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Axios

Trump offshore wind halt illegal, judge rules [7d]
Jasmine Crockett launches Texas Senate bid [7d]
Trump to allow certain Nvidia chip sales to China for 25% U.S. cut [7d]
U.S. pushes Zelensky for swift yes on peace plan: Ukrainian officials [8d]
Santa hats and tanks: Trump's deportation agenda adopts Christmas memes [8d]
Republican unity crumbles as America's mood sours [8d]
Alina Habba resigns as acting U.S. attorney after disqualification [8d]
Supreme Court seems ready to let Trump fire independent commissioners [8d]
This week's expected rate cut could be the last one for a while [8d]
DOJ's war on judges: Bondi attacks judges for blocking U.S. attorney pick [8d]
The Supreme Court case that could hand Trump unchecked power to fire agency heads [8d]
Behind the Curtain: Trump bets his presidency and GOP's future on AI [8d]
Why there's an AI bubble and why you shouldn't ignore it [8d]
Where homes are losing value most [8d]
AI boom fuels "environmental justice" fears in communities of color [8d]

Salon

Cynthia Erivo makes Golden Globes history — and “Wicked” still gets snubbed [8d]
White House rejects reports Noem is on chopping block at DHS [8d]
Trump’s own mortgages match his description of mortgage fraud, records reveal [8d]
“Welcome to Derry” sets racist evil ablaze without incendiary insults [8d]
MTG: What Republicans say behind Trump’s back “would shock people” [8d]
Somali Americans confront Trump’s attacks by trolling MAGA [8d]
FIFA’s phony “peace prize” can’t redeem Donald Trump [8d]
Far-right extremists see AI as their next frontier [8d]

The Drudge Report

DC pipe bomb mystery begins to unfurl... [7d]
Zelensky rules out ceding land to Russia, refusing to bow to Putin or Trump... [7d]
Kimmel signs DISNEY extension... [7d]
Brigitte Macron caught calling feminist hecklers 'stupid b*tches'... [7d]
'ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER' LEADS GOLDEN GLOBE NOMS... [7d]
MAGA Loses It After Tucker Buys New Home in Qatar! [7d]
Judge frees Karoline Leavitt's family member from arrest... [7d]
USA opens up NVIDIA H200 chips to China... [7d]
Reveals Allies Badmouth Him Behind Back... [7d]
Unlikely character spearheading San Fran glow-up... [7d]
Insider accounts from Pete's circle reveal darkness behind closed doors... [7d]
TX Gov. to open TURNING POINT USA chapters in ALL high schools... [7d]
DARK MAGA: Marjorie Taylor Greene says she was denied security detail despite 773 death threats... [7d]
Republican unity crumbles as America's mood sours... [7d]
Crockett Running for Senate... [8d]
Hidden mega-structures beneath Egypt's Giza pyramids 'confirmed' by scientists... [8d]
GEMINI ads coming... [8d]
Real-Estate Tycoon's San Diego Exit Turning City Upside Down... [8d]
Stoic Usha.... [8d]
VP's silence allowing oldest hatred to take root... [8d]
Zelensky rules out ceding land to Russia, refusing to bow to Putin or Trump... [8d]
THE DON WILL DECIDE? [8d]
100 infected with 'rib-cracking' virus after outbreak on cruise ship... [8d]
Alina Habba out as top prosecutor in New Jersey... [8d]
Trigger warning slapped on Harry Potter for 'outdated attitudes'... [8d]
Supremes poised to expand president's power... [8d]
GOOGLE first AI glasses... [8d]
ICEBlock app maker sues for free speech violations... [8d]
Loomer Hits Pentagon Over Drug Boat Strikes... [8d]
FINGER-POINTING IN DC [8d]
Judge frees Karoline Leavitt's family member from arrest... [8d]
LIVE: PIERS MORGAN VS. FUENTES...DEVELOPING... [8d]
Foreign bot networks increase influence... [8d]
2016: HEGSETH WARNED TRUMP WOULD ISSUE ILLEGAL ORDERS... [8d]
ICE agent arrested for putting woman in chokehold... [8d]
'Cruelty is off the charts'... [8d]
Scientists supercharge cells to fight effects of aging... [8d]
AI DIGITAL ID COMING TO USA... [8d]
Judge forces OpenAI to produce 20 million chat logs in copyright lawsuit... [8d]
US attack on Venezuela risks 'Vietnam-style' regional conflict, warns Lula adviser... [8d]
What's next for Nicolas Sarkozy and Carla Bruni? [8d]
Stoic Usha.... [8d]
DARK DON: Marjorie Taylor Greene says she was denied security detail despite 773 death threats... [8d]
President rages at '60 MINUTES' again... [8d]
BACKED BY SAUDIS! [8d]
How Private Equity Is Changing Housing... [8d]
Kushner part of PARAMOUNT'S hostile bid... [8d]
BATTLE WITH NETFLIX [8d]
Home sellers giving up at 'unusually high rate'... [8d]
Mamdani shares step-by-step video explaining how to stand up to ICE... [8d]
Students form human swastika on San Jose high school football field... [8d]
SNUBS, SURPRISES... [8d]
Kentucky's Beshear takes on national role as Dems eye govs as way back to White House... [8d]
TRUMP BAILOUT FOR FARMERS... [8d]
Scientists supercharge cells to fight effects of aging... [8d]
President Looms Over NETFLIX Deal for WBD... [8d]
'ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER' LEADS GOLDEN GLOBE NOMS... [8d]
NOEM ON CHOPPING BLOCK? [8d]
ELLISON LAUNCHES HOSTILE BID FOR WBD [8d]
STUDY: Love -- Prevents Weight Gain? [8d]
MTG RIPS TRUMP IN '60 MINS' INTERVIEW... [8d]
The secret video that could sink Hegseth... [8d]
Is Hollywood Getting God? [8d]
Miami Hasn't Had Dem Mayor in Almost 30 Years. Is That About to Change? [8d]
GOLDEN GLOBE NOMS... DEVELOPING... [8d]
China's trade surplus with world tops $1 trillion, despite tariffs... [8d]
ACLU claims Cuban detainees were beaten for refusing removal to Mexico... [8d]
MTG Exposes How Trump's Allies Badmouth Him Behind His Back... [8d]
401(k)s Are Minting a Generation of 'Moderate Millionaires'... [8d]
Powell Faces Pressure From Multiple Fronts as Fed Prepares to Cut Rates... [8d]
The Year of America's Cranky Consumer... [8d]
Conservative Commentator to Sue Milo Over Claim He Slept With 'Boys'... [8d]
MAGA Loses It After Tucker Buys New Home in Qatar... [8d]
For Venezuela's Machado, Collecting Nobel Peace Prize Could Mean Exile... [8d]
Judi Dench: I imagine Harvey Weinstein has done his time... [8d]
Deserves forgiveness... [8d]

