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Top News Stories for Tuesday, December 9th 2025
Monday, Dec 8th, 2025 -
Protesters packed the Indiana Statehouse Monday to fight against Republican plans to redraw the state's congressional maps to give their party an extra advantage and eliminate the state's two Democratic congressional seats. President Trump has pushed for the redistricting, which passed Indiana's House of Representatives last week. Republicans in the state Senate have warned that there aren't enough votes for new ...
Source: newrepublic.com
Monday, Dec 8th, 2025 -
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday weighs whether to drive the final nail into the coffin of the long-standing concept of independent federal agencies that operate at arm's length from the president. In a significant case on the structure of the federal government, the conservative-majority court is hearing arguments on whether President Donald Trump had the authority to fire a member of the Federal ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Monday, Dec 8th, 2025 -
David Ellison-run Paramount Skydance is launching a hostile bid to buy Warner Bros. Discovery. Paramount will go straight to WBD shareholders with an all-cash, $30 per share offer. Netflix won a bidding war for the Warner Bros. film studio and HBO Max streaming service, but it doesn't plan to buy WBD's TV networks. Paramount has repeatedly contended keeping Warner Bros. Discovery whole was in the best interest of ...
Source: cnbc.com
Monday, Dec 8th, 2025 -
President Donald Trump said Monday (Dec. 8) that he will sign an executive order giving the federal government exclusive jurisdiction over artificial intelligence. "There must be only One Rulebook if we are going to continue to lead in AI," he wrote in a post on Truth Social. "We are beating ALL COUNTRIES at this point in the race, but that won't last long if we are going to have 50 States, many of them bad actors, ...
Source: pymnts.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 -
The average mortgage rate in November continued to trend lower to its lowest level in over a year, per the National Association of Home Builders. According to Freddie Mac , the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.24% in November, 2 basis points (bps) lower than in October. Meanwhile, the 15-year rate increased 3 bps to 5.51%. Both the 30-year and 15-year rates remain lower than a year ago, dropping by 57 bps and ...
Source: lbmjournal.com
Monday, Dec 8th, 2025 -
President Donald Trump allegedly committed the same kind of mortgage fraud his administration has prosecuted New York Attorney General Letitia James for according to a new ProPublica report. Trump has accused several of his political enemies, including James and Federal Reserve board member Lisa Cook, of committing "deceitful and potentially criminal" fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on loan ...
Source: mediaite.com
Monday, Dec 8th, 2025 -
Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett launched a campaign Monday for the U.S. Senate in Texas, telling President Donald Trump, "I'm coming for you," and bringing a national profile to what could be a critical race for Democrats' long-shot hopes of reclaiming a Senate majority in next year's midterm elections. Crockett, one of Congress' most outspoken Democrats, a frequent target of GOP attacks and a Trump target, jumped ...
Source: apnews.com
Monday, Dec 8th, 2025 -
You've probably heard by now about the uproar in the scientific community after the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (ACIP) voted to stop recommending the birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine for newborns. (If not, heads up.) The vaccine has been recommended for decades to protect newborns from hepatitis B, and the removal of that ...
Source: self.com
Monday, Dec 8th, 2025 -
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Nominees for the 2026 Golden Globe Awards have been announced and "One Battle After Another" is this year's leading nominee. Here's the list of who's nominated for this year's awards, which will be held Jan. 11 at the Beverly Hilton. Nikki Glaser will host the ceremony. Movies Best motion picture, drama "Frankenstein" ; "Hamnet" ; "It Was Just An Accident" ; "The Secret Agent"; ...
Source: apnews.com
Monday, Dec 8th, 2025 -
Paul Thomas Anderson's "One Battle After Another" scored a leading nine nominations to the 83rd Golden Globe Awards on Monday, adding to the Oscar favorite's momentum and handing Warner Bros. a victory amid its deal to be acquired by Netflix. "One Battle After Another" landed nominations for its cast — Leonardo DiCaprio, Teyana Taylor, Sean Penn and Chase Infiniti — along with nods for Anderson's ...
Source: apnews.com
Monday, Dec 8th, 2025 -
Decision comes as labor market shows weakness with 1.17M layoffs announced through November, highest since 2020 Federal Reserve policymakers are expected to cut interest rates at this week's meeting despite inflation remaining above their target amid concerns about a softening labor market. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), the central bank's monetary policy-setting committee, will announce its interest ...
Source: foxbusiness.com