Headlines • December 8, 2025

The Supreme Court approved a new Texas congressional map, delivering a major win for Donald Trump and positioning Republicans to gain as many as five additional House seats. In London, European leaders met with Volodymyr Zelenskyy and rejected Washington’s Ukraine peace framework while also dismissing Trump’s new national-security strategy for Europe, widening the trans-Atlantic divide. Trump is preparing to introduce a $12 billion farm-aid program, a central element of his America First agenda. Gold is climbing as expectations rise for a Federal Reserve interest-rate cut this week, weakening the dollar and driving demand for safe-haven assets. Trump says he will personally review the proposed Netflix–Warner Bros. Discovery merger as a hostile takeover attempt from Paramount Global adds pressure to the deal.