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What is going on here?
December 5, 2025 at 6:37 PM
What is going on here?
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The White House surrenders at 138 million views. Sabrina wins.
December 5, 2025 at 7:55 PM
The White House surrenders at 138 million views. Sabrina wins.
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The Supreme Court will ultimately decide whether to uphold the longstanding principle that grants citizenship to the children of non-citizens born in the U.S., following a legal challenge by the Trump administration. n.pr/48E1oko
Supreme Court agrees to hear arguments in birthright citizenship challenge
The Supreme Court will ultimately decide whether to uphold the longstanding principle that grants citizenship to the children of non-citizens born in the U.S., following a legal challenge by the Trump administration.
n.pr
December 5, 2025 at 8:08 PM
The Supreme Court will ultimately decide whether to uphold the longstanding principle that grants citizenship to the children of non-citizens born in the U.S., following a legal challenge by the Trump administration. n.pr/48E1oko
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Despite the heavy ongoing controversy, right-wing media continue to praise Trump's legally dubious boat strikes in the Caribbean which killed at least 83 people.
December 5, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Despite the heavy ongoing controversy, right-wing media continue to praise Trump's legally dubious boat strikes in the Caribbean which killed at least 83 people.
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The Trump administration has set forth a national security strategy that paints European allies as weak and aims to reassert America's dominance in the Western Hemisphere. n.pr/3KiaCut
Trump's security strategy slams European allies and asserts U.S. power in the Americas
The Trump administration has set forth a national security strategy that paints European allies as weak and aims to reassert America's dominance in the Western Hemisphere.
n.pr
December 5, 2025 at 5:18 PM
The Trump administration has set forth a national security strategy that paints European allies as weak and aims to reassert America's dominance in the Western Hemisphere. n.pr/3KiaCut
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has distanced himself from the fallout of the U.S. military strike on alleged drug smugglers in the Caribbean on Sept. 2, which killed 11, as Adm. Frank M. Bradley has come under scrutiny.
Here’s what to know about him:
Here’s what to know about him:
Who is Adm. Frank Bradley, commander in the boat strike controversy?
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has distanced himself from the fallout from the strike, which killed 11, as Bradley has come under scrutiny.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has distanced himself from the fallout of the U.S. military strike on alleged drug smugglers in the Caribbean on Sept. 2, which killed 11, as Adm. Frank M. Bradley has come under scrutiny.
Here’s what to know about him:
Here’s what to know about him:
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Aiming to give Republicans an extra House seat in 2028, a Trump-aligned nonprofit has put $4.35 million toward supporting a proposed ballot measure that would repeal Utah’s anti-gerrymandering law.
Post-Trump, What Happens to His War Chest? Utah Offers One Clue.
A Trump-aligned political group is quietly spending millions to help state Republicans have a friendlier House map in 2028 — not in 2026, as with all of his other redistricting efforts.
nyti.ms
December 5, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Aiming to give Republicans an extra House seat in 2028, a Trump-aligned nonprofit has put $4.35 million toward supporting a proposed ballot measure that would repeal Utah’s anti-gerrymandering law.
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You have to hand it to Melania Trump for these decorations ... slate.trib.al/aLA5SJX
Melania Trump, America’s Creepy-Christmas Queen, Has Done It Again This Year
The part-time remote-work first lady returns to the office.
slate.trib.al
December 5, 2025 at 5:58 PM
You have to hand it to Melania Trump for these decorations ... slate.trib.al/aLA5SJX
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For the first time in a decade, no hurricanes made landfall in the US this year. However, we won’t always be this lucky, and when the next disaster hits, a FEMA gutted by Trump will not be equipped to respond. From Kenny Stancil:
trib.al/4dTp8sK
trib.al/4dTp8sK
Trump’s Katrina Is Coming - The American Prospect
The president’s FEMA sabotage has all but guaranteed us more acute disasters in the future.
trib.al
December 5, 2025 at 6:00 PM
For the first time in a decade, no hurricanes made landfall in the US this year. However, we won’t always be this lucky, and when the next disaster hits, a FEMA gutted by Trump will not be equipped to respond. From Kenny Stancil:
trib.al/4dTp8sK
trib.al/4dTp8sK
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The quiet calm of a weekday morning in a Woodbridge, Virginia, neighborhood was suddenly interrupted by a loud siren, two Humvee-style vehicles and a group of SWAT-like figures in camouflage, rifles trained on a house. https://cnn.it/4ahpwvF
December 5, 2025 at 6:30 PM
The quiet calm of a weekday morning in a Woodbridge, Virginia, neighborhood was suddenly interrupted by a loud siren, two Humvee-style vehicles and a group of SWAT-like figures in camouflage, rifles trained on a house. https://cnn.it/4ahpwvF
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Thrust into the spotlight, former Federal Trade Commission member Rebecca Slaughter has taken on a new high-profile role: one of the primary opponents of Trump’s war on federal workers.
