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News, analysis and opinion from the day’s top stories.


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Thursday’s Mini-Report, 12.4.25

Today’s edition of quick hits.

6h ago

Following arrest in pipe-bombs case, White House rejects questions about Jan. 6 pardons

With a suspect in custody, Team Trump was reluctant to talk about the president’s pardons for others convicted for violent Jan. 6 crimes.

7h ago

Trump’s plan to ban state regulation of AI suffers yet another setback

The president’s effort to help his Big Tech benefactors was stripped from a major defense bill. Republicans are already looking for a new path.

7h ago

‘Dehumanizing’: ‘The Weeknight’ co-hosts slam Trump over attacks on Somali immigrants

MS NOW’s Alicia Menendez said that Trump’s attacks on immigrant communities have never been about “legality” or “crime,” but instead “xenophobia and racism.”

7h ago

FBI officials at odds over ‘seditious conspiracy’ probe of Democratic veterans

Trump and his team aren’t done going after Democratic lawmakers who told troops to refuse illegal orders.

8h ago

‘Righteous’ or ‘troubling’? Congress divided after watching ‘double-tap’ boat strike video

Republicans thought the video of the new boat strike vindicated the Trump administration. Democrats thought it was damning.

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He has no relevant experience, sex scandal baggage and a Senate confirmation battle. He was also Mike Johnson’s landlord.

Lee Beaman is up for a spot on the Tennessee Valley Authority’s board of directors. His résumé — what’s on it and what’s not on it — may get in the way.

8h ago

What we know about the Jan. 6 pipe bomb suspect

Brian Cole Jr., of Woodbridge, Virginia, was charged with transporting an explosive device with the intent to “kill” or “destroy.”

8h ago

Rep. Raskin wants to know why CBS News edited damning responses from recent Trump interview

In his letter, the congressman suggests the president “coerced CBS into corruptly and misleadingly editing” the segment.

8h ago

The Tea, Spilled by Morning Joe: ‘A war criminal — without a war’

In this newsletter, Joe discusses the allegations against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, a certain King’s visit to the White House and more.