POLITICS * Emails believed to be between ex-Prince Andrew and Ghislaine Maxwell surface in latest Epstein files batch - (ABC News) * Iran and US reaffirm commitment to diplomacy at UN, but gap on a nuclear deal remains wide - (ABC News) * US denies visas to ex-EU commissioner and others over social
POLITICS * Husband and 5 other men charged with sex offences against ex-wife - (BBC News) * Mexican Navy plane crashes off US coast, killing five - (Al Jazeera English) * Brown University put police chief on leave after deadly shooting - (BBC News) * Second big batch of Epstein files includes many mentions
POLITICS * If Congress is going to avoid another shutdown, lawmakers need to start talking - (Politico) * Russian general killed by bomb under his car in Moscow - (Associated Press) * Bondi Beach shooting suspect conducted firearms training with his father, Australian police say - (Associated Press) * Two lawmakers seek to find
POLITICS * Manhunt under way after gunmen kill nine near South Africa’s Johannesburg - (Al Jazeera English) * Thousands gather at Bondi Beach to mourn victims of antisemitic attack - (Associated Press) * Russia says talks on US peace plan for Ukraine 'are proceeding constructively' - (ABC News) * Trump says
POLITICS * Milwaukee judge found guilty of felony obstruction in helping undocumented man evade arrest - (ABC News) * U.S. launches strikes in Syria targeting Islamic State fighters after American deaths - (NPR) * December 19, 2025 - (Substack.com) * Under RFK Jr., U.S. plans to stop recommending most vaccines, defer
POLITICS * Trump suspends U.S. green card lottery after Brown University and MIT shootings - (NPR) * #ClackCo Alerts - (Clackamas.us) * A federal jury finds Milwaukee judge guilty of obstructing immigration agents - (NPR) * EU agrees €90bn loan to Ukraine after frozen Russian asset plan fails - (Financial Times) TECHNOLOGY
POLITICS * Dan Bongino stepping down as FBI deputy director - (BBC News) * Trump taps Yale doctor who pushed unproven covid treatment to lead U.S. cancer effort - (The Washington Post) * Anthony Albanese announces hate speech crackdown after Bondi shooting - (BBC News) * Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 17, 2025
POLITICS * Trump’s BBC lawsuit: A botched report, BritBox, and porn - (NPR) * How the long-running Obamacare fight came to thwart enhanced subsidies in Congress - (NPR) * Who is Nick Reiner’s attorney, Alan Jackson? - (CNN) * Daughter of Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai tells CNN she is devastated by
POLITICS * Republicans divided on policy toward Afghan immigrants after shooting - (NPR) * Trump defends his criticism of killed Hollywood director Rob Reiner - (BBC News) * Bondi Beach gunmen went to Philippines before attack, authorities say - (The Washington Post) * US military says eight killed in strikes on alleged drug vessels
POLITICS * Chile shifts sharply right as José Antonio Kast wins Presidency - (NPR) * Three Americans killed by IS gunman in Syria, US military says - (BBC News) * France calls to delay vote on EU-Mercosur trade deal - (Al Jazeera English) * Hassett says Federal Reserve can reject Trump’s views if
POLITICS * Deadly Australian shooting targeted Jewish community, premier says - (ABC News) * US envoys arrive in Berlin for another round of Ukraine peace talks - (Associated Press) * Thailand launches new offensive as Cambodia halts all border crossings - (Al Jazeera English) * Israel says it has killed Hamas leader in Gaza,
POLITICS * Trump seems to wave the white flag on his US attorneys gambit - (Politico) * Trump's White House ballroom construction draws lawsuit from preservationists - (Axios) * How Nobel laureate María Corina Machado escaped from Venezuela - (The Washington Post) * Zelensky to meet Witkoff and Kushner on Trump'
