V oices, The Peoples News
December 16, 2025
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
U.S. military admits wrongdoing after officers assaulted an American tourist in Japan, turns out he was a former captain
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2025-12-11/el-okinawa-military-police-patrols-usfj-20064186.html
Trump’s deportation agenda will destroy millions of jobs. Both immigrants and U.S.-born workers would suffer job losses, particularly in construction and child care. Texas is projected to be one of the most severely affected states due to its large immigrant population in key sectors.
https://www.epi.org/publication/trumps-deportation-agenda-will-destroy-millions-of-jobs-both-immigrants-and-u-s-born-workers-would-suffer-job-losses-particularly-in-construction-and-child-care/
‘A Chilling Assertion’: Trump Officials Falsely Claim Citizens Must Carry Immigration Docs to Prove Their Status. “There is no legal requirement that US citizens carry papers or have proof of their citizenship on them,” said an attorney at the ACLU of Northern California.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/bovino-papers-please
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Trump’s tariffs will cost U.S. consumers $1,400 next year. President Donald Trump’s tariffs are expected to cost U.S. consumers an extra $1,400 in 2026, according to an analysis from the Tax Foundation.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_dc935829-a13f-451a-a0ee-ceb04291f527.html
# Employment / Labor / Unions
Trump is hellbent on crushing federal unions, but they’re still kicking. “People think that since we don’t have the right to strike, we’re like a paper tiger.”
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/12/trump-doge-layoffs-federal-unions-busting-resistance-strike-protest-collective-bargaining-rights/
# General News / Boat Strikes
International law on the killing of people who survive an attack at sea. The administration justifies these strikes by claiming the United States is in armed conflict with “narco-terrorists,” making the attacks lawful under the laws of war.
https://www.justsecurity.org/126802/expert-backgrounder-law-shipwrecked-survivors/
US Carries Out New Strikes on Alleged Drug Boats, Killing 8. US Southern Command says boats were ‘engaged in narco-trafficking’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/15/us-military-strikes-vessels-pacific
# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Comer postpones Clinton depositions in Epstein case until January. Bill and Hillary Clinton were due to sit for depositions this week.
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/12/15/congress/clintons-depositions-delayed-00692160
# Gov / Politics
Trump Considering Marijuana Executive Order. The review process was first spearheaded by President Joe Biden in 2022. The potential shift would represent one of the most significant federal changes to cannabis policy in decades, reducing oversight to the level of common prescription drugs and potentially opening doors long closed to banks and investors.
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-marijuana-law-change-b2885273.html
President Trump sues BBC for $5 billion despite network’s apology
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/15/trump-lawsuit-bbc-jan-6-speech-00692251
Democracy Forward Sues Justice and Treasury Departments for Stonewalling Records on President Trump’s $230 Million Payout Scheme. Trump Admin Sued for Withholding Documents in President’s Scheme to ‘Pocket Taxpayer Money.’ “If senior officials are processing this grift behind closed doors… that is not just bad optics, it is a direct threat to government integrity.”
https://democracyforward.org/updates/foia-complaint-230m/
US Relied on Illegal Sanctions to Seize Venezuelan Oil Tanker. US armed forces’ seizure of the oil tanker constituted an unlawful use of force in violation of the UN Charter.
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/us/snplus/news/2025/12/13/venezuela-us-oil-tanker-tensions
GOP Could Gain Nearly 200 Statehouse Seats If SCOTUS Guts Voting Rights Act. The gains would largely be made in 10 Southern states with GOP-controlled legislatures, a new report finds. The bulk of the gains would be concentrated in 10 GOP-controlled state legislatures in Southern states, according to the analysis, produced by Fair Fight Action, a Georgia-based progressive voting rights group, in partnership with Black Voters Matter Fund, which advocates on behalf of Black voters.
https://www.alternet.org/amp/supreme-court-voting-rights-2674400210-2674400210
# Gov / Politics / Global
# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF
DC’s police department beset by toxicity, retaliations, stat manipulation under chief
https://oversight.house.gov/release/oversight-committee-releases-bombshell-report-revealing-d-c-s-police-chief-deliberately-manipulated-crime-data/
Hunter Biden disbarred in Connecticut after complaints over gun, tax convictions. Yes, a Connecticut judge disbarred Hunter Biden in December 2025 for violating the state’s attorney conduct rules
https://www.thederrick.com/ap/national/hunter-biden-disbarred-in-connecticut-following-complaints-about-his-gun-and-tax-convictions/article_5ad3d7f0-a360-5e86-a8bf-c75331b0f334.html
# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court
New Justice Department voting rights chief had prior job suspension for ties to election deniers. California prosecutor Eric Neff relied on a right-wing group’s intel to bring charges. Now, he’s apparently in charge of voting rights at the DOJ.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/12/eric-neff-new-justice-department-voting-rights-chief-had-prior-job-suspension-for-ties-to-election-deniers/
# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits
Championed by Graham Platner, Medicare for All Increasingly Popular in Maine and Nationwide. “Healthcare is a human right. That’s why we need Medicare for All,” said one senator. “And the American people agree!”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/medicare-for-all-act
House Republicans’ new health care bill sparks mixed reactions. U.S. House Republicans have finally introduced their own health care plan and have scheduled a vote for this week; however, given Democratic opposition, Congress will likely recess for Christmas after failing to pass any legislation
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_90d391f5-b55d-4f1c-8aaa-da4427163962.html
# Military / War Department
Hegseth’s office ‘escalating’ probe of Sen. Mark Kelly, Pentagon says. A lawyer for the Arizona Democrat warned the Defense Department that any legal action it may take “would be unconstitutional and an extraordinary abuse of power.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/12/15/hegseth-mark-kelly-investigation/
# NASA / Space
Astronomers have observed enormous filaments of galaxies tied together with dark matter, the stuff scientists believe makes up 85 percent of the total mass of the universe
https://futurism.com/space/scientists-detect-huge-rotating-structure-in-space
# Veterans / VA
‘This Is Outrageous’: Trump VA to Eliminate Up to 35,000 Healthcare Jobs This Month: “It is abundantly clear that Republicans and the Trump administration want to strangle the VA until it all gets privatized,” said the advocacy group VoteVets.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-cutting-va-jobs
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