On Monday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in her case.
On Monday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in her case.
Trump fired this regulator. She’s fighting him to the Supreme Court.
As she fights to keep her seat on the Federal Trade Commission, Rebecca Slaughter has emerged as one of the primary opponents of Trump’s war on the federal workforce.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Thrust into the spotlight, former Federal Trade Commission member Rebecca Slaughter has taken on a new high-profile role: one of the primary opponents of Trump’s war on federal workers.
On Monday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in her case.
On Monday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in her case.
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"And for Trump, calling affordability a scam is doubly strange because it's the very issue that helped propel him back to the White House," writes Matt Egan | Analysis https://cnn.it/4pJfEz8
December 5, 2025 at 7:01 PM
"And for Trump, calling affordability a scam is doubly strange because it's the very issue that helped propel him back to the White House," writes Matt Egan | Analysis https://cnn.it/4pJfEz8
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Breaking News: The Supreme Court agreed to review a landmark dispute over the constitutionality of President Trump’s effort to end birthright citizenship. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/u...
December 5, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Breaking News: The Supreme Court agreed to review a landmark dispute over the constitutionality of President Trump’s effort to end birthright citizenship. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/u...
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The Supreme Court announced it will hear a case on the legality of President Trump’s birthright citizenship ban, a high-stakes review that could redefine who is considered an American.
Supreme Court will hear case on Trump’s ban on birthright citizenship
The Trump administration asked the justices to take up the case on an expedited basis in September after lower courts found the policy unconstitutional and blocked it.
wapo.st
December 5, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The Supreme Court announced it will hear a case on the legality of President Trump’s birthright citizenship ban, a high-stakes review that could redefine who is considered an American.
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FIFA President Gianni Infantini used the World Cup draw to bestow a made-up award, the FIFA Peace Prize, to Donald Trump, a president inflicting violence both at home and abroad. @edgeofsports.bsky.social and @julesboykoff.bsky.social take a look at this absurd, risible act.
https://bit.ly/44ThjtN
https://bit.ly/44ThjtN
FIFA Kisses Up to Trump With Absurd “Peace Prize”
With the world’s soccer fans watching, Gianni Infantino, the great toady to the globe’s oligarchs, handed a made-up peace prize to the increasingly violent US president.
www.thenation.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:39 PM
FIFA President Gianni Infantini used the World Cup draw to bestow a made-up award, the FIFA Peace Prize, to Donald Trump, a president inflicting violence both at home and abroad. @edgeofsports.bsky.social and @julesboykoff.bsky.social take a look at this absurd, risible act.
https://bit.ly/44ThjtN
https://bit.ly/44ThjtN
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Unlike many of his contemporaries, billionaire Jeff Yass is driven almost entirely by his commitment to promoting vouchers and other school choice programs.
Here’s how one of the richest people on the planet uses politics to press his pet issue:
Here’s how one of the richest people on the planet uses politics to press his pet issue:
Meet the billionaire pushing taxpayer-funded school vouchers
How one of the richest people on the planet presses his pet issue: school choice
www.washingtonpost.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Unlike many of his contemporaries, billionaire Jeff Yass is driven almost entirely by his commitment to promoting vouchers and other school choice programs.
Here’s how one of the richest people on the planet uses politics to press his pet issue:
Here’s how one of the richest people on the planet uses politics to press his pet issue:
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A federal judge in Florida ordered the unsealing of grand jury transcripts and other records in the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, paving the way for the public release of those documents.
https://cnn.it/44a2qTG
https://cnn.it/44a2qTG
December 5, 2025 at 8:00 PM
A federal judge in Florida ordered the unsealing of grand jury transcripts and other records in the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, paving the way for the public release of those documents.
https://cnn.it/44a2qTG
https://cnn.it/44a2qTG
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Breaking: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth could have put U.S. troops and national security at risk with the Signal chat, the Pentagon’s top watchdog concludes. The Atlantic’s staff writers report:
Hegseth Risked Endangering Troops With Signal Messages
An inspector general report finds that the defense secretary violated his department’s policies.
bit.ly
December 3, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Breaking: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth could have put U.S. troops and national security at risk with the Signal chat, the Pentagon’s top watchdog concludes. The Atlantic’s staff writers report:
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The Trump administration will announce a rollback of fuel efficiency rules for cars and trucks.
