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MAGA influencers urge Trump to kill Netflix deal over streamer’s Obama ties

By Will Oremus and Scott Nover
Dec 09, 2025 3:30 pm - As the Trump administration eyes dueling bids by Netflix and Paramount to buy the entertainment giant Warner Bros. Discovery, a cadre of right-wing influencers are launching broadsides against Netflix for its ties to former president Barack Obama.
Hegseth tells congressional leaders he is weighing release of boat strike video

By STEPHEN GROVES and LISA MASCARO
Dec 09, 2025 2:51 pm - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told congressional leaders Tuesday that he was still weighing whether to release the full video of an attack on an alleged drug boat that killed two survivors, even as he faced intensifying demands from Congress for disclosure. Also, the U.S. Navy admiral who is retiring early from command of the campaign to destroy vessels allegedly carrying drugs near Venezuela spoke to key lawmakers Tuesday.
Supreme Court questions limits on political party spending in federal elections, hearing GOP appeal

By MARK SHERMAN
Dec 09, 2025 1:09 pm - WASHINGTON — Conservative Supreme Court justices on Tuesday appeared to back a Republican-led drive, supported by President Donald Trump’s administration, to overturn a q...
Trump threatens funding for Chicago transit after woman set on fire

By TODD RICHMOND
Dec 09, 2025 1:02 pm - President Donald Trump's administration is threatening to pull federal funding for public transportation in Chicago unless the city tightens security after a man allegedly set a woman on fire inside a commuter train in November.
Hamas calls for more international pressure on Israel before ceasefire's next phase

By MEGAN JANETSKY and JULIA FRANKEL
Dec 09, 2025 12:51 pm - Hamas on Tuesday called for more international pressure on Israel before the militant group moves forward with the next phase of the ceasefire in Gaza, with a Hamas leader saying it wants Israel to open a key border crossing, cease deadly strikes and allow more aid into the strip devastated by the two-year war.
Justice Department can unseal Ghislaine Maxwell sex trafficking case records, judge says

By MICHAEL R. SISAK
Dec 09, 2025 11:01 am - A federal judge on Tuesday granted the Justice Department’s request to publicly release grand jury transcripts and other material from Ghislaine Maxwell's sex trafficking case, citing a new law that requires the government to open its files on Jeffrey Epstein and his longtime confidant, but he cautioned that people shouldn’t expect to learn much new information from them.
Zelenskyy reaffirms his refusal to cede land to Russia as he rallies European support

By PAOLO SANTALUCIA and ILLIA NOVIKOV
Dec 09, 2025 8:20 am - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has reaffirmed his strong refusal to cede any territory, resisting U.S. pressure for painful concessions to Russia as he moved ahead Tuesday to rally more European support for his country.
Japan assesses damage from 7.5 magnitude quake that injured 34

By MARI YAMAGUCHI
Dec 09, 2025 7:25 am - Japan was assessing damage Tuesday and cautioning people of potential aftershocks after a late-night 7.5 magnitude earthquake caused injuries, light damage and a tsunami in Pacific coastal communities.
Trump says survivors of scrutinized US strike were trying to right boat before 2nd missile was fired

By AAMER MADHANI
Dec 08, 2025 7:48 pm - President Donald Trump on Monday justified the U.S. military's decision to fire a second missile in a heavily scrutinized attack on a boat in the Caribbean Sea by claiming that two suspected drug smugglers were trying to right the vessel after it had capsized in the initial strike.
ACLU claims Cuban detainees were beaten for refusing removal to Mexico

By Douglas MacMillan
Dec 08, 2025 7:02 pm - Four Cuban immigrants being held at a Texas detention center claim they were among dozens who were driven to the Mexican border and pressured by masked officials to cross it or face imprisonment and beatings, according to a letter that civil liberties groups sent to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Monday and shared with The Washington Post.

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