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fromBoston.com
5 hours ago
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Rep. Seth Moulton wants to allow lawsuits against ICE agents with new 'NOEM Act'

Rep. Seth Moulton introduced the NOEM Act to permit civil lawsuits against federal immigration agents for alleged constitutional violations.
fromABC7 San Francisco
1 day ago
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Immigrant rights groups protest, demand Marin Co. Sheriff's Office stop cooperating with ICE

Marin County protesters demand the sheriff end cooperation with ICE, withdraw from the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program, and stop publishing booking logs.
#impeachment
fromAxios
4 hours ago
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"Enjoy your media cycle": Infighting erupts as more Democrats go rogue on impeachment

fromwww.theguardian.com
14 hours ago
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Michigan Democrat moves to impeach RFK Jr, alleging abuse of authority'

A Democratic representative filed articles of impeachment accusing Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. of abusing authority and undermining public health through harmful policies.
fromArs Technica
14 hours ago
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Impeachment articles filed against RFK Jr., claiming abuse of power

Stevens filed impeachment articles accusing Kennedy of actions that harmed public health, including funding cuts, misinformation, anti-vaccine hires, and unilateral vaccine policy changes.
fromAxios
4 hours ago
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"Enjoy your media cycle": Infighting erupts as more Democrats go rogue on impeachment

fromwww.mediaite.com
4 hours ago

Ben Shapiro Warns Republicans a Hardline Obamacare Stance Will Lead to Democrats in Power in 2028'

If Republicans are trying to do a solve,' what they should probably do is boost ACA subsidies for another couple years, but include a bunch of riders that transition it out and make room for larger HSAs. In other words, provide people some sort of glide path toward a new future, as opposed to a hard stop. Hard stops in American politics typically create massive political blowback, and 2026 looks like it's going to be pretty ugly for Republicans, anyway.
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fromAxios
1 hour ago

Mike Johnson's new set of promises to squash a House GOP revolt

So we made a deal - and actually we talked to the secretary of state directly,
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fromwww.advocate.com
3 hours ago

House to vote on Marjorie Taylor Greene's bill to criminalize gender-affirming care, MTG says

A promised House floor vote on H.R.3492 would criminalize gender-affirming care for minors, imposing felony penalties on providers and potentially parents.
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fromESPN.com
5 hours ago

U.S. House passes bill to combat stadium drones

The House passed the Safer Skies Act to let local and state law enforcement disable drones at sporting events and receive federal training.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
5 hours ago

Speaker Johnson Complains I'm Baited Every Day' Whenever Reporters Ask Him About Trump's Wild Comments

President Trump used and later acknowledged 'sh*thole' language about certain immigrant-origin countries; Mike Johnson (R-LA) defended the language as frustration over immigration challenges.
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fromAxios
5 hours ago

Senate Democrats urge against Trump-inspired review of Sen. Kelly

A review ordered by President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth targets Sen. Mark Kelly and raises separation-of-powers and politicization concerns.
#warner-bros-discovery
fromsfist.com
8 hours ago
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South Bay Congressman Raises National Security Concerns About Paramount Hostile Takeover Bid of Warner Bros.

fromsfist.com
8 hours ago
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South Bay Congressman Raises National Security Concerns About Paramount Hostile Takeover Bid of Warner Bros.

#ndaa
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fromwww.mediaite.com
45 minutes ago

Marjorie Taylor Greene Slams Trump for Bragging About the Economy: It's Insulting to People's Intelligence'

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene criticized President Trump's A++++ economic grade, saying his billionaire status disconnects him from Americans facing unaffordable bills and inflation.
#immigration-policy
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 hours ago
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CNN's Boris Sanchez Presses Republican Lawmaker on GOP Focus on Somali Fraud Cases: People Across All Cultures Commit Fraud'

fromwww.mediaite.com
2 hours ago
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CNN's Boris Sanchez Presses Republican Lawmaker on GOP Focus on Somali Fraud Cases: People Across All Cultures Commit Fraud'

