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's peace push
POLITICS * DHS Secretary Kristi Noem confronted about veteran in contentious hearing over deportations - (ABC News) * Nobel winner asked Trump not to strike boat as she escaped Venezuela - (Newsnationnow.com) * Trump asserts he has pardoned county clerk convicted in Colorado case - (The Washington Post) * Trump signs order blocking states from enforcing
POLITICS * Ukraine officially responds to U.S. peace plan under pressure from Trump - (Axios) * Trump says the U.S. has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela - (NPR) * Nobel laureate María Corina Machado makes public appearance in Norway, her first in 11 months - (CBS News) * Frustrated Republicans move
POLITICS * Venezuela’s Machado won’t attend Nobel Peace Prize ceremony, Norway’s public broadcaster reports - (CNN) * Trump's speech on combating inflation turns to grievances about immigrants - (NPR) * After Trump criticism, Zelensky says he’s ready to hold elections - (The Washington Post) * Democrat Eileen Higgins wins Miami mayoral
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 has
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 US peace plan
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 are reviewing it
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.S.
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 that favours Republicans
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 Ukraine peace push:
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 19 nations
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 distance himself from
