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December 21, 2025
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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
Georgia grandfather and US military veteran languishing in ICE custody after routine traffic stop, fiancée says: ‘It’s a travesty.’ The Trump administration rescinded a Biden-era ICE policy that placed guardrails on immigration enforcement against non-citizen U.S. veterans
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/georgia-ice-grandfather-veteran-traffic-stop-b2880347.html

Substantial Fraud Found in Federal Immigration Programs: Fraud Risk in Federal Programs: Continuing Threat from Organized Groups Since COVID-19
https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-25-107508

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Do it for Trump: Treasury pushes businesses, wealthy people to contribute to ‘Trump Accounts.’ A pair of major contributions from business titans recently is part of a strategy to pump money into the new savings plans for children.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/20/treasury-hopes-to-juice-trump-accounts-with-appeals-to-philanthropists-corporations-00698179

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
Energy costs could skyrocket for millions after feds let Big Tech plug data centers into power plants. Federal regulators are set to allow tech companies to essentially plug massive data centers directly into power plants, but the cost of energy for the average consumer could go up as a result.
https://apnews.com/article/power-electricity-ai-power-plants-data-centers-grid-6f52e60c4924f634a21fb5f35d68f29b

# General News / Boat Strikes
2nd Tanker Intercepted. The United States has intercepted an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela as part of its enforcement of sanctions against the Maduro government, according to the U.S. Homeland Security secretary. The move comes amid stepped-up U.S. military and maritime activity in the Caribbean,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gP2hhHVCA3E

Pete Hegseth Orders Round Three Of Boat Strikes in Pacific and This Time There’s Video Proof
Full video showing follow-up strike on alleged drug boat won’t be released to the public, Hegseth says
https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/16/politics/boat-strike-video-hegseth

A timeline of US strikes on boats that have killed 104
https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/02/politics/timeline-us-strikes-caribbean-pacific-vis

U.S. Coast Guard STRIKE Cartel Boat – Then THIS Happened…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRmXWA5fs1o

# Gov / Politics
Ex-FBI agent says Bondi has ‘slam dunk’ conspiracy case against Obama’s feds for election meddling. Former FBI agent and Navy SEAL Jonathan Gilliam says Trump should name a “Justice Czar” to coordinate both prosecutions and policy fixes. “This would be a slam dunk case for any US Attorney,” he said.
https://justthenews.com/accountability/political-ethics/slam-dunk-ex-fbi-agent-says-bondi-has-clear-weaponization

House Democrat Says ‘Congress Is Talking About Possible Impeachment’ of DOJ Officials After Partial Epstein Files Release
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5658414-house-democrat-suhas-subramanyam-epstein-files-partial-release/

‘The statute is crystal clear’: GOP congressman gives evidence Trump admin is breaking law. GOP rep. Thomas Massie over the weekend noted that Trump’s DOJ hasn’t followed the proper protocol in accordance with a law passed by lawmakers and signed into law by the president himself.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-admin-breaking-the-law/

Republican Sen. Introduces Bill Allowing The Hiring of Private Entities To Seize Cartel Operatives And Assets Outside The U.S. Private citizens could be granted authority to seize property from drug cartels under a constitutional provision not used in more than 200 years, thanks to a new bill Lee introduced
https://www.deseret.com/u-s-world/2025/12/19/mike-lee-wants-american-privateers-to-seize-drug-cartel-property-on-the-high-seas/

‘Cult of personality’: White House slammed over new ‘un-American’ name for Kennedy Center. The family of former President John F. Kennedy is slamming a vote to rename The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts to include President Trump’s name.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZKoJwPFyzI

Trump brags about demanding his own government give him taxpayer money over Mar-a-Lago search: ‘I hereby give myself $1B’
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/4406798089830-trump-brags-about-demanding-his-own-government-give-him-taxpayer-money-over-mar-a-lago-search-i-hereby-give-myself-1b?noAds=1&_f=app_share&s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3NjYyODU5NDQ1NzM%3D

Democrat lawmaker facing indictment and charges: U.S. Attorney says lawmaker arrested for fraud is just the first of many he’s expecting to prosecute. “This is the first of what will be several indictments against members of the state legislature for taking funds for which they were not entitled,” Hertzberg said.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/u-attorney-says-lawmaker-arrested-231511002.html

GOP Sen. Lummis not seeking reelection after one term. The “Crypto Queen” was first elected to the upper chamber in 2020.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/19/cynthia-lummis-crypto-retirement-00700961

Sen. Van Hollen, and drag queen among protesters outside new Trump-Kennedy Center after name change
Van Hollen says Trump’s name will eventually come off of the building.
https://justthenews.com/government/white-house/drag-queen-sen-van-hollen-among-protestors-outside-new-trump-kennedy-center

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF
ICE Wants to Reopen Notorious California Prison. Locals Are Fighting Back.
https://truthout.org/articles/ice-wants-to-reopen-notorious-california-prison-locals-are-fighting-back/

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court
It’s time to accept that the US supreme court is illegitimate and must be replaced | Ryan Doerfler and Samuel Moyn. We need to remake the US high court so Americans don’t suffer future decades of oligarchy-facilitating rule
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/19/us-supreme-court-legitimacy

Judge tosses Trump-linked lawsuit targeting Chief Justice Roberts, dealing setback to Trump allies. Wild lawsuit claiming Chief Justice Roberts is actually part of executive branch nosedives in Trump-appointed judge’s court
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/wild-lawsuit-claiming-chief-justice-roberts-is-actually-part-of-executive-branch-nosedives-in-trump-appointed-judges-court/amp/

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits
Trump has light-bulb moment as he announces on the fly he will pressure insurance companies into 80% price cuts. He intends to summon executives to the White House or Florida for talks to reduce costs, warning them to lower prices or risk losing out as funds might go directly to individuals instead, a move that sent insurer stocks down.
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5657576-trump-pressures-insurers-lower-prices/

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), under Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., cut federal grants to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) for programs on infant deaths, autism, and mental health, citing misalignment with department priorities after the AAP criticized the administration’s vaccine policies, leading to concerns about harm to children’s health
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/17/american-academy-pediatrics-funding-rfk

# Pharmaceuticals
Trump Admin Tests New Medicare Drug Pricing Pilot Programs. The Trump administration proposed two new programs aimed at saving Medicare billions of dollars on seniors’ drugs by pegging what the government pays to prices in other developed countries. Why it matters: While President Trump’s deals with drugmakers have focused primarily on getting Medicaid and direct-to-consumer drug prices in line with peer countries, the new efforts focus on Medicare.
https://www.axios.com/2025/12/19/trump-pilot-medicare-drug-prices

# Social / Communities
‘Total lawlessness’: Anger as Trump admin blesses ‘diabolical’ scheme to jack up rent costs. RealPage uses algorithms to help giant landlords collude to raise rent and keep other properties off the market.
https://www.alternet.org/trump-ftc-anti-consumer/

# Technology / Artificial Intelligence / Robotics
Trump Media began with a social media app, now it’s doing TV, AI, crypto and even nuclear power. Trump Media & Technology announced its merger with TAE Technologies in an all-stock deal that the companies said is valued at more than $6 billion.
https://apnews.com/article/trump-media-fusion-power-company-devin-nunes-0ad9fe84447acf340a3fbf57e8dbd4fd

TikTok’s US arm has been sold, in a deal that one Senate Democrat says won’t do ‘a thing to protect the privacy of American users.’ The new company is owned by Oracle, Silver Lake, and Abu Dhabi state investment firm MGX.
https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/tiktoks-us-arm-has-been-sold-in-a-deal-that-one-senate-democrat-says-wont-do-a-thing-to-protect-the-privacy-of-american-users/

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December 20, 2025
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Indigenous
ICE is in Northern Wisconsin arresting Indians, so all the 11 Tribes in Wisconsin keep a watch over your tribal members. There are confirmed reports and concerns from Wisconsin’s 11 tribes about Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations, with some reports of Native Americans being questioned or detained in recent months
https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/wisconsin/2025/01/31/indigenous-leaders-warn-tribes-about-getting-caught-up-in-ice-raids/78062329007/

# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
Trump Targets Birthright Citizenship, Visa Lottery, and Naturalized Citizens. On January 20, 2025, President Trump signed Executive Order 14160, “Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship,” which attempts to end automatic citizenship for children born on U.S. soil to non-citizen parents.
https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/blog/breaking-down-trump-end-birthright-citizenship/

US Citizen being held in ICE detention in Louisiana after being grabbed off the street
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DSD9fkHEh6L/

Congress member who faces charges for visiting ICE facility says Trump is ‘using me as an example.’ The New Jersey Democrat was charged with interfering with an immigration arrest while conducting her oversight duties
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/17/lamonica-mciver-congress-new-jersey-charge

US judge says Trump officials cannot ban surprise lawmaker visits to ICE facilities. District judge says policies deeming ICE field offices ‘off-limits for congressional oversight’ violates federal law
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/17/trump-ice-immigration-detention-facilities-congress-visits

# Education / Schools
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.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-education-department-civil-rights-racial-harassment

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
China exploits US-funded research on nuclear technology, a congressional report says. A congressional report says China is exploiting partnerships with U.S. researchers to provide the Chinese military with access to sensitive nuclear technology and other innovations with economic and national security applications
https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/china-exploits-us-funded-research-nuclear-technology-congressional-128477736

Investigation Reveals Energy Department Collaborated with China’s Military on Research
https://chinaselectcommittee.house.gov/media/press-releases/investigation-reveals-energy-department-collaborated-with-china-s-military-on-research

China exploited Energy Department to divert research to its own military, congressional report warns. The House House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party cited case studies showing researchers from America’s leading institutions collaborated, whether knowingly or unknowingly, with Chinese scientists affiliated with Chinese government or military-linked laboratories.
https://justthenews.com/government/congress/china-exploited-department-energy-divert-research-its-own-technology-military?utm_source=daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter

# General News / Boat Strikes
Republican lawmakers support President Donald Trump’s increasingly hostile military campaign against Venezuela, including lethal U.S. strikes against suspected drug smuggling boats and seizing sanctioned oil tankers coming to and from the South American country. But there’s one step they aren’t willing to endorse, at least so far: a military invasion involving land-based troops.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-venezuela-war_n_69459d3be4b00a59b4a68b62?utm_source=cordial&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=hp-us-reg-politics_2025-12-19&utm_term=us-politics&email_hash=3dd0206c24c775c2eb150b32a14844e789cd9d26

US military strikes two alleged drug-smuggling boats, killing five ‘narco-terrorists’ in Pacific.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVhoAA6zmu4

Rep. Deluzio calls Pentagon’s decision to not release the follow-up boat strike video to the public ‘reckless’
https://www.haystack.tv/v/rep-deluzio-calls-pentagon-decision-release-follow-boat-strike-video-public-reckless

WATCH: Public would be ‘shocked’ by video of second strike on alleged drug boat, Blumenthal says
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGC-lYs_Q44

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Epstein files land with a thud as documents are heavily redacted, including contact info for Trump, celebrities, and bankers. The highly anticipated Epstein files have so far landed with a thud as page after page of documents have been blacked out, with many nearly totally redacted.
https://www.newsbreakapp.com/n/17TEHwJi?s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3NjYxOTIyODc1OTk=&pd=0H1Na41Y&hl=en_US

Epstein files redactions frustrate lawmakers. What’s missing from the Epstein files release. A lot of information that would help the public understand the case is still under wraps.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/19/epstein-files-justice-department-missing-00701512

DOJ releases first batch of Epstein files, 1,200 people identifies as victims or their relatives. More than 100,000 pages, some previously seen, were made public, with more set for release in the weeks to come.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/12/19/epstein-files-trump-administration-doj/

Donald Trump’s Ex-Wife Marla Maples Allegedly Warned Teen’s Mother to Keep Her Daughter Away From the Businessman
https://wegotthiscovered.com/news/do-not-let-her-around-any-of-these-men-and-especially-my-husband-donald-trumps-ex-wife-reportedly-gave-mom-of-14yo-girl-dire-warning-about-him/

