- U.S. gains 228,000 new jobs in November in another strong show of hiring (MarketWatch)
- FBI chief vows to keep politics out of probes after Trump says Bureau’s reputation is in “tatters” (The Daily Signal)
- FBI has about 1,000 active ISIS investigations in all 50 states (Washington Examiner)
- John Lewis, Bennie Thompson to skip opening of Civil Rights Museum — because Trump is attending (Hot Air)
- Harold Ford Jr., ex-congressman and frequent MSNBC guest, fired by investment bank for sexual misconduct (Fox News)
- GOP Rep. Trent Franks to resign for having “discussion of surrogacy” with female staffers — but it’s not what it seems (The Daily Signal)
- Congress passes stopgap bill to avert government shutdown (The Washington Times)
- Trump to make medical exam public after slurring words, White House says (NBC News)
- Justice Department opens investigation of Planned Parenthood over sale of fetal tissue (Fox News)
- Humor — or is it? “Our love life is none of your business,” says couple forcing business owner to approve their love life (The Babylon Bee)
- Policy: Repealing the ObamaCare mandate now makes sense (Bloomberg View)
- Policy: Study suggests Medicaid is a “persistently inferior” form of health coverage (The Federalist)
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