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Trump Signs Funding Bill as Talks on Immigration Crackdown Loom - The New York Times
Wed, Dec 31st 1969 at 7:00 pm
Trump Signs Funding Bill as Talks on Immigration Crackdown Loom The New York TimesCongress ends shutdown, approves $1.2T in funding — and sets up DHS cliff PoliticoHouse Democrats help Mike Johnson end government shutdown, fund DHS and ICE AxiosPartial shutdown ended, as Trump signs package securing back pay for furloughed feds Federal News NetworkEnd of government shutdown in sight as Speaker Johnson overcomes GOP revolt foxnews.com
Sheriff says ransom note being investigated in disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, Savannah Guthrie's mother - CBS News
Wed, Dec 31st 1969 at 7:00 pm
Sheriff says ransom note being investigated in disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, Savannah Guthrie's mother CBS NewsCBS confirmed ransom note for Nancy Guthrie with key details azcentral.com and The Arizona RepublicSavannah Guthrie’s Mother Remains Missing, Officials Investigating 'Tips and Leads' TODAY.comNancy Guthrie's disappearance spotlights digital privacy risks for elderly FOX 10 PhoenixSavannah Guthrie was getting ready to cover the Olympics. Then came the ‘worst phone call of her life’ CNN
Judge restricts federal use of tear gas, munitions at Portland ICE protests - OregonLive.com
Wed, Dec 31st 1969 at 7:00 pm
Judge restricts federal use of tear gas, munitions at Portland ICE protests OregonLive.comJudge temporarily halts ICE from using teargas and projectiles on protesters in Portland The Guardian‘Joyful’ bike ride turned terrible as Trump thugs tear-gassed innocent marchers BikePortlandJudge Restricts Feds From Deploying Tear Gas, Other Weapons, at Portland ICE Facility Willamette WeekJudge issues restraining order limiting DHS chemical munitions outside Portland ICE site KATU
Jill Biden’s ex-husband faces murder charge in death of his current wife - CNN
Wed, Dec 31st 1969 at 7:00 pm
Jill Biden’s ex-husband faces murder charge in death of his current wife CNNJill Biden’s ex-husband charged with murder of his wife The GuardianWilliam Stevenson, Jill Biden’s Ex-Husband, Is Accused of Killing His Current Wife The New York TimesJill Biden's ex-husband arrested and charged with killing his current wife NBC NewsJill Biden's ex-husband Bill Stevenson charged with murder after 2nd wife Linda found dead CBS News
U.S. shoots down Iranian drone that approached aircraft carrier Lincoln - The Washington Post
Wed, Dec 31st 1969 at 7:00 pm
U.S. shoots down Iranian drone that approached aircraft carrier Lincoln The Washington PostUS carrier shoots down Iranian drone as tensions escalate and diplomatic talks hit a snag CNNTrump says talks with Iran continuing as US shoots down an Iranian drone Al JazeeraUS says it shot down Iranian drone flying towards aircraft carrier BBCUS military shoots down Iranian drone approaching USS Abraham Lincoln in Arabian Sea, official says foxnews.com
Trump Repeats Call to ‘Nationalize’ Elections, as White House Walks It Back - The New York Times
Wed, Dec 31st 1969 at 7:00 pm
Trump Repeats Call to ‘Nationalize’ Elections, as White House Walks It Back The New York TimesTrump calls on Republicans to ‘nationalize’ future elections CNNSenate GOP Leader John Thune says he disagrees with Trump that Congress should 'nationalize' elections NBC NewsTrump doubles down on suggesting federal government 'get involved' in state elections ABC NewsTrump’s New Threats to American Elections The Atlantic
Brothers of Renee Good describe family’s grief, urge action at Democratic forum on ICE force - Los Angeles Times
Wed, Dec 31st 1969 at 7:00 pm
Brothers of Renee Good describe family’s grief, urge action at Democratic forum on ICE force Los Angeles TimesRenee Good’s Brothers Call on Congress to Rein In Immigration Crackdown The New York TimesRenée Good’s brothers, others describe assaults, shootings at hearing The Washington PostSeveral of these Americans experienced aggressive encounters with Trump’s DHS. Now, they’re telling their stories CNNCongressional Democrats vow justice for US citizens harmed by immigration agents: ‘You deserve peace’ The Guardian
Trump, 79, Lets Cankles Slip in Photo With World Leader - The Daily Beast
Wed, Dec 31st 1969 at 7:00 pm
Trump, 79, Lets Cankles Slip in Photo With World Leader The Daily BeastColombian President Gustavo Petro Meets with Trump at the White House The New York TimesTrump-Petro updates: US, Colombia leaders meet at White House amid tensions Al JazeeraTrump and Petro trade insults for restraint amid continued detente PoliticoColombian president says he gave Trump list of major drug ‘kingpins’ during meeting The Hill
