1. Brown & MIT Shooting Update: Federal authorities confirm the Brown University shooter was also responsible for the MIT killing.
2. Home Sales Tick Up Amid Rate Pressure: Home sales rose for the third straight month in November, though 2025 is still shaping up as one of the weakest housing markets in three decades. .
3. Green Card Lottery Suspended: The Department of Homeland Security has suspended the Diversity Visa (Green Card Lottery) program following revelations that the Brown shooter entered the U.S. through that system.
4. A Christmas Reflection and Farewell for the Year: Erick reflects on Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day, written during personal tragedy in 1863. The message: despair is not the end, hope endures, and Christmas is a reminder that God is not dead, nor does He sleep.

Erick Erickson breaks down the four major stories you need to know before the day ends. From political power plays in Washington to breaking developments the mainstream media is ignoring, this rapid-fire update cuts through the noise.

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