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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2025-12-26

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December 26, 2025
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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
“Something Terrible They Did To Us” – Tragedy Strikes Deported Woman As Husband Dies in ICE Detention. “I never saw him again, I never spoke to him or heard his voice again,” Pedro Juan said. “It’s something terrible they did to us. Yes, it’s something terrible they did to us.”
https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/immigration/2025/12/19/immigration-news-widow-says-ice-failed-husband-in-custody/87786319007/

‘Beyond Dehumanizing’: ICE Docs Expose Plan to Hold 80,000 People in Warehouses. The proposal does not treat detainees “as people but just things to be warehoused like Amazon packages,” said one critic. “They want to build a network of concentration camps,” said one critic.
https://truthout.org/articles/ice-documents-expose-plan-to-hold-80000-people-in-warehouses/

Federal judge blocks ICE from arresting migrants appearing for court dates in Northern California
https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/sf-ice-courthouse-arrests-21261412.php

Palau signs agreement with Trump administration to take 75 migrants from US for $7.5 million. “What if we spent the $100,000 per person in America setting them up with housing assistance, healthcare, education, etc?” asked one critic.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/us-palau-deportees

Customs said a $70K seizure was routine. A congressman says it was ‘theft’: Border agents seized $70,000 from a motorist heading from the United States into Mexico — not because the man had done anything illegal, but because he had failed to mention he was carrying the cash.
https://san.com/cc/customs-said-a-70k-seizure-was-routine-a-congressman-says-it-was-theft/

17,500 Arrested in DHS Special Operation. The law is in honor of a 22-year-old Georgia nursing student who was murdered by a Venezuelan illegal immigrant in February 2024. The Department of Homeland Security said the Venezuelan was previously arrested and released before Riley’s death. It also said the Venezuelan was a member of the terrorist criminal gang Tren de Aragua, which the State Department designated in February as a Foreign Terrorist Organization.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/dec/25/dhs-arrests-17500-illegal-immigrants-laken-riley-act/

# DOGE [Department of Government Efficiency]
Agencies Cancel Over 100 Excessive Contracts Worth $4.4B. The Department of Government Efficiency announced that, over the past five days, federal agencies canceled 103 excessive contracts with a total ceiling value of $4.4 billion, resulting in a reported $103 million in savings
https://www.executivegov.com/articles/federal-agencies-cut-103-contracts-save-103m

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Trump Admin Halts Minnesota Payments. Kelly Loeffler, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced the decision, citing the state’s fraud scandals.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-official-pulls-5-5-190315826.html

Trump’s Chip Embargo Against China Is Backfiring Spectacularly
https://futurism.com/future-society/trump-china-ai-chip-investors

Latest GDP Figures Show Rich Reaping Rewards as Working Class Continues to Suffer Under Trump. The law has had limited overall impact — and delivered its benefits almost entirely to corporations and the rich. These findings are yet another example of how Trump’s bold economic claims belie the myriad challenges facing Americans.
https://inthesetimes.com/article/economics-policy-wages-gdp-trickle-down-effect-corporate-profits

# Employment / Labor / Unions / Business / Industry / Corporations
Billionaire Mark Cuban Says ‘Name And Shame’ Big Employers Who Pay So Little Their Workers Get Medicaid—’Taxpayers Are Subsidizing’ Their Profits
https://www.benzinga.com/news/health-care/25/06/46132209/mark-cuban-calls-out-low-wage-employers-says-taxpayers-are-subsidizing-their-profits-pushes-name-and-shame-strategy-to-cut-medicaid-costs

Trump’s long, tortured relationship with the unemployment rate just got worse. As bad as the unemployment situation looks right now, last week the chairman of the Federal Reserve said that he thinks the real numbers are actually worse. . . .
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/trumps-bad-economy-is-even-worse

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
In June 2025, Meta signed a landmark 20-year agreement with Constellation Energy to save the Clinton Clean Energy Center, a nuclear power plant in central Illinois, from early decommissioning.
https://www.ans.org/news/2025-06-03/article-7084/constellation-meta-sign-20year-deal-to-source-entire-illinois-nuclear-plants-power/

Coal Miners Were Poised to Win Key Safety Protections. Then Trump Showed Up. After courting coal miners during his campaign, Trump has left a trail of broken promises.
https://truthout.org/articles/coal-miners-were-poised-to-win-key-safety-protections-then-trump-showed-up/

Trump ‘Choosing From the War Crimes Menu’ With ‘Quarantine’ on Venezuela Oil Exports. “Economic strangulation is warfare and civilians always pay the price,” lamented CodePink.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-venezuela-quarantine

# Food / Farming / Agriculture / SNAP [Food Stamps] / FDA / USDA
USDA backing Washington ranchers in standoff with state authorities. Water wars are common in the West. But this Nov. 8 story explores the federal government’s unusual decision to intervene on behalf of cattle ranchers who faced criminal investigation for damaging protected wetlands to collect rainwater for their herds.
https://san.com/cc/usda-backing-washington-ranchers-in-standoff-with-state-authorities/

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Epstein Files Bombshell: Donald Trump and Disgraced Financier Accused of ‘Raping the Same Female’, Newly Released FBI Docs Claim
https://www.aol.com/entertainment/epstein-files-bombshell-donald-trump-200144810.html

Epstein’s ‘First Known Victim’ Was Just 13 Years Old — and Alleges Disgraced Financier ‘Introduced’ Her To Trump, Bombshell Lawsuit Claims
https://radaronline.com/p/jeffrey-epstein-first-known-victim-lawsuit-trump-introduction/

Justice Department Humiliated as People Find the Epstein Files Can Easily Be Un-Redacted. The ease of recovering information that was not properly redacted digitally suggests that at least some of the documents released by the Justice Department were hastily censored.
https://futurism.com/future-society/eptein-files-easily-unredacted

Latest Epstein files name Trump multiple times. The newly released batch of some 10,000 files make multiple references to President Donald Trump, including a January 2020 memo by an assistant US attorney revealing that Trump was on many more flights than the DOJ was aware of — between 1993 and 1996.
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/article313920022.html#storylink=cpy

Epstein’s Brother Told FBI He Believed Jeffrey Was ‘Murdered In His Jail Cell’ Because ‘He Was About To Name Names.’ A series of security lapses at the jail where Epstein was held have also added fuel to claims that the disgraced financier was murdered.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/epstein-brother-wild-trump-fbi-024151627.html

# Gov / Politics
‘I don’t want another Afghanistan or Iraq’: These Republic lawmakers just torpadoed Trump’s Venezuela strategy, they want Congressional authority, and that’s a good thing.
https://attackofthefanboy.com/politics/i-dont-want-another-afghanistan-or-iraq-these-republic-lawmakers-just-torpadoed-trumps-venezuela-strategy/

Experts warn Supreme Court tried to rein Trump in but accidentally gave him his next move. The Supreme Court’s decision blocking President Trump from deploying the National Guard into American cities has alarmed legal experts who fear the ruling may inadvertently create a pathway for the administration to invoke the Insurrection Act.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-insurrection-act-2674827468/

Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Designates Fentanyl as a Weapon of Mass Destruction
https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/12/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-designates-fentanyl-as-a-weapon-of-mass-destruction/

Trump Isn’t Planning to Invade Venezuela. He’s Planning Something Worse. Rather than launching a military invasion that would provoke public backlash and congressional scrutiny, Trump is doubling down on something more insidious.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/will-trump-invade-venezuela

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court
Trump Blockade of Venezuela, Murders on High Seas Violate International Law: UN Experts: “The illegal use of force, and threats to use further force at sea and on land, gravely endanger the human right to life and other rights in Venezuela and the region.”
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/un-experts-denounce-us-maritime-blockade-on-venezuela-as-illegal/3780073

# LGBTQ / Transgender
19 States and DC Are Suing to Protect Gender-Affirming Care for Youth. The lawsuit challenges a Health and Human Services declaration last week that bars providers from Medicare and Medicaid.
https://truthout.org/articles/19-states-and-dc-are-suing-to-protect-gender-affirming-care-for-youth/

# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
After calling Stephen Colbert ‘dead man walking,’ Trump threatens networks’ broadcast license
https://www.yahoo.com/news/entertainment/tv/articles/donald-trump-rages-over-pathetic-114817266.html

‘Merry Christmas!’ Declares Trump Moments After Threat to Destroy Broadcasters Who Air Criticism of Him. Trump’s latest threat came shortly after he once against lashed out at late-night host Stephen Colbert.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-threatens-broadcast-licenses

‘Fire Them!’ Stephen Miller Throws a Fit Over ‘Revolt’ of ‘60 Minutes’ Producers Against Bari Weiss. Miller’s demand comes as one CBS News insider described the mood at the network as “dismal,” “confused,” “demoralized,” and “super fucked.”
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/stephen-miller-fire-them-cbs-60-minutes-revolt_n_694bb7a4e4b080674cec00e6

New Alzheimer’s Breakthrough. Scientists have reversed Alzheimer’s disease in mice in a peer-reviewed study, potentially showing a pathway to treat the illness.
https://news.uhhospitals.org/news-releases/articles/2025/12/study-shows-alzheimers-disease-can-be-reversed-in-animal-models

# Medical / Science / Research
U.S. Plan to Drop Some Childhood Vaccines to Align with Denmark Will Endanger Children, Experts Say.
The U.S. reportedly plans to overhaul the country’s childhood vaccine schedule. The move could set public health back decades
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/u-s-plan-to-drop-some-childhood-vaccines-to-align-with-denmark-will-endanger/

# Military / War Department
China’s Military Buildup Leaves US Vulnerable, Pentagon Warns. The assessment also says that in 2024 China “tested essential components” of Taiwan invasion options, “including through exercises to strike sea and land targets, strike U.S. forces in the Pacific, and block access to key ports.”
https://breakingdefense.com/2025/12/china-military-buildup-leaves-us-increasingly-vulnerable-pentagon-report/

Before Executing 2 Shipwrecked Sailors, US Admiral Consulted Top Military Lawyer: A military spokesperson refused to comment on what the admiral told Congress beyond confirming that “he did inform them that during the strike he sought advice from his lawyer and then made a decision.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/admiral-bradley

Trump launches ‘powerful and deadly’ strikes on ISIS in Nigeria for the killings of Christians: US bombs target ISIL in Nigeria: What’s really going on? Trump says northern strikes are related to ‘Christian genocide’ but attacks on Christian farmers have occurred in a different part of the country.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/26/us-bombs-target-isil-in-nigeria-whats-really-going-on

U.S.–Venezuela War BREAKING: Russia & China SUPPORT Maduro After Trump’s Navy HITS Chinese Oil Ship. China and Russia have voiced support for Venezuela as it faces a U.S. blockade of sanctioned oil tankers, escalating tensions with Washington. President Donald Trump has renewed calls for Nicolás Maduro to step down, saying the U.S. will keep or sell seized Venezuelan oil
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSUVJgU85o0

# Other Stuff / Archaeology
Archaeologists have uncovered 1,400‑year‑old Mayan hieroglyphs naming a powerful queen, rewriting the history of the Mayan Dynasty.
https://local.newsbreak.com/splash-travels-317739776/4411667297632-archaeologists-have-uncovered-1-400-year-old-mayan-hieroglyphs-naming-a-powerful-queen-rewriting-the-history-of-the-mayan-dynasty

# Social / Communities / Global
Rule of Law Rejected as Canada Increasingly Embraces Racism: Law prof details the overt and systemic racism in 3 key cases in Canada’s legal history. ‘We hid what we were doing behind race-neutral titles and race-neutral excuses,’ says Constance Backhouse
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/law-prof-details-the-overt-and-systemic-racism-in-3-key-cases-in-canada-s-legal-history-1.5709934

# Travel / Tourism / TSA
US Issues Travel Warning: “The U.S. government has extremely limited ability to help detained U.S. citizens,” the State Department said. “You may not receive consular access. You could also face arbitrary detention with no contact with the outside world.”
https://www.mensjournal.com/travel/u-s-issues-update-to-level-4-do-no-travel-warning

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2025-12-24

Voices, The Peoples News

December 24, 2025
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Indigenous
This Ojibwe Band Is Suing to Stop a Pipeline From Polluting Their Wetland Home. The lawsuit specifically targets a federal permit granted in October 2025, which would allow Enbridge to build a new 41-mile segment of the pipeline around the tribe’s reservation.
https://wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/12/16/bad-river-band-sues-army-corps-of-engineers-over-enbridge-pipeline-permit-approval/

# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
ICE Agents Break Into Women’s Bathroom: “Pull Your Pants Up!” Remember when Republicans pretended to care about men in women’s bathrooms? The officers justified their invasive actions by telling Cato’s owners that they had a warrant for a violent felon. In reality, the warrant they did have only allowed them to go into the building and seize documents, not kidnap a woman while she was on the toilet.
https://newrepublic.com/post/204732/ice-agents-break-in-women-bathroom-pull-pants-up

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Trump prays for favorable Supreme Court ruling on tariff authority, said his tariffs on foreign imports are fueling the nation’s economic growth.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_447fbeae-d52f-4cde-b5fa-4df49b7bc465.html

Cracks emerge as members of Congress try to curb their own stock trading. Republicans tease new plan as hopes dim for a compromise bill
https://rollcall.com/2025/12/18/cracks-emerge-congress-curb-their-own-stock-trading/

# Education / Schools
Expert says higher education must take new approach to AI
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_98b2830c-5180-400f-bedf-f8093f19908c.html

Education Department to start garnishing wages next year for those who defaulted on student loans
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/education/trump-administration-says-it-will-begin-garnishing-wages-of-student-loan-borrowers-in-default

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
Trump ramps up pressure on Maduro as tanker seizures paralyze oil exports. to Donald Trump, Venezuela was first all about narcotics. Now it is all about narcotics, oil, and the theft of American assets.
https://www.theatlantic.com/national-security/2025/12/trump-venezuela-tankers-maduro/685347/

