YOUR MORNING NEWS ROUNDUP | | | | Nicole Fallert
Reporter & Newsletter Writer
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Morning! Welcome to a refreshed Daily Briefing. Here's what's breaking this morning: |
Notre Dame says we're finished |
Notre Dame saw its College Football Playoff dreams dashed Sunday, with the Fighting Irish getting left out of the 12-team College Football Playoff field. |
The final CFP rankings bumped James Madison into the tournament over ACC champion Duke and Miami instead of the Fighting Irish for the final at-large spot. Say dramatic bracket reveal three times fast. |
The move not only ended Notre Dame's playoff hopes, but also the entire season: Notre Dame subsequently withdrew its name from bowl consideration, with the program announcing the decision in a statement. |
| • | Reshaping presidential power: Trump wants the Supreme Court to overturn a 1935 decision limiting presidents' ability to remove leaders of multi-member administrative agencies that could include the Federal Reserve and the Federal Trade Commission. | | • | "It's a different temperature now." Though the attacks and rhetoric aren't new, Somali Minnesotans told USA TODAY the pressure mounting on the community is worse than ever. | | • | Mom, look at my stocks. Kids poured $70 million into the stock market in 2025 — and bitcoin also received teenage love this year. | |
2025 Kennedy Center Honorees | George Strait receives a Kennedy Center Honors medal from President Trump in the Oval Office. Kevin Lamarque, REUTERS |
President Donald Trump hosted the 48th Kennedy Center Honors over the weekend. After skipping the event during his first term, Trump took a hands-on approach since returning to the White House. The president emceed the ceremony this year, breaking with tradition and handing out the awards himself. It's only his latest change to the venerated DC institution. |
Heavy rainfall is expected to drench the Pacific Northwest this week, bringing chances of river flooding and landslides to the area, as parts of the Midwest and eastern United States brace for another round of arctic cold. Forecasters are expecting another round of chilly temperatures to settle over midwestern and eastern states, courtesy of a polar vortex system. |
Have feedback on the Daily Briefing? Shoot Nicole an email at NFallert@usatoday.com. | | While a rate cut is expected, it's not guaranteed as division grows among Fed officials and they remain without recent key economic data. | | Politicians joined in the fervor over apparent drone sightings. While the wave of fear has passed, details about what happened remain elusive. | | | | Oleg Artemyev, a cosmonaut with Russia's space agency, has been replaced on the upcoming SpaceX Crew-12 mission, Roscosmos announced. | | | | Frank Gehry, the visionary architect known for his unconventional designs, died on December 5, 2025, at 96. | | | | Max Verstappen won the F1 series finale in Abu Dhabi, but Britain's Lando Norris secured the 2025 series title by finishing in third place. | | | | Among the honorees at Variety's 2025 Hitmakers event were Sabrina Carpenter, Tate McRae, Buddy Guy, Alex Warren, The Marías, Fuerza Regida and more. | | | | USA TODAY's daily news podcast, The Excerpt, brings you a curated mix of the most important headlines seven mornings a week. | | | | Our app gives you award-winning coverage, crosswords, audio storytelling, eNewspaper and more. | | | | | Play Your Way to a Relaxing Break | Unwind with crosswords and challenges that recharge you. | | | Crosswords, Puzzles, Comics & Horoscopes | | | | | | |
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