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.
The family of a Colombian man believed to have been killed in a US strike in the Caribbean has filed what’s believed to be the first complaint against such attacks with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR).
— CNN (@cnn.com) December 2, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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Trump and Hegseth distance themselves from the decision to strike an alleged drug boat twice.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) December 3, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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Inspector General report finds Defense Secretary Hegseth risked endangering troops by sharing sensitive war plans on Signal, sources say https://cnn.it/44BSEd6
— CNN (@cnn.com) December 3, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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Israel's Prime Minister's Office says "findings" returned Tuesday by Palestinian militants do not match either of the dead hostages held in Gaza.
— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) December 3, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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“Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released a tranche of photos and video footage Wednesday from the private island owned by the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the first time the images from inside the residence have been shown publicly.” www.ms.now/news/first-p…
— MS NOW (@ms.now) December 3, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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Hiring dropped off significantly at US private-sector businesses in November, according to new data from payroll giant ADP.https://cnn.it/4rzvgXv
— CNN (@cnn.com) December 3, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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A federal judge late Tuesday blocked the Trump administration from making widespread immigration arrests in the nation’s capital without warrants or probable cause that the person is an imminent flight risk. https://to.pbs.org/4pMcomn
— PBS News (@pbsnews.org) December 3, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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The Trump administration paused all immigration applications from 19 countries it determined to be "high-risk," per a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services memo this evening.
— Axios (@axios.com) December 3, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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An estimated 260,000 people of Somali descent were living in the U.S. in 2024, according to the Census Bureau’s annual American Community Survey. https://to.pbs.org/4pKQEHA
— PBS News (@pbsnews.org) December 3, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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A group of advisers to the CDC is preparing to vote on whether the agency should scrap its long-standing recommendation that every baby get a hepatitis B vaccination within 24 hours of birth.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) December 3, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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Hawley is pitching his colleagues — and Trump — on a new health care plan that would allow all tax payers to deduct up to $25K/person in medical expenses. Hawley told us he recently discussed the idea with Trump: “I said…'no taxes on tips, no taxes on health care’, and he goes ‘oh I like that."
— Politico (@politico.com) December 3, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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The Trump administration will announce a rollback of fuel efficiency rules for cars and trucks. With weaker rules, car companies will “make more gas guzzlers,” said Dan Becker of the Center for Biological Diversity.
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost.com) December 3, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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NEW: Trump pardons Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar in shock move
— Axios (@axios.com) December 3, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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