Trump’s Embrace of Natural Gas Exports Is Driving Up Energy Bills for Consumers. US households paid $124 more on natural gas in the first nine months of 2025 compared to the same period in 2024.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/17122025/liquefied-natural-gas-exports-driving-up-energy-bills/

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has handed Texas another win in a lawsuit brought by Chinese nationals challenging a state law banning foreign adversaries from purchasing land in Texas.
https://nationalaglawcenter.org/federal-court-dismisses-challenge-to-texas-newly-enacted-foreign-ownership-law/

# FEMA / USAID
Federal judge says Trump administration must restore disaster money to Democratic states
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/fema-funds-lawsuit-immigration_n_694b6990e4b080674cebdee8

# General Recalls / Alerts
FDA Confirms 83,000 Items Recalled: 83K bags of frozen shrimp recalled over radioactive concerns. The shrimp, imported from Indonesia and sold nationwide under the Market 32 and Waterfront Bistro brands, may have come in contact with Cesium-137, a radioactive substance. [More on site]
https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/recalls/raw-frozen-shrimp-recall-radioactive-cesium/

# General News
More than a dozen staffers leave Heritage to join Pence-led nonprofit. It’s the latest in a string of departures from the embattled organization.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/22/heritage-staff-join-pence-nonprofit-00703192

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
New Epstein files add color but no new charges. While the files offer more detailed “color”—including photos, emails, and jail surveillance videos—they have not resulted in new criminal charges or major revelatory bombshells.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12/19/us/epstein-files-release

Democrats’ push for Epstein files boomeranged with Clinton featured prominently throughout
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5660274-bill-clinton-jeffrey-epstein-files-democrats-trump/

New trove of apparent Epstein files posted on DOJ site disappears. The Justice Department didn’t respond to requests for comment on the new documents or the decision to remove them.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/22/epstein-files-release-justice-department-00704265

Department of Justice Releases New Epstein Files With Disclaimer Attempting to Exonerate Trump. Trump is mentioned numerous times in the latest batch of documents related to the elite sex trafficker.
https://truthout.org/articles/doj-releases-new-epstein-files-with-disclaimer-attempting-to-exonerate-trump/

# Gov / Politics
Trump ‘Sends a Dangerous Message’ With ‘America First’ Diplomat Purge, Says Union. The American Foreign Service Association said the move “tells our public servants that loyalty to country is no longer enough—that experience and oath to the Constitution take a back seat to political loyalty.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-state-department

Major allies see US as unreliable and destabilizing. Pluralities in Germany and France — and a majority of Canadians — say the US is a negative force globally
https://www.thedailybeast.com/scathing-polling-reveals-what-key-us-allies-really-think-of-america-under-trump/

Newhouse Becomes Latest GOP Lawmaker to Head for the Exit as Greene Says the “Dam Is Breaking”
https://newrepublic.com/post/204546/republican-rep-newhouse-retires-mtg-warns-dam-breaking

More than 10% of Congress won’t return to their seats after 2026. According to NPR’s congressional retirement tracker, as of Dec. 20, 2025, there are 55 current representatives and senators who are retiring or running for a different office — 11 senators and 44 House members.
https://www.wunc.org/2025-12-17/more-than-10-of-congress-wont-return-to-their-seats-after-2026

Rubio issues sanctions on European officials who attempted to censor American free speech. State department accuses group of pressuring tech firms to censor or suppress American viewpoints through regulation of disinformation
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/dec/24/us-state-department-visa-ban-former-eu-commissioner-europe

# Gov / Politics / Global
Too Early, Too Alone: France Prepares for Russia as US Withdraws. Paris has long worried the United States was an unreliable partner. Donald Trump is proving them right.
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/12/21/france-europe-security-trump-00700889

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court
Supreme Court blocks National Guard deployment to Chicago. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that President Donald Trump can’t use National Guard troops in Chicago, in another blow to the president’s push for federalization nationwide.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/23/supreme-court-national-guard-ruling-00704962?utm_content=topic/politics&utm_source=flipboard

# LGBTQ / Transgender
California attorney general joins coalition to protect trans youth in sports. The amicus brief notes that courts have repeatedly held that policies inclusive of transgender students are consistent with Title IX’s language, which forbids exclusion “on the basis of sex.”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/california-attorney-general-joins-coalition-000000385.html

# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
Condé Nast Upheaval Signals a New Level of Corporate War on Media Workers. Facing the impacts of mergers and displacement by AI, media unions are fighting for democracy and freedom of expression.
https://truthout.org/articles/conde-nast-upheaval-signals-a-new-level-of-corporate-war-on-media-workers/

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits
Loophole Closed on Giving Welfare to Noncitizens. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced today increased federal oversight to stop states from misusing federal Medicaid dollars to cover health care for individuals who are in the country illegally. As part of the action, CMS is ramping up financial oversight across the board to identify and stop improper spending.
https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/press-releases/cms-increasing-oversight-states-illegally-using-federal-medicaid-funding-health-care-illegal

# Medical / Science / Research
How Overdiagnosis Turns Healthy People Into Patients by expanding disease definitions, lowering risk thresholds (like for blood pressure), and using advanced screening to find harmless abnormalities (overdetection), leading to unnecessary treatments, lifestyle changes, and the psychological burden of being labeled “sick” for conditions that never would have harmed them
https://www.bu.edu/bostonia/web/overdiagnosis/

# Medical / Global
Chinese National Pleads Guilty and is Sentenced for Smuggling a Dangerous Biological Pathogen into the U.S. While Working at a University of Michigan Laboratory
https://www.justice.gov/usao-edmi/pr/chinese-national-pleads-guilty-and-sentenced-smuggling-dangerous-biological-pathogen

# Military / War Department
Pentagon Fails 8th Audit in a Row as Congress Grants It $1 Trillion Budget. This funding will enrich billionaires like Elon Musk and Alex Karp as Americans struggle to afford basic needs.
https://www.defensenews.com/news/pentagon-congress/2025/12/19/pentagon-fails-financial-audit-for-8th-year-in-a-row/

USAF F-35As Have Arrived In The Caribbean. The F-35As bring enhanced capabilities to Operation Southern Spear, and are the first USAF fighters deployed for it.
https://www.twz.com/air/usaf-f-35as-have-arrived-in-the-caribbean

Battleship Missouri’s Sailors Brace For Incoming Missiles In Intense Desert Storm Video. Sailors aboard USS Missouri faced incoming anti-ship missiles and a suspected chemical attack on February 25, 1991.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/news/onboard-camera-brace-for-missile-impact-battleship-missouri-gulf-war/vi-AA1N3N6z?ocid=a2hs

US Army and Navy stretched the rules to misrepresent the academic qualifications of recruits, the inspector general says
https://www.businessinsider.com/pentagon-ig-report-army-navy-misrepresented-recruit-qualifications-2025-12

