“At least three more events are no longer happening at the Kennedy Center after its board, which was handpicked by President Donald Trump, voted to rename the venue the Trump-Kennedy Center,” Rolling Stone reports.
Trump Says He Might Still Fire Fed Chair
“President Trump teased that he has a preferred candidate to be the next head of the Federal Reserve but is in no hurry to make an announcement while also musing that he might fire the central bank’s current leader, Jerome Powell,” the South China Morning Post reports.
Trump said that Powell “should resign” and that he would “love to fire him.”
He added: “Maybe I still might.”
Washington Post: Trump says he might sue Fed Chair Jerome Powell for “gross incompetence.”
Trump and Netanyahu Present United Front
“President Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel presented a united front on Monday, papering over their differences on how to carry out the Gaza peace plan while heaping praise on each other,” the New York Times reports.
“The two leaders, who met over a multicourse lunch inside the dining room of Mar-a-Lago, Mr. Trump’s private club in Florida, shared few details on the substance of their talks or how they planned to resolve the many outstanding issues between them.”
“Nor did they shed light on how Mr. Trump’s Gaza plan is to advance into its next phase, in which Hamas is supposed to disarm, the Israelis are supposed to pull back their forces and other countries are supposed to commit troops to an ‘international stabilization force.'”
Extra Bonus Quote of the Day
“It’s bigger than I told you. It’s, you know — after realizing we’re gonna do the inauguration in that building, it’s got all bulletproof glass, it’s got all drone, they call it drone-free roof. It’s dronessss — won’t touch it. It’s a big beautiful safe building.”
— President Trump, talking to reporters about the new White House ballroom.
Trump Says U.S. Destroyed Loading Dock in Venezuela
“President Trump said Monday that unspecified U.S. forces were responsible for an explosion at a marine loading facility in Venezuela, escalating the confrontation with the South American country over alleged drug smuggling,” the Washington Post reports.
Said Trump: “There was a major explosion in the dock area where they load the boats up with drugs. And that is no longer around.”
“Trump declined to say if the military or the CIA carried out the strike. He previously authorized the CIA to conduct covert operations.”
States Step Into the Breach on Obamacare Subsidies
“At least a dozen states are working to shield people from soaring health insurance costs following Congress’ failure to extend Obamacare subsidies for tens of millions of Americans,” Politico reports.
“The efforts, which include actions taken by state leaders in California, Colorado and Maryland, in nearly every case come with a major caveat: They will only be able to help a portion of the people whose health insurance will be too expensive without the enhanced subsidies that Congress opted not to renew before leaving Washington for the year.”
Nick Fuentes Backs Newsom Over Vance in 2028
White supremacist Nick Fuentes threw his support to California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) over Vice President JD Vance in a possible 2028 presidential race because Newsom is more “handsome,” Mediaite reports.
Venezuela Starts Shutting Oil Wells
“Venezuela started shutting wells in a region that holds the world’s largest deposits of oil in the face of a blockade by the Trump administration meant to financially squeeze the nation,” Bloomberg reports.
“The decision signals a reality check for Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, who throughout the blockade has attempted to maintain exports that are at the core of the South American country’s economy. Disabling wells is seen as a last resort because of the operational challenges and high costs to restart.”
Trump Takes Russia’s Side on Alleged Drone Attack
Russia accused Ukraine of trying to attack President Vladimir Putin’s residence in northern Russia, which President Trump said he was “very angry” about, even as Kyiv has denied it happened, The Hill reports.
Said Trump: “I don’t like it, it’s not good. I heard about it this morning. You know who told me about it? President Putin told me about it. Early in the morning he said he was attacked. That’s no good, it’s no good.”
Trump Claims Netanyahu Will Be Pardoned
“President Donald Trump said Israeli President Isaac Herzog informed him that he plans to pardon Benjamin Netanyahu amid the Israeli prime minister’s long-running corruption trial ‒ a claim that Herzog’s office quickly denied,” USA Today reports.
Said Trump: “I spoke to the president, and he tells me it’s on its way.”
“The Israeli president’s office, however, denied that any decisions have been made and claimed Herzog and Trump have not spoken to each other in the weeks since Netanyahu on Nov. 30 formally requested a pardon for his bribery, fraud and breach of trust charges.”
