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Jack Smith, in compliance with a subpoena, is testifying before Congress today, but behind closed doors, at the insistence of Jim Jordan and his fellow “weaponization” propagandists. What are they afraid of?
www.ms.now/opinion/jack...
www.ms.now/opinion/jack...
Opinion | I'm Trump's former lawyer. Jack Smith should be celebrated, not vilified.
John Dowd: Jack Smith was once my adversary in a high-profile investigation of a Republican client. Smith was fair, impartial and fearlessly committed to the facts and the law.
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December 17, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Jack Smith, in compliance with a subpoena, is testifying before Congress today, but behind closed doors, at the insistence of Jim Jordan and his fellow “weaponization” propagandists. What are they afraid of?
www.ms.now/opinion/jack...
www.ms.now/opinion/jack...
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Congress leaving for holiday recess without health care plan as ACA are set to expire soon
msnbc.com/katy-tur/watch/congress-leaving-for-holiday-recess-without-health-care-plan-as-aca-are-set-to-expire-soon-2477137987805
msnbc.com/katy-tur/watch/congress-leaving-for-holiday-recess-without-health-care-plan-as-aca-are-set-to-expire-soon-2477137987805
Congress leaving for holiday recess without health care plan as ACA are set to expire soon
Four Republican congressmen split with their party and joined Democrats to force a vote on a health care plan. A GOP-led plan passed in the House but it did not include an extension of ACA subsidies. ...
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December 18, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Congress leaving for holiday recess without health care plan as ACA are set to expire soon
msnbc.com/katy-tur/watch/congress-leaving-for-holiday-recess-without-health-care-plan-as-aca-are-set-to-expire-soon-2477137987805
msnbc.com/katy-tur/watch/congress-leaving-for-holiday-recess-without-health-care-plan-as-aca-are-set-to-expire-soon-2477137987805
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Jack Smith will testify behind closed doors tomorrow. I’ll discuss with @simonesanderss.bsky.social at 11:40 pm ET on @msnowreports.bsky.social
December 17, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Jack Smith will testify behind closed doors tomorrow. I’ll discuss with @simonesanderss.bsky.social at 11:40 pm ET on @msnowreports.bsky.social
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Jack Smith Testifies that he had Enough Evidence to Prove Trump Guilty Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
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Jack Smith Testifies that he had Enough Evidence to Prove Trump Guilty Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
YouTube video by Glenn Kirschner
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December 18, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Jack Smith Testifies that he had Enough Evidence to Prove Trump Guilty Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
youtu.be/rafhe-7GEEE?...
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Jack Smith testified today behind closed doors because Jim Jordan was a COWARD to allowed a public hearing. Jack Smith said that there were concrete evidence about January 6, 2021 & the stealing of Top Secret Files to file charges against the Convicted FElon.
youtu.be/PeXhkF88K-8?...
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Defiant Jack Smith testifies regarding the ‘powerful evidence’ that led him to prosecute Trump
YouTube video by MS NOW
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December 17, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Jack Smith testified today behind closed doors because Jim Jordan was a COWARD to allowed a public hearing. Jack Smith said that there were concrete evidence about January 6, 2021 & the stealing of Top Secret Files to file charges against the Convicted FElon.
youtu.be/PeXhkF88K-8?...
youtu.be/PeXhkF88K-8?...
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Ex-Trump lawyer John Dowd defends Jack Smith:
"Smith was once my adversary in a high-profile investigation of a Republican client. In that investigation, Smith proved himself to be fair, impartial and fearlessly committed to the facts … [R]ecent attacks on Smith are motivated by partisan politics."
"Smith was once my adversary in a high-profile investigation of a Republican client. In that investigation, Smith proved himself to be fair, impartial and fearlessly committed to the facts … [R]ecent attacks on Smith are motivated by partisan politics."
Opinion | I'm Trump's former lawyer. Jack Smith should be celebrated, not vilified.
John Dowd: Jack Smith was once my adversary in a high-profile investigation of a Republican client. Smith was fair, impartial and fearlessly committed to the facts and the law.
www.ms.now
December 17, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Ex-Trump lawyer John Dowd defends Jack Smith:
"Smith was once my adversary in a high-profile investigation of a Republican client. In that investigation, Smith proved himself to be fair, impartial and fearlessly committed to the facts … [R]ecent attacks on Smith are motivated by partisan politics."
"Smith was once my adversary in a high-profile investigation of a Republican client. In that investigation, Smith proved himself to be fair, impartial and fearlessly committed to the facts … [R]ecent attacks on Smith are motivated by partisan politics."
"... Rep. J Raskin of Maryland: Republican majority “made an excellent decision” not allowing Smith to testify publicly “... had he ... it would have been... devastating to the president and all the president’s men involved in the insurrectionary activities” of the Capitol riot on 1.6.21." apnews
Jack Smith is testifying behind closed doors on Wednesday and there’s a lot to know about what the stakes are. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
Jack Smith Testifies Before The House Judiciary Committee
Making sense of the circus
open.substack.com
December 18, 2025 at 11:51 PM
"... Rep. J Raskin of Maryland: Republican majority “made an excellent decision” not allowing Smith to testify publicly “... had he ... it would have been... devastating to the president and all the president’s men involved in the insurrectionary activities” of the Capitol riot on 1.6.21." apnews
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The White House is not private property. It does not belong to Donald Trump. It belongs to the people.
