Here is the Daily News Brief for December 19th, 2025:
* Hegseth announces operation to ‘eliminate ISIS fighters’ in Syria after Americans killed
* Four people have died in ICE custody this week as 2025 deaths reach 20-year high.
* Trump Administration Begins Releasing Long-Awaited Epstein Files, Heavily Redacted and Incomplete
* Florida woman, 51, accused of shooting both of her ex-husbands as state seeks death penalty in case
* Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s daughter calls TSA ‘unconstitutional’ after pat-down
* DOJ charges 6 more in growing Minnesota fraud scandal
* Trump Plans ‘Patriot Games’ in 2026 to Mark Nation’s 250th Birthday
* Democrat Eileen Higgins sworn in as Miami’s first female mayor after 30 years of GOP control
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