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Axios

Exclusive: Polymarket CEO blasts sportsbooks as "scam" [100d]
Senate sends bill to release Epstein files to Trump [100d]
Who's the sole Republican to vote against releasing Epstein files? [100d]
Republicans move to oust Democrat Plaskett from House Intel panel over Epstein texts [100d]
Trump backs ban on state AI laws [100d]
Exclusive: Active investors keep markets health, Elliott's Jesse Cohn says [100d]
Exclusive: Entrepreneur Emma Grede stands by comments on successful women [100d]
Bidders circle Warner Bros. Discovery [100d]
AI bubble is actually an LLM bubble, Hugging Face CEO says at Axios BFD. [100d]
Exclusive: Coinbase explains donation to Trump's ballroom [100d]
Two dozens House Democrats vote with Republicans to rebuke one of their members [100d]
Coinbase's Choi sees more companies leaving Delaware [100d]
House votes to force DOJ release of Jeffrey Epstein files [100d]
Exclusive: Roelof Botha bets on SpaceX over OpenAI as the most valuable tech company [100d]
Trump with MBS on Khashoggi: "A lot of people didn't like" him [100d]
"Don't muck it up" : Massie urges Senate to pass Epstein bill as House vote looms [100d]
Scoop: Mike Johnson to back Epstein files discharge petition [100d]
Exclusive: Sanders pushes Senate Dems to go big on health care deal [100d]
Google CEO: "No company is going to be immune" if AI bubble bursts [100d]
Trump's $2,000 tariff checks would boost growth at a $450B cost, study says [100d]
NIH cuts impacted 74,000 clinical trial patients: study [100d]
Epstein files give Trump a taste of political mortality [100d]
Young adults in these cities are thinking about leaving [100d]
Trump's business empire goes global while he's in the White House [100d]
Scoop: U.S. and Russia discussing prisoner swap [100d]
Scoop: House Democrats' infighting is poised to get even worse [100d]
Exclusive: AOC says Chi Ossé primary challenge against Jeffries not a "good idea" [100d]
Trump pulls the rug on Mike Johnson over the "Epstein files" [100d]
Furious progressives swarm Schumer's job as Democratic leader [100d]
Federal Border Patrol to begin operation in Raleigh on Tuesday, mayor confirms [100d]
Larry Summers "stepping back" from public roles after Epstein files release [100d]
House Democrats fail to quash internal revolt on vote to condemn Chuy García [100d]

Salon

“Give and take”: White House defends Trump calling reporter “piggy” on Air Force One [100d]
House passes resolution demanding Epstein files release [100d]
“Things happen”: Trump waves away Khashoggi question during summit with MBS [100d]
Cynthia Erivo’s memoir confronts family estrangement, identity and the costs of fame [100d]
A magical maple-pumpkin pasta sauce [100d]
Celebrate Thanksgiving like Ina Garten [100d]
The GOP is on the cusp of destroying Obamacare [100d]
Why Democrats can’t stay united — even in victory [100d]
Patel waived FBI’s polygraph security screening for Bongino [100d]

