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SNL cold open skewers Trump for seemingly falling asleep during meetings — and jokes he was dreaming of Mamdani

“I’m very much awake,” Trump, played by James Austin Johnson, said. “Now someone quickly tell me where am I, who am I and what year might it be.”

The Independent UK

Trump news at a glance: Hegseth faces most serious crisis of tenure

US defense secretary Pete Hegseth under siege over mishandling of classified military intelligence and Caribbean boat attacks. Key US politics stories from 6 December 2025

The Guardian - US

Trump no longer pushing back when White House insiders say Hegseth is not up for the job as he tires of controversies: report

It’s been a ‘rough week for Pete,’ a senior official said

The Independent UK

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This Startup With 60% Employees On The Autism Spectrum Beat Meta-Backed $14B Scale AI For $708 Million Pentagon AI Contract

Artificial intelligence company Enabled Intelligence, with a majority neurodiverse workforce, announced on Nov. 24 that it has secured the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s largest data labeling contract.

Benzinga

GOP losing faith in Pete Hegseth. Now, it’s on Donald Trump to decide his future

Or will he continue to be "the president's pick?"

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Survivors Describe Chaos As Deadly US Strike Obliterates Boat Going Nowhere Near America

Classified footage shown to US lawmakers appears to show survivors clinging to wreckage before a follow-on US strike in the Caribbean, prompting demands for the OLC memo, Pentagon records and independent probes.

International Business Times UK

‘Mouthpieces for Trump’: inside the rightwing takeover of the Pentagon press corps

Pentagon press passes once held by credentialed journalists are now in the hands of rightwing pundits and Trump allies

The Guardian - US

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Pressure grows on ‘reckless’ Hegseth as twin scandals engulf Pentagon chief

Defense secretary defiant but allegations of war crimes and blistering watchdog report increase calls for him to go

The Guardian - US

Stuck in a van while the president measures the Kennedy Center drapes: Inside Trump’s day of ego boosting as crises loom

Political trouble stalks his administration from multiple directions as the midterms approach, but Donald Trump just wants to dance. Andrew Feinberg reports on the president’s big day at the FIFA World Cup draw

The Independent UK

Republican lawmaker says Hegseth’s credibility is ‘ruined,’ citing Signalgate and Ukraine: ‘Poor decision making’

Rep Don Bacon, a retired Air Force brigadier general, called the Inspector General’s Signalgate report exonerating Hegseth, ‘baloney’

The Independent UK

Admiral says two survivors on ‘narco boat’ hit with second strike had no way to call for help, report says

In a closed-door briefing to lawmakers, Admiral Frank ‘Mitch’ Bradley reportedly said the two survivors did not appear to have communications equipment

The Independent UK

Impeachment Buzz Sweeps Washington With Hegseth As A Target; Is Trump Next?

Rep. Shri Thanedar has filed articles of impeachment against Secretary Pete Hegseth, citing an IG report on Signal messages and lethal boat strikes; SouthCom confirms a fresh strike directed by Hegseth.

International Business Times UK

Suspected smuggling boat struck twice by military was reportedly moving drugs to South American country, not US –as it happened

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The Guardian - US

Another GOP Lawmaker Rejects Hegseth's Claim Of 'Total Exoneration' From Signalgate Report: 'Total Baloney'

Another Republican lawmaker rejected Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's claim of "total exoneration" from a review of the Pentagon's inspector general regarding the incident known as Signalgate.

Latin Times

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Rand Paul Says Hegseth Should Testify 'Under Oath' About Double-Tap Attack Against Alleged Drug Vessel

Republican Sen. Rand Paul said Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth should testify "under oath" about the second strike against an alleged drug boat in September that has landed him in hot water.

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: US supreme court approves redrawn Texas congressional maps

Major win for Trump as majority rejects lower-court ruling that found maps had been racially gerrymandered. Plus, the story of Mr DeepFakes – the world’s most notorious AI porn site

The Guardian - UK

US airstrike survivors clung to boat wreckage for an hour before second deadly attack, video shows

Footage seen by US senators shows two unarmed, shirtless men struggling to stay afloat before they were killed, sources say

Euronews

US military resumes strikes on narcoboats, killing four in latest operation

US Southern Command resumed lethal strikes on alleged narcoboats, killing four amid bipartisan scrutiny of the Pentagon's anti-drug campaign.

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The Guardian - US

Trump news at a glance: US supreme court gives Texas win in national redistricting battle

State is key in president’s effort to secure Republicans’ fragile House majority for second half of his term

The Independent UK

Republicans in Washington circle the wagons around an increasingly damaged Pete Hegseth

NEWS ANALYSIS: Two Republicans are willing to say Trump’s defense secretary acted improperly, but predictably neither one is sticking around, writes John Bowden

The Guardian - US

Pentagon announces it has killed four men in another boat strike in Pacific

Strike comes amid congressional turmoil over legality of US attacks on suspected drug smugglers

AAP

Deadline warning surfaces as US backs nuclear subs deal

Australia is gearing up for key talks with the US over its nuclear-subs deal after receiving a long-awaited review of the $368 billion pact from the Pentagon.

Axios

Hegseth in the hot seat as Venezuela strike spurs congressional calls for transparency

Top congressional defense committees say they were denied key footage and facts.

Latin Times

Admiral Who Directed Double-Tap Attack Against Alleged Drug Boat Says Hegseth Didn't Give a 'Kill Them All' Order

Admiral Frank "Mitch" Bradley told lawmakers that he was not given an order to kill all members of an alleged drug boat by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

The Guardian - US

Experts urge release of boat strike video as US admiral denies ‘kill them all’ order

Democrat Jim Himes calls footage ‘one of the most troubling scenes’ he’s observed in public service

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