Minutes” standards and procedures
3:50 PM
Al Weaver / The Hill:   Ben Sasse diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer
3:50 PM
Joe Perticone / The Bulwark:   A Green Light for Anti-Islam Bigotry for Trump's GOP
3:45 PM
Bryony Gooch / The Independent:   Russell Brand charged with further counts of rape and sexual assault
3:40 PM
Tom Latchem / The Daily Beast:   Vance's Navy SEAL Cosplay Immediately Backfires
2:40 PM
Sidney Blumenthal / The Guardian:   Is Susie Wiles an innocent bystander in Trump's White House?
2:40 PM
Hamed Aleaziz / New York Times:   Stephen Miller Cites Children of Immigrants as a Problem
2:35 PM
Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:   Fewer people would recommend MMR vaccine: Survey
2:25 PM
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:   Judges who ruled against Trump say harassment and threats have changed their lives
1:20 PM
Brady Knox / Washington Examiner:   Hunter Biden calls Afghanistan withdrawal an ‘obvious f***ing failure’
1:05 PM
Jay Nordlinger / The Next Move:   ‘Heritage Americans’ and the American Heritage
12:55 PM
Alex Burness / Bolts:   Ohio Bans Grace Periods for Mail Ballots, Fulfilling Trump's Wishes
12:50 PM
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:   Trump knocks release of photos in Epstein files dump: 'I think it's a terrible thing'
12:50 PM
Robyn Vinter / The Guardian:   Russell Brand charged with further sexual offences including rape
12:50 PM
Ed Morrissey / HotAir:   NEW: US Economy Roars to 4.3% GDP in Q3, Two-Year High
12:40 PM
Vox:   Will Trump pardon Epstein's chief enabler?
12:40 PM
David Enrich / New York Times:   Federal Prosecutor Was Surprised by Trump's Flights on Epstein's Jet
12:35 PM
Ben Wolfgang / Washington Times:   Military hits best recruiting numbers in 15 years, Pentagon says
12:35 PM
Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:   Cancel Culture's Boomerang Effect
12:35 PM
Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:   Hageman launches bid for Wyoming Senate seat
12:30 PM
Annie Nova / CNBC:   Trump administration to start seizing pay of defaulted student loan borrowers in January
12:20 PM
Bloomberg:   Epstein Prosecutors Prepared Sex Trafficking Indictment in 2007
12:15 PM
Victoria Guida / Politico:   Larry Summers named backup executor in 2014 draft of Epstein's will
12:10 PM
Danny Nguyen / Politico:   ICE has not used taxpayer data to deport people, official says
12:05 PM
NBC News:   GOP Rep. Harriet Hageman launches Senate run in Wyoming
11:55 AM
New York Times:   How Did DOGE Disrupt So Much While Saving So Little?
