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## TIER 2 STORIES (Brief RSS Summaries - mention if relevant):
- Elise Stefanik Tried Everything to Please Trump. He Still Jilted Her. The G.O.P. congresswoman who ran as a moderate but became an ultra MAGA Trump acolyte ultimately found herself undermined by the president and politically adrift....
- Suspect in Brown and M.I.T. Killings Died 2 Days Before He Was Found, Autopsy Shows The examination confirmed that the suspect had died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. His body was found late Thursday in a storage unit in New Hampshire....
- Lou Cannon Dies at 92; Journalist Chronicled Reagan as an Author He was a foremost authority on the president, tracing his career in unvarnished accounts from his time as California governor through his years in the White House....
- The United States of Donald Trump Donald Trump is slapping his name and face on everything he can, but Americas institutions dont belong to him....
- What Jeffrey Epstein Didnt Understand About <em>Lolita</em> Everything....
- The Backlash Against Car Prices Is Here There's plenty of blame to go around, and no easy fix....
- What J. D. VanceAnd Many OthersMiss About American Anti-Semitism Making anti-Semitism about your ideological enemies doesnt help anyone understand, let alone solve, the problem....
- ICE Hires Immigrant Bounty Hunters From Private Prison Company GEO Group <p>BI Incorporated, a subsidiary of for-profit prison company GEO Group, will help ICE pinpoint the locations of immigrants.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://theintercept.com/2025/12/19/ice-bounty-hun...
- Epstein files so far don't support allegations of previously unknown accomplices The DOJ on Friday began publicly releasing what an official said would be "several hundred thousand" documents from its Epstein files....
- US launches retaliatory strikes in Syria on dozens of ISIS targets The strikes are in retaliation for the deaths of three Americans in Palmyra, Syria, on Saturday....
- WATCH: DOJ begins releasing documents from its Epstein files The Department of Justice has begun releasing what a top DOJ official said would be "several hundred thousand" documents from the investigations into Jeffrey Epstein....
- WATCH: Work begins to rename Kennedy Center as 'Trump-Kennedy Center' Work to rename the Kennedy Center to the Trump-Kennedy Center has begun just one day after the White House announced that the board voted "unanimously" to rename the building....
- Anthony Joshua defeats Jake Paul by knockout Former two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua defeated YouTuber-turned-fighter Jake Paul by knockout in the sixth round of their much-anticipated bout at the Kaseya Center in Miami late Friday n...
- Stefanik drops out of New York governor's race after Trump stays neutral Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik's decision to drop out came after President Trump signaled he would not make an endorsement in the race at this stage....
- Justice Department releases initial trove of Epstein files under new law The Justice Department has released records from the Epstein files, the first documents to come to light under a new law signed by President Trump....
- Motive sought after suspect in Brown shooting, MIT professor's murder found dead The Brown University shooting suspect was found dead in a storage unit in Salem, New Hampshire. Authorities believe he is also responsible for killing an MIT professor....
- Trump holding North Carolina rally to tout actions on economy President Trump is holding a rally in North Carolina on Friday as he works to turn around public opinion on the economy. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion reports....
- Trump announces agreements with 9 major drugmakers to lower prices President Trump announced new agreements on Friday with nine pharmaceutical companies aimed at making certain prescription drugs cheaper. CBS News reporter Karen Hua has the details....
- How a Reddit post led police to the suspected gunman in the Brown, MIT shootings The suspect in the Dec. 13 mass shooting on the campus of Brown University was found dead by suicide in a storage unit in Salem, New Hampshire, authorities said. He has been identified as 48-year-old ...
- Timeline of gunman in Brown University and MIT professor shootings Investigators are piecing together a detailed timeline of Claudio Neves Valente's actions before, during and after the Brown and MIT shootings....