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Kennedy Center cancellations aren’t about ‘Trump derangement syndrome’
MAGA propagandist says Trump administration helped her reenter U.S.
Tatiana Schlossberg, granddaughter of John F. Kennedy, has died at age 35
Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 12.30.25
The Tea, Spilled by Morning Joe: NYE Edition, Part 1
House Dems plan hearing on Jan. 6 to highlight Trump’s threats to free and fair elections
Trump’s DHS pushes for new ‘emergency’ demolitions of D.C. landmarks
Jazz group cancels New Year’s Eve concert at the Kennedy Center
Trump eyes outlandish lawsuit against the Fed’s Powell, alleging ‘incompetence’
Photos of the year: How these moments defined 2025
America isn’t the ‘hottest country’ even by one of Trump’s favorite metrics
Trump wastes little time embracing Putin’s latest dubious claim
Federal judge declines to rule immediately on detention hearing for pipe bomb suspect
Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 12.30.25: Iowans to vote in the last special election of 2025
The more Trump focuses on electricity prices, the more rising costs matter
Inflation, unemployment and other key numbers a year into Trump’s second term
The White House needs a new line on the bruises on Trump’s hands
After a pitiful year, Speaker Johnson keeps pushing the same weird boast
Trump confirms U.S. strike in Venezuela in the clumsiest possible way
People, protest groups and movements that made a difference in 2025
The DOJ crackdown on corporate DEI is getting real
Border czar Tom Homan didn’t receive normal background check during bribery probe
Monday’s Mini-Report, 12.29.25
Trump administration issues threat along with its U.N. funding plan
The Tea, Spilled by Morning Joe: ‘We told the truth, we obeyed the law, and we kept the peace’
Byron Donalds faces racist attacks in Florida’s ugly GOP gubernatorial primary
Anti-disinformation activist blasts Trump administration after judge blocks his removal
Harmeet Dhillon melts down online, calls critics ‘hoes’
Greene says Trump told her his ‘friends will get hurt’ by Epstein files
Federal judge dismisses indictment against TikTok streamer who was shot by ICE
Eric Swalwell demands hearings into Epstein files fiasco: ‘Put them in the witness chair’
Trump said he and Netanyahu held ‘very productive’ talks on Gaza
Trump ends the year the way he started it: Vouching for Putin’s interest in ‘peace’
After Trump claimed to care about church-state separation, his team drops the pretense
Trump administration to target paychecks of student loan borrowers who are in default
Why it matters that Howard Lutnick is flunking the basics on economic growth
In court filing, prosecutors point to pipe bomb suspect’s motives, conspiracy theories
After striking Nigeria, Trump pushes dubious claim about targeting Venezuelan facility
Congress has gotten bad at being Congress
No deadline but the ‘makings of a deal’: Trump meets Ukrainian leader at Mar-a-Lago
Trump wants a Nobel prize. But his record as a peacemaker is mixed at best.
I’m a civil rights attorney. 2025 was even worse than the nightmare I braced for.
Russia launches heavy strikes on Kyiv ahead of Ukraine-U.S. talks
FBI will permanently close the Hoover Building in Washington, Kash Patel says
How ‘Heated Rivalry’ turned steamy hockey fan fiction into a cultural phenomenon
Marco Rubio is using real censorship to fight fake censorship
Trump officials showed their hostility to the Constitution on Christmas Day
Trump’s obsession with ratings didn’t pay off on his latest TV stunt
Zelenskyy to meet with Trump on Sunday to discuss peace plan
Trump sending bombs into Nigeria was a Christmas show for his evangelical base
Trump touts plummeting federal employment: ‘Big news for the USA!’
U.S. launches deadly strikes against ISIS in Nigeria
Trump promised to lower prices — it hasn’t worked out that way
Trump’s got a very Trumpian plan to fight off bad poll numbers
DOGE was a dishonest sham — that still hurt our country
The 5 keys to resisting social media envy — for good
The Supreme Court sent Trump a warning shot over deployments
My student-run magazine is a casualty of Trump’s crusade against DEI
Jack Smith pushes House committee to release full video of his testimony
DOJ: ‘Over a million’ uncovered Epstein files need more time for review, release
Judge dismisses DOJ bid to nix New York law allowing driver licenses for noncitizens
‘Christmas disaster’: Trump loyalists split over latest Epstein files release
Trumpism is blurring with Fuentes-ism
States sue Trump administration for restricting trans health care
Trump diplomacy 2.0: A billionaire developer and a monarchy scramble longtime U.S. alliances
I’m a veteran. Here’s why I voted against the defense authorization bill.
Why Trump’s mass recall of ambassadors is even worse than it sounds
Only one party benefits from the Justice Department’s Epstein redactions: Trump
Lawmakers raise new questions about Trump after latest Epstein drop
Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 12.23.25
Trump administration gets a court-imposed New Year’s resolution: Comply with due process
Trump flew on Epstein’s jet at least 8 times in the 1990s, according to latest Epstein files release
‘He’s the coach, and we’re the players’: Senator pitches wrong metaphor on Trump, GOP
The EEOC’s call for white men to lodge discrimination complaints makes a mockery of civil rights law
What the fall of the Heritage Foundation says about the future of conservatism in the U.S.
