Day 301

Florida Republicans Seek to Ban Pride Flags in New Bill

A federal appeals court panel has affirmed the dismissal of President Trump's $475M defamation lawsuit against CNN for using the term “the Big Lie," calling his claims “unpersuasive" and “meritless."

Trump administration scraps proposed rule requiring airlines to pay passengers for long delays. The Biden-era proposal would have mandated cash compensation of up to $775 for airline-caused delays.

“If people are in the United States illegally, there are ways to treat that. There are courts, there's a system of justice.' -POPE LEO XIV

Trump says he's “very proud of the job Saudi Crown Prince MBS has done in terms of human rights and everything else"

Trump attacks ABC reporter after question about killing of Saudi journalist Khashoggi

Migrants thought they were in court for a routine hearing. Instead, it was a deportation trap

Data shows a spike in military aircraft accidents

FACT FOCUS: There's no proof each strike on alleged drug boats saves 25,000 lives, as Trump claims

What to know about the impacts Medicaid cuts are having on rural health care

Russian attack kills 25 in Ukraine's Ternopil

Raid on Chicago apartment building where children were detained and zip tied in the middle of the night resulted in 0 criminal charges for detained families

US unemployment rolls swelled between mid-September and mid-October

Trump's Tariffs Sharply Cut U.S. Imports as They Curtailed Trade, Data Shows. The steep tariffs President Trump issued in August led to a contraction in imports and the trade deficit, newly released data shows.

Russian Missile Kills at Least 25 in Ukrainian Apartment Building. The attack was part of a wave of strikes across the country

Target's third-quarter profit tumbled as the retailer struggles to lure shoppers that are being pressed by stubbornly high inflation.

Trump Administration Announces Steps to Dismantle Education Department. Responsibilities for K-12 and college programs, among others, will be moved to other federal agencies.

Over 30,000 Charlotte students absent from school in protest of ICE operation, reports say

President Donald Trump is considering an executive order that would seek to preempt state laws on artificial intelligence through lawsuits and by withholding federal funding, according to a draft of the order seen by Reuters.

Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas declared that one of the largest Muslim advocacy and civil rights groups in the U.S. is a foreign terrorist organization, saying the move will prohibit the organization from acquiring land in Texas and authorize the state attorney general "to sue to shut them down" in Texas.

Day 302

Video supporting Troops to stand up against illegal orders as Trump and Hegseth use the military against US citizens and to bomb Venezuelan boats:

Trump is calling for the six Democratic lawmakers who urged the military not to follow any illegal orders to be arrested, and he's reposting replies saying they should be hanged and calling them terrorists.

Trump calls for the death of Democratic lawmakers in Truth Social post:
Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump
SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH!

Trump retweeted: It's called a seditious conspiracy and every one of them should be frog marched out of their homes at 3:00 AM with FOX News cameras filming the whole thing...

C.D.C. Changes Website to Reflect Kennedy's Vaccine Skepticism. A previous version denied a link between vaccines and autism. It now echoes the doubts about that conclusion voiced by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious, The Associated Press has found.

"The attack on universities is a tragic blunder," says Harvard professor Steven Pinker. The Trump administration had frozen more than $2 billion in grants to Harvard, mostly for scientific and medical research. "For all the foibles of universities — and there are many, and I've pointed them out — universities' research makes life better, massively so. Why would you want to cripple it?" he asks. "It's something that the United States does really, really well."

Nursing is no longer counted as a 'professional degree' by Trump administration, affecting student loans as laid out in the “One Big Beautiful Bill”

Donald Trump Worse on Economy Than Joe Biden-Fox News Poll

While speaking during the U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Wednesday, Trump threatened Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. The threat came while Trump was complaining about Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's refusal to lower interest rates. During Wednesday's speech, Trump spoke about his desire to fire Powell, despite appointing him to the position during his first term as president. Trump then directed his criticism at Bessent who appears to have been in the audience for the speech. "You got to work on him, Scott. The only thing Scott's blowing it on is the Fed. Because the Fed, the rates are too high, Scott," Trump said. "And if you don't get it fixed fast, I'm going to fire your ass, OK?"

America's most basic HIV protections are in danger as a decade of progress unravels

Health experts are alarmed as Republicans degrade the country's pivotal HIV programs — and break promises made during Trump's first term.

Immigration judge grants release of asylum-seeker who was volunteering across Buffalo

Big day on Trumps social media:
Why does ABC Fake News keep Jimmy Kimmel, a man with NO TALENT and VERY POOR TELEVISION RATINGS, on the air? Why do the TV Syndicates put up with it? Also, totally biased coverage. Get the bum off the air!!!

The Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika, nooses and the Confederate flag as hate symbols. The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as "potentially divisive."

Police executed a search warrant at the home of a University at Buffalo student after he allegedly threatened to "shoot up the school," prompting an investigation. Cassidy serves as president of the UB chapter of Young Americans for Freedom, according to police.

Day 303

Payrolls fell again in September's jobs report—a slide that has accelerated since the President's Liberation Day rollout.

Senior citizens are the latest group of Americans to face steep increases in their health insurance premiums for 2026. Medicare Part B premiums will jump nearly 10% next year, the largest increase in four years and second-largest hike, in dollar terms, in the program's history.

From Georgia to Oregon, clinics and wards are closing as Trump's health law triggers steep Medicaid cuts and rising costs. Healthcare providers across the country have closed clinics and hospital wards in the four months since Donald Trump signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the landmark tax-and-spending legislation that will lead an estimated 10 million people to lose their health insurance.

The law is expected to slash federal funding by hundreds of billions of dollars over the coming years, as part of Trump's campaign pledge to shrink government spending. But it will do so in part by paring back eligibility for Medicaid, the US government's health insurance program for low-income people; raising the cost of healthcare under the Affordable Care Act.

A judge dismissed charges against a US citizen accused of ramming the vehicle of an agent before he shot her several times

Ukraine Faces 'Difficult Choice' Over U.S. Plan to End War, Zelensky Says. President Trump has given Ukraine until Thursday to respond to a 28-point peace proposal from the White House that strongly favors the Russians.

Trump and Prince Had ‘Disturbing' Call After Khashoggi's Murder, Lawmaker Says. Representative Eugene Vindman of Virginia said he reviewed a classified transcript of the 2019 conversation that would "shock" Americans. When Jamal Kashoggi was murdered by MBS, he was working on a report about how Jared Kushner was feeding classified documents (CIA secrets) to MBS. Jared then received $2 billion from Saudi Arabia.

US pushes Ukraine to sign peace deal by Thanksgiving - or lose intel, weapons access: report

After the White House meeting between President Trump and New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani on Friday, the two took questions where Mamdani was pressed on whether he thinks the president is a “fascist" based off past comments made. Before Mamdani could substantially answer, the president interjected: “That's OK, you can just say 'yes,'' the president said. Mamdani smiled and responded, "Yes, then."

In reversal, Coast Guard again classifies swastikas, nooses as hate symbols (homeland security and ICE falls under the Coast Guards purview so this makes sense now)

Day 304

What to Know About the Nearly 10% Climb in a Key Medicare Expense for 2026. The rapidly rising premium for Part B, which covers retirees outpatient services, reflects the fast pace of growth for health care costs nationally.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, former Trump loyalist, says she is resigning from Congress

The Federalist Society Is Torn Between Its Legal Philosophy and Trump's Demands. Guided by Leonard Leo, the society built a pipeline for traditional conservative judges. But that might not be enough for President Trump in his second term.

Trump Offers an Ukraine Peace Plan the Kremlin Can Love. While President Trump at times suggested he was willing to bolster support for Ukraine, he has repeatedly accommodated Russia's demands.

As nursing shortages hit an all-time high, new proposed borrowing limits by the Education Department could make it harder to pay for school.

Day 305

Israel's military on Saturday launched airstrikes against Hamas militants in Gaza

DHS is spreading propaganda via social media, arguing that “America is not a nation of immigrants."

Trump goes on late-night social media rant demanding Democrats who spoke out on military justice be jailed

Trump announces termination of temporary protected status for Somalis in Minnesota

Dozens of Democrats voted to condemn socialism on Friday ahead of the meeting between President Donald Trump and New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani.

Major MAGA accounts have now been unmasked as foreign actors after Twitter launched a new feature that discloses an account's country of origin.

Far-right activist Laura Loomer said the Republican Party "has a Nazi problem" in the wake of ideological infighting among the right.

Trump Calls Ukraine Ungrateful, Again, for U.S. Support in War With Russia

Rubio Insists U.S. Authored the Ukraine Peace Plan

President Donald Trump's directive to change the name of the Department of Defense to the Department of War could cost as much as $2 billion, according to six people with knowledge of the potential cost.

DOGE disbanded: Elon Musk's Cost-Cutting Project Quietly Ended Ahead of Schedule (I guess we aren’t getting that $2,000 refund check, or the $5,000 either)

Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development Secretary Jake Day said this week that homelessness in the state will increase by 25% as a result of recent Trump administration actions. "The Trump Administration's decision will directly result in a 25 percent spike in homelessness across Maryland. It will reverse decades of progress to reduce unsheltered homelessness," Day said. The statement comes as the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development plans to reprioritize funding for permanent housing for homeless people toward transitional housing and substance abuse treatment.

Tyson will close one of the biggest beef-processing plants in the U.S. after losing more than $425 million on beef this year, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.

RFK Jr. has ordered to stop all the reporting on H5N5 after a man in Washington died from this strain, which has never been seen in humans before.

Day 306

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has confirmed the standard monthly premium will rise to $202.90 next year.

Campbell's Soup VP mocks 'poor people' who buy its food in secret recording

Criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James have been dismissed after the judge ruled the prosecutor was illegally appointed. Rulings amount to stunning rebuke of Trump administration's efforts to target Trump's political opponents

Hegseth is now threatening to recall Sen. Mark Kelly to active duty in order to court martial him.

Trump Phone Is Nowhere to Be Seen 3 Months After Release Date

US terminates temporarily legal status for Myanmar citizens

JD Vance's Top Donor Suggests Pope Leo XIV Is Antichrist. In a leaked lecture, Peter Thiel says he's urged Vance to ignore the pope on moral questions, like immigration— and simply pray for him. Peter Thiel says he knows so much more about religion than the Pope.

The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis has CANCELLED the release of advanced GDP estimates for the third quarter

Nearly 200,000 Ukrainian refugees in the United States have lost legal status after President Donald Trump paused the humanitarian parole program citing security concerns

Day 307

Trump administration will subject refugees admitted under Biden to more vetting, report says

CONSUMER CONFIDENCE FALLS TO LOWEST IN SEVEN MONTHS AS CONCERNS GROW ABOUT HIGH PRICES AND A WEAKENING JOB MARKET

The US national debt was $36.1 trillion on January 2, 2025. The current U.S. national debt is approximately $38.33 trillion, updated daily by the U.S. Treasury.

Market Volatility Underscores Epic Buildup of Global Risk. Some experts see a dangerous combination of factors reminiscent of practices that led to previous financial crises.

$10 Billion and Counting: Trump Administration Snaps Up Stakes in Private Firms. The Trump administration is trading billions of dollars of taxpayer money for ownership stakes in companies. The unusual practice shows no sign of slowing.

Russia Bombards Kyiv Even as Ukraine Claims Progress in Peace Talks

Some DACA recipients have been arrested in the Trump's immigration crackdown

Trump jokingly un-pardoned Biden's 'autopen' reprieve of Thanksgiving turkeys ... and then things got weird. Traditionally jovial event that included JD Vance's kids also took dark turn as Trump vented about woman set ablaze on Chicago subway

Trump's State Department just declared abortion, DEl, and LGBTQ+ rights “human rights violations" — and the world is stunned.

In a jaw-dropping escalation of the Trump administration's war on basic freedoms, the State Department has quietly rewritten the definition of "human rights" to target abortion access, LGBTQ+ equality, DEI policies, free-speech protections abroad, and even countries that allow refugees into their borders. Yes — Donald Trump is now trying to redefine human rights as the opposite of human rights.

The stunning new guidance, sent to every U.S. embassy and consulate on Earth, orders American diplomats to treat the following as human rights abuses:

• Countries with state-funded abortion

• Countries with workplace DEI protections

• Countries that allow gender-affirming care for transgender youth

• Countries with "hate speech" laws that crack down on extremist threats

• Countries that accept migrants seeking safety

X's new location labels unmask users. Insiders say the idea was rejected for years. A new feature meant to boost transparency on Elon Musk's platform relies on data that researchers say can be inaccurate or easily spoofed.

LOUISIANA SURGEON GENERAL WHO STOPPED PROMOTING ALL VACCINES WILL BE SECOND IN COMMAND AT CDC

Day 308

Officials detain the mother of White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt's nephew amid the Trump administration's ramped-up immigration enforcement efforts, a source familiar with the matter confirms to NBC News.

Sellers are taking their homes off the market at the fastest pace in nearly a decade. Weak buyer demand, weakening home prices and overall uncertainty in the economy are combining to make home sellers change their minds and step out of the market.

A baby has died of whooping cough in Kentucky, becoming the third child to die of pertussis in the past 12 months across the state.

The Kentucky Dept. for Public Health confirmed none of the infants had been vaccinated.

'Imperial Israel' in the New Middle East. Despite a cease-fire with Hezbollah, almost daily strikes demonstrate an emboldened Israel's strategy to eliminate its enemies any time, anywhere.

Kristi Noem made final call to hand over alleged Venezuelan gang members to El Salvador, DOU says. The disclosure comes after a judge said he wanted to revive criminal contempt proceedings against administration officials who authorized the flights.

Prosecutor in Georgia election case says he's dropping charges against Trump, others Pete Skandalakis, who took over the election interference case after Fani Willis was disqualified, said the case was "without precedent."

Russia says leaked U.S. call is attempt to disrupt peace talks, warns no deal is near Trump, whose envoy Steve Witkoff will visit Moscow next week, said he had no deadline for a deal after pressuring Ukraine to back a plan by Thanksgiving.

TURNING POINT LEADER PLEADS GUILTY TO ATTEMPTED ELECTION FRAUD.

The author of the education chapter of Project 2025, Lindsey Burke, also wrote a plan directing the government to make cuts to education in order to increase the “married birth rate." She currently works in the soon to be defunct Department of Education. Never ever forget that Trump and Republicans did this. Destroying the socioeconomic mobility of American women in the hopes of shackling them to a man forever for survival.

The Trump administration has decided it will no longer commemorate December 1st, World AIDS Day. Federal employees have been instructed to refrain from publicly promoting World AIDS Day through any communication channels, including social media, media engagements, speeches, or other public-facing messaging.

FDA scraps plans to test cosmetics for asbestos

Trump just pardoned Michele Fiore, the Nevada Republican politician who stole $70,000 dollars from a Police Memorial Fund, to pay for plastic surgery.

Las Vegas is in the midst of a tourism downturn, with an 11% decline in visitor volume since last year. As prices skyrocket and international travel declines, the city finds itself caught in a perfect storm.

National guardsmen shot by afghan national granted asylum by the first Trump administration. Experts have warned that DHS has spent all their resources on immigration and not terrorism.

Day 309

A Thoughtful and Inspiring Thanksgiving message from the President:
Donald J. Trump
@realDonald Trump

A very Happy Thanksgiving salutation to all of our Great American Citizens and Patriots who have been so nice in allowing our Country to be divided, disrupted, carved up, murdered, beaten, mugged, and laughed at, along with certain other foolish countries throughout the World, for being "Politically Correct," and just plain STUPID, when it comes to Immigration. The official United States Foreign population stands at 53 million people (Census), most of which are on welfare, from failed nations, or from prisons, mental institutions, gangs, or drug cartels. They and their children are supported through massive payments from Patriotic American Citizens who, because of their beautiful hearts, do not want to openly complain or cause trouble in any way, shape, or form. They put up with what has happened to our Country, but it's eating them alive to do so! A migrant earning $30,000 with a green card will get roughly $50,000 in yearly benefits for their family. The real migrant population is much higher. This refugee burden is the leading cause of social dysfunction in America, something that did not exist after World War II (Failed schools, high crime, urban decay, overcrowded hospitals, housing shortages, and large deficits, etc.). As an example, hundreds of thousands of refugees from Somalia are completely taking over the once great State of Minnesota.

Somalian gangs are roving the streets looking for "prey" as our wonderful people stay locked in their apartments and houses hoping against hope that they will be left alone. The seriously retarded Governor of Minnesota, Tim Walz , does nothing, either through fear, incompetence, or both, while the worst

"Congressman/woman" in our Country, Ilhan Omar, always wrapped in her swaddling hijab, and who probably came into the U.S.A. illegally in that you are not allowed to marry your brother, does nothing but hatefully complain about our Country, its Constitution, and how "badly" she is treated, when her place of origin is a decadent, backward, and crime ridden nation, which is essentially not even a country for lack of Government, Military, Police, schools, etc...

Part 2:

...Even as we have progressed technologically, Immigration Policy has eroded those gains and living conditions for many. I will permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries to allow the U.S. system to fully recover, terminate all of the millions of Biden illegal admissions, including those signed by Sleepy Joe Biden's Autopen, and remove anyone who is not a net asset to the United States, or is incapable of loving our Country, end all Federal benefits and subsidies to noncitizens of our Country, denaturalize migrants who undermine domestic tranquility, and deport any Foreign National who is a public charge, security risk, or non-compatible with Western Civilization. These goals will be pursued with the aim of achieving a major reduction in illegal and disruptive populations, including those admitted through an unauthorized and illegal Autopen approval process. Only REVERSE MIGRATION can fully cure this situation. Other than that, HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL, except those that hate, steal, murder, and destroy everything that America stands for — You won't be here for long!

Promoting reverse migration, a term is used as a euphemism for what critics describe as mass expulsions based on ethnic or racial criteria. On Thanksgiving. With a hint of irony.

Day 310

Reporter: Your Justice Department inspector general reported this year that these Afghans who were brought into the U.S. were thoroughly vetted by DHS and the FBI. So why do you blame the Biden administration?

President Donald Trump: "Because they let him in. Are you stupid? Are you a stupid person? Because they came in on a plane, along with thousands of other people that shouldn't be here, and you're just asking questions 'cause you're a stupid person."

Laura Loomer demands Washington DC shooter be 'tortured' on live television

At least 20 DACA recipients have been arrested in the United States, despite the program's protections from deportation.

Suggesting that all Afghan refugees are a threat to America because of the actions of one Afghan refugee is the definition of racism.

Homeland Security @DHSgov
X.com
This Thanksgiving, there is no room at the table for invaders.

CALLING PEOPLE "INVADERS" ON A HOLIDAY CENTERED ON SHARING FOOD WITH STRANGERS IS EXACTLY THE KIND OF UPSIDE-DOWN MORALITY MAGA IS FAMOUS FOR.

Donald J. Trump
@realDonald Trump

Any document signed by Sleepy Joe Biden with the Autopen, which was approximately 92% of them, is hereby terminated, and of no further force or effect. The Autopen is not allowed to be used if approval is not specifically given by the President of the United States. The Radical Left Lunatics circling Biden around the beautiful Resolute Desk in the Oval Office took the Presidency away from him. I am hereby cancelling all Executive Orders, and anything else that was not directly signed by Crooked Joe Biden, because the people who operated the Autopen did so illegally.

Joe Biden was not involved in the Autopen process and, if he says he was, he will be brought up on charges of perjury. Thank you for your attention to this matter!

Trump vows to end all federal benefits for noncitizens and deport anyone deemed 'non-compatible with Western civilization' after National Guard attack.

Donald Trump has just pardoned one of the world's most notorious drug traffickers. Trump, in a new post, said he will issue a "full and complete pardon" to former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, who was convicted of drug trafficking last year in the US and sentenced to 45 years in prison. Hernandez was convicted by a jury of conspiring to traffic 400 tons of cocaine into the United States and was "at the center of one of the largest and most violent drug-trafficking conspiracies in the world." Hernandez is responsible for the deaths of countless American citizens, but Trump says that he was treated "very unfairly."

