Bethany Irvine

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JINGLE ALL THE WAY: As the holidays grow closer, President Donald Trump’s domestic agenda is under an increasingly bright spotlight, and a few story threads today could ring some not-so-festive bells for Republicans.

BAD MOON RISING: Ahead of President Donald Trump’s address to the nation at 9 p.m., cracks are showing in Republican Party loyalties in Congress and across the electorate.

ON DEFENSE: With Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth under intense scrutiny for the administration’s deadly campaign against alleged drug-trafficking vessels around Venezuela, President Donald Trump gave Hegseth another vote of confidence at the top of his Cabinet meeting today.

And former FCC officials lambast Brendan Carr

And John Bolton surrenders.

And shutdown day 15 drags on.

And Susan Collins gets a new challenger.

And the government shutdown drags into day eight.

And SCOTUS weighs in on Lisa Cook.

And Hegseth speaks to top military brass.

With help from Rachel Umansky-Castro

And UNGA continues into day three.

And Trump talks TikTok with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

And Kash Patel faces his second hearing in as many days.

And House Republicans release their spending deal text.

And the BLS releases their revised jobs data.

And a new proposal would put the U.S. in charge of a Ukranian buffer zone.

And Stephen Miran faces the Senate Banking Committee.

And John Bolton's home is searched by the F.B.I.