Trump’s targeting of Somali Americans is having an effect in Minneapolis
Trump has always wanted to be in the cultural elite
Supreme Court doesn’t let Trump deploy National Guard in Chicago
El Salvador’s brutal dictator launches a children’s educational venture — with Elon Musk’s Grok
National poll: U.S. mainstream expects government to guarantee health care coverage
Epstein survivors aren’t happy with the Trump DOJ’s incomplete file rollout
Delay still plagues Aileen Cannon’s handling of Trump’s classified documents case
‘American’s Creed’: The story of one of the most defining statements of U.S. national identity
What was your favorite ever Christmas present?
Vance’s big-tent pitch is at odds with Trump’s partisan purges
Economic growth increases, but the good news comes with some important fine print
Trump’s censorship regime threatens Smithsonian director over documents
Kennedy Center name change generates a new lawsuit — and a weird new defense
Department of Veterans Affairs quietly implements abortion ban
A decade later, Trump’s ‘drain the swamp’ vow is a punch line to a sad joke
Pramila Jayapal is pushing for Democrats to return to Medicare for All. Thank goodness.
For the White House, ‘national security’ is becoming the answer to every question
Trump names battleship class after himself, advancing his personalization crusade
ICE offers $3,000 ‘holiday stipend’ incentive for migrants to leave
Trump’s EEOC issues call for white men to file discrimination suits
How Trump’s war on wind reveals a broken government
Why Bari Weiss cancelled a ‘60 Minutes’ segment that Trump wouldn’t like
How Trump’s personal grudges are holding up a new government funding deal
Navy to build ‘Golden Fleet’ of new ‘Trump-class’ warship
A viral high school trend is turning up the heat. Let this be the holiday we finally take a break.
Judge gives Trump’s presidential library plan the go-ahead
How Trump’s latest assault on climate science, dismantling NCAR, fulfills a Project 2025 goal
Monday’s Mini-Report, 12.22.25
DHS probes staffers who wanted CISA boss to take polygraph that he failed
Rep. Ro Khanna threatens Bondi with inherent contempt over Epstein files
Larry Ellison props up Paramount’s hostile bid for Warner Bros.
Jack Smith isn’t done pressing Jim Jordan for the transparency the GOP doesn’t want
The Tea, Spilled by Morning Joe: ‘When will Trump’s base turn on him?’
Is the Trump administration helping to fuel America’s affordability crisis?
A new lawsuit tries to lay the groundwork to overturn the right to same-sex marriage
Lawmakers threaten revenge for the DOJ’s incomplete release of the Epstein files
Trump still eyeing Justice Department payoff: ‘I hereby give myself $1 billion’
In a weird move, Trump taps Louisiana’s Landry to serve as a special envoy to Greenland
Schumer wants Senate to act on partial release of Epstein files
Elise Stefanik learns a painful lesson on the limits of Trump’s loyalties
Using the Brown shootings to demonize immigrants won’t help Providence heal
Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 12.22.25: Cynthia Lummis joins the retirement parade
Trump clumsily takes responsibility for rising unemployment as jobs lag
‘Political games’: Blue states see a pattern as Trump backs disaster aid for red states
Members eye ‘inherent contempt’ against Bondi after incomplete Epstein disclosures
Deputy AG Blanche contradicts Trump, adding to systemic credibility concerns
Kash Patel’s new ride of choice: An armored luxury BMW
Why JD Vance’s ‘Christian nation’ claim is more than just ahistorical nonsense
Trump’s pardon spree is doing real harm to real people
Holiday shoppers feel the impact of Trump’s tariffs
Inside AmericaFest: Infighting, lies and the desperate search for Charlie Kirk’s heir
Is it Trump’s economy yet? Republicans in Congress have a nakedly political answer.
JD Vance attempts GOP outreach at Turning Point’s AmericaFest
Trump’s DOJ defends removal of Epstein files from website
Kavanaugh’s infamous September concurring opinion is already being weaponized by Trump
Booking flights is already a nightmare. Delta is testing a way that could make it worse.
U.S. seizes another oil tanker off the Venezuelan coast, Noem says
Episode 6: A Reckoning supplementary materials
After DOJ’s incomplete Epstein files release, survivors say they want full transparency
How a Reddit page cracked the case of the Brown shooter
Episode 5: Sheep and Goats supplementary materials
U.S. launches strikes on ISIS targets in Syria
The wobbly economy comes to Trump country
Here’s some of the very fine words Americans use to describe Trump
The five words Trump probably regrets saying right now
Vivek Ramaswamy calls out racism on the right at AmericaFest
The Epstein affair is so much more than a political scandal
Democrats slam Trump administration for incomplete release of Epstein files
Elise Stefanik suspends New York governor campaign, will not seek re-election to the House
Hegseth announces ‘top-down’ changes ahead for military chaplains
Trump’s order on cannabis goes only so far. Here’s why he should legalize it.
Friday’s Mini-Report, 12.19.25
The Supreme Court is poised to deliver GOP wins in 2026. The question is how far it will go.
Justice Department releases documents from its Epstein investigation
One day later, officials scramble to add Trump’s name to the Kennedy Center
Washington fumes over newly rebranded Trump-Kennedy Center
‘Who’s gonna stop you?’ Evidence from Trump’s Georgia case reaches the public
Ask Jordan: Can Congress force the Supreme Court to explain its shadow docket rulings?