Day 311

Russia Bombards Ukraine for Nearly 10 Hours in a Deadly Assault. Ukrainian soldiers see Trump plan as capitulation, even as they dream of peace. Troops expressed frustration at the idea Moscow would be handed its hard-line demands but also hope of a return to their lives.

'Working for tariffs": A small Christmas supply firm in Utah is struggling with big bills

Village Lighting had one of its best years ever in 2024. This year, its owners needed a line of credit to help cover at least $750,000 in tariff costs.

https://www.wepaythetariffs.com

Trump tells airlines Venezuela's airspace is 'closed in its entirety' as tensions rise. The comments are the latest escalation of tensions as the president weighs military action against the South American country.

Trump frees the ex-Honduran leader convicted of drug trafficking. In Vowing Pardon of Drug Trafficker While Threatening Venezuela, Trump Displays Contradictions President Trump's statements on social media less than 24 hours apart showed the dissonance in his campaign against drug trafficking.

US ordered 2nd attack to kill survivors of Caribbean boat strike.

Day 312

Every weekday, people go to 26 Federal Plaza in New York to meet with judges handling their immigration cases. But now, federal agents are also roaming the hallways, detaining some men and women without explanation as they exit routine court hearings.

Northwestern agrees to pay Trump administration $75 million to restore federal funding. Northwestern's $75 million deal with the U.S. government will end a series of investigations and restore hundreds of millions of dollars in federal research funding.

As we continue along this journey, into places none of us has ever quite been before, it is worth holding close to our hearts the words of the Czech playwright and dissident Václav Havel. They moved me when I first read them, in the early 1990s, when so much was so different, and I have cited them several times since, but they hold more meaning now than ever. "I have few illusions," Havel wrote. "But I feel a responsibility to work towards the things I consider good and right. I don't know whether I'll be able to change certain things for the better, or not at all. Both outcomes are possible. There is only one thing I will not concede: that it might be meaningless to strive in a good cause."

New federal data shows a dramatic shift inside ICE detention centers. Nearly half of the more than 65,000 people held nationwide have no criminal record at all. Arrests of non-criminal immigrants have surged over 2000 percent under the Trump administration, marking the fastest rise in the agency's history and signaling a major change in federal enforcement priorities.

Mr. Trump has wanted to build a ballroom at the White House for years. During the Obama administration, he pitched the idea of constructing a $100 million version of his Mar-a-Lago ballroom. But Obama associates never followed up on his offer, a slight that has stayed with Mr. Trump. (Aaaand that’s why he did it.)

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon is very publicly distancing himself from Donald Trump's shady White House ballroom project - and his reason should alarm every American. Asked why JPMorgan didn't donate to Trump's demolition-and-ballroom scheme, Dimon didn't mince words: "We have an issue... we have to be very careful about how anything is perceived — and how the next DOJ is going to deal with it."

Trump Frees Fraudster Just Days Into Seven-Year Prison Sentence. David Gentile had been found guilty for his role in what prosecutors described as a $1.6 billion scheme that defrauded thousands of investors.

Indiana Republican state Senator Jean Leising's says her house was the target of a pipe bomb threat last due to her opposition to Trump's redistricting demand.

Buffalo: Thousands of city-owned vacant lots to be opened up to buyers. If lots aren’t in construction phase in two years the deed goes back to the city. (I like this. Let’s see if it actually happens.)

Meet the Press:
Welker: "Will you deport people with pending asylum claims?"
Kristi Noem: "We will if they should be, absolutely."

Trump touts Black Friday merch 'deals' - which cost more than original prices

$Melania Trump's crypto memecoin scam has collapsed by 99% losing MAGA investors millions. Melania herself made an estimated $67m.

President Trump has commuted the prison sentence of former investment manager David Gentile, who was convicted of defrauding investors — the latest in a series of clemency actions Trump has taken in white-collar criminal cases.

Even as he leverages his presidency to make himself millions, perhaps even billions of dollars, Donald Trump is also funneling Republican donor money into his own cash registers through the political committees he controls. In the 10 months since he retook office, the Republican National Committee has spent at least $796,513 at Trump's hotels and country clubs, while MAGA Inc., Trump's super PAC, has spent $60,733, according to a HuffPost analysis of Federal Election Commission data.

Day 313

President Trump said on Sunday he would "absolutely" denaturalize certain Americans, revoking the citizenship of some "criminals," if he had the power to do so.

Appeals Court Says Alina Habba Is Unlawful U.S. Attorney in New Jersey

Trump Becomes the Wild Card in Razor-Thin Honduras Election. President Trump warned that if his favored candidate didn't win, the United States would "not be throwing good money after bad" at the country.

Johnson and Trump Try to Avoid an Upset House Loss in Tennessee. Speaker Mike Johnson put the president on speakerphone during a Monday stop in the state, underscoring the unusual amount of national attention on a House special election.

Hegseth Ordered Lethal Attack but Not Killing of Survivors, Officials Say. The details of a Sept. 2 attack on a boat in the Caribbean, and orders from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, are being scrutinized amid talk of war crimes.

Trump Administration Fires 8 Immigration Judges in New York. 90 immigration judges had been fired this year across the United States, including six in New York City. There are about 600 immigration judges nationwide, according to federal officials. Union officials said that 36 of the fired judges had been replaced nationwide, including two in New York. Monday's firings represented a significant downsizing of staff at 26 Federal Plaza, which employs 34 immigration justices. It is one of three federal immigration courts in the city. “The court has been basically eviscerated.” 2 conservative operatives get probation for robocalls to discourage Black Detroit voters in 2020.

Senator Schumer says that three of his offices, including his Rochester office, were sent bomb threats via email.

Day 314

Kristi Noem, the U.S. secretary of homeland security, said on social media that she recommended that President Trump enact "a full travel ban on every damn country that's been flooding our nation with killers, leeches, and entitlement junkies." Trump reposted Noem's statement on his own social media account, without offering any comment.

The U.S. Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of Science and Medicine. A quiet policy change means the government is making fewer bets on long-term science.

White House says admiral directed second strike that killed alleged drug boat survivors in 'self defense'

Publisher condemns 'violent' use of Franklin the Turtle after Pete Hegseth's boat strike post. The defense secretary over the weekend posted what appeared to be an Al-generated image of the children's character striking a boat with "narco terrorists."

Violent olive harvest raises fear of more attacks by Israeli settlers against West Bank Palestinians

Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) has introduced a bill to establish that citizens of the United States "must have sole and exclusive allegiance to the U.S." The "Exclusive Citizenship Act of 2025" would make it so that no one may be a citizen or national of the U.S. while simultaneously having any foreign citizenship. If passed, a U.S. citizen who voluntarily acquires foreign citizenship would have to relinquish their U.S. citizenship after the date of enactment.

Immigration crackdown: The Trump administration is set to begin an operation targeting Somali immigrants in the Minneapolis-St. Paul region, according to an official with knowledge of the plan and documents. The Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation comes as President Trump has used increasingly inflammatory language to attack Somalis in recent days.

The president has moved to end temporary legal protections for Somalis. Many of them have had the protections for decades under a program for migrants from countries in crisis. When asked by a reporter on Thursday what Somalis had to do with the accused Afghan shooter in Washington, Mr. Trump said, "Ah, nothing. But Somalis have caused a lot of trouble." (Headline from 2024: Some Somali voters say economy, social issues are driving them to vote for Trump.)

Trump: “Somalians ripped off that state... They contribute nothing. I don't want them in our country. Some will say, that is not politically correct. I don't care. Their country is no good for a reason. Their country stinks, and we don't want them in our country. We're going to go the wrong way if we keep taking garbage into our country.”

U.S. Manufacturing Contracts for Ninth Straight Month in November in November, with the ISM's PMI at 48.2, down from 48.7 in October. Manufacturers attribute the decline largely to tariffs, which have increased costs for sourcing materials and created uncertainty regarding duty levels.

President Trump on Tuesday downplayed the cost-of-living pains being felt by Americans, declaring that "affordability doesn't mean anything to anybody" as his political edge on the economy continues to dissipate.

“So I really do kind of not only want to see them killed in the water, whether they’re on the boat or in the water, but I’d really like to see them suffer. I would like Trump and Hegseth to make it last a long time so that they lose a limb and bleed out a little,” - Meghan Kelly on the US blowing up suspected drug boats

Day 315

The Heritage Foundation's recent decision to hire Scott Yenor, a family-policy scholar, "poses serious questions about the institution's beliefs concerning the equality of women in the workplace and perhaps even as citizens"

Search for Fed Chief Puts Pressure on Bessent to Deliver for Trump. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent could face President Trump's wrath if the person chosen as the next Federal Reserve chair does not quickly lower interest rates.

Those Sky-High Bitcoin Prices That Everyone Said Were Here to Stay? They Left. Bitcoin has plunged more than 30 percent and Ether is down around 40 percent in recent months, as gains from President Trump's pro-crypto policies evaporated.

Private Employers Cut Jobs in November, the Latest Sign of a Slowdown. Data from ADP, a payroll processor, is getting added attention because of delays in official statistics caused by the government shutdown.

Hegseth Says He Did Not See Survivors of Boat Attack Clinging to Wreckage

Federal border agents launch immigration crackdown in New Orleans

CDC advisers could reverse newborn hepatitis B vaccine recommendations. Hepatitis B vaccines given at birth have essentially eliminated the disease in kids. A vote this week could upend that success.

• United States estimates: In the U.S., before 1982, it was estimated that about 200,000 to 300,000 people were infected with Hepatitis B annually, with about
20,000 of those being children.

• Impact of vaccination: Since the introduction of the vaccine, there has been a dramatic decrease in new infections and deaths. For example, in the U.S., infections in children and teens have decreased by 99% since 1991 with only 19 cases last year.

• Long-term impact: Without vaccination, an estimated 1.4 million people would die from HBV-related diseases in a given birth cohort (all those born in the same year), and without a vaccine, about 5 of every 10 deaths would be the result of infections acquired during early childhood.

Donald Trump has just pardoned Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar - and his wife Imelda - erasing all federal charges tied to their sweeping corruption and bribery scandal. Cuellar had been indicted for allegedly accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes tied to foreign interests and using his office to push favorable legislation. Prosecutors said the couple engaged in an elaborate scheme of money laundering, shell companies, and quid-pro-quo influence peddling.

UPDATE:
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) claimed to have saved between $160 billion and $175 billion, but independent analyses indicate the actual verifiable savings are a small fraction of that amount, while some analyses suggest the actions could ultimately cost taxpayers over $135 billion.

Claimed Savings

• DOGE's Figures: The agency's public "Wall of Receipts" claimed total savings ranging from approximately $160 billion to $175 billion. This figure included claimed savings from contract cancellations, grant terminations, asset sales, and workforce reductions.

• Independent Analysis: News organizations and budget experts found these claims to be vastly overstated due to accounting errors (e.g., confusing "billion" with
"million"), claiming credit for contracts canceled under a previous administration, and counting contract ceiling values (maximum potential spending) as savings rather than actual obligated funds.

• A Politico analysis found actual savings from itemized contract cancellations were less than 5% of what was claimed.

• A NPR analysis of early data found only about $2 billion in verifiable savings from the initial claims.

• The Wall Street Journal analyzed $7 billion in canceled contracts and found actual savings were closer to $2.6 billion.

Estimated Costs
Independent analyses estimate that DOGE's actions could result in significant costs to the government and taxpayers:

• Taxpayer Costs: One analysis by the Partnership for Public Service estimated that the costs could total $135 billion due to the need to retrain and rehire staff, lower productivity, and a drain of top talent from the federal workforce.

• Lost Revenue: The Yale Budget Lab estimated that a projected 40% cut to the IRS workforce could result in over $323 billion (and potentially up to $2.4 trillion over a decade) in lost tax revenue due to lower compliance and fewer audits.

• Economic Loss: Cuts to health and science research programs could result in billions of dollars in annual economic losses and job losses.

• Lawsuits: The government also incurred costs when defending against lawsuits related to the firing of workers and cancellation of contracts without due cause.

HHS Moves to Kill Biden-Era Nursing Home Staffing Standards. The Trump administration on Tuesday issued an interim final rule withdrawing Biden-era staffing standards for nursing homes under Medicare and Medicaid. The withdrawal is the final step in the slow death of a rule meant to improve care in nursing homes, where limited staffing and the role of private equity has come under the microscope following the Covid-19 pandemic. The withdrawn Biden administration rule established minimum staffing thresholds for long-term care facilities, prompting Republican states and industry groups like LeadingAge and the American Health Care Association to sue over what they called an existential threat to nursing homes nationwide.

Hegseth Risked Endangering Troops With Signal Messages. An inspector-general report finds that the defense secretary violated his department's policies.

Heritage Foundation brings in  Scott Yenor. Yenor believes that employers should be legally permitted to discriminate against women in the workplace, and has advocated for legal changes that would allow businesses "to support traditional family life by hiring only male heads of households, or by paying a family wage" —that is, denying women jobs solely on the basis of their sex or paying men more for performing the same job as women. He also believes that "governments should be allowed to prepare men for leadership and responsible provision, while preparing women for domestic management and family care."

Sen. Duckworth demands Transportation Dept. give $10,000 bonus to all air traffic controllers and FAA technicians

Kristi Noem's ICE hiring chaos laid bare as fat, illiterate and violent misfits 'not ready to tie their own laces' are recruited

Donald Trump has added his name to the United States Institute of Peace building. Trump had attempted to dismantle the institute, but that effort was paused by an appeals court ruling in June, which allowed the institute to remain as the legal process continues.

Trump Returns to Gasoline as Fuel of Choice for Cars, Gutting Biden's Climate Policy. President Trump said he would weaken Biden-era mileage standards, which were designed to increase electric-vehicle sales, calling them a "scam."

Day 316

"Want affordable housing? Help report illegal aliens in your area," DHS wrote in a post on X.

University of Alabama shuts down Black, female student magazines. The University of Alabama has suspended two university-funded student magazines, citing a federal memo on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives issued by Attorney General Pam Bondi.

Trump pardons entertainment exec indicted by his own justice department. Tim Leiweke was accused of 'orchestrating a conspiracy to rig the bidding process for an arena at a public university'

The New York City-based Young Republican Club will honor a far-right German leader at its annual gala - just eight weeks after its statewide counterpart was disbanded over a group chat in which members praised Adolf Hitler. The New York Young Republican Club's gala will recognize Markus Fronmaier, a political leader from the Alternative for Germany party. Months before his visit, the club appeared to play up the party's controversial place in German politics. In August, it published a statement calling for a "new civic order" in Germany and declaring "AfD über alles," an adaptation of a phrase associated with the Nazi party.

Child deaths will rise for first time this century after aid cuts. Around 200,000 more children will likely die before their fifth birthday this year than in 2024 - the first increase in preventable child deaths this century - in the wake of international aid cuts, the Gates Foundation said on Thursday.

As Vote Nears on Hepatitis Shot, Criticism About Quality of Data Presented to Panel. The morning session of the federal vaccine panel appointed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was marked by accusations of cherry-picked data in presentations on the vaccine's safety. The committee's decisions are not legally binding, but they have significant implications for whether private insurance and government assistance programs are required to cover the vaccines. Some high-income nations like Denmark - invoked by Dr. Nevison in her presentation and by others in comparing vaccination schedules - immunize babies at birth if the mother is known to be infected, and delay the first dose to 8-weeks-old for all others. But those countries offer nationalized health care and are able to diagnose most women who may be infected, public health experts have pointed out. Each year in the United States, more than 17,000 infants are born to women who have hepatitis B. But nearly one in five pregnant women are not tested for the virus, and only about one in three women who test positive receive care, according to a report released on Tuesday by the Vaccine Integrity Project, an initiative dedicated to safeguarding vaccine use in the U.S.

Americans living under President Donald Trump are being laid off at a rate not seen since the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new data. In November alone, 71,321 job losses were announced, taking the total to 1.17 million in 2025.

Overall, tariffs are thought to have been the root cause of 8,000 job loss announcements this year to date.

Hegseth forced out US Navy admiral who had legal concerns over Trump's drug boat strikes

A new dataset detailing ICE arrests in October shows that DHS lied about Cato's earlier report on ICE. The data-directly from ICE-show that 71% of ICE arrests from October 1 to October 15, 2025, had no previous criminal convictions, and that 45% of ICE arrests in October 2025 had no previous criminal convictions or pending charges.

The U.S. unemployment rate was 4.1% in September 2024

The US unemployment rate for September 2025 was 4.4%

The United States real growth rate for 2024 was 2.8%.

The real GDP growth rate for 2025 is expected to be around 1.8%, a slowdown from 2024.

Number of presidential pardons:
W Bush: 189
Obama: 212
Trump 1: 144
Biden: 80
Trump 2: 1500+

Grand jury declines to reindict Letitia James

ATLANTA BLACK STAR: 'Disgraceful': Trump Administration Quietly Strips WWII Memorials Honoring Black Veterans After Right-Wing 'Cowards' Complaint, Sparking Outrage

November private payrolls unexpectedly fell by 32,000, led by steep small business job cuts, ADP reports

Supreme Court Clears Way for Texas to Use Republican-Friendly Redistricting

Value City Furniture is closing some stores due to its parent company, American Signature, Inc., filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in November 2025. This decision was driven by a significant drop in sales, a rise in operating losses, and broader economic factors like a declining housing market, inflation, and higher interest rates.

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Pete Hegseth ousted Navy admiral who raised concerns about boat strikes. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth asked the four-star Navy admiral overseeing the U.S. military's strikes against boats in the Caribbean to step down after the top officer voiced concerns about the "murky" legality of the attacks.

Panel Votes to End Recommendation for Hepatitis B Shots for Newborns

Consumer prices increased moderately in September. The Personal Consumption Expenditures price index, which is the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge, showed a 0.3 percent monthly increase in prices.

Trump's Approval Rating Dips as Views of His Handling of the Economy Sour

Videos Said to Show Boat-Strike Survivors Waving From Overturned Hull. A new detail about the survivors of a U.S. strike in the Caribbean further complicates the military's explanations for launching a follow-up attack.

Recent Layoff Announcements:

1.   US Government: 307,000 employees

2.   UPS: 48,000 employees

3.   Amazon: Up to 30,000 employees

4.   Intel: 24,000 employees

5.   Nestle: 16,000 employees

6.   Verizon: 15,000 employees

7.   Accenture: 11,000 employees

8.   Ford: 11,000 employees

9.   Novo Nordisk: 9,000 employees

10.     Microsoft: 7,000 employees

11.     PwC: 5,600 employees

12.     Salesforce: 4,000 employees

13.     IBM: 2,700 employees

14.     American Airlines: 2,700 employees

15.     Paramount: 2,000 employees

16.     Target: 1,800 employees

17.     General Motors: 1,500 employees

18.     Applied Materials: 1,444 employees

19.     Kroger: 1,000 employees

20.     Meta: 600 employees

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP WINS THE INAUGURAL FIFA PEACE PRIZE (note: this is a made up prize given by a notoriously corrupt organization in an attempt to curry favor with the president to convince the NFL to change the name “football”, I wish I was kidding)

After ProPublica reported that the White House intervened on behalf of accused sex trafficker Andrew Tate during a federal investigation, two senators said the behavior "raises grave questions regarding the independence and impartiality of federal law enforcement operations."

The Supreme Court has agreed to decide if President Donald Trump's attempt to end birthright citizenship with an executive order is constitutional, offering the justices an opportunity to revisit what has widely been considered settled law since the 19th Century.

Trump admin ends free access to national parks on Junteenth & MLK day. Instead, parks will now waive fees on June 14 - President Trump's birthday.

National security expert says second Lavender Scare is here as gov't purges LGBTQ+ workers

Pipe bomb suspect tells FBI he believed 2020 election conspiracy theories, sources say

Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered.

TRUMP BITES THE HAND THAT VOTED FOR HIM. He couldn't have won in 2024 without naturalized Americans-yet now he's threatening their citizenship status.

We found that more than 170 U.S. citizens have been held by immigration agents. They've been kicked, dragged and detained for days.

