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Tuesday, December 16, 2025 ■ Today's Top News  'Make This Delay Permanent,' Say Child Advocates After Mattel Halts Release of First AI-Powered Toy "AI toys are not safe for kids," said a spokesperson for the children's advocacy group Fairplay. "They disrupt children's relationships, invade family privacy, displace key learning activities, and more." By Stephen Prager Rights Groups Demand Stronger Congressional Action Over Trump 'Murder' on High Seas "This ramping up of the bombing campaign despite increased pressure from Congress signals the administration’s total disregard for the law." By Brad Reed 'Gambling With Lives of Their Constituents,' House GOP Leaders Refuse Vote on ACA Tax Credits "They are actively choosing to go into the holiday break, knowing healthcare premiums are doubling and tripling for millions of Americans in 2026, and doing nothing about it." By Jake Johnson 'Horrible Scenes' in Gaza as Winter Storm Compounds Vicious Impacts of Israel's Genocidal Blockade "This suffering is being manufactured by policy, not weather," said a humanitarian aid coordinator for Oxfam. By Stephen Prager Trump Economy 'Stalling Out' as Unemployment Rate Hits Highest Level in 4 Years "Trump may give himself an A++++ on the economy, but these latest jobs numbers are failing working families." By Jake Johnson Yale Historian Warns Trump Is Putting US on Path to World War III Historian Greg Grandin argued that Trump's foreign policy will likely result in "more confrontation, more brinkmanship, more war." By Brad Reed JOIN THE MOVEMENT As a people-powered nonprofit news outlet, we cover the issues the corporate media never will. Your contribution supports this bold media model—free, independent, and dedicated to reporting the facts every day. Stand with us in the fight for economic equality, social justice, human rights, and a more sustainable future. JOIN WITH US TODAY ■ More News Tesla Robotaxis Are Crashing More Than 12 Times as Frequently as Human Drivers: Report Surging Home Building Costs Caused by Trump Tariffs Could Result in 450,000 Fewer Homes by 2030 IRC Warns of 'Surging Crises and Shrinking Support' as Sudan, Palestine Top 2026 Watchlist EU Advances Deregulation Package Eroding 'Vital Climate and Human Rights Safeguards' VIEW ALL NEWS ■ Opinion Tell Your Reps: Stop Trump's Warmongering Against Venezuela It’s up to those of us who strive for peace to make sure representatives feel enough heat from constituents to pull us back from the brink of war. By Kevin Martin Nurses Are the Best of Us. Trump's Republican Party Should Take Notes. The Trump administration has excluded nurses from a key loan program designed to help those with professional degrees. This is not only a slap in the face to nurses everywhere, but puts all Americans seeking care at increased risk and further harms our broken healthcare system. By Abdul El-Sayed Extrajudicial Killings From Barack Obama to Donald Trump If Obama could kill a 16-year-old American boy without accountability, why wouldn’t Trump believe he has the same power to snuff out the lives of civilians with no due process? By Medea Benjamin Why the GOP Healthcare Plans Won't Fill the Prescription If the point of a healthcare system is to provide people with the healthcare they need, the Republican proposals are nonstarters. By Dean Baker VIEW ALL OPINION Share this email with a friend

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