I’m introducing legislation to protect the building’s historic character against the president’s bulldozer and Marie Antoinette ballroom.
I’m introducing legislation to protect the building’s historic character against the president’s bulldozer and Marie Antoinette ballroom.
Raskin to introduce bill to require review of White House renovation plans
Rep. Jamie Raskin wants to see White House construction like President Trump's ballroom project subjected to the same scrutiny as other federal projects.
www.cbsnews.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:06 PM
The White House is not private property. It does not belong to Donald Trump. It belongs to the people.
I’m introducing legislation to protect the building’s historic character against the president’s bulldozer and Marie Antoinette ballroom.
I’m introducing legislation to protect the building’s historic character against the president’s bulldozer and Marie Antoinette ballroom.
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How about we just stick with the existing legal name for the performing arts center but call the HHS Secretary Robert F. Trump-Kennedy?
BREAKING: Trump's hand-picked board votes to rename Washington performing arts center the Trump-Kennedy Center, the White House says.
Trump's handpicked board votes to rename Washington performing arts center the Trump-Kennedy Center
The White House says President Donald Trump’s handpicked board has voted to rename Washington's premier performing arts center the Trump-Kennedy Center.
bit.ly
December 18, 2025 at 7:34 PM
How about we just stick with the existing legal name for the performing arts center but call the HHS Secretary Robert F. Trump-Kennedy?
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We now have a bipartisan majority of members of Congress demanding a vote to extend ACA tax credits and keep health care affordable for all Americans.
Speaker Johnson, bring this legislation to the House Floor immediately or step out of the way.
Speaker Johnson, bring this legislation to the House Floor immediately or step out of the way.
December 18, 2025 at 10:21 PM
We now have a bipartisan majority of members of Congress demanding a vote to extend ACA tax credits and keep health care affordable for all Americans.
Speaker Johnson, bring this legislation to the House Floor immediately or step out of the way.
Speaker Johnson, bring this legislation to the House Floor immediately or step out of the way.
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A wildlife photographer stumbled upon one of the oldest and largest known collections of dinosaur footprints, dating back about 210 million years to the Triassic Period, high in an Italian national park near the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympic venue of Bormio.
A photographer finds thousands of dinosaur footprints near Italian Winter Olympic venue
A wildlife photographer has discovered one of the oldest and largest collections of dinosaur footprints in an Italian national park.
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December 17, 2025 at 4:00 AM
A wildlife photographer stumbled upon one of the oldest and largest known collections of dinosaur footprints, dating back about 210 million years to the Triassic Period, high in an Italian national park near the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympic venue of Bormio.
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With harrowing expressions of grief and declarations of faith, hundreds of mourners gathered in Sydney on Wednesday to begin funerals for the victims of an antisemitic mass shooting in which gunmen targeted Jews celebrating Hanukkah.
Grief, tears and anger as funerals for people slain in Australian antisemitic mass shooting begin
Hundreds of mourners have gathered in Sydney to begin funerals for the victims of an antisemitic mass shooting.
bit.ly
December 17, 2025 at 4:30 AM
With harrowing expressions of grief and declarations of faith, hundreds of mourners gathered in Sydney on Wednesday to begin funerals for the victims of an antisemitic mass shooting in which gunmen targeted Jews celebrating Hanukkah.
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BREAKING: A suspected gunman in Sydney’s Bondi Beach massacre has been charged with 59 offenses including 15 charges of murder, Australian police said.
Grief, tears and anger as funerals for people slain in Australian antisemitic mass shooting begin
Hundreds of mourners have gathered in Sydney to begin funerals for the victims of an antisemitic mass shooting.
bit.ly
December 17, 2025 at 6:27 AM
BREAKING: A suspected gunman in Sydney’s Bondi Beach massacre has been charged with 59 offenses including 15 charges of murder, Australian police said.
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Joe Ely, the influential Texas-born singer-songwriter whose blend of honky-tonk, rock, roadhouse blues, led to collaborations with Bruce Springsteen and the Clash, has died.
Joe Ely, a Texas songwriter whose legacy touched rock and punk, dies age 78
Joe Ely, the influential Texas-born singer-songwriter whose blend of honky-tonk, rock, roadhouse blues, led to collaborations with Bruce Springsteen and the Clash, has died.
bit.ly
December 17, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Joe Ely, the influential Texas-born singer-songwriter whose blend of honky-tonk, rock, roadhouse blues, led to collaborations with Bruce Springsteen and the Clash, has died.
boycott!
BREAKING: Warner Bros asks shareholders to reject takeover bid from Paramount, saying merger with Netflix is better for customers.
