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New York Times:
Here's what to know about the manhunt.  —  A man is being held for questioning in connection with last week's killing of a health insurance executive in Midtown Manhattan, according to three law enforcement officials briefed on the investigation.  —  The man was identified based on a tip …
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New York Post:
Person of interest in fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson ID'd as Luigi Mangione, an ex-Ivy League student  —  The person of interest identified in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson is an anti-capitalist former Ivy League student — who liked online quotes from …
New York Post:
Person of interest in fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson caught with manifesto, gun and fake ID at McDonald's  —  A person of interest was nabbed Monday in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson — busted possibly trying to use a fake ID in a McDonald's, law enforcement sources said.
New York Times:
Rupert Murdoch Fails in Bid to Change Family Trust  —  A Nevada commissioner ruled resoundingly against Mr. Murdoch, who was trying to give full control of his empire to his son Lachlan and lock in Fox News's right-wing editorial slant.  —  A Nevada commissioner ruled resoundingly …
New York Post:
Daniel Penny acquitted in subway chokehold death of Jordan Neely  —  A Manhattan jury has cleared Daniel Penny of criminal wrongdoing in the chokehold death of Jordan Neely on a crowded subway — a caught-on-video killing that sparked fierce debate over the city's mental health system and crime underground.
Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
Shouting match breaks out on ‘The View’ as hosts clash over Trump threat  —  Co-hosts at “The View” got into a heated debate Monday as they talked about threats from Donald Trump against his perceived foes.  —  During an interview with “Meet the Press” Sunday, Trump had argued that the members …
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Greta Reich / Politico:
Jason Miller says Trump's suggestion to jail Jan. 6 committee members was taken out of context  —  Jason Miller, a senior adviser to Donald Trump, on Monday sought to walk back the president-elect's recent statement that he believes the members of the House's Jan. 6 committee who investigated him should be jailed.
Joanne Haner / The Hill:
Schiff: Trump jail threat ‘about sending a message that no one better hold him to account’
Politico:
Biden shrinks from view ahead of Trump's return to Washington  —  With 42 days left in office, Biden avoids unscripted moments or press questions.  —  Joe Biden is president of the United States for 42 more days.  But within the Democratic Party, on Capitol Hill — and even within his own administration …
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Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Democratic governors could be the party's future — and how they react to Trump could set the tone
Discussion: Associated Press, HuffPost and Semafor
New York Times:   How Old Is Too Old to Be President? Democrats Still Don't Want to Say.
Teddy Rosenbluth / New York Times:
Nobel Laureates Urge Senate to Turn Down Kennedy's Nomination  —  Elevating Mr. Kennedy to secretary of H.H.S. “would put the public's health in jeopardy,” more than 75 laureates wrote.  —  More than 75 Nobel Prize winners have signed a letter urging senators not to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. …
Discussion: Rolling Stone and Alternet.org
Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Joni Ernst signals openness after “encouraging” talk with Pete Hegseth … - “As I support Pete through this process, I look forward to a fair hearing based on truth, not anonymous sources,” Ernst said in a statement after meeting with Hegseth again on Monday for what she called “encouraging conversations.”
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Jennifer Bowers Bahney / Mediaite:
GOP Rep. Eyes Medicare, Social Security For DOGE Cuts: ‘We Can Move The Retirement Age Back’  —  Republican Rep. Mark Alford (R-MO) suggested Monday that Medicare and Social Security are on the table when it comes to accomplishing the Department of Government Efficienty's goal of cutting $2 trillion from the federal budget.
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Aris Folley / The Hill:
House Republican eyes Medicare, Social Security for DOGE cuts
Discussion: Robert Reich and Breitbart
Steve Chapman / The UnPopulist:
Tariffs Are Trump's Tool to Consolidate His Hold on Power  —  They won't only be injurious to the U.S. economy but also to its liberal democracy because he will use them to reward friends and punish enemies  —  Donald Trump has precious few rigidly held political beliefs …
Discussion: Pluribus News, The Hill, Axios and CBS News
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Brian Platt / Bloomberg:
Trudeau Says Canada ‘Will Respond’ If Trump Imposes Tariffs
Discussion: CBS News and NPR
Ben Ashford / Daily Mail:
GOP Congresswoman Nancy Mace is caught on video in gross act with two women and a man  —  Her crusade against transgender bathroom access has cemented her role as a hardline culture warrior and MAGA favorite.  —  But an eye-popping video unearthed exclusively by DailyMail.com suggests …
404 Media:
404 Media Objects to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's Subpoena to Access Our Reporting  —  404 Media's reporting on an internal Google privacy violation database has been subpoenaed by the State of Texas.  We are fighting it.  —  In October, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton subpoenaed 404 Media …
Shelby Talcott / Semafor:
Kari Lake a top contender to become Trump's ambassador to Mexico  —  THE SCOOP  —  Kari Lake is a leading contender for the nomination as Donald Trump's ambassador to Mexico, two people familiar with the situation told Semafor.  —  Lake won Trump's endorsement in both her unsuccessful bids for statewide office in Arizona.
