A new feature update for Grounded 2 gives the game a holiday feel, addressing various issues, adding new content, and laying groundwork for January.

The State Department is ordering a new layer of scrutiny telling applicants for key visas to make their social media public.

Battlefield 6 patch notes for the Winter Offensive update bring the Ice Lock Empire State map and layout reworks for Breakthrough and Rush.

Five members of Congress spanning both parties and chambers are asking Attorney General Pam Bondi for a briefing and a status update by the end of this week on the legally mandated release of the Jeffrey Epstein files.

Many Democrats have expressed skepticism that the Trump administration will follow through on releasing the files after the White House spent months trying to prevent it.

President Donald Trump's One Big, Beautiful Bill Act opted to phase out SAVE by July 1, 2028, but borrowers hoped to stay on the plan for another two-plus years. A decision is likely arriving in just days. The plan allowed borrowers more affordable payment options and student loan forgiveness in less than 20 years in many cases.

Two players nearly made the 99 Club this time around to replace the player who dropped out.