11:55 AM
Adeel Hassan / New York Times:   Ben Sasse Says He Has Terminal Pancreatic Cancer
11:35 AM
Graeme Wood / The Atlantic:   What Bari Weiss Got Right
11:30 AM
Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:   Scoop: Trump ally who ousted Cheney launches Senate bid keep GOP seat in Republican hands
11:20 AM
Edward Helmore / The Guardian:   Jeffrey Epstein apparently wrote letter to Larry Nassar referencing Trump
11:20 AM
Talmon Joseph Smith / New York Times:   U.S. Economic Growth Surged in Third Quarter of 2025
11:10 AM
Jordan Perkins / NewsNation:   Former Sen. Ben Sasse announces terminal cancer diagnosis
11:00 AM
Reuters:   US Justice Department releases new tranche of Epstein files
10:45 AM
Gregory Svirnovskiy / Politico:   Ohio lawmaker sues Trump and others over Kennedy Center name change
10:40 AM
Reuters:   Trump says he invited Kazakh, Uzbek leaders to G20 Summit next year
10:40 AM
Alina Selyukh / NPR:   The U.S. economy grew robustly as Americans continued to spend
10:25 AM
Leigh Kimmins / The Daily Beast:   Scathing Polling Reveals What Key U.S. Allies Really Think of America Under Trump
10:25 AM
Erin Doherty / Politico:   Poll: Major allies see US as unreliable and destabilizing
9:45 AM
Ian Millhiser / Vox:   The culture war is consuming the Supreme Court
9:45 AM
Reuters:   Greta Thunberg arrested at pro-Palestinian protest in London
8:55 AM
Chao Deng / Wall Street Journal:   U.S. Economy Posts Robust Growth in the Third Quarter
8:55 AM
Jill Lawrence / The Bulwark:   How Rob Reiner Made Children His Issue
8:35 AM
Wall Street Journal:   Takeaways From the FBI's Second Batch of Epstein Files
8:35 AM
Zachary Basu / Axios:   5 turning points that explain MAGA's civil war
8:15 AM
David R. Lurie / Public Notice:   Make America Weak  —  🎄🎄🎄 PN HOLIDAY SPECIAL 🎄🎄 …
7:25 AM
Reese Gorman / NOTUS:   Bernie Moreno Has Quickly Become One of Senate Republicans' Most Prolific Fundraisers
6:50 AM
Eli Stokols / Politico:   ‘This is shattering’: Europe reels from Trump's new world order
6:15 AM
Wall Street Journal:   The Donald J. Trump Center for Everything
6:00 AM
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:   Vance begins to lock down parts of MAGA coalition for 2028
5:55 AM
Politico:   These 3 Republican senators are giving John Thune headaches
5:55 AM
Brittany Gibson / Axios:   ICE traps immigrants at green card interviews
 December 22, 2025 
11:30 PM
Nette Nöstlinger / Politico:   Germany's far-right AfD accused of gathering information for the Kremlin
11:25 PM
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:   Turmoil at CBS News After Bari Weiss Pulls a ‘60 Minutes’ Segment
11:20 PM
Paul McLeary / Politico:   Trump's new ‘Trump-Class’ battleship will carry nuclear weapons
11:20 PM
Edward Wong / New York Times:   Trump Administration Orders Nearly 30 U.S. Ambassadors to Leave Their Posts
11:15 PM
Politico:   New trove of apparent Epstein files posted on DOJ site disappears
11:05 PM
Andrew Solender / Axios:   House Democrat sues to stop “Trump-Kennedy Center” renaming
10:45 PM
Politico:   ‘Incredibly reckless’: Trump's wind halt stuns even some allies
10:45 PM
Shawn McCreesh / New York Times:   Lawmaker Sues to Remove Trump's Name From the Kennedy Center
10:10 PM
Gosia Wozniacka / Oregonian:   Oregon couple deported, forced to leave toddler behind
10:10 PM
Sara Fischer / Axios:   Yanked “60 Minutes” episode aired in Canada
10:00 PM
Wall Street Journal:   The Heritage Foundation Blows Up
9:25 PM
Sara Fischer / Axios:   Scoop: Weiss told top “60 Minutes” producers that delayed segment had problems
9:20 PM
Hamed Ahmadi / NOTUS:   Trump Is Naming a New Class of Navy Battleships After Himself
9:15 PM
Marc Caputo / Axios:   Trump on seized Venezuelan oil: “We're gonna keep it”
9:00 PM
Steve Holland / Reuters:   Trump announces plan for new class of more powerful US battleships
8:40 PM
NPR:   Federal judge says U.S. must give due process to deported Venezuelans
8:35 PM
Josh Gerstein / Politico:   More stumbles by feds mar Kilmar Abrego Garcia deportation case
7:55 PM
Cameron Peters / Vox:   Trump's war on windmills, briefly explained
7:55 PM
Filip Timotija / The Hill:   Trump says US will keep oil and ships seized near Venezuela
7:50 PM
Allison Gill / The Breakdown:   WATCH: The 60 Minutes CECOT Segment
7:45 PM
Bloomberg:   Trump Unveils Warship Named After Himself in Shipbuilding Push
7:35 PM
Hannah Knowles / Washington Post:   Trump critic George Conway files papers for U.S. House bid in New York
7:30 PM
Annika Kim Constantino / CNBC:   FDA approves first GLP-1 pill for obesity from Wegovy maker Novo Nordisk
7:20 PM
Andrew Prokop / Vox:   Is CBS News censoring 60 Minutes?
