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‘Missing’ GOP Congresswoman Not Seen For Six Months Finally Found Living at Dementia Care Home — A Republican Congresswoman who has been “missing” for the past six months has finally been found. — Rep. Kay Granger has served as the representative for Texas's 12th Congressional District since 1997.
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Lawyers, Guns & Money
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Carlos Turcios / Dallas Express:
EXCLUSIVE: Where is Congresswoman Kay Granger?
EXCLUSIVE: Where is Congresswoman Kay Granger?
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Daily Mail and RedState
Washington Post:
How Trump and Musk set off the shutdown crisis — but got little in return — The past week provides a preview of what spending battles could be like in a closely divided Congress and with warring GOP factions — Some time after Donald Trump won the Nov. 5 election, he told House Speaker Mike Johnson …
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Daily Kos, New Republic, Bloomberg, New York Times, Washington Times, CBS News and MSNBC
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Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Mike Johnson concludes the 118th Congress as it began — in chaos
Mike Johnson concludes the 118th Congress as it began — in chaos
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The Hill
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Justice Thomas Did Not Disclose Additional Trips, Democrats Say — The revelation was included in a report by Democratic staff members on the Senate Judiciary Committee who had conducted a 20-month investigation into ethics practices at the Supreme Court. — Justice Clarence Thomas failed …
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The Independent, Washington Examiner, Twitchy and Joe.My.God.
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Associated Press:
New ethics inquiry details more trips by Clarence Thomas paid for by wealthy benefactors — Investigation by Senate Democrats found that Thomas accepted gifts and travel worth more than $4.75m since 1991 — A nearly two-year investigation by Democratic senators of supreme court ethics details …
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The Hill
Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
Senate Dems' report on SCOTUS ethics inquiry decries “culture of misconduct”
Senate Dems' report on SCOTUS ethics inquiry decries “culture of misconduct”
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Rolling Stone
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Senate Democrats blast Supreme Court's ‘ethical crisis’ as investigation concludes
Senate Democrats blast Supreme Court's ‘ethical crisis’ as investigation concludes
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Al Jazeera, Alternet.org, HuffPost, Forbes, Washington Post, Raw Story and Politico
Lisa Friedman / New York Times:
Trump Appoints ‘The Apprentice’ Producer as Special Envoy to Britain — Mark Burnett and President-elect Donald J. Trump had a long and successful collaboration that made Mr. Trump a household name. — President-elect Donald J. Trump has tapped Mark Burnett, the producer who helped turn …
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Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
‘The Apprentice’ creator tapped as Trump's United Kingdom envoy — President-elect Trump announced that Mark Burnett will serve as the special envoy to the United Kingdom in his next administration in a Saturday post on Truth Social. — “With a distinguished career in television production and business …
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The Guardian, The Hollywood Reporter, Deadline, WTSP, New York Post, NBC News, Raw Story, Mediaite, HuffPost, Washington Examiner, Fox News, UPI, Daily Mail, RedState and djt.nucleusemail.com
New York Times:
Private messages detail an alleged campaign to tarnish Blake Lively after she accused Justin Baldoni of misconduct on the set of “It Ends With Us.” — Last summer, as the release of “It Ends With Us” approached, Justin Baldoni, the director and a star of the film, and Jamey Heath …
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TMZ.com, Deadline, The Hollywood Reporter, Rolling Stone, Daily Mail, Us Weekly, Los Angeles Times, WSVN-TV, CBS News, Vanity Fair, Forbes, IndieWire, Fox News, New York Daily News, Variety, Consequence, USA Today, KARE-TV, UPI, TVLine, Full Feed, New York Post, Extra, The Daily Caller, Celebrity News & …, HotAir and SheKnows, more at Mediagazer »
Sophia Vento / The Hill:
Trump: Panama will lose control of Canal if it continues to ‘rip-off’ US — President-elect Trump took issue with fees charged to use the Panama Canal, a vital shipping route, on Saturday night, claiming that he will demand oversight of the waterway be given back to the U.S. when he returns to office if it's not changed.
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Washington Examiner, Reuters, New York Post, The Independent, Bloomberg, Raw Story, Fox Business, The Gateway Pundit, The Post Millennial and Mediaite
Tina Moore / New York Post:
NYPD's top cop Jeffrey Maddrey abruptly resigns after allegedly demanding underling perform sexual favors — including ‘kiss his penis’ — in exchange for overtime — The NYPD's highest-ranking uniformed officer abruptly resigned late Friday night after The Post uncovered explosive allegations …
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UPI, Lawyers, Guns & Money, CBS News, Fox News, Joe.My.God., Washington Examiner, New York Times, abc7NY, Gothamist, New York Daily News, Bloomberg and Althouse
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Joe Anuta / Politico:
Eric Adams calls explosive allegations against NYPD ally ‘extremely concerning’
Eric Adams calls explosive allegations against NYPD ally ‘extremely concerning’
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Associated Press and New York Post
Sam LaGrone / USNI News:
U.S. Super Hornet Shot Down Over Red Sea in Friendly Fire Incident; Aviators Safe — This post has been updated with additional information on the timing of the incident. — Two U.S. Navy aviators are safe after their two-seat F/A-18F Super Hornet was shot down by an American ship by mistake …
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CBS News, Associated Press and Task & Purpose
Gary Fineout / Politico:
Lara Trump removes herself from Florida Senate sweepstakes — Lara Trump, who recently stepped down from her post as co-chair of the Republican National Committee, announced her decision Saturday evening in a social media post. — TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Lara Trump says she is taking …
Filip Timotija / The Hill:
These 20 GOP senators voted against the Social Security bill — Twenty GOP senators voted against legislation approved by the Senate late Friday that would bolster Social Security benefits for over 2 million American citizens working in a range of occupations.
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Plain Dealer and New York Times
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Daily Mail:
Senile Biden's insult to families of Marines murdered in disastrous Afghan withdrawal — Joe Biden kept the grieving relatives of the Marines killed in Afghanistan waiting for three hours while he napped on Air Force One on the tarmac before a dignified transfer, multiple military families have told Daily Mail.
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The Gateway Pundit, The Daily Caller, Townhall, HotAir, Twitchy, RedState, The Post Millennial and New York Post
Paul Krugman / Krugman wonks out:
A Win for the Vibecession Story — Guess what? Popular economic narratives aren't reliable — Still experimenting with this newsletter. My original plan was to write most weekdays and take weekends off. But there's so much to write about! So I will sometimes put up relatively brief …
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Digby's Hullabaloo
Wall Street Journal:
The Woody Johnson Republicans — This week's budget fiasco carries bad omens for governing in 2025. — Mike Johnson is still Speaker of the House, but this week Republicans have behaved as if the Speaker is another Johnson—as in Woody of the New York Jets.
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The Independent and Raw Story