# Science / Science Engineers / Chemistry / Research
Humans create massive amounts of trash, and that’s a problem that doesn’t look to be going away anytime soon. Fortunately, some very smart people are turning that trash into useful things. This list highlights five ways trash is being repurposed to make our lives better.
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/recycled-products-plastic-bricks-waste/?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_campaign=01KCRZKH3Y5GB7KCJWVTG5A4BK&utm_id=01K2W29RSZZS5N96NWWDZ2SY6A

# Veterans / VA
‘Dangerous and Cruel’: Trump VA Quietly Bans Abortion. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) issued an internal memorandum immediately banning almost all abortion services and counseling for veterans and their dependents, including in cases of rape, incest, or serious health risks.
https://democracyforward.org/updates/trump-vance-administration-bans-abortion-care-and-counseling-for-veterans-in-secret/

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2025-12-23

Voices, The Peoples News

December 23, 2025
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
Judge tells administration to submit plans for return of migrants sent to El Salvador. Over 200 migrants were sent to the CECOT prison under the Alien Enemies Act.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/judge-orders-administration-submit-plans-return-migrants-deported/story?id=128632777

DHS triples self-deportation ‘exit bonus’ stipend to $3,000. The DHS is tripling its cash offer for undocumented migrants to leave voluntarily.
https://www.axios.com/2025/12/22/dhs-self-deport-stipend-holiday

Billionaire philanthropy’s growing divide: Mark Zuckerberg stops funding immigration reform as MacKenzie Scott doubles down on DEI
https://www.aol.com/finance/billionaire-philanthropy-growing-divide-mark-181737064.html

Trump Supreme Court battle could be dismantled by Congress members’ own history. New evidence is emerging that could deal a major blow to President Donald Trump’s case for stripping birthright citizenship to the children of immigrants.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-birthright-citizenship-2674821409/

College student deported during Thanksgiving travel describes ICE officer’s intimidation
https://www.aol.com/articles/college-student-deported-during-thanksgiving-182916191.html

Trump wrongly inflicts collective punishment for shootings on millions. Collective punishment is a hateful and unjust practice that has been used by bigots throughout history to harm entire groups of people for the actions or alleged actions of a few individuals. President Trump is now cruelly imposing collective punishment on millions of people around the world in response to deadly shootings in Washington, at Brown University and near MIT.
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/5658008-trump-anti-immigrant-policies/

# Education / Schools
Record school spending fails to reverse decline in test scores. Expenditures for K-12 schools up by more than 35% across the U.S. despite declines in enrollment
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_e8d0d7fb-bf8a-4f04-92b3-fd2c8cdffd4d.html

# Employment / Labor / Unions
The twists and turns of Trump’s 2025 war on unions. Since returning to office, the Trump administration has engaged in a series of efforts to sideline labor representatives within the federal government.
https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2025/12/twists-and-turns-trumps-2025-war-unions/410356/

FP Predictions: SCOTUS Will Expand President’s Power to Fire Members of Independent Agencies, Setting Stage for Workplace Regulation Shake-Up
https://www.fisherphillips.com/en/news-insights/fp-predictions-scotus-will-expand-presidents-power-to-fire-members-of-independent-agencies.html

“They chose to weaponize sound.” — Los Angeles city councilwoman Eunisses Hernandes. Home Depot Deploys Havana-Style Sonic Weapon Against Day Laborers
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/18/home-depot-la-noise-machines-day-laborers

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
Trump Confirms He Has Talked to U.S. Oil Companies About What Happens After Regime Change In Venezuela. “American officials say that ‘multiple rationales’ have been discussed during internal administration discussions, but Congress has largely been left out of the loop.”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-confirms-talked-u-oil-232004704.html

Trump Continues ‘War Against Renewables’ With Halt of Five Offshore Wind Farms: “Trump is killing jobs, raising energy costs, and harming the planet,” said Sen. Tim Kaine. “Grinch!”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-offshore-wind

Trump administration suspends 5 wind projects off the East Coast, cites national security concerns. The suspension, effective immediately, is the latest step by the administration to hobble offshore wind in its push against renewable energy sources. It comes two weeks after a federal judge struck down President Donald Trump’s executive order blocking wind energy projects, calling it unlawful.
https://apnews.com/article/trump-offshore-wind-energy-climate-c0ac1e447c93126327f1922327921aa0

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
The Trump Administration Continues To Propose Changes to the Endangered Species Act. Trump administration has proposed several significant revisions to the Endangered Species Act (ESA), primarily aimed at restoring a 2019–2020 regulatory framework that prioritizes economic considerations and reduces permitting burdens
https://www.fws.gov/press-release/2025-11/administration-revises-endangered-species-act-regulations-strengthen

# General News
Neo-Nazi terror group steps up US operations as FBI pulls back. Rinaldo Nazzaro says detention of suspected Base members in Spain justifies ‘resistance … by any means necessary’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/05/neo-nazi-base-leader-on-terrorism-arrest

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
The Justice Department released tens of thousands of additional Jeffrey Epstein files, dramatically expanding the public record under a new transparency law. The latest drop includes court records, FBI and DOJ documents, emails, photos, videos and investigative material tied to Epstein and his co-conspirator, Ghislaine Maxwell
https://www.today.com/video/doj-releases-11-000-more-files-related-to-jeffrey-epstein-254904389559

Epstein accusers say files are ‘riddled with abnormal’ redactions. “This law, enacted by a nearly unanimous vote in the House and unanimously in the Senate, and signed by the President, was clear. It afforded no permission for delayed disclosure,” the 18 survivors wrote in an open letter.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5660075-epstein-survivors-bash-justice-department/

“Disregard of the law”: Schumer asks Senate to pursue legal action against DOJ over Epstein files. On December 22, 2025, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer announced he is introducing a resolution to pursue legal action against the Department of Justice (DOJ) over its failure to release the full Jeffrey Epstein files
https://www.wpri.com/news/us-and-world/schumer-calls-for-senate-to-sue-administration-over-epstein-files/

In a rare twist, a Republican and a Democrat are teaming up to impeach Pam Bondi over her handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-doj-goons-hit-with-impeachment-threat-over-epstein-failure/

Raskin on Democrats’ response to Epstein file redactions: ‘Everything is on the table.’ Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) said on Sunday that Democrats are considering various avenues of recourse after the Trump administration released a trove of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein that included heavy redactions.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5658897-democrats-consider-recourse-epstein-documents/

Bill Clinton Demands All Jeffrey Epstein Files Relating to Himself Be Released as He Believes Redactions Are ‘Protecting Someone’
https://kutv.com/news/nation-world/clinton-demands-full-epstein-files-release-says-trump-administration-is-hiding-something-bill-clinton-jeffrey-epstein

# General News / Floods
Trump rejects Colorado’s bid for federal disaster relief after fires, flooding
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwXaUf3YJTU

‘Malicious and Obscene’: Senator Accuses Trump of Withholding Help for State’s Flood and Fire Victims to Punish Dem Governor
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/malicious-obscene-senator-accuses-trump-175958326.html