Day 318

Shortly after The White House deleted a pro-ICE video set to Sabrina Carpenter's "Juno" that she slammed as "evil as disgusting," it returned to troll the pop star with a new video. The administration posted a new clip of Carpenter doing a commercial for her recent "Saturday Night Live" appearance, with the audio overdubbed so that she appears to be calling cast member Marcello Hernández "illegal" instead of "hot."

The Supreme Court, Once Wary of Partisan Gerrymandering, Goes All In. The court's conservative majority said that Texas' asserted political motives justified letting the state use voting maps meant to disadvantage Democrats.

Have Trump's Tariffs Hit the 'High-Water Mark'? Companies are petitioning for exemptions from the Trump administration's high levies on foreign-made goods, saying they hurt business and raise prices.

One Step From U.S. Citizenship, Some Find It Eludes Their Grasp Sweeping immigration changes have resulted in the cancellation of naturalization ceremonies, the last step in the process of becoming a citizen.

Leaked memo reveals prisons advised to "disregard" federal regulations protecting trans and intersex prisoners from rape and sexual assault

Ukraine war live: Trump could 'betray Ukraine' Macron warns after leaked call

United States lost $8.5 billion after record drop in Canadian visitors

Day 319

GO BILLS

Day 320

Trump's FBI is currently compiling a list of "American extremists. A leaked memo obtained by independent investigative journalist Ken Klippenstein reveals that Attorney General Pam Bondi is ordering the FBI to "compile a list of groups or entities engaging in acts that may constitute domestic terrorism. According to the memo, the target is those expressing "opposition to law and immigration enforcement; extreme views in favor of mass migration and open borders; adherence to radical gender ideology," as well as "anti-Americanism," "anti-capitalism," and "anti-Christianity" - echoing the language used in Trump's NSPM-7 directive. National Security Presidential Memorandum/NSPM-7, issued on Sept. 25, 2025, is a presidential directive that for the first time appears to authorize preemptive law enforcement measures 

Supreme Court to Hear Major Test of Trump's Power to Fire Officials. The court's conservative majority has generally let President Trump remove leaders of independent agencies, at least temporarily.

On Monday the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Trump v. Slaughter, a case that will decide whether to grant the president, for the first time in American history, the power to fire the heads of virtually all independent agencies at will. This would be a vast transfer of power from Congress to the president. The Constitution doesn't explicitly grant the president any such power, and nearly a century ago, the court unanimously rejected an argument that the president possessed it. Today's Republican-appointed justices appear to be firmly under the sway of an atextual and ahistoric theory. 

Must the Military DisobeyUnlawful Orders? Pam Bondi Has Said Yes. As a lawyer, Ms. Bondi, now the attorney general, filed a Supreme Court brief last year saying service members who followed such orders were committing crimes.

Trump to offer $12 billion taxpayer bailout for farmers harmed by his tariff policies

Alina Habba, a Trump Loyalist, Resigns as New Jersey's Top Prosecutor. Ms. Habba resigned as U.S. attorney in New Jersey after a panel of federal judges ruled last week that she was serving in the position unlawfully.

Immigrants Approved for Citizenship 'Plucked Out' of Line Moments Before Pledging Allegiance. As of Dec. 2, USCIS is halting all applications for immigrants from the 19 countries the Trump administration has deemed high-risk

Nick Fuentes Tells Piers Morgan He's “Tired of Pretending' Hitler Wasn't 'Really Fucking Cool'”

A Dozen FBI Agents Sue Patel After Being Fired Over Kneeling at Protest

Day 321

NYT article about the misogyny in the Republican Party. Today, however, Republicans are much less defensive about being the party of chest-beating patriarchy. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has purged women from the highest ranks of the military. Johnson has attributed school shootings to the "amoral society" wrought by "radical feminism" and the sexual revolution and has said Americans should strive to live by "18th-century values." Vice President JD Vance is famously contemptuous of women without children.

There's been less public alarm about the resurgence of unapologetic misogyny. Last month, there was an uproar over the support that the Heritage Foundation's president, Kevin Roberts, offered to Tucker Carson after his softball interview with Nick Fuentes, the influential antisemite. We've seen far less backlash to Heritage's hiring of Scott Yenor, who believes that workplace discrimination against women should be legal, as head of its B. Kenneth Simon Center for American Studies. Among the sort of young men who revel in transgressive antisemitism - which is to say, among much of the conservative movement's rising generation - calls to repeal women's right to vote have become commonplace.

Supreme Court weighs Republican appeal to end limits on party spending in federal elections. The Supreme Court's conservative-leaning majority seems poised to scrap a 90-year precedent that has insulated the deep state for decades. Justices are weighing whether an elected president can remove executive branch officials serving on supposedly "independent" commissions or boards, and whether blocking the president from doing so violates the constitutional principle of separation of powers. This specific case regards President Donald Trump's ouster of Federal Trade Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter. If the justices uphold Trump's firing of Slaughter, that might overturn the precedent set in Humphrey's Executor v. United States (1935), which also dealt with the FTC. In the New Deal-era Humphrey's Executor case, the Supreme Court ruled that Congress could enact laws limiting a president's power to fire "independent" agency executive officials.

Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner part of hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery with Saudi investors bank rolling the takeover. 

U.S. President Donald Trump's approval rating is in a "black hole" with young people, a data analyst has said. Harry Enten, CNN's chief data analyst said Trump's approval rating had declined by 56 points since February and that swings like this were rare in politics. Speaking on CNN, Enten said while Trump had initially performed well with young voters, his approval rating had plummeted. Citing CBS News/YouGov polling, he said Trump's approval rating among adults aged 18 to 29 had declined from +10 percentage points in February, to -46 points in December. A Fox News poll found in November that 76 percent of voters view the economy negatively. This makes Trump less popular on the economy than former President Joe Biden. At the end of his presidency in 2024, Fox News polling showed that 70 percent of people had a negative view of the economy.

President Donald Trump on Monday said Mexico was treating America's farmers unfairly, and he threatened the country with his favorite economic weapon: Higher tariffs. Trump said in a Truth Social post that Mexico is violating its water treaty with the United States, hurting Texas farmers' ability to nourish their crops and livestock.

New GOP Plan Would Raise Health Care Premiums for Millions of Americans. Michael Ryan, a finance expert and the founder of MichaelRyanMoney.com, told Newsweek: "It looks a lot like messaging: claim there is a 'better plan,' let subsidies lapse, blame the other party when premiums spike, and keep promising that the real fix is just around the corner. In that sense, the plan is political insulation, not policy innovation."

National electricity prices in 2023 for residential customers averaged: 15.97
In 2024: 16.04
In 2024: 17.10

National grocery prices from November 2024 to November 2025
Eggs down .40
Chicken same price
Ground beef up .82
Orange juice up .99
Bacon up .45
Bread up .13

Oldest brewing school in US moving to Canada citing Trump visa policies. The Siebel Institute has been around since 1872, and has taught generations the fine art and science of beer brewing. Now, more than 150 years later, it's moving north. In a statement the school says it has chosen to relocate to Canada mainly because of the policies enacted by the Trump administration. It goes on to say recent regulatory changes in the U.S. have made it much more challenging for many international students who have become the majority of the student body. And this relocation of North America classroom operations to Montreal allows Siebel Institute to pivot without sacrificing the student experience.

Journalist at naked bike ride ICE protest: “As we were talking to people, we watched ICE agents consistently shooting these pepper bullets into the crowd. We watched them shove a musical band dressed in banana suits, knock a clarinetist to the ground, shove her face into the ground — where she was then taken across state lines for two days. It was terrifying. Mere seconds after a joyous, comedic protest coming down the street to try to stop some of the cruelty taking place inside. It was really something to behold that I've never experienced anything like."

Second-Term Tab For Trump's Golf Hobby Tops $70 Million, On Track To Exceed $300 Million. That is enough money to feed 137,000 children for a year with SNAP. 

Trump Personally Intervenes to Block Release of January 6 Documents

The DOJ has confirmed that President Trump blocked the release of more than 4,100 documents requested as part of a lawsuit brought by injured January 6 police officers. With this action, the president is directly blocking a case alleging that he helped to fuel the deadly riot.

David Ellison knows what Trump wants on CNN-and he's willing to give it. If Paramount acquires Warner instead of Netflix and the Ellisons fulfill their promise to Trump, we could see Trump blatantly using them to shape the entire media landscape-from CNN to TikTok-in his own image.

Tech billionaire Joe Lonsdalethe co-founder of the software company Palantir-sparked outrage and faced swift pushback after he called for a return of public hangings for violent criminals to demonstrate "masculine leadership" in America.

Trump Pulls a Sudden 180 on Releasing Boat Strike Video

Day 322

President Trump admitted Tuesday that he used the slur “s-hole countries" to disparage Haiti and African nations during a 2018 meeting with lawmakers, bragging about a comment that sparked global outrage during his first term.

Trump: "I've announced a permanent pause on third-world migration...I didn't say 'shit hole,' you did...We had a meeting and I said, 'Why is it we only take people from shit hole countries. Why can't we have some people from Norway, Sweden, just a few. Let's have a few from Denmark, do you mind sending us a few people'...But we always take people from Somalia, places that are a disaster, filthy, dirty, disgusting."

Rep. Lauren Boebert used campaign funds to see Kid Rock, FEC filings show (note: Bawitdaba, da-bang, da-bang, diggy-diggy-diggy)

Speaking outside his residence in Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV said recent remarks by President Trump seemed to be "trying to break apart" Europe's alliance with the U.S.

Democrat wins Miami mayor's race for the first time in almost 30 years Eileen Higgins, a former county commissioner, defeated Republican Emilio González

Neo-Nazi group rallies outside Little Rock Central High in Arkansas

The measles outbreak in South Carolina is "accelerating" with no end in sight following Thanksgiving and other large gatherings, state health officials say.

PEOPLE ARE IN DISBELIEF OVER THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION'S BONKERS NEW AIRPORT SUGGESTION. Secretary Sean Duffy posted on X, "Having pull-up bars in airports means you can stay fit while traveling."

President Donald Trump confirmed that the US has taken control of an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, amid an ongoing pressure campaign against Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro.

As the Price of Beef Soars, Restaurants Are in 'Code Red' Mode Midpriced steakhouses and fine-dining establishments are trying to figure out how to cover their rising costs without scaring away customers.

A divided Fed cuts interest rates again as economic concerns persist. The cut could make it cheaper for Americans who hold a mortgage, have credit card debt or need to take out or refinance a personal loan.

Senate Republicans want to give Americans up to $1,500 to cover health expenses rather than extending enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies that have lowered health insurance costs for millions of Americans. Republican Sens. Mike Crapo and Bill Cassidy on Dec. 8 unveiled a bill that would deposit $1,000 to $1,500 into health savings accounts for eligible consumers. This money would be in lieu of extending COVID-19-era enhanced tax credits that sharply reduced health premiums under the Affordable Care Act, often called "Obamacare." Under the Crapo-Cassidy legislation, the federal government would deposit $1,000 into a health savings account for consumers ages 18 to 49 or $1,500 for consumers ages 50 to 64.

How much health care can I get for $1,500? The health savings account deposit wouldn't be enough to cover the average deductible for most ACA bronze or catastrophic plans.

In 2026, the average deductible for an individual bronze Affordable Care Act plan is $7,476, according to an analysis by KFF, a health policy nonprofit. The deductible is the amount consumers must pay for in-network services before most coverage kicks in. But Obamacare plans must cover the full cost of nearly two dozen preventive care services such as immunization and screening blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes and colorectal cancer.

Currently, Obamacare enrollees never see the funds from their tax credits, which instead are sent directly to insurers. President Donald Trump has suggested that consumers would rather see the money themselves, what little of it there is. Republicans' plan purports to take the burden of negotiating insurance rates away from health care providers and large companies and place it on individuals, so they can "feel like entrepreneurs," according to Trump.

Day 323

Travelers visiting the U.S. from countries like Britain, France, Germany and South Korea could soon have to undergo a review of up to five years of their social media history, according to a proposal filed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Nobel Peace Prize Winner Machado Vows to End Maduro's Rule in Venezuela. María Corina Machado appeared in Oslo as the Trump administration ramped up its pressure campaign against President Nicolás Maduro.

How a Manosphere Star Accused of Rape and Trafficking Was Freed. Barred from leaving Romania, Andrew Tate courted figures on the right, including Tucker Carlson and Barron Trump. Then an extraordinary order let him go.

A new directive within the Department of Health and Human Services is rewriting the rules for tens of thousands of federal employees. Annual performance reviews now include a critical element called "Faithful Support of the Administration and the President's Policies," which requires employees to clearly demonstrate support for Trump's agenda.

Trump administration adds militarized zone in California along southern US border

MIAMI (AP) - President Donald Trump's zero-tolerance immigration policy split more than 5,000 children from their families at the Mexico border during his first term. Border crossings sit at a record low nearly a year into his second administration and a new wave of immigration enforcement is dividing families inside the U.S. Federal officials and their local law enforcement partners are detaining tens of thousands of asylum-seekers and migrants. Detainees are moved repeatedly, then deported, or held in poor conditions for weeks or months before asking to go home. The federal government was holding an average of more than 66,000 people in November, the highest on record. During the first Trump administration, families were forcibly separated at the border and authorities struggled to find children in a vast shelter system because government computer systems weren't linked. Now parents inside the United States are being arrested by immigration authorities and separated from their families during prolonged detention. Or, they choose to have their children remain in the U.S. after an adult is deported, many after years or decades here.

Over 400 civilians killed in fighting in eastern Congo, despite US-mediated peace deal

Border clashes between Thailand and Cambodia intensify with airstrikes and artillery attacks despite peace plan announced by Trump 

New York Times, after Trump post, says it won't be deterred from writing about his health

Some of the country's most prestigious colleges are enrolling record numbers of low-income students — a growing admissions priority in the absence of affirmative action. America's top campuses remain crowded with wealth, but some universities have accelerated efforts to reach a wider swath of the country, recruiting more in urban and rural areas and offering free tuition for students whose families are not among the highest earners. The strategy could lead to friction with the federal government. The Trump administration, which has pulled funding from elite colleges over a range of grievances, has suggested it's illegal to target needier students. College leaders believe they're on solid legal ground.

Senator Ron Johnson Endorses Discredited Doctor's Book on Chlorine Dioxide He Claims Treats Everything From Autism to Cancer

Federal prosecutors in the U.S. moved to drop charges in a long-running international soccer bribery case on Tuesday, days after President Donald Trump received the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize.

Truth Social Post from December 9:
There has never been a President that has worked as hard as me! My hours are the longest, and my results are among the best. I've stopped Eight Wars, saving many millions of lives in the process, created the Greatest Economy in the History of our Country, brought Business back into the United States at levels never seen before, rebuilt our Military, created the Largest Tax Cuts and Regulation Cuts, EVER, closed our open and very dangerous Southern Border, when previous Administrations were unable to do so, and created an "aura" around the United States of America that has led every Country in the World to respect us more than ever before. In addition to all of that, I go out of my way to do long, thorough, and very boring Medical Examinations at the Great Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, seen and supervised by top doctors, all of whom have given me PERFECT Marks — Some have even said they have never seen such Strong Results. I do these Tests because I owe it to our Country. In addition to the Medical, I have done something that no other President has done, on three separate occasions, the last one being recently, by taking what is known as a Cognitive Examination, something which few people would be able to do very well, including those working at The New York Times, and I ACED all three of them in front of large numbers of doctors and experts, most of whom I do not know. I have been told that few people have been able to "ace" this Examination and, in fact, most do very poorly, which is why many other Presidents have decided not to take it at all. Despite all of this, the time and work involved, The New York Times, and some others, like to pretend that I am "slowing up," am maybe not as sharp as I once was, or am in poor physical health, knowing that it is not true, and knowing that I work very hard, probably harder than I have ever worked before. I will know when I am "slowing up," but it's not now! After all of the work I have done with Medical Exams, Cognitive Exams, and everything else, I actually believe it's seditious, perhaps even treasonous, for The New York Times, and others, to consistently do FAKE reports in order to libel and demean "THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES." They are true Enemies of the People, and we should do something about it. They have inaccurately reported on all of my Election Results and, in fact, were forced to apologize on much of what they wrote. The best thing that could happen to this Country would be if The New York Times would cease publication because they are a horrible, biased, and untruthful "source" of information. Thank you for your attention to this matter. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!

(Note: this man is out of his mind)

Info about the ACA to remember:

The Affordable Care Act subsidies brought down costs
More than 24 million people have Affordable Care Act health insurance, a group including farmers, ranchers, small business owners and other self-employed people who don’t have other health insurance options through their work. Enrollees who make less than 400% of the federal poverty level qualify for permanent subsidies in the program that help them offset premium costs. In 2021, Democrats in Congress added additional subsidies, known as enhanced premium tax credits, that apply to enrollees regardless of their income. Those COVID-era subsidies are the ones slated to expire on Jan. 1. With the expanded subsidies, some lower-income enrollees received health care with no premiums, and high earners paid no more than 8.5% of their income. Eligibility for middle-class earners was also expanded.

Democrats back an extension, while Republicans pitch swapping subsidies for savings accounts
The plan championed by Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer would allow the vast majority of Affordable Care Act enrollees to keep benefiting from the enhanced subsidies for an additional three years. It would save millions of Americans money in the short term – and allow some who might otherwise consider skipping coverage to stay insured.

Republicans on Thursday will back a different proposal from Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La) and Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Id) to scrap the subsidies in favor of health savings accounts that will be funded for the next two years. To be eligible, enrollees would have to choose a lower-cost, higher deductible bronze or catastrophic health insurance plan and make less than 700% of the federal poverty level. Those aged 18 to 49 would get $1,000 a year, while those 50 and up would get $1,500. The money could be spent on health costs like copays, deductibles, or any other qualified health-related items directly from companies. But it couldn’t be used on premiums – which health analysts warn could pose a problem when low-income Americans must first afford coverage to get access to the cash.

Cassidy and Crapo say their bill provides better support to Americans than the expiring subsidies do because it hands money directly to the people, giving them the power to decide how to spend or save it — a message President Donald Trump has echoed in recent weeks. Democrats disagree and argue the GOP plan leaves Americans without help for their high premiums, encouraging the purchase of junk plans that provide bad coverage.

Meta shuts down global accounts linked to abortion advice and queer content

Pining for the pre-Civil Rights era. Stephen Miller suggested the country was better off with strict quotas that sought to preserve the racial makeup of the country in the 1920s and favored immigrants from Western and Northern Europe over what he called “third world countries.” That period was, in Miller’s view, the “cauldron through which a unified shared national identity was formed.” He drew a line between the great events in that 50-year period of US history and negative migration. Back then, it was Swedish immigrants living in the Minneapolis neighborhood where Somalis have now settled. (they want us to go back to the early 1900’s)

Fed Chair Jerome Powell Says U.S. May Be Drastically Overstating Jobs Numbers. The country could be losing 20,000 jobs a month, Powell said, a concern that was part of the decision to cut interest rates

House Republicans Strip Bipartisan Bill on Housing Affordability From Must-Pass Legislation

A US citizen of Somali descent, identified as Mubashir, was recently arrested by ICE agents in Minneapolis, slammed into the snow during the arrest, and allegedly told to find his own way home in snowy weather after his release.

Edina-born Somali woman arrested in immigration crackdown. The woman was arrested while running an errand near Nicollet Mall in downtown Minneapolis. Her cousin said she was confronted by multiple federal agents, who zip-tied her and brought her to the Sherburne County Jail in Elk River. He also said the agents mocked her hijab and touched her inappropriately. The woman was released on Thursday after more than 24 hours in custody. She was let go after her husband showed authorities her passport card, proving her citizenship, he said. The woman was too shaken up to speak publicly, he said.

Largest job loss claims in 5 years. 

Indiana Lawmakers Reject Trump's New Political Map. More than a dozen of the lawmakers defied the president's wishes, voting against a map aimed at adding Republicans in Congress.

A federal grand jury declined on Thursday to indict Letitia James, the New York attorney general, one week after another set of jurors did the same. It was a striking rejection of President Trump's effort to order up prosecutions against his political enemies.

