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Screenshot of an X post from Headquarters quoting figure skater Alysa Liu speaking about noticing faults in the U.S. government and supporting immigrant rights. The embedded image shows Liu smiling during an interview, wearing a Team USA jacket with a U.S. flag patch, seated against a backdrop with stars and red, white, and blue colors.

What a remarkable young woman.

13 controversial redactions from the Epstein files — and what we’re learning about them | CNN Politics This has been a big week in the long-running — and still very much not-over — saga of the Jeffrey Epstein files.

Names of co-conspirators and authors of incriminating emails were redacted in violation of Epstein Files Transparency Act. Congress should demand answers.
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Obama: Dems' struggles could be because they need younger candidates Former President Obama says Democrats' struggle could be partly because they have too many leaders who have "aged out" instead of younger candidates who can connect with voters. Princeton University P...

Former President Obama says Democrats' struggle could be partly because they have too many leaders who have "aged out" instead of younger candidates who can connect with voters.

@esglaude.bsky.social and @mayarupert.bsky.social join Alex Witt with their analysis.
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This is what ICE does every day. Hunt little kids who are here legally. They get sent to a place called the “baby jail” in Texas. Very little of it ends up on video like this. But it’s routine. And disgusting.

Trump posts racist meme of the Obamas - then deletes it Trump's racist post came at the end of a minute-long video promoting conspiracy theories about the 2020 election.

Trump's racist post came at the end of a minute-long video promoting conspiracy theories about the 2020 election. n.pr/46d74S3

This morning I wrote that DOJ’s ballot seizure in Georgia looks like a dry run for 2026. My advice and request: Sign up to Democracy Docket to stay informed. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

Between seizing ballots in Georgia, trying to leverage Minnesota to turn over its sensitive voter data, and political prosecutions, the DOJ is laying the groundwork to subvert the 2026 elections. I created Democracy Docket for times like this. Help it grow by supporting it now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

I just spoke with the White House after another horrific shooting by federal agents this morning. Minnesota has had it. This is sickening.

The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.

Live: Man shot and killed by federal agents in south Minneapolis this morning, police chief says A video appears to shows federal agents wrestling a man to the ground then shooting him.

The Star Tribune reports that federal agents "attempted to order local police from the scene" where a man was shot and killed by feds this morning, but Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara refused and "instructed his officers to preserve the scene."

Alex Pretti’s last words were “are you ok?” said the woman next to him who ICE also pepper sprayed in the face.

HAPPENING NOW: In federal court in MN, DOJ is struggling to articulate why a person following an ICE vehicle — so long as they are obeying traffic laws — can be stopped for "reasonable suspicion" of a crime.

Judge Menendez sharply questioning that contention.

In the last 4 days:

-- Elise Slotkin says she's being criminally investigated by DOJ
-- ICE illegally goes "door to door" in Minneapolis
-- FBI raids the home of a WP journalist
-- DHS illegally arrests, detains 100+ Somalians with legal refugee status

As we await the release of Supreme Court opinions, I want to remind everyone just how much Democracy Docket is tracking:

Active Voting Rights Cases: 170
Active Redistricting Cases: 47
Active Anti-Voting Cases: 90
Active Pro-Voting Cases: 76
Active DOJ Lawsuits: 26

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Opinion | The White House Is a Lost Cause

“The embrace of the unitary executive theory by both the president and the court has given us the worst of all worlds: an ultrapowerful presidency without an actual president at the helm.”

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/o...

Kelly: I wish someone would tell him how math works. You know, that the prices are going to go down 500 or 600%. Anyone who's been through like the sixth grade by then knows that that is not a thing.

These speeches lately kinda have me missing the old days when they were about Al Capone, Hannibal Lecter, electric tanks, getting eaten by sharks, windmills causing cancer, and mentally ill whales.

LUHAN: Is the FCC an independent agency?

CARR: I think th---

L: Yes or no

C: There's a test for this in the la---

L: It's yes or no, Brendan! On your website, it simply says, man, 'the FCC is independent.' This isn't a trick question

C: The FCC is not

L: So is your website lying?

C: Possibly

My law firm is currently litigating 65 voting and election cases in 30 states. We have plans for another dozen or so.

The 2026 midterm elections are shaping up to be a fight to protect free and fair election. I started Democracy Docket to keep you informed. Sign up now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

Where we see confirmed that what is being described as an American peace plan was written by Russians and learn that Witkoff advises the Kremlin on how to fool Trump

Witkoff is not buying the Russian narrative. He is selling it.

No matter how long I live after we get through this dark chapter, I will never get over the immorality, the amorality, the corruption, the criminality and the cruelty in service to one of the worst humans to ever walk the earth.

DOJ Says Noem Made Final Decision on El Salvador Removals in Breach of Court Order Read more here.

This is a really big story that should not be missed. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Here is Trump when he owned the Miss Universe and Miss Teen USA pageants bragging about how he “was able to get away with” going backstage when contestants were naked since he was the boss and he had to do “inspections.”

Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts The company is run by the husband of Noem’s chief DHS spokesperson and has personal and business ties to Noem and her aides. DHS invoked the “emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rule...

No crypto! Just old-fashioned corruption
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I don’t think US taxpayers should subsidize treason against the United States

Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 94th day out of the last 106.

12 days of work in 106 days.

With full pay and benefits.

The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.

It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.

Walz: "They are paying contractors to pay down the East Wing but they're not putting money into the food bank. So if there's a sense of frustration in America, it's very real ... when the White House press secretary said their top priority is the ballroom, we could not disagree more."

Gallego: "It's murder. It's very simple. If this president feels they are doing something illegally, then he should be using the Coast Guard. If this is an act of war, then you use our military and then you come and talk to us first. But this is murder ... it's disgusting."

Jon Stewart Speaks Out on Future as ‘Daily Show’ Host The late night host’s latest contract is up in December.

Jon Stewart has declared his hopes of staying on as host of “The Daily Show” after his current contract with the late-night show expires in December, even as others making fun of Donald Trump are suspended or canceled.

Pritzker: Throughout history we've learned that tyranny doesn't arrive with dramatic proclamations. Most times it comes quietly wrapped in the language of law and order, with fingers pointed at someone who doesn't look like you, promising safety while demanding that we sacrifice our neighbors.