# Gov / Politics
Trump unveils ‘Golden Fleet’ of Navy battleships, a new “Trump-class,” including one named the USS Defiant, touts them as ‘more powerful than any’ ever built. Trump described the ships as battleships, a category the U.S. Navy has not built in decades, and said they would serve as flagships for the fleet.
https://san.com/cc/trump-unveils-golden-fleet-of-warships-as-pressure-builds-on-venezuela/

Inside the North Carolina GOP’s decade-long push to seize power from the state’s Democratic governors. This strategy, intensified following Democrat Josh Stein’s 2024 gubernatorial victory, has transitioned North Carolina’s executive branch from one of the most stable to one described as among the nation’s weakest.
https://www.propublica.org/article/north-carolina-governor-power-transfers-gop

Donald Trump Admitted He’s Building the White House Ballroom as a ‘Monument to Myself Because No One Else Will,’ Jesse Watters Claim
https://people.com/jesse-watters-claims-trump-said-hes-building-white-house-ballroom-as-monument-to-himself-11874091

‘Send the freakin’ Marshals!’ Top Trump ally demands action as stop the steal reignites. MAGA figurehead Steve Bannon, President Donald Trump’s former White House chief of staff, demanded Monday that the Trump administration deploy U.S. Marshals to Georgia to seize ballots as part of a relitigation of the president’s false claims that the 2020 election was “stolen.”
https://www.rawstory.com/georgia-2674821781/

Pete Hegseth Warned About Unlawful Military Orders By Trump In ’16 – But Now Is Investigating Democrats For Saying The Same Thing
https://time.com/7338548/pete-hegseth-unlawful-orders-democrats-reactions-seditious-six/

‘Midst of a coverup’: Trump accused of building web of lies so complex aides keep tripping. The Bulwark’s Editor at Large William Kristol described why materials related to the deceased pedophile have sent the White House and President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice spinning. “It’s hard for the mooks to remember which lie they’re supposed to tell,” he wrote.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-administration-epstein-files/

Jack Smith Says His Team Has “Proof Beyond a Reasonable Doubt” Trump Tried to Overturn 2020 Election
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/12/18/headlines/jack_smith_had_proof_beyond_a_reasonable_doubt_trump_conspired_to_overturn_2020_election

‘Corruption, Pure and Simple’: Probe Identifies Rich Donors Benefiting From Trump Presidency. “These people are not getting coerced. They are making business decisions,” said one former official who left the Trump White House to become a lobbyist.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-post-election-donors

Advancing American Freedom Hires Former Heritage Foundation Legal, Economic and Data Directors. Former U.S. Attorney General Edwin Meese III stated the following, “I am proud to announce Advancing American Freedom as the home for the new Edwin Meese III Institute for the Rule of Law. AAF has already established itself as a leader in the conservative movement.
https://advancingamericanfreedom.com/advancing-american-freedom-hires-former-heritage-foundation-legal-economic-and-data-directors/
Heritage Foundation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Heritage_Foundation
Advancing American Freedom: https://advancingamericanfreedom.com/

# Gov / Politics / Global
Trump says Greenland ‘essential’ for security: Could he take it by force? Trump’s latest comments have prompted diplomatic protests from Denmark over sovereignty concerns.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/23/trump-says-greenland-essential-for-security-could-he-take-it-by-force

‘You Cannot Annex Other Countries’: Greenland, Denmark Furious at Trump Special Envoy Appointment
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry’s new title “changes nothing for us at home,” said the leader of Greenland. “We decide our future ourselves.”
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/22/denmark-summon-us-ambassador-trump-greenland-envoy-appointment

EU’s roughly $105B loan allows Ukraine to keep fighting Russia, changes dynamics of any peace deal. The deal is structured so that future Russian reparations will be used to repay the new loans.
https://justthenews.com/world/europe-ukraine-money

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court
John Brennan’s lawyers confirm he is ‘target’ of Florida grand jury probe, ask judge to stop it
https://apnews.com/article/brennan-cia-trump-russia-justice-department-cannon-8272c2270987315fb39190a20d43dba0

Former Kansas Supreme Court chief justice joins national alliance to promote rule of law. Former Kansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Lawton Nuss joined about 50 counterparts around the country to establish the Alliance of Former Chief Justices, a nonpartisan group dedicated to promoting the rule of law and judicial independence
https://kansasreflector.com/2025/12/22/former-kansas-supreme-court-chief-justice-joins-national-alliance-to-promote-rule-of-law/

# Medical / Science / Research
Cardiologist Regrets Pushing Vax After ‘Undeniable’ Rise in Heart Conditions. “It’s undeniable,” he stressed.
https://thenationalpulse.com/2023/09/08/i-regurgitated-the-party-line-cardiologist-regrets-pushing-vax-after-undeniable-rise-in-heart-conditions/

# Military / War Department
[A bit of history not taught in the schools]
During the Vietnam War, an elite force known as MACV-SOG operated in such secrecy that even many within the U.S. military didn’t know the details of their missions. MACV-SOG (Military Assistance Command, Vietnam – Studies and Observations Group) was a highly secretive, elite, multi-service U.S. special ops unit in Vietnam, conducting clandestine cross-border missions into Laos, Cambodia, and North Vietnam, focusing on intel gathering, sabotage, and rescues, all while remaining officially unknown to many, even within the military, due to extreme classification and operating with no insignia.
https://gendischarge.com/blogs/news/macv-sog-vietnam-war?srsltid=AfmBOoqMw4HRJ_baBRsiGoZxLbvKO0gQXpy36Sj8SxwICJQFHc_36BMK

# Military / Global / NATO
Putin Fury After Ukraine Strikes ‘Shadow Fleet’ Tanker in Mediterranean
https://www.newsweek.com/russia-ukraine-war-live-updates-news-zelensky-trump-putin-11241506

# NOAA / Weather
Trump’s Attack on Weather Center Would End Lifesaving Meteorological Research. The National Center for Atmospheric Research has enabled crucial predictions of wildfires and extreme weather.
https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-attack-on-weather-center-would-end-lifesaving-meteorological-research/

# Nuclear
Japan set to restart world’s biggest nuclear power plant. Kashiwazaki-Kariwa will be the latest plant to restart 15 years after the Fukushima disaster shut down the country’s nuclear energy programme.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/22/japan-set-to-restart-worlds-biggest-nuclear-power-plant

# Pharmaceuticals
China’s Chokehold in Pharma: A ‘Nuclear’ Option in the Trade War? Pharmaceuticals are China’s next trade weapon
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/econographics/sinographs/pharmaceuticals-are-chinas-next-trade-weapon/

# Security / DHS / Surveillance / Cybersecurity / Spyware / Secret Service
Understanding the Dangerous Trump-MAGA National Security Strategy. Declaring an end to Pax Americana, the strategy reinforces white supremacy, authoritarianism, and kleptocracy at home and abroad.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/trump-s-national-security-strategy