The Making of Mayor Mamdani
New York Magazine: “He is a brilliant political talent with dizzying ambitions to change the city. Is he ready for the actual job, though?”
It’s Always Been About Defending Putin
Phillips O’Brien: “This whole pantomime is not a ‘nothingburger’ or anything like that. It is a very effective con that has gone on for almost a year, which has provided protection to Putin/Russia and strung along Europeans and Ukrainians. Moreover, it is a pantomime that Trump will keep going as long as possible…”
“The great tragedy (once again) is that innocent or not so innocent fools keep falling over and over again for this deception. Yesterday’s talks did not bring us closer to peace, they were not a sign of the US and Ukraine agreeing a common position, and they were not a success. They were just another example of how the US is now helping Russia.”
“Not admitting the truth of this is a sign that Trump has won.”
Trump Threatens to Attack Iran Again
President Trump promised to “knock down” Iran if the country tried to rebuild its nuclear missile program during a press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Said Trump: “Now I hear that Iran is trying to build up again, and if they are, we’re going to have to knock them down. We’ll knock them down. We’ll knock the hell out of them.”
He added: “But hopefully that’s not happening. I heard Iran wants to make a deal. If they want to make a deal, that’s much smarter. You know, they could have made a deal the last time before we went through, you know, a big attack on them, and they decided not to make the deal. They wish they made that deal. So I think, again, they should make a deal. They want to make a deal, but sometimes that doesn’t happen.”
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Grim Evidence of Trump’s Airstrikes Washes Ashore
New York Times: “Watching from the shore on Nov. 6, Erika Palacio Fernández whipped out her phone, she said, unwittingly recording the only verified and independent video known to date of the aftermath of an airstrike in the Trump administration’s campaign against what it calls ‘narco-terrorists.'”
“Two days later, on that same shore, a scorched 30-foot-long boat itself would wash up. Then, two mangled bodies. Then charred jerrycans, life jackets and dozens of packets that were observed by The New York Times and were similar to others that have been found after anti-narcotics operations in the region. Most packets were empty, though traces of a substance that looked and smelled like marijuana were found in the lining of a few.”
Steve Bannon Turns Against JD Vance
“The MAGA civil war that has dominated headlines over the back half of 2025 is far from over,” Mediaite reports.
“Indeed, the coalition put together by President Donald Trump is only continuing to fracture, as two of its most prominent principals — podcaster Steve Bannon and Vice President JD Vance — appear to be increasingly at odds.”
Trump’s Hand Bruise Is on the Move
“For the past year, Donald Trump has had a persistent bruise on the back of his right hand. It initially came and went, but now the bruise is almost always visible on the president’s hand (though he often makes poor attempts to cover it with makeup),” New York Magazine reports.
“White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s explanation has been similarly unchanging. Since February, she’s given some version of this statement when asked about the bruise: ‘President Trump is a man of the people, and he meets more Americans and shakes their hands on a daily basis than any other president in history … His commitment is unwavering, and he proves that every single day.'”
“But if this is a heroic hand-shaking injury, why is Trump now sporting a bruise on his left hand, too?”
How Donald Trump Has Maximized His Power
Charlotte Howard: “There is a difference between pursuing power and gaining it, of course, with the latter dependent on a president’s context. Threats to national security have proved the most potent enabler, as was true for Lincoln in the civil war, Roosevelt in the second world war and George W. Bush after September 11th. But in peacetime, and even in times of war, either Congress or the Supreme Court has often stepped in to check presidential power. Take Roosevelt, whose plan to expand the Supreme Court was opposed by Congress. The court itself ruled against his FTC firing in Humphrey’s Executor v United States, noting that the move was a clear violation of the statute creating the commission.”
“In this broader history, a few factors set Mr Trump apart. In 2025 Mr Trump brazenly stretched the limits of his office, from setting sweeping tariffs to deploying the justice department to prosecute his political enemies. Some efforts have a larger goal, or at least a purported one. But in many instances Mr Trump seems interested solely in extending his power. Why else would the president seek to use the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose sweeping tariffs, when other tariff tools are at his disposal, if not to test his ability to declare any situation an emergency and do what he likes? The point of acquiring power, it seems, is to acquire power. Regnare est regnare.”
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