The Tea, Spilled by Morning Joe: Friday edition
White House is still trying to rewrite recent history about the Biden-era economy
Joe Scarborough: 4 reasons Congress needs to intervene in Trump’s boat strikes
On swastikas and nooses, the Coast Guard reverses its reversed reversal
Trump suspends green-card lottery program used by Brown University suspect
Republicans confirm Trump’s controversial choice for U.S. ambassador to South Africa
Ex-U.S. official on Trump Venezuela blockade: ‘I think they’re on to something’
The DNC just torpedoed its long-awaited 2024 autopsy. That’s a mistake.
The White House picks the wrong fight over private-sector job growth
Right-wing titans clash onstage at AmericaFest, revealing bitter divide in MAGA world
Nearly five years later, the ranks of the GOP’s Impeachment 10 are nearly gone
Trump keeps blaming Biden for the economy. So when is it Trump’s problem?
Republicans confirm scandal-plagued former congressman to serve as an inspector general
The looming disaster for trans health care
Stephen Miller’s push to attack alleged drug boats is primed to backfire
Person of interest found dead in Brown University shooting
Jury issues split verdict in finding Judge Hannah Dugan guilty in ICE obstruction trial
Erika Kirk appears to endorse JD Vance for president in 2028
Trump Media enters $6 billion deal with fusion energy company
Thursday’s Mini-Report, 12.18.25
White House adds new plaques mocking some of Trump’s predecessors
Peter Navarro had a ‘very strange’ hearing in his contempt appeal
Trump removes any doubt about the Venezuela gambit: It’s about the oil
As Trump touts ‘warrior dividend’ payments, be sure to read the fine print
U.S. agencies announce sweeping measures that would restrict trans health care
Biden lives ‘rent-free’ in his head: Joe Scarborough rips Trump’s ‘obsession’ with Biden
Donald Trump’s too busy exuding wealth to really care about what Americans can and can’t afford
Handpicked Kennedy Center board members vote to rename it the ‘Trump-Kennedy Center’
I interviewed Michelle Obama. Her views on race and women will give you hope.
‘We smell a rat’: Senate Dem warns of consequences if DOJ fails to release Epstein files
Mike Johnson may have already lost
Trump flubs what ‘separation of church and state’ means in targeting Raphael Warnock
Speaker Johnson makes a new pitch to downplay importance of expiring ACA subsidies
Why Jim Jordan wanted to keep Jack Smith’s testimony hidden from the public
Trump’s latest White House ‘renovations’ take a turn toward vandalism
Dan Bongino, his FBI leadership post and a failed experiment in amateurism
The top 10 most brazen lies from Trump’s year-end prime-time address
Trump’s open bid for oil from Venezuela reeks of neocolonialism
Turning Point USA’s annual convention begins in the shadow of Charlie Kirk’s killing
Trump uses White House address to insist he has the economy humming
House GOP passes health care bill going nowhere while real deal takes shape
Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 12.17.25
Judge dismisses Sarah Palin’s attempt to revive libel suit against The New York Times
Lawsuit for Facebook post arrest tests free speech after Charlie Kirk’s assassination
Susie Wiles is Trump’s perfect enabler-in-chief
Florida’s opposition to Trump’s AI executive order is a sign of more opposition to come
Rep. Sarah McBride makes rare personal remarks in opposing anti-trans bills
Travel trade group warns about Trump admin’s proposed new social media rules for immigrants
Health care costs are a winning issue for Democrats. Four Republicans just proved that.
Democrats grill FCC chair Brendan Carr on Jimmy Kimmel and free speech
Pulitzer Board demands Trump tax returns, medical records as part of his defamation suit
Susie Wiles interview exposes the scam at the core of the Trump admin.
On post-crash Wall Street safeguards, Trump admin. wants to turn back the clock
Brown University shooter at large five days after attack
House Republicans go after the SPLC for its work with DOJ to track far right
‘Iraq War 2.0’: Gallego warns boat strikes are part of ‘regime change’ effort
How the Trump-Putin peace plan puts more than 1 million Ukrainian children at risk
Trump-appointed judge makes case against Second Amendment rights for noncitizens
Democrats’ ACA discharge petition picks up unexpected Republican support
FBI’s No. 2 confirms he’s moving on
The cost of Trump’s White House ballroom has doubled over the past five months
On Trump’s failures to create jobs, the White House flubs the meaning of ‘strong’
Jack Smith’s closed-door Q&A with lawmakers creates risks (and opportunities)
With new blockade and weird online rant, Trump escalates tensions with Venezuela
Coast Guard reverses its reversal, labels swastikas and nooses as ‘potentially divisive’
Trump calling fentanyl a ‘weapon of mass destruction’ is a false pretext for war
Trump and Vance give the economy high marks — the numbers say otherwise
Republicans look to address health care — with a bill going nowhere
How anti-Israel rhetoric contributes to antisemitism and real-world violence
Jared Kushner’s firm scraps hotel project amid indictments in Serbia
Ford to lose billions hitting the brakes on EVs, thanks in part to Trump
For America’s 250th birthday, Trump plans to celebrate himself
‘They got the wrong guy’: Mark Kelly blasts Hegseth over ‘intimidation’ campaign
White House rallies around Susie Wiles after bombshell profile
Denver City Council blocks Key Lime Air lease citing ICE flights
Vulnerable House Republicans square off with Mike Johnson on Obamacare subsidies
Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 12.16.25
Remembering its slain students, Brown University mourns
Senate Democrats threaten to sue Trump DOJ over Epstein files
State Dept. meets far-right AfD official ahead of MAGA gala
Vance gives economy an ‘A+++’ as unemployment hits four-year high
Trump’s aura of invincibility has broken
Officials release new video of person of interest in Brown shooting
I was Donald Trump’s lawyer. Jack Smith should be celebrated, not vilified.