Newly Released Epstein Photos Leave Viewers Horrified by Disturbing Messages on Women’s Bodies
https://www.axios.com/2025/12/18/jeffrey-epstein-lolita-photo-drop

# Gov / Politics
The Rising Threat of Domestic Terrorism in the U.S. and Federal Efforts to Combat It
https://www.gao.gov/blog/rising-threat-domestic-terrorism-u.s.-and-federal-efforts-combat-it

Things Are Sounding Pretty Hitler-y, And More Things Trump Normalized This Year. Donald Trump made it clear when he was reelected last year that he was in it for revenge, power and hate. “Hitler-esque” Rhetoric and Language, Dehumanizing Terms: Trump has consistently used terms like “vermin” and “the enemy within” to describe political opponents and marginalized groups.
https://www.aol.com/articles/things-sounding-pretty-hitler-y-193017542.html

Stefanik drops bid for N.Y. gov, retiring from Congress
https://www.axios.com/2025/12/19/elise-stefanik-retirement-ny-governor

Official Says 11 States Open to Stopping Residents From Voting at DOJ’s Request. The Justice Department’s effort “should frighten everybody across the political spectrum,” said an election expert.
https://stateline.org/2025/12/18/trumps-doj-offers-states-confidential-deal-to-wipe-voters-flagged-by-feds-as-ineligible/

# Gov / Politics / Global
Putin tells his annual news conference that the Kremlin’s military goals in Ukraine will be met
https://apnews.com/article/russia-putin-press-conference-ukraine-39fd3f2670227545a6f9e684038ed59d

‘Fatal mistake’: Russia warns Donald Trump to stop before he sparks a war that it might be apart of
https://www.newsweek.com/russia-issues-fatal-mistake-warning-to-trump-admin-over-venezuela-11236268

Ukraine Strikes Russia-Linked Tanker In The Mediterranean With ‘Bomber Drone.’ The Ukrainian drone attack on the tanker, part of the Russian shadow fleet, is the first one of its kind outside of the Black Sea
https://www.twz.com/news-features/ukraine-strikes-russia-linked-tanker-in-the-mediterranean-with-bomber-drone

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court
Donald Trump’s Son Uses Presidential Power in Court — Judge Caprio’s Response STUNS America
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJzHBPL3fB4

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits
Nobel Prize winner says GOP health plan has ‘one devastating detail’ hidden within
https://www.rawstory.com/gop-healthcare-2674813598/

What to know about the GOP proposal to steer money into health savings accounts
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/what-to-know-about-the-gop-proposal-to-steer-money-into-health-savings-accounts

# Military / War Department
Top lawyer for military joint chiefs told chairman that officers should retire if faced with an unlawful orde
https://www.rawstory.com/military-resign-simply-leave/

US launches airstrikes against ISIS in Syria in retribution for deaths of Americans.  The Trump administration launched military strikes Friday in Syria to “eliminate” Islamic State group fighters and weapons sites in retaliation for an ambush attack that killed two U.S. troops and an American interpreter almost a week ago.
https://www.wral.com/news/ap/61dce-us-military-launches-strikes-in-syria-against-islamic-state-fighters-after-american-deaths/

# Military / Global / NATO
New report uncovers Chinese scientists’ ‘Manhattan Project’ that could lead to major collision with US: ‘China wants the United States 100% kicked out.’ “The aim is for China to eventually be able to [have them] entirely China-made.”
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/china-manhattan-project-semiconductor-chips/

# Pharmaceuticals
Rx Inspector: ProPublica’s New Tool Provides Drug Info the FDA Won’t. To understand how risky drugs could end up in your medicine cabinet, ProPublica spent more than a year and a half investigating the Food and Drug Administration’s oversight of the foreign factories that make generic medications and have been cited for violating critical quality standards.
https://www.propublica.org/article/rx-inspector-fda-generic-drug-tool-methodology

# Travel / Tourism / TSA
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s pregnant daughter rips ‘unconstitutional’ TSA after ‘invasive pat-down.’ Evita Duffy-Alfonso said on the social platform X that she nearly missed her flight after opting out of a body scan because she said she is pregnant and concerned about radiation exposure.
https://apnews.com/article/tsa-sean-duffy-airport-screening-patdowns-31cd1dd649a6f043c046974ee4f0ab72

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Voices, The Peoples News

December 19, 2025
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
House passes H.R. 4371 bill that would permit body searches of unaccompanied immigrant children: House narrowly passes bill that would subject unaccompanied immigrant children to invasive bodily searches, prolonged mandatory immigration detention
https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/aclu-statement-on-house-passage-of-h-r-4371

The Trump administration is boosting incentives as it seeks to meet lofty hiring goals. New hires for Border Patrol who complete academy training and move to remote locations will be eligible for the full $60,000. New officers in the Office of Field Operations would qualify for that amount if they are sent into hard-to-fill locations.
https://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2025/12/dhs-opens-new-60k-bonuses-border-patrol-agents-other-officers/410271/#:~:text=New%20hires%20for%20Border%20Patrol,hard%2Dto%2Dfill%20locations

The Throughline: The Truths About Targeted Immigration Enforcement. One family’s story of being targeted by ICE after their daughter’s deportation can teach us a lot about new immigration enforcement tactics and the risks — and possible rewards — of going public.
https://documentedny.com/2025/12/19/immigration-enforcement-targeting-concerns/

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. An official with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services said it would prioritize “those who’ve unlawfully obtained U.S. citizenship.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/us/politics/trump-immigration-citizenship-denaturalization.html

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Treasury Issues New IRS Form 4547: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent provided more details on the administration-backed “Trump Accounts” program that allows investments to be made for U.S. children.
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/us/inside-the-new-trump-accounts-who-qualifies-and-how-this-cash-boosting-program-really-works/articleshow/125789103.cms?from=mdr

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
The Socrates Project: The Key to Countering China? The quest to advance American competitiveness could learn from a Reagan-era project.
https://thediplomat.com/2019/07/the-socrates-project-the-key-to-countering-china/

The Trump administration on Wednesday issued an emergency order requiring a coal-fired power plant in Washington state to remain open this winter, citing a need to ensure grid reliability in the months ahead. The Department of Energy could issue similar emergency orders for at least five other coal-fired power plants set to shutter at the end of the month, according to Earthjustice.
https://www.utilitydive.com/news/doe-transalta-centralia-emergency-order/808123/

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
Trump Administration Proposes To Shut Down National Center For Atmospheric Research
https://www.cpr.org/2025/12/17/trump-wants-to-dismantle-national-center-for-atmospheric-research/

‘We’re knocking ourselves back into the Stone Age’: Republican administrator slams EPA as it omits this specific cause of climate change. They want their donors happy.
https://attackofthefanboy.com/news/were-knocking-ourselves-back-into-the-stone-age-republican-administrator-slams-epa-as-it-omits-this-specific-cause-of-climate-change/

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Justice Department faces deadline to release files on Epstein sex trafficking investigation
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/justice-department-faces-deadline-to-release-files-on-epstein-sex-trafficking-investigation/ar-AA1SDMTU?ocid=BingNewsBrowse

Trump’s Chief of Staff Says He’s in ‘the Epstein File’: They Were ‘Young, Single Playboys Together.’ Susie Wiles said the president is “not in the file doing anything awful,” but stated that his relationship to Jeffrey Epstein means he’s included in the documents, which she claims to have read
https://people.com/susie-wiles-confirms-trump-in-epstein-files-11870309

Comer Threatens Contempt Charges Against Bill and Hillary Clinton if They Skip Epstein Depositions
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/12/12/congress/comer-threatens-the-clintons-00689936

# Gov / Politics
Purple Heart Veteran, Deported Last June, Confronts Noem at Congressional Hearing. For Sae Joon Park, it’s not political. The U.S. Army veteran simply wants Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to acknowledge what’s happening to veterans in her own department.
https://www.military.com/daily-news/investigations-and-features/2025/12/15/purple-heart-veteran-deported-last-june-confronts-noem-congressional-hearing.html

The American voter is angry about one thing above all and Trump’s tariffs are in the crossfire, Goldman’s chief political economist says
https://fortune.com/2025/12/18/why-is-economy-bad-tariffs-midterms-affordability-cost-of-living/

Trump’s announcement for ‘Patriot Games’ instantly mocked online. As part of the “most spectacular birthday party the world has ever seen,” Trump on Thursday unveiled events planned throughout 2026. The Washington Monument will be illuminated with festive lights, a triumphal arc will be constructed and the “Patriot Games” will commence. Social media users wondered whether the president was announcing the Hunger Games — but no one has yet volunteered as tribute
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-patriot-games-hunger-b2887372.html

Trump Spouted Such a Big ‘Batch of Lies’ in His Speech That CNN’s Daniel Dale Had to Update His Fact Check The Next Morning. ‘Total fiction’: CNN fact-checker demolishes 8 ‘wild exaggerations’ in Trump’s speech
https://www.rawstory.com/alternet-posts/trump-speech-fact-checker/

Caught in 4K: New audio of Donald Trump directing Republicans on how to overturn Georgia election results emerges
https://www.alternet.org/trump-republicans-overturn-election/

‘No War With Venezuela,’ Says Maine US Senate Candidate Graham Platner. “It should not be an option in our government to allow a failing presidency to just start a war because they feel like it’s politically expedient,” said the progressive running to unseat Republican Sen. Susan Collins.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/fbi-crackdown-dissent-warning

‘It’s All About the Oil,’ Says Venezuelan Defense Minister After ‘Incoherent’ Trump Claims
The minister also echoed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s declaration that the US seizing oil tankers is “piracy.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/venezuelan-oil

63% of US Voters Oppose Attack on Venezuela as Trump’s March to War Accelerates. The new poll comes as the US president openly plots to seize Venezuela’s oil supply.
https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/5653498-americans-oppose-venezuela-military-action/

Trump’s Response to Reiner’s Death Shows the Cruelty at the Core of His Politics. This language is not Trump’s alone. It is the language of MAGA politics and everything that enables it.
https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/donald-trumps-remarks-on-the-death-of-rob-reiner-are-next-level-degradation

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court
‘Throwback to McCarthyism’: Trump DOJ Moves to Treat Leftist Dissent as Criminal
https://www.commondreams.org/news/fbi-crackdown-dissent-warning

US sanctions more ICC judges, citing ruling on Israeli war crime probe. International court has repeatedly decried US sanctions amid its ongoing investigation into Gaza war crimes.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/18/us-sanctions-more-icc-judges-citing-ruling-on-israeli-war-crime-probe

# LGBTQ / Transgender
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services unveiled a multi-pronged regulatory effort Thursday to curtail gender-affirming care for minors, including gender transition procedures at hospitals.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_e7cd2e9e-262e-4ab9-b92c-cc052dcb2843.html

‘Cruel and Unconstitutional’: Trump, RFK Jr. Escalate War on Trans Youth With Threat Against US Hospitals. The Trump administration is showing how easily it can target any health practice it opposes.
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5654917-medicare-medicaid-gender-care-cuts/

RFK Jr. Could Defund Your Hospital if He Doesn’t Get His Way on Trans Health Care. The proposed regulations on gender-affirming care for minors are not legally binding and are set to be challenged in court. The administration is using Medicaid and Medicare funding as their way in.
https://www.them.us/story/trump-rfk-jr-trans-health-care-ban-hhs-funding-hospitals

# Marijuana / Hemp
Trump signs executive order reclassifying cannabis. President, categorizing it as a drug with less potential for harm and dependence. Change will loosen limits on research and certain regulations but stops short of making marijuana legal
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/18/trump-cannabis-executive-order

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits
Republicans leave Washington without any solution on healthcare: ‘Giving the middle finger to the American people.’ Sending the House home without a solution on health care is career suicide for many Republicans, Trump’s opposition makes any deal impossible
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/republicans-washington-health-care-subsidies-b2887402.html

