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President-elect Donald J. Trump is threatening to challenge the institution’s historic role, and the Constitution, with his prospective nominees and threats to push the boundaries of executive authority.

Unprecedented protests sweep Georgia after government scraps EU bid  POLITICO Europe Protesters in Tbilisi Clash With Georgian Police  The New York Times Georgia’s pro-EU president vows to stay ‘until someone is legitimately elected’  BBC.com Georgian PM shrugs off president’s defiance and US condemnation  Reuters

Trump Demands ‘Commitment’ From BRICS Nations on Using Dollar  Bloomberg Trump threatens 100% tariff on BRICS countries if they pursue creating new currency  CNN Donald Trump warns Brics it will lose access to US if it dumps dollar  The Times of India Trump

Trump names Kash Patel as new director of FBI: Live  The Independent

Donald Trump promises to deport millions of unauthorized immigrants once he returns to the White House. If he follows through, the scale of it would be unlike anything we’ve seen in our lifetimes. Many supporters of Trump’s mass deportation agenda

Donald Trump promises to deport millions of unauthorized immigrants once he returns to the White House. If he follows through, the scale of it would be unlike anything we’ve seen in our lifetimes. Many supporters of Trump’s mass deportation agenda

Donald Trump is threatening Europe over trade and war. What comes next will depend partly on Ursula von der Leyen.

US suspends strategic partnership with Georgia after EU membership talks halted  POLITICO Protesters gather for third night of demonstrations after Georgia announces suspension of EU talks  Yahoo! Voices Georgia’s president will not step down until ‘illegitimate’ election rerun  Al Jazeera English Statement on

A small town in Germany turns its town hall into the ‘world’s largest’ advent calendar each December. It started as a way to boost businesses in the winter, but it’s grown to mean much more. (Image credit: Hubert Grimmig)

Protesters gathered across Georgia on Saturday night in a third straight night of demonstrations against the government’s decision to suspend negotiations to join the European Union. (Image credit: Zurab Tsertsvadze/AP)