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Members of the Indiana Senate debate the redistricting plan backed by President Trump in the state capitol Thursday. Zach Bundy/WFYI hide caption toggle caption Zach Bundy/WFYI The Indiana Senate has voted 31 to 19 against the congressional redistricting called for by President Trump in his attempt to help Republicans win the 2026 midterm elections. The defeat Thursday in the Indiana Senate, where 40 of the 50 members are Republicans, is the first time Trump’s redistricting campaign has been voted down by members of his own party. Republicans in Texas, Missouri and North Carolina have answered his call for an unusual…

December 11, 2025 We may already be on a superhighway to the sort of class- and race-stratified autocracy that it took Russia so many years to become after the Soviet Union collapsed. Ad Policy Donald Trump walks with Vladimir Putin before taking a family photo at the G20 Summit in Osaka on June 28, 2019.(Brendan Smialowski / Getty Images) This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To stay on top of important articles like these, sign up to receive the latest updates from TomDispatch.com. It’s strange so many years later, in the United States of America, to feel as if I’m…

Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top stories The Senate is set to vote today on two health policy plans — one from Democrats and one from Republicans — aimed at reducing costs for individuals purchasing health insurance on Healthcare.gov. Meanwhile, some House Republicans want to force a vote to extend subsidies for the Affordable Care Act, which are set to expire in less than three weeks. They warn that Republican leaders risk losing voters…

Politics / December 11, 2025 Jasmine Crockett can win the Texas Senate race—if voters of color get to the polls. Ad Policy Jasmine Crockett at a hearing to examine the unlawful detention of US citizens and immigrants by federal immigration agents at the LA Metropolitan Water District.(David Crane / MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News / Getty Images) Contrary to what Democratic elites think is conventional wisdom, Representative Jasmine Crockett is not just a viable candidate for the Texas US Senate race next year—she’s the strongest one. Pundits and Democratic politicians haved failed to appreciate her potential, clinging instead to outdated…

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., attends a news conference about SNAP benefits on Oct. 29 on Capitol Hill in Washington. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption toggle caption Jacquelyn Martin/AP Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat representing Massachusetts, is calling for scrutiny of two bids to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery. In an interview with Morning Edition, Warren said the deals raise serious concerns about antitrust and would reduce competition for viewers and workers. Warner Brothers agreed to an $83 billion sale to Netflix, but that deal is not finalized. And now Paramount Skydance — owned by Larry Ellison, one of the world’s richest people,…

President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, in Washington. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the United States has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela as tensions mount with the government of President Nicolás Maduro. Using U.S. forces to take control of a merchant ship is incredibly unusual and marks the Trump administration’s latest push to increase pressure on Maduro, who has been charged with narcoterrorism in the United States. The U.S. has built up…

National Transportation Safety Board chairwoman Jennifer Homendy gave a strong rebuke of a defense authorization bill that rolls back safety improvements. The board recommended the changes after the January collision of a military Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines regional jet near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, killing 67 people. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images WASHINGTON — In an unusually harsh rebuke, the nation’s top safety investigator voiced concerns about a provision in the defense policy bill before Congress on Wednesday, warning that it would undermine aviation safety improvements made after a deadly mid-air…

Eileen Higgins is also the first Democrat in the position in nearly 30 years. MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Miami has a new mayor-elect, and a history-making one at that, when voters there elected the city’s first female mayor last night, Eileen Higgins, a former county commissioner. She’s also the first Democrat to hold the seat in nearly 30 years. She beat Republican Emilio Gonzalez, who had the support of President Trump. For more on this, we turn now to Joshua Ceballos with member station WLRN. Good morning, Joshua.JOSHUA CEBALLOS, BYLINE: Good morning, Michel.MARTIN: So tell us more about last night’s election…

new video loaded: How the Tate Brothers Returned to the United StatesAndrew Tate and his brother, Tristan, were prohibited from leaving Romania for years after they were accused of trafficking dozens of women for a porn business. Our investigative reporter Megan Twohey reveals how the Tates courted powerful figures on the American right in order to gain their freedom to travel to the United States.By Megan Twohey, Christina Thornell, Christina Shaman, David Seekamp, Jon Miller, Joey Sendaydiego and James SurdamDecember 10, 2025 Source link

Culture / December 10, 2025 The multibillion-dollar takeover bids targeting Warner-Discovery show how Trump’s corrupt model of governance-by-payback could destroy Hollywood. Ad Policy The Warner Bros. Discovery flag alongside the American one, outside Warsaw’s TVN broadcasting studio(Aleksander Kalka / NurPhoto via Getty Images)  “None of them are particularly great friends of mine,” President Donald Trump told reporters on Monday, while discussing whom he favored in the current multibillion-dollar financial fistfight over the future of Warner Bros.-Discovery (WBD). Trump was referencing the two current suitors for the beleaguered, serially merged Warner Bros. entertainment empire: Paramount-Skydance and Netflix.  Trump’s announcement that he…