# Medical / Biologicals / Science / Research / Technology
American Academy Of Pediatrics Loses U.S. Health Department Funding After Criticizing RFK Jr. An internal HHS official flagged “identity-based language,” referencing a line discussing “racism and poverty.”
https://truthout.org/articles/hhs-cuts-childrens-health-grants-after-pediatric-association-criticizes-rfk-jr/

House speaker says no to Affordable Care Act subsidies vote
https://www.modernhealthcare.com/politics-regulation/mh-house-speaker-mike-johnson-aca-subsidies-vote/

‘There should have been a plan’: Republican senators blast Mike Johnson for putting the GOP right back in the ObamaCare crosshairs
https://www.modernhealthcare.com/politics-regulation/mh-house-speaker-mike-johnson-aca-subsidies-vote/

Trump Acknowledges Obamacare Premiums Will ‘Skyrocket’—But Says He Doesn’t Want Subsidies Extended. Pres. Trump says he doesn’t want to extend expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies. He has yet to present his own healthcare plan.
https://abcnews.go.com/WNT/video/trump-health-care-premiums-skyrocket-20-million-americans-128540969

# Military / War Department
President Donald Trump on Thursday signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act, which authorizes $900.6 billion in funding for the Pentagon and national security programs in fiscal year 2026.
https://www.govconwire.com/articles/trump-fy26-ndaa-acquisition-reforms

‘Missing’ Trump signs National Defense Authorization Act behind closed doors after dozing off
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/missing-trump-signs-national-defense-authorization-act-behind-closed-doors-after-dozing-off/ar-AA1SD1XK

Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth tells military recruiters many young Americans are ‘too fat’ or ‘too dumb’ to serve. Recruiting has been rebounding from a low ebb during the pandemic, according to data
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/hegseth-military-recruiting-pentagon-bonus-b2887435.html

The $1,776 Checks for Troops Trump Claimed Were ‘Because of Tariffs’ Are Actually Congressionally-Allocated Housing Allowances
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/18/trump-warrior-dividend-troops-congress-00697375

What’s in the Big Military Bill That Just Passed? Defense bill passes with troop raise, pushes Hegseth over Venezuela
Congress just passed its $900 billion annual defense policy bill, sending it to President Trump’s desk for a signature.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/12/17/whats-in-congress-defense-policy-bill/87776564007/

# Military / Global / NATO
Germany, Poland, and the Baltics prepare for war; the UK, France, and others pretend to prepare
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/in_focus/3916324/germany-poland-baltics-prepare-war-uk-france-pretend-prepare/

# Other Stuff / Archaeology
Archaeologists in Indonesia recently uncovered cave paintings that are so old, they seem to predate human migration to the region. A recent discovery on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi has revealed what may be the oldest evidence of narrative art ever found.
https://archaeologymag.com/2024/07/worlds-oldest-narrative-art-discovered-in-indonesian-cave/

Scientists Intrigued by Huge Structure Under Bermuda. Scientists have discovered a strange, 12.4-mile-thick (20 kilometres) rock layer sitting beneath the oceanic crust under Bermuda. What’s crazy is that no other similar layer in the world comes close to this thickness.
https://www.uniladtech.com/science/scientists-discover-giant-structure-beneath-bermuda-917734-20251216

# Pharmaceuticals
Big Pharma Is Making Mexico Sick. Medicine and Supply Shortages Are Rampant. Mexico manufactures medical devices and medicines, but the majority are exported, leaving residents facing shortages. Big Pharma Is Making Mexico Sick. Medicine and Supply Shortages Are Rampant.
https://www.axios.com/2021/07/17/mexico-shortage-supplies-cancer-medicine

# Technology / Artificial Intelligence / Robotics
Private ChatGPT chats are being harvested and sold for profit
https://www.uniladtech.com/news/ai/chatgpt-users-warned-private-chats-sold-for-profit-883195-20251216

# Travel / Tourism / TSA
Trump Admin Expands Muslim & African Ban, Putting 420K New Yorkers at Risk. New York, NY—The Trump administration issued a Proclamation that expands its prior travel ban to 39 countries and Palestine (Palestinian Authority travel document holders).
https://www.insidernj.com/press-release/trump-admin-expands-muslim-african-ban-putting-420k-new-yorkers-at-risk/

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December 18, 2025
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# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Trump’s media company to merge with nuclear fusion startup. The all-stock deal is expected to close in mid-2026. The unusual combo would expand the president’s business interests into the heavily regulated nuclear space.
https://www.axios.com/2025/12/18/trump-nuclear-fusion

Warren Warns ‘Trump Could Be Setting the Stage’ for Next Financial Crash. Discussing the post-2008 financial rules, Trump’s Treasury chief told a Fox host that “we have to take the financial system out of this straitjacket.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/bessent-trump

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
Trump’s Surging LNG Exports Cost US Consumers $12 Billion in Just 9 Months: “Trump explicitly promised voters he would slash utility bills by half within the first year, yet in the first nine months of his term, they surged,” said the author of Public Citizen’s new report. Price hikes triggered by the export of fossilized gas cost U.S. households an additional $124 from January through September 2025
https://www.citizen.org/news/trumps-lng-energy-export-policy-cost-households-12-billion-in-first-nine-months-of-2025/

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
‘This is an intellectual war crime’: Trump team moves to dismantle one of the world’s leading climate research lab. The White House says it’s targeting the “premier research stronghold for left-wing climate lunacy.”
https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eenews/2025/12/17/trump-team-breaking-up-top-climate-research-center-00694887

# General News / Boat Strikes
Sen. Chris Murphy after boat strike briefing: There’s ‘no fentanyl’ and ‘no legal justification
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5651822-trump-administration-strikes-questioned/

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Congressman Ro Khanna warns officials not to impede Epstein files release: ‘They will be prosecuted.’ California lawmaker says names of anyone involved in Epstein’s crimes must come to light, Democrat or Republican
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/20/ro-khanna-epstein-files-release-warning

# Gov / Politics
Trump’s FCC Chair goes full Orwell, threatens journalists, erases description of agency as “independent” from website mid-hearing. This isn’t oversight. It’s authoritarian cosplay, with a federal seal slapped on top.
https://www.facebook.com/OccupyDemocrats/photos/breaking-you-should-resign-trumps-fcc-chair-goes-full-orwell-threatens-journalis/1377355047829399/

Trump stuns reporters by making the insane claim that Venezuela “took all of our oil” as he gears up for his illegal war of aggression. This wasn’t subtle. It wasn’t diplomatic. And it definitely wasn’t accidental.
https://x.com/OccupyDemocrats/status/2001428212845314091

‘Livid’ Democrats shout down House speaker as floor ‘explodes’ over closed vote
https://www.alternet.org/house-of-representitives/

Trump Makes Move Against Country in Truth Social Meltdown. The president steps up his campaign against the Venezuelan leadership.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-makes-move-against-country-in-truth-social-meltdown/

‘This Is Pathetic’: Flailing Trump Defends Economic Agenda as Approval Tanks and Costs Rise. “No matter how he tries to spin it, everything is getting more expensive and the American people are hurting,” said Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) after the address. “Our government should be working to lower costs, not pointing fingers and making excuses.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-economy-speech

A farewell to Oz: Trump’s strategy for a multipolar world. NSS is actually more realist about the US role going forward than critics want to admit
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/trump-nss-europe/

Trump to limit top ratings for all feds and consolidate scoring in forthcoming rule. Though the so-called forced distribution of performance ratings is “categorically prohibited” under current rules, federal agencies already appear to be adopting the system, before the proposal has even been announced.
https://www.govexec.com/management/2025/12/trump-limit-top-ratings-all-feds-and-consolidate-scoring-forthcoming-rule/410246/

Federal Agencies May Soon Lose Power to Regulate Independently of Trump’s Will. SCOTUS has signaled a willingness to no longer insulate agency personnel from decisions made by the executive branch.
https://www.axios.com/2025/12/17/brendan-carr-fcc-independent-senate-testimony-website

Omar Slams DHS for Accusing Her of Lying About ICE Apprehending Her Son. “No surprise that an agency known for disappearing people also can’t keep its records straight,” Rep. Ilhan Omar’s office said.
https://newrepublic.com/post/204521/ilhan-omar-homeland-security-ice-son-pulled-over

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court
DOJ eyes civil rights action against feds, state officials who pursued Trump and MAGA, official says. Dhillon made the remarks in the wake of recent revelations that the FBI admitted it likely lacked probable cause to raid President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach in 2022.
https://justthenews.com/government/federal-agencies/thuharmeet-dhillon-teases-legal-action-against-feds-involved-trump

Surprising Findings in Overturned Somali Fraud Verdict. A new state senator is probing a controversial case that he said could reveal how to better prevent, detect, and prosecute fraudsters.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/overturned-somali-fraud-verdict-could-help-reveal-roadmap-for-reforms-minnesota-lawmaker-5956293

Republican Minnesota senator calls judge ‘true extremist’ after $7.2M taxpayer-fraud conviction overturned
Judge Sarah West ruled prosecutors relied too heavily on circumstantial evidence in Medicaid fraud case
https://www.foxnews.com/us/republican-minnesota-senator-calls-judge-true-extremist-after-7-2m-taxpayer-fraud-conviction-overturned

Jack Smith Claims He Had ‘Proof Beyond Reasonable Doubt’ That Trump Conspired to Overturn 2020 Election
https://spectrumnews1.com/oh/columbus/news/2025/12/17/judiciary-jack-smith-jim-jordan

# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
Billionaires Are Encroaching on the Free Press. Let’s Act to Defend It in 2026. Independent grassroots journalism committed to the pursuit of liberation is an antidote to billionaire-dictated media.
https://truthout.org/articles/billionaires-are-encroaching-on-the-free-press-lets-act-to-defend-it-in-2026/

Postal Service hopes selling access to its final-leg delivery network will provide much-needed revenue. U.S. Postal Service delivers to all U.S. addresses, many private companies rely on the agency to ship to harder-to-reach places. Postmaster General David Steiner wants to enable more businesses to utilize this service.
https://www.govexec.com/management/2025/12/postal-service-hopes-selling-access-its-final-leg-delivery-network-will-provide-much-needed-revenue/410234/

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits
House Republican Healthcare Plan Would Leave 100,000 More Uninsured Per Year: “It’s a raw deal for working people: higher costs and less coverage, or no coverage at all,” said Democratic Rep. Brendan Boyle.
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/12/16/congress/house-gop-health-package-lowers-spending-boosts-uninsured-00693898

3 in 4 Republicans Under 45 Say They Prefer the US to Fund Health Care Over Israel. Support for unconditional funding for Israel is waning as Americans languish at home.
https://truthout.org/articles/3-in-4-republicans-under-45-say-they-prefer-us-fund-health-care-over-israel/

# Medical / Biologicals / Science / Research / Technology
HHS cuts pediatric grants following vaccine dispute. In mid-December 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) cut seven significant federal grants for the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) (AAP), funding programs for infant safety, mental health, and birth defects
https://www.rawstory.com/rfk-jr-2674460439/

House Passes GOP Health Care Bill Without Obamacare Subsidy Extension
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5653811-house-gop-health-care-bill/

Microplastics Found in Human Bones May Accelerate Aging and Weaken Skeleton
https://www.wired.com/story/microplastics-could-be-weakening-your-bones-research-suggests-osteoporosis/

People Are Injecting Themselves With an Experimental New Weight Loss Drug…and they absolutely swear by it. A new type of injected weight loss drug is moving into late-stage clinical trials, and it works differently from GLP-1 medicines like Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, and Zepbound.
https://www.everydayhealth.com/weight-management/experimental-obesity-drug-could-soon-compete-with-wegovy-and-zepbound/

# Medical Recalls / Alerts
MediNatura New Mexico, Inc. Expands Voluntary Nationwide Recall of ReBoost Nasal Spray and to include ClearLife Allergy Nasal Spray Due to Microbial Contamination
https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/medinatura-new-mexico-inc-expands-voluntary-nationwide-recall-reboost-nasal-spray-and-include

