Lawmakers are divided over the legality of a follow-up strike on two survivors of an alleged drug-smuggling boat in the Caribbean this September.
Lawmakers are divided over the legality of a follow-up strike on two survivors of an alleged drug-smuggling boat in the Caribbean this September.
California lawmakers are considering a dramatic new proposal: a one-time 5% tax on billionaires to help cover the state’s budget shortfall and replace lost federal healthcare funding.
The Trump administration launched new immigration enforcement operations in New Orleans, LA, and Minneapolis–Saint Paul, MN, on Wednesday, in its latest crackdown across Democratic-run cities coast-to-coast.
The Trump administration launched new immigration enforcement operations in New Orleans, LA, and Minneapolis–Saint Paul, MN, on Wednesday, in its latest crackdown across Democratic-run cities coast-to-coast.
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Speed Read
Thursday, December 04
🚨NATION
Supreme Court allows Texas to use new congressional district map drawn to favor Republicans (NBC)
FBI arrests D.C. pipe bomb suspect after 5-year search (MO NEWS)
Letitia James challenges grand jury subpoenas into Trump and NRA (ABC)
Anxiety grips Minneapolis’s Somali community as immigration agents zero in on the Twin Cities (CNN)
Virginia man accused of planting pipe bombs in D.C. on eve of Jan. 6 riot (NBC)
Schumer says Democrats will bring up bill to extend health care tax credits for 3 years (CBS)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
Devastating landslides turn Sri Lanka village into burial ground (AFP)
U.K. and Norway sign pact to “hunt Russian submarines” in North Atlantic (CBS)
Vatican commission votes against ordaining female deacons (CATHOLIC REPORTER)
Anti-Hamas militia leader Yasser Abu Shabab killed in ‘internal clash’ in Gaza, Israeli sources say (TIMES OF ISRAEL)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
Layoff announcements top 1.1 million this year, the most since 2020 pandemic, Challenger says (MSNBC)
Meta stock climbs 4% on report of planned metaverse cuts (CNBC)
Venmo announces it is ‘back up and running’ following widespread service outage (AP)
CDC panel postpones vote on hepatitis vaccine changes (AXIOS)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
NHL deputy commissioner warns players may skip 2026 Olympics amid construction concerns (FOX)
Spain, Ireland, Slovenia, and the Netherlands boycott Eurovision over Israel’s participation (CNN)
Steve Cropper, acclaimed guitarist for Booker T. and the M.G.’s, dies at 84 (CBS/AP)
Pantone’s selects “cloud dancer” — technically a shade — as 2026 Color of the Year (NY POST)