6:00 PM
Jonathan Chait / The Atlantic:   Bari Weiss's Audience of One
5:55 PM
Josh Blackman / Reason:   Breaking: Cully Stimson and Hans von Spakovsky Resign From Heritage
5:50 PM
Jason Koebler / 404 Media:   Flock Exposed Its AI-Powered Cameras to the Internet. We Tracked Ourselves
5:30 PM
Rafael Nam / NPR:   Nearly 2 dozen states sue the Trump administration over funding for CFPB
5:15 PM
Max Rego / The Hill:   Former FDA chief sounds alarm over HHS childhood vaccine overhaul
4:50 PM
Charlie Savage / New York Times:   Ex-C.I.A. Chief Wants to Block Judge Cannon From Inquiry Pushed by Trump's Allies
4:40 PM
Aiden Reiter / Politico:   State attorneys general sue Trump administration over efforts to shutter CFPB
4:40 PM
Jose Pagliery / NOTUS:   Democrats Demand DOJ Investigate Caribbean Boat Strikes as Crimes
4:25 PM
Emily Brooks / The Hill:   Heritage Foundation staffers decamp for Pence-founded think tank in latest exodus
4:25 PM
Peter Pinedo / Fox News:   Turning Point poll reveals conservatives ‘all in’ for JD Vance 2028 presidential run
4:20 PM
Shifra Dayak / NOTUS:   Interior Department Pauses Five Major Offshore Wind Projects, Citing National Security
4:15 PM
Gallup:   Americans End Year in Gloomy Mood
4:10 PM
Bill Barrow / Associated Press:   The Trump administration is suing the District of Columbia over its gun laws
3:55 PM
C.J. Ciaramella / Reason:   DHS Says Recording or Following Law Enforcement ‘Sure Sounds Like Obstruction of Justice’
3:20 PM
Ben Kamisar / NBC News:   George Conway files paperwork to run for Congress as a Democrat
3:15 PM
Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:   CBS pulls ‘60 Minutes’ segment on notorious El Salvador prison
3:10 PM
Jazmin Tolliver / HuffPost:   Nicki Minaj Uses The Exact Wrong Word Onstage With Erika Kirk
3:05 PM
Tom Latchem / The Daily Beast:   ICE Barbie Makes Desperate Christmas Plea to Boost Failing Deportation App
3:00 PM
New York Times:   Angering Denmark, Trump Appoints Special Envoy to Greenland
2:45 PM
Julianna Bragg / Axios:   Epstein survivors criticize DOJ for failure to release all files
2:45 PM
Josephine Walker / Axios:   Mike Pence's think tank poaches top Heritage staff as MAGA rift grows
2:40 PM
Jacob Wendler / Politico:   Bill Clinton spox calls on DOJ to release Epstein files referencing the former president
2:25 PM
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:   Behold! 🔥 The Focus Group from Hell 🔥
2:10 PM
Steve Kopack / NBC News:   Paramount beefs up its bid for Warner Bros. Discovery with new Larry Ellison guarantee
2:05 PM
Ron Dicker / HuffPost:   Prominent GOP Senator Already Rejects JD Vance For President In 2028
1:55 PM
Joseph Gedeon / The Guardian:   Schumer to ask Senate to back legal action over partial Epstein files release
1:15 PM
Annie Karni / New York Times:   In Congress and at Home, Omar Faces Trump's Anti-Somali Attacks
1:00 PM
