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Clintons Called for Questioning in Epstein Probe
Congressional Republicans have summoned Bill and Hillary Clinton to appear for depositions next month in front of a panel investigating Jeffrey Epstein, USA Today reports. Save to Favorites
Reminders of an Earlier Era
Richard Haass: “I am just back from the nation’s capital, where I went to attend the memorial service for Dick Cheney at the National Cathedral. It was good to hear…
RFK Jr. Forced CDC to Abandon Position on Vaccines
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told the New York Times that he personally instructed the CDC to abandon its longstanding position that vaccines do not cause autism — “a…
Zelensky Warns Trump Puts Ukraine in Impossible Bind
President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the Ukrainian people on Friday and said President Trump’s 28-point peace plan will force Ukraine to choose between “losing our dignity” or risking the loss of…
Ghislaine Maxwell Will Plead the Fifth in Epstein Probe
“Ghislaine Maxwell, the convicted co-conspirator of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, will refuse to answer questions in the House Oversight Committee’s probe into Epstein and the Justice Department’s handling…
John Bolton Could Face Additional Charges
The Department of Justice signaled Friday that former national security adviser John Bolton could face additional charges in his criminal case over allegedly mishandled classified documents, The Hill reports. Save…
Wall Street Doubts Trump’s Policy Ideas
“Wall Street is now looking past President Trump’s policy proposals meant to address the affordability crisis, from stimulus checks to 50-year-mortgages,” Axios reports. “Market participants doubt whether the recent ideas…
Trump to Hold Two Fund-Raisers for His Super PAC
“President Trump, who has been hosting fund-raising dinners at a pace unseen by any second-term president, is scheduled to hold two more early next year,” the New York Times reports….
Strange Bedfellows
Mark Leibovich: “Here’s yet another indication that Washington has been turned upside down in recent years: I saw Rachel Maddow at Dick Cheney’s funeral and didn’t give it a second…
Trump’s World View
From the Financial Times editorial board: “Donald Trump’s admirers like to trumpet his unpredictability as his diplomatic superpower. Keeping your enemies and allies on their toes can indeed work to…
Trump’s Peace Plan Gives Russia Everything It Wants
Nick Paton Walsh: “Trying the same thing over and over again, without success, is either the definition of insanity or Russian negotiation tactics, depending on your point of view.” “The…
Not Only Do the Holidays Start Earlier…
Apparently Black Friday is now a week long. Save to Favorites
San Francisco Candidate Calls Maryland House Home
“Saikat Chakrabarti (D), a progressive tech millionaire who is running to succeed Rep. Nancy Pelosi in Congress, has spent years claiming that a home in Maryland is his principal residence…
Trump Wants His Health Care Plan ‘Done’ by January 30
“President Donald Trump said he hopes to secure a solution by Jan. 30 for an impending surge in health insurance premiums for millions of Americans, the first timeline he has…
GOP Realizes That Trump Won’t Be Around Forever
Idrees Kahloon: “The reality that Donald Trump’s presidency will end in January 2029 is already making Republicans restless. Normally, Trump angers, exhausts, and eventually prevails over elected Republicans—not vice versa….
John Fetterman’s Book Bombs
“Sen. John Fetterman’s (D-PA) new memoir Unfettered sold zero copies in his own hometown’s Barnes & Noble store the first few days after launch,” Mediaite reports. “Despite Fetterman and his…
The Ghislaine Maxwell Emails
Isaac Stanley-Becker: “The emails that Ghislaine Maxwell has been sending over the past several months from a minimum-security prison near Houston are stamped Sensitive But Unclassified. Maxwell once cavorted with…
Proposed Map Targets Jim Clyburn’s District
“South Carolina Republicans are flirting with redrawing the state’s congressional maps — specifically Rep. Jim Clyburn’s district,” NOTUS reports. Save to Favorites
Lula Stares Down Trump and Scores Tariff Victory
“From the minute Donald Trump slapped tariffs on Brazil, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva bet the US leader was going all-in on a weak hand. The wager paid off…
A Vance Ally Rises at the Pentagon
“Army Secretary Dan Driscoll’s high-stakes visit to Ukraine this week to deliver the Trump’s administration’s latest peace plan has placed the service leader into the role of major international negotiator…