Hegseth refuses to release ‘double-tap’ boat strike video, despite Trump’s earlier vow
The Tea, Spilled by Morning Joe: ‘Being president of this country is entirely about character’
Key takeaways from Susie Wiles’ interviews with Vanity Fair
The chaos at the top of Trump’s FBI could have grave consequences
Why it matters that Lindsey Graham is abandoning the Dream Act
Trump administration’s latest battle for presidential power: defending his White House ballroom
CAIR sues Florida over DeSantis designating it a foreign terrorist organization
Trump sues BBC for $10 billion over edited clips of his Jan. 6 speech
The Supreme Court backed Texas’ congressional map. Will it back California’s, too?
A familiar picture: A Republican president, eyeing foreign oil, makes suspect WMD pitch
Immigration has always been a Trump card. That might not work anymore.
At the Pentagon, Hegseth is ‘escalating’ the dubious investigation into Mark Kelly
Too eager for the spotlight, FBI’s Patel keeps making the same embarrassing mistake
On the Reiners’ death, Trump should have quit while he was behind
Unemployment rate reaches a four-year high as Trump’s economic woes continue
Mike Johnson wrote a health care bill even Republicans don’t like
Federal workers share holiday nightmare: Getting scrooged by Trump
Trump’s empathy gap: A defining feature of his leadership
Bari Weiss’ town hall with Erika Kirk wasn’t journalism — it was public relations
Patrick Mahomes tears his ACL, and one of the NFL’s most dazzling dynasties gets put on ice
Friends, family remember students slain in Brown shooting
DOJ seeks to end minority teacher programs in Minneapolis
Monday’s Mini-Report, 12.15.25
Kash Patel fires far-right FBI agent who unleashed racist attack on him
Kristi Noem is the face of the Trump administration’s merciless immigration push
Four arrested in alleged New Year’s Eve bomb plot in Los Angeles
Trump appointees again save Trump officials from contempt inquiry — for now
Trump allies call his Reiner comments ‘horrible,’ ‘cruel’
The cruelty of Trump’s crackdown on U.S. citizenship ceremonies
Supreme Court again takes up a case involving race, juries and an infamous prosecutor
Republicans splinter as Trump struggles to lead, grows more unpopular
The Tea, Spilled by Morning Joe: “There is nothing new under the sun”
‘We don’t have a lot of time’: Why inflexible ACA deadlines matter
Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 12.15.25: Doug Jones makes it official in Alabama
Trump responds to Rob Reiner’s death in the most Trumpian way possible
VA eyeing 35,000 health care job cuts, drawing rebuke from veterans’ group
Director Rob Reiner’s son booked on suspicion of murder in his parents’ deaths
Police share new images of man sought in Brown shooting, offer $50K reward
Why the House Republicans’ health care ‘plan’ isn’t a serious health care plan
GOP’s Ron Johnson backs book touting fringe treatment for autism and cancer
As health care consumers confront brutal choices, Trump expresses indifference
The calendar is now Congress’ biggest enemy
Last-ditch and likely to fail: The House GOP is finally ready to act on health care
Person of interest released from custody after Brown University shooting kills two
Rachel Maddow presents: Burn Order – A visual bibliography
Mother of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew tells of ‘no civilization’ in ICE detention
Rep. Ilhan Omar says ICE pulled over her son amid immigration raids in Minnesota
At least 15 killed in shooting at Jewish celebration at Sydney’s Bondi Beach
At least 2 killed, 9 injured in shooting at Brown University; person of interest in custody
How Elon Musk’s latest DOGE regrets add insult to incredible injury
Meet the MAGA world pastor who is trying to convert Trump on Ukraine
Rep. Ilhan Omar: Trump is weaponizing fear against me and other immigrants
In battleground House seat, health care costs stir fears of 2026 reckoning
The real Jeffrey Epstein conspiracy is one of silence
Michigan fired its football coach amid a shocking scandal. Its athletic director should go, too.
Trump again threatens to primary Indiana Republicans who spurned his redistricting push
3 Americans killed in ambush by ISIS gunman in Syria, Pentagon says
House Republicans unveil health care plan that won’t extend enhanced ACA subsidies
Tourism groups warn of fallout from Trump administration’s proposed social media screening rule
Skepticism grows in Europe over Putin’s intentions and Witkoff’s abilities
I immigrated here legally. And still I’m petrified by Trump’s ICE operations in my city.
Trump is still trying to free Tina Peters. She should stay in a Colorado jail.