With weaker rules, car companies will “make more gas guzzlers,” said Dan Becker of the Center for Biological Diversity.
With weaker rules, car companies will “make more gas guzzlers,” said Dan Becker of the Center for Biological Diversity.
Trump plans to weaken fuel efficiency rules for cars and trucks
Executives from Ford, GM and Stellantis will be at the White House Wednesday as Trump rolls back rules pushing automakers to sell more electric cars.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:45 PM
The Trump administration will announce a rollback of fuel efficiency rules for cars and trucks.
With weaker rules, car companies will “make more gas guzzlers,” said Dan Becker of the Center for Biological Diversity.
With weaker rules, car companies will “make more gas guzzlers,” said Dan Becker of the Center for Biological Diversity.
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@nickturse.bsky.social has been breaking stories on the Trump administration's boat strikes in the Caribbean and Pacific, including the double-tap strike of September 2 for which Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has recently come under fire.
Nick Turse On Reporting During Trump 2.0
Nick Turse is a senior reporter for The Intercept, reporting on national security and foreign policy. He's been breaking stories on the Trump administration's boat strikes in the Caribbean and…
interc.pt
December 3, 2025 at 7:05 PM
@nickturse.bsky.social has been breaking stories on the Trump administration's boat strikes in the Caribbean and Pacific, including the double-tap strike of September 2 for which Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has recently come under fire.
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The president said in a social media post that the Democratic lawmaker had been targeted by the Department of Justice for “bravely” speaking against former president Biden's border policies. (via @texaspublicradio.bsky.social)
Trump to pardon Rep. Cuellar, says charges were retaliation for border stance
In a post on Truth Social, Trump said, "Henry, I don't know you, but you can sleep well tonight — your nightmare is finally over!"
n.pr
December 3, 2025 at 7:07 PM
The president said in a social media post that the Democratic lawmaker had been targeted by the Department of Justice for “bravely” speaking against former president Biden's border policies. (via @texaspublicradio.bsky.social)
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A Supreme Court ruling against President Trump's tariffs could force his administration to pay back a substantial portion of the roughly $200 billion it has collected in duties since the start of the year. Some companies aren’t waiting to try to secure a speedy and substantial payout.
Ahead of Tariff Ruling, Businesses Race to Secure Refunds
The Supreme Court has not yet ruled on the legality of President Trump’s sweeping tariffs, but some companies aren’t waiting to try to secure a speedy and substantial payout.
nyti.ms
December 3, 2025 at 7:40 PM
A Supreme Court ruling against President Trump's tariffs could force his administration to pay back a substantial portion of the roughly $200 billion it has collected in duties since the start of the year. Some companies aren’t waiting to try to secure a speedy and substantial payout.
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Legal analyst Andrew Napolitano, Pete Hegseth’s former Fox News colleague, says it gives him “no pleasure to say” that the defense secretary must be prosecuted for war crimes.
Pentagon Pete’s Old Fox News Colleague Demands War Crime Prosecution
The former legal analyst for the network believes everyone who gave or followed the alleged “kill everybody” order must be brought to justice.
www.thedailybeast.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Legal analyst Andrew Napolitano, Pete Hegseth’s former Fox News colleague, says it gives him “no pleasure to say” that the defense secretary must be prosecuted for war crimes.
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Breaking news: The Pentagon’s top watchdog found that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth violated security protocols meant to protect U.S. troops by using a personal device to share sensitive operational details on the messaging app Signal.
Watchdog finds Hegseth violated Pentagon protocol in ‘Signalgate’ affair
The Defense Department inspector general finds Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth violated Pentagon protocol in use of Signal to share highly sensitive U.S. attack plans, according to officials who have s...
wapo.st
December 3, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Breaking news: The Pentagon’s top watchdog found that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth violated security protocols meant to protect U.S. troops by using a personal device to share sensitive operational details on the messaging app Signal.
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Since 2018, Trump has repeatedly made a point of promoting Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's denials on the Khashoggi scandal — often emphasizing the crown prince’s words over the findings of the US intelligence assessments.
A timeline of some of Trump’s remarks: https://cnn.it/3K85poR
A timeline of some of Trump’s remarks: https://cnn.it/3K85poR
November 20, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Since 2018, Trump has repeatedly made a point of promoting Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's denials on the Khashoggi scandal — often emphasizing the crown prince’s words over the findings of the US intelligence assessments.
A timeline of some of Trump’s remarks: https://cnn.it/3K85poR
A timeline of some of Trump’s remarks: https://cnn.it/3K85poR