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Arkansas becoming first state to sever ties with PBS effective July

From Chips to Security, China Is Getting Much of What It Wants From the U.S. For China, President Trump's moves to loosen chip controls, soften U.S. rhetoric and stay silent on tensions with Japan amount to a rare string of gains.

Trump Signs Executive Order to Neuter State A.I. Laws. The order would create one federal regulatory framework for artificial intelligence, President Trump told reporters in the Oval Office.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia will remain free from ICE custody following judge's order. A judge ruled that the Trump administration lacked the legal authority to continue holding Abrego.

A federal judge in Massachusetts on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to restore billions of dollars in canceled. FEMA disaster mitigation funding, siding with 22 states and the District of Columbia that sued over the canceled grants this summer.

Trump plans to break up the EU by 'pulling four MAGA allies' out of the bloc

According to Defense One, a longer and unpublished version of the document suggested taking Austria, Hungary, Italy and Poland out of the EU and into greater alignment with the US, while backing movements supportive of "traditional European ways of life".

US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said he would withhold $73M in highway funds to New York over immigrant commercial drivers' licenses. New York routinely issues commercial driver's licenses to immigrants that may be valid long after they are legally authorized to be in the country, U.S.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Friday and he threatened to withhold $73 million in highway funds unless the system is fixed and any flawed licenses are revoked. State officials said they are following all the federal rules for the licenses and have been verifying drivers' immigration status. Federal government sets the rules and the NYS DMV follows those rules.

Europe should prepare for a war “like our grandparents endured" and rapidly boost defense spending to deter the threat of Russia, Nato's secretary general has warned

Fraudster's Victims Are Seething After Trump Commuted His Sentence. David Gentile spent just days in prison for his conviction in what prosecutors described as a $1.6 billion scheme that defrauded thousands of investors.

National Trust Sues Trump Over Ballroom. The suit aims to force President Trump to submit his plans for the 90,000-square-foot ballroom to several bodies and Congress for public review.

Clean, Limitless Energy Exists. China Is Going Big in the Race to Harness It. Beijing is pouring vast resources into fusion research, while the U.S. wants private industry to lead the way. The winner could reshape civilization.

Trump plans to issue $1 coins with his own face on it next year

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It may or may not be too late to salvage the American right and the Republican Party. But it’s never too late to speak against cruelty and lawlessness, and to speak up for justice and compassion and human dignity.

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After demolishing the White House's East Wing, President Donald Trump is now eying four federal buildings for the same treatment and is circumventing a key government agency with his plans, according to a historic preservationist raising the alarm this week.

Trump attacks on political opponents spur a surge of threats, NBC News review finds. Nearly two dozen elected officials on both sides of the aisle said they were targeted after getting caught in the president's crosshairs.

Many immigrants' final legal step - citizenship - has become harder under Trump. Green card holders are among the most thoroughly vetted in the U.S. immigration system, yet citizenship remains uncertain for many of them.

3 Americans Killed in ISIS Attack in Syria, Trump Says, Vowing to Retaliate. Two soldiers and a civilian interpreter were killed, the Pentagon said. They are the first U.S. casualties in Syria since the fall of Bashar al-Assad.

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The War on 'Wokeness' Comes to the U.S. Mint. New coins for America's 250th anniversary were unveiled. They don't include planned designs featuring abolition, women's suffrage and the civil rights movement.

German far-right lawmaker calls for US-German nationalist alliance at MAGA gala

Mass shootings outnumber days in the U.S. for the seventh year in a row.

A United Airlines flight experienced an engine failure during takeoff from Dulles International Airport on Saturday before safely returning to the airport, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

Nationally, residential electricity prices rose 10.5% between January and August of this year, according to the National Energy Assistance Directors Association (NEADA). That's more than three times the annual rate of overall inflation.

The safety of America's food supply is getting murkier-and if there's one thing you can do to protect yourself, it's swearing off bagged, prechopped lettuce. 

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Donald J. Trump@realDonaldTrump

A very sad thing happened last night in Hollywood. Rob Reiner, a tortured and struggling, but once very talented movie director and comedy star, has passed away, together with his wife, Michele, reportedly due to the anger he caused others through his massive, unyielding, and incurable affliction with a mind crippling disease known as TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME, sometimes referred to as TDS. He was known to have driven people CRAZY by his raging obsession of President Donald J. Trump, with his obvious paranoia reaching new heights as the Trump Administration surpassed all goals and expectations of greatness, and with the Golden Age of America upon us, perhaps like never before. May Rob and Michele rest in peace!

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Energy bills in the U.S. have increased 13% since President Trump took office, new report finds

U.S. Unemployment Rate Rises, a Warning Sign for the Economy Employers added 64,000 jobs in November and the unemployment rate rose to 4.6 percent, according to data delayed by the government shutdown.

Cooling Labor Market and Elevated Inflation Stoke Fed Divisions. Fed officials explained their opposition to the central bank's decision this week to cut interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point.

Trump Seizes on Rob Reiner's Death to Attack the Hollywood Director. The president attributed the killing to “Trump derangement syndrome, but his disparaging comments drew backlash even from conservative allies who said they were inappropriate.

Trump sues BBC for $10 billion, accusing it of defamation over editing of president's Jan. 6 speech. The BBC had broadcast the hourlong documentary - titled "Trump: A Second Chance?" — days before the 2024 U.S. presidential election. It spliced together three quotes from two sections of the 2021 speech, delivered almost an hour apart, into what appeared to be one quote in which Trump urged supporters to march with him and "fight like hell."

U.S. military says new strikes on 3 suspected drug boats killed 8 on board. U.S. Southern Command said the boats were moving along known drug routes and were operated by U.S.-designated narco-terror organizations.

Trump officials have posted inaccurate info in wake of recent tragedies. Administration officials shared confusing, incorrect or misleading information after Charlie Kirk's killing and the shooting of National Guard members.

Donald Trump's second term keeps sparking serious WTF moments... now his chief of staff says his erratic behavior boils down to having "an alcoholic's personality." Trump's former campaign boss and current chief of staff Susie Wiles spills it all in a Vanity Fair tell-all, explaining her analogy ... saying Trump operates like he can do no wrong - a mindset that seems to mirror the reckless, impulsive behavior often associated with alcoholism. Over the course of 11 interviews, Ms. Wiles offered pungent assessments of the president and his team: Mr. Trump "has an alcoholic's personality." Vice President JD Vance has "been a conspiracy theorist for a decade" and his conversion from Trump critic to ally was based not on principle but was "sort of political" because he was running for Senate. Elon Musk is "an avowed ketamine" user and "an odd, odd duck," whose actions were not always "rational" and left her "aghast." Russell T. Vought, the budget director, is "a right-wing absolute zealot." And Attorney General Pam Bondi "completely whiffed" in handling the Epstein files.

President Donald Trump's so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act will shift billions in costs for SNAP and Medicaid to states. But with 26 having cut or eliminated state income taxes just since 2021, they may not have the money to continue the programs.

Ohio farmers see one-year, 74% loss in Chinese sales due largely to Trump tariffs, report shows

The report shows Ohio farmers lost nearly $76 million of their exports to China this year compared to one year earlier. Tariffs are taxes on imports, and since the start of his second term, Trump has imposed a shifting array of them on every country in the world - except Russia for some reason, according to the Atlantic Council's Tariff Tracker.

A new Justice Department memo from Attorney General Pam Bondi instructs the FBI to create a "cash reward system" to incentivize providing information against domestic terrorists.

However, it also makes it clear that the targets of such domestic terrorist investigations will “Antifa-aligned extremists," including those promoting “radical gender ideology." “The FBI shall establish a cash reward system for information that leads to the successful identification and arrest of individuals in the leadership of domestic terrorist organizations," the memo reads. The memo, dated December 5, was leaked.

Flag linked to Christian nationalism, Jan. 6 hung at Education Dept. Though long tied to the American Revolution, the banner in more recent years "has been adopted primarily by evangelical Christian nationalist groups," as well as the Proud Boys and certain neo-Nazi groups, according to the Global Project Against Hate and Extremism, an independent nonprofit organization. It was flown in 2021 by rioters at the U.S. Capitol as they tried to prevent Congress from certifying the 2020 presidential election results.

Trump declares Fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction' in latest Venezuela escalation

Medicare prices are rising across the board for 2026, with the standard Part B premium jumping nearly 10% to $202.90, the Part D deductible increasing to $615, and higher Income-Related Monthly Adjustment Amounts (IRMAA) for wealthier enrollees, driven by rising healthcare cos utilization, particularly in outpatient settings, impacting overall costs for most beneficiaries.

Where Costs Are Rising

•   Part B Premiums: The standard monthly premium for outpatient care (Part B) is increasing to $202.90 in 2026.

•   Part B Deductible: The annual deductible for Part B also rises.

•   Part D (Prescription Drugs): The annual deductible for prescription drug coverage (Part D) will increase to $615.

•   IRMAA Surcharges: Higher earners (single filers over $109k, joint over $218k) face extra charges on their Part B and Part D premiums.

•   Medicare Advantage (Part C): Costs within private Medicare Advantage plans are also rising, with some states seeing significant premium hikes.

Why Prices Are Increasing

•   Rising Healthcare Costs: Higher costs for services, especially in outpatient hospital settings, are a major driver.

•   Increased Demand: An aging population and greater use of services contribute to financial pressures.

•   Medicare Advantage Costs: Increased spending on private Medicare Advantage plans also puts upward pressure on the entire system.

Ex-Trump voters swung hard to Democrats over costs in NJ & VA, new research shows Trump imposes travel ban on Palestinian passport holders

DHS clearly has an official nationwide policy of threatening people who attempt to follow, record, document, and protest their activities. The DOJ asserts that this is “domestic terrorism" activity.

A JetBlue flight from the small Caribbean nation of Curaçao halted its ascent to avoid colliding with a US Air Force refueling tanker. (Remember when all the problems with planes was because of DEI?)

White House chief of staff Susie Wiles may have given up the game, admitting that the Trump administration's strike on alleged “drug boats" in the Caribbean Sea is an effort to bring about regime change in Venezuela, rather than a war on drug trafficking.

Why Republicans Are Spreading Lies About the Mass Shooting at Brown? There is zero evidence, as of this writing, that student Ella Cook was targeted for her conservative beliefs. Or was even a conservative. Yet Right-wingers' victimization, honed after Charlie Kirk's assassination, has been relentless-and their goal is to justify further repression of their perceived enemies.

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Last 48 Hours: Trump's horrific Rob Reiner murder tweet, Wiles should-be-career-ending VF interview, Kash on Katie Millers podcast w his gf while a campus shooter is at large, and Hegseth refusing to show Congress the tape of his potential war crimes.
10/10. No notes.

Pulitzer Board Demands Trump's Tax and Psych Records in Lawsuit Twist

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Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado

GOP centrists sign onto Democratic ObamaCare discharge petition in major act of defiance

Tariffs are unpopular, prices remain stubbornly high and Americans are souring on President Trump's handling of the economy.

So Mr. Trump has reprised a familiar political strategy: promise people cash. The White House is trying to tamp down Americans' economic anxieties by dangling the prospect of checks and other paydays next year, hoping that the money might assuage voters who blame the president for their rising cost of living.

Errors undermine DOJ's credibility in civil and criminal matters

•   Dismissal rate of criminal complaints in D.C. reaches 21% since crackdown began

•   Mass exodus of DOJ attorneys linked to increased legal missteps

•   DOJ's focus on public opinion leads to legal blunders

Plans to "carry out an attack" in New Orleans were thwarted after an ex-Marine was arrested while on the way to the Louisiana city with guns and body armor in the car, according to court documents obtained by The Associated Press.

White House adds plaques below Biden and Obama portraits, calling them ‘he worst President in American history' and ‘divisive'

US Congress passes massive defense bill that includes support for Ukraine and Europe

Trump claims he has been offered $250M for run for unconstitutional third term in office: The White House crowd then broke into chants of "Four more years!"

Trump rolls back Equal Employment Opportunity Act in anti-DEI executive order

At a price tag of $400 million, the Air Force said that it is "procuring two aircraft to support training and spares for the 747-8 fleet" as it prepares to replace the 747-200 models that currently serve as Air Force One in the coming years.

Venezuela's Navy Begins Escorting Ships as U.S. Threatens Blockade. The Venezuelan government has ordered its Navy to escort several ships carrying oil products, setting up a potential confrontation with the U.S. military.

Israel fires mortar into Gaza residential area, wounding at least 

Trafficked, exploited, married off: Rohingya children's lives crushed by foreign aid cuts

Billionaire investor Ray Dalio will help fund the Trump administration's investment accounts for certain children in Connecticut as part of an effort to secure donors for every US state, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said

President Donald Trump promised voters in 2024 that if they returned him to the White House, his policies would deliver a blue-collar jobs boom. And yet as his first calendar year in office winds down, that blue-collar jobs boom has yet to arrive. If anything, industries that rely on manual labor are cutting jobs, not adding them, a trend that economists blame at least in part on the president's historic and volatile tariff policy.

American Academy of Pediatrics loses HHS funding after criticizing RFK Jr. HHS cuts key AAP grants, citing concerns about "identity-based language" and insufficient focus on agency priorities. The organization said the cuts could harm child health.

The Department of Health and Human Services has terminated seven grants totaling millions of dollars to the American Academy of Pediatrics, including for initiatives on reducing sudden infant deaths, improving adolescent health, preventing fetal alcohol syndrome and identifying autism early, according to documents obtained by The Washington Post.

Administration officials cited a range of reasons for cutting off the funding to AAP, including the group's use of "identity-based language" including references to racial disparities and "pregnant people," and insufficient focus in at least one grant program on nutrition and chronic disease prevention, which they said runs afoul of HHS's priorities.

This is part of 'Project 2025' White Grievance. Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon claimed that the Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division was guilty of "50 years of discrimination" against white people after about 75% of the agency's lawyers said she was behind a plot to drive them out. On Wednesday's appearance on The Charlie Kirk Show, Dhillon encouraged viewers to apply for jobs at the reconstructed Civil Rights Division. "We just sued Minneapolis for discriminating against teachers who are not minorities and, you know, on and on and on," she promised. "And so we are hiring, and so lawyers with at least 18 months of experience who are interested in serving a tour of duty to help their country."

US hot spots see more measles cases as national total nears 2,000. Among US cases, 26% are in children under the age of 5 years.

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Brazil, Mexico call for de-escalation as US ramps up pressure on Venezuela

A Bellicose Trump Points Fingers in Defending His Record on the Economy. In an 18-minute address, President Trump said the economy was booming despite the public’s consistent concerns about prices. Here are six takeaways from the speech.

The president’s tone was combative.

He made highly selective — and often misleading — use of statistics.

He risked repeating a Biden mistake of arguing with voters about how they feel.

His solution to making Americans feel better is to write a check.

The tariffs he is relying on may be blocked by the Supreme Court.

Trump declared he is a peacemaker, but made no mention of his pressure on Venezuela. Trump Moves to Prevent Access to Gender-Related Care for Minors. Proposed new rules would pull all federal financing from hospitals that continue to provide gender treatments for adolescents.

The president has called for "many more" arrests, signaling he plans to target former FBI Director Christopher Wray and former Attorney General Merrick Garland. His revenge is now focused on those involved in the August 2022 raid of Mar-a-Lago and classified document investigation.

Minneapolis police chief criticizes ICE tactics after chaotic arrest

Kennedy Center board votes to rename ‘Trump Kennedy Center"

Dan Bongino Says He Will Step Down From F.B.I. in January

State using driver's licenses to create list of trans Texans, new report says

Trump claims he’s sending $1776 to active military from the tariffs when the payments were approved by congress weeks ago to be paid from housing stipends. 

Rural schools hit by Trump's grant cuts have few options for making up for the lost money

ICE agent drags pregnant woman through Minneapolis street

Trump signs executive order that could reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug

US announces massive package of arms sales to Taiwan valued at more than $10 billion, angering China

Jack Smith tells lawmakers his team developed 'proof beyond a reasonable doubt' against Trump

New York Times reports that Trump would discuss girls' pubic hair with Jeffrey Epstein and ask if the girls had enough for Epstein to floss his teeth with

Yosemite National Park employees' pay to drop by as much as $4 per hour

FCC deletes reference to agency independence during US Senate hearing

The one-time bonuses President Donald Trump said Wednesday will be paid out to over a million US service members will be pulled from funds already approved by Congress to cover housing and other household costs for troops as part of a military stipend program.

Don Jr. just got engaged to the daughter of one of Jeffrey Epstein's key enablers in latest MAGA jaw-dropper

Statement from Maria Shriver about Trump renaming the Kennedy Center:
The Kennedy Center was named after my uncle, President John F Kennedy. It was named in his honor. He was a man who was interested in the arts, interested in culture, interested in education, language, history.

He brought the arts into the White House, and he and my Aunt Jackie amplified the arts, celebrated the arts, stood up for the arts and artists.

It is beyond compression that this sitting president has sought to rename this great memorial dedicated to President Kennedy. It is beyond wild that he would think adding his name in front of President Kennedy's name is acceptable. It is not.

Next thing perhaps he will want to rename

JFK Airport, rename the Lincoln Memorial, the Trump Lincoln Memorial. The Trump Jefferson Memorial. The Trump Smithsonian. The list goes on.

Can we not see what is happening here?

C'mon, my fellow Americans! Wake up! This is not dignified. This is not funny. This is way beneath the stature of the job. It's downright weird. It's obsessive in a weird way. Just when you think somone can't stoop any lower, down they go...

Trump Administration Sets Goal to Denaturalize Thousands of US Citizens in 2026. Immigration officials have reportedly issued guidance setting a quota of 100 to 200 denaturalization cases a month.

References in U.S. Coast Guard policy calling hate symbols "potentially divisive" were removed Thursday, and a U.S. senator said she was lifting a hold she had placed on a nomination for the service's top job.

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The U.S. Is on the Verge of Meteorological Malpractice. The Trump administration says it will dismantle a premier climate center, while somehow keeping weather forecasting intact.

Trump suspends green card lottery program that allowed Brown, MIT shooting suspect to enter U.S. The diversity visa program makes up to 50,000 green cards available each year by lottery to people from countries that are little represented in the U.S., many of them in Africa.

The EEOC called on White men who believe they've experienced job discrimination to file claims, escalating the Trump administration's anti-DEl fight.

Kennedy Center Board Member Who Opposed New Trump Name Claims She Was 'Muted' During Vote: 'This Was Not Unanimous'

The US military conducted strikes against two alleged drug-trafficking boats in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing 5 people, according to US Southern Command.

At least 104 people have now been killed in US strikes on alleged drug boats, and Thursday's attack marks the third this week.

Putin says the ball is in Ukraine's court to end the war and signals no new compromise The marathon year-end news conference comes as the Kremlin sticks to its hardline demands despite U.S. pressure for a deal by Christmas.

Trump Media to Merge With Nuclear Fusion Company in Deal Worth Over $6 Billion

Trump Media & Technology Group, the parent company of Truth Social, announced a merger agreement with nuclear-fusion company TAE Technologies in an all-stock deal valued at more than $6 billion.

Head Start centers told to avoid 'disability,' 'women' and more in funding requests. Some Head Start early childhood programs are being told by the federal government to remove a list of nearly 200 words and phrases from their funding applications or they could be denied. That's according to recently submitted court documents. The list of words includes "accessible," "belong," "Black," "disability," "female," "minority," "trauma," "tribal" and "women."

