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BREAKING: In a social media post, the DOJ says the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York and the FBI have informed the agency "that they have uncovered over a million more documents potentially related to the Jeffrey Epstein case."
Vaughn Hillyard reports.
December 24, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Leaked: Spiked 60 Minutes Investigation Surfaces After CBS Internal Rift — old.reddit.com/r/CordCuttin...
Leaked: Spiked 60 Minutes Investigation Surfaces After CBS Internal Rift
**An editorial battle at CBS News has spilled into the public eye after a censored segment of 60 Minutes was accidentally broadcast in Canada,...
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December 24, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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The Justice Department says it has found more than 1 million additional documents potentially related to the Jeffrey Epstein case. https://cnn.it/4jaCaPb
December 24, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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If they had the chance to tell Washington something, a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS finds, they’d say plenty, much of it about the economy.
https://cnn.it/4p8DnIg
December 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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The Supreme Court’s decision blocking President Trump from sending the National Guard into American cities is likely to raise a politically fraught debate about the president’s willingness to invoke a 19th-century law to deploy the regular military on American soil instead. https://cnn.it/45qYuyn
December 24, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Eighteen Democratic-led states and the District of Columbia have filed a lawsuit challenging a new Trump administration policy seeking to bar transgender care for minors at federally-funded hospitals. https://cnn.it/3Y7cbPb
December 24, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Trump and much of the GOP are such a snowflakes, they can't tolerate any criticism at all.
cnn.com CNN @cnn.com · 13h
President Donald Trump slammed the late night hosts of ABC, NBC, and CBS in a series of Truth Social posts. Trump also said that any networks that are negative towards the GOP should have their licenses terminated.
December 24, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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States sue Trump administration for restricting trans health care www.ms.now/news/gender-...
States sue Trump administration for restricting trans health care
The suit, brought by 19 states, called Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s directives to deny gender-affirming care an “arbitrary” overreach by the government.
www.ms.now
December 24, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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'Things are tougher right now':

Arielle Hixson talks to small business owners and shoppers in Virginia during the holiday season, as they report feeling the strain of Trump's tariffs.
'Things are tougher right now': Holiday shoppers feel the STRAIN of Trump’s tariffs
YouTube video by MS NOW
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December 24, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Nearly thirty U.S. diplomats across the world were recalled by the Trump admin. and told to return home. Erielle Reshef and panel discuss.
'It's going to be destabilizing;' Nearly thirty U.S. ambassadors ordered to return home
YouTube video by MS NOW
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December 24, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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Michigan joined 18 states and the District of Columbia Tuesday in a lawsuit challenging a Health and Human Services declaration last week that health care facilities offering gender-affirming care to minors would be barred from Medicare and Medicaid.

michiganadvance.com/2025/12/24/r...
States, including Michigan, reject HHS plan to block gender-affirming care for minors • Michigan Advance
Maryland joined 18 states and the District of Columbia Tuesday in a suit challenging a Health and Human Services declaration last week that health care facilities offering gender-affirming care to min...
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December 24, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to reallocate federal Homeland Security funding away from states that refuse to cooperate with certain federal immigration enforcement. https://cnn.it/3NhAreY
December 24, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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The United States will hold off on raising its new tariff on Chinese semiconductor imports until June 2027, delaying the financial hit on Apple's component sourcing efforts for Mac, iPhone, and other products.
Steep US tariffs on Chinese chip imports won't hit Apple until 2027
The United States will hold off on raising its new tariff on Chinese semiconductor imports until June 2027, delaying the financial hit on Apple's component sourcing efforts for Mac, iPhone, and other products.
appleinsider.com
December 24, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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"It's just been confusing and compounding," Matthew Barlett, a GOP strategist and former first-term Trump appointee, said of the administration's contradictory messaging. https://cnn.it/4s9LAhY
December 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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OPINION by @zeeshanaleem.bsky.social:

"Why Trump’s mass recall of ambassadors is even worse than it sounds"

"It’s yet another precedent-breaking maneuver by the president to remold the U.S.’ diplomatic apparatus into a more overtly political arm of government."

READ: www.ms.now/opinion/trum...
Opinion | Why Trump's mass recall of ambassadors is even worse than it sounds
Trump is breaking precedent in the way he's gutting institutional knowledge.
www.ms.now
December 24, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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the hustle mindset is like “turn your hobby into a side gig!” NO. I REFUSE. let me have ONE activity that isn’t monetized, branded, optimized, or turned into content for strangers.
December 24, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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The US State Department imposed visa sanctions on a former top European Union official and employees of organizations that combat disinformation for alleged censorship.
State Department imposes sanctions on former EU official, disinformation group leaders for ‘censorship’ | CNN Politics
The US State Department on Tuesday imposed visa sanctions on a former top European Union official and employees of organizations that combat disinformation for alleged censorship – sharply ratcheting ...
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December 24, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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The Trump administration will begin garnishing wages of student loan borrowers in default starting in January, the Education Department told CNN. https://cnn.it/3MSjMyz
December 24, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Dan Rather's take on what happened:
One Courageous Correspondent
What happened inside “60 Minutes” this weekend
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One Courageous Correspondent
What happened inside “60 Minutes” this weekend
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December 23, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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anyway here’s cbs news reporting this in depth story on questions around epstein’s death

right around when weiss was installed at cbs news

i wonder if 60 Minutes would be allowed to follow this reporting today
Cell where Jeffrey Epstein died never underwent proper inspection, experts say
YouTube video by CBS News
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December 23, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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cbs news published one of the most viral investigative pieces about epstein’s death

right around when bari weiss took over

and now i am left wondering if they’ll be allowed to follow the story like they used to
December 23, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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The latest from @thedanrather.bsky.social looks at CBS News “60 Minutes” correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi and her investigation that everyone is talking about.

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Link: steady.substack.com/p/one-courag...
December 23, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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Just a reminder that the last time Vanity Fair published an article about CBS News self-censoring a 60 Minutes piece, it was so well informed that it was adapted to a critically acclaimed feature film. Watch this space.
“Dismal,” “confused,” “demoralized,” “super fucked.”

That, as one reporter tells Vanity Fair, is the mood inside CBS News this week—all because of Bari Weiss, about 14 minutes of television that criticized the Trump administration, and a Canadian streaming service.
Bari Weiss’s 60 Minutes Stumble Follows Private Rejection From Megyn Kelly
Before she stoked outrage by spiking a ‘60 Minutes’ segment about a notorious El Salvador prison, Weiss spent weeks lobbying Megyn Kelly to participate in a debate on feminism with ‘Call Her Daddy’ ho...
www.vanityfair.com
December 23, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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The US government is just actively trying to kill a story about Venezuelan men who were deported to El Salvador that 60 Minutes was about to air. In case you‘re wondering how CBS News under Bari Weiss is doing.
December 23, 2025 at 8:02 PM