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Trump to POLITICO: Zelenskyy 'doesn't have anything until I approve it' … “He doesn't have anything until I approve it,” Trump said.  “So we'll see what he's got.”  —  Still, Trump believed he could have a productive meeting this weekend.  —  “I think it's going to go good with him.
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Trump tells Post there's a ‘good shot’ at reaching Russia-Ukraine peace during Zelensky's visit  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump told The Post that he's optimistic about finally securing a peace deal when Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visits his Mar-a-Lago club on Sunday.
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Zelenskyy says a meeting with Trump over the war in Ukraine will happen ‘in the near future’
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Trump tells The Post he's not ready to embrace Somaliland independence — unlike pal Netanyahu  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump told The Post that he won't quickly follow Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in recognizing the independence of Somaliland — saying he has to “study” …
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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announces she's pregnant with second child  —  Leavitt announced that she and her husband are expecting their second child in May 2026.  —  White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Friday announced that she's expecting a second child with her husband, due in May.
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A Wealth Tax Floated in California Has Billionaires Thinking of Leaving  —  It's uncertain whether the proposal will reach the statewide ballot in November, but some billionaires like Peter Thiel and Larry Page may be unwilling to take the risk.  —  Billionaires including Peter Thiel …
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Image Katie Martin / Financial Times:
So long, American exceptionalism  —  For the first time, investors are talking about ‘US risk’  —  Make no mistake, global markets really did change in 2025.  American exceptionalism may never be the same again.  —  You have to poke around to see this clearly.
Image Samuel Chamberlain / New York Post:
Trump on Nigeria strikes: ISIS ‘got a very bad Christmas present’  —  President Trump boasted Friday morning that ISIS “got a very bad Christmas present” after the US military carried out strikes targeting suspected terrorists in northwestern Nigeria Thursday night.  —  “I said yesterday, 'Hit them on Christmas Day.
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Ben Ezeamalu / Reuters:
Nigeria averts unilateral US action by cooperating on airstrikes
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Embattled top Hegseth aide wins promotion … Buria updated his LinkedIn profile on Friday to note the change to chief of staff from “senior adviser.”  —  The retired Marine has clashed repeatedly with other Pentagon Trump appointees.  He recently tried unsuccessfully to oust fellow Hegseth …
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Trump Invited White South Africans to America.  One Ended Up in Detention.  —  An Afrikaner flew to the United States expecting protection.  Instead, he has spent months locked up in Georgia alongside hundreds of other immigrants.  —  Benjamin Schoonwinkel took President Trump at his word.
Discussion: Mediaite and Raw Story
Image Russell Contreras / Axios:
The great unchurching of America  —  The U.S. is undergoing its fastest religious shift in modern history, marked by a rapid increase in the religiously unaffiliated and numerous church closures nationwide. … - It's a tectonic transformation that has profound implications for race …
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Trump Hires Beauty Salon Owner to Decide Who to Ban From U.S.  —  EYEBROW RAISING  —  The official has a ‘fun and cheeky’ mini-chain offering blowouts in Texas.  —  Donald Trump has installed an attorney and part-time beauty salon owner to decide which foreigners are allowed to enter the U.S.
Discussion: The Independent and Raw Story
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The Buzz Out There About The UnPopulist and LibCon  —  We are proud of our accomplishments and grateful for the love and encouragement from across the political spectrum—but we need your support … What pundits are saying about The UnPopulist:  —  Radley Balko, investigative journalist and author of The Watch newsletter:
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The judiciary's Christmas gift to Trump  —  With two adverse rulings, this year the courts gave Trump a stocking of humility  —  And so this is the Christmas season.  I hope you have fun.  —  Donald Trump is on the back nine.  The festivities have begun.  —  He made calls to Santa and service men all right.
Discussion: Raw Story
 
 
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