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Top News Stories for Tuesday, December 9th 2025
Monday, Dec 8th, 2025 -
During a Cabinet meeting last Tuesday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth invoked "the fog of war" while discussing the newly controversial September 2 attack that inaugurated President Donald Trump's deadly military campaign against suspected drug boats in the Caribbean and the eastern Pacific. The implication was that Adm. Frank M. Bradley, who commanded that SEAL Team 6 operation, ordered a second strike, which blew ...
Source: reason.com
Monday, Dec 8th, 2025 -
This year, the holidays don't feel celebratory for many Americans who've been negatively affected by the Trump administration's decisions. We're here to make sure those people do not go unheard. Help us hold the administration accountable. Already a member? Any tiny chance that the U.S. Supreme Court might not kill off independent agencies in the case of Trump v. Slaughter and allow the president to fire officials ...
Source: huffpost.com
Monday, Dec 8th, 2025 -
Paramount's bid for the entire company counters $82.7bn Netflix deal for WBD's studio and streaming operation David Ellison's Paramount Skydance is not giving up in its aggressive campaign to acquire Warner Bros Discovery (WBD), launching a hostile bid for the entertainment company despite the announcement on Friday that Netflix had agreed to buy its studio and streaming operation. Netflix's bid for WBD's storied ...
Source: theguardian.com
Monday, Dec 8th, 2025 -
President says money will come from tariff revenues and promises trade policies will make farmers 'so strong' Donald Trump announced on Monday $12bn in economic assistance to farmers, which he said would be drawn from tariff revenue. "This relief will provide much-needed certainty to farmers as they get this year's harvest to market and look ahead to next year's crops, and it'll help them continue their efforts to ...
Source: theguardian.com
Monday, Dec 8th, 2025 -
Congressional efforts to legally place a 10-year moratorium on state artificial intelligence regulation have thus-far failed to garner enough support. President Donald Trump confirmed on Monday that he plans to sign a new executive order focused on ensuring U.S. leadership in artificial intelligence development through "one rule" to counter the spectrum of differing state regulations. Trump said in a post on ...
Source: route-fifty.com
Monday, Dec 8th, 2025 -
On Sunday, President Donald Trump lashed out at Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) just days after granting the congressman a full presidential pardon for federal bribery charges against him. Cuellar and his wife, Imelda, were indicted last year on charges relating to allegedly accepting $600,000 in payments from foreign sources. Their trial was set for this coming spring, but earlier this month, Trump intervened, giving ...
Source: truthout.org
Monday, Dec 8th, 2025 -
Two senior military officials taken hostage during Sunday's attempted coup in Benin have been freed, a government source has told the BBC. It remains unclear how they were released or if other hostages are still being held. Security forces are continuing a manhunt for those involved in the plot, who remain at large. A group of soldiers appeared on state TV early in the morning to announce they had taken over in the ...
Source: bbc.com
Monday, Dec 8th, 2025 -
Throughout his second term, the Trump administration has attempted to pursue legal action against many of the president's perceived political enemies, including levying allegations of mortgage fraud against New York Attorney General Letitia James and Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook . A new report suggests that Donald Trump is guilty of the same alleged crimes. According to ProPublica , Trump purchased two ...
Source: nymag.com
Monday, Dec 8th, 2025 -
Former Rep. Colin Allred is ending his U.S. Senate campaign in Texas and instead will attempt a House comeback bid, potentially paving the way for Rep. Jasmine Crockett to become the early favorite for the Democrats' nomination in a state that is critical for the party's long shot hopes to reclaim a Senate majority in next year's elections. Subscribe to Here's the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you ...
Source: pbs.org
Monday, Dec 8th, 2025 -
LONDON — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was meeting the French, German and British leaders in London on Monday as Kyiv's European allies try to strengthen Ukraine's hand in thorny talks on a U.S.-backed plan to end the Russia-Ukraine war. Prime Minister Keir Starmer was due to gather with Zelenskyy, President Emmanuel Macron and Chancellor Friedrich Merz at the British leader's 10 Downing St. residence. ...
Source: military.com
Monday, Dec 8th, 2025 -
This year, the holidays don't feel celebratory for many Americans who've been negatively affected by the Trump administration's decisions. We're here to make sure those people do not go unheard. Help us hold the administration accountable. Already a member? President Donald Trump declared he was "disappointed" in Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after claiming he hasn't read a U.S.-brokered peace proposal ...
Source: huffpost.com