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State Department Has Revoked 85,000 Visas Since January, Official Says
Many of the top reasons cited for the revocations include DUIs, assaults, and theft.
Homeownership Has Become a Luxury in Many US Cities: Report
Homebuyers in San Francisco need to make $353,500 annually to purchase a typical home.
Susie Wiles Says Trump to Campaign ‘Like It’s 2024’ for Republicans in Midterms
‘I haven’t quite broken it to him yet but he’s going to campaign like it’s 2024 again,’ the White House chief of staff said.
US Job Openings Hold Steady in October After September Surge: BLS
The number of people who have resigned from their jobs is the lowest in more than five years.
Trump Plans to Ease Environmental Rules to Lower Tractor Prices for Farmers
The president blames excessive environmental restrictions for driving up farming machinery costs.
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Small Business Optimism Edges Higher Despite Labor Concerns
A net 19 percent of owners said they plan to create jobs in the next three months, the highest reading of 2025.
Abbott Backs TPUSA Expansion Into Texas High Schools
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick earlier pledged $1 million to support the expansion.
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Trump Says It’s Up to Hegseth Whether to Release Second Boat Strike Video
Secretary Pete Hegseth said the video was being reviewed, but did not indicate whether it would be released.
Trump Threatens Tariff Increase on Mexico Over Rio Grande Water Dispute
The U.S. president is demanding the release of 800,000 acre-feet owed per 1944 water treaty, citing harm to Texas agricultural industry.
Illinois Releases Nearly 1,800 Criminal Illegals, Ignores ICE Detainers: DHS
Gov. Pritzker’s administration has instructed correctional facilities to not honor federal requests to hand over custody of illegal immigrant criminals.
Paramount Launches $108.4 Billion Hostile Bid to Buy Warner Bros.
‘We’re really here to finish what we started,’ Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison said.
Trump Says He Has ‘Other Methods’ to Impose Tariffs If Supreme Court Limits Powers
The president also said that Supreme Court’s striking down his use of emergency economic powers would undermine a core national-security tool.
House Releases Latest Version of National Defense Authorization Act
The must-pass bill, which dictates policy and how funding will be used at the Pentagon in the upcoming fiscal year, comes in at 3,086 pages.
Netanyahu Says 1st Phase of Gaza Cease-Fire Plan Almost Complete
The Israeli prime minister met with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Israel on Dec. 7.
FBI Warns About Ransom Scams Involving Fake ‘Proof of Life’ Photos
The agency advised people to always attempt to contact their loved ones before considering paying the ransom.
Injured National Guard Member Andrew Wolfe Is ‘Slowly Healing’: Gov. Morrisey
Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe’s parents reported that the National Guard member is starting to ‘look more like himself,’ Gov. Patrick Morrisey said.
Trump Signs Memo to Align US Childhood Vaccines With Other Developed Countries
President Donald Trump said that U.S. childhood vaccine recommendations ‘depart from policies in the majority of developed countries.’
Supreme Court Will Hear Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Case
The president’s executive order from January states that the Constitution does not extend citizenship ’to everyone born within the United States.’
US to Give $1.6 Billion to Kenya as Part of ‘America First’ Global Health Strategy
The agreement for HIV/AIDS funding is the first under Trump’s new approach since the Department for International Aid was disbanded.
