pictures by Thierry De Clemensat
12/23/2025
Here is today’s US press round-up, from the editor of Bayou Blue Radio:
NIGHT EDITION
Editorial – December 2025 : What Western Democracies Whisper to Themselves in the Dark
Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on a fractured Republican Party
New CBS News chief draws backlash by pulling ’60 Minutes’ story on El Salvador prison
U.S. Coast Guard ramps up oil tanker interceptions off Venezuelan coast
As medication costs rise, decreasing insurance coverage has deadly consequences
Supreme Court rules against Trump in National Guard case
Justice Department releases more Epstein files, and some mention Trump
Biden stopped the executions of 37 men. Trump’s DOJ wants to punish them
Immigrants now have fewer legal options to stay in U.S. under Trump

Voluminous new Epstein document release includes multiple Trump mentions, but little revelatory news
Supreme Court keeps Trump’s National Guard deployment blocked in the Chicago area, for now
Immigrants now have fewer legal options to stay in U.S. under Trump
Muddy eruption at Black Diamond Pool in Yellowstone National Park
Interview: Origin Records
Bayou Blue Radio – Paris-Move Jazz Awwards 2025
ITW: Andy Emler, Refusing the Comfort of Borders
Rob Reiner, or the quiet humanism of American cinema
Lorenzo De Finti – Backlash Of Uncertainty
Jackiem Joyner – Every Part of Me
Miles Davis Quintet – 1964-02-12: New York City, Philharmonic Hall at Lincoln Center
Bebel Gilberto – TANTO TEMPO – 25th Anniversary
Vision String Quartet – In the Fields

Supreme Court hands Trump a major defeat, blocking National Guard deployment in Chicago
Second big batch of Epstein files includes many mentions of Trump
Released files shed more light on Epstein’s ties to Prince Andrew
Second big batch of Epstein files includes many mentions of Trump







