Tuesday, December 2, 2025

White House Defends Hegseth, Bitcoin Prices Drop & Travel / Giving Tuesday

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All the news stories mentioned in today's episode are listed with links below, so you can spend as much -- or as little -- time as you want to review the latest happenings... 

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U.S. Military Action Fallout: WaPo, NewsNation, AP, Reuters, CNN, WSJ

Ukraine-Russia Dealmaking: BBC, NY Times, AP, CNN

NJ’s Top Federal Prosecutor Disqualified: ABC News, Fox News, WaPo, NY Times, Axios

Winter Storm Moves Into the Northeast: TWC, CNN, AP, USA Today

Cost of Flying Without REAL ID: TSA, USA Today, AP, NewsNation, CBS News

White House Holiday Decorations Unveiled: White House, Fox News, CBS News, WaPo, NPR

Trump’s October MRI Results: NY Post, NBC News, AP, CBS News

Bitcoin Prices Drop Again: CBS News, WSJ, Fast Company, Forbes

Shopify Outage: CNBC, CBS News, Reuters, WSJ

Travel Tuesday: Points Guy, THR, AP, CNBC

Annual Day of Giving: Newsweek, AP, Reuters, WGBH, Axios

How to Take Part: Giving Tuesday 

Trivia Tuesday: Why is the oval office oval? 
Last Week’s Q: On average, how many questions does the Butterball Turkey Talk-Line field from callers during the holiday season?
Last Week’s A: 100,000
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