• accessible

• belong

• activism

• bias

• activists

• biased

• advocacy

• biased toward

• advocate

• biases

• advocates

• biases towards

• affirming care

• biologically female

• all-inclusive

• biologically male

• allyship

• bipoc

• anti-racism

• black

• antiracist

• breastfeed + people

• assigned at birth

• breastfeed + person

• assigned female at birt

• chestfeed + people

• assigned male at birth

• chestfeed + person

• at risk

• clean energy

• barrier

• climate crisis

• climate science

• diverse backgrounds

• community diversity

• diverse communities

• community equity

• diverse community

• confirmation bias

• diverse group

• cultural competence

• diverse groups

• cultural differences

• diversified

• cultural heritage

• diversify

• cultural sensitivity

• diversifying

• culturally appropriate

• diversity

• culturally responsive

• enhance the diversity

• dei

• enhancing diversity

• deia

• environmental quality

• deiab

• equal opportunity

• deij

• equality

• disabilities

• equitable

• disability

• equitableness

• discriminated

• equity

• discrimination

• ethnicity

• discriminatory

• excluded

• disparity

• exclusion

• diverse

• exclusion

• implicit bias

• females

• implicit biases

• feminism

• inclusion

• fostering inclusivity

• inclusive

• gbv

• inclusive leadership

•gender

• inclusiveness

• gender based

• inclusivity

• gender based violence

• increase diversity

• gender diversity

• increase the diversity

• gender identity

• indigenous community

• gender ideology

• inequalities

• gender-affirming care

• inequality

• genders

• inequitable

• gulf of mexico

• inequities

• hate speech

• inequity

• health disparity

• injustice

• health equity

• institutional

• hispanic minority

• intersectional

• historically

• intersectionality

• identity

• key groups

• immigrants

• key people

• people-centered care

• latinx

• person-centered

• Igbt

• person-centered care

• Igbta

• polarization

• marginalize

• political

• marginalized

• pollution

• men who have sex with men

• mental health

• pregnant person

• minorities

• pregnant persons

• minority

• prejudice

• most risk

• privilege

• msm

• privileges

• multicultural

• promote diversit

• mx

• promoting diversit

• native american

• pronoun

• non-binary

• pronouns

• nonbinary

• prostitute

• oppression

• race

• oppressive

• race and ethnicity

• orientation

• racial

• racial diversity

• racial identity

• transsexual

• racial inequality

• trauma

• racial justice

• traumatic

• racially

• tribal

• racism

• unconscious bias

• segregation

• underappreciated

• sense of belonging

• underprivileged

• sex

• underrepresentation

• sexual preferences

• underrepresented

• sexuality

• underserved

• social justice

• undervalued

• sociocultural

• victim

• socioeconomic

• victims

• status

• vulnerable populations

• stereotype

• women

• stereotypes

• women and

• systemic

underrepresented

• systemically

• they/them

• trans

• transgender

Free speech huh?

The Trump administration plans to build two dozen ICE "mega center" warehouses to detain up to 5,000 people at a time.

Gov. Kathy Hochul and Ontario Premier Doug Ford have signed an agreement that sets up a framework for the state and Ontario to collaborate on developing nuclear technology, ranging from full-sized nuclear reactors to smaller-scale reactors that are easier and less costly to build.

Kennedy Center Adds Trump's Name to Facade. The president's name was already being added to the performing arts center in Washington on Friday, just a day after its board moved to rename it.

U.S. Strikes Islamic State Targets in Syria. The strikes on dozens of suspected ISIS sites make good on President Trump's vow to avenge two American soldiers killed by the group last week.

Kash Patel Under Fire After Reddit Post Finds Brown Shooting Suspect

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Trump Administration Seeks to Speed Up Deportations to Distant Countries. Homeland Security attorneys have filed thousands of requests to dismiss asylum cases and send people to seek refuge in countries like Uganda and Honduras.

Congress leaves town until 2026 with no health care deal, forcing premium hikes

Trump Takes America's 'Imperial Presidency' to a New Level. President Trump has expanded executive power while embracing the trappings of royalty in ways not seen in the modern era.

How the Supreme Court's Mail-In Ballot Ruling Could Affect Voters. Hundreds of thousands of Americans could see their votes rejected if the court decides that ballots must arrive by Election Day.

The Trump administration has set a goal to strip citizenship from thousands of naturalized Americans starting next year.

New guidance tells immigration offices to send 100 to 200 denaturalization cases a month to the Justice Department, which would be a massive jump from how rarely this has ever been done. Historically, denaturalization has been extremely rare and limited to clear cases of fraud, usually decided by federal courts with a very high legal bar.

Holiday gifts are 26% more expensive this year thanks to tariffs

Jim Beam shutting down bourbon production at Kentucky distillery for a year as Trump's trade wars hit sales

President Donald Trump late Saturday denied Colorado's request for disaster relief funding following the Elk and Lee fires and Western Slope flooding this summer.

Jesse Watters said that during a meal, Trump showed him plans for a massive ballroom, calling it "four times the size of the White House." According to Watters, Trump described the space as a personal monument, saying he was building it for himself because no one else would. Watters shared the anecdote during a speech at Turning Point USA's AmericaFest.

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2025/12/antebellum-constitution/685354/?gift=heR066oTPs67yt-4qC-41Xi9lYPnXu5-qxavyIfgJd4

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Celebrating the quiet, peace and beauty of the winter solstice. 

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Kushner, Witkoff draft $112B proposal to develop Gaza into 'smart city' with luxury resorts - and US footing $60B

JD Vance: "In the United States of America you don't have to apologize for being white anymore" (note: he means they don’t have to apologize for saying mean and racist anymore)

Trump Halts Five Leases for Wind Farms, All but Gutting U.S. Offshore Wind Industry. The Interior Department said the projects posed national security risks, without providing details. The decision imperils billions of dollars of investments.

'60 Minutes' Pulled a Segment. A Correspondent Calls It 'Political"

The Left Criticized Nicki Minaj for Protecting Pedophiles, for the Right, it’s not a deal breaker. 

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Texas State University cancels Black history exhibit for February, blaming anti-DEI bill

Trump Announces New Class of Battleships Named for Him. President Trump, who appeared with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and the secretary of the Navy, has criticized the appearance of Navy warships.

Epstein Victims Ask Congress to Ensure Justice Dept. Releases All Files. More than a dozen women called for congressional hearings to ensure that the Justice Department is fully complying with the Epstein Files Transparency Act.

Day 345

U.S. Oil Blockade of Venezuela Pushes Cuba Toward Collapse

CBS News editor in chief Bari Weiss decided to shelve a planned "60 Minutes" story titled Inside CECOT, creating an uproar inside CBS, but the report has reached a worldwide audience anyway.

'60 Minutes' story shelved by Bari Weiss streamed in Canada — and instantly spread across the web

Donald Trump canceled a plan for airlines to compensate you hundreds of dollars for flights delayed by hours and hours.

United Airlines and Delta Airlines each gave $1 million to Trump's inauguration fund.

U.S. economy grows by 4.3% in third quarter, much more than expected, delayed report shows* 

*according the the Trump admin 

Supreme Court Refuses to Allow National Guard Deployment in Chicago. The move signaled that the justices are likely to immediately block similar deployments in other American cities.

Bari Weiss Praised ElSalvador's Dictator Before Spiking '60 Minutes' Story on His Torture Prison. Weiss touted El Salvador's brutal leader while her blog published jokes about Trump sending immigrants to the CECOT prison.

Donald J. Trump@realDonald Trump
The Failing New York Times, and their lies and purposeful misrepresentations, is a serious threat to the National Security of our Nation. Their Radical Left, Unhinged Behavior, writing FAKE Articles and Opinions in a never ending way, must be dealt with and stopped. THEY ARE A TRUE ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE! Thank you for you attention to this matter. PRESIDENT DJT

A pall is hanging over the holiday season in Lexington, Nebraska, where the Tyson beef plant, by far the largest employer in this small town, is set to lay off 3,200 people when the company closes its facility on Jan. 20 after three decades of operation. Tyson says it's closing the plant to "right-size" its beef business after a historically low cattle herd in the U.S. and the company's expected loss of $600 million on beef production next fiscal year.

Trump ally Laura Loomer says Democrats "were right" about the administration being filled with Neo-Nazis. 

The Trump administration has quietly banned the Department of Veterans Affairs from providing abortion services to veterans and their dependents, including those who become pregnant as a result of rape or incest.

Donald J. Trump@realDonaldTrump
This is what the Democrats do to their Republican Opponent, who is leading them, by a lot, in the Polls. This is A.l., and it is very dangerous for our Country! Also, I was never on Epstein's Plane, or at his "stupid" Island. Strong Laws ought to be developed against A.I. It will be a big and very dangerous problem in the future!

(Trump calling the Epstein file dump by his own justice department “AI”)

Have you heard of The Seven Mountain Mandate? It's essentially the Christian Nationalist playbook, and it makes Project 2025 look like a warm-up act.

Its goal is to seize control of the seven pillars of American life: government, media, education, family, religion, business, and entertainment. It's a blueprint for American theocracy, and MAGA is actively trying to check those boxes off one by one.

Judge Blocks Conditions Imposed on States. Seeking FEMA Grants The Trump administration had sought to require states to account for population losses tied to deportations in order to receive emergency preparedness grants.

The Justice Department's leadership asked career prosecutors in Florida to volunteer over the "next several days" to help redact the Epstein files, in the latest Trump administration push toward releasing the hundreds of thousands of photos, internal memos and other evidence around the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

LGBTQ+ people in the US are searching for info about how to claim asylum in Canada

Day 346

Chasing an Economic Boom, White House Dismisses Risks of A.I. The administration has downplayed concerns, including mass job losses, as President Trump cheers soaring stock prices and faster growth.

They Seek to Curb Online Hate. The U.S. Accuses Them of Censorship. The Trump administration said five regulators and researchers who work to tackle disinformation and abuse on the internet had been barred from entering the United States.

The Truce Is 2 Months Old. So Why Have Hundreds of Gazans Been Killed? Hundreds have been killed since the cease-fire took effect, as Israel targets militants. But death can come while on a family outing or sleeping in a tent.

The president, the plane and the prince: Top takeaways from the 3rd Epstein files release https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/jeffrey-epstein-third-batch-release-takeaways-trump-prince-andrew-rcna250706

'My jaw was completely locked shut': Doctors worry about rising tetanus cases as vaccine rates drop. The harrowing, deadly infection could make a comeback, especially in states vulnerable to climate-linked natural disasters, like Florida and Texas.

White House rebuffs Catholic bishops' appeal for a Christmas pause in immigration enforcement. The appeal was issued by the Miami archbishop and signed by seven other members of the Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops.

Judges who ruled against Trump say harassment and threats have changed their lives

Europe pushes back at Trump's 'authoritarian' sanctions on anti-disinformation figures. The Global Disinformation Index condemned the measures as an "authoritarian attack on free speech and an egregious act of government censorship." It added: "Only the bullies and petty fascists of the Trump administration could miss the irony of decrying "speech suppression" while using state power to silence critics engaging in protected speech."

Just in time for Christmas… 

Donald J. Trump@reaDonaldTrump • 8h

If Network NEWSCASTS, and their Late Night Shows, are almost 100% Negative to President Donald J. Trump, MAGA, and the Republican Party, shouldn't their very valuable Broadcast Licenses be terminated? I say, YES!

Donald J. Trump@reaDonaldTrump - 8h

Who has the worst Late Night host, CBS, ABC, or NBC??? They all have three things in common: High Salaries, No Talent, REALLY LOW RATINGS!

Donald J. Trump@reaDonaldTrump: 8h

Stephen Colbert is a pathetic trainwreck, with no talent or anything else necessary for show business success. Now, after being terminated by CBS, but left out to dry, he has actually gotten worse, along with his nonexistent ratings. Stephen is running on hatred and fumes ~ A dead man walking! CBS should, "put him to sleep," NOW, it is the humanitarian thing to do!

(This is a classic ploy by fascist leaders to control the media, along with CBS being run with a specific agenda to please the president. As we saw with CBS pulling the CECOT segment from 60 minutes, we now rely on other countries such as Canada to get accurate reporting.) https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/business/media/60-minutes-cbs-news.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration's attempt to reallocate federal Homeland Security funding away from states that refuse to cooperate with certain federal immigration enforcement.

Redistricting fights expected to ramp up in key states ahead of midterm elections. Legislators from states including Virginia and Kansas are pushing to redraw congressional maps, as a potentially consequential Supreme Court decision looms.

Visa ban for European critics of online harm is first shot in US free speech war

They Seek to Curb Online Hate. The U.S. Accuses Them of Censorship.

Judge blocks Trump effort to strip security clearance from attorney who represented whistleblowers

The Trump administration is seeking to overhaul the country's immigrant detention system in a plan that includes renovating industrial warehouses to hold more than 80,000 immigrant detainees at a time, according to documents reviewed by The Post.

Kennedy Center's Christmas Eve Jazz Show Canceled After Trump Name Added to Building. Chuck Redd, a jazz musician, said he canceled his annual concert after President Trump's name was affixed to the Washington building's facade.

Day 347

Merry Christmas from our president!

Donald J. Trump@realDonaldTrump

Merry Christmas to all, including the Radical Left Scum that is doing everything possible to destroy our Country, but are failing badly.

We no longer have Open Borders, Men in Women's Sports, Transgender for Everyone, or Weak Law Enforcement. What we do have is a Record Stock Market and 401K's, Lowest Crime numbers in decades, No Inflation, and yesterday, a 4.3 GDP, two points better than expected. Tariffs have given us Trillions of Dollars in Growth and Prosperity, and the strongest National Security we have ever had. We are respected again, perhaps like never before. God Bless America!!! President DJT

Donald J. Trump@realDonaldTrump

Merry Christmas to all, including the many Sleazebags who loved Jeffrey Epstein, gave him bundles of money, went to his Island, attended his parties, and thought he was the greatest guy on earth, only to "drop him like a dog" when things got too HOT, falsely claimed they had nothing to do with him, didn't know him, said he was a disgusting person, and then blame, of course, President Donald J. Trump, who was actually the only one who did drop Epstein, and long before it became fashionable to do so.

When their names get brought out in the ongoing Radical Left Witch Hunt (plus one lowlife "Republican," Massie!), and it is revealed that they are Democrats all, there will be a lot of explaining to do, much like there was when it was made public that the Russia, Russia, Russia Hoax was a fictitious story - a total Scam -

and had nothing to do with "TRUMP." The Failing New York Times, among many others, was forced to apologize for their bad and faulty Election "Reporting," even to the point of losing many subscribers due to their highly inaccurate (FAKE!) coverage. Now the same losers are at it again, only this time so many of their friends, mostly innocent, will be badly hurt and reputationally tarnished. But sadly, that's the way it is in the World of Corrupt Democrat Politics!!! Enjoy what may be your last Merry Christmas! President Donald J. Trump

Trump posted nearly 200 times on Christmas, relentlessly pushing conspiracy theories. 

Department of War bombs Nigeria on Christmas Day. 

Day 348

Department of Veterans Affairs quietly implements abortion ban for veterans. The move comes after a Dec. 18 memo from the Department of Justice last week that argued providing abortion procedures was unlawful.

Stephen Miller Cites Children of Immigrants as a Problem As it seeks to end birthright citizenship, the Trump administration is arguing that immigrants bring problems that extend for generations. The data shows otherwise.

Trump's Claims About Nigeria Strike Belie a Complex Conflict on the Ground. President Trump said the targets of airstrikes in Nigeria were Islamic State terrorists responsible for killing Christians, but experts question his framing.

Over 1,000 Were Killed in Attack on Famine-Stricken Camp in Sudan, U.N. Says A paramilitary attack in April was one of the most brutal of Sudan's civil war. Now, hunger is spreading as Western aid cuts have reduced U.N. rations.

President Trump took pardon abuse to a new level this year with a string of dubious clemencies that together present a unique case study in how this unfettered executive power can be used to degrade, corrupt and politicize the justice system.

More Americans are biting their tongues, not because they don't care, but because they're afraid to speak. From DEl to the war in Gaza, people are more afraid to speak their minds now than during the Red Scare, according to a political scientist who has been conducting surveys.

Aluminum salts emerge as likely target as health officials scrutinize childhood vaccines. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made unsubstantiated claims that the vaccine ingredient is linked to allergies and autism. Aluminum salts are not a "contaminant" in vaccines: The compound is added as an adjuvant, an ingredient that boosts the body's immune response to a vaccine, allowing for a smaller dose to be used. Nearly a century of evidence has found it to be safe for this purpose. Aluminum salts are naturally present in soil and water, and the amount children are exposed to from vaccines is minuscule compared with cumulative daily exposures from food. (Exposure from infant formula or breastmilk is higher than exposure from vaccines in the first six months of life, as well.)

ICE Agents Violently Detain Pastor on Christmas Eve. EU warns of possible action after the US bars 5 Europeans accused of censorship

U.S. government jobs are down 9% this year, but spending increased 6%.

Trump Invited White South Africans to America. One Ended Up in Detention. An Afrikaner flew to the United States expecting protection. Instead, he has spent months locked up in Georgia alongside hundreds of other immigrants.

ICE detain father shopping on Christmas Eve - and appear to divvy-up and steal his family's groceries that he had just paid for

Monkey Sounds, "White Power" and the N-Word: Racial Harassment Against Black Students Ignored Under Trump. Since Trump returned to office, the Education Department's civil rights office has not resolved a single racial harassment investigation. It sends a message that "people impacted by racial discrimination ... don't matter," one attorney said.

Day 349

Russia Pummels Kyiv Before Trump-Zelensky Meeting. President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said that the assault, which lasted nearly 10 hours, showed that Moscow was not serious about peace.

The FDA Often Doesn't Test Generic Drugs for Quality Concerns, So ProPublica Did. Billions of prescriptions for generic drugs are filled in the U.S. annually. The FDA tests only a few dozen of them every year, its own records show, and it has largely dismissed warnings about contaminants, irregularities and other issues.

FBI permanently closing HQ at J. Edgar Hoover Building, Kash Patel announces

Beginning Feb. 2, 2026, the federal requirement that nursing homes maintain a registered nurse on-site around the clock will no longer exist. Decades of research has shown what happens when RN staffing decreases: higher infections, more falls, more emergency transfers, higher mortality

Fear and confusion in Nigerian village hit in US strike, as locals say no history of ISIS in area

Donald Trump Brags About Eliminating Over 270,000 Federal Jobs Since Taking Office for His Second Term. It appears he was NOT visited by three ghosts on Christmas Eve.

Day 350

Today I say - nay. Except this from a Canadian friend. 

Dear American friends,

We don't have CBS in Canada. We have Canadian networks with licensing agreements to air your shows. The 60 Minutes CECOT episode wasn't "leaked" or "smuggled" to Canada. It just aired at its regularly scheduled time because Canadian networks aren't subject to American government interference. We're not under a dictatorship. You are. That's why you didn't see it and we did. Hope that helps. Merry Christmas!

Day 351

'I Was Just So Naïve': Inside Marjorie Taylor Greene's Break With Trump

. Greene told me that the death of Charlie Kirk was clarifying for her. She watched Kirk's widow, Erika, speak at his memorial about love and forgiveness, and then watched Trump follow her speech with one in which he said, "l hate my opponent." She told me that she now recognizes her own part in what she calls "this toxic culture" that has left her disgusted with politics. She once believed that Trump wanted to help ordinary people but has since been disillusioned by his actions and statements. "I was so naïve," she said.

Families of Murder Victims in Washington Say Trump Is Ignoring Them. President Trump insists there are no more murders in Washington, D.C. "I wish that was true," said Jamia Vaden, whose sister was gunned down in November.

“We haven’t had a murder in six months,” Mr. Trump said of Washington.

It was the kind of glaringly false claim about crime in the capital that Mr. Trump has made repeatedly since August, when he deployed the National Guard and took federal control of the police force. While crime is dropping in Washington — homicides are down by 31 percent compared to the same time last year — the D.C. police have recorded 127 murders through Dec. 26, , including 28 since Mr. Trump announced his federal takeover.

The rate of homicides has dropped from an average of more than 12 a month since the National Guard was deployed, but still stood at seven per month over the closing four months of the year.

President Trump said in a radio interview that the United States had knocked out "a big facility" last week as part of its campaign against Venezuela, an apparent reference to an American attack on a drug trafficking site, but gave no details. Military officials said they had no information to share and the Central Intelligence Agency declined to comment. The Venezuelan government has not reported any such attack.

Trump and Netanyahu to meet for crucial talks on Iran and Gaza. The Israeli leader is expected to make the case that Iran's expansion of its ballistic missile program poses a threat that could necessitate swift action.