Wall Street Journal:   Trump To Announce Navy Will Buy New ‘Battleship’
12:40 PM
Franklin Foer / The Atlantic:   CBS and CNN Are Being Sacrificed to Trump
12:40 PM
Caitlin Reilly / Bloomberg:   George Conway to Run as a Democrat for Nadler's Manhattan Seat
12:10 PM
Lauren Thomas / Wall Street Journal:   Larry Ellison Provides Personal Guarantee for Paramount's Bid for Warner
12:00 PM
Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:   Trump critic George Conway files to run for NY House seat
11:50 AM
William Kristol / The Bulwark:   Trump and Co. Can't Keep Their Lies Straight
11:35 AM
Victoria Bekiempis / The Guardian:   Files release illuminates Maxwell's tactics to lure teens into Epstein's orbit
11:15 AM
Wall Street Journal:   By All Means Raise Mitt Romney's Taxes
11:15 AM
Ben Makuch / The Guardian:   Neo-Nazi terror group steps up US operations as FBI pulls back
11:10 AM
Jon Henley / The Guardian:   You cannot annex other countries, Danish and Greenlandic leaders tell Trump
11:10 AM
Associated Press:   Car bomb kills Russian general in Moscow
11:00 AM
Matthew Daly / Associated Press:   Trump administration pauses 5 offshore wind projects on the East Coast
10:50 AM
Brad Heath / Reuters:   Exclusive: How immigration swallowed up federal gun crime efforts
10:40 AM
Sara Fischer / Axios:   “60 Minutes” yanks segment, prompting concerns around editorial independence
10:20 AM
New York Times:   Trump Halts 5 Wind Farms Off the East Coast
9:55 AM
Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:   Trump's attempted takeover of DC golf courses sets off controversy
9:50 AM
David Bauder / Associated Press:   ‘60 Minutes’ holds off on airing critical piece on Trump deportation policy
9:30 AM
Don Moynihan / Can We Still Govern?:   What have we learned about child poverty in America?
9:20 AM
Siddharth Cavale / The Independent:   Greenland alarmed after Trump appoints envoy to make country ‘part of the US’
9:15 AM
Asawin Suebsaeng / Zeteo:   ‘Our MAGA Civil War Is Spreading’
9:15 AM
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:   Trump's favorite excuse in 2025: “I don't know”
9:10 AM
Ian Parker / New Yorker:   Peter Navarro, Trump's Ultimate Yes-Man
9:00 AM
Mark Hertling / The Bulwark:   Pete Hegseth Said Military Chaplains Are ‘Degraded.’ He's Wrong.
9:00 AM
Maria Aspan / NPR:   How Trump's ‘crony capitalism’ has shaken up U.S. business
8:55 AM
Ken Dilanian / MS NOW:   Kash Patel's new ride of choice: an armored luxury BMW
8:45 AM
Josh Dawsey / Wall Street Journal:   Top Heritage Officials Flee to Mike Pence's Nonprofit as Think Tank Fractures
8:45 AM
Katharine Houreld / Washington Post:   Congolese rape survivors search in vain for medicine after USAID cuts
8:05 AM
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:   The regime's new Epstein coverup will backfire
8:00 AM
Damian Paletta / Wall Street Journal:   More Than 50 U.S. Lawmakers Are Retiring Next Year. Why?
