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Secret longer version of US National Security Strategy calls for Core 5 countries to run the world

A secret longer version of the US National Security Strategy (NSS) calls for “Make Europe Great Again” but says a new “Core 5” (C5) group of countries – US, China, India, Russia, and Japan – should run the world, Defence One reported on December 9. ... However, a secret and longer version, seen by Defence One, goes into more detail. It reaffirms a withdrawal from Europe’s defence, realignment with culturally aligned allies, and the creation of a new power bloc to replace Western-dominated forums ...

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Trump team is already floating names for Noem's replacement as frustration with her job performance boils over: report

Wednesday 10 December 2025 12:58 EST The Trump administration is floating possible replacements for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, despite insistence from the White House that she’s not going anywhere, according to a report. The former South Dakota governor has led President Donald Trump’s mass deportation agenda — a flashpoint of his second term — since January, and he has frequently showered her with praise. At a Cabinet meeting last week, Trump hailed Noem and other immigration o ...

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US Seizes Oil Tanker Off the Coast of Venezuela

US forces have intercepted and seized a sanctioned oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, according to people familiar with the matter, a move that marks a serious escalation of tensions between the two countries. The White House didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. State oil company Petroleos de Venezuela SA and Venezuela’s oil and information ministries didn’t immediately reply to requests for comment. The seizure may make it much harder for Venezuela to export its oil, as othe ...

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Federal Reserve cuts interest rates by 25 basis points, signals one cut ahead

Updated Wed, December 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM EST The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter percentage point on Wednesday for the third time this year, while projecting one more cut for next next year. The central bank voted in a split decision to trim its benchmark interest rate to a range of 3.5% to 3.75%. The decision drew dissents on both sides. Kansas City Fed president Jeff Schmid and Chicago Fed president Austan Goolsbee disagreed with the decision, preferring to hold rates stea ...

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House GOP health care package will exclude ACA subsidy extension

12/10/25 11:55 AM ET House GOP leaders will bring a vote next week on a package of health care bills that does not include an extension of expiring ObamaCare enhanced subsidies, as Republicans remain divided about how to address the health care cliff ahead of a midterm election year. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) told reporters the legislation will comprise GOP-backed ideas that “every Republican agrees to,” which have been discussed across various House committees this year. “We have some lo ...

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Democrat wins Miami mayor's race for the first time in nearly 30 years

(AP) Democrat Eileen Higgins won the Miami mayor’s race on Tuesday, defeating a Republican endorsed by President Donald Trump to end her party’s nearly three-decade losing streak and give Democrats a boost in one of the last electoral battles ahead of the 2026 midterms. Higgins, 61, will be the first woman to lead the city of Miami. She spoke frequently in the Hispanic-majority city about Trump’s immigration crackdown, saying she has heard of many people in Miami who were worried about family members being detained. She campaigned as a proud Democrat despite the race being officially nonpartisan and beat Trump-backed candidate Emilio Gonzalez.

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Georgia Democrats flip state House seat from red to blue

(CNN) Democrats continued their run of successes in special elections by flipping a state House seat in Georgia Tuesday, according to a projection from the CNN Decision Desk. The Democratic victory, in a district that voted for President Donald Trump by about 12 percentage points last year, comes ahead of next year’s critical midterms, when Georgians will vote in closely watched races for Senate and governor.

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Keller (D) wins Albuquerque mayoral election

(KOB4) Albuquerque voters have chosen incumbent Mayor Tim Keller to serve a third term as mayor. Hundreds of supporters surrounded Keller at the Clyde Hotel, including Albuquerque Police Chief Harold Medina. Upon reaching the podium, Keller expressed gratitude to those who voted for him.

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House Democrats add 5 seats to their 2026 battleground target list

(The Hill) The House Democrats’ campaign arm is adding five seats to its 2026 offensive battleground target list as recent election wins have made the party feel increasingly bullish about next year’s midterms. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) is adding California’s 48th Congressional District, Florida’s 15th Congressional District, North Carolina’s 3rd Congressional District and 11th Congressional District and Texas’ 35th Congressional District. Overall, the DCCC has 40 target pickup opportunities the group is eyeing next year.

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Trump Says 'I Don't Know Him' When Pressed About Apparent Hypocrisy In Pardoning Violent Drug Kingpin

(Mediaite) President Donald Trump sat down at the White House for a lengthy interview with Politico’s Dasha Burns, which was released on Tuesday. Burns pressed Trump on the apparent hypocrisy of his pardoning a violent drug trafficker, former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández. Trump cut in, “Well, I don’t know him. And I know very little about him other than people said it was like, uh, an Obama/Biden type setup, where he was set up. He was the president of the country. The country, uh, deals in drugs, like probably you could say that about every country, and because he was the president, they gave him like 45 years in prison. And there are many people fighting for Honduras, very good people that I know. And they think he was treated horribly, and they asked me to do it, and I said I’ll do it.”

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Secret longer version of US National Security Strategy calls for Core 5 countries to run the world

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Trump team is already floating names for Noem's replacement as frustration with her job performance boils over: report

14 hrs ago - Wednesday 10 December 2025 12:58 EST The Trump administration is floating possible replacements for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, despite insistence from the White House that she’s not going anywhere, according to a report. The former ... (The Independent)

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