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New US security strategy aligns with Russia's vision, Moscow says

Russia has welcomed US President Donald Trump's new National Security Strategy, calling it "largely consistent" with Moscow's vision. The 33-page document, unveiled by the US administration this week, suggests Europe is facing "civilisational erasure" and does not cast Russia as a threat to the US. Combatting foreign influence, ending mass migration, and rejecting the EU's perceived practice of "censorship" are mentioned as other priorities in the report. Several ...

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Rep. James Clyburn criticizes redistricting push: 'Are we going to make a mockery out of this democracy?'

Dec. 7, 2025, 11:09 AM EST WASHINGTON — Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C., criticized the nationwide redistricting fight in an interview with NBC News’ “Meet the Press,” arguing that the country is going through “a repeat of a history that led to some catastrophic consequences in our previous history.” Clyburn was asked at the start of the interview whether he agreed with Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Mo., who opposed his state’s redistricting and argued that “if you fight fire with fire long enough, all ...

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Bessent Says He Divested From Soybean Farms After Ethics Office Warning

Dec. 7, 2025 Updated 1:30 p.m. ET Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Sunday that he divested from his holdings of thousands of acres of North Dakota soybean farmland last week to comply with his federal ethics agreement. The move will separate Mr. Bessent from properties that posed potential conflicts of interest as he leads President Trump's trade negotiations with China, including Beijing's commitment to buying American soybeans. The divestment took place nearly eight months after Mr ...

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Greene: Republicans poke fun at Trump behind his back

12/07/25 2:27 PM ET Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), a previously fervent supporter of President Trump, said that her fellow Republicans made fun of the president behind his back. “I watched many of my colleagues go from making fun of him, making fun of how he talks — making fun of me, constantly, for supporting him — to, when he won the primary in 2024, they all started — excuse my language, Lesley, kissing his a– and decided to put on a MAGA hat for the first time,” Greene told CBS News ...

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Democratic Rep. Jim Himes says Pete Hegseth has "zero credibility" on September boat strikes

Updated on: December 7, 2025 / 2:45 PM EST Washington — Rep. Jim Himes, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, said Sunday that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has "zero credibility" on the September strikes on an alleged drug boat, citing "shifting explanations" from the Pentagon for the second strike, which has drawn scrutiny in recent weeks. Himes was among a small number of lawmakers who last week received briefings from military officials behind closed d ...

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ICE agents under scrutiny after man's legs allegedly crushed in Vancouver arrest

Dec. 6, 2025 2:54 p.m. Updated: Dec. 6, 2025 4:33 p.m. The Vancouver Police Department is investigating after a man appeared to have his legs run over by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement truck while being detained Thursday. In a press release Friday, police said they became aware of the incident through a cellphone video circulated by community members. The video appears to show the man being struck by an ICE agent’s vehicle while being arrested. According to The Columbian, the man ...

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Admiral told lawmakers everyone on alleged drug boat was on a list of military targets

Dec. 6, 2025, 6:47 PM EST WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the U.S. military on Sept. 2 to kill all 11 people on a suspected drug-smuggling boat in the Caribbean Sea because they were on an internal list of narco-terrorists who U.S. intelligence and military officials determined could be lethally targeted, the commander overseeing the operation told lawmakers in briefings this past week, according to two U.S. officials and one person familiar with the congressional briefings ...

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Trump signs order to create food supply chain task forces to protect competition

December 6, 2025 6:36 PM EST Updated 11 hours ago WASHINGTON, Dec 6 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to establish food supply chain security task forces in the Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to address risks from price fixing and anti-competitive behavior, the White House said on Saturday. "My Administration will act to determine whether anti-competitive behavior, especially by foreign-controlled companies, increases the cos ...

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Soldiers in Benin say they have seized power from President Talon

The soldiers also announced a suspension of the constitution, the closure of all land borders as well as the country's airspace. But officials close to the president say he is fine and that the small group of soldiers at the TV station did not have the backing of the regular army. "The situation is under control. A large part of the army is still loyalist - and we are taking over the situation," Foreign Minister Shegun Adjadi Bakari told Reuters news agency. ... Benin has been regard ...

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ICE Agents Released an Attack Dog on a Man: Report

December 6, 2025 / 5:25 p.m. ET Democratic Senator Patty Murray of Washington is calling for the release of Wilmer Toledo-Martinez, an immigrant who she says was mauled last month by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement attack dog in Vancouver, Washington. According to Murray’s office, Toledo-Martinez is an immigrant with no criminal convictions, who came to the United States at 15 years old. His wife and three children—ages 2, 3, and 7, respectively—are all U.S. citizens. On November 14, T ...

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Canadian airline to start cancelling flights ahead of planned strike

2 min ago - 2 hours ago Grace Eliza Goodwin Air Transat, one of Canada's largest airlines, said it will start gradually suspending some flights starting on Monday ahead of a planned strike. The union representing the airline's pilots issued a 72-hour strike noti ... (BBC)

Leaked memo shows Trump DOJ wants list of groups that express 'anti-American sentiment'

34 min ago - December 7, 2025 8:25AM ET A leaked memo written by US Attorney General Pam Bondi directs the Department of Justice to compile a list of potential “domestic terrorism” organizations that espouse “extreme viewpoints on immigration, radi ... (Raw Story)

Swing-district Republican sounds alarm over GOP's affordability agenda: 'Doing nothing is not an option'

1 hr ago - PUBLISHED Dec 7, 2025, 7:00 AM ET Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, one of a handful of House Republicans who won in a district that then-Vice President Kamala Harris carried last fall, has a stark message for his party as the deadline to extend expiring healt ... (CNN Politics)