Discussion: Mediaite, Raw Story, UPI and New York Times
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The Guardian:
US woman caught with golden gun in luggage at Sydney airport jailed for a year  —  Liliana Goodson travelled to Australia in 2023 to attend clown school with the gold-plated pistol, worth about $3,000, in her luggage  — Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast
Discussion: Gizmodo
Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
More Americans say health care is government responsibility: Gallup  —  Sixty-two percent of Americans say it's the federal government's responsibility to ensure everyone has health care coverage, a new survey from Gallup found.  —  The figure is the highest it's been in more than a decade …
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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
More in U.S. See Health Coverage as Government Responsibility
Discussion: Semafor, Quartz and Daily Kos
Melania Trump / MSNBC:
Clyburn urges Biden to pardon Trump ‘so we can clean the slate’  —  After convincing President Biden to pardon his son Hunter, South Carolina Rep. Jim Clyburn is now calling for clemency for Donald Trump.  “If we keep digging at things in the past, I'm not too sure the country will not lose its way …
Dominique Mosbergen / Wall Street Journal:
Meet the Trump Nominees Selling Vitamins on the Side  —  Supplement makers are cheering a warmer welcome in Washington; ‘The industry is getting excited’  —  President-elect Donald Trump's top political appointees want you to buy supplements.  —  Dr. Janette Nesheiwat, Trump's pick for surgeon general …
Discussion: Bloomberg and Democrats
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Associated Press:
Lara Trump stepping down as RNC co-chair and addressing speculation about Florida Senate seat  —  Lara Trump will step down as co-chair of the Republican National Committee as she considers a number of potential options with her father-in-law, President-elect Donald Trump, set to return to the White House.
Ali Breland / The Atlantic:
Even the Koch Brothers Weren't This Brazen  —  Tech billionaires such as Jeff Bezos and Marc Andreessen aren't even trying to mask their politics anymore.  —  Marc Andreessen has been feeling pretty good since Election Day, and at the end of November, he went on The Joe Rogan Experience to say as much.
Discussion: Raw Story
Mike Masnick / MSNBC:
Trump's NIH pick wants you to believe he's a victim of government censorship  —  Dr. Jay Bhattacharya made his name by claiming he was censored during the Covid pandemic.  But it never happened.  —  President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, a Stanford professor …
Isabel Keane / New York Post:
Joe and Jill Biden awkwardly ignore a beaming Kamala Harris at the Kennedy Center Honors  —  Lame duck President Biden and first lady Jill Biden ignored a beaming Vice President Kamala Harris — who was applauding enthusiastically for the couple — as they entered the Kennedy Center Honors to a standing ovation, awkward video shows.
Mackenzie Mays / Los Angeles Times:
A California labor union helped oust a Democrat from the state Capitol.  His replacement wants to curb union power.  —  A University of California workers union was successful in its fight to oust an Orange County Democrat from the state Senate after he did not support a bill it backed in the Legislature.
Juliegrace Brufke / Axios:
Rep. Brian Mast wins Foreign Affairs gavel … - Mast, who was viewed as a dark horse candidate heading into Monday, will replace Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas), who is term limited out of the position. … - He has aligned more closely with Trump's position on Ukraine aid thanWagner and Wilson.
Discussion: The Hill
 
 
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Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Elon Musk's Stunning $250 Million Favor to Trump Should Wake Up Dems
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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Former Trump official reportedly in the Capitol on Jan. 6 now working with the transition
Media Matters for America:
Fox News anchor calls birthright citizenship a “loophole”
Discussion: Raw Story
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Kinsey Crowley / USA Today:
What is birthright citizenship and the 14th amendment? Explaining Trump's desired changes
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Manchin, Welch unveil bill placing term limits on Supreme Court
New Republic:
Transcript: Trump's Private Rage at “Traitors” Reveals Dark 2025 Plans
Discussion: Raw Story and Daily Kos
Pacific Legal Foundation:
Supreme Court refuses to hear Boston parents' challenge to racial discrimination in public school admissions
ProPublica:
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Abdallah Fayyad / Vox:
What we don't talk about when we talk about the “working class”
Discussion: New York Times