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: The FBI makes an arrest in the investigation into pipe bombs placed in D.C. on the eve of the Jan. 6 riot, an AP source says.
— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) December 4, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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Putin told Indian media that Moscow would seize the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine “in any case,” including by military means, according to Russian state media.
— CNN (@cnn.com) December 4, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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Russian President Vladimir Putin must have ordered the Novichok nerve agent attack on Russian double agent Sergei Skripal in 2018, in an “astonishingly reckless” act that led to the death of an innocent woman, a UK public inquiry concluded.
— CNN (@cnn.com) December 4, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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Israeli and Thai officials said Thursday that remains handed over to Israel by militants in Gaza had been identified as the last Thai hostage taken during the Hamas-led, Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attack that sparked the war.
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) December 4, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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Exclusive: The four-star admiral in charge of Caribbean operations had concerns about the legality of the boat strikes. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth asked him to retire shortly after they started.
— The Wall Street Journal (@wsj.com) December 3, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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Two people who survived the U.S. military's early September strike on an alleged drug-carrying vessel were attempting to climb back onto the boat before it was hit a second time, a source familiar with the matter told CBS News on Wednesday.
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) December 4, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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NYT sues Pentagon over controversial press pledge policy
— Axios (@axios.com) December 4, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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Border Patrol enters an uneasy New Orleans
— Politico (@politico.com) December 4, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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Newly filed unemployment claims last week dropped to the lowest level in three years, the Labor Department said Thursday, a reassuring signal that the economy avoided a big surge of layoffs through the first 11 months of the year.
— The Wall Street Journal (@wsj.com) December 4, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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A massive fire that tore through a Hong Kong apartment complex, killing more than 150 people, has ignited an upsurge in public anger that is testing Beijing’s control of the Chinese territory.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) December 4, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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Prosecutor who subpoenaed Letitia James could be disqualified, judge suggests
— Politico (@politico.com) December 4, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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Several female lawmakers have been increasingly defying Speaker Mike Johnson on legislative matters and lobbing public broadsides at him, including a member of Johnson’s own leadership team.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) December 4, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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