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ACA Support Hits Record; Zelensky Courts Europe as U.S. Stalls; USPS Warns Holiday Crunch; Labour Eyes Post-Starmer; Eagles Seek MNF Reset; Axelrod: Trump Risks Biden-Style Inflation Error
Gallup: Support for the Affordable Care Act Hits Record High
Gallup finds 57 percent of Americans now approve of the ACA, up three points from last year and the strongest backing since the poll began in 2012. Not bad for a law declared dead so often it should be earning frequent resurrection miles.
Zelensky Meets European Leaders as U.S. Efforts Stall
With Washington’s latest peace bid fizzling, leaders from Europe’s top three military powers huddled with Ukraine’s president to keep diplomacy moving while the battlefield remains grimly static. The goal is simple, prevent drift, sustain support, and keep Kyiv plugged into a coherent European strategy, even as momentum proves stubbornly elusive.
Post Office Flags Holiday Mailing Crunch
The Postal Service warns that December is its busiest stretch, which means lines, delays, and an urgent need for patience. Mail early, use tracking, and bring the festive spirit you will need for the queue. Think of it as community caroling, but everyone is humming quietly to themselves.
Labour’s Inside Game: Polling Successors to Starmer
Labour Together, the group that helped power Keir Starmer’s rise and was once run by his current chief of staff, is surveying members on potential replacements. The questionnaire ranks would-be leaders, maps them on a left-right scale, and pits them head to head on Gaza, housing, defense, climate, education, the economy, and immigration. Contenders floated include Wes Streeting, Angela Rayner, Shabana Mahmood, Bridget Phillipson, Ed Miliband, Darren Jones, Andy Burnham, and Lucy Powell, sweetened by a 500 pound prize draw because nothing says party unity like a raffle for a new boss. Unite may call an emergency conference to review its Labour affiliation, raising stakes over nominations and voting power, and Angela Rayner is cast as kingmaker while Streeting denies plotting. Translation, the machine that made Starmer is already test driving replacements.
Eagles Aim to Stop Skid on Monday Night in Los Angeles
Philadelphia carries a two game slide and ten days of cabin fever into a primetime date with the Rams, hoping a cross country trip and some Hollywood lighting can restore their footing. Winning cures all, but a competent third down defense would be a nice opener.
Axelrod: Trump Risks Repeating Biden’s Inflation Mistake
David Axelrod warns that Trump, who rode voter anger over living costs, now risks minimizing the same economic pain, a trap that can shrink approval faster than a grocery cart shrinks at checkout. Voters may ignore charts, but they never forget the bill at the register.
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