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fromwww.mediaite.com
1 hour ago

Stephen Miller Tells Hannity He's Been Banned by CNN

Stephen Miller says CNN refused to book him despite White House offering him for any show or topic, claiming CNN effectively banned him.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
5 hours ago

GCSE and A-Level exams could be set for major shake-up

Proposals in a consultation launched on Thursday could see GCSEs in smaller-entry subjects, including certain languages, and most A-level exams excluding maths moved onto screens by the end of the decade. Ofqual is asking for views on allowing each of the four exam boards to propose two new specifications for on-screen assessment, replacing traditional pen and paper.
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fromPortland Mercury
45 minutes ago

Raymond Lee Confirmed as Portland's First Long-term City Administrator

Raymond Lee was confirmed unanimously as Portland's first long-term city administrator under the new government, expected to rebuild trust between mayor and City Council.
fromDigiday
41 minutes ago

How Costco stood against Trump's agenda on tariffs, DEI this year

"Our commitment to an enterprise rooted in respect and inclusion is appropriate and necessary," the board said. "The report requested by this proposal would not provide meaningful additional information."
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#george-santos
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fromVulture
4 hours ago

SZA Says the White House's Posting Strat Is Evil and Boring

The White House used SZA's "Big Boys" clip with detainment images and received public backlash from SZA and others for exploiting artists in pro-ICE messaging.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
5 hours ago

US Congress advances bill to nix Caesar Act sanctions on Syria

If passed, the NDAA would repeal the 2019 Caesar Act, which sanctioned the Syrian government for war crimes during the country's 13-year-long civil war. It would also require the White House to issue frequent reports confirming that Syria's new government is combating Islamist fighters and upholding the rights of religious and ethnic minorities. Human rights advocates have welcomed the easing of heavy sanctions that the US and other Western countries imposed on Syria during the war.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
2 hours ago

Barron Trump Reportedly Spoke to Accused Rapist Andrew Tate on Zoom and Received Dating Advice From Tate Associate

Barron Trump held Zoom calls with Andrew Tate and associate Justin Waller, received dating advice, and associated with influencers while the Tates face criminal investigations.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
2 hours ago

CNN Analyst Says It's Absolutely Normal' for U.S. to Seize Venezuelan Oil Tanker

U.S. seized a Venezuelan oil tanker; the action aligns with longstanding oil sanctions and past forfeiture practices used against sanctioned states.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
5 hours ago

He'll be next': Donald Trump threatens Colombian President Gustavo Petro

US president renewed threats against Colombia's president, blamed him for cocaine production, and warned he could become the next target of an anti-drug campaign.
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fromenglish.elpais.com
1 hour ago

The struggle of the most Afro-Latino city in the United States to accept itself

Julia Mejia embraced her Afro-Latina identity after years of hiding her Dominican and Black roots, becoming Boston's first Afro-Latina city councilwoman.
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fromwww.dw.com
32 minutes ago

Ukraine set for more peace plan talks with key allies DW 12/11/2025

President Trump said he discussed Ukraine strongly with UK, France, and Germany and suggested a potential weekend meeting that could include Ukraine's President Zelensky.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 day ago

US-Venezuela military buildup tests Puerto Rico's painful past

As US military presence grows once again in Puerto Rico, old wounds resurface. The United States military is increasing its presence in Puerto Rico as the administration of US President Donald Trump prepares for a possible clash with Venezuela over alleged drug trafficking. Ten thousand troops, advanced jets, drones, and the USS Iwo Jima now sit on an island still scarred by decades of military pollution.
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
42 minutes ago

The last time my son was seen he stepped on a train. He was never heard from again'

The Independent delivers paywall-free, on-the-ground journalism on major issues like reproductive rights, climate and Big Tech, funded by reader donations to sustain reporting.
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fromAbove the Law
16 hours ago