# Military / War Department
Majority of Democrats Join Senate GOP to Pass Trump’s $900 Billion Pentagon Wish List. Sen. Ron Wyden said the bill “increases military spending by tens of billions of dollars and fails to include guardrails against Donald Trump and Hegseth’s authoritarian abuses.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/majority-of-democrats-join-senate-gop-to-pass-trump-s-900-billion-pentagon-wish-list

Appeals court says Trump’s National Guard deployment in Washington can continue for now
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/appeals-court-says-trumps-national-guard-deployment-in-washington-can-continue-for-now

Trump’s Empire of Hubris and Thuggery. The president’s latest National Security Strategy memorandum treats the freedom to coerce others as the essence of US sovereignty. It is an ominous document that will—if allowed to stand—come back to haunt the United States.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/trump-national-security-strategy-memo

Venezuela, Executive Defiance, and the Last Chance to Restore Congressional War Powers. Members of the House and Senate must act to ensure the US does not go to war without the people’s consent.
https://theintercept.com/2025/12/17/venezuela-war-powers-vote-congress/

Asking the Right Questions When Lawless U.S. Officials Go on a Murder Spree. From Venezuela to Yemen to Iran, the extrajudicial slaughter of civilians has been allowed to continue. What we are witnessing in the Caribbean and elsewhere today has been years in the making.
https://ips-dc.org/asking-the-right-questions-when-lawless-u-s-officials-go-on-a-murder-spree/

Lawless Strikes off Venezuela Threaten Justice at Home. We are drifting from a system based on legal principles to one in which the will of a single leader determines who is guilty and who is innocent, and who lives and who dies.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/lawless-strikes-venezuela

# NASA / Space
Scientists Say They’ve Found Another Anomaly About 3I/ATLAS
https://futurism.com/space/scientists-another-anomaly-3i-atlas

# Technology / Artificial Intelligence / Robotics
Top Spy Says Tech Corporations Are Closer to Running Entire World Than Governments. The new head of one of the world’s most powerful spy agencies has a stark warning.
https://futurism.com/future-society/mi6-tech-billionaires-government

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December 17, 2025
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# Animals / Pets / Alerts / Recalls
Veterinarians frequently find massive amounts of accumulated plastic and other non-digestible waste in cows’ stomachs during autopsies or surgeries, animals ingest plastic bags and debris while grazing, leading to blockages, illness, and death, with vets often removing tens, even hundreds, of pounds of trash that causes severe internal damage
https://www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/plastic-pollution-cow-india-garbage/

# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
ICE entered NYC shelters without warrants
https://gothamist.com/news/ice-enters-nyc-shelters-armed-and-without-judicial-warrants-reports-show

Tracking Trump and Latin America: Migration—Cuba, Haiti, Venezuela Applications Paused. The U.S. president has pursued a more aggressive reduction in immigration, pushing for record deportations while curtailing migrant protections.
https://www.as-coa.org/articles/tracking-trump-and-latin-america-migration-cuba-haiti-venezuela-applications-paused

U.S. detains, sends Cubans to Guantánamo Bay Naval Station: Nearly two dozen men were sent to the Navy base this week, where over 700 individuals are being held
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/us-transfers-22-cuban-migrants-to-guantanamo-bay-for-deportation-report/3773279

Anti-ICE protest explodes after agents reportedly detain pregnant woman
https://globalnews.ca/video/11580616/wild-scenes-as-anti-ice-demonstrators-clash-with-federal-agents-in-minneapolis

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Trump administration is scrambling to transfer tariff revenue into the U.S. Treasury in response to continuing legal actions from major companies.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/14/trump-hardball-tariff-fees-trade-00689892

Warren Calls for Treasury and Department of Justice to Investigate How Illicit Actors Are Exploiting Decentralized Finance Services to Threaten National Security. “As Congress considers crypto market structure legislation—including rules to prevent terrorists, criminals, and rogue states from exploiting decentralized finance (DeFi) to fund their activities—it is critical to understand whether you are seriously investigating these risks.”
https://www.banking.senate.gov/newsroom/minority/warren-calls-for-treasury-and-department-of-justice-to-investigate-how-illicit-actors-are-exploiting-decentralized-finance-services-to-threaten-national-security

New poll paints a grim picture of a nation under financial strain. Rising costs are crushing Americans — and they’re running out of room to adjust. Americans are struggling with affordability pressures that are squeezing everything from their everyday necessities to their biggest-ticket expenses.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/10/poll-affordability-cost-of-living-00678076

The Real Roots Of America’s Affordability Problem. Politicians insist they have the cure. Yet the debate suffers from a muddled understanding of what “affordability” even means, and the resulting policy conversation often chases the wrong targets.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesbroughel/2025/12/14/the-real-roots-of-americas-affordability-problem/

The solution to America’s affordability problem might be broken, too. The US job market has been stagnant in recent months, and paycheck growth has been falling steadily for more than three years.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/15/economy/affordability-jobs-inflation

More Americans say Trump has helped raise prices rather than lower them: Trump has done more to increase prices, while 24 percent say he’s done more to lower prices. Another 17 percent say he’s done “about the same,” and 10 percent say they’re not sure.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/more-americans-say-trump-has-helped-raise-prices-rather-than-lower-them-survey/ar-AA1Rv9Ui

James Talarico: “The biggest welfare queens in this country are the giant corporations that don’t pay a penny in federal taxes. The biggest welfare queens are the CEOs who get a tax deduction for flying on a private jet.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DSTZ0W7krLI/

# Employment / Labor / Unions
Appellate judges mull challenge to Trump’s efforts to bust most federal labor unions. Much of the discussion in oral arguments for three separate lawsuits revolved around whether an administrative board could hear unions’ legal claims and whether President Trump used a faulty definition of ‘national security’ when he devised two executive orders banning unions at most federal agencies
https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2025/12/appellate-judges-mull-challenge-trumps-efforts-bust-most-federal-labor-unions/410216/

DC Circuit grills DOJ over Trump move to gut federal workers’ bargaining rights. With a pair of executive orders, Trump has moved to exempt 21 agencies and 29 agency subdivisions from labor protections, claiming they had a “primary national security function.”
https://www.courthousenews.com/dc-circuit-grills-doj-over-trump-move-to-gut-federal-workers-bargaining-rights/

Unemployment Rate Hits Highest Level in 4 Years Amid Trump’s Assault on Workers
https://truthout.org/articles/unemployment-rate-hits-highest-level-in-4-years-amid-trumps-assault-on-workers/

House lawmakers preparing to vote on GOP plan allowing small businesses to join together to provide for employees
https://www.jobcreatorsnetwork.com/press_releases/small-businesses-back-house-republican-healthcare-plan/

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
The Deadly Volcano That Erased a Town Is Now Active Again
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YtXWuxbz5I

New report finds the Arctic continues to warm faster than the planet as a whole
https://theconversation.com/from-record-warming-to-rusting-rivers-2025-arctic-report-card-shows-a-region-transforming-faster-than-expected-271572

# FEMA / USAID
NGO Middlemen Being Cut Out From US Aid Programs. Nongovernmental organizations (NGO’s) are about to lose a great deal of federal government money.
https://tcf.org/content/report/the-foreign-aid-wipeout-a-shadow-revolution-in-americas-middle-east-policy/

# Food / Farming / Agriculture / SNAP [Food Stamps] / FDA / USDA
Judge Issues Ruling Over Trump Admin’s SNAP Eligibility Restrictions: ‘Ill-considered and illegal federal agency action’: States win injunction blocking Trump admin’s efforts to cut SNAP benefits for legal permanent residents
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/ill-considered-and-illegal-federal-agency-action-states-win-injunction-blocking-trump-admins-efforts-to-cut-snap-benefits-for-legal-permanent-residents/

# General News / Boat Strikes
Pentagon Will Not Release ‘Top Secret’ Boat Strike Video to Public, Claims He’s ‘Proud of What We’re Doing’
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/16/pentagon-wont-release-full-video-caribbean-attack

Rights Groups Demand Stronger Congressional Action Over Trump ‘Murder’ on High Seas. “This ramping up of the bombing campaign despite increased pressure from Congress signals the administration’s total disregard for the law.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/boat-bombing-amnesty-hrw

GOP Sen. Rand Paul Says Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth Is ‘Either Lying’ Or ‘He’s Incompetent’ In Response To Boat Strikes. ‘As a country, are we just going to let people lie to us, to our face? Are we going to let them kill people who they call enemies anytime in the world?’ the Kentucky Republican asked
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/pete-hegseth-venzeula-strike-rand-paul-b2877241.html

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Another Epstein victim details her time with Trump. Epstein survivor breaks her silence on ‘the list,’ Mar-a-Lago and the fight for justice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yoi4aUZ0EDM

Epstein emailed Maxwell that Trump spent ‘hours’ with one of his victims
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1nsRofKp3s

# General News / Floods
Survivors Slam Kristi Noem Over FEMA’s Response to Deadly Disasters. FEMA workers say the agency is being gutted under Trump, putting disaster victims at risk.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZdyAQqSkI4

# Gov / Politics
In a Truth Social post, President Donald Trump also declared the government of President Nicolás Maduro a foreign terrorist organization.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/12/16/trump-venezuela-oil-tanker-blockade/

Pulitzer Prize Board members dump broad discovery demands on Trump for tax returns, psych records, and ‘any’ prescription meds history
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/pulitzer-prize-board-members-fight-back-with-wide-ranging-discovery-demands-including-about-trump-finances/

Trump administration says White House ballroom construction is a matter of national security. The president often invokes national security as a core motivator and justification for his sweeping policy changes, from immigration to trade policy to his overhaul of the federal workforce.
https://www.axios.com/2025/12/16/trump-ballroom-construction-security-concerns

Court filing offers more details about Trump’s White House ballroom
https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/news/story/court-filing-offers-details-trumps-white-house-ballroom-128432797

How Trump’s China Pivot Turned Taiwan Into a US Strategic Priority: Miles Yu
https://www.theepochtimes.com/china/how-trumps-china-pivot-turned-taiwan-into-a-us-strategic-priority-miles-yu-5959085

Yale Historian Warns Trump Is Putting US on Path to World War III: Historian Greg Grandin argued that Trump’s foreign policy will likely result in “more confrontation, more brinkmanship, more war.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-world-war-iii

Fifty members of Congress have announced they will not seek re-election in 2026—the most at this point since 2018, there are more Republicans signaling their desire to exit Washington (27) than Democrats (10).
https://www.gpb.org/news/2025/09/15/record-number-of-congressional-lawmakers-arent-running-for-reelection-in-2026-heres

Trump’s Posts Spur Threats Against Lawmakers on Both Sides of Aisle
President Donald Trump’s violent rhetoric has very real, terrifying consequences.
https://newrepublic.com/post/204387/trump-violent-threats-lawmakers-republican-democrat

‘Might lead to violence’: Republican senator goes to war against Trump’s plot win midterms. The Kentucky senator torched Trump’s push for GOP-controlled states to redraw their congressional districts.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/gop-senator-warns-trumps-midterm-plot-might-lead-to-violence/

MAGA slams Trump for ‘humiliating’ and ‘entirely unenforceable’ assault on states’ rights
https://www.alternet.org/trump-bannon-ai/

‘Height of asinine stupidity’: Trump advisor rages at GOP Senator wanting to make abortion an issue ahead of midterms
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/height-asinine-stupidity-trump-advisor-185249757.html

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits
The Trump Administration’s War on Disability. Executive actions, budget cuts, layoffs, and legislation—all enacted in the Trump administration’s first six months—have curtailed disability rights and services, including access to Medicaid and the right to free, appropriate public education.
https://www.americanprogress.org/article/the-trump-administrations-war-on-disability/

Trump Budget Cuts Threaten Access to Disability Rights Lawyers
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/the-palm-beach-post/20251217/281663966347135?srsltid=AfmBOorDI0joPrI-Fx9mZtfygP12lRuz5KW97n1l049y2e9gEDr-RjdQ

‘Gambling With Lives of Their Constituents,’ House GOP Leaders Refuse Vote on ACA Tax Credits. “They are actively choosing to go into the holiday break, knowing healthcare premiums are doubling and tripling for millions of Americans in 2026, and doing nothing about it.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/mike-johnson-aca-tax-credits