Why Donald Trump’s FEMA is worse than George W. Bush’s ever was
Indiana Republicans refused to be put in a gerrymandered box
Hawleys launch dark money anti-abortion advertising group
DOJ sues Georgia county in pursuit of 2020 conspiracy theory
Trump administration ends temporary legal status for Ethiopians
How the right-wing backlash to the Covid pandemic led to the FDA’s anti-vax turn
Friday’s Mini-Report, 12.12.25
‘Destroy’ the government, ‘bait and switch’: SCOTUS hearings highlight GOP goals
Lies ‘laid bare’: Nicolle Wallace rips Noem on deported veterans testimony
As Trump signs an executive order on states’ AI policies, be sure to read the fine print
Preservation group sues White House to stop ballroom construction
Pete Buttigieg praises Indiana GOP for standing up to Trump: ‘Absolutely extraordinary’
Ask Jordan: Are pardons legal if they’re obtained with bribes?
Declining tariff revenue creates a significant new headache for the White House
The Tea, Spilled by Morning Joe: Friday edition
Lame duck Trump is suffering one political defeat after another
White House’s Leavitt keeps arguing with reporters. Her real fight is with reality.
House Republicans made matters even worse for Trump on his day from hell
As Americans reject his handling of the economy, Trump turns to self-pity
Rachel Maddow: Trump’s attacks on immigrants play a key role in his power grab
An FBI leader said antifa is a ‘primary concern,’ though he struggled to explain why
“Never Again” is more than remembrance. It’s a mandate to act before hate becomes violence.
House Democrats release new Epstein photos featuring Trump
Judge orders ICE not to detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia at his check-in
Trump’s pardon for Colorado’s Tina Peters suffers from one fatal flaw
Trump pretends his power-grab flop in Indiana wasn’t humiliating (but it was)
Why the FDA may be dragging out its politicized review of the abortion pill
Trump ran as a friend of the working class. Now he’s selling $1 million immigration ‘Gold Cards.’
Republicans swear they have an affordability plan — if they could just agree on one
Trump’s bullying of female journalists isn’t ‘frankness.’ It’s insulting.
The Trump administration’s bogus claim that it’s made Memphis safer
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s farewell gift to Mike Johnson: a longshot plot to oust him
The Labor Department just held a prayer service for employees
Thursday’s Mini-Report, 12.11.25
Progressive critics raise flags about House Democrats’ AI panel’s conflicts
Indiana Senate rejects congressional redistricting map, defying Trump
As Republicans reject bill to protect ACA subsidies, what happens now?
Trump DOJ again fails to obtain indictment from grand jury against Letitia James
Johnson teams with Israeli leader to push Trump for 2026 Nobel Peace Prize
Joe Scarborough slams Trump’s call for CNN to be sold amid ‘outrageous’ attacks on media
Trump’s Justice Department rejects Jan. 6 plaque, joining partisan fight
Chicago grand jurors continue stunning streak of rejecting Trump DOJ indictments
The Tea, Spilled by Morning Joe: ‘It’s imperative that CNN be sold’
Democratic senators demand Justice audit handlers of Epstein documents
Disney deal gives fans AI power over Star Wars, Marvel characters — Mickey, too
Trump says his economy deserves an ‘A+++++’ — but his own voters disagree
Raising the economic bar far too high, Trump and his team set themselves up for failure
Senate face-plants on health care as Obamacare premiums are set to skyrocket
Trump-imposed changes at national parks face swift pushback in Congress, courts
FEMA’s personnel problems go from bad to worse with latest hire
A longtime NATO ally raises concerns about security risks from a Trump-led U.S.
Judge orders Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s immediate release from immigration custody
Trump seeks Senate confirmation for prosecutor whose cases were thrown out
As Cabinet secretaries prioritize distractions and trivialities, Rubio focuses on fonts
‘Trump Gold Card’ goes on sale, offering visas for $1 million, sparking controversy
I attended a friend’s citizenship ceremony. I was astonished at what it revealed.
The Senate GOP is out of practice caring about health care
As Obamacare subsidies near expiration, lawmakers point fingers and grasp at straws
Gavin Newsom said Democrats need to be more ‘culturally normal.’ Let’s unpack that.
What Miami electing a Democratic mayor for the first time in decades means for Trump
Olivia Nuzzi lost her job over a scandal. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. carries on unfazed.
Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 12.10.25
Activists in Missouri file signatures to qualify for referendum on gerrymander
Florida AG files suit against medical groups over gender-affirming care
Mamdani vows to resist Trump’s ‘cruel and inhumane’ immigration crackdown
U.S. military seizes oil tanker off Venezuelan coast, Trump says
This Senate primary just became the one to watch
Traditional U.S. allies move further away after seeing Trump’s security strategy
Trump sees reporting about his age and stamina as ‘seditious, perhaps even treasonous’
Elon Musk says he would not lead DOGE if he had it to do over again
Millions of Americans face health care crossroads as subsidies expire
The Tea, Spilled by Morning Joe: From “Narco-Terrorists” to “Distressed Mariners”
Trump claims he can produce evidence to bolster his 2020 election conspiracy theories
Mika: Why this year’s Christmas tree comes with extra weight – and hope
Education Department reaches deal to end the last Biden-era student loan repayment program
Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 12.10.25: Jasmine Crockett jolts Texas race
Trump Judge Emil Bove doesn’t care what you think about his ethics
CBP considers requiring tourists’ social media history to enter U.S.