# Social Services / Programs
GOP House Oversight panel expands probe into Minnesota social service to look into possible coverup. House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer expanded an investigation into massive fraud within Minnesota’s social service programs, specifically looking into allegations of a state-led cover-up and retaliation against whistleblowers
https://oversight.house.gov/release/comer-expands-investigation-into-widespread-fraud-uncovered-in-minnesota-government-programs/

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December 22, 2025
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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
‘This has destroyed her’: ICE keeps mom from baby — a month after all charges dropped
https://www.rawstory.com/ice-2674814752/

Immigrant Inmate Dies at ICE Prison in Michigan Pushing Number of Deaths in Custody This Year to 30. Bulgarian national Nenko Stanev Gantchev was found unresponsive on the floor of his cell during routine checks and is suspected to have died of natural causes
https://www.latintimes.com/immigrant-inmate-dies-ice-prison-michigan-pushing-number-deaths-custody-this-year-30-592805

“You Lie and You Lie!”: Rep. Delia Ramirez Blasts Kristi Noem for “Smiling” as Lawmakers Press DHS on ICE Detentions
https://www.newsbreak.com/fort-worth-llc-333211895/4407162928960-you-lie-and-you-lie-rep-delia-ramirez-blasts-kristi-noem-for-smiling-as-lawmakers-press-dhs-on-ice-detentions

Police in Many “Sanctuary Cities” Have Repeatedly Collaborated With ICE. Police face allegations of violating laws meant to protect immigrants from DC to Oregon to Colorado and beyond.
https://truthout.org/articles/police-in-many-sanctuary-cities-have-repeatedly-collaborated-with-ice/

Amid Southern US Raids, Who’s Making Money Off Border Patrol and ICE Contracts? Contracts for companies based in North Carolina and Louisiana total more than $341 million for fiscal years 2025-2026.
https://truthout.org/articles/amid-southern-us-raids-whos-making-money-off-border-patrol-and-ice-contracts/

# Business / Industry / Corporations
White House threatens to withhold Smithsonian funds amid review: The White House threatened to withhold federal funding from the Smithsonian Institution if the prestigious museum system does not submit additional documentation for the Trump administration’s sweeping content review.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5658848-smithsonian-white-house-funding-review/

More Than 150 Individuals and Companies Have Been Sanctioned by U.S. for Money Laundering This Year
https://www.latintimes.com/more-150-individuals-companies-have-been-sanctioned-us-money-laundering-this-year-592647

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Watchdog warns of national debt interest payments hitting $1 trillion
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_0b620f9d-da41-47a9-b976-dab5188cc7ac.html

White House allies admit Trump owns the economy — and that ‘Americans are not feeling it.’ “Americans have serious concerns about the economy and how these larger economic forces will influence their personal finances in 2026,” said Marist.
https://www.audacy.com/kdkaradio/news/national/over-60-say-economy-isnt-working-for-them-under-trump

U.S. lays out terms for trade deal with Canada. U.S. leaders want American products, including whiskey and milk, on Canadian shelves as part of any deal between the neighboring nations
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/u-lays-terms-trade-deal-144900983.html
See also: United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
https://ustr.gov/trade-agreements/free-trade-agreements/united-states-mexico-canada-agreement

# Education / Schools
As elite college admissions tighten, early decision faces new scrutiny. Admission to America’s top colleges has become more competitive in the last two decades. An antitrust lawsuit reveals how early decision disadvantages most students – and drives up the price of college.
https://www.usnews.com/opinion/articles/2025-10-27/college-admissions-early-decision-lawsuit-students

# Employment / Labor / Unions
‘Cannot be retroactively repaired’: Trump administration unlawfully fired federal workers during government shutdown, judge rules. A judge has ordered the Trump administration to reinstate hundreds of federal workers to their jobs, finding that several federal agencies unlawfully terminated them during the recent government shutdown.
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/cannot-be-retroactively-repaired-trump-administration-unlawfully-fired-federal-workers-during-government-shutdown-judge-rules/

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
Trump EPA Plan Would Restrict Public’s Right to Know About Climate Pollution. “The problems don’t go away when the reporting goes away,” says the Corporate Toxics Information Project’s co-director.
https://www.cbpp.org/research/federal-budget/executive-action-watch?item=30226

# FEMA / USAID
Trump rejects disaster aid for Colorado despite significant damage. “There is no politicization,” White House says after simultaneously denying two requests from Gov. Jared Polis to help rebuild from wildfires and flooding.
https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eenews/2025/12/22/trump-rejects-disaster-aid-for-colorado-despite-significant-damage-00702411

# General News / Boat Strikes
Trump asserts he does not need Congress to launch strikes in Venezuela: “It’s not a big deal”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-says-does-not-congress-233451763.html

Trump Ramps Up Aggression Against Venezuela With Seizure of Ship Not Under US Sanctions. The Venezuelan government condemned the seizure as “a serious act of international piracy;” meanwhile, a US official said the Coast Guard was pursuing a third tanker in the Caribbean.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/us-seizes-another-tanker

US Coast Guard tracking third Venezuelan vessel as part of blockade
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XW8RnJEywqY

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Lawmakers threaten Bondi with contempt amid Epstein file release. Two lawmakers are threatening a seldom-used congressional sanction against the Department of Justice over what they say is a failure to release all of its files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein by a deadline set in law.
https://www.npr.org/2025/12/21/nx-s1-5651323/epstein-files-bondi-justice-department-congress-contempt

Justice Department re-releases Epstein files after scrutiny over redactions. The Department of Justice re-released documents from Friday’s file dump related to Jeffrey Epstein.
https://san.com/cc/justice-department-re-releases-epstein-files-after-scrutiny-over-redactions/

Blanche says all Epstein files material, including anything mentioning Trump, will be released
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5658888-epstein-files-trump-documents-release/

DOJ scrambles to explain Trump redaction in Epstein files: ‘Literally in your possession!’ Lawmakers voice frustration over heavy redactions and the apparent removal of files from government website
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/20/trump-justice-department-legal-threats-epstein-files-release

Epstein Survivor Says Trump Administration Committed ‘Grave and Indefensible’ Violation. A redaction failure in newly released Epstein records sparks outrage from a survivor
https://www.inquisitr.com/epstein-survivor-says-trump-administration-committed-grave-and-indefensible-violation

Trump Justice Department seemingly caught deleting photos from Epstein file dump as critics speak up
https://www.ft.com/content/a1a1bf4f-96f7-4280-842e-ccdf10de291d

Department says image was flagged by prosecutors before determining it posed no risk to survivors of late sex offender
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/21/epstein-files-photos-removed

Massie and Khanna preparing to bring ‘inherent contempt’ against Bondi over Epstein files
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5659394-khanna-massie-bondi-contempt-epstein/

‘Let that one sink in’: Ex-prosecutor ties Trump ‘wingman’ report to missing Epstein files
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-epstein-2674818084/