The Healthcare System Medicare Advantage Could Be Dropping Soon
https://cepr.net/publications/medicare-advantage-companies-focus-on-profits-over-care/

Critics erupt as judge overturns Medicaid verdict
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/judge-tosses-72m-medicaid-fraud-conviction/ar-AA1SfkAd?apiversion=v2&domshim=1&noservercache=1&noservertelemetry=1&batchservertelemetry=1&renderwebcomponents=1&wcseo=1

Dem-appointed judge under fire for tossing $7M Medicaid fraud conviction tied to Minnesota couple’s ‘lavish lifestyle’
https://nypost.com/2025/12/01/us-news/judge-under-fire-for-tossing-7m-medicaid-fraud-conviction-tied-to-minnesota-couples-lavish-lifestyle/

# Medical / Biologicals / Science / Research / Technology
Pam Bondi dismissed charges against a surgeon who falsified vaccine cards, emboldening others with similar cases
https://www.propublica.org/article/pam-bondi-fake-covid-vaccine-cards-kirk-moore

# Military / War Department
‘Unquestionably an Act of War’: Trump Declares Naval Blockade Against Venezuela. US President Donald Trump declared a blockade on “all sanctioned oil tankers” approaching and leaving Venezuela, a major escalation in what’s widely seen as an accelerating march to war with the South American country.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/unquestionably-an-act-of-war-trump-declares-naval-blockade-against-venezuela

Republican-led congressional committees ‘perturbed’ by lack of details from Trump’s Pentagon
https://www.alternet.org/hegseth-pentagon/?comments=disqus

Pentagon considers major overhaul to merge military commands, cut generals: The move supports the pivot to the Western Hemisphere and the push to reduce the number of four-star generals
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/pentagon-considers-major-overhaul-merge-191812188.html

Pentagon officials sound alarm over Hegseth’s shift. Detractors argue the approach could weaken U.S. deterrence, disrupt coordination with allies, and introduce new risks for both national and global stability.
https://www.newsbreak.com/fort-worth-llc-333211895/4399649741178-pentagon-officials-sound-alarm-over-hegseth-s-shift

If tried by court-martial, senator accused of ‘seditious behavior’ would be deprived of several constitutional rights.  President Donald Trump accused the lawmakers of “seditious behavior” that could be “punishable by death.”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/tried-court-martial-senator-accused-140428853.html

# NASA / Space
Something in space is sending us bright blue flashes – and now scientists might know what they are
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otM-kF9wvfk

# NOAA / Weather
Meteorologist warns there’s a big incoming weather pattern change that will change winter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_hYOq5SMKA

# Social Services / Programs
Social Security rescue plan intensifies as Americans may be forced to take $2,600 tax hit. If those currently receiving benefits and those who will in the future don’t know that benefits are taxed, they may be surprised to find the IRS is taking a cut of their benefits. This could result in recipients bringing home thousands of dollars less than expected.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEKmxr7c6p8

New Bill Would End Taxes on Social Security Benefits in 2026: What Retirees Should Know
Congress could look to high earners to help offset lost revenue and possibly shore up the Social Security program.
https://www.kiplinger.com/taxes/new-bill-would-end-taxes-on-social-security-benefits-next-year

# Technology / Artificial Intelligence / Robotics
The Things Young Kids Are Using AI for Are Absolutely Horrifying. New research is pulling back the curtain on how large numbers of kids are using AI companion apps — and what it found is troubling.
“We have a pretty big issue on our hands that I think we don’t fully understand the scope of.”
https://futurism.com/future-society/young-kids-using-ai

‘Make This Delay Permanent,’ Say Child Advocates After Mattel Halts Release of First AI-Powered Toy. The group Fairplay is warning parents not to buy the plushies, dolls, action figures, and robots that were coming embedded with “the very same AI systems that have produced unsafe, confusing, or harmful experiences for older kids and teens, including urging them to self harm or take their own lives.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/mattel-ai-toy-delayed

US student makes stunning breakthrough that could solve major problem with AI: ‘Brain-inspired.’ An MIT doctoral candidate is working on technology that copies how the human brain operates to make artificial intelligence less power-hungry, MIT News reported.
https://tech.yahoo.com/ai/articles/us-student-makes-stunning-breakthrough-060000334.html

# Travel / Tourism / TSA
TSA confirms $17k fines for passengers who ‘make mistake’ with officers & issue warning on 3 airport behaviors to avoid, include threatening or assaulting officers, using fake IDs/passes, and refusing to comply, with recent warnings highlighting stricter enforcement for the busy holiday travel season.
https://www.the-sun.com/travel/15649286/tsa-confirms-fines-passengers-officers-stern-warning-airport/
Transportation Security Administration (TSA): https://www.tsa.gov/

# Water / Lakes / Oceans / Rivers
Experts sound alarm about mysterious clouds appearing in rivers, oceans: ‘The molecules released … are very different.’ “They … create an invisible chemical plume that changes as they weather.” For this study, the authors sought information about how these particles, which move through air, water, and soil, break down and what they release as they decompose over decades.
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/microplastics-chemicals-water-pollution-2025-study/

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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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December 15, 2025
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# Indigenous
First Nation reservation grappling with transnational crime. A First Nation reservation located in upstate New York and extends into Canada says it is grappling with transnational and illegal border crosser crime. One of its law enforcement chiefs came to Texas seeking help.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/new_york/article_ade96b94-221d-41e0-bbc6-ddb925fb1635.html

Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation receives backlash for signing $30 million deal with DHS: The tribe’s chairman, Joseph “Zeke” Rupnick, released a video on Friday to address concerns and discuss efforts to exit the contract.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/native-americans-draw-shocked-response-161324902.html

# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
Cuban Detainees Report Beatings and Abuse After Refusing Deportation to Mexico, Human Rights Watchdog Says. Detainees were allegedly driven to the Mexican border and pressured by masked officials to cross or face imprisonment and beatings
https://www.latintimes.com/cuban-detainees-report-beatings-abuse-after-refusing-deportation-mexico-human-rights-watchdog-592364

Administration officials are reportedly changing up tactics as public approval for immigration operations sinks to 38 percent
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/border-patrol-immigration-raids-b2883954.html

Congresswoman Ilhan Omar says ICE agents pulled over her son – US politics live. Somali-born Minnesota representative says her son was let go once he produced his ID
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/dec/15/ilhan-omar-trump-immigration-politics-latest-updates

DHS ends Family Reunification Parole program for nationals from seven countries: The move will impact hundreds of thousands of immigrants from Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti and Honduras.
https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/alerts/dhs-ends-the-abuse-of-the-humanitarian-parole-process-and-terminates-family-reunification-parole

Trump Deportation Push Continues With TSA-ICE Partnership and Move to Strip Legal Status. “We will continue to fight alongside all immigrants and their families who are unjustly targeted by this callous administration,” vowed the legal director at Justice Action Center.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-deportations?utm_source=Common+Dreams&utm_campaign=1c9902e63d-Weekend+Edition+%7C+Sun.+12%2F14%2F25&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Congress drags on full year funding bills, risking second govt shutdown
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_6eb22521-d543-407b-b17c-326eeddd13bd.html

‘Fodder for a recession’: Top economist Mark Zandi warns about so many Americans ‘already living on the financial edge’ in a K-shaped economy
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/top-economist-mark-zandi-recession-151857768.html

# Education / Schools
‘We Don’t Have to Live This Way’: Deadly Brown Shooting Spurs Calls for Action on Guns. “Our lawmakers fail us every day that they refuse to take action on gun violence,” said Students Demand Action.
https://thehill.com/homenews/5648379-murphy-defends-gun-reform-trump/

# FEMA / USAID
Trump Officials Celebrated With Cake After Slashing Aid. Then People Died of Cholera. Trump officials were told that cutting aid to South Sudan would exacerbate a deadly cholera epidemic. They did so anyway.
Even as lifesaving programs closed in South Sudan, Rubio and other officials maintained they were still active and that no one had died. We found that wasn’t true. After the funding cuts, cases in South Sudan spiked. It’s the worst cholera epidemic in the country’s history.
https://www.propublica.org/article/usaid-cholera-deaths-trump-humanitarian-aid-cuts-south-sudan

# Food / Farming / Agriculture / SNAP [Food Stamps] / FDA / USDA
Economists question necessity of farm bailout, say tariffs don’t help. The Trump administration last week announced it would be giving about $12 billion in direct cash assistance to American farmers, similar to how it assisted farmers in 2018 – only, its stated reasons for doing so are different.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_2498e31c-1312-4510-a788-c491095a4cbb.html

USDA received overwhelmingly negative feedback on its reorg plan from employees, lawmakers and locals governments. The department solicited comments and those who wrote in said a potential exodus of staff and loss of local interaction would prove harmful to farmers.
https://www.govexec.com/management/2025/12/usda-received-overwhelmingly-negative-feedback-its-reorg-plan-employees-lawmakers-and-locals-governments/410143/

# General News / Boat Strikes
Commander in Charge of US Military Operations in Caribbean Retires After Clashes With Hegseth Over Boat Strikes
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2025-12-12/admiral-holsey-southern-command-boat-strikes-20069944.html

Former House intelligence chair: Trump administration has not communicated with Congress on Venezuela goals
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5648785-turner-trump-venezuela-policy-criticism/

# Gov / Politics
“I Don’t Recognize My Country Anymore” — Americans Are Revealing Why They Marched In The Streets In 2025, And Their Reasons Will Make You Want To Grab A Protest Sign
https://www.buzzfeed.com/michaelabramwell/americans-share-why-they-protested-in-2025?origin=morebf

Kristi Noem has deportation claim shut down in seconds in â absolutely devastating momentâ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TthGDv9Fzg

‘Who would have imagined?’ Ex-GOP governor in awe as defiant GOP sends Trump clear message
https://www.rawstory.com/republicans-defy-donald-trump/

Major US cities on high alert after US strikes Iran. NYPD increases patrols at religious, cultural sites amid threat concern . Expert warns Iran capable of cyber attacks on US infrastructure. Officials fear terrorist cells may already be active in United States
https://www.newsnationnow.com/world/war-in-israel/major-us-cities-high-alert-strikes-iran/

Sen. Chris Murphy says Trump engaged in a ‘deliberate campaign’ to ‘make violence more likely in this country.’ “But this is not shocking because, over the last year, President Trump has been engaged in a dizzying campaign to increase violence in this country. He is restoring gun rights to felons and people who have lost their ability to buy guns. He eliminated the White House Office of Gun Violence Protection, and he has stopped funding mental health grants and community anti-gun violence grants that Republicans and Democrats supported in that 2022 bill,” Murphy added.
https://thehill.com/homenews/5648379-murphy-defends-gun-reform-trump/

# Gov / Politics / Global
# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF
FBI arrests alleged pro-Palestinian group members accused of planning New Year’s Eve bombings in LA
https://www.newsnationnow.com/crime/fbi-arrests-5-los-angeles-new-years-eve-new-orleans/

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court
Supreme Court Rulings May Be ‘Based on Threats’ to Justices—Court Papers
https://www.newsweek.com/supreme-court-rulings-may-be-based-on-threats-to-justices-court-papers-11193351

Judge Issues New Order to DOJ in James Comey Case
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/12/court-orders-doj-to-return-data-seized-from-comey-friend-00689956

# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
USPS sends back over 800 packages meant for US troops in ‘disgraceful move,’ what went wrong with new shipping rule. U.S. customs rejected them citing “incomplete forms.” The nonprofit paid $10,000 in shipping costs.
https://www.aol.com/articles/over-800-holiday-care-packages-025319970.html

# Security / DHS / Surveillance / Cybersecurity / Spyware / Secret Service
DHS moves to rescind TSA bargaining agreement covering 47,000 workers: The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) says it plans to challenge the decision in court
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/unions/2025/12/dhs-moves-to-eliminate-tsa-collective-bargaining-agreement-again/