Morning Docket: 12.10.25 - Above the Law

Recent legal developments span efforts to move Trump-related charges to federal court, AI-related sanctions and regulation, ICE detention databases, falling tax prosecutions, and high-profile lawsuits.
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fromwww.mercurynews.com
18 hours ago

Chemerinsky: Supreme Court's terrible reasons allowing Texas' racially rigged map

The Supreme Court allowed Texas to use racially driven congressional maps, effectively granting temporary immunity from judicial review for at least one election.
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fromThe New Yorker
6 hours ago

The Year that Broke Federal Workers

Trump administration changes and federal workforce cuts have severely disrupted immigration courts, causing judge departures, fear among applicants, and unpaid essential work amid government shutdown.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 day ago

Former US Justice Department staff says civil rights division destroyed'

Trump administration rolled back enforcement of civil rights law at DOJ Civil Rights Division, prompting mass employee departures and a shift toward presidential priorities.
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fromwww.amny.com
13 hours ago

Op-Ed | Poor Elbridge Gerry amNewYork

Elbridge Gerry's legacy combines the eponymous practice of partisan redistricting with his role as a Founding-era patriot who prioritized individual rights and state prerogatives.
#ice-arrests
fromKqed
1 day ago
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US Judge Hears Lawsuits Over ICE Arrests at Courthouses, Immigration Check-Ins | KQED

fromKqed
1 day ago
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US Judge Hears Lawsuits Over ICE Arrests at Courthouses, Immigration Check-Ins | KQED

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fromwww.mediaite.com
14 hours ago

BREAKING: Judge Orders Release of Epstein Case Grand Jury Transcripts

A federal judge ordered the release of secret grand jury transcripts from Jeffrey Epstein's 2019 case after a new law compelled disclosure.
#california-national-guard
fromKqed
9 hours ago
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Federal Judge Orders Trump to Return National Guard Troops in LA to State Control | KQED

fromKqed
9 hours ago
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Federal Judge Orders Trump to Return National Guard Troops in LA to State Control | KQED

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fromAxios
9 hours ago

Mike Johnson squashes another internal revolt

House Republicans passed the rule vote 215-211 after leadership persuaded defectors; one GOP opposed and the five-minute vote was held open for over an hour.
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fromWashingtonian - The website that Washington lives by.
16 hours ago

Supreme Court Will Probably Just Let Trump Do Whatever He Wants, Don't Even Think About Using a Sans-Serif Font at the State Department, and Bowser Absolutely Has Not Endorsed a Successor (Wink, Wink) - Washingtonian

Senate Republicans propose allowing Affordable Care Act subsidies to expire, replacing them with health savings account funding that excludes abortion and gender-transition spending.
fromAxios
1 day ago

Poll: Most Americans favor birthright citizenship, not Trump's immigration plan

By the numbers: Two-thirds of Americans - including majorities of independents and many Republicans - support preserving the 14th Amendment's guarantee of citizenship to those born in the U.S., the survey found. Roughly 8 in 10 Black Protestants favor keeping birthright citizenship, and solid majorities of Hispanic Catholics and Hispanic Protestants support it as well. Even among Trump's most supportive religious constituency - white evangelical Protestants - 53% say the Constitution's guarantee should stand.
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fromemptywheel
1 day ago

DOJ Withheld Proof They Knew Their Assault of LaMonica McIver Was "Bad" before They Charged Her - emptywheel

And it argued that when ICE assaults members of Congress it still must be treated as an assault on ICE unprotected by Speech and Debate. The Government respectfully asserts that any assault upon a federal officer should qualify as an act that is "clearly non-legislative" given that such an act is clearly an "illegitimate activity." And it would be clearly non-legislative whether the arrest that triggered the assault took place outside the Security Gate or inside of Delaney Hall.
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fromABC7 San Francisco
1 day ago

Immigration class-action lawsuit against Sec. Noem, DOJ heard in San Jose federal court

A federal class-action lawsuit challenges an ICE policy allowing detention of immigrants previously found neither dangerous nor flight risks at check-ins and immigration court.
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fromKqed
1 day ago