8:00 AM
Sohrab Ahmari / UnHerd:   JD Vance: Nick Fuentes ‘can eat shit’
8:00 AM
Cameron Adams / The Daily Beast:   JD Vance Finally Loses It Over Attacks on His Wife: ‘Eat S**t’
7:55 AM
Joshua Keating / Vox:   2025 was the year everything changed for the US and China
7:55 AM
Reuters:   High-profile Russians assassinated since start of Ukraine war
7:55 AM
Paul Krugman:   MAGA's Manly Manufacturing Misfire
7:40 AM
Adam Liptak / New York Times:   A Conspicuous Gap May Undermine Trump's Birthright Citizenship Plan
7:35 AM
Natalie Allison / Washington Post:   JD Vance is ‘walking a tightrope’ on raging Israel debate within MAGA
7:35 AM
Paul Glastris / Washington Monthly:   The GOP War on Nurses
7:25 AM
Zolan Kanno-Youngs / New York Times:   Vance Refuses to Take Sides in G.O.P. Fight Over Bigotry
7:20 AM
David Folkenflik / NPR:   CBS News chief Bari Weiss pulls ‘60 Minutes’ story, sparking outcry
7:10 AM
Genevieve Glatsky / New York Times:   What We Know About U.S. Interceptions of Oil Tankers in Venezuela
6:45 AM
Alex Nieves / Politico:   How Trump broke California's grip on the auto market
6:45 AM
Caitlin Owens / Axios:   Chaos could be coming for children's vaccines
5:25 AM
Isabella Simonetti / Wall Street Journal:   CBS News Pulls ‘60 Minutes’ Segment; Correspondent Calls Decision Political
 December 21, 2025 
11:55 PM
NBC News:   Meet the Press - December 21, 2025
11:50 PM
Jennifer A Dlouhy / Bloomberg:   Trump Taps Louisiana Governor Landry as Greenland Envoy
11:35 PM
Josh Blackman / Reason:   My Resignation From The Heritage Foundation
11:10 PM
Dean Obeidallah / The Dean's Report:   Where is the footage Jeffrey Epstein secretly recorded of people in his houses?!
10:40 PM
Reuters:   Trump names Louisiana governor Landry as Greenland special envoy
9:55 PM
Anushka Patil / New York Times:   Russia Dismisses Reports of Progress in Ukraine Peace Talks
9:55 PM
Rebecca Falconer / Axios:   Kimmel to give “deeply personal” Christmas Day message on U.K. TV
9:00 PM
Tara Suter / The Hill:   Nicki Minaj makes surprise appearance at Turning Point conference
8:45 PM
Ezra Klein / New York Times:   The Trump Vibe Shift Is Dead
8:35 PM
Matthew Lee / Associated Press:   Trump removes nearly 30 career diplomats from ambassadorial positions
6:40 PM
Shaimaa Khalil / BBC:   Israel approves 19 new settlements in occupied West Bank
6:20 PM
Al Weaver / The Hill:   Senate stares down fraught health care battle with ObamaCare subsidies set to expire
6:15 PM
Andrew Howard / Politico:   Vance tries to weather the MAGA storm at Turning Point
6:05 PM
Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:   Conservatives Want the Antebellum Constitution Back
5:25 PM
Bloomberg:   Rich Families Face Tax Audits as Indonesia Races to Plug Deficit
1:50 PM
Casey Michel / The Guardian:   Thanks to Donald Trump, 2025 was a good year ... for white-collar criminals
1:50 PM
Nicholas Kerr / ABC News:   Rand Paul says seizure of oil tankers in Caribbean a ‘prelude to war’
1:20 PM
Joseph Choi / The Hill:   Trump's base growing impatient on abortion pill action
1:20 PM
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:   Lankford: Americans will decide whether to blame GOP for lapsed ObamaCare subsidies
1:20 PM
John Sakellariadis / Politico:   Acting CISA director failed a polygraph. Career staff are now under investigation.