‘Bring it on’ — Top Justice Department official responds to impeachment threat over redacted partial Epstein files
https://fortune.com/2025/12/21/todd-blanche-justice-department-epstein-files-impeachment-contempt-trump-redactions/

Trump’s DOJ offers states confidential deal to remove voters from rolls. Justice Department attorney says 11 states have shown a willingness to stop residents from voting at DOJ’s request.
https://stateline.org/2025/12/18/trumps-doj-offers-states-confidential-deal-to-wipe-voters-flagged-by-feds-as-ineligible/

A CNN journalist digs through a 100-page Epstein document, and surprise — it’s as grim and twisted as you feared. Investigative reporter on Epstein files: “Things in there they don’t want you to see”
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/07/14/us/video/the-lead-julie-k-brown-epstein-files-president-trump-justice-department-jake-tapper

# General News / Gaza
Jared Kushner’s $112B plan to turn Gaza into luxury destination could begin in 2 months after permanent relocation of Palestinians
https://www.themirror.com/news/politics/jared-kushners-112b-plan-turn-1574134

# Gov / Politics
U.S. Congressman Says “I Work with Morons” After MAGA Rep. Claims “America Was Not Founded by Immigrants”
https://local.newsbreak.com/fort-worth-llc-333211895/4407029264343-u-s-congressman-says-i-work-with-morons-after-maga-rep-claims-america-was-not-founded-by-immigrants

‘This Isn’t The Republican Party Anymore!’ Don Jr. Proclaims Trump Leads the ‘America First’ and MAGA Party
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/isn-t-republican-party-anymore-191424399.html

Trump’s DNA Dragnet: The Law That Turns Us All into Suspects. A little-used federal law is being activated in ways that could turn immigration screening into the backbone of a far-reaching DNA surveillance system
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-dna-dragnet-immigration-policy-biometric-surveillance-1235487564/

Congress just walked away from its war powers
https://thehill.com/opinion/congress-blog/5658095-congress-war-powers-retreat/

Steve Bannon: Trump will have a third term. Bannon insists that president Trump will have a third term and has played a role in galvanising Europe’s populist nationalists, many of whom are now close to power.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijf7K_08YWk

DOJ is suing both red and blue states to force them to clean voter rolls for 2026 midterms
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-sues-six-additional-states-failure-provide-voter-registration-rolls

Trump warns of January government shutdown over Obamacare during North Carolina speech
https://www.aol.com/news/trump-nc-rally-democrats-shut-033717120.html

Trump removes nearly 30 career diplomats from ambassadorial positions
https://apnews.com/article/diplomacy-ambassadors-state-department-1a10058998c86e799ce4e5132a99da18

Experts fear pro-Trump paramilitary groups may ‘become active’ as midterms draw near
https://www.rawstory.com/proud-boys-2674817978/

# Gov / Politics / Global
Danish Intel for First Time Lists U.S. as Threat, Says Washington Uses Economic Power Against Allies. “The United States uses economic power, including in the form of threats of high tariffs, to enforce its will and no longer excludes the use of military force, even against allies.”
https://www.politico.eu/article/danish-intelligence-classifies-donald-trump-america-as-security-risk/

Israeli Cabinet Approves 19 New Apartheid Colonies in Occupied West Bank. “The ONLY reason Israel gets away with this naked thievery is US military and political support,” said one observer.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/israel-19-new-settlements

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
Trump’s Orders Targeting Anti-Fascism Aim to Criminalize Opposition. Purporting to go after “domestic terrorism,” the president presents an imagined left-wing conspiracy and authorizes punishments for even tenuous connections to speech the administration doesn’t like.
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/trumps-orders-targeting-antifascism-aim-criminalize-opposition

Pam Bondi Memo Pushes FBI to Offer Cash for Tips on Domestic “Terrorists” Including Gender Activists. The memo says domestic terrorism could be inspired by a number of things, such as ‘opposition to law and immigration enforcement’ or support for ‘radical gender ideology.’ The memo focuses on what it calls antifa-aligned extremism and omits mentions of rising domestic threats, such as violent white supremacy.
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2025-12-11/justice-department-drafting-list-of-domestic-terrorists

Attorney General Says Pam Bondi Removed 60 DEA Agents Fighting Drug Trafficking in Arizona: [NOTE: Trump has also faced criticism on the drug trafficking front for ordering military strikes on “narco-terrorist” boats in the Caribbean, while simultaneously pardoning convicted drug traffickers like Honduran ex-President Juan Orlando Hernández, now wanted in Honduras after his release from an American prison.]
https://2paragraphs.com/2025/12/attorney-general-says-pam-bondi-removed-60-dea-agents-fighting-drug-trafficking-in-arizona/

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court
Trump’s Pulitzer Defamation Suit Backfires as Board Seeks His Financial, Medical Records
https://newrepublic.com/post/204475/pulitzer-board-trump-tax-psych-records-lawsuit

‘Not optional or negotiable’: Judge excoriates Trump admin for repeatedly ‘refusing to comply’ with discovery and court orders in humanities grant-funding lawsuit
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/not-optional-or-negotiable-judge-excoriates-trump-admin-for-repeatedly-refusing-to-comply-with-discovery-and-court-orders-in-humanities-grant-funding-lawsuit/

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits
As Obamacare Subsidies expire, House Republicans rebel against Speaker Mike Johnson for refusing to allow votes
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/republicans-defy-speaker-mike-johnson-to-force-house-vote-on-extending-aca-subsidies

# Military / War Department
Trump Military Checks Exposed as Scam
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbUkGtu25Ik

Pentagon to review discharges of 8,700 troops who declined COVID vaccine
https://www.war.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4361100/war-department-reevaluates-discharge-characterizations-for-covid-vaccine-refusal/

Pentagon Escalates Mark Kelly Probe to Official Command Investigation After Viral Military Video
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2025/12/17/pentagon-escalates-probe-into-sen-mark-kelly-over-lawful-orders-video/

Retired U.S. Army General Joins Ranks Calling For Pete Hegseth To Be “Fired”
https://www.newsbreak.com/share/4375069182750-retired-u-s-army-general-joins-ranks-calling-for-pete-hegseth-to-be-fired?_f=app_share&s=a1&share_destination_id=MjI4OTY1NC0xNzY0NjM3NDMyMDE3&pd=009bduvA&hl=en_US&send_time=1764637432&actBtn=fb&trans_data=%7B%22platform%22%3A1%2C%22cv%22%3A%2224.13.1%22%2C%22languages%22%3A%22en%22%7D

Retired rear admiral fears Trump replacing military leaders with those ‘loyal to him’
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/retired-rear-admiral-fears-trump-replacing-military-leaders-with-those-loyal-to-him

More US strikes on Syria possible as Trump vows revenge. The U.S. military launched large-scale strikes against dozens of Islamic State targets in Syria on Friday in retaliation for an attack on American troops that were ambushed last Saturday. This as more revenge strikes are possible. President Trump says “All terrorist who are eveil enoght to attack Americans are hearby warned!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50U4M1P_4EM