U.S.-Iranian Talks Are Still Expected After Gulf Flare-Ups - The Wall Street Journal
Wed, Dec 31st 1969 at 7:00 pm
U.S.-Iranian Talks Are Still Expected After Gulf Flare-Ups The Wall Street JournalIran Wants to Change Venue of US Talks to Oman from Turkey Bloomberg.comIran’s president seeks ‘fair and equitable’ negotiations, while US shoots down drone AP NewsIran risks Trump's ire with new diplomatic demands, provocations AxiosIran’s President Backs ‘Fair’ Talks With U.S. as Confrontation Looms The New York Times
Judge presses DOJ lawyers for a precedent for Pentagon to punish Sen. Mark Kelly over video - ABC News
Wed, Dec 31st 1969 at 7:00 pm
Judge presses DOJ lawyers for a precedent for Pentagon to punish Sen. Mark Kelly over video ABC NewsJudge Appears Likely to Curtail Hegseth’s Power to Penalize Kelly for Video The New York TimesJudge seems skeptical of legal justification for Pentagon’s punishment of Sen. Mark Kelly AP NewsDefense Dept. effort to punish Mark Kelly draws skepticism from judge The Washington PostJudge appears likely to side with Mark Kelly in case challenging Pentagon’s efforts to punish him over ‘illegal orders’ video CNN
Gabbard says Trump asked her to attend FBI raid at Georgia elections hub - Axios
Wed, Dec 31st 1969 at 7:00 pm
Gabbard says Trump asked her to attend FBI raid at Georgia elections hub AxiosGabbard Arranges Trump Call With FBI Agents After Georgia Election Center Search The New York TimesGeorgia Democrats call for inquiry into Gabbard’s presence at Fulton county search The GuardianSen. Warner calls Gabbard to testify after Georgia election office raid, Trump FBI call CNBCThe Trump team can’t get its story straight on the president, Gabbard and Fulton County CNN
Republicans are freaking out about Hispanic voters after a Texas upset - Politico
Wed, Dec 31st 1969 at 7:00 pm
Republicans are freaking out about Hispanic voters after a Texas upset PoliticoA Democrat flipped a state Senate seat in Texas. Republicans say it’s a ‘wake-up call’ for the midterms CNNDeSantis: Democrat’s win in Texas ‘not something that can be dismissed’ The HillStatewide Officeholders Find Themselves in Primary Peril This Year Cook Political ReportTexas Democrat who flipped reliably red district says people are 'tired of campaigns of outrage' ABC News
Walz demands DHS stop detaining Minnesota children - Star Tribune
Wed, Dec 31st 1969 at 7:00 pm
Walz demands DHS stop detaining Minnesota children Star TribuneChild detentions by ICE spark fear in Minnesota school districts FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. PaulColumbia Heights superintendent: At one school, ICE has detained at least 23 parents MPR NewsMinnesota officials speak out on ICE detaining children, targeting schools 5 EYEWITNESS NEWSAbsences and loss of innocence: ICE raids leave behind a heavy weight in Minnesota schools CNN
Backed by Mamdani, D.S.A. Candidate Wins Election for Mayor’s Old Seat - The New York Times
Wed, Dec 31st 1969 at 7:00 pm
Backed by Mamdani, D.S.A. Candidate Wins Election for Mayor’s Old Seat The New York TimesMamdani’s endorsement fuels special election win for his successor in NY Assembly GothamistQueens voters pick Mamdani's successor — plus two other New York special election results Crain's New York BusinessQueens voters head to the polls for Assembly District 36 special election to fill Mamdani’s old seat qns.comMeet Diana Moreno, Zohran Mamdani’s Successor in Queens Jacobin
2 Teens Arrested in Fatal Triple Shooting Near San Francisco Playground - KQED
Wed, Dec 31st 1969 at 7:00 pm
2 Teens Arrested in Fatal Triple Shooting Near San Francisco Playground KQEDSFPD arrest 2 teens in shooting death of 15-year-old girl KTVU2 teens arrested in fatal San Francisco triple shooting that left 15-year-old dead, 2 others injured ABC7 San FranciscoFight between teenagers led to shooting that killed 15-year-old near S.F. playground, police say San Francisco ChronicleTwo teens arrested in fatal SF shooting of 15-year-old Jayda Mabrey KRON4
WA millionaire tax would bypass voters, but Ferguson won’t support it yet - MyNorthwest.com
Wed, Dec 31st 1969 at 7:00 pm
WA millionaire tax would bypass voters, but Ferguson won’t support it yet MyNorthwest.com'Millionaires Tax' officially proposed in Washington state king5.comDemocrats unveil WA income tax on people earning over $1 million The Seattle TimesWashington state voters have rejected income taxes 10 times. Is this year different? KUOWOpinion | Washington state’s self-inflicted fiscal crisis is a warning The Washington Post