“Putin doesn’t need to convince his citizens that he’s not corrupt, he just needs to convince you that everyone is corrupt” -Alexei Navalny

Grim Evidence of Trump's Airstrikes Washes Ashore on a Colombian Peninsula. First came the scorched boat. Then the mangled bodies. Then the packets with traces of marijuana. Now, fishermen fear the ocean that feeds them.

More Kennedy Center Performances Are Canceled After Trump's Renaming. A dance company withdrew from two performances next year, and the arts center's website says two New Year's Eve jazz concerts have been canceled.

Israel Strips U.N. Agency for Palestinian Refugees of Diplomatic Immunity

President Trump warned that Hamas will have 'hell to pay' if the group doesn't disarm within a short timeframe, claiming other countries are prepared to 'wipe them out' if necessary

Benny Johnson calling for rounding up ANTIFA "members" and transgender "members" while getting a standing ovation at TPUSA event

Day 352

Trump Upended the Government. The Full Scope of the Impact Is Still Unclear. President Trump achieved his goal of shrinking the federal work force. But current and former officials say the government is less dependable and efficient.

C.I.A. Conducted Drone Strike on Port in Venezuela The attack last week did not kill anyone, people briefed on the operation said. But it was the first known U.S. operation inside Venezuela.

In the 11 months since he was confirmed as health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has wreaked steady havoc on the nation's vaccination policies and programs. He canceled hundreds of millions of dollars in federal investment for mRNA vaccines, including ones that would have improved our ability to fight the next flu pandemic. He chased away doctors and scientists at the Food and Drug Administration and the C.D.C. who oversaw federal vaccine policy for decades. Perhaps worst of all, he fired the entire 17-member Advisory Committee on Immunization. Practices, known as ACIP. The group is responsible for advising the C.D.C. on which vaccines to recommend for whom. It now consists of a mix of ideologues and incompetents handpicked by Mr. Kennedy himself.

Trump Affirms Bond With Netanyahu and Says U.S. Would Back New Iran Strikes

Iran threatens 'harsh' response to aggression after Trump warning Trump demanded Hamas disarm and threatened Iran with unspecified consequences after suggesting it was trying to rebuild nuclear sites.

Mass firings, buyouts and heightened uncertainty led to an exodus of federal workers in 2025. More than 300,000 employees will be out of the government by the end of December. (Because if you don’t have anyone minding the hen house, the wolves can get in.)

Justice Department Leaders Pushed to Charge Abrego Garcia, Emails Show The release of emails raised questions about whether the department had misled a judge about the charges against Mr. Abrego Garcia.

Trump administration says it's halting federal child care payments to Minnesota after viral fraud claim. The move comes after a viral video purported to show child care facilities receiving government funds but being non-operational.

Day 353

Trump vetoes bipartisan bill to provide clean water to rural Southeastern Colorado

The US stock market is about to achieve something so rare that it's only happened five times since the 1940s: three consecutive years of double-digit gains.

The president is eyeing another major project in the nation's capital, planning to destroy some 13 historic buildings on the grounds of St. Elizabeths in order to expand facilities for the Department of Homeland Security.

The USPS just changed how postmarks work—and it will affect mail-in voting while hitting Americans with late fees on everything from tax payments to rent checks. Starting in 2026, your postmark date won't reflect when you actually mailed something anymore. Instead of stamping mail with the date you dropped it in a mailbox or handed it to a postal worker, USPS will now mark it with whenever their sorting machine gets around to processing it-potentially days later.

DEMOCRAT WINS IOWA STATE SENATE SEAT, BLOCKING A GOP SUPERMAJORITY

Trump elevates social media posts attacking grieving Kennedys

President Trump issued his first vetoes of his second term this week, rejecting legislation that passed Congress with bipartisan support and prompting criticism that his actions were the latest moves in the president's retribution campaign.

The two bills aimed to fund a water pipeline in southeastern Colorado, and expand land reserved for the Miccosukee Tribe in Florida as well as direct the Interior Department to help mitigate flooding there.

NASA's Largest Library Is Closing Amid Staff and Lab Cuts. Holdings from the library at the Goddard Space Flight Center, which includes unique documents from the early 20th century, will be warehoused or thrown out.

The Separation: Inside the Unraveling U.S.-Ukraine Partnership. As President Trump sought a peace deal and President Vladimir Putin sought victory, factions in the White House and the Pentagon bled the Ukrainian war effort.

World's most contagious virus detected at 2 major US airports amid peak holiday traffic. During peak holiday travel, one of the world's most infectious diseases was detected at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey.

A case of measles was identified in a passenger at terminals B and C on Dec. 12, according to a New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH) press release.

Americans across the country are facing enormous scam risks because of their president. In a fundraising email circulated Monday, Donald Trump told his supporters that Democrats would steal their "tariff rebate checks" if they didn't donate money to him within the hour.

Drugmakers plan to raise US prices on at least 350 medications, including vaccines against COVID, RSV and shingles, even as the Trump administration pressures them for cuts, according to data provided by healthcare research firm 3 Axis Advisors

Trump Abandons Effort to Deploy National Guard in Chicago, Portland and L.A. President Trump's decision came after the Supreme Court ruled that he could not deploy troops in the Chicago area over the objections of Illinois officials.

Day 354

Russia rings in new year with mass drone strike on Ukraine, Putin says he's confident of victory

U.S. military carries out more strikes against alleged drug boats, killing 8 people

Mamdani Is Sworn In as New York City Mayor After Remarkable Political Rise

Trump's Tangled Web of Deal-Making, Policy and Riches. President Trump, his family and some of their closest associates have engaged in a sprawling campaign of deals, stretching across industries and the globe.

Veto of Water Project Is Trump's Latest Targeted Hit on Colorado. President Trump raised pressure on Colorado leaders to release a convicted election denier, Tina Peters, from state prison.

Detritus from one of the Caribbean boat strikes has washed up on the Colombian peninsula, and it's not what the White House claimed. The boats, apparently wrecked in a November 6 strike, arrived with two mangled bodies and...emptied packets of marijuana.

The Trump administration is pausing child care funding to all states after allegations of fraud in daycare centers in Minnesota emerged, an official with the Department of Health and Human Services said.

Trump administration terminates lease for Washington's 3 public golf courses

Day 355

Took T-Bone and JP skiing. Read 3/4 of Twilight of Democracy by Anne Applebaum, ate fries and drank a beer in the lodge at Kissing Bridge. 

Day 356

Places bombed by the U.S. in 2025:
Yemen
Iran
Syria
Venezuela
Iraq
Palestine
Somalia
Nigeria

The Trump Administration Approved a Lithium Mine. An Official's Husband Profited

Karen Budd-Falen, the No. 3 at the Interior Department, didn't disclose a $3.5 million water-rights contract between her husband and a Nevada mine's developers.

U.S. CAPTURES MADURO, TRUMP SAYS. Venezuelan Leader Flown Out of Country After 'Large-Scale' Attack

'Wicked' Composer Bows Out of Kennedy Center Gala Over Trump's Changes

Minnesota department finds child care centers targeted in viral video operating normally. The department said it visited the nine facilities at the center of right-wing claims of fraud and found them "operating as expected."

President Trump says the US will "run" Venezuela until safe transition can take place following the US capture of Maduro.

Day 357

U.S. Will Keep Troops in Caribbean as 'Leverage' on Venezuela, Rubio Says. Indictment Cites Cocaine Trade, in Which Venezuela's Role Is Believed to Be Modest. Trump Long Wanted to "Take the Oil' He Says He'll Do It in Venezuela.

Trump Plunges U.S. Into a New Era of Risk in Venezuela. President Trump opened a new chapter in American nation building as he declared that the U.S. would "run" Venezuela for an indefinite period.

Rubio says the U.S. does not have "forces on the ground' in Venezuela

The secretary of state also said strikes on alleged drug boats will continue, and that Cuba's government is in "a lot of trouble."

A new Trump foreign policy doctrine emphasizes threats of regime change

Right-wing influencers descend on day care centers across the U.S. after Minnesota fraud claims. Clips of people knocking on the doors of day cares purportedly run by Somali immigrants are being viewed millions of times, as critics call it harassment.

North Korea launches ballistic missiles toward sea ahead of South Korean leader's visit to China. Military leaders said South Korea maintains a readiness to repel any provocations and is exchanging information with the U.S. and Japan.

When asked by a reporter whether he still believes that Colombian President Gustavo Petro needs to "watch his ass" following U.S. strikes on Venezuela, Trump doubled down on his earlier statements.

On Saturday, Petro stated that he is no longer concerned about his safety in the aftermath of these recent strikes. However, Trump responded by issuing a second warning to the Colombian president.

Venezuela's opposition rejoiced at Maduro's abduction, but Trump doesn't seem interested in working with them

China's foreign ministry said on Sunday that the United States should immediately release Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife, and resolve the situation in Venezuela through dialogue and negotiation

US stocks had a stellar 2025, but global markets stole the show. A major index tracking stocks outside the US, the MSCI All Country World ex-USA, gained 29.2% in 2025, handily outpacing the S&P 500's gain of 16.39%.

'Naked imperialism': how Trump intervention in Venezuela is a return to form for the US

Q: "Trump said Maria Corina Machado doesn't have the respect or support within the country. By your own admission, she walloped the last election."

Rubio: "She wasn't on the ballot in the last election."

Q: "But her party was."

Rubio: "It was an illegitimate election. That's why [Maduro] is not a legitimate president."

Q: "Right, but is there an agreement to transition to democracy? It sounds like there's not."

Rubio: "There's gotta be a little realism here...Everyone's asking why 24 hours after Nicolas Maduro was arrested there's not an election scheduled for tomorrow? These things take time. There's a process...l'm not going to publicly go into details about those things."

The "Trump Corollary," appears prominently in the 2025 National Security Strategy, a document associated with the Trump administration's "Project 2025" agenda, asserting U.S. dominance in the Western Hemisphere against non-Hemispheric powers, focusing on controlling migration, countering China, and securing resources, with real-world actions seen in increased military presence and policies towards Latin America, notably Venezuela.

Elon Musk's DOGE mission fails miserably - as US Govt spending rises by 6%

President Trump reportedly threatened Venezuela's new leader Delcy Rodriguez after the U.S. ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. "If she doesn't do what's right, she is going to pay a very big price, probably bigger than Maduro," Trump told The Atlantic's Michael Scherer in a Sunday phone interview.

Donald Trump is now reposting videos on Truth Social suggesting that Minnesota Governor Tim Walz had Melissa Hortman assassinated.

Day 358

Maduros to Appear in Manhattan Court as Trump Expands Threats

After Venezuela, Trump Offers Hints About What Could Be Next. President Trump's comments about Greenland, Colombia and Cuba offered a glimpse of how emboldened he feels after the quick capture of Venezuela's leader.

Reviving Venezuela's Flow of Oil Will Not Come Easily or Cheaply

Trump Says U.S. Is 'in Charge' of Venezuela, While Rubio Stresses Coercing It

Dimon's $770 Million Windfall Shows How Banking Is Great Again. Regulations are lifting, and deal-making is heating up. For Jamie Dimon, being JPMorgan Chase's chief executive was more lucrative in 2025 than ever.

After U.S. Strikes on Christmas, Fear Grips Muslims in Rural Nigeria A small town set amid a smattering of baobab trees is grappling with the aftermath of a bombing ordered by President Trump.

Slain Minnesota lawmaker's children call on Trump to remove social media video amplifying false claims about her death. Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, were killed in June.

Venezuelan Official Says at Least 40 People Were Killed in U.S. Attack. Nicolas Maduro provoked President Trump's team into action after his dance moves and nonchalance were taken as mockery in recent weeks

Gov. Tim Walz has ended his reelection campaign for governor. He was three months into a campaign that has been plagued by criticism over his handling of fraud and political opposition stirred up by President Trump.

Trump administration contacted US oil companies a week before speaking to congress

President Donald Trump is demanding an apology from CBS after the network aired an interview with Marjorie Taylor Greene on 60 Minutes. This comes after CBS settled a lawsuit with Trump earlier this year regarding a separate interview focused on Vice President Kamala Harris. Trump now insists that CBS should never allow any criticism of him on air again, sparking a heated debate about media freedom and corporate influence.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced he will demote retired naval officer and sitting Senator Mark Kelly for "reckless misconduct" after the senator and other Democratic lawmakers urged troops to refuse any illegal orders

Trump goes on another 'Social Media Blitzkrieg' posting over 80 times in less than two hours. Donald Trump's actions were condemned even by far-right world leaders, despite him claiming that the 'fake news' will not cover the 'TRUTH'

Department of State@StateDept
This is OUR Hemisphere, and President Trump will not allow our security to be threatened. THIS IS OUR HEMISPHERE!

Oil stocks surged on Monday, as investors grappled with the potential consequences of the Trump administration's military intervention in Venezuela.

CDC overhauls childhood vaccine schedule to resemble Denmark in unprecedented move. The new U.S. guidelines recommend all children get vaccines for 11 diseases, compared with the 18, including Covid, previously on the schedule.

Covid, RSV, chickenpox, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, rotavirus and meningitis are not included in the childhood schedule. 

The state of emergency put in place by the Venezuelan government since the U.S. attack that ousted President Nicolas Maduro orders police to "immediately begin the national search and capture of everyone involved in the promotion or support for the armed attack by the United States," according to a text of the decree published on Monday.

The Trump administration is deploying around 2,000 federal agents to Minneapolis as part of an immigration crackdown and on the heels of a welfare fraud scandal in Minnesota

Donald Trump is reportedly "weighing" whether to tap the notoriously anti-immigrant deputy chief of staff to oversee Venezuela in the coming months

Trump didn't back Venezuela's Machado as next leader 'because she accepted Nobel Peace Prize'

Back in 2019, Fiona Hill, a National Security Council official in the first Trump administration, testified to a House committee that Russians pushing the creation of spheres of influence had been offering to somehow "swap" Venezuela, their closest ally in Latin America, for Ukraine.

Shares of major U.S. oil companies climbed on Monday in the first trading since the U.S. military removed former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

Corporation for Public Broadcasting Votes to Shut Down. Executives debated whether to allow the corporation to lie dormant after federal funding ended last year, but decided against it.

Trump says U.S. may reimburse oil companies for rebuilding Venezuela's infrastructure. Big oil firms will either "get reimbursed by us or through revenue," Trump told NBC News in an exclusive interview.

Flu surges in 45 states, as doctor visits reach highest level in 30 years. About 5,000 people have died of the flu so far this season, including 9 children.

The Trump administration is cutting $10B in funding for social services like childcare and aid for poor families in California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, and New York. The move appears to be a reaction to Minnesota's Somali day care scandal, which the right has latched onto.

Day 359

Donald J. Trump@realDonaldTrump
Say it with me... LIBERAL YT WOMEN!!! Most damaging creatures on earth. Wake-up America Wake Up. 

(Good. He should be afraid of us.)

Trump says in new interview, people who protest him "should be put in jail."

It's often said that one of Trump's biggest innovations in American politics is to openly confess to his corruption. Speaking to reporters, he did just that: "We need total access—we need access to the oil and to other things in their country." Asked specifically about oil reserves, he said: "We're gonna run everything."

Venezuela Braces for Economic Collapse From U.S. Blockade. Venezuela could lose the bulk of its oil export revenues this year if the U.S. blockade stays in place, a scenario that would set off a humanitarian crisis.

Trump Suggests Extended U.S. Involvement in Venezuela. President Trump told NBC News that the U.S. must first "nurse the country back to health," and named a group of officials to oversee the next steps.

Why Trump Refused to Back Venezuela's Machado: Fears of Chaos, and Fraying Ties U.S. intelligence suggested María Corina Machado, Venezuelas opposition leader, would struggle to lead the government. But her relationship with Trump officials had been souring for months.

Stephen Miller Asserts U.S. Has Right to Take Greenland The remarks were part of a push to justify American imperialism and a vision in which the U.S. could overthrow governments if it was in the national interest.

U.S. Attack to Seize Greenland Would End NATO, Danish Prime Minister Says

Trump Assails Jan. 6 Inquiry on Anniversary of Riot. Five years after a mob of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol over his false claims of a stolen election, President Trump attacked those who investigated him.

Health Dept. to Freeze $10 Billion in Funding to 5 Democratic States

Texas Is Sued Over Investigations Into Teachers' Speech After Charlie Kirk's Death. The lawsuit challenges a conservative effort to punish those who criticized Mr. Kirk in the aftermath of his killing.

At least 24 Venezuelan security officers killed in US operation to capture Maduro, officials say

The Department of Health and Human Services is freezing $10 billion in federal funds in five Democrat-run states over allegations of fraudulent child care programming, an HHS official confirmed to ABC News. The HHS official confirmed that the five states are California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota and New York.

Contractors will receive monetary bounties in exchange for turning over the whereabouts of specified immigrants as quickly as possible, using whatever physical and digital surveillance tools they see fit.

"I just want to say this to Trump's defenders. You don't have to bend over backwards trying to make Trump's authoritarian power grabs seem like the rule of law. He does not give a fuck anymore. He's saying it straight up. Trump is saying the people like dictators. Trump is saying I hate my opponents and I want them punished. And Trump is saying I'll use all the levers of government at my disposal to accomplish that goal. So you can get on board with that and say I'm with that or you can join the rest of us and fight like hell for this constitutional republic.
-Jon Stewart

ABORTION STAYS LEGAL IN WYOMING AS ITS TOP COURT STRIKES DOWN LAWS, INCLUDING FIRST US PILL BAN

Flu surges in 45 states, as doctor visits reach highest level in 30 years. About 5,000 people have died of the flu so far this season, including 9 children.

BREAKING: President Trump and his advisers are discussing a range of options to acquire Greenland, with White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt saying that "utilizing the U.S. military is always an option."

More than seven million borrowers may soon see their student loan payments skyrocket as the Education Department implements a settlement agreement that ends the Biden era SAVE plan.

The White House has unveiled a new website recounting a wildly inventive version of the insurrection. The site says the "massive crowd peacefully" approached the Capitol in an "orderly and spirited" fashion. And, crucially, that "President Trump emerges triumphant."

DHS deploys 2K federal agents to Minneapolis area to carry out 'largest immigration operation ever"

Delcy Rodríguez, the acting president of Venezuela, said on Tuesday that "there is no one, there is no external agent that governs Venezuela. It is Venezuela." Since the U.S. military operation on Saturday that seized Nicolás Maduro and his wife, President Trump has repeatedly said that the United States would "run" Venezuela.

On Tuesday, he suggested that the U.S. could be involved there for some time, and called himself the top person in charge. Rodriguez, who spoke at a government event, is hemmed in by Trump's demands to cooperate with him or face further action, and the need to maintain the loyalty of her country's ruling elite.

She called the U.S. raid "absolutely illegal."

Trump Mobile's golden phone remains nowhere to be found

Trump says inflation has "stopped." He says his policies will cut drug prices by "400, 500, even 600 percent." He says he has brought down the price of food and gas. He says that electricity costs "will fall dramatically." He says that wages are up and that manufacturing jobs are flooding back to the United States. Trouble is, none of that is true.

Americans are going to be paying even MORE for at least 350 medications in 2026.

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The Pentagon on Tuesday confirmed it directed a review of women's "effectiveness" in ground combat roles after nearly a decade of them serving in such jobs.

U.S. Boards Ship That Tried to Evade Venezuela Blockade, in Challenge to Russia

U.S. to Control Venezuela Oil Sales 'Indefinitely, Energy Secretary Says

Maduro Is Gone, but Repression in Venezuela Has Intensified Security forces have boarded buses, searched phones and interrogated people, looking for evidence that they welcomed the capture of Nicolás Maduro.

In her most recent newsletter, the historian Heather Cox Richardson reminds us of this 2009 statement by Peter Thiel, who as much as anyone could be considered the theorist of Trumpism as an intellectual movement. “I no longer believe that freedom and democracy are compatible. The 1920s were the last decade in American history during which one could be genuinely optimistic about politics. Since 1920, the vast increase in welfare beneficiaries and the extension of the franchise to women... have rendered the notion of "capitalist democracy" into an oxymoron.”

