JUST IN - Trump announces that 1,450,000 U.S. military members will receive a special "warrior dividend" of $1,776 before Christmas. https://hell.twtr.plus/media/3229d6e1d76284d43ecb59d8cc10f7a4d30f68e61bf0b942874285d7addb90c0.file

ICYMI - Caroline Ellison was "quietly moved" from federal prison to "community confinement," after serving 11 months of her two year sentence, with online prison records listing an early release for Feb 2026 — BI https://hell.twtr.plus/media/df3d87edc88e77f31d4ca86b999df320cb3f63b99e3f8a6af2523907258817cf.file

JUST IN - Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino formally announces his resignation, he will step down in January. https://hell.twtr.plus/media/829921513223484a0984df10c12a9133b7837903914384070a92b2f31e89a4b1.file

NEW - Israel claims possibility Iran involved in murder of MIT nuclear scientist in Boston. The assessment has not yet been verified and is not supported at this stage by official findings — JPost https://hell.twtr.plus/media/d11b22636da0af7d18749fc0fc18a19a3d68856592c3b8a470c658f3eb68fbe5.file

JUST IN - U.S. and Russian officials are expected to meet in Miami this weekend to discuss Ukraine. Witkoff and Kushner are expected to represent the U.S. side — Politico https://hell.twtr.plus/media/8ae92c6ce677e8f635581646dff23920ec449299c4e085293ea18fd4fdc9728b.file

NEW - U.S. has notified EU countries it would like to use frozen Russian assets as part of a Ukrainian crisis settlement — WaPo

NOW - Ursula von der Leyen at Hanukkah ceremony: "The night around us has indeed grown dark. The old evil is once again rearing it's head. There can be no place for the poison of antisemitism, especially in Europe! ...Jewish culture, is European culture." https://hell.twtr.plus/media/e9d122c613d6bb22b628e4db37d5a52b7d71003492735eccbc5125b6c8c2629a.file

JUST IN - Warner Bros Discovery's board rejects Paramount Skydance's $108.4 billion hostile bid — Reuters

NOW - Trump watches on from afar as a giant menorah is lit inside the White House. https://hell.twtr.plus/media/039070b7d1599627e1f7a1ac61c32c111a32a8438122a5c56be6db25be92f5e0.file