Judge blocks administration from ending TPS protections for more than 350,000 Haitian immigrants - ABC News
Wed, Dec 31st 1969 at 7:00 pm
Judge blocks administration from ending TPS protections for more than 350,000 Haitian immigrants ABC NewsOpinion | In Ohio, I Caught a Glimpse of the New Resistance The New York TimesJudge Blocks Trump Administration From Ending Legal Protections for Haitians The Wall Street JournalFLASHBACK: 2024’s immigration ground zero in spotlight again as judge's 11th hour ruling sparks outrage foxnews.comFederal judge postpones Trump administration's termination of TPS for Haitians NBC News
Gov. Abbott responds to student walkouts in Texas: ‘About time students like this were arrested’ - Click2Houston
Wed, Dec 31st 1969 at 7:00 pm
Gov. Abbott responds to student walkouts in Texas: ‘About time students like this were arrested’ Click2HoustonKyle police arrest 2 juveniles during school walkout, clarify charges unrelated to protest KVUETEA releases guidelines for school systems after recent student-led walkouts KXAN AustinHundreds of Hays CISD students leave campus to protest: district FOX 7 AustinKen Paxton demands information from Austin ISD after student walkout last week KUT
Ex-Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell hospitalized over "flu-like symptoms" - Axios
Wed, Dec 31st 1969 at 7:00 pm
Ex-Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell hospitalized over "flu-like symptoms" AxiosMitch McConnell admitted to hospital with ‘flu-like symptoms’ The GuardianMitch McConnell hospitalized after experiencing flu-like symptoms over the weekend foxnews.comSen. Mitch McConnell hospitalized with "flu-like symptoms" CBS NewsMitch McConnell hospitalized with ‘flu-like symptoms’ Politico
Authorities announce hundreds of arrests in California human trafficking investigation - NBC4 Los Angeles
Wed, Dec 31st 1969 at 7:00 pm
Authorities announce hundreds of arrests in California human trafficking investigation NBC4 Los AngelesCalifornia trafficking crackdown 'Operation Reclaim and Rebuild' leads to 600 arrests and 170 victims rescued, including children ABC7 Los AngelesBrothel found in Walnut home in operation that led to 100s of human trafficking arrests San Gabriel Valley TribuneOver 600 alleged traffickers, sex buyers arrested in massive California trafficking sting FOX 11 Los AngelesOfficials announce significant update in massive California human trafficking sting KTLA
Trump’s Greenland gambit could undermine critical minerals meeting - Politico
Wed, Dec 31st 1969 at 7:00 pm
Trump’s Greenland gambit could undermine critical minerals meeting PoliticoEU to Offer US Critical Minerals Partnership to Check China Bloomberg.comTop US trade official spells out plan to break China’s grip on critical minerals South China Morning PostSome 30 countries want to join critical minerals club, US Interior Secretary Burgum says ReutersThe United States to Host Critical Minerals Ministerial U.S. Department of State (.gov)
Russia launches massive strike on Ukraine day before US-brokered peace talks - Euronews.com
Wed, Dec 31st 1969 at 7:00 pm
Russia launches massive strike on Ukraine day before US-brokered peace talks Euronews.comRussian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 3, 2026 Institute for the Study of WarRussia hits Ukraine energy targets with hundreds of drones, missiles, ahead of talks ABC NewsRussia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,441 Al JazeeraZelenskyy accuses Russia of violating Trump-brokered truce amid cold snap The Guardian
Gateway sues Trump administration over freezing Hudson River tunnel funding - Gothamist
Wed, Dec 31st 1969 at 7:00 pm
Gateway sues Trump administration over freezing Hudson River tunnel funding GothamistTrump Administration Sued Over Cutting Off Funds for $16 Billion Tunnel The New York TimesNew York, New Jersey sue Trump administration over tunnel funding halt ReutersFeds sued a second time over halting Hudson River tunnel cash, this time by NY and NJ GothamistThe US Economy Needs the Hudson River Tunnel Project Bloomberg.com
Don Lemon says he offered to turn himself in but federal agents were sent for him anyway - CBS News
Wed, Dec 31st 1969 at 7:00 pm