Trump: US Forces ‘Striking Very Strongly’ Against 70+ Targets in Syria. “Most anti-war president ever, also a winner of the FIFA Peace Prize, threatened to invade Venezuela for oil earlier this week and has now launched strikes in Syria,” said one observer.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-air-strikes-syria

# Veterans / VA
Justice Department calls for affordable vet care. With veterinary care out of reach so many Americans, the Justice Department wants to know why.
https://san.com/cc/justice-department-calls-for-affordable-vet-care/

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2025-12-21

Voices, The Peoples News

December 21, 2025
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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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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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2025-12-20

Voices, The Peoples News

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 No. 2025-12-19

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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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2025-12-16

Voices, The Peoples News

December 16, 2025
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
U.S. military admits wrongdoing after officers assaulted an American tourist in Japan, turns out he was a former captain
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2025-12-11/el-okinawa-military-police-patrols-usfj-20064186.html

Trump’s deportation agenda will destroy millions of jobs. Both immigrants and U.S.-born workers would suffer job losses, particularly in construction and child care. Texas is projected to be one of the most severely affected states due to its large immigrant population in key sectors.
https://www.epi.org/publication/trumps-deportation-agenda-will-destroy-millions-of-jobs-both-immigrants-and-u-s-born-workers-would-suffer-job-losses-particularly-in-construction-and-child-care/

‘A Chilling Assertion’: Trump Officials Falsely Claim Citizens Must Carry Immigration Docs to Prove Their Status. “There is no legal requirement that US citizens carry papers or have proof of their citizenship on them,” said an attorney at the ACLU of Northern California.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/bovino-papers-please

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Trump’s tariffs will cost U.S. consumers $1,400 next year. President Donald Trump’s tariffs are expected to cost U.S. consumers an extra $1,400 in 2026, according to an analysis from the Tax Foundation.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_dc935829-a13f-451a-a0ee-ceb04291f527.html

# Employment / Labor / Unions
Trump is hellbent on crushing federal unions, but they’re still kicking. “People think that since we don’t have the right to strike, we’re like a paper tiger.”
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/12/trump-doge-layoffs-federal-unions-busting-resistance-strike-protest-collective-bargaining-rights/

# General News / Boat Strikes
International law on the killing of people who survive an attack at sea. The administration justifies these strikes by claiming the United States is in armed conflict with “narco-terrorists,” making the attacks lawful under the laws of war.
https://www.justsecurity.org/126802/expert-backgrounder-law-shipwrecked-survivors/

US Carries Out New Strikes on Alleged Drug Boats, Killing 8. US Southern Command says boats were ‘engaged in narco-trafficking’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/15/us-military-strikes-vessels-pacific

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Comer postpones Clinton depositions in Epstein case until January. Bill and Hillary Clinton were due to sit for depositions this week.
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/12/15/congress/clintons-depositions-delayed-00692160

# Gov / Politics
Trump Considering Marijuana Executive Order. The review process was first spearheaded by President Joe Biden in 2022. The potential shift would represent one of the most significant federal changes to cannabis policy in decades, reducing oversight to the level of common prescription drugs and potentially opening doors long closed to banks and investors.
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-marijuana-law-change-b2885273.html

President Trump sues BBC for $5 billion despite network’s apology
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/15/trump-lawsuit-bbc-jan-6-speech-00692251

Democracy Forward Sues Justice and Treasury Departments for Stonewalling Records on President Trump’s $230 Million Payout Scheme. Trump Admin Sued for Withholding Documents in President’s Scheme to ‘Pocket Taxpayer Money.’ “If senior officials are processing this grift behind closed doors… that is not just bad optics, it is a direct threat to government integrity.”
https://democracyforward.org/updates/foia-complaint-230m/

US Relied on Illegal Sanctions to Seize Venezuelan Oil Tanker. US armed forces’ seizure of the oil tanker constituted an unlawful use of force in violation of the UN Charter.
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/us/snplus/news/2025/12/13/venezuela-us-oil-tanker-tensions

GOP Could Gain Nearly 200 Statehouse Seats If SCOTUS Guts Voting Rights Act. The gains would largely be made in 10 Southern states with GOP-controlled legislatures, a new report finds. The bulk of the gains would be concentrated in 10 GOP-controlled state legislatures in Southern states, according to the analysis, produced by Fair Fight Action, a Georgia-based progressive voting rights group, in partnership with Black Voters Matter Fund, which advocates on behalf of Black voters.
https://www.alternet.org/amp/supreme-court-voting-rights-2674400210-2674400210

# Gov / Politics / Global
# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF
DC’s police department beset by toxicity, retaliations, stat manipulation under chief
https://oversight.house.gov/release/oversight-committee-releases-bombshell-report-revealing-d-c-s-police-chief-deliberately-manipulated-crime-data/

Hunter Biden disbarred in Connecticut after complaints over gun, tax convictions. Yes, a Connecticut judge disbarred Hunter Biden in December 2025 for violating the state’s attorney conduct rules
https://www.thederrick.com/ap/national/hunter-biden-disbarred-in-connecticut-following-complaints-about-his-gun-and-tax-convictions/article_5ad3d7f0-a360-5e86-a8bf-c75331b0f334.html

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court
New Justice Department voting rights chief had prior job suspension for ties to election deniers. California prosecutor Eric Neff relied on a right-wing group’s intel to bring charges. Now, he’s apparently in charge of voting rights at the DOJ.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/12/eric-neff-new-justice-department-voting-rights-chief-had-prior-job-suspension-for-ties-to-election-deniers/

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits
Championed by Graham Platner, Medicare for All Increasingly Popular in Maine and Nationwide. “Healthcare is a human right. That’s why we need Medicare for All,” said one senator. “And the American people agree!”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/medicare-for-all-act

House Republicans’ new health care bill sparks mixed reactions. U.S. House Republicans have finally introduced their own health care plan and have scheduled a vote for this week; however, given Democratic opposition, Congress will likely recess for Christmas after failing to pass any legislation
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_90d391f5-b55d-4f1c-8aaa-da4427163962.html

# Military / War Department
Hegseth’s office ‘escalating’ probe of Sen. Mark Kelly, Pentagon says. A lawyer for the Arizona Democrat warned the Defense Department that any legal action it may take “would be unconstitutional and an extraordinary abuse of power.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/12/15/hegseth-mark-kelly-investigation/

# NASA / Space
Astronomers have observed enormous filaments of galaxies tied together with dark matter, the stuff scientists believe makes up 85 percent of the total mass of the universe
https://futurism.com/space/scientists-detect-huge-rotating-structure-in-space

# Veterans / VA
‘This Is Outrageous’: Trump VA to Eliminate Up to 35,000 Healthcare Jobs This Month: “It is abundantly clear that Republicans and the Trump administration want to strangle the VA until it all gets privatized,” said the advocacy group VoteVets.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-cutting-va-jobs

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2025-12-15

Voices, The Peoples News

December 15, 2025
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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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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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2025-12-14

Voices, The Peoples News

December 14, 2025
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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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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