Top Stories: December 9, 2025

President Donald J. Trump travels to Pennsylvania today, using the battleground state to open the first phase of his 2026 campaign push with a message centered on affordability, tax relief, and claims that prices are stabilizing under his administration. At the Supreme Court, justices are hearing a major challenge to long-standing limits on how much political parties can coordinate spending with candidates, a case that could reshape campaign finance ahead of next year’s elections. In a Politico interview, Trump defended his economic record, criticized Europe as “weak” on security, and suggested the U.S. may reevaluate its support for Ukraine and adjust its Middle East posture. In London, European leaders and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy rejected elements of the Trump-backed Ukraine plan, widening the divide between Washington and its closest allies over how and when the war should conclude. And in New York, the Luigi Mangione murder trial resumed as the judge considers whether weapons and personal writings allegedly tying Mangione to the killing of a healthcare executive can be admitted into evidence.