Labor Leaders Blast DHS Chief Noem’s Union-Busting Attack on TSA Workers. “Noem’s decision to rip up the union contract for 47,000 TSA officers is an illegal act of retaliatory union busting that should cause concern for every person who steps foot in an airport,” said the AFGE president.
https://san.com/cc/dhs-moves-to-rescind-tsa-collective-bargaining-agreement-union-to-fight-this/

# Transportation / Shipping
Trump administration threatens to take $73 million and all trucker licenses from NY
https://www.axios.com/2025/12/12/trump-duffy-truck-drivers-license-revoked-new-york

# Travel / Tourism
TSA Is Forwarding Names, Photos, and Flight Details to ICE. The secret airport deportation program denies victims any semblance of due process.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/12/tsa-ice-deporting-traveler-flight-details/

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December 14, 2025
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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
Blue states sue Trump admin over $100K H-1B visa fee: A coalition of 20 “blue states,” led by California AG Rob Bonta, sued the Trump administration in December 2025, challenging the legality of a new $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa petitions, arguing it’s an overreach, illegal, and worsens severe shortages of doctors, nurses, teachers, and tech workers, harming state economies and services
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5647485-democrat-attorneys-general-lawsuit-trump-h-1b-visa-fees/

Mom of Karoline Leavitt’s Nephew Breaks Silence on Her ICE Arrest with Scathing Words for the Press Secretary. Bruna Caroline Ferreira commented on whether Leavitt, who is also the godmother of her son, is a “good Catholic” in her first interview since the Nov. 12 arrest
https://people.com/mom-of-karoline-leavitts-nephew-breaks-silence-on-ice-arrest-11868641

Mamdani Prepared for Arrest Over ICE-Raid Guidance for New Yorkers: ‘Can’t Think of a More American Thing to Do.’ Mamdani’s remarks follow a video urging New Yorkers to understand their rights during ICE encounters, a message that drew sharp criticism from Trump officials
https://www.latintimes.com/mamdani-prepared-arrest-over-ice-raid-guidance-new-yorkers-cant-think-more-american-thing-592550

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
The Fed just ‘Trump-proofed’ itself with a unanimous move to preempt a potential leadership shake-up. The Federal Reserve “Trump-proofed” itself by unanimously and early reappointing 11 of its 12 regional bank presidents to new five-year terms, effectively blocking a potential incoming administration from installing new leadership in those roles in the near future.
https://www.aol.com/finance/fed-just-trump-proofed-itself-213459908.html

Trump Tariffs Have Cost Average US Family Nearly $1,200 So Far. “The president’s tax on American families is simply making things more expensive.”
https://apnews.com/article/trump-tariffs-household-costs-inflation-398e0caf9536de6c63f0d1196c54f453

# Employment / Labor / Unions
DOGE isn’t dead—it’s been absorbed into the bloodstream of the government, federal employees say
https://www.aol.com/articles/doge-isn-t-dead-absorbed-130000342.html

DOGE-inspired panel calls for ending remote work for state employees
https://www.thecentersquare.com/new_hampshire/article_e504df28-c7d3-4d10-bb8b-058500dbb3cf.html

# FEMA / USAID
FEMA assistance approved for flood-ravaged Washington state. The President’s action authorizes FEMA to coordinate all disaster relief efforts to alleviate the hardship and suffering caused by the emergency on the local population and to provide appropriate assistance to save live
https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20251212/president-donald-j-trump-approves-emergency-declaration-state-washington

# Food / Farming / Agriculture / SNAP [Food Stamps] / FDA
Busted: ‘Mean-spirited’ Trump allies hid collusion to inflate grocery costs. A nonprofit forced the Trump administration to unseal a damning complaint lodged by the Biden-era Federal Trade Commission against Pepsi for colluding with Walmart to raise food prices across the nation. New un-redacted information claims FTC Chair Ferguson and his colleague Mark Meador (both Trump appointees) were hiding the mechanics of Pepsi’s and Wal-Mart’s price fixing.
https://www.rawstory.com/alternet-posts/trump-inflation-grocery-costs/

# General News
Jared Kushner is backing a ‘hostile takeover’ of US infrastructure: “Kushner has positioned himself at the center of the biggest media merger in years and at the fulcrum of White House foreign policy, all while taking in multi-billion-dollar investments from autocratic governments.”
https://www.rawstory.com/alternet-posts/jared-kushner-saudis/

# General News / Boat Strikes
Analyst blows up Trump admin’s new ‘patently illegal’ explanation for controversial move: Donald Trump’s administration has a new “explanation” for a boat strike some have dubbed a war crime, but it doesn’t “survive scrutiny,” according to a legal expert Saturday.
https://www.rawstory.com/boat-strike-trump-new-explanation/

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
CNN Anchor Pauses Over 1 Detail In New Epstein Estate Pic: ‘Can’t Believe I Have To Read This.’ Erin Burnett also addressed President Donald Trump’s reaction to his appearance in the new batch of photos.
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/celebrity/articles/disgusting-cnn-anchor-stunned-slogan-144302134.html

# Gov / Politics
Congress drags on full year funding bills, risking second govt shutdown
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_6eb22521-d543-407b-b17c-326eeddd13bd.html

Trump rages against ‘total loser’ Rod Bray after Indiana redistricting fails. Indiana’s overwhelmingly Republican State Senate voted 31-19 to reject a redistricting effort that would have erased Indiana’s two Democratic congressional districts and likely given all nine of the state’s seats to the GOP in the 2026 midterm elections.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-79-threatens-gop-nemesis-143314294.html

US increases pressure on Venezuela with new sanctions targeting Maduro’s family and the oil sector  as he ups pressure to oust Venezuelan president.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/12/us-slaps-sanctions-on-maduro-family-venezuelan-tankers-what-we-know

Officials blow whistle on illegal orders given by Trump
https://www.thedailybeast.com/why-troops-are-blowing-whistle-on-trump-senator/

Decades of Global Drone War Made Trump’s Caribbean Killing Spree Possible. The so-called war on terror laid the foundations for Trump to turn international waters into one-sided battlefields.
https://truthout.org/articles/decades-of-global-drone-war-made-trumps-caribbean-killing-spree-possible/

Trump’s Monroe Doctrine 2.0 Outlines Imperial Intentions for Latin America. The administration’s National Security Strategy signals a return to more outwardly interventionist policies.
https://www.as-coa.org/articles/aq-podcast-what-trump-doctrine-means-latin-america

Trump’s Indiana Redistricting Scheme Crashes and Burns in Overwhelming Defeat. The vote came after an emotional debate in which some Republican lawmakers detailed threats and harassment they’d received for opposing the president’s redistricting scheme.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2025/12/indiana-republicans-trump-gop-redistricting/685220/

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF
Bondi orders FBI to launch ‘cash reward’ system for reporting alleged domestic terrorists
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/justice/3915104/bondi-orders-fbi-launch-cash-reward-system-reporting-alleged-domestic-terrorists/

Pam Bondi tells law enforcement agencies to investigate antifa groups for ‘tax crimes.’ Move is part of Trump’s broader crackdown on leftwing groups, including designation of antifa as ‘domestic terrorism’ group
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/05/pam-bondi-antifa-tax-crimes

The Bondi Memo’s Quiet Rewriting of Domestic Terrorism Rules. A leaked directive recasts counterterrorism around “Antifa,” hollowing out post-Church Committee safeguards while the administration claims restraint.
https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-bondi-memo-s-quiet-rewriting-of-domestic-terrorism-rules

Los Angeles mayor urges hiring of over 400 police officers
https://mayor.lacity.gov/news/mayor-bass-public-safety-most-important-service-city-los-angeles-can-provide

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court
US threatens new ICC sanctions unless court pledges not to prosecute Trump
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-sanction-icc-2674387107

Kristi Noem threatened with perjury charges before livid lawmaker cuts off her testimony
https://www.rawstory.com/noem-perjury/

‘Stop lying!’: Noem confronted at House hearing. Noem appeared to smile. Democrats, led by Rep. Bennie Thompson, accused her of lying to escape the hearing. Noem left early, citing a FEMA meeting that was already canceled. Lawmakers demanded accountability, with calls for her resignation and impeachment escalating.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yYqdbP_AsY

‘You Are Not Following the Law’: Dan Goldman Throws Down With Noem Over Deporting Legal Asylum Seekers. Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY) threw down with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Thursday during a highly contentious House hearing.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/not-following-law-rep-goldman-215426067.html

DOJ Unleashes New Health & Safety Unit. Anticipate Augmented Criminal Enforcement for Certain Regulated Industries.  This critical development, following the consolidation of civil enforcement capabilities, signals an unmistakable intent: companies operating in health, safety, and consumer product sectors face unprecedented scrutiny and significantly heightened criminal risk.
https://natlawreview.com/article/doj-unleashes-new-health-safety-unit-anticipate-augmented-criminal-enforcement

# Medical / Biologicals / Science / Research / Technology
Trump’s GOP Wants to Expand a Policy That Already Put Millions Into Medical Debt. The policy that the user is referring to is the promotion and expansion of high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) paired with Health Savings Accounts (HSAs). Critics argue that these plans often lead to significant out-of-pocket costs and increased medical debt for millions of Americans
https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/trump-health-accounts-hsa-cash-patient-debt-high-deductible-insurance/

House Republicans — led by Speaker Mike Johnson — unveiled a narrow health care package to address rising costs, but the plan does not extend the expiring enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/house-gop-unveils-health-care-measure-that-does-not-extend-aca-subsidies/ar-AA1ShWA0

# Military / War Department
Warships, submarines and Tomahawk missiles: How the US is preparing for a possible war with Venezuela. The latest operation, pulling in special forces and US Marines, follows months of sabre-rattling and intimidation from Donald Trump in an attempt to pile pressure on Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro.
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-venezuela-war-military-trump-b2882412.html

Hegseth’s ‘Arsenal of Freedom Tour’ goes to Missile Defense Agency and Space Command
https://justthenews.com/government/security/hegseth-arsenal-freedom-tour-rocket-city-goes-missile-defense-agency-and-space

US Forces Seized and Raided Chinese Cargo Ship Delivering Military Equipment to Iran. Incident in November latest reported instance of Trump administration’s increasingly aggressive maritime tactics.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/12/us-forces-stormed-cargo-ship-travelling-from-china-to-iran-report

# Military / Global / NATO
Nato Chief issues CHILLING warning & urges Europe to prepare for WAR ‘like our grandparents endured.’ If Putin is “prepared to sacrifice ordinary Russians in this way, what is he prepared to do to us?” the NATO chief said.
https://www.politico.eu/article/nato-mark-rutte-says-europe-must-prepare-for-scale-of-war-our-grandparents-endured/

Czechia Delivers 1.8 Million Rounds of Ammunition and $288 Million in Military Aid to Ukraine
https://www.newsbreak.com/altitude-post-361905032/4395644790245-czechia-delivers-1-8-million-rounds-of-ammunition-and-288-million-in-military-aid-to-ukraine

# Other Stuff / Archaeology
Tiny robot vanished 8 months under Antarctica and returns with wild data. “Against the enormity of such a wild region, this is an amazing story of the little float that could.”
https://gizmodo.com/tiny-robot-lost-under-antarctic-ice-for-8-months-comes-back-with-rare-data-2000697304

# Science /  Science Engineers / Chemistry / Research
Scientists make disturbing discovery in human urine samples: ‘We urgently need to classify this.’ Toxic chemicals derived from tire particles, specifically 6PPD-quinone, have been discovered in human urine samples. Researchers are advocating for tire particles to be categorized as a form of pollution due to concerns about their potential health effects
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/tire-chemicals-human-health-6ppd-quinone/

# Social Services / Programs
House passes Social Security overhaul. Senate is next. What began as a push to fix obscure formulas is now a live question for workers planning when to retire and how much they can count on from Social Security.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/house-passes-social-security-overhaul-senate-is-next/ar-AA1ShezR

# Technology / Artificial Intelligence / Robotics
Jaw-dropping video shows AI-powered robot that looks and moves like a human
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEKH2eblWBk