The U.S. Will 'Indefinitely' Take Over Venezuelan Oil Sales and Revenue, Energy Secretary Says

Utah bans books in all high schools
The 19 other banned titles are:

•   "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen.

•   "Tilt" by Ellen Hopkins.

•   "Fallout" by Ellen Hopkins.

•   "Tricks" by Ellen Hopkins.

•   "Blankets" by Craig Thompson.

•   "A Court of Thorns and Roses" by Sarah J. Maas.

•   "A Court of Mist and Fury" by Sarah J. Maas.

•   "A Court of Wings and Ruin" by Sarah J. Maas.

•   "A Court of Frost and Starlight" by Sarah J. Maas.

•   "A Court of Silver Flames" by Sarah J. Maas.

•   "Damsel" by Elana K. Arnold

•   "Empire of Storms" by Sarah J. Maas.

•   "Forever" by Judy Blume.

•   "Like a Love Story" by Abdi Nazemian.

•   "Living Dead Girl" by Elizabeth Scott.

•   "Milk and Honey" by Rupi Kaur.

•   "Oryx & Crake" by Margaret Atwood.

•   "What Girls Are Made Of" by Elana K. Arnold.

•   "Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher.

Donald J. Trump@realDonaldTrump
"Remember, also, I single-handedly ENDED 8 WARS, and Norway, a NATO Member, foolishly chose not to give me the Noble Peace Prize, But that doesn't matter! What does matter is that I saved Millions of Lives. RUSSIA AND CHINA HAVE ZERO FEAR OF NATO WITHOUT THE UNITED STATES, AND I DOUBT NATO WOULD BE THERE FOR US IF WE REALLY NEEDED THEM. EVERYONE IS LUCKY THAT I REBUILT OUR MILITARY IN MY FIRST TERM, AND CONTINUE TO DO SO. We will always be there for NATO, even if they won't be there for us. The only Nation that China and Russia fear and respect is the DJT REBUILT U.S.A."

Note: he spelled Nobel wrong

Protesters are being tear gassed and physically assaulted by federal agents after a member of ICE shot and killed a woman in South Minneapolis

Europe and Rest of World Try to Come to Terms With Trump the Imperialist. Needing support to fend off Russia in Ukraine, European leaders are cautious about criticizing President Trump on Greenland, Iran, Venezuela and much else.

ICE agent shoots and kills a woman during the Minneapolis immigration crackdown

Lindsay Graham to Iranian leader: 'Trump is gonna kill you'

Protesters are being tear gassed and physically assaulted by federal agents after a member of ICE shot and killed a woman in South Minneapolis

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, an Army National Guard veteran with tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, opposed women in ground combat units while he was a Fox News host and author. "I'm straight up saying we should not have women in combat roles. It hasn't made us more effective. Hasn't made us more lethal. Has made fighting more complicated," he said in a November 2024 podcast hosted by Shawn Ryan. But during his confirmation hearing last year he softened his stance, saying women can serve in combat roles as long as they meet the same standards as men.

The deadly Minneapolis encounter is the ninth ICE shooting since September.

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In 2025, the Education Department under President Trump dismissed thousands of civil rights investigations, focusing instead on investigations of alleged discrimination affecting White students, antisemitism complaints and policies regarding transgender students.

Trump Says U.S. Oversight of Venezuela Could Last for Years

Videos Contradict Trump Administration Account of ICE Shooting in Minneapolis. A Times analysis of footage from three camera angles shows that the motorist was driving away from — not toward — a federal officer when he opened fire.

Victim in ICE Shooting Is Remembered for Her Kindness. Renee Good, 37, a resident of Minneapolis, was mourned on Wednesday as a cherished member of the community.

Smithsonian Faces New Pressure to Submit to Trump's Will. The institution, long seen as independent, faces a White House deadline to hand over records about its content and could see its governing board reshaped.

Push to Audit Private Equity and Venture Capital Falters Under Trump. Specialists have left the I.R.S. and audits have been abandoned since President Trump returned to office.

Trump Withdraws the U.S. From More International Organizations. The executive order the president signed Wednesday follows a broader vision of American foreign policy that shuns coalition building and the consensus of nations.

Oz calls alcohol a 'social lubricant: Just 'don't have it for breakfast'. Dr Mehmet Oz calls alcohol a "social lubricant that brings people together, but stresses moderation still matters. Oz was responding to new dietary guidelines ed by the Trump administration that drop specific daily alcohol limits. 

A law enforcement agent used a chemical spray on a protester at the scene of the fatal shooting of a 37-year-old woman by an ICE officer. A photographer had his eyes flushed after being hit with chemical irritants.

Since US President Donald Trump took power in January, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has become a far more visible and fearsome force on American streets.

Though ICE is ostensibly still bound by constitutional limits, the way it has been operating bears the hallmarks of a secret police force in the making.

As an expert on authoritarian regimes, I've studied historical and contemporary secret police forces extensively across Africa, Asia and Europe. They typically meet five criteria:

• they’re a police force targeting political opponents and dissidents

• they're not controlled by other security agencies and answer directly to the dictator

• the identity of their members and their operations are secret

• they specialise in political intelligence and surveillance operations

• they carry out arbitrary searches, arrests, interrogations, indefinite detentions, disappearances and torture.

Prosecutors Said to Pursue New Investigation of Letitia James. The New York attorney general's longtime hairdresser has come under scrutiny as the Justice Department's efforts to charge Ms. James on other fronts falter. Ms James hair dresser is being accused of improper identification while buying a car three years ago. Ms James has NO connection to the purchase but it highlights the extent to which the government is scouring her personal life to find crimes to connect her to. 

Republicans confirm former Fox News contributor as the nation's new drug czar

Senate passes bill to block further military action in Venezuela

ICE pepper sprays teachers and administrators at Roosevelt High School in Minneapolis 

Judge rules that a fifth federal prosecutor appointed by Pam Bondi is serving unlawfully

Similarly to other cases, Schofield ruled the Justice Department had tried to use impermissible work-arounds to keep Sarcone in office despite a 120-day limit for U.S. attorneys whose nominations had not been confirmed by the Senate. "The Department of Justice did not follow those procedures. Instead, on the same day that the judges declined to extend Mr. Sarcone's appointment, the Department took coordinated steps - through personnel moves and shifting titles - to install Mr. Sarcone as Acting U.S. Attorney," Schofield wrote. "Federal law does not permit such a workaround." The Justice Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

President Donald Trump said he has ordered "my representatives" to buy $200 billion in mortgage bonds in an attempt to drive down interest rates and monthly payments, writing in a Truth Social post.

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General Motors said it will lose another $6 billion as a result of its decision to pull back on electric cars.

Jesse Ventura says Trump is like Ferdinand Marcos. His use of military and federal powers against Americans is the sign that we are a fascist country. 

Wary of Investing in Venezuela, Big Oil Heads to the White House. The amounts of money, time and political uncertainty trouble executives at large Western oil companies, who plan to meet with President Trump today.

Trump Defends U.S. Military Spending Plan to Combat Real Threats'. President Trump said in an interview on Fox News that the U.S. needed a $600 billion increase in military spending next year. He did not specify the threats.

Trump says his 'own morality' is limit to his global power

After Machado Offers Her Nobel, Trump Says It Would Be an 'Honor' to Accept It. President Trump indicated that he would meet the Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado. Last year, she won the Nobel Peace Prize, an award he covets. President Trump indicated on Thursday evening that he will meet with María Corina Machado, Venezuela's opposition leader, next week in Washington, after refusing to support her to lead the country following the U.S. seizure of Nicolás Maduro. Ms. Machado has tried to ingratiate erself to Mr. Trump and earlier this week offered to give him the Nobel Peace Prize she was awarded last year. Mr. Trump has long coveted the award.

Trump adds second floor to East Wing project doubling its originally proposed size. 

Catholic Paper Calls JD Vance a Moral Stain for ICE Victim Smear. Leading Catholic paper accused the VP of having a "twisted and wrongheaded view of Christianity" for his comments on Renee Good's death at the hands of ICE.

Nobel Institute says Trump can't just take María Corina Machado's Peace Prize. Trump said he'd be 'honored' to accept Machado's Nobel Peace Prize when she visits the White House next week. But the Institute warned that won't make him a real winner.

Wife of Minnesota woman killed in ICE shooting: 'We had whistles. They had guns'

U.S. Hiring Turned Sluggish Over First Year of Trump's Second Term. As economists pointed to some of the president's policies to explain the latest government data, White House aides sought to make the case for optimism in 2026.

U.S. Hiring Remains at a Modest Pace, and Weaknesses Are Evident

Trump's Push to Invest in Venezuela Gets a Tepid Response From Oil Executives. Meeting with leaders of Exxon Mobil and other companies, the president said he wanted the industry to invest $100 billion in rebuilding Venezuela's infrastructure.

E.U. and South America to Form Free-Trade Zone With 700 Million People The agreement represents a push for deeper global cooperation, in contrast to the United States' turning to coercion in its dealings with other countries.

Washington National Opera Is Leaving the Kennedy Center. The opera, which has performed at the arts center since 1971, was concerned about declines in attendance and donations during President Trump's second term.

Trump Threatens to Take Greenland 'the Hard Way'. President Trump again threatened to forcibly annex the island, saying that he was "going to do something on Greenland, whether they like it or not."

Trump Seeks New Powers to Pressure ‘Underperforming’ Weapons Makers. In an executive order, President Trump is aiming to punish defense contractors that don’t deliver weapons quickly enough.

Greenland Is Only the Beginning. Trump Has His Sights Set on Europe.

Several of Kennedy's Dietary Advisers Have Ties to Meat and Dairy Interests Robert F. Kennedy Jr. had promised that his panel, which released new guidelines this week, would have no "conflicts of interest."

Trump Administration Freezes Food Stamps in Minnesota. The move was part of a broader effort to to freeze social services to some Democratic-led states amid a fraud investigation in Minnesota.

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During a Fox News interview that aired on Wednesday, Vance said he expects to see "deportation numbers ramp up as we get more and more people online, working for ICE, going door to door and making sure that if you're an illegal alien, you've got to get out of this country."

"That's fine, dude. I'm not mad at you." - Renée Good, moments before she was killed and called a “fucking bitch” by the ICE agent who shot her three times in the head

Trump seeks $100bn for Venezuela oil, but Exxon boss says country 'uninvestable'

Vice President JD Vance claimed that an ICE officer who fatally shot Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis is "protected by absolute immunity."

Congress is debating the possible consequences for ICE and even Noem after Renee Good's killing

220,000 Fewer Workers: Trump's Cuts Affected Every Federal Agency. New data offers the first clear view of the impact of the buyouts and firings.

US military says it carried out strikes across Syria targeting Islamic State

U.S. launches 'large-scale' strikes on ISIS targets across Syria. The attack was in response to an ISIS ambush in December that killed two Army soldiers and a civilian interpreter.

President Trump on Friday called for a one-year cap limiting credit card interest rates to 10%, but offered no details on how he planned to enact such a policy, which would typically require congressional or regulatory action.

(Great idea. Will never happen.)

President Donald Trump's new executive order on Venezuelan oil revenue is meant to ensure that the money remains protected from being used in judicial proceedings.

The executive order, made public on Saturday, says that if the funds were to be seized for such use, it could

"undermine critical U.S. efforts to ensure economic and political stability in Venezuela."

Trump Is Briefed on Options for Striking Iran as Protests Continue. The president has said he will be "hitting them very hard" if Iranian leaders kill protesters amid widespread demonstrations calling for changes in the country.

Day 364

Trump's 'Superstar' Appellate Judges Have Voted 133 to 12 in His Favor. Trump promised to fill the appeals courts with "my judges." Now they've formed a nearly united phalanx to defend his agenda from legal challenges.

Smithsonian Removes Label Noting Trump Impeachments. When the National Portrait Gallery replaced a portrait of President Trump this week, it took down a biography of his first term.

U.S. Launches Major Strikes on Islamic State Targets in Syria. The airstrikes followed an even larger attack in December to avenge the killing of three Americans last year.

As cases of bacterial meningitis rise, doctors worry fewer teens will get vaccinated. Under Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s guidance, the CDC no longer recommends routine vaccination to protect against the rare but deadly disease.

The organization that oversees the Nobel Peace Prize is throwing cold water on talk of Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado giving her recent award to President Donald Trump. Once the Nobel Peace Prize is announced, it can't be revoked, transferred or shared with others, the Norwegian Nobel Institute said in a short statement on Friday. "The decision is final and stands for all time," it said.

Vouchers, Patriotism and Prayer: The Trump Administration's Plan to Remake Public Education. Education Secretary Linda McMahon is bringing about a new era in education — and perhaps the end of public schools as we know them.

Our Reporters Reached Out for Comment. They Were Accused of Stalking and Intimidation by the Trump Administration. 

Somalis Fled Civil War and Built a Community. Now They Are a Target. A fraud scandal has made the Somali community in Minnesota a focus of the Trump administration's crackdown on immigrants.

Noem Says 'Hundreds More' Agents Will Be Sent to Minnesota Over 'Corruption'. The homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem, cited a yearslong federal investigation into social program fraud in the state.

Greg Bovino has officially kicked off door to door raids. ICE/CBP agents can be seen blocking an entire block while Bovino and his Gestapo personally go door to door. (St. Paul, MN)

Trump threatened GOP senators who voted for war powers resolution in 'angry' calls. After the vote, the president threatened the senators with primary challenges, according to people with knowledge of the calls.

Federal Prosecutors Are Said to Have Opened an Inquiry Into Fed Chair Powell. The investigation, which centers on renovations of the Federal Reserve headquarters, signals an escalation in the clash between President Trump and the chair.

Trump Regrets Not Seizing Voting Machines. After 2020 Election In an interview, the president said he should have ordered the National Guard to take the machines to find evidence of fraud, but added that the Guard might not have had the sophistication to do so.

(Trump is going to disrupt the midterms. Mark it.)

Federal Reserve hit with DOJ subpoenas in criminal probe over Jerome Powell testimony. Powell said the threat of criminal charges is because the Fed's decisions "serve the public" and not "the preferences of the President."

Day 365

This Sunday is the final broadcast of PBS News Weekend, at least for the foreseeable future. PBS cancelled the show due to the loss of federal funding for public media.

Federal Prosecutors Open Investigation Into Fed Chair Powell. The investigation, which is said to center on renovations of the Federal Reserve's headquarters, escalates President Trump's pressure campaign on Jerome Powell. Jerome Powell said the threat of criminal charges is over decisions that "serve the public," not the president's "preferences."

U.S. Citizens Are Joining the Military to Protect Undocumented Parents. Amid an ICE crackdown in her area, an Oregon National Guard recruiter offers U.S. citizens a way to shelter their immigrant parents.

Europe scrambles after Trump says U.S. will take Greenland 'one way or the other'

New wealthy donors give big money to Trump's super PAC Bosses affiliated with AI companies and TikTok among those who made donations to MAGA Inc. for the first time.

Trump slams Civil Rights movement, says it led to white people being 'very badly treated'

Trump posts that he's "Acting President of Venezuela"

E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved When Setting Rules on Air Pollution. In a reversal, the agency plans to calculate only the cost to industry when setting pollution limits, and not the monetary value of saving human lives.

On the podium, today, Kristi Noem said, "one of ours, all of yours." It is a line from Nazi Germany, coined when an SS officer was killed in a Czech Village and the Nazis killed every single male resident of that village in response.

President Donald Trump said countries that do business with Iran will face a new 25% tariff. The announcement appears to mean goods from China, a major trading partner of both Iran and the United States, would become significantly more expensive to import.

U.S. Attacked Boat With Aircraft That Looked Like a Civilian Plane. Even accepting the Trump administration's claim that there is an armed conflict with suspected drug runners, laws forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.

(Donny predicts Trump will appoint himself as head of the federal reserve)

Trump Officials Are Sending 1,000 More Immigration Officers to Minnesota

The Customs and Border Protection officers are joining 2,000 other officers and agents who have recently been deployed to the Minneapolis region.

Four migrants die in US immigration custody over first 10 days of 2026

Protesters demand action after ICE arrests of U.S. citizen Target employees. Demonstrators gathered after two U.S. citizen Target employees were arrested by ICE, calling on the retailer to bar agents without judicial warrants.

4 members of Oglala Sioux Tribe detained by ICE in Minneapolis

Day 366

US inflation remained at a higher-than-expected 2.7% in December

Inflation Steady as Fed Considers Rate Path. Consumer prices in December were 2.7 percent higher than a year ago, a similar rate to the previous month.

Trump Asks When Did I Do That? When Asked About His Promise to Send Americans $2K Tariff Checks

The White House says the Smithsonian Institution must submit materials about current and upcoming exhibitions and events for a review that will determine whether they express "improper ideology."

Activists allege ICE tracked and intimidated Minnesotans observing their operations using private data like license-plate and car-registration info - data that, advocates say should only be accessed during active criminal investigations. The ACLU of Minnesota calls for answers and accountability.

The federal presence of ICE and Customs and Border Protection agents in Minnesota is intensifying as new video shows agents smashing a man's car window before abducting him from a Minneapolis gas station... moments before a second man is violently arrested.

"We're trying to get status. Got a Honduran here. We're trying to get status" ... that's the explanation an agent gives as to why approximately a dozen officers are surrounding a Jeep Cherokee in a Speedway.

Watch the video... they do not "get status." Before they can obtain any information from the man - who refused to open his car door for the gang of masked men sent to intimidate him- an agent breaks his window and begins dragging him out of his vehicle.

3 Prosecutors Quit After Push to Investigate ICE Shooting Victim's Widow. The resignations came as prosecutors struggled to manage the outrage over the killing of Renee Good, which set off protests in Minnesota and across the nation.

Trump Has Another Justification for the Shooting of Renee Good: Disrespect. President Trump suggested that Renee Good's "highly disrespectful" attitude toward law enforcement played a role in her fatal shooting by an ICE agent.

Affordable Healthcare Act enrollment drops by 1.4 million due to soaring premiums following the expiration of enhanced subsidies 

Donald Trump's record on the Truth-O-Meter
PolitiFact has fact-checked Trump 1,136 times since 2011. About 78% of his claims have landed on our rating scale's bottom half: Mostly False, False or Pants on Fire!

True 36

Mostly True 86

Pants on Fire 220

Half True 130

Mostly False 216

False 448

Source: PolitiFact Truth-O-Meter as of Jan. 13, 2025

Donald Trump FLIPS OFF a Ford worker and appears to say "fu*k you" after the worker shouted "pedophile protector."

US President Donald Trump said his administration is going to revoke the citizenship of any naturalized immigrant from Somalia or any other country who is convicted of defrauding 'our citizens'

'Like a Military Occupation: Clashes. Rise With Federal Agents in Minneapolis Arrests and aggressive tactics by ICE and the Border Patrol, many seen on viral videos, have intensified the frustration and fear among residents.

Joe Rogan criticizes ICE tactics: Are we really going to be the Gestapo? The influential podcaster, who endorsed President Donald Trump in 2024, has been increasingly critical of the president's mass deportation strategy.

Elon Musk Says He's Filing for Full Custody of Son with Ashley St. Clair After She Changes Her Views to Support Trans Community

Wall Street executives warn Trump: Stop attacking the Fed and credit card industry

Rep. Lieu: "Greg Bovino last night made a post that essentially called protesters, 'cannon fodder.' He needs to delete that post, or he needs to resign...lf Greg Bovino and the administration doesn't turn down the rhetoric, it's going to cause more people to get killed."

The muted response to the undressing of women and children by Elon Musk's Grok is the latest symptom of a culture of impunity

ICE Arrested Dozens of Refugees in Minnesota and Sent Them to Texas, Lawyers Say. The refugees, many of them from Somalia, had passed security screenings. The Trump administration has vowed to "re-examine thousands of refugee cases."

President Donald Trump announced that he will block federal funds to states with sanctuary cities beginning February 1. He made the remarks during a wide-ranging speech at the Detroit Economic Club after touring a Ford truck factory on Tuesday in Dearborn, Michigan.

