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A bill by Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) would make it easier for people to sue federal immigration officers in state court over constitutional violations. LA Times
VOA VIEW: Liberal Dem fool.
A judge refused to halt immigration operations in Minnesota at least until after the Justice Department had a chance to respond to a suit claiming it carried out a “federal invasion” in the state. New York Post
"We've been told that the killing in Iran is stopping. It's stopped. It's stopping, and there's no plan for executions," Trump said in the Oval Office. New York Post
VOA VIEW: Time will tell.
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Witkoff added: "The US expects Hamas to comply fully with its obligations, including the immediate return of the final deceased hostage. Failure to do so will bring serious consequences." New York Post
VOA VIEW: Threats with no action is dumb.
Nonessential personnel are being removed from Udeid Air Base in Qatar, the main U.S. air operations hub in the region, as President Trump weighs a military response to Iran’s crackdown on protests. New York Times
G.O.P. leaders are pressuring fellow senators who supported the measure to change their vote on the bill to block President Trump’s military action in Venezuela without Congress’s consent. New York Times
VOA VIEW: Republic must stick together.
Félix Plasencia, an envoy of the interim government, will travel to the United States on the day the opposition leader María Corina Machado is to meet President Trump. New York Times
VOA VIEW: Talks must go on.
The question in the case was not a mail-in ballot rule itself but whether political candidates have the right to challenge the rules governing the vote count in their election. New York Times
The disease is the rare cancer met with accusations, not sympathy. New York Times
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A Ford employee has been suspended after a video depicting an exchange with President Donald Trump exploded online following the president's visit to Ford Motor’s Dearborn Truck Plant in Dearborn, Michigan, on Tuesday. OANN
Federal agents executed a search warrant at the home of a Washington Post reporter as part of an investigation into a government contractor accused of illegally taking home classified documents, according to Attorney General Pam Bondi. OANN
VOA VIEW: It must be checked out.
The Trump administration, through Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem, has officially announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Somalia. OANN
The Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday that it wants suicide warning labels on GLP-1 weight-loss drugs to be removed. Washington Times
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The former CEO of a camp for kids with serious medical conditions has been been charged with 15 felonies after prosecutors said he embezzled more than $5 million over seven years from the nonprofit co-founded by Paul Newman. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: An investigation must be made.
Justice Department officials on Tuesday accused a federal judge of abusing his power in demanding that Trump loyalist Lindsey Halligan explain why she continues to identify herself as a U.S. Attorney in Virginia despite another judge's ruling that she was illegally appointed. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: It must be cleared up.
Georgia lawmakers on Tuesday gave final passage to a bill that aims to void a city of Savannah ordinance that imposes fines and possible jail time for leaving guns in unlocked cars. Washington Times
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The Justice Department does not believe there is currently any basis to open a criminal civil rights investigation into the killing of a woman by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis, a top department official said Tuesday. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: The decision is correct.
Republican Rep. James Comer of Kentucky, the committee's chairman, said the panel will move next week on holding them in contempt. CBS
Forensic testing finally confirmed the identity of a former Oregon mayor whose remains were found on a beach near Seattle in 2006. CBS
The bills, which contain funding for the State and Treasury Departments, could stall if the House GOP has attendance issues or defections. CBS
VOA VIEW: Another mistake
President Trump brushed off a question about whether the Justice Department probe amounts to political retribution. CBS
VOA VIEW: A foolish admission.
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At least six prosecutors, most of whom are supervisors in the Civil Rights Division's criminal section, will be leaving their jobs. CBS
Home sales ended 2025 much stronger than expected, likely thanks to lower mortgage rates and easing home prices. CNBC
Mortgage rates dropped markedly at the end of last week, causing a huge jump in demand to refinance and a smaller surge in demand from homebuyers. CNBC
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The high-stakes meeting comes shortly after Greenland and Denmark's leaders portrayed a united front against Trump's takeover threats. CNBC
VOA VIEW: Not good for Greenland.
The bill is set for a glide path to the House floor, but could struggle without Democratic support CNBC
Bigger tax refunds could be coming in 2026 due to changes enacted in President Donald Trump's "big beautiful bill." CNBC
House lawmakers this week could vote to approve a smaller IRS budget. Here's what that may mean for taxpayers. CNBC
ICE agents reportedly deployed tear gas as anti-immigration agitators swarmed federal vehicles during enforcement operations in Minneapolis Tuesday. FOX News
VOA VIEW: They should all be arrested and tried.
Gang leader Hernando Thompson convicted on 17 felony counts including racketeering, faces up to five life sentences in Florida "Sex, Money, Murder" case. FOX News
Dashcam video reveals a Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper's encounter with a Memphis protester who appeared to fake being hit, debunking viral claims. FOX News
VOA VIEW: They got caught cheating.
The producer price index rose by 0.2% in November, slightly less than was projected by Dow Jones, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports Wednesday. UPI
The Smithsonian Institute director told staff members via email Tuesday that he had submitted documents and materials to the White House. UPI
The United States is cutting its contribution to the U.N. to about $2 billion for humanitarian aid in 2026, leaving a gap unlikely to be filled. UPI
Mutliple blasts were heard in central Kyiv as Moscow intensified a bid to inflict major damage to the city's power supply amid sub-zero temperatures. UPI
VOA VIEW: Russia is playing a tough game.
President Donald Trump encouraged Iranian protesters to keep challenging Iran's regime amid reports of security forces killing thousands. UPI
VOA VIEW: It will soon be over for Iran.
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The so-called experts know little. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick denied that the Trump administration’s tariff policies were to blame after a new report showed a surprise drop in private payrolls in November.
Instead, Lutnick argued on CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street” that the government shutdown temporarily slowed small-business activity. He added that the federal efforts to enact mass deportations of undocumented immigrants also suppressed jobs numbers.
“No, no, it’s not tariffs,” Lutnick said when asked whether President Donald Trump’s import duties explained Wednesday morning’s report from ADP, which revealed an unexpected 32,000-worker drop in the labor market. That decline, a sharp turnabout from October, was led by businesses with fewer than 50 workers, which saw their payroll numbers sink by 120,000. Larger businesses, meanwhile, reported a net gain of 90,000 workers.
“Remember, you had the Democratic shutdown, right? And what do you think happens to small business? The people who do business with the U.S. government, they know they’re not getting paid, so they sort of slow down their projects,” Lutnick said. “So you saw a little bit, even, of construction small business down. So the Democratic shutdown hurt the numbers,” he said. “And then, remember, as you deport people, that’s going to suppress private job numbers of small businesses,” Lutnick added.
