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11:50 AM ET, December 28, 2025

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Associated Press:
Brigitte Bardot, 1960s French sex symbol turned militant animal rights activist, dies at 91  —  Brigitte Bardot, the French 1960s sex symbol who became one of the greatest screen sirens of the 20th century and later a militant animal rights activist and far-right supporter, has died.  She was 91.
New York Times:
What America Might Look Like With Zero Immigration  —  The Trump administration's efforts to reduce the foreign-born population are being felt in hospitals and soccer leagues and on Main Streets across the country, with hints of what's to come.  —  Across the United States, someone is missing.
Chicago Tribune:
64 days in Chicago: The story of Operation Midway Blitz  —  After 64 days, they celebrated.  —  They gathered at one of Chicago's most beloved landmarks, in the middle of a city where they'd wrought so much fear and pain, and they celebrated.  It was the second Monday in November and early in the morning …
Calder McHugh / Politico:
Americans Hate AI.  Which Party Will Benefit? … It's become a common occurrence: Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer posts a light-hearted video on social media.  She's Christmas shopping, or she's talking about her Michigan accent or she's touting her administration's accomplishments.
Washington Examiner:
A dangerous Supreme Court decision  —  For years, liberal Supreme Court justices have decried the dangers of what is known as the “shadow docket,” but when it suits their short-term political ends, suddenly the docket is their friend.  —  In a short three-page decision written with little briefing …
Cameron Henderson / Telegraph:
Cocaine-carrying migrants were destroying this Arizona ranch.  Then Trump stopped the crossings  —  Ranchers praise US president for crackdown on illegal migrants  —  Sue Chilton was home alone last year when a group of four migrants with sinister face tattoos appeared on her doorstep.
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Bridget Bowman / NBC News:
The 10 Senate races that will decide the balance of power in 2026  —  Democrats still face an uphill battle to net four seats and take control of the Senate, but they see a path amid Trump's poor ratings on the economy and concerns about health care.  —  The fight for the Senate is expanding …
Discussion: Raw Story
Anemona Hartocollis / New York Times:
New College of Florida Was Progressive.  Then Gov. DeSantis Overhauled It.  —  At the state school, gender studies is out.  ‘The Odyssey’ is required reading.  A Charlie Kirk statue is coming.  Has one ideological bubble replaced another?
James Romoser / Wall Street Journal:
The Supreme Court's Temporary Rulings Are Having Long-Term Effects  —  Emergency appeals were a big boost for Trump and defined the court's work in 2025  —  WASHINGTON—Facing a president on a breakneck drive to transform American government, the Supreme Court in 2025 gave him numerous green lights.
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
ICE shift in tactics leads to soaring number of at-large arrests, data shows  —  The agency has moved away from focusing on arresting migrants at local jails to tracking them down in communities as the Trump administration presses to increase deportations, a Washington Post analysis found.
Associated Press:
Iran's president says his country is in a full-scale war with the West  —  Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Saturday his country is in a full-scale war with the U.S., Israel and Europe ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu 's meeting Monday with U.S. President Donald Trump.
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Iran International:
Iran says it is in full-scale war with US, Israel and Europe
Discussion: Al Jazeera
Washington Post:
Zelensky to meet Trump as Russia continues to pound Ukraine  —  The Ukrainian president will visit Mar-a-Lago to discuss raising pressure on Russia, security guarantees and investment in postwar reconstruction.  —  Just now  —  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was preparing to meet …
Ernest Luning / Gazette:
Colorado podcaster who has called for political foes to be executed joins GOP primary for governor  —  Joe Oltmann, the conservative Colorado podcaster who has repeatedly called for Colorado's top elected officials to be executed and whose uncorroborated claims that the 2020 election …
Washington Post:
Why West Africa is worth worrying about  —  Strikes on ISIS targets in Nigeria are welcome but insufficient.  —  A not insignificant cohort of President Donald Trump's advisers want the United States to abandon widespread commitments abroad and instead become a regional power focused on the Western Hemisphere.
Andrew Atterbury / Politico:
‘We have to reject that with every fiber of our being’: DeSantis emerges as a chief AI skeptic … Unlike many of DeSantis' high-profile fights, his opposition to AI has little to do with cultural grievances or “woke” ideology — and far more to do with economic disruption, labor displacement and the scale of the technology itself.
Discussion: NewsMax.com
 
 
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Josh Dawsey / Wall Street Journal:
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Akbar Shahid Ahmed / HuffPost:
Fear Of Retaliation Grips State Department Lawyers Meant To Advise On International Law
Discussion: Raw Story
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Corridors are a government priority, and the necessary resources have been allocated for the north-south and east-west routes
Jonathan Wosen / STAT:
STAT+: Director of NIH neurological disorders institute is ousted, adding to leadership churn
New York Times:
How Oil, Drugs and Immigration Fueled Trump's Venezuela Campaign
Discussion: emptywheel
 

 
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Dan Primack / Axios:
Sources: ~90% of Groq employees will join Nvidia and be paid cash for all vested shares; most shareholders will get per-share payouts tied to the $20B valuation

Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer:
Ubisoft says it intentionally shut down Rainbow Six Siege and its in-game Marketplace to resolve an “incident”; reports say hackers breached internal systems

Cheyenne MacDonald / Engadget:
Sam Altman says OpenAI is seeking a new Head of Preparedness, noting “the potential impact of models on mental health was something we saw a preview of in 2025”

 
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