Warner Bros asks investors to reject takeover bid from Paramount Skydance
Warner Bros. is telling shareholders to reject a takeover bid from Paramount Skydance, saying that a rival bid from Netflix will be better for customers.
bit.ly
December 18, 2025 at 11:43 PM
boycott!
will others step up to help?
Hundreds of underage girls married off and hundreds more children kidnapped as U.S. foreign aid cuts contribute to surge in violations against persecuted Rohingya children.
Trafficked, exploited, married off: Rohingya children’s lives crushed by foreign aid cuts
Severe foreign aid cuts imposed this year by U.S. President Donald Trump, along with funding reductions from other countries, shuttered thousands of schools and youth training centers in camps for Rohingya in Bangladesh and crippled child protection programs.
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December 18, 2025 at 11:43 PM
will others step up to help?
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A professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has been fatally shot at his home near Boston and authorities say they have launched a homicide investigation.
An MIT professor was fatally shot at his home and police launched a homicide investigation
A professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has been fatally shot at his home near Boston and authorities say they have launched a homicide investigation.
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December 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM
A professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has been fatally shot at his home near Boston and authorities say they have launched a homicide investigation.
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BREAKING: Four Republicans defy Speaker Johnson and sign Democratic petition that will force House vote on extending ACA subsidies.
Republicans defy Speaker Johnson to force House vote on extending ACA subsidies
Four centrist Republicans have broken with their party's leadership over health care. They signed onto a Democratic-led petition that will force a House vole on extending for three years an enhanced pandemic-era subsidy that lowers health insurance costs for millions of Americans.
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December 17, 2025 at 3:45 PM
BREAKING: Four Republicans defy Speaker Johnson and sign Democratic petition that will force House vote on extending ACA subsidies.
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BREAKING: Senate passes $901 billion defense bill that demands Secretary Pete Hegseth provide video of strikes on alleged drug boats.
Senate passes $901 billion defense bill that pushes Hegseth for boat strike video
The Senate has given final passage to an annual military policy bill that will authorize $901 billion in defense programs.
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December 17, 2025 at 5:45 PM
BREAKING: Senate passes $901 billion defense bill that demands Secretary Pete Hegseth provide video of strikes on alleged drug boats.
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In an underwater nursery just off the Dominican Republic coast, tiny corals born in a laboratory are slowly growing under the eye of conservationists.
As reefs vanish, assisted coral fertilization offers hope in the Dominican Republic
In an underwater nursery just off the Dominican Republic coast, tiny corals born in a laboratory are slowly growing under the eye of conservationists.
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December 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM
In an underwater nursery just off the Dominican Republic coast, tiny corals born in a laboratory are slowly growing under the eye of conservationists.
not soon enough
FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino says he plans to leave the job next month, ending his brief tenure as the bureau's No. 2 official.
FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino says he plans to resign next month as bureau's No 2 official
FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino says he’ll resign from the bureau next month, ending a brief tenure in which he clashed with the Justice Department over the handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files and was forced to reconcile the realities of his law enforcement job with provocative claims he made in h
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December 18, 2025 at 11:41 PM
not soon enough
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Police have intensified their search for a suspect in the killing of Massachusetts Institute of Technology physics professor Nuno F.G. Loureiro.
Shooting of MIT professor Nuno Loureiro has police searching for a suspect
Police have intensified their search for a suspect in the killing of Massachusetts Institute of Technology physics professor Nuno F.G. Loureiro.
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December 17, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Police have intensified their search for a suspect in the killing of Massachusetts Institute of Technology physics professor Nuno F.G. Loureiro.
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The U.S. government admits negligence in the helicopter-plane collision last January that killed 67 in Washington, D.C.
US government admits negligence in helicopter-plane collision that killed 67 in Washington
The U.S. government has admitted that the Federal Aviation Administration and the Army played a role in causing the collision last January between an airliner and a Black Hawk helicopter near the nation’s capital that killed 67 people.
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December 18, 2025 at 12:11 AM
The U.S. government admits negligence in the helicopter-plane collision last January that killed 67 in Washington, D.C.
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The NFL playoffs are set for a major shift with Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs out of contention.
NFL playoffs will miss Mahomes, Brady and Manning for the first time since the 1998 season
The NFL playoffs are set for a major shift with Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs out of contention.
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December 18, 2025 at 1:00 AM
The NFL playoffs are set for a major shift with Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs out of contention.
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Peter Arnett, the Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter who covered wars from Vietnam to Iraq, has died at 91. Arnett, who won the 1966 Pulitzer Prize for international reporting for his Vietnam War coverage for The Associated Press.
Pulitzer Prize-winning correspondent Peter Arnett, who reported from Vietnam and Gulf War, has died
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Peter Arnett, who traveled the world covering wars from Vietnam to Iraq, has died.
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December 18, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Peter Arnett, the Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter who covered wars from Vietnam to Iraq, has died at 91. Arnett, who won the 1966 Pulitzer Prize for international reporting for his Vietnam War coverage for The Associated Press.