The president pushed voters to cast a ballot for the Republican House candidate in a Nashville-area special election that has become uncomfortably tight for the GOP.https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/tennessee-special-election-trump-aftyn-behn-matt-van-epps-545abe52
The relationship between the Pentagon chief and Adm. Alvin Holsey had been rocky since Trump’s inauguration.https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/hegseth-asked-top-admiral-to-resign-after-months-of-discord-9e7b357f
The Defense Department watchdog also stated that as Pentagon chief, Pete Hegseth has the authority to declassify information.https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/pentagons-signalgate-review-finds-hegseth-violated-defense-department-regulations-d75b9c0a
An American defense company, SpektreWorks, has produced a cheap drone that is similar to Iran’s Shahed device.https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/pentagon-deploys-new-kamikaze-drone-copied-from-iranian-design-9a42e451
The former Army National Guard major and TV personality endeared himself to Trump by defending troops accused of war crimes.https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/pete-hegseth-military-commentary-career-56727e2e
Half of the country now requires age verification to watch porn or access “harmful” content. Digital rights advocates are pushing back against legislation they say will make the internet less safe.https://www.wired.com/story/age-verification-is-sweeping-the-us-activists-are-fighting-back/
The longevity entrepreneur’s five-and-a-half-hour livestreamed trip is antithetical to the introspective nature of the drug. But the stunt could reduce stigma around psychedelics.https://www.wired.com/story/bryan-johnson-shrooms-livestream-trip/
The errors in one of the most beautiful shows ever made continue a modern tradition of reformatting things that are better off left alone.https://www.wired.com/story/hbo-maxs-mad-men-barf-scene-proves-remastered-doesnt-mean-better/
With 21 million users, Facebook Dating is a secret hit, including among Gen Zers who use it for clout and content as much as for finding love.https://www.wired.com/story/who-the-hell-is-actually-using-facebook-dating/
Flamethrowers roasting voodoo dolls. A 3D projection on a cloud of mist. The annual Signal Festival, an expo for experimental digital art, tested boundaries and warped minds in the Czech capital.https://www.wired.com/story/prague-signal-festival-report/
President Donald Trump said that the Moscow talks on resolving the war in Ukraine were “reasonably good” and that his negotiators say Putin wants an agreement.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/12/04/putin-trump-ukraine-peace-deal/
A review panel formally confirmed long-standing suspicions that Russia was responsible for the chemical weapon that killed a woman in Salisbury, England.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/12/04/uk-russia-novichok-skripal-putin/
Putin’s state visit to India presents Prime Minister Modi with a delicate diplomatic challenge, analysts say, needing to reassure Moscow without angering Trump.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/12/04/putin-india-modi-trump-russia-oil/
Emergency rooms are “under siege” from patients with minor ailments, England’s National Health Service said, ahead of a busy flu season and a doctors’ strike.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/12/04/emergency-room-nhs-england/
Adm. Frank M. Bradley is set to meet with lawmakers Thursday to discuss the boat strike he oversaw that killed 11 people, including two who died in a follow-up attack.https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/12/03/hegseth-boat-strike-republicans/
The seal pup stayed at a New Zealand beer pub for 25 minutes, wandering around tables and visiting the bathroom, before conservation rangers escorted it out.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/12/04/seal-new-zealand-bar-video/
President Donald Trump claimed victory after China agreed to defer controls on rare earths. But many restrictions remain, including on the critical mineral tungsten.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/12/02/us-china-tungsten-minerals-trade-war/
A newly revealed trove of photos depicts 10,000 people who had died in Bashar al-Assad’s brutal prison system during his last decade in power.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2025/syria-assad-deaths-torture-photos/
European officials, who were not included in the talks, said at a NATO meeting in Brussels that Russia appears to be inflexible in the negotiations.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/12/03/russia-ukraine-putin-meeting-witkoff-kushner/
The plan to forgo jury trials for defendants charged with lower-level crimes is aimed at easing an 80,000-case backlog in a court system booked as far out as 2030.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/12/03/britain-jury-trials-court-backlog/