Daily Briefing: Notre Dame is out
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Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY December 8, 2025 at 3:37 AM
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Morning! Welcome to a refreshed Daily Briefing. Here’s what’s breaking this morning:
Everyone in Washington is quitting their jobs.
Does the $72 billion Netflix-Warner Bros. deal pose an antitrust issue?
Selena Gomez joined Taylor Swift to cheer on Travis Kelce at the Chiefs game.
Nicole Fallert here, bringing you the news to know on Monday, from college football's latest drama to rising pressure on Somali Minnesotans to getting your World Cup 2026 tickets. ⛄And while I love all holiday songs, some are just simply better than others.
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.
Not surprisingly, Notre Dame's decision has generated heated opinions. Meanwhile, here's who is playing in the postseason lineup.
Coffee break -
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.
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2025 Kennedy Center Honorees
George Strait receives a Kennedy Center Honors medal from President Trump in the Oval Office.
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.
Things to talk about
A cold, wet, wintry week
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.
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