San Francisco Supervisors Look to Block ICE From City Property | KQED

San Francisco will prohibit federal immigration enforcement from using city-owned properties and authorize legal action against unauthorized federal enforcement activities.
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fromLGBTQ Nation
9 hours ago

Nancy Mace claims police falsified report about her cuss-filled public airport meltdown - LGBTQ Nation

Nancy Mace denies having called officers 'idiots,' claims the police report was falsified while admitting to frequent vulgar language and blaming a political hit job.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 day ago

US federal judge halts Trump's National Guard operations in California

A federal judge ordered National Guard troops in Los Angeles returned to California governor control, blocking the Trump administration's extended deployment.
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fromThe Atlantic
15 hours ago

John Roberts's Dream Is Finally Coming True

A conservative Supreme Court majority may bar use of race data in redistricting, undermining Section 2 Voting Rights Act protections and enabling whiter, conservative districts.
#national-guard
fromsfist.com
10 hours ago
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Federal Judge In SF Again Rules Against Trump's National Guard Deployment In LA, Says It Must End

fromsfist.com
10 hours ago
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Federal Judge In SF Again Rules Against Trump's National Guard Deployment In LA, Says It Must End

#california-elections
fromwww.theguardian.com
18 hours ago

Wrong voters, wrong message: progressives' autopsy lays bare Kamala Harris failures

Kamala Harris lost last year's US presidential election because she chased the wrong voters with the wrong message, ultimately demobilising the very base that she needed to win, according to an autopsy by a progressive grassroots advocacy group. The vice-president focused on courting moderate Republicans over motivating core Democratic working-class, young and progressive voters, a misstep compounded by her failure to break from Joe Biden on Gaza, says the report by RootsAction.
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fromRoll Call
14 hours ago

Lawyers say new CDC policy may violate federal disability law - Roll Call

A new HHS policy removes CDC supervisors' authority to approve telework accommodations, creating reapproval backlogs and potential office returns for disabled employees.
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fromTruthout
10 hours ago

Despite Judge's Order, ICE Deports Shackled Student and Harasses Her Family

A 19-year-old Babson student was detained and deported to Honduras from Boston despite lacking a removal order, suffering shackling and denied notice; family faces harassment.
fromFortune
1 day ago

New contract shows Palantir is working on a tech platform for another federal agency that works with ICE | Fortune

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services agency-which handles services including citizenship applications, family immigration, adoptions, and work permits for non-citizens-started the contract with Palantir at the end of October, and is paying the data analytics company to implement "Phase 0" of a "vetting of wedding-based schemes," or "VOWS" platform, according to the federal contract, which was posted to the U.S. government website and reviewed by Fortune.
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fromAxios
19 hours ago

Trump brings legal immigration to a screeching halt

Policy changes and expanded vetting are increasing USCIS backlogs and slowing legal immigration processing for all applicants.
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fromAbove the Law
9 hours ago

Judge Emil Bove's MAGA Rally Field Trip Sparks Judicial Misconduct Complaint - Above the Law

A newly confirmed Third Circuit judge attended a partisan MAGA rally, prompting a judicial ethics complaint for engaging in prohibited political activity.
fromAxios
12 hours ago

These states have banned junk food for SNAP purchases

"We all know we're at the point where we must do something to correct the chronic health problems that Americans face," Rollins said. Twelve states previously adopted waiver terms. Mehmet Oz, who runs Medicare and Medicaid, said states that ban junk food will get extra funds. "As the six documents here that were signed by Secretary Rollins today would attest, there's a lot of interest in this, you get paid extra money."
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#immigration-enforcement
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fromFast Company
14 hours ago

Healthcare plans by the GOP and Democrats are headed to a vote. Here's why they're likely to fail

Senate faces partisan votes as Republicans seek to let COVID-era ACA subsidies expire and replace them with savings accounts while Democrats push a three-year extension.
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fromMedium
10 hours ago