More Than 170 US Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. ProPublica uncovered that Americans have been kicked, dragged, and detained for days.

Day 367

China Announces Record Trade Surplus as Exports Flood World's Markets A $1.2 trillion surplus last year, the world's largest ever, came despite efforts by President Trump to use tariffs to contain China's factories.

Buying Greenland could cost as much as $700 billion Secretary of State Marco Rubio has been directed to come up with a proposal to purchase the island, a senior White House official said.

Venezuelans in U.S. facing immigration limbo feel it's still not safe to return. Venezuelan migrants say their country is still too unstable. One, named Jhovanny, said "we are targets of the paramilitaries, we are targets of the regime." Shortly after taking office, President Donald Trump moved to revoke TPS for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans and from multiple other countries as part of his agenda to restrict immigration. Following legal challenges, Trump's move to revoke protections for Venezuelans in the U.S. has been allowed to move forward while the case continues to make its way through the courts.

FBI Raids Home of Washington Post Journalist Covering Trump. Hannah Natanson has been reporting on President Trump's attack on federal employees.

Enrique Tarrio, Proud Boys leader, found on list of leaked ICE agents. 

Just in: The Trump administration sent hundreds of letters Tuesday terminating over $2 billion in federal grants supporting mental health and drug addiction services.

LESS THAN TWO days after Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Jonathan Ross fatally shot Renee Good in Minneapolis during a controversial enforcement operation, the Department of Homeland Security's official Instagram account made a recruitment post proclaiming "We'll Have Our Home Again," attaching a song of the same name by Pine Tree Riots. Popularized in neo-Nazi spaces, the track features lines about reclaiming "our home" by "blood or sweat," language often used in white nationalist calls for race war.

500 cases of the measles in South Carolina 

RFK Jr. Says Trump Has 'the Highest Testosterone Level' Dr. Oz Has Ever Seen for Someone His Age

Denmark Has 'Fundamental' Differences With U.S. Over Greenland, Diplomat Says. After a White House meeting, the Danish foreign minister said there was no immediate threat to Greenland from China or Russia, contradicting President Trump.

Republicans Move to Block Effort to Check Trump's Power in Venezuela. G.O.P. leaders are pressuring fellow senators to vote against a bill that would require congressional approval for any further military action in Venezuela.

The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), the nation's largest suicide prevention organization, is deeply alarmed by the Administration's decision to terminate federal grants that tund critical suicide prevention and behavioral health services, potentially eliminating up to $2 billion in critical federal investments, including the Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Suicide Prevention Program, Zero Suicide, Project Aware, and more.

Sec. Marco Rubio freezes all foreign visa processing indefinitely from 75 countries:
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Bhutan, Bosnia, Brazil, Burma, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Colombia, Cote d'Ivoire, Cuba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dominica, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Haiti, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Republic of the Congo, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Uruguay, Uzbekistan and Yemen.

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Trump Threatens to Invoke Insurrection Act After Minneapolis Protests. The president, who has repeatedly threatened to invoke the 1807 law, said he would do so "if the corrupt politicians of Minnesota don't obey the law."

Germany, Sweden, France, Canada, and Norway have all since confirmed they are sending military personnel to Greenland this week for a joint exercise with Danish troops.

BREAKING: The United States seized another Venezuela-linked tanker, two U.S. officials told Reuters, ahead of a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado

Minneapolis Pastor Says He Was Detained by ICE After Joining Protest Callahan said he was eventually released after an agent allegedly told him, "You're white and you wouldn't be any fun anyway"

Trump: "Democrats, they say, 'I don't know if we should have done Venezuela! Anybody that says that hates our country."

Chinese Universities Surge in Global Rankings as U.S. Schools Slip. Harvard still dominates, though it fell to No. 3 on a list measuring academic output. Other American universities are falling further behind their global peers.

Israel and Arab Nations Urge Trump to Postpone Attack on Iran. Israeli and Arab officials fear Iran would retaliate by striking their countries.

WHEN YOU THINK OF IT, WE SHOULDN'T EVEN HAVE AN ELECTION. DONALD TRUMP ON THE MIDTERMS

Kristi Noem: US citizens should be prepared to provide proof of citizenship.

Iran Backpedals on Executions Threat but Casts Protesters as "Terrorists'

Walz Pleads for Calm After Trump's Insurrection Act Threat in Minnesota. Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota asked President Trump to "turn the temperature down" after his threat to use the military in Minneapolis.

Lawmakers urge FTC to investigate Trump phone. The lawmakers questioned whether the venture engaged in false advertising with its claims that the device will be made in the USA.

Venezuelan Opposition Leader Gives Trump Her Peace Prize. The opposition leader María Corina Machado gave the prize to President Trump at the White House. The Nobel Committee has said that the honor is not transferable.

Trump says the US 'shouldn't even have an election' in 2026 because of all his accomplishments

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US citizen sues after federal agents threw him in unmarked car and refused to let him go despite seeing passport

U.S. Says It Erred in Deporting Student Traveling for Thanksgiving. The Trump administration acknowledged it mistakenly deported a college student to Honduras despite a court order barring the removal. But the government has not moved to drop the case.

Trump Wants to Halt Almost All Coal Plant Shutdowns. It Could Get Messy. Even as administration officials vowed this week to head off scheduled retirements, some aging plants are now breaking, and costs could run to the billions.

Breaking with the United States, Canada has agreed to cut its 100% tariff on Chinese electric cars in return for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday.

MAGA's Jewish intellectuals "lent their prestige" to the movement, "certain the hateful rhetoric was meant for someone else"-but "now that it has landed on them, they want credit for noticing the stench,"

Ice threw a tear gas bomb under a car full of children with a family trying to drive home from their oldest son's basketball game. The 6 month old stopped breathing and they had to call ems on the phone to coach the mother through infant cpr. The bomb set off the airbags and their 7 and 11yr old also had to be hospitalized. To say they are human should be enough; but also they are USA citizens and not of Latino descent.

The Right Is Furious With Liberal White Women

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/opinion/republicans-ice-white-women.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share (this brings me joy)

Conservatives aren’t wrong to see furious women as an obstacle to their dreams of mass deportation. During Donald Trump’s first term, many outraged women protested to their members of Congress. They put their faith in prosecutors like Robert Mueller, in investigations and impeachment. They thought the system could constrain a man they regarded as inimical to American values. They now know they were wrong and that no one is coming to save them. So many have turned to peaceful direct action, particularly against ICE, which they view, with good reason, as the tip of the authoritarian spear.

Federal immigration agents filmed dragging a woman from her car in Minneapolis. A U.S. citizen on her way to a medical appointment in Minneapolis was dragged out of her car and detained by immigration officers, according to a statement released by the woman on Thursday, after a video of her arrest drew millions of views on social media.

Trump accepts Nobel medal from Venezuela's opposition leader. He offered no promise of support but did give her a Trump branded tote bag. 

Kristi Noem, while governor of South Dakota, supplemented her roughly $130,000 salary by secretly accepting $80,000 donated to a political nonprofit she was affiliated with, records show. She never disclosed this income on federal ethics forms.

The US agriculture secretary, Brooke Rollins, is facing ridicule after claiming Americans can save money and have their meals align with new Department of Health and Human Services dietary guidelines by simply eating “a piece of chicken, a piece of broccoli”, “a corn tortilla” and “one other thing”.

'Absolutely no detail': experts alarmed as Trump unveils healthcare plan. Months after Trump spoke of 'concepts of a plan', framework offers few specifics - and could stall in Congress

Joel Webbon Says Wives Must Submit To Their Husbands In Fear, Trembling, And Awe

Agent Who Shot Renee Good Was Trained to Track and Apprehend Fugitives. From Iraq to Minnesota, Jonathan Ross's career reflects a 20-year government effort to reshape immigration enforcement with a military mind-set.

A federal judge in Minnesota on Thursday ordered the release of a Liberian man four days after heavily armed immigration agents broke into his home using a battering ram and arrested him. U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Bryan said in his ruling that the agents violated Garrison Gibson's Fourth Amendment rights against unlawful search and seizure. "To arrest him, Respondents forcibly entered Garrison G.'s home without his consent and without a judicial warrant," he said.

President Trump announces plan to REVOKE the citizenship of naturalized immigrants who defraud American citizens.

Reminder: Trump was found guilty of 34 felony counts of fraud 

Workers At Family-Run Mexican Restaurant Were Arrested After Serving A Meal To Ice Agents

MINNEAPOLIS — The Department of Homeland Security will soon possess the home addresses, social security numbers and employment eligibility status of Hennepin Healthcare's workers. This comes after DHS submitted a subpoena for the organization's I-9 forms.

Fear remains in Minneapolis neighborhood where federal agents and protestors clashed. Mona Parkman said she was disturbed by how Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers treated people during the operation, calling it unnecessary.

Trump Weighs Tariffs Against Countries Resisting U.S. Control of Greenland. President Trump has vowed that for security reasons, the United States would take control of the vast, semiautonomous territory "one way or another."

WATTERS: Have you been watching this New York Mayor Mamdani guy?

JD VANCE: Heh heh heh. The guy who wants to take all property away from white people?

Trump Sets Fraudster Free From Prison for a Second Time. President Trump issued a raft of clemency grants this week, including pardoning a man whose daughter had donated millions to a Trump super PAC.

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DHS's use of facial recognition, social media monitoring, automated license plate readers, and predictive policing heralds a chilling new era of mass government surveillance. Trump is trying to make the government Big Brother again. It's unacceptable and it must end now.

Just a reminder: these photos federal agents are taking are part of a growing surveillance state with no oversight. Agents use facial recognition, phone tracking, license plate readers, and fused government databases built by contractors like Palantir. What was tested on immigrants is now expanding to citizens.

The family of a man shot in the leg by an ICE officer in Minneapolis has disputed key elements of the Department of Homeland Security's version of the incident, saying the shooting happened at the door of the man's house, not in the street.

Justice Dept. Is Said to Begin Criminal Inquiry Into Minnesota Leaders The investigation into Gov. Tim Walz and Mayor Jacob Frey is a major escalation in the state-federal battle over the conduct of immigration agents in Minneapolis.

Judge orders federal agents to stop pepper spraying, retaliating against peaceful Minnesota protesters

The House Slumped to Historic Lows of Productivity in 202. Republicans labored to steer the tightly divided House, with fewer votes and fewer bills that became law than almost any session in the last two decades.

A Trump Veto Leaves Republicans in Colorado Parched and Bewildered. The Arkansas Valley Conduit would bring drinking water to about 50,000 people in Colorado’s southeastern plains. The first veto of the president’s second term killed legislation that would have brought clean water to some of the most conservative parts of the state. Residents wonder why.

Black Women Turn to One Another as Their Career Paths Suddenly Recede. Black female professionals have seen a steep drop in employment over the last year. They are turning to each other for pep talks and résumé advice.

Trump Has Machado's Nobel Prize, but Neither Got What They Really Wanted. President Trump has María Corina Machado's medal, but he is not recognized as the Nobel laureate. She did not win his endorsement to become Venezuela's president.

Protests in Iran appear to have slowed as Khamenei claims Trump 'encouraged' unrest. The country's supreme leader claimed "the Iranian nation has defeated America" as Trump appeared to back away from threats to intervene.

'Staring over the edge': South Carolina measles outbreak doubles in a week. More than 500 people are in a 21-day quarantine and about 200 are "actively infected" as the outbreak spreads to at least three other states.

The majority of patients reported in South Carolina are children and are unvaccinated.

In Spain's Little Caracas? Venezuelan Exiles Are Still Waiting In the largest Venezuelan community outside the Americas, many cheered Nicolás Maduro's capture, but were adapting to the fact that his allies remained in charge.

Tensions are rising between the Department of Homeland Security and one of the largest indigenous tribes in the U.S., with tribal leaders saying they think federal agents have arrested several Native American men—all U.S. citizens—amid the immigration-enforcement surge in Minneapolis.

The White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told CBS News on Tuesday that President Trump would sue the news outlet if it did not air an interview with him in full.

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Donald Trump has told countries seeking a permanent seat on the new Board of Peace that they must pay at least $1 billion, with Trump serving as chair of the board overseeing the fund. —Bloomberg

European capitals may hit the U.S. with 93 billion euros ($107.71 billion) worth of tariffs or restrict American companies from the bloc's market in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's threats to NATO allies opposed to his campaign to take over Greenland, the Financial Times reported

D.H.S.'s Role Is Questioned as Immigration Officers Flood U.S. Cities. The Department of Homeland Security was formed after 9/11 amid international terrorism threats. Now, its most visible targets are domestic.

Pentagon Tells Additional 1,500 Troops to Prepare for Possible Deployment to Minnesota

Canada has drawn up plans to send a small contingent of soldiers to Greenland for military exercises with other NATO allies in the face of threats from U.S. President Donald Trump to acquire the semiautonomous island controlled by Denmark, two senior government officials say.

Noem Denies Use of Chemical Agents in Minnesota, Then Backtracks. Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, said officers had not used pepper spray and similar measures before being confronted with a contradictory video.

$1 Billion in Cash Buys a Permanent Seat on Trump's 'Board of Peace' The board was originally conceived to oversee the rebuilding of Gaza, but its charter does not mention the Palestinian enclave, suggesting a possibly broader mandate.

Despite Trump's Claims, Grocery Prices Are Rising. Weather, supply, tariffs, labor and changing consumer habits continue to drive up the cost of groceries. President Trump falsely claims prices are falling.

President Donald Trump has granted clemency to a Republican congressman's son, who was behind bars for distributing methamphetamine.

Day 372

Trump Linked Greenland Push to Nobel Prize Snub, Officials Say. President Trump said one reason behind his determination to acquire Greenland is that he didn't win the Nobel Peace Prize, according to a message he sent to Norway's prime minister.

Dear Ambassador:

 President Trump has asked that the following message, shared with Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, be forwarded to your [named head of government/state]“Dear Jonas: Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace, although it will always be predominant, but can now think about what is good and proper for the United States of America. Denmark cannot protect that land from Russia or China, and why do they have a “right of ownership” anyway? There are no written documents, it’s only that a boat landed there hundreds of years ago, but we had boats landing there, also. I have done more for NATO than any other person since its founding, and now, NATO should do something for the United States. The World is not secure unless we have Complete and Total Control of Greenland. Thank you! President DJT”

Donald Trump's duties on imported goods are paid almost entirely by American importers, their domestic customers and ultimately US consumers

Trump Said He'd Unleash the Economy in Year 1. Here's How He Did.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/01/19/business/economy/trump-economy.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

"There simply isn't a sufficient excuse for being an adult so sheltered from facts and so truth-deprived that you can't see Trump's complete sociopathy and you can't discern the existential threat he and his party are to this nation."

White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller claims local and state police in Minneapolis have been ordered to "stand down and surrender" to the feds.

DOJ vows to press charges after activists disrupt church where Minnesota ICE official is a pastor

Trump's Trade Negotiator SaysResponse to Court Loss Would Be Immediate. If the Supreme Court rules against its tariffs, the Trump administration would begin replacing them immediately, said Jamieson Greer, the United States Trade Representative.

Nick Fuentes, Andrew Tate Filmed Dancing to pro-Hitler Song.The clip appears to show Andrew Tate, Tristan Tate, Nick Fuentes, Clavicular, Sneako, Myron Gaines and Justin Waller grinning, dancing and singing along to Kanye West's "Heil Hitler" in a van on the way to Vendôme nightclub. Another video shows them in the club, reportedly dancing to the song again after they requested it.

US futures sink after Trump warns of higher tariffs for 8 countries over Greenland issueUS Catholic cardinals urge. Trump administration to embrace a moral compass in foreign policy Sending soldiers to Minneapolis for immigration crackdown would be unconstitutional, mayor says Army puts 1,500 soldiers on standby for possible Minnesota deployment, AP sources say Somali businesses struggle during the Minneapolis ICE crackdown

How Trump Is Pushing to Expand Presidential Power

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/01/19/us/trump-presidential-power-iran-venezuela-maduro.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

Trump ignores MLK Day

Day 373

U.S. citizen shares fear he felt when ICE took him from Minnesota home while nearly naked. The Hmong man, a naturalized citizen, said he was returned without explanation or apology.

DOJ civil rights chief blasts Don Lemon for covering anti-ICE protest inside church, vows charges against protesters. Harmeet Dhillon said that "nobody should think in the United States that they're going to be able to get away with this" after anti-ICE protesters halted Sunday service at a St. Paul church.

Trump's First Year Could Have Lasting Economic Consequences. President Trump's policies have so far done little to change the state of the American economy, but economists warn they will ultimately weaken the U.S.

Falsehoods Fueled Trump's First Year Back in Office. Eric Lee for The New York Times The president has justified many significant moves of his second term with inaccurate claims and overstated boasts.

How Trump Is Remaking America, State by State. Change is everywhere, manifestations of the sharp right turn that the president has promised for the country.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/01/19/us/trump-impact-on-states.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

ICE in Morristown, NJ abandoned a 6 year old girl on the side of a busy road after abducting her dad

Israeli crews target UN facilities for Palestinian refugees in East Jerusalem

If senior officers carry out what Trump is threatening against NATO, "the officers and enlisted people below them will likely obey the chain of command"-and "such an outcome would be a tragedy, and potentially a global catastrophe,"

Trump shares map of US including Greenland, Canada, Venezuela

Federal immigration agents deployed to Minneapolis have used aggressive crowd-control tactics. But law enforcement experts warn these measures are escalating risk.

One year ago, President Trump took an oath to serve the American people. Instead, he used the presidency to enrich himself, the @nytimes editorial board writes. This is how Trump has pocketed at least $1.4 billion.

The president turned on Leonard Leo, the conservative activist who helped stack the federal court system with Trump appointees during Trump's first term. Today, he called Leo, who is behind the legal challenge to the administration's tariffs, a "bad guy."

Danish pension fund AkademikerPension said on Tuesday it would sell off its holding of U.S. Treasuries, worth some $100 million, by the end of this month, blaming weak U.S. government finances.

President Says 'You'll Find Out' How Far He'll Go to Get Greenland

Dow tumbles more than 850 points and dollar slides over Greenland and tariff threats

Day 374

"If you are not at the table, you are on the menu....We actively take on the world as it is, not wait for the world as we wish it to be. The old order is not coming back. We should not mourn it. Nostalgia is not a strategy. But from the fracture, we can build something better, stronger and more just." –PM Mark Carney at Davos

Day 375

Trump DOJ admits DOGE Social Security staff worked with political group trying to 'overturn election results'

ICE detains five-year-old Minnesota boy as he came home, say school officials. Superintendent says Liam Ramos and his father were taken into custody while in their driveway and sent to Texas

Newsom adds new list of Trump’s pardoned fraudster friends to Trump Criminals tracker

https://www.gov.ca.gov/2026/01/21/trumpcriminals2/

A new video shows Customs and Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino deploying gas on Minneapolis demonstrators.

THE CONGRESSWOMAN CRIMINALIZED FOR VISITING ICE DETAINEES. LaMonica Mclver went to tour an immigration jail in her New Jersey district. Now she faces seventeen years in prison.

U.S. Lays Out a Glittering Plan for Gaza, Including Skyscrapers. Jared Kushner, President Trump's son-in-law, offered the proposal at a Davos ceremony to inaugurate the president's "Board of Peace."

2 Women Arrested Over Protest of Minnesota Pastor Linked to ICE A standoff between demonstrators and congregants at Cities Church in St. Paul on Sunday added to tensions around federal immigration enforcement in the state.

Trump sues JPMorgan and Jamie Dimon for dropping him as a customer after Jan. 6 attack

US President Donald Trump is struggling to attract Western allies to his "Board of Peace," but so far he has garnered the support of Middle Eastern monarchs, the man known as Europe's last dictator and at least one leader wanted for alleged war crimes.

Federal officers detain a 5-year-old boy who school official says was used as 'bait'

“Nice people made the best Nazis. My mom grew up next to them. They got along, refused to make waves, looked the other way when things got ugly and focused on happier things than “politics.” They were lovely people who turned their heads as their neighbors were dragged away. You know who weren’t nice people? Resisters.”
― Naomi Shulman