U.S.
43 Wasteful Contracts With $3.5 Billion Ceiling Value Terminated: DOGE
The Department of Health and Human Services has registered the most savings under DOGE.
Tehran Confirms 2nd Deportation Flight of Iranians From United States
Large numbers of Iranians have migrated to the United States since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, many citing political, religious, or social persecution.
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.
62,000 Illegally Smuggled Children Rescued; Trump Hosts Kennedy Center Honors Awards Ceremony: Homan
Trump also weighed in on the Netflix–Warner Bros. merger, calling it a major market shift.
8
9
Trump Hosts Kennedy Center Honors Awards Ceremony
A number of prominent figures, including Sylvester Stallone, the band KISS, and Gloria Gaynor, were honored at the event.
Pioneering Former Special Agent Says She Joined FBI to Preserve US ‘Laws and Liberties’
Long before she became an inspiration for Clarice Starling in ‘The Silence of the Lambs,’ Jana Monroe knew from the age of 13 exactly what she wanted to do.
LATEST
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.
Senior US Diplomats Criticize EU Policies That Hit X With $140 Million Fine
Even before the EU’s fine was announced, U.S. Vice President JD Vance suggested it amounted to punishing X for ‘not engaging in censorship.’
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.
The New York Times Asks Court to Overturn Pentagon’s New Media Rules
‘Legacy media chose to self-deport from this building,’ a Pentagon spokeswoman said.
Noem Says US Travel Ban to Expand to Over 30 Countries
The homeland security chief blamed asylum backlogs on Biden-era policies and linked the expanded ban to vetting concerns and unstable foreign governments.
Appeals Court Temporarily Lifts Block on National Guard in DC
Three appeals court judges removed a block on deploying more than 2,000 National Guard members in the nation’s capital.
Wisconsin Supreme Court Takes Up Case Over County Sheriffs Honoring ICE Detainers
The American Civil Liberties Union brought the lawsuit against five county sheriffs for holding detainees on behalf of ICE.
Trump Says He Wants Jack Smith to Testify Publicly After House GOP Judiciary Subpoena
Lawyers for the former special counsel also said they want him to testify in public.