Federal judge grants release of more Epstein documents
Alina Habba and Lindsey Halligan aren’t the only ones
Judge blocks Trump’s National Guard deployment in Los Angeles
Why Trump’s unsubtle reversal on his ‘s—hole countries’ comment matters
‘You can give up certain products’: Trump tells Americans to settle for less
Trump stumbles into an important contradiction on pardon for drug trafficker
Democrats score big wins in Florida and Georgia, as the GOP’s election woes continue
How $20 billion for Argentina aligns with Trump’s National Security Strategy
Trump’s tariff relief money to farmers is duct tape on a broken pipe
A new crop of progressive candidates is taking aim at the Democratic establishment
Trump veers off-message in economic speech, calls affordability a ‘hoax’
Elena Kagan knows why the Supreme Court majority wrongly supported Texas’ redistricting effort
Former DOJ employees warn of the damage Harmeet Dhillon is doing to civil rights
Trump tries yet again to enact an unpopular ban on AI regulation
The Senate GOP’s plan on expiring Obamacare subsidies: Don’t extend them
Critics of this anti-ICE Boston nativity scene have totally missed the plot
Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 12.9.25
‘This is sick’: Nicolle Wallace blasts Trump after he calls female reporter ‘obnoxious’
States fight back as Trump’s CDC wages war on health and science
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signs bill to protect immigrants from ICE operations
Supreme Court hearing exposes Republicans’ ‘bait and switch’ on campaign finance
Trump delegates sweeping powers over 2020 election pardons to Bondi, Martin
Lawmakers bash leaders for cutting IVF coverage from Pentagon policy bill
Alina Habba’s new job in Trump’s Justice Dept. isn’t much better than her old one
Gov. Josh Shapiro defends Harris criticism: ‘I stand by what I said’
On affordability and consumer costs, Trump goes all-in on an alternate reality
Trump’s biggest legacy may be this Supreme Court case
Rep. Nancy Mace turned an encounter with airport staff into a ‘spectacle,’ report says
Palantir co-founders keep mistaking violence for masculine virtue
Following Kash Patel’s purge, ousted FBI officials fight back in court
Mother of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew released from ICE detention
Marjorie Taylor Greene still doesn’t understand what she did wrong
ACA’s popularity reaches new heights as Republicans struggle with health care policy
The Tea, Spilled by Morning Joe: A Holiday Dispatch from Mika
In prior remarks, Hegseth and Bondi also said troops must disobey illegal orders
Federal judge grants release of Ghislaine Maxwell’s grand jury records
Lashing out at women in media, Trump can’t seem to help himself
On ‘double-tap’ boat strike video, Trump pretends he didn’t say what we heard him say
SCOTUS considers gutting more precedent for the GOP — this time on campaign finance
The top 10 problems with Trump’s bailout for U.S. farmers
Trump administration announces $12 billion farm aid package
The Trump administration is using tip lines to turn the U.S. into a snitch state
Sydney Sweeney doesn’t want to admit that opposing hate requires being divisive
Trump’s National Security Strategy puts anti-immigration policy on a global scale
As inflation persists, Trump attempts a messaging pivot
Episode 4: ‘Like an Ordinary American’ supplemental materials
Epstein emailed with Silicon Valley elites about racist, eugenicist ideas
Trump’s media meddling is straight out of Viktor Orbán’s playbook
Rep. Jasmine Crockett launches U.S. Senate bid
Notre Dame football continues to act like it’s above everybody else
The problem with the economy is irresponsible consumers, according to Fox Business guests
SCOTUS poised to ‘destroy the structure of government’ in Trump v. Slaughter case
Former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and singer Katy Perry make their relationship official
Trump plans to play a role in proposed Netflix, Warner Brothers deal: ‘I’ll be involved’
Alina Habba steps down as acting U.S. attorney for New Jersey following court ruling
Trump’s football troubles take a weird turn as he eyes new name ‘for the NFL stuff’
War crime or murder? The central legal question looming over U.S. boat strikes
The Tea, Spilled by Morning Joe: ‘It’s very, very difficult to justify’
Two Trump mortgages have same feature that led to charges for several presidential foes
Justice Dept. slams judges’ ‘campaign of bias’ against Lindsey Halligan
Episode 3: One Drop supplemental materials
White House redistricting scheme faces crucial test in Indiana
Trump weighing Noem’s ouster at Homeland Security
Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 12.8.25: Allred switches from Senate to House race
How a round of golf led to one of Trump’s most bizarre pardons
Paramount launches hostile bid to take over Warner Bros. after Netflix deal
Why Americans should care about Aaron Siri’s work with RFK Jr.
A new poll should be sounding the alarm for Trump on his cost of living problem
Hegseth hedges on releasing video of Sept. 2 boat strike, despite Trump’s vow
Senate Republicans play dumb on Trump pardon for notorious foreign drug trafficker
Trump hosts Kennedy Center Honors, prioritizing playing over governing
Elise Stefanik may be tanking Mike Johnson’s speakership on her way out the door
Republican-controlled Supreme Court considers granting a Project 2025 wish
Episode 4: ‘Like An Ordinary American’
Trump emcees the Kennedy Center Honors he now controls
Trump slams Texas Democrat’s ‘lack of loyalty’ after granting him pardon
Trump vows military land campaign against alleged drug traffickers
Luigi Mangione’s defense team says evidence was obtained illegally — they might have a point
Why Hakeem Jeffries’ new slogan for the Democratic Party is so ineffective
The emerging GOP message on affordability: Blame Biden — and ‘relax’
My state is the fentanyl funnel for the rest of America. Trump is turning his back on it.