Ilhan Omar Blasts Trump's 'Unhealthy and Creepy Obsession' With Somalis: 'Can Lead to Dangerous Actions'

1 hr ago - Dec 7th, 2025, 2:18 pm Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) ripped President Donald Trump on Sunday — saying he has an “unhealthy and creepy obsession” with her and other Somalis living in the U.S. The Minnesota lawmaker, during an appearance on Fa ... (MEDIAite)

Karoline Leavitt's brother furious over new report that contradicts official narrative about his son's mother

2 hrs ago - Sunday 07 December 2025 10:18 EST The brother of White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt raged against The Washington Post after a new report detailed his close relationship with the mother of his child, a Brazilian immigrant arrested by Immigra ... (The Independent)

Dem rep: 'Pretty clear' Trump administration does not want boat strike video released

2 hrs ago - Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) said Sunday it is “pretty clear” that the Trump administration does not want to release video of a second strike on an alleged drug boat in September. “It’s no different than any of the dozen-plus videos ... (The Hill)

Greene: Republicans poke fun at Trump behind his back

2 hrs ago - 12/07/25 2:27 PM ET Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), a previously fervent supporter of President Trump, said that her fellow Republicans made fun of the president behind his back. “I watched many of my colleagues go from making fun of him, m ... (The Hill)

Democratic Rep. Jim Himes says Pete Hegseth has "zero credibility" on September boat strikes

3 hrs ago - Updated on: December 7, 2025 / 2:45 PM EST Washington — Rep. Jim Himes, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, said Sunday that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has "zero credibility" on the September strikes on an alleged drug boat ... (CBS News)

New US security strategy aligns with Russia's vision, Moscow says

3 hrs ago - Russia has welcomed US President Donald Trump's new National Security Strategy, calling it "largely consistent" with Moscow's vision. The 33-page document, unveiled by the US administration this week, suggests Europe is facing "civilisational erasure ... (BBC)

The government's top watchdog is retiring -- but the Trump probes continue

3 hrs ago - 12/07/2025 12:00 PM EST Gene Dodaro started his career at what is now the Government Accountability Office in 1973, as then-President Richard Nixon was battling Congress for control of federal cash. More than a half-century later, Dodaro runs that w ... (Politico)

Bessent Says He Divested From Soybean Farms After Ethics Office Warning

4 hrs ago - Dec. 7, 2025 Updated 1:30 p.m. ET Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Sunday that he divested from his holdings of thousands of acres of North Dakota soybean farmland last week to comply with his federal ethics agreement. The move will separate ... (New York Times)

Democrats see an opening to win the Miami mayor's race in the latest test of the US political mood

5 hrs ago - Updated 12:15 PM EST, December 7, 2025 MIAMI (AP) — It has been nearly three decades since a Democrat held the mayor’s office in Miami, a span of futility the party is hoping to reverse during a special runoff election this week in one of t ... (AP)

Rep. James Clyburn criticizes redistricting push: 'Are we going to make a mockery out of this democracy?'

6 hrs ago - Dec. 7, 2025, 11:09 AM EST WASHINGTON — Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C., criticized the nationwide redistricting fight in an interview with NBC News’ “Meet the Press,” arguing that the country is going through “a repeat of a histo ... (NBC News)

Top Armed Services Dem says Sept. 2 strike video would show Republicans' description 'completely false'

7 hrs ago - December 7, 2025, 11:30 AM The top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee said Sunday that surveillance video of U.S. military strikes targeting an alleged drug trafficking vessel in the Caribbean Sea on Sept. 2 would contradict how Secretary ... (ABC News)

Trump Considering Move to Oust Homeland Security Kristi Noem: Report

7 hrs ago - President Donald Trump is reportedly considering a move to get rid of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and potentially replace her with a soon-to-be former governor. According to the Bulwark, two unnamed former DHS officials who served under ... (MEDIAite)

WCCUSD strike: Teachers union reports 'major shift' at bargaining table

8 hrs ago - Teachers union says it’s close to getting a contract that “breaks cycle of disinvestment.” by Richmondside staff Dec. 7, 2025, 6:32 a.m.Updated Dec. 7, 2025, 7:26 a.m. After a marathon seven-hour negotiation session Saturday night betw ... (Richmondside)

Trump Rages Against House Democrat He Just Pardoned: 'Such a Lack of LOYALTY!'

9 hrs ago - Dec 7th, 2025, 8:44 am President Donald Trump fumed about a House Democrat — who he just pardoned — choosing to remain with the party rather than defect to the Republicans. In a blistering post to Truth Social early Sunday, the president b ... (MEDIAite)

Japan and Australia urge calm after Chinese radar locks on Japanese jets

9 hrs ago - By MARI YAMAGUCHI Updated 4:06 AM CST, December 7, 2025 Leer en español TOKYO (AP) — Japan and Australia urged calm on Sunday after Chinese military aircraft locked radar on Japanese fighter jets, a month after the Japanese leader’s ... (AP)

Mom of Karoline Leavitt's Nephew Speaks Out After Her ICE Arrest

10 hrs ago - Published Dec 07, 2025 at 07:28 AM EST updated Dec 07, 2025 at 08:19 AM EST The mother of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew has spoken out against how the administration has characterized her and her relationship to the White House press secretary, sayi ... (Newsweek)

Insurance coverage of hepatitis B vaccine won't change, industry and officials say

11 hrs ago - PUBLISHED Dec 7, 2025, 7:00 AM ET Parents will still be able to get the hepatitis B vaccine for their children at no cost even though the US Centers for Disease and Control Prevention’s vaccine advisers recommended a major change to the immuniza ... (CNN Health)

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