NYTIMES (Scott Anderson) - In Counting the Dead in Iran, a Picture of Ferocity
The high number of dead and wounded demonstrates the depths of the regime’s fears.
NPR (The Associated Press) - Brothers of Renee Good call for action in Congress
The brothers of Renee Good, killed by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis, called on Congress to do something about the violence on American streets as a result of immigration operations.
The brothers of Renee Good, killed by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis, called on Congress to do something about the violence on American streets as a result of immigration operations.Open
YOUTUBE (Newsmax) - Minnesota's 'soy boy' and 'wannabe tough guy' called out by journalist Sortor
Video journalist Nick Sortor ripped "wannabe tough guy" Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis "soy boy" Mayor Jacob Frey amid much unrest and agitators roaming the streets across Minnesota.
ABCNEWS - McConnell hospitalized after experiencing 'flu-like symptoms'
Sen. Mitch McConnell has been hospitalized for evaluation after experiencing flu-like symptoms, his spokesperson said.
NYTIMES (Erica L. Green, Michael Gold and Robert Jimison) - Trump Repeats Call to ‘Nationalize’ Elections, as White House Walks It Back
President Trump’s extraordinary comments were the latest iteration of his unsubstantiated claims that U.S. elections are rigged as Republicans face potentially big losses next year.
ABCNEWS - Attempted Trump assassin Ryan Routh to be sentenced Wednesday
A federal judge is set to decide whether a man convicted of attempting to assassinate Donald Trump deserves to spend the rest of his life in a federal prison.
AXIOS (Emily Peck) - The economy is the world's most important problem, but not America's
Data: Gallup ; Note: Margin of error ranges between +/- 2.4 and 4.7 percentage points; Chart: Axios Visuals Americans say the country's biggest problem right now is politics, per a new global Gallup survey out Wednesday. Why it matters: Only eight other countries — out of 107 — ranked politics first, a sign of heightened political polarization and overall dissatisfaction among Americans. - The only country with a statistically significant higher share identifying politics at the top was Taiwan. It's under mounting political pressure from China, which doesn't consider it a country. How it works: Gallup polled a nationally representative sample of about 1,000 people age 15 and older in each of 107 countries from March - October 2025. …
Data: Gallup ; Note: Margin of error ranges between +/- 2.4 and 4.7 percentage points; Chart: Axios Visuals Americans say the country's biggest problem right now is politics, per a new global Gallup survey out Wednesday. Why it matters: Only eight other countries — out of 107 — ranked politics first, a sign of heightened political polarization and overall dissatisfaction among Americans. - The only country with a statistically significant higher share identifying politics at the top was Taiwan. It's under mounting political pressure from China, which doesn't consider it a country. How it works: Gallup polled a nationally representative sample of about 1,000 people age 15 and older in each of 107 countries from March - October 2025. …Open
NYTIMES (Patricia Cohen) - ‘Neoroyalism’ and What It Says About Trump
Experts are reaching to divine the president’s approach to global policy and economics, with one theory seeing antecedents in centuries-old dynastic rule.
NYTIMES (Tariq Panja) - How 2026 Winter Olympics Security Is Preparing For The Opening Ceremony
Thousands of police and security officers will work during the Milan-Cortina Games’ opening ceremony. The involvement of some U.S. ICE personnel has stirred opposition.