The News Roundup For December 19, 2025
President Donald Trump delivered a national address on Wednesday in an attempt to set the record straight on his economic record.
Gun violence dominated the news this week. Two people were killed in a shooting at Brown University. Six teenagers were injured in a shooting outside of a birthday party in Brooklyn. And an MIT professor was shot and killed inside of his home Tuesday.
And an appeals court signals it will allow the National Guard to continue in Washington D.C. while litigation continues.
And, in global news, two shooters opened fire on a Hanukkah gathering at Bondi Beach in Sydney…
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