POLITICS * Fact-checking Trump’s denial over releasing Venezuela boat strike video - (BBC News) * JD Vance's hedging on a presidential run could imperil his campaign finance Supreme Court case - (NBC News) * Dems face a Tea Party-style revolt in Texas and beyond in 2026 races - (Axios) * Miami
POLITICS * Redistricting in Indiana faces ultimate test in state Senate - (Associated Press) * One year after Assad's fall: What has Syria achieved? - (DW (English)) * Thailand launches airstrikes on Cambodia as Trump’s peace agreement hangs in balance - (CNN) * Trump says Zelensky ‘isn’t ready’ to approve
POLITICS * Soldiers announce apparent military coup in Benin - (Associated Press) * December 6, 2025 - (Substack.com) * Bodies of 17 people found in boat off of Greece’s Crete - (Al Jazeera English) * Hegseth won't commit to releasing video of second strike on alleged drug boat: "We
POLITICS * Under RFK Jr., the CDC provides a megaphone to the anti-vaccine movement - (The Washington Post) * National Guard member who survived D.C. attack 'slowly healing,' West Virginia's governor says - (NBC News) * Boat Strike Survivors Clung to Wreckage for Some 45 Minutes Before U.
POLITICS * US Urged Europeans to Oppose EU Plan for Loan to Support Ukraine - (Bloomberg) * ‘Signalgate’ report contradicts Hegseth’s claim of ‘total exoneration’ - (The Washington Post) * Grand jury rejects new mortgage fraud indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James - (NPR) * Supreme Court allows Texas electoral map
POLITICS * 'New York Times' sues Pentagon over media restrictions - (NPR) * Emmanuel Macron warns of ‘disintegration’ risk to world order in Xi Jinping meeting - (Financial Times) * Trump grants full pardon to Tim Leiweke, key figure in Climate Pledge Arena development - (KOMO News) * Putin visits India amid
POLITICS * What Trump and Hegseth said after the Sept. 2 strike on an alleged drug-smuggling boat - (ABC News) * Tennessee's special House election sets stage for affordability focused 2026 midterms - (NPR) * Obamacare subsidies expire this month. Many Republicans are shrugging. - (Politico) * Trump pauses immigration applications for
POLITICS * Unsafe netting used at Hong Kong fire site, officials say, as toll rises to 151 - (The Washington Post) * Noem reveals sweeping travel ban plan after meeting with Trump - (Axios) * DOJ deciding whether to seek new Comey, James indictments - (Politico) * Hegseth, with White House help, tries to
POLITICS * Ukraine peace talks shift to Moscow — the big unknown is whether Putin will play ball - (CNBC) * Internet service providers warn of mass disconnections in Supreme Court battle with record labels - (CNN) * Death toll climbs to 146 in Hong Kong high-rise fire, officials say - (ABC News) * Conservatives
POLITICS * Chancellor says she can be trusted with the UK's finances despite claims she misled the public - (BBC News) * Netanyahu writes to Israeli president requesting pardon in corruption cases - (Al Jazeera English) * Rubio and Witkoff are meeting with Ukraine's negotiators in Florida as Trump
POLITICS * Northwestern University agrees to pay $75 million as part of deal with Trump administration that restores frozen funds - (CNN) * No West Virginia National Guard troops deployed in D.C. have asked to leave since deadly shooting, governor says - (CBS News) * Pope joins Eastern and Western patriarchs at
POLITICS * Hong Kong apartment block fire death toll jumps to 128, officials warn could rise further - (CNN) * 'Expect charges very soon' — Investigators search Zelensky's chief of staff in Ukraine's biggest corruption case - (Kyivindependent.com) * Trump Says One National Guard Member in DC