Tech billionaires plan private cities to exit the US. “Can you imagine being that rich and that miserable?” One of the central figures in this rapidly growing movement is a guy named Balaji Srinivasan, chief technology officer of cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase. This movement has been going on for a while, but Srinivasan’s remarks at the 2025 Network State Conference in Singapore solidified it.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/tech-billionaires-are-trying-to-escape-america-with-private-startup-societies/

# Travel / Tourism
New law would require travelers flying through America to submit DNA and eye scans. A recent U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) proposal aims to expand data collection for foreign travelers, requiring DNA samples, eye scans, fingerprints, five years of social media history, and extensive personal/family info for Visa Waiver Program applicants (ESTA) and potentially other visitors, to enhance security
https://www.the-sun.com/travel/15633163/new-cbp-law-requires-travelers-submit-dna-eye-scans/

# Water / Lakes / Oceans / Rivers
Researchers discover concerning phenomenon that could impact water supply: ‘Helps us understand.’ A new scientific study found that boulders in mountain ecosystems are changing how snow melts. As glaciers rapidly melt and expose what lies beneath, those rocks actively alter snow behavior.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/researchers-discover-concerning-phenomenon-could-030500718.html

Scientists uncover potential untapped fresh water source in North Atlantic. Scientists may have just found a massive, untapped source of fresh water hidden beneath the North Atlantic seabed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEeG9GIRWLA

Scientists discovered how to create water out of thin air. Many natural water sources are becoming polluted or drying up, and more than half the world’s wetlands have disappeared.
https://local12.com/news/offbeat/scientists-water-air-study-invention-science-global-warming-world-wildlife-foundation-scarcity-h2o-drinking-discovered-how-to-create-out-of-thin-starving-thirst-hydration

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December 13, 2025
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
U.S. to Require Live Selfies, Social Media Handles, and 10 Years of Phone/Email History for All ESTA Applicants. U.S. Customs and Border Protection has filed a draft rule that would make social media disclosure mandatory for citizens of 42 Visa Waiver Program countries, including the United Kingdom, France, Germany and South Korea.
https://ktla.com/news/u-s-proposal-would-require-five-years-of-social-media-from-foreign-travelers/

Applicants for Trump’s newly released gold immigration cards could have wasted $1M if courts axe program
https://www.aol.com/articles/democratic-states-sue-trump-administration-202513520.html

‘I thought I was being kidnapped’: U.S. citizen reveals what happened when an ICE agent tackled him on his lunch break. This incident highlights concerns local leaders have about racial profiling as Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents increase their presence in Minneapolis. The recent operation reportedly focuses specifically on Somali immigrants in the area.
https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/i-thought-i-was-being-kidnapped-u-s-citizen-reveals-what-happened-when-an-ice-agent-tackled-him-on-his-lunch-break-and-the-video-is-hard-to-watch/

Masked agents didn’t have ‘any evidence’ to snatch a Tufts scholar off the street. ICE is still trying to deport her. Rumeysa Ozturk’s arrest has become a defining image of Trump’s campaign against Palestinian activism
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/rumeysa-ozturk-tufts-ice-arrest-deport-b2882839.html

13-Year-Old Boy ‘Handcuffed and Tackled’ by ICE Agents While Forced to Watch Father’s Arrest
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBpDEd6h3CE

# Business / Industry / Corporations
You might not realize it, but your older car is protecting your privacy better than if you had a shiny new ride like your neighbor’s. This has been confirmed by the Mozilla Foundation. Automakers push to make accessing your car’s data a crime punishable by 3 to 5 years in federal prison. In a recent video breaking down the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and the auto industry’s lobbying, Rossmann warns that accessing your own vehicle’s telematics data by bypassing a digital lock could, under law, be treated as a federal crime punishable by three to five years in prison. And instead of fighting that idea, he says, carmakers are leaning into it.
https://autos.yahoo.com/mozilla-automakers-personal-data-government-120000913.html

# Drugs / Trafficking
Lawrence O’Donnell Says Trump ‘Does Not Care About Drug Trafficking’ With 1 Potent Example. O’Donnell was referring to ex-Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández, who was sentenced in the U.S. last year to 45 years in prison, and said, “There is nothing more Donald Trump could do to prove that he absolutely does not care about drug trafficking.”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/lawrence-odonnell-says-trump-does-143717374.html

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
For the first time since Trump’s tariff rollout, import tax revenue has fallen, threatening his lofty plans to slash the $38 trillion national debt
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/first-time-since-trump-tariff-194453702.html

US Mint unveils new coin after discontinuing pennies earlier this year. The U.S. Mint recently unveiled new coin designs for 2026 to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary (Semiquincentennial), featuring historical themes like the Revolutionary War and Constitution on quarters, dimes, and half-dollars, with dual dates (1776-2026)
https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/2025/12/12/250-anniversary-coins-us-mint-2026-designs/87731728007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=true&gca-epti=z112213p000450c000450d00—-v112213d–50–b–50–&gca-ft=43&gca-ds=sophi

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
President Trump Signs Legislation to Unleash American Resources and Unlock Public Lands
https://naturalresources.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=418511

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
States That Cut Environmental Agencies Face Crisis as Trump Deregulation Unfolds. Budget slashing and staff cuts have made states vulnerable to Trump’s efforts to dismantle the EPA.
https://truthout.org/articles/states-that-cut-environmental-agencies-face-crisis-as-trump-deregulation-unfolds/

Experts warn ongoing crisis at bottom of Pacific Ocean could be a direct threat to thousands of animals: ‘One of the largest … studies ever.’ Scientific expedition to the Calypso Deep, the deepest region of the Mediterranean Sea, researchers studied the area at 3.2 miles depth uncovered 167 objects, 148 of which proved to be marine garbage.
https://www.ecoticias.com/en/scientists-pacific-ocean-deep-discovery/13001/

Researchers issue warning after making alarming discovery deep in Amazon rainforest: ‘They need to be tackled.’ Systemic change is needed.
https://www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/plastic-pollution-amazon-rainforest-biodiversity/

Researchers sound alarm after discovering ‘warning signal’ in Dead Sea: ‘It was a jarring moment.’ “[This] made it clear how deep and severe the phenomenon is.” The researchers relayed that the Kidron Stream is taking heaping amounts of trash from Jerusalem to the Dead Sea. As a closed basin, that material only leaves through human intervention. That made it a prime area of study for the scientists to see the full range and journey of plastics and microplastics.
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/dead-sea-plastic-pollution-israel/

Strange Structures Revealed Beneath the Bermuda Triangle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jK1D79R5RTM

There’s A Huge Underground Ocean You’ve Never Heard Of. Deep beneath Earth’s surface lies a hidden ocean so massive it could dwarf all the water in our rivers and seas, yet almost no one knows it exists. Scientists found it not as open water but trapped inside a blue, water-rich mineral called ringwoodite, buried hundreds of miles down in the mantle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXNWuTUtRGg

# FEMA / USAID
Bill Gates remains a relatively mild-mannered, non-political guy. But he’s also not going to ignore reality. ‘Nobody Wants to Take Responsibility for the Tragedy That’s Going on Here’: It’s not a coincidence, he says, that it’s coming after the Trump administration and other wealthy countries slashed foreign aid at the beginning of the year.
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/12/12/bill-gates-foreign-aid-cuts-death-interview-00687062

‘Unlawful Executive encroachment’: Trump administration violated separation of powers by gutting preventive natural disaster FEMA program, judge rules
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/unlawful-executive-encroachment-trump-administration-violated-separation-of-powers-by-gutting-preventive-natural-disaster-fema-program-judge-rules/

# Food / Farming / Agriculture / SNAP [Food Stamps] / FDA
Shoppers brace for sweeping supermarket shakeups under new January 1 ‘grocery’ law
https://www.the-sun.com/money/15608352/shopping-laws-store-changes-illinois-new-york/

West Texas Gets Water and Farmers Get a Bailout
https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/news/press-releases/2025/12/08/trump-administration-announces-12-billion-farmer-bridge-payments-american-farmers-impacted-unfair

# General News / Boat Strikes
British Politician Jeremy Corbyn Agrees With Venezuela, Claims U.S. Seizure Of Tanker Near Its Coast Is An ‘Act Of Piracy.’  U.S. Lawmakers Condemn Trump’s Seizure of Venezuelan Oil Tanker: ‘Sleepwalking Us Into a War.’ Democratic Senator Mark Warner said of the seizure: “so they can seize an oil tanker, but not a drug boat?”
https://www.latintimes.com/us-lawmakers-condemn-trumps-seizure-venezuelan-oil-tanker-sleepwalking-us-war-592494

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
House Oversight Democrats release 19 photos from the estate of Jeffrey Epstein thah tie the convicted sex offender to President Donald Trump, former President Bill Clinton, tech billionaire Bill Gates and former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/newly-released-photos-epstein-estate-include-images-trump/story?id=128345597

Pardon-seeking Ghislaine Maxwell poised to drop damaging leaks to ‘send a message’— she wants an outright pardon, and she may have a strategy in the works to try to force Trump’s hand on the issue.
https://www.rawstory.com/ghislaine-maxwell-2674396107/

# Gov / Politics
White House staffers frantically boot press out of Oval Office after Trump comments. White House staff urgently rushed the press out of the Oval Office this evening after Donald Trump addressed the release of photos from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/white-house-staffers-frantically-boot-press-out-of-oval-office-after-trump-comments/ar-AA1SfVQj

House overturns Trump executive order in historic vote. The House voted 231-195 against Trump’s March order, which sought to strip the employees’ protections to negotiate for better pay, benefits and fair treatment.
https://www.axios.com/2025/12/11/trump-order-union-rights-house-repeal

‘I am pissed off as hell’: Tennis legend who escaped a totalitarian regime has a warning for Americans about Trump. “I defected from a totalitarian regime and like hell am I going to be cowed again and be careful of what I have to say.”
https://www.sportskeeda.com/tennis/news-i-m-embarrassed-trump-country-martina-navratilova-sends-strong-message-publicly-calling-us-president

‘No President is legally allowed to tear down’ White House without review: National Trust sues to stop Trump’s White House ballroom. “No president is legally allowed to tear down portions of the White House without any review, not President Trump, not President Biden, and not anyone else,” the group wrote in the lawsuit. “And no president is legally allowed to construct a ballroom on public property without giving the public the opportunity to weigh in.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/12/trump-east-wing-ballroom-lawsuit-00689260

Trump administration says sign language services ‘intrude’ on Trump’s ability to control his image
https://apnews.com/article/american-sign-language-trump-white-house-7ac33c635cdefd22154d6eb7e47d3d55

Kristi Noem’s “Commander-at-Large” Says U.S. Citizens Need to Carry Proof of Citizenship: Cato Institute director of immigration studies David J. Bier replied to Reichlin-Melnick, “Citizenship used to mean something.”
https://2paragraphs.com/2025/12/kristi-noems-commander-at-large-says-u-s-citizens-need-to-carry-proof-of-citizenship/

Dem Senator Raises Alarm About Trump Bringing ‘Illegal and Dangerous Misuse of Lethal Force’ to Domestic Foes.
“If Trump is using this justification to use military force on any individuals he chooses… what’s stopping him from designating anyone within our own borders in a similar fashion and conducting lethal, militarized attacks against them?”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-military-us-citizens

‘Stop Arming Israel,’ Jewish-Led Groups Tell DNC Leaders at Party Summit. “The American public is demanding decisive action to end US complicity in the Israeli government’s war crimes by stopping the flow of weapons to Israel.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/jewish-voice-for-peace

Venezuela Condemns US ‘Piracy’ as Trump White House Signals It Will Seize More Oil Vessels. “I’m fairly gravely concerned that he’s sleepwalking us into a war with Venezuela,” said one US senator. Donald Trump seems giddy about the prospect of stealing a Venezuelan oil tanker.
https://newrepublic.com/post/204292/venezuela-trump-piracy-keeping-oil-tanker