1:20 PM
Marc Caputo / Axios:   U.S. intercepting third oil tanker as Venezuela hostilities intensify
1:15 PM
Jeremy Tanner / The Hill:   Why ‘very large’ tax refunds are coming in 2026, according to officials
1:10 PM
Jonathan Rauch / The UnPopulist:   Let's Not Grant the Postliberal Critique of Market Liberalism
12:30 PM
Avery Lotz / Axios:   DOJ defiant as it appeals Comey, James dismissals
12:25 PM
Avery Lotz / Axios:   DOJ defends removing Trump photo from Epstein files
12:15 PM
Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:   Lawmakers say White House ‘covering up things’ in release of Epstein files
12:05 PM
Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:   Deputy AG says removing photos from Epstein files release has ‘nothing to do’ with Trump
11:25 AM
Joe Rivano Barros / Mission Local:   Waymo halts service during massive S.F. blackout after causing traffic jams
10:50 AM
Axios:   Behind the Curtain: Universal Basic Investment
10:50 AM
Mike Allen / Axios:   MAGA media mess deepens at Turning Point convention
10:45 AM
Peter Whoriskey / Washington Post:   As insurers retreat from Obamacare, a working family is caught in the squeeze
10:45 AM
Joyce Vance / Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance:   Redacted: Donald & Jeffrey
10:45 AM
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:   On November 19, 2025, Congress passed H.R. 4405, the Epstein Files Transparency Act …
10:45 AM
Bloomberg:   US Still in Pursuit of Third Oil Tanker in Venezuela Blockade
10:30 AM
Laura Kayali / Politico:   Too Early, Too Alone: France Prepares for Russia as U.S. Withdraws
10:20 AM
New York Times:   Immigration Crackdown Creates Fault Lines Among Baptists
10:15 AM
Eliza Gkritsi / Politico:   Ukraine talks proceeding ‘constructively’ in Miami, Russia's envoy says
10:10 AM
Paul Krugman:   Affordability, Part IV
10:05 AM
New York Times:   Turning Point's Annual Gathering Turns Into a Gripefest
9:40 AM
Kelsey Ables / Washington Post:   White House threatens Smithsonian funds in sweeping content review
9:30 AM
David J. Lynch / Washington Post:   Market-savvy Treasury chief Scott Bessent emerges as unlikely MAGA warrior
8:15 AM
Luke Royes / ABC:   Jewish community gathers for Bondi Beach shooting vigil and commemoration
6:35 AM
Peter Baker / New York Times:   Trump Takes America's ‘Imperial Presidency’ to a New Level
5:35 AM
Washington Post:   The year Trump broke the federal government
5:35 AM
Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:   Trump faces narrowing options on Venezuela action
 December 20, 2025 
6:35 PM
Paul Kane / Washington Post:   Republican women shrinking their ranks in Congress
6:35 PM
Tim Röhn / Politico:   RFK Jr. wanted to endorse the Danish vaccine schedule. He was forced to pull back.
5:55 PM
Ben Johansen / Politico:   Trump endorses in New York governor race the day after Stefanik drops out
5:35 PM
Annie Linskey / Wall Street Journal:   For Trump, the Epstein Files Won't Go Away
5:35 PM
Maegan Vazquez / Washington Post:   Epstein files include child porn complaint a decade before federal investigation
5:35 PM
Lisa Lerer / New York Times:   Bill Clinton, a Main Character in the Epstein Drop, Just Can't Escape Scandal
4:40 PM
Catie Edmondson / New York Times:   Cynthia Lummis, a One-Term G.O.P. Senator, Will Not Seek Re-election
3:45 PM
Casey Morell / NPR:   Available to download Friday, some Epstein files no longer there Saturday afternoon
3:35 PM
Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:   UFC fighter bucks Trump White House event over Epstein controversy: 'I'm good, dude'
3:30 PM
Reuters:   Exclusive: US seizes vessel off Venezuelan coast, officials say
3:30 PM
Jacob Knutson / Democracy Docket:   DOJ Likely Pulled Photo of Trump from Released Epstein Files
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
9:35 AM
The Daily Beast:   Storied Law Firm Pays Brutal Price for Surrendering to Trump
9:25 AM
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:   This past week feels like the final, chaotic days of a political era. …
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