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Bye Bye Bongino
Episode 1792
Thursday, December 18th, 2025
Today, Jack Smith testified behind closed doors before the House Judiciary Committee; House Republicans jam through their stupid health care plan without extending ACA subsidies, but Hakeem Jeffries got 218 members to sign a discharge petition for a clean 3 year extension of subsidies; Dan Bongino is gonna quit the FBI on the same day the Epstein Files are due; the Coast Guard goes back to designating nooses and swastikas as divisive rather than symbols of hate; a judge has blocked Trump’s limits on lawmakers access to inspect ICE facilities; measles outbreaks worsen in multiple states; the Department of Veterans Affairs plans to abruptly fire tens of thousands of health care jobs; Warner Bros. plans to reject the Paramount bid backed by Saudi money; an appeals court clears the way for Trump to keep National Guard troops on the streets in DC; DHS fast tracked a one billion dollar contract to a Trump donor; the Senate passes the National Defense Authorization Act that pushes Kegseth to release the boat strike video; Ghislaine Maxwell files a habeas petition challenging her incarceration; and Allison delivers and your Good News.
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Stories
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/12/17/house-republicans-aca-subsidies-vote/
https://apnews.com/article/defense-bill-boat-strikes-hegseth-a0886906eb50432c38a4d5bf08e6a719
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/12/17/coast-guard-swastika-kevin-lunday/
https://apnews.com/article/jack-smith-congress-justice-department-d35557d525fcfe51a20d08c6abb7f71d
https://www.ms.now/news/bongino-fbi-leaving
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/measles-outbreaks-worsen-south-carolina-arizona-utah/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/12/13/va-veterans-affairs-job-cuts-trump/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/12/17/dhs-contract-trump-donor/
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/17/ice-lawmaker-visits-policy-ruling-00695801
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/17/trump-national-guard-washington-dc-court-ruling-00694754
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/business/media/warner-bros-paramount-takeover-netflix.html
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