Hegseth likens suspected drug boat smugglers to al Qaeda
Trump insults CNN’s Kaitlan Collins: ‘stupid and nasty’
Trump’s birthday replaces MLK Day as a free National Parks day
Trump’s political instincts are failing him on the affordability crisis
FIFA’s World Cup draw was an ode to Trump — and an insult to American soccer
Rep. Adelita Grijalva says she was pepper-sprayed during a raid in Tucson, Arizona
The viral drunk raccoon headlines highlight a sobering truth
Netflix docuseries ‘Sean Combs: The Reckoning’ badly misses the mark
SCOTUS boosts GOP 2026 prospects in Texas ahead of key hearing on Trump’s power
GOP’s Bill Cassidy criticizes Kennedy’s vaccine panel, but the senator isn’t prepared to act
‘No basis in reality’: Steve Rattner fact-checks Trump on inflation, affordability
Disinformation workers to be barred from entering U.S., per State Dept.
Rep. Jim Himes: Video of boat strikes shows survivors did not radio for help
EU fines Elon Musk’s X $140 million for ‘lack of transparency’
Pentagon report on Signal scandal underscores the need for a free press
As Schumer pitches an ACA plan, new poll suggests Republicans should embrace it
Supreme Court agrees to consider Trump’s bid to thwart birthright citizenship
The Tea, Spilled by Morning Joe: Friday edition
FIFA rewards Trump with a new, hastily arranged, entirely unwarranted ‘peace’ prize
‘More fear than stress’: New poll finds instability is defining young Americans’ lives
Facing new investigation, FHFA Bill Pulte’s troubles become even more serious
Kash Patel says attacking the capital attacks ‘our way of life,’ ignoring other Jan. 6 events
Pipe bomb suspect confesses and has expressed support for Trump, sources say
Suspected pipe bomber told FBI he backed Trump, believed 2020 election conspiracies
Minneapolis police chief warns officers: Stop unlawful force by ICE or lose your job
I’m on the White House’s ‘Media Offenders’ list — and couldn’t be prouder
FBI’s Bongino tries to explain his discredited conspiracy theory in pipe-bombs case
Trump taps new ballroom architect for $300 million White House vanity project
Trump accounts just took a baby step toward being more helpful to low-income families
There are limits to the Hitler-Trump comparison. Just ask these historians.
RFK Jr.’s CDC panel: No more hepatitis B vaccine for some newborns
Kash Patel ordered FBI detail to give girlfriend’s pal a lift home: sources
Megyn Kelly’s cruelty and Trump’s racism brought MAGA discourse to new lows this week
4 key takeaways from the inspector general’s Signalgate report
Grand jury fails to reindict Letitia James
Supreme Court sides with Texas in challenge to congressional map deemed discriminatory
Schumer dares Republicans to block an Obamacare fix. Republicans are eager for the chance
Trump is weaponizing food stamps again — for a terrible new cause
Thursday’s Mini-Report, 12.4.25
Following arrest in pipe-bombs case, White House rejects questions about Jan. 6 pardons
Trump’s plan to ban state regulation of AI suffers yet another setback
‘Dehumanizing’: ‘The Weeknight’ co-hosts slam Trump over attacks on Somali immigrants
FBI officials at odds over ‘seditious conspiracy’ probe of Democratic veterans
‘Righteous’ or ‘troubling’? Congress divided after watching ‘double-tap’ boat strike video
What we know about the Jan. 6 pipe bomb suspect
Raskin to probe Trump influence over edited ‘60 Minutes’ interview
The Tea, Spilled by Morning Joe: ‘A war criminal — without a war’
Trump’s commutation for a convicted fraudster goes from bad to worse
Trump’s anti-nap manifesto comes back to haunt him
Amid rancor and feuds, Mike Johnson faces new speculation about his political survival
Nicolle Wallace: How much more is Trump going to tolerate from Hegseth?
Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 12.4.25: Issa to run for re-election in California, not Texas
MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell wants to run for Minnesota governor
With yet another controversial pardon, Trump derails his own DOJ’s corruption case
Trump didn’t do Republicans any favors with his pardon of an indicted congressman
Jim Jordan prefers secrecy to sunlight when it comes to his Jack Smith probe
Hegseth responds to inspector general’s findings, flubs the meaning of ‘exonerated’
Virginia man charged in Jan. 2021 pipe-bombing case
‘It felt like if I was a criminal when I’m not,’ says college student deported to Honduras
My Somali neighbors have helped me better see the beauty of America
Pete Hegseth always had fondness for lethality. He wrote a book about it.
