"We have earned our right to be listened to" says Carles Puigdemont, after his party claimed victory for the pro-independence bloc in the election pic.twitter.com/J3N6VhyCGw

— Sky News (@SkyNews) December 21, 2017

Here are the key takeaways from the Catalan elections:
– The independence movement won. Now for the hard part.
– The return of Carles Puigdemont
– The silent majority finds its voice

Read more: https://t.co/qyAGSbzi3q

— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) December 21, 2017

BBC News – Catalonia election: Separatist parties keep their majority https://t.co/TSJYjc8U8N

— Jordi Cecilia (@cecivallesbo) December 21, 2017

Catalonia’s pro-independence parties win parliamentary election, dealing blow to Spanish governmenthttps://t.co/Pw8Ww3olGL

— Joia (@boredgirl260) December 21, 2017

Spain (Catalonia): Pro-independence parties win majority in regional parliament (94% counted). #21D #CatalanElections pic.twitter.com/5td7ozfTMr

— Europe Elects (@EuropeElects) December 21, 2017

Tomorrow's front page: Si! Against all odds, with political leaders in prison and in exile, Catalonia delivers pro-indy majority. Amazing. pic.twitter.com/VlYQiTfJHy

— The National (@ScotNational) December 21, 2017

Catalonia secessionist parties set for majority after 80% of votes counted – live https://t.co/HbCyxbiZKL

— The Guardian (@guardian) December 21, 2017

Voters in the Spanish region of Catalonia have backed pro-independence parties in elections, dealing a blow to Spain’s hopes of quelling separatist sentiment in the region https://t.co/WT2YepZw6r pic.twitter.com/OdrjVzHFAo

— CNN International (@cnni) December 21, 2017

Very nice story from @NaomiOhReally https://t.co/UjnoVw7JFn

— gavin jones (@gavinjones10) December 21, 2017

U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly votes to declare Trump's Jerusalem move 'null and void' https://t.co/1lUEjrWqvo

— TIME (@TIME) December 21, 2017

Trump threatened to cut off aid to states that voted against him, and pretty much every major recipient of U.S. foreign aid voted against him https://t.co/YO9tphXW52

— Simon Maloy (@SimonMaloy) December 21, 2017

Trump's UN threat, following a similar threat to NATO allies, reaffirms his foreign policy as fundamentally transactional. Even closest US allies are alarmed by it. https://t.co/0QAdEcqloa

— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) December 21, 2017

Belgium is the first country to send a female ambassador to Saudi Arabia #MENA https://t.co/woxp4mInFa pic.twitter.com/R7na6dit3o

— World Economic Forum (@wef) December 21, 2017

U.N. Security Council to vote Friday on new North Korea sanctions https://t.co/8lAxns8riW pic.twitter.com/KYfXCk2fPp

— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) December 22, 2017

North Korea: U.S. blaming us for global cyber attack is "reckless political provocation" https://t.co/rQu6mLbas3 pic.twitter.com/StPk1M0IpW

— The Hill (@thehill) December 21, 2017

“For the pro-war echo-chamber, Iran and the Iranian nuclear deal is at the center of the universe. All other challenges America faces are overshadowed by the desire to kill the Iran deal and strike Iran militarily.” https://t.co/jzcxENEvXl # via @HuffPostPol

— Joe Cirincione (@Cirincione) December 21, 2017

Long Island Iced Tea soars 500% after changing its name to Long Blockchain https://t.co/Qw6dgZbxFa pic.twitter.com/EmqiTK2HiK

— Bloomberg (@business) December 21, 2017

Senate passes short-term funding extension to avoid shutdown just before the holidays. The measure now heads to Pres. Trump's desk for signature. https://t.co/3RhGSSMFE2 pic.twitter.com/oTlrn2YH1w

— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) December 22, 2017

Trump promised to upend Washington. Will his voters be satisfied with an establishment-style tax cut? @conor64 exploreshttps://t.co/PgGMexv22L pic.twitter.com/BejhQPGmar

— TheAtlanticPolitics (@TheAtlPolitics) December 21, 2017

“So, I told ‘em I’d be paying more in taxes and I threw in a couple ‘believe me’s’ and you know what? They did! Can you believe it? There’s one born every minute, boys!” pic.twitter.com/XJNBwfSdAD

— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) December 21, 2017

Well worth a read.

Only thing Charles gets wrong is that Trump WILL try to fire Mueller. https://t.co/C6R0ltH1Tp

— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) December 21, 2017

BREAKING NEWS
After passing tax reform, Donald Trump takes first steps toward fulfilling another campaign promise… #LockHerUp https://t.co/i5FJJ5qDw7

— Walter Cronkite (@CronkiteSays) December 21, 2017

Why Trump's 7-word ban at the CDC is more than a war on words: https://t.co/WfpYrj7XKL

— Brookings (@BrookingsInst) December 21, 2017

Retired Colonel Winslow: "I spoke my mind on guns. Then my Senate confirmation was put on hold."https://t.co/RK1oalV7NP

— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) December 20, 2017

Big Statement-

-These statements are coming from respected members of the IC-https://t.co/XUfZWBf9TM pic.twitter.com/fZYQlJPSdi

— ΞLΞVΞNTH (@3L3V3NTH) December 21, 2017

May plays a dangerous game visiting Poland. She risks rubbing EU up the wrong way just at the point the UK is desperate for a trade deal.

Who is advising this woman, the muppets script writers?https://t.co/Ovx3pV1tDK

— Peter Timmins (@petertimmins3) December 21, 2017

Ukrainian interpreter who attended meeting with Theresa May accused of spying for Russia  https://t.co/ena1sTicok

— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) December 21, 2017

No respite as Madame Brexit sidesteps Green questions in Warsaw | John Crace https://t.co/uV8Ip5ha56

— John Crace (@JohnJCrace) December 21, 2017

Brexit Committee has published the definitely not impact assessments 39 Sectoral studies – in each case redacting every sectors “view” of where Brexit should land at request of Government https://t.co/KeToHVqUck

— Faisal Islam (@faisalislam) December 21, 2017

I'm still laughing at this from @RobDotHutton. It's really perfect from beginning to end. https://t.co/raXb2xXFey

— Joe Weisenthal (@TheStalwart) December 21, 2017

Brexit. A handy guide to what is and isn’t important. pic.twitter.com/nZrXTzMG8v

— David Schneider (@davidschneider) December 21, 2017

Except the old ones were never blue and didn't look anything like this. https://t.co/rAIIlCm0gw

— John Crace (@JohnJCrace) December 21, 2017

Amazing graphic. Since Brexit vote, the UK has shot straight from being at the top of the range of G7 economies for growth… to being at the bottom – and missed out on the surge others are enjoying.

Brexit’s just so… Brexit. pic.twitter.com/3i6lkcITnY

— Mike Galsworthy #FBPE (@mikegalsworthy) December 21, 2017