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Dispatches from a year of global conflict and uncertainty

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The Conversation

Why did Donald Trump Jr turn up in a tiny British enclave looking for money?

Meetings in Gibraltar are the latest twist in worldwide campaign that is enriching the US president’s family

The Guardian - UK

ByteDance Signs TikTok US Deal As Forced Sale Fears Peak — Creators Face Upheaval

TikTok's future in the States has been secured through a deal with Oracle, Silver Lake, and MGX. After several extensions by Donald Trump to avoid a ban, ByteDance agreed to sell a majority stake to this US-led group.

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Kennedy Center board member claims she was forcibly muted during call on name change: ‘This was not unanimous’

Kennedy Center leadership insists it followed the law and attacked the late president’s family members who criticized the change

The Independent UK

Trump Puts His Name Beside JFK: 'We Saved the Kennedy Center' as Board Renamed Federal Arts Hub

The Kennedy Center board voted unanimously to rename the national arts hub the 'Trump-Kennedy Center,' citing President Trump's financial and structural efforts to save the facility.

International Business Times UK

White House official whines that non-Fox networks didn’t show Trump’s slides during address: ‘We spent so much time’ on them

CNN’s Brian Stelter had reported that the mainstream TV networks didn’t take up the president’s PowerPoint presentation because they were concerned about the sourcing of the information.

The Independent UK

Laura Loomer shrieks with excitement as she finally gets validation from Daddy Trump at the White House

Laura Loomer didn’t just attend the White House Christmas Party; she got what she’s been chasing for years. Yes, public validation from her lord and savior, Donald Trump himself. And judging by her reaction, it may have been the happiest moment of her political life.

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Kennedy Center board votes to add Trump’s name to DC arts institution

Joe Kennedy III, JFK’s grandnephew, said he doubted the Trump-Kennedy Center name change was legal

The Guardian - US

Did the Trump-Kennedy Center board violate federal law by renaming facility?

Donald Trump showed little interest in the Kennedy Center during his first term

The Independent UK

Deception and lies from the White House to justify a war in Venezuela? We’ve seen this movie before in run-ups to wars in Vietnam and Iraq

Are Americans about to be led again into a war based on misrepresentations and lies? It’s happened before, most recently with the wars in Iraq and Vietnam.

The Conversation

Trump's Venezuela blockade fuels Caribbean campaign confusion

Many unknowns remain — but it could mark a sharp escalation in Trump's pressure campaign.

Axios

Trump says $1,776 'warrior dividends' were made possible partly by tariff revenue, which still lags $100 billion behind what the White House expected

The one-time check to military personnel will cost the administration $2.6 billion.

Fortune

All the president's men: Trump's White House portrait gallery decorations spark row over decorum

Donald Trump has added new features to his President Walk Of Fame portrait gallery of former leaders of the United States. But the decorative plaques in the West Wing of the White House have ripped up the rule book on protocol with language more akin to Trump's social media style.

Euronews

Majority of voters say Trump is going too far with presidential power, poll finds

After a year of tariffs, ICE raids, narco-boat bombings and the partial demolition of the White House, most Americans feel President Donald Trump has exceeded his authority, latest Quinnipiac survey finds

The Independent UK

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Roll Call

Navarro argues contempt of Congress conviction at appeals court - Roll Call

A panel of appellate judges expressed skepticism about Trump adviser Peter Navarro’s effort to toss his contempt of Congress conviction.

Roll Call

Trump bucked tradition with partisan end-of-year address - Roll Call

Donald Trump broke with past presidents with a prime-time address that some say was an attempt to upend the State of the Union tradition.

The Guardian - US

White House says US would be ‘lucky’ if Trump stayed for third term

Comments follow reports that US president discussed idea with constitutional scholar Alan Dershowitz

Latin Times

U.S. Official Calls On Mexico To 'Invest More On Its Own Security Infrastructure And Sustain Its Capabilities'

Chris Landberg, senior official for the State Department's Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement, called on Mexico to "invest more on its own security infrastructure and sustain its capabilities on its own."

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Axios

Scoop: Witkoff to meet Qatari, Egyptian and Turkish officials in Miami on Gaza deal

The White House is deeply frustrated with Netanyahu's slow-walking.

International Business Times UK

Donald Trump Condemned for Installing Derogatory Plaques Beneath Former Presidents' Portraits at the White House

Donald Trump is facing criticism after plaques bearing his assessments of former US presidents were installed beneath official portraits at the White House, prompting accusations of pettiness and historical revisionism.

Fortune

The American voter is angry about one thing above all and Trump's tariffs are in the crossfire, Goldman's chief political economist says

Cost of living is the issue driving the midterms. Trump calls affordability a "hoax" when Democrats say it, but his tariff regime is showing cracks.

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“Looking My Best”: Michelle Obama Praises Makeup Artist After Debuting Bold New Look

"This, too, is an appropriate and beautiful way to wear your hair."

We Got This Covered

‘This can’t be undone’: Trump is building something new at the White House, and the administration says stopping it would be a national security risk

Trump's ballroom gets controversial green light

The Independent UK

The internet reacts to Trump’s frustrated national rally style speech in prime time: ‘Old man yells at cloud’

Trump delivered a loud and seemingly angry speech Wednesday night, something viewers at home picked up on

Axios

U.S. would be "lucky" if Trump serves "even longer," White House says

Trump and his administration have repeatedly teased the a 2028 bid, despite a third term being unconstitutional.

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