BRIEFLY...

Thursday, 11 Dec, 2025
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• President Donald Trump accused European leaders of being weak and saying their countries are decaying amid migration pressures and the war in Ukraine.

• Democrat Eileen Higgins has won the Miami mayor’s race, defeating Trump-backed candidate Emilio Gonzalez. She will be the first woman to lead the city of Miami.

• Texas Senate candidate Alexander Duncan failed to qualify for the primary ballot after controversial remarks about Hindu deity Hanuman. His campaign collapsed before voting even began.

• President Trump intensified his attacks on Representative Ilhan Omar at a rally, insisting the Minnesota Democrat should "get the hell out" of the country. He called Omar "one of the dumbest governors ever in history."

• Alina Habba, a former lawyer to President Donald Trump whom he later installed as the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey, said she was stepping down from the role after a federal appeals court found her appointment unlawful.