The deeper intentions behind the TikTok deal and Musk's EU feud

Silicon Valley investors and tech billionaires have merged corporate power with state functions, influencing government operations and challenging control over platforms like TikTok.
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 day ago

Judges Request More Security After Congressman Accuses Them Of Letting Alleged Rapist Off the Hook More Than a Dozen Times

His choice to employ rhetoric invoking violence, even for political grandstanding, carries real and dangerous consequences. Our foremost responsibility is to ensure that courthouse employees and every member of the public entering the Birch Building are safe and can access the justice system without fear of becoming casualties in what Mr. Ogles has described as a war' on elected officials.
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fromTruthout
11 hours ago

68 Cities, Counties, and States Will Increase Their Minimum Wage on January 1

The Trump administration is one of the most anti-labor administrations in modern U.S. history - it has attempted to decertify the union representation of more than 1 million federal employees. Trump has also fired key members of the National Labor Relations Board, thus rendering it largely non-functional. Moreover his administration has come out against rules requiring disabled workers all be paid at least the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour, and it has blocked a Biden-era rule increasing the minimum wage for federal contractors.
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fromBoston.com
8 hours ago

Suffolk poll: 1 in 3 have considered leaving Mass. over costs

One in three Massachusetts voters considered leaving the state over cost of living, with healthcare, housing affordability, and taxes as top economic concerns.
fromFortune
7 hours ago

49-year-old Democrat who owns a gourmet olive oil store swipes another historically Republican district from Trump and Republicans | Fortune

I think we had the right message for the time,
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fromBoston.com
1 day ago

Prosecutors won't seek death penalty for former Stoughton officer accused of killing pregnant Sandra Birchmore

Federal prosecutors will not seek the death penalty for former Stoughton police detective Matthew Farwell, accused of killing pregnant Sandra Birchmore.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
18 hours ago

Pete Buttigieg Is Less Popular Among Black People Than Former KKK Leader David Duke Was in 2016: Poll

Pete Buttigieg received just 4% support from Black voters in the Fall 2025 Yale Youth Poll, lower than David Duke’s 14% Black support in 2016.
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fromTruthout
12 hours ago

Poll: Voters Say Billionaires Pay Too Little in Taxes, Back Government Action on Inequality

A large majority of Americans view the wealth gap as a major problem and support higher taxes on billionaires and government action to reduce inequality.
fromwww.mediaite.com
7 hours ago

Trump Pours Cold Water All Over Reports He's Looking to Fire Kristi Noem

I read a story that I was unhappy with Pete because he was attacking drug dealers, Trump replied, adding: I said, That's not exactly right. I would say very much the opposite. Pete Hegseth has been phenomenal. I read a story recently I'm unhappy with Kristi [Noem]. I'm so happy with her. I mean, we have a closed border. We have a border that's the best border in the history of our country. Why would I be unhappy with that? She's fantastic, actually.
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fromwww.amny.com
11 hours ago

2026 Congress midterms: Outgoing Comptroller Brad Lander kicks off challenge to Dan Goldman, with Mayor-elect Mamdani's blessing amNewYork

Goldman, first elected in 2022 after narrowly winning a crowded primary, has gained national attention for his aggressive criticism of President Donald Trump, particularly on immigration. But he has faced increasing friction with progressives over his staunch support for Israel, which has grown more visible since Mamdani's decisive victories in both the June primary and November general election. When asked about Lander's challenge, Goldman's campaign spokesperson Maddy Rosen said the congressman will deal with Brad and other challengers in the new year.
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fromIntelligencer
17 hours ago

How Will the Fight to Grab Warner Bros. Play Out Politically?

Netflix's proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery faces legal, political, and corporate resistance, including a hostile Paramount Skydance bid and intervention by Trump allies.
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fromNextgov.com
18 hours ago

Lawmakers seek details behind SSA plan to slash office visits

Four senators asked Social Security Commissioner Frank Bisignano to address a reported goal to halve field office visits in fiscal 2026 amid access and staffing concerns.
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