Prosecutors expected to seek reindictment of Letitia James this week
This week was a wake-up call for Republicans
Trump’s administration to buy stock in a business that stands to benefit him
Watchdog: Hegseth’s Signal use put troops at risk
The Sabrina Carpenter-White House fight is about more than a song
Trump administration pauses immigration from 19 countries
Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 12.3.25
Indiana GOP lawmaker slams Trump over redistricting push: ‘Not good policy’
Mike Johnson works in secret to strip IVF health coverage from defense bill
Trump receives ‘preventive’ MRI as health care subsidies lapse looms for millions
Democrats shouldn’t celebrate losing in Tennessee
Trump’s AI czar cries foul over New York Times report on alleged self-dealing
U.S. manufacturing sector keeps contracting, despite Trump’s false claims
The simple reason the latest Pentagon ‘press’ briefing was so ridiculous
Obama lauds those who are resisting Trump’s politicization efforts
Trump wants ‘deportation judges’ presiding over lawless courts
Top Intel Democrat says he wants to ‘get the truth’ ahead of boat strike briefing
Facing fire from Elise Stefanik, Speaker Mike Johnson’s troubles go from bad to worse
DHS targets New Orleans in latest immigration crackdown on a Democratic-led city
The Tea, Spilled by Morning Joe: ‘Stuff the drugs right up the noses of the gringos’
Opacity of Supreme Court’s shadow docket is on display with immigration arrest ruling
Trump’s pardon for Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar fits a pro-corruption pattern
Donald Trump pardons Texas Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar
Some Republicans see ‘flashing red light’ in Tennessee, despite victory
First photos from inside ‘Epstein Island’ released by House Oversight Committee
How one article sparked Trump’s ire at Somali immigrants
Despite talk of ‘transparency,’ Team Trump wants to keep Jack Smith’s findings under wraps
Abandoning all subtlety, Trump calls Somalis ‘garbage’ as part of a racist rant
As Pete Hegseth struggles with allegations, Republicans start turning against him
Trump’s pardon of Honduras’ former president gives away the game
Democrats weigh their Obamacare priorities: Political pain or policy ambitions
Trump slams affordability concerns as a ‘con job,’ as he refuses to listen or learn
Statute of limitations is a new issue that a potential second Comey indictment could face
Why the shadowy money side of cryptocurrency appeals so much to Trump
Pete Hegseth’s ‘Franklin the Turtle’ meme is beneath the dignity of the U.S. military
RFK Jr.’s pick to reshape the childhood vaccine schedule embraces Covid conspiracy theories
4 key takeaways from the Tennessee special election
What Trump’s autopen tirades are really about
Republican Matt Van Epps wins closely watched special election for Nashville-area House seat
Trump used a slur against Tim Walz. Many on the right didn’t mind
McIver says Habba’s disqualification proves Trump’s DOJ is ‘chaotic’ and ‘illegal’
Mark Kelly blasts ‘incompetent’ Pete Hegseth over boat strikes
Anti-Trump protests sweep the country as his approval rating sinks to new lows
Sabrina Carpenter tells White House not to use her music for its ‘inhumane agenda’
Trump backs Hegseth as strike fallout grows
College football’s messiest breakup leaves this likely playoff team in a lurch
Afghan evacuee charged with murder in National Guard shooting
Ex-Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández freed after Trump pardons him for drug trafficking
Trump’s telling response to the Tennessee special election
The Tea, Spilled by Morning Joe: ‘We don’t fight with stupid rules of engagement’
Trump follows through on vow, pardons notorious Honduran drug trafficker
Hegseth’s ‘kill everybody’ scandal has even Republicans squirming
Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 12.2.25: Tennesseans head to polls in closely watched race
The National Guard shooting was horrific. Vilifying Afghans is the wrong response.
White House struggles to add clarity to questions about Trump’s recent MRI
Trump’s Justice Department launches a Second Amendment Rights Section for gun owners
With time running out, Hakeem Jeffries eyes discharge petition on ACA benefits
Trump admin. changes its story, confirms second strike on civilian boat in the Caribbean
The Trump administration just admitted to what legal experts call a war crime
Trump is running out of personal lawyers to elevate to the DOJ
Why JD Vance keeps trying to help Russia win the war with Ukraine
Elissa Slotkin says she is receiving violent messages after video to military
Trump’s Georgia case dismissal is unsurprising. The reasoning behind it almost is.
Trump’s MRI was ‘standard’ scan for his heart and his abdomen, the White House says
Trump DOJ argues key anti-discrimination law doesn’t apply to federal workers
Trump tries to downplay his declaration closing Venezuelan airspace
Alina Habba suffers two embarrassing setbacks in as many weeks
‘Simply not fair’: Veteran blasts Afghan immigration pause after D.C. shooting
National Guard shooting becomes the latest failed leadership test for Trump
Joe Scarborough slams Trump after ICE deports college student traveling for Thanksgiving
Following National Guard shooting, Trump vows to ‘denaturalize migrants’
Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 12.1.25: Texas’ Troy Nehls joins the retirement parade
Colorado rebuffs Trump effort to transfer Tina Peters to federal custody
Trump to add notorious Honduran drug trafficker to his list of scandalous pardons
Appeals court upholds Alina Habba’s disqualification as New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor
The lingering mystery surrounding Trump’s MRI takes a weird turn
Trump faces fallout after targeting Tim Walz with offensive slur
Key congressional Republicans demand answers on Hegseth, new boat strikes allegations
Tennessee’s special House election should be a GOP cakewalk — but voters are really sick of Trump
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