Trump’s Monroe Doctrine 2.0 Outlines Imperial Intentions for Latin America. The administration’s National Security Strategy signals a return to more outwardly interventionist policies. The United States has now amassed the largest military buildup in the Caribbean in decades, including the world’s largest warship, the U.S. aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford. Fifteen thousand U.S. troops are stationed in the region, on the ready.
https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-monroe-doctrine-2-0-outlines-imperial-intentions-for-latin-america/

# Gov / Politics / Global
Black-market oil buyers will push Venezuela for bigger discounts following US seizure – starving Maduro of much-needed revenue.
https://theconversation.com/black-market-oil-buyers-will-push-venezuela-for-bigger-discounts-following-us-seizure-starving-maduro-of-much-needed-revenue-271896

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA
Mississippi governor orders release of man who served more than 10 years of illegal 15-year sentence
https://www.aol.com/articles/mississippi-governor-orders-release-man-072104763.html

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court
DOJ sues Georgia’s Fulton County for 2020 election records
https://www.gpb.org/news/2025/12/12/georgia-today-doj-sues-fulton-county-over-2020-election-records-senate-rejects

The Justice Department has now sued 18 states in an effort to access voter data
https://www.npr.org/2025/12/12/nx-s1-5642610/doj-voter-data-lawsuits-colorado-hawaii-massachusetts-nevada

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits
Senate rejects both bills on ACA subsidies, all but ensuring premium hike in 2026. The Senate rejected legislation to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits, essentially guaranteeing that millions of Americans will see a steep rise in costs at the beginning of the year.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-live-senate-expected-to-vote-on-aca-subsidies-with-premiums-set-to-rise-in-2026

In echoes of Minneapolis, whistleblower says Maine company bilked Medicaid dollars. The company was founded by a Somali immigrant who later tried to run for office in his home country and allegedly sent money to fund a paramilitary force.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/videos/whistleblower-alleges-massive-fraud-across-204900313.html

‘Tragedy in the making’: Top healthcare exec on why insurance will spike to subsidize a tax cut to millionaires and billionaires, warning that millions of Americans are about to be hit with higher premiums, lost coverage, and rising medical debt as Washington gridlock hardens.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/tragedy-making-top-healthcare-exec-200946858.html

Trump Willing to Work With Democrats on Health Care
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5646004-donald-trump-democrats-health-care-aca-subsidies/

# Medical / Biologicals / Science / Research / Technology
Trump’s plan to limit student loans for nurses in his repayment overhaul is facing bipartisan backlash. The new limits would exclude advanced nursing programs from the higher professional degree borrowing cap.
https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-student-loan-debt-limits-nurses-bipartisan-backlash-repayment-overhaul-2025-12

Stanford Medicine study shows why mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines can cause myocarditis
https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2025/12/myocarditis-vaccine-covid.html

# Military / War Department
Navy delivers report to Hegseth on potential of punishment for Sen. Mark Kelly over ‘illegal orders’ video
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/navy-delivers-report-hegseth-potential-182001111.html

Admiral leading US military strikes in Latin America steps down: “We must always be there for human rights.” In his remarks during a ceremony marking his relinquishment of command, the admiral emphasized the importance of supporting nations that believe in democracy and human rights.
https://www.tag24.com/world/admiral-leading-us-military-strikes-in-latin-america-steps-down-we-must-always-be-there-for-human-rights-3448803

# Transportation / Shipping
Trump admin threatens to withhold millions in federal funding from NY over noncitizen licenses
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/watch-duffy-threatens-to-withhold-millions-in-highway-funds-from-new-york-over-flaws-in-immigrant-commercial-drivers-license-system

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December 12, 2025
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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
Kilmar Abrego Garcia released from detention facility in Pennsylvania. A federal judge ordered his release, finding he was held without legal authority because there was no final removal order, allowing him to return to his family in Maryland while he awaits trial for unrelated human smuggling charges in Tennessee.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/12/11/judge-orders-kilmar-abrego-garcia-release-ice-detention/87716236007/

Federal officials announce Homeland Security Task Force in New York: The Trump administration says these task forces are being created to target “transnational criminal organizations.”
https://www.aol.com/articles/feds-roll-first-kind-york-222806401.html

ICE reports detaining over 400 immigrant children above recommended limit: A new report from the Associated Press found hundreds of immigrant children are being held in detention facilities past mandated detention limits and are going without proper medical care. The data was revealed in a court filing amid an ongoing lawsuit where the Trump administration is seeking to end protections for child migrants in federal custody.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTsnYwDE8FA

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Trump’s North American Trade Deal ‘Created More Problems Than It Fixed’: Trump has failed to fix NAFTA. New report details USMCA’s shortcomings and how to put workers first in North American trade
https://www.epi.org/press/trump-has-failed-to-fix-nafta-new-report-details-usmcas-shortcomings-and-how-to-put-workers-first-in-north-american-trade/

# Employment / Labor / Unions
House passes bill nullifying Trump’s anti-union EOs //Erich Wagner. Twenty Republicans crossed party lines to support legislation to unwind what opponents described as the largest act of “union busting” in U.S. history.
https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2025/12/house-passes-bill-nullifying-trumps-anti-union-eos/410111/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
How the Past 25 Years of Big Oil’s Lie-Filled Ads Have Delivered ‘Climate Catastrophe.’ “Big Oil’s climate deception has evolved from lying about the problem to lying about solutions,” said the head of the Center for Climate Integrity.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/11122025/big-oil-deceptive-climate-ads-false-solutions/

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
States That Cut Environmental Agencies Face Crisis as Trump Deregulation Unfolds. Budget slashing and staff cuts have made states vulnerable to Trump’s efforts to dismantle the EPA.
https://truthout.org/articles/states-that-cut-environmental-agencies-face-crisis-as-trump-deregulation-unfolds/

# General Recalls / Alerts
Another AI-Powered Children’s Toy Just Got Caught Having Wildly Inappropriate Conversations. Let an AI toy introduce your tot to the concept of “pet play.”  the PIRG researchers found Alilo was willing to define “kink” when asked and introduced new sexual concepts during conversations on its own initiative, including “bondage.”
https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/another-ai-toy-inappropriate

# General News
A local Oklahoma Black Lives Matter leader was indicted by a federal grand jury for charges of wire fraud and embezzlement after accusations she used funds meant for social justice causes for her own personal benefit, authorities said.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/12/12/black-lives-matter-oklahoma-city-leader-indicted-fraud/87730404007/

# General News / Boat Strikes
US Sanctions Maduro Family Members, 6 Ships Transporting Venezuelan Oil. Vessels targeted by the US are supertankers that recently loaded crude oil in Venezuela.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/12/us-sanctions-family-of-venezuelas-maduro-6-oil-tankers-in-new-crackdown

The US isn’t attacking Venezuela because of drugs — it’s because of minerals
https://thehill.com/opinion/international/5642398-venezuela-minerals-us-strategy/

Venezuela Calls US Oil Tanker Seizure “Piracy” as Trump Says US Will Keep Oil. Experts say the seizure is likely illegal and represents an expansion of US sanctions enforcement.
https://www.newsnationnow.com/top-headlines/ap-top-headlines/ap-the-latest-trump-says-us-will-keep-oil-tanker-venezuela-calls-it-piracy/

# Gov / Politics
Sonia Sotomayor’s Remarks Silence Supreme Court, captured the stakes of Trump v. Slaughter, which could grant presidents sweeping new authority over federal regulators and reshape the structure of the administrative state.
https://www.newsweek.com/sonia-sotomayors-remarks-silence-supreme-court-11182565

‘Roads will not be paved, guard bases will close. Major projects will stop. These are the stakes and every NO vote will be to blame’: Trump will cut off all funding to Red State unless it passes new map
https://www.mediaite.com/politics/roads-will-not-be-paved-gop-think-tank-says-trump-will-cut-off-all-funding-to-red-state-unless-it-passes-new-map/amp/

Trump’s Indiana Redistricting Scheme Crashes and Burns in Overwhelming Defeat. The vote came after an emotional debate in which some Republican lawmakers detailed threats and harassment they’d received for opposing the president’s redistricting scheme.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-loses-indiana-gerrymander

Indiana Republican controlled Senate rejects new map in mid-decade redistricting battle. That could make a difference come November 2026. But it’s a much smaller cushion than the White House envisioned when Trump kicked off the redistricting war by calling on Texas to redraw its map and create as many as five more GOP-friendly districts.
https://www.axios.com/2025/12/12/trump-redistricting-indiana-gerrymander

‘Total Amateur Hour’: FBI Official Says Antifa Is #1 Threat in US—But Can’t Say Where, Who, or What It Is. “Just a complete admission here that the entire ‘antifa’ threat narrative is totally manufactured by this administration,” said one critic.
https://www.alternet.org/trump-antifa-2674392887/

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA
New Data Reveals 16,000 American Cops Have Been Arrested Over the Past 16 Years. The researchers also point out that busts are often not publicly revealed by the arresting agency or reported by the media. In fact, they say an arrested officer is often not even charged and instead is given an opportunity to resign.
https://nationalenquirer.com/new-data-reveals-16000-american-cops-have-been-arrested-over-the-past-16-years/

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits
Obamacare Is About to Get (Much) More Expensive. Affordable Care Act (ACA) premiums for millions of Americans are poised to get “much” more expensive due to the expiration of enhanced federal subsidies at the end of December 2025 and general rising healthcare costs
https://www.morningstar.com/news/marketwatch/20251212209/senate-votes-on-aca-fail-threatening-a-rise-in-healthcare-costs-for-everyone

# Medical / Biologicals / Science / Research / Technology
Senate rejects dueling health care bills as Obamacare deadline looms. The result virtually guarantees insurance subsidies used by more than 20 million Americans will lapse at the end of the year.
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/12/11/congress/senate-rejects-health-care-bills-00686855

# Military / War Department
Navy submits report to Pentagon on Sen. Mark Kelly’s possible punishment over ‘illegal orders’ video. Kelly has fired back since the probe started, saying the investigation is meant to “intimidate” himself and other members and that it “won’t work.”
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5645071-kelly-democrats-video-illegal-orders/

US B-52 bombers fly with Japanese fighters in support amid Chinese pressure. East Asia’s military tensions have sharply escalated as the U.S. deployed two strategic B‑52 bombers to fly alongside Japanese F‑35 and F‑15 jets in waters between Japan and South Korea. The move came just 24 hours after China and Russia conducted joint air patrols
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4L82Vbo77o

General Gregory Guillot, head of U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM), told the Senate Armed Services Committee that he has received no orders or indications of an “enemy within” to justify National Guard deployments in U.S. cities, directly contradicting President Donald Trump’s rhetoric
https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2025/12/enemy-within-northcom-commander-says-he-hasnt-seen-it/410106/

# NASA / Space
NASA Says an “Anomaly” Has Led to Sudden Signal Loss with One of Its Spacecraft Orbiting Mars. MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN) is one of only three NASA missions currently in operation around Mars, and one of five spacecraft serving as a communications relay for the space agency’s rover missions on the Martian surface.
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/nasas-loses-contact-with-maven-mars-orbiter-on-the-far-side-of-the-red-planet

# Pharmaceuticals
Why Walgreens’ New CEO Should Alarm Us. The man who oversaw massive store closures and job cuts at Staples is now in charge of one of America’s most important companies.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/new-walgreens-ceo

# Social Services / Programs
Senators Demand Trump Admin Come Clean on Plan to ‘Quietly Kill’ Social Security Offices. The lawmakers accused the Social Security Administration of “a slash-first, think-later approach,” for which “beneficiaries will pay the price.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-slash-social-security-visits

# Technology / Artificial Intelligence
Trump signs executive order to block state AI regulations. Trump told reporters in the Oval Office that “there’s only going to be one winner” as nations race to dominate artificial intelligence, and China’s central government gives its companies a single place to go for government approvals.
https://apnews.com/article/trump-ai-regulation-executive-order-state-laws-9cb4dd1bc249e404260b3dc233217388

OpenAI Sued for Causing Murder-Suicide: The wildly disturbing case has could be a pivotal moment for the future of AI chatbots, and the companies responsible for them.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/openai-microsoft-slammed-lawsuit-chatgpt-115000517.html

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