News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
This is an OPEN THREAD, folks. Chat about any of the stories listed, share links to stories that caught your eye today, and generally have a good time discussing whatever you want.
BREAKING: President Trump says he will deliver a prime-time address to the nation Wednesday night.
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) December 16, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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The Pentagon will not release to the public the full video of the US military’s strike on an alleged drug boat on September 2, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said. https://cnn.it/48Vsovx
— CNN (@cnn.com) December 16, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Rhode Island officials release a new image of a person of interest as the search continues for the shooter who killed two Brown University students and injured nine others on Saturday.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) December 16, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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The unemployment rate rose to 4.6%, highest since 2021. https://to.pbs.org/4rVhlLP
— PBS News (@pbsnews.org) December 16, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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Mike Johnson confronted by GOP moderates over Obamacare subsidies
— Politico (@politico.com) December 16, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese hailed 43-year-old shop owner Ahmed al Ahmed for his heroism as he visited the hospital Tuesday.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) December 16, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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The father and son suspects in the terror attack on Jewish people gathered for a Hanukkah event in Bondi Beach, Australia, spent most of November in the Philippines, police said Tuesday.
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) December 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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NEW: House moderates are fuming at Speaker Johnson over inaction on ACA
— Axios (@axios.com) December 16, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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BREAKING: The Trump administration expands travel ban to include Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, South Sudan and Syria.
— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) December 16, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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A federal judge on Monday ordered U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to extend a deadline for states to implement new immigration-related eligibility restrictions on food aid benefits, allowing them to avoid potentially severe financial penalties for failing to do so in time.
— Reuters Legal (@legal.reuters.com) December 15, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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President Trump filed a $5 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC, alleging it improperly edited footage of his Jan. 6, 2021, speech in a 2024 documentary.
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost.com) December 15, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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President Donald Trump’s chief of staff, Susie Wiles, delivered a series of unusually candid and at times caustic assessments of the president, his second-term agenda and some of his closest allies in a wide-ranging set of interviews with Vanity Fair. https://cnn.it/4aj1znF
— CNN (@cnn.com) December 16, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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A trade association says new U.S. tariffs increased artificial Christmas tree prices by 10% to 15% this year as tree companies reduced their orders and raised prices to cover the higher import taxes.
— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) December 16, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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