The New Republic

Two Inept Male Trump Officials Talk About Nursing Babies [7d]
Trump Pulls a Sudden 180 on Releasing Boat Strike Video [7d]
Trump Asks Random Farmer Which Countries to Tariff Next [7d]
Trump Loses His Mind When Asked About Flood of Retiring Republicans [8d]
Very Stable Genius Trump Says Turning on a Lawn Mower Is Hard [8d]
Indiana Statehouse Rocked by Protests as Republicans Try to Rig Maps [8d]
Alina Habba Resigns as Trump Loses Yet Another Totally Inept Nominee [8d]
Supreme Court Sounds Ready to Let Trump Control All Federal Agencies [8d]
Pam Bondi Made the Same Statement Trump Claims Is Sedition [8d]
Republican Rep. Questions His Own Party—and Trump—in Brutal Interview [8d]
“Things Are F*cked”: Is ICE Barbie on Her Way Out After Wrecking DHS? [8d]
Trump Sure Seems to Be Behind Paramount’s Hostile Bid for Warner Bros. [8d]
MAGA Implodes Over Claims of a Faked Death, Closeted Gays, and Qatar [8d]
Vance Says People ‘Made Up’ Racist Quote He Said—But Still Defends It [8d]
Trump Freaks Out at Paramount After MTG Trashes Him on Air [8d]
MTG Flips Out After 60 Minutes Calls Out Her Blatant Hypocrisy [8d]
Tom Cotton Says He Didn’t See Proof of Trump’s Big Claim on Drug Boats [8d]
If You Take His Own Word for It, Trump Sure Committed Mortgage Fraud [8d]
“Ping!”: Trump Goes on Bizarre Tangent During Kennedy Center Speech [8d]
MTG Exposes Just How Much Republicans Actually Hate Trump [8d]
Transcript: Trump Press Sec Goes Full Cult Defending New Racist Tirade [8d]
Trump’s New Global Vision Amounts to a National In-Security Strategy [8d]
The Simple, Legal Way Trump Could Steal the Midterms [8d]
What If Both Sides in the Birth Rate Debate Are Wrong? [8d]
Kristi Noem: A Case Study in the GOP Tilt Toward Ostentatious Fascism [8d]
Trump Press Sec Goes Full Cult as Spin on Mental State Flies Off Rails [8d]

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