Don Lemon says he offered to turn himself in but federal agents were sent for him anyway CBS NewsDon Lemon Takes Stage at NYC Event After Arrest Over Minnesota Protest The New York TimesUS Attorney General Pam Bondi announces 2 more arrests in the St. Paul church protest ABC NewsOpinion | Don Lemon and the First Amendment The Wall Street JournalDon Lemon defends his reporting of anti-ICE protest in Minnesota during interview with Jimmy Kimmel CNN
Annotating the Judge’s Decision in the Case of Liam Conejo Ramos, a 5-Year-Old Detained by ICE - The New York Times
Wed, Dec 31st 1969 at 7:00 pm
Annotating the Judge’s Decision in the Case of Liam Conejo Ramos, a 5-Year-Old Detained by ICE The New York Times5-year-old boy and his father return to Minnesota after being released from immigration custody NBC NewsDeputy attorney general says administration will appeal order to release 5-year-old from ICE custody MPR NewsFather of 5-year-old detained in Minnesota disputes government assertion he abandoned the boy AP NewsVance, Democratic rep spar over legal status of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos The Hill
Marimar Martinez, shot by Border Patrol in Chicago, speaks out after Good, Pretti deaths: ‘I am their voice’ - Chicago Sun-Times
Wed, Dec 31st 1969 at 7:00 pm
Marimar Martinez, shot by Border Patrol in Chicago, speaks out after Good, Pretti deaths: ‘I am their voice’ Chicago Sun-TimesMarimar Martinez goes to Washington, says she wants Trump officials to admit she's not a 'domestic terrorist' Chicago Sun-TimesMarimar Martinez shooting: Chicago woman testifies about Border Patrol shooting in Brighton Park on Capitol Hill ABC7 Chicago‘It seemed like time stopped’: Marimar Martinez recounts shooting by immigration agent at Washington forum Chicago TribuneChicago woman recounts violent encounter with Border Patrol before Congress WGN-TV
Satellite imagery shows where the U.S. military is positioned near Iran - The Washington Post
Wed, Dec 31st 1969 at 7:00 pm
Satellite imagery shows where the U.S. military is positioned near Iran The Washington PostOpinion | The Nuclear Threat After Tehran Falls The Wall Street JournalUS aircraft carrier arrives in the Middle East as tensions with Iran remain high AP NewsExclusive: Iran fears US strike may reignite protests, imperil rule, sources say ReutersTrump says if Iran doesn't agree to nuclear deal, 'we'll find out' whether U.S. attack would spark a regional war NBC News
Trump's $45 billion expansion of immigrant detention sites faces pushback from communities - AP News
Wed, Dec 31st 1969 at 7:00 pm
Trump's $45 billion expansion of immigrant detention sites faces pushback from communities AP NewsMinnesota suburbs push back against ICE's warehouse search AxiosICE Begins Buying ‘Mega’ Warehouse Detention Centers Across US Bloomberg.comNew Report Details ICE’s Expanding and Increasingly Unaccountable Detention System American Immigration CouncilICE buys $87M warehouse in Pennsylvania as it plots expansion of immigration detention centers across the U.S. ABC27
Update: State Knew ICE Plans for Merrimack As Early As Jan. 12 - InDepthNH.org
Wed, Dec 31st 1969 at 7:00 pm
Update: State Knew ICE Plans for Merrimack As Early As Jan. 12 InDepthNH.orgNew documents confirm federal government plans to put an ICE facility in Merrimack New Hampshire BulletinDocuments show federal government has applied to create ICE facility in Merrimack WMURRecords confirm ICE eyeing massive warehouse for regional detention facility in Merrimack, N.H. The Boston GlobeANALYSIS: The ICE Info Fiasco Is Just Stewart’s Latest Folly NH Journal
Hundreds of Nazi-linked accounts discovered at Credit Suisse, lawmaker says - NBC News
Wed, Dec 31st 1969 at 7:00 pm
Hundreds of Nazi-linked accounts discovered at Credit Suisse, lawmaker says NBC NewsInvestigation Finds Credit Suisse Had Wider Nazi Ties Than Previously Known The New York TimesCredit Suisse investigation reveals 890 Nazi regime accounts, Sen Grassley says foxnews.comSenate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Swiss Banks and Nazi Money C-SPANCredit Suisse Nazi Probe Reveals Fresh SS Ties, Senator Says AdvisorHub
Man accused of assault on Rep. Ilhan Omar to remain in jail - MPR News
Wed, Dec 31st 1969 at 7:00 pm
Man accused of assault on Rep. Ilhan Omar to remain in jail MPR NewsMan accused of spraying Rep. Ilhan Omar ordered to be held in federal custody FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. PaulMan accused of attacking Rep. Ilhan Omar ordered detained NBC NewsJudge declines to release man accused of spraying vinegar on Omar at town hall The HillAttack on Ilhan Omar Follows Years of Trump’s Targeting Her The New York Times