The Drudge Report

America's deadliest volcano enters unprecedented 72-hour tremor phase... [100d]
DOJ may have accidentally handed Dems five House seats... [100d]
HOMAN: Immigration operations to ramp up in New York City... [100d]
Senate unanimously approves... [100d]
Bill Maher quit stand-up because he's afraid of being shot... [100d]
Palestinian deaths in Israeli custody have surged... [100d]
Prison guard describes rampant abuse... [100d]
Musk Back in Politics. Does He Want to Stay a While? [100d]
Elon set to make more than every American elementary teacher COMBINED... [100d]
Mexico president issues ferocious warning to Trump after strikes threat... [100d]
Administration to announce dismantling of Education Dept... [100d]
Michigan man named JD Vance convicted for threatening VP JD Vance... [100d]
Kamala Harris Hits Campaign Trail in Tennessee Special Election... [100d]
Approval falls to lowest of his term... [100d]
MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE: WHO'S THE TRAITOR? [100d]
TX Gov designates Muslim Brotherhood, CAIR foreign terror orgs... [100d]
HOME DEPOT warning... [100d]
Housing alarm as half of all homes fall in value... [100d]
Muslim group cutting $1,000 checks for anti-Israel agitators disciplined by colleges... [100d]
As Rights Taken Away, Trans Trailblazer Seeks Refuge Abroad... [100d]
ICE AGENTS RAID CHURCH... [100d]
Senate ready to quickly pass... [100d]
Why Americans can't afford MCDONALD'S any more... [100d]
Middle-class shoppers pulling back, sending alarms through retail... [100d]
Mecca of Chinese capitalism attracting top Western scientists... [100d]
Washington resident hospitalized with virus never before seen in humans... [100d]
FOXNEWS deploys PALANTIR in digital operation... [100d]
SHOCK: Man pours liquid on woman and sets her on fire on Chicago subway... [100d]
Passes House 427-1... [100d]
Mike Johnson casts doubt on release... [100d]
Court blocks Texas from using new congressional gerrymander in midterms... [100d]
DEFENDS MBS as he's asked 'embarrassing' question about murder of journalist... [100d]
Wealthy Calif. town moves to permanently ban pickleball... [100d]
Calls to revoke ABC's license over Epstein question... [100d]
$200K in property stolen from BROWNS QB Sanders' home during NFL game... [100d]
META wins FTC antitrust trial... [100d]
Kessler Twins, entertainment duo, die together by assisted suicide... [100d]
Palestinian deaths in Israeli custody have surged... [100d]
Prison guard describes rampant abuse... [100d]
MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE: WHO'S THE TRAITOR? [100d]
Surveillance video shows terrified people fleeing laundromat... [100d]
AGENTS RAID CHURCH... [100d]
Princess of Wales tells business chiefs to put love above profit... [100d]
SAUDI FIRST [100d]
Trump Lashes Out at Female Reporter: 'Quiet, Piggy!' [100d]
Dementia Just Like His Dad? [100d]
SURVIVOR: EPSTEIN HAD AN EXTREMELY DEFORMED PENIS! [100d]
BROTHER: HE 'DEFINITELY' HAD DIRT ON DON... [100d]
SECRET LIFE OF W... [100d]
Administration to announce dismantling of much of Education Dept... [100d]
Mark Epstein: 'Jeffrey definitely had dirt on Trump'... [100d]
Bondi will use 'national security' claim to scrub files... [100d]
White House Intervened in an Investigation of Andrew Tate... [100d]
Mexico president issues ferocious warning to Trump after strikes threat... [100d] [ai]
Administration to announce dismantling of much of Education Dept... [100d]
Michigan man named JD Vance convicted for threatening VP JD Vance... [100d]
CHATGPT's Hallucination Problem: More Than Half Of References In Study Are Fabricated Or Erroneous! [100d] [ai]
Inside the Ukrainian Corruption Probe Edging Closer to Zelensky... [100d]
Wife of Astronaut Pleads Guilty to Falsely Alleging Crime in Space... [100d] [ai]
Trump Family's Business Ties to Saudi Arabia Raise Ethics Worries... [100d]
Elaborate welcome for MBS at White House... [100d]
WHATSAPP Security Flaw Exposes 3.5 Billion Phone Numbers... [100d]
Confessions of a female porn addict... [100d]
Interstellar object 3I/Atlas has '12 anomalies' as it approaches Earth... [100d]
HOME DEPOT warning... [100d]
Is PALANTIR'S Alex Karp world's scariest CEO? [100d]
Housing alarm as half of all homes fall in value... [100d]
Chinese gamblers, cartel cash: Secret pipeline through Vegas' biggest casino... [100d]
Affordability crisis rattling mom-and-pop shops... [100d]
Crypto market sheds more than $1 trillion... [100d]
'UNUSUAL' SPIKE IN TRAFFIC [100d]
INTERNET SUFFERS ANOTHER MASS OUTAGE [100d]
Real target of Trump's campaign is Cuba? [100d]
INTERNET SUFFERS ANOTHER MASS OUTAGE [100d]
President Lashes Out at Female Reporter: 'Quiet, Piggy!' [100d]
HACK? [100d]
Larry Summers to Step Back From Public Commitments Over Scandal... [100d] [ai]
STOCKS CONTINUE SLIDE... DEVELOPING... [100d]
The Most Joyless Tech Revolution Ever: Rich and Unhappy... [100d]
Musk set to make more than every American elementary teacher COMBINED... [100d]
The 87-year-old author humiliating 'uncultured' Elon on his own platform... [100d]
CLOUDFARE DOWN; SITES GO DARK... DEVELOPING... [100d]
Elaborate welcome planned for MBS during White House visit... [100d]
BUBBLE TROUBLE: Stocks sell-off as AI valuation concerns persist... [100d]
GOOGLE boss warns 'no company is going to be immune'... [100d]
Senators probe Trump crypto venture over token sales linked to NKorea and Russia... [100d]

The New Republic

Red State GOP Gives Trump the Middle Finger on Gerrymandering [100d]
Mike Johnson’s Gamble on Releasing Epstein Files Blows Up in His Face [100d]
Trump Threatens ABC While Refusing to Answer Epstein Files Question [100d]
One Republican Votes Against Releasing Epstein Files for Some Reason [100d]
Marjorie Taylor Greene Just Wrecked the Cult of Trump [100d]
Mike Johnson Let’s Slip How He Hopes to Block Epstein Files Release [100d]
Trump Rolls Out Literal Red Carpet for Bonesaw Saudi Leader MBS [100d]
Trump Defends Saudi Prince MBS for Ordering Murder of Jamal Khashoggi [100d]
Judge Dumps Cold Water on Trump’s Texas Gerrymandering Scheme [100d]
MTG Appears to Call Trump a “Traitor” Ahead of Epstein Vote [100d]
“I Am Traumatized. I Am Not Stupid”: Epstein Survivors Call Out Trump [100d]
Welcome to the Age of Aristopopulism [100d]
White House Stepped in to Help Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate [100d]
Trump Judges Throw Out His “Meritless” Lawsuit Against CNN [100d]
This Trump-MBS Bromance Was Brought to You by Benjamin Netanyahu [100d]
Trump Goes on Wild Tangent About McDonald’s Filet-O-Fish [100d]
Republicans Prove Irony Is Dead With Vote Condemning Fascism [100d]
“Quiet Piggy”: Trump Snaps at Female Reporter Asking About Epstein [100d]
Transcript: Trump Accidentally Shivs JD Vance as MAGA Civil War Erupts [100d] [ai]
A Tea Party for the Democrats? Be Careful What You Wish For [100d]
Anti-Corruption Politics Are The Way For Democrats to Crush Trumpism [100d]
The Next Foreclosure Crisis Has Arrived [100d]
Transcript: Anti-Corruption Politics Are The Way to Crush Trumpism [100d]
The American People Voted for Jeffrey Epstein [100d]
Trump Accidentally Stabs Vance in the Back as MAGA Erupts in Civil War [100d] [ai]

Talking Points Memo

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Politico

Double down on push to abandon fossil fuels, 82 countries urge at climate summit [100d]
Beijing in Brazil: China makes bank as Trump spurns climate talks [100d]

The Hill

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