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• Poll: Strong, Bipartisan US Support for Ukraine Over Russia
  
  A widening majority of Americans want Ukraine to defeat Russia and support sending U.S. weapons to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's country, according to a new survey.
• Rasmussen: Most GOP Voters Suspect 2020 Election Stolen
  
  Most Republican voters still suspect the 2020 election was stolen, a Rasmussen Reports survey found.
• VA Sec. Collins to Newsmax: Rule on Gynecology Care Part of Helping Vets
  
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins said the VA is removing a layer of "red tape" by allowing women veterans to schedule gynecology appointments directly, calling the old process "a really clunky system that shouldn't work this way."
• Trump Welcomes Wounded Guardsman's Family to WH
  
  President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump welcomed National Guardsman Andrew Wolfe's family members to the Oval Office on Thursday.
• EEOC Opens Claims Process for $21M Columbia Antisemitism Settlement
  
  The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said people who worked at Columbia University between Oct. 7, 2023, and July 23, 2025, can start filing claims to receive money from the federal agency's $21 million settlement with the Ivy League school.
• Supreme Court Weighs Trump's Dismissal of FTC Member
  
  The U.S. Supreme Court next week will consider the legality of President Donald Trump's removal of a Federal Trade Commission member, a case that tests the scope of presidential authority over independent agencies established by Congress and could affect a 90-year-old legal...
• Vaccine Panel Set for Major Vote on Hepatitis B Guidance for US Children
  
  A group of vaccine advisers to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will meet on Friday to vote on whether to scrap a long-standing recommendation for the hepatitis B vaccine for most U.S. children, a move that would be the most consequential yet under President Donald Trump's health...
• First Lady Lights National Tree After President Counts Down
  
  First lady Melania Trump lit the National Christmas Tree on a chilly Thursday night in the nation's capital.
• Producers Press Congress on Netflix-Warner Bros Deal
  
  A consortium of leading film industry figures has urged the Congress to intervene, warning of a looming economic and institutional crisis in Hollywood if Netflix succeeds in acquiring Warner Bros Discovery.
• Trump Administration to Direct More Water to California Farms
  
  The Trump administration is making good on a promise to send more water to California farmers in the state's crop-rich Central Valley.
• Trump Admin Moves Forward on Major Air Traffic Tech Upgrade
  
  The Trump administration on Thursday advanced its push to modernize U.S. air traffic control, moving forward with a sweeping technology overhaul aimed at replacing aging systems and improving reliability nationwide.
• Trump Moves to Expand Travel Ban to 30+ Nations
  
  Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Thursday that President Donald Trump's administration is moving to expand the number of countries covered by its travel ban from the current 19 to "over 30."Noem made the comments in an interview on Fox News' "The Ingraham...
• US Sinks Suspected Narco-Trafficking Boat, Questions Grow
  
  The U.S. military said it destroyed a suspected drug-trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific on Thursday – the latest deadly strike drawing scrutiny from lawmakers seeking details on the Trump administration's expanding at-sea anti-drug campaign.
• University of Del. Student Planning Attack Afghan-Born
  
  Authorities say the University of Delaware student arrested with a cache of weapons, body armor, and a notebook detailing an alleged plot to attack campus police is an Afghan national who spent part of his childhood as a refugee in Pakistan before immigrating to the U.S.
• Republicans Worried About Miami Mayoral Election
  
  A Miami mayoral runoff has Republicans worried they may lose a seat they've held for 30 years.
• $1.6M Raised to Help Struggling 88-Year-Old Army Vet Retire
  
  More than $1.6 million has been raised to help a struggling Army veteran retire from his full-time job at a Michigan grocery store after thousands of strangers responded to his story online.
• Targeting of Both Parties Complicates Political Narratives in J6 Pipe-Bomb Case
  
  Federal prosecutors say a Virginia man accused of planting explosive devices outside the Republican and Democrat party headquarters on Jan. 5, 2021, targeted both parties equally - a finding that undercuts several political narratives that followed the events of Jan. 6.
• DOJ Halts LGBTQ Prison Standards Amid Trump Policy Shift
  
  The Department of Justice has quietly directed federal prison auditors to halt the use of Obama-era standards that were crafted to provide special protections for transgender, intersex, and gender-nonconforming inmates, according to an internal memo reviewed by NPR.
• ICE Arrests Surge Following Trump Quota
  
  Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests have surged since May 2025, when the Trump administration raised its internal daily target from about 1,000 arrests a day to 3,000, part of a broader push to accelerate deportations and expand interior enforcement, Axios reported Thursday.
• AG Bondi Confirms Arrest of D.C. Pipe Bomb Suspect
  
  U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Thursday that agents had arrested a Virginia man in connection with the placement of two pipe bombs outside the Democratic and Republican national committee offices in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 5, 2021.
• Sen. Cassidy Calls Vaccine Panel 'Totally Discredited'
  
  Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., is blasting a federal vaccine advisory panel as "totally discredited" just as it prepares to vote on changes to hepatitis B vaccine guidance , a matter important to the Louisiana physician and longtime liver specialist.
• WH Expected to Submit Plans for New Ballroom This Month
  
  The White House is expected to submit plans for its new ballroom to a planning commission later this month, the Trump-appointed head of the panel said Thursday. "Once plans are submitted, that's really when the role of this commission...
• CBP Nabs 57 Pounds of Fentanyl at San Ysidro Crossing
  
  U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the San Ysidro port of entry in California on Thursday seized more than 57 pounds of fentanyl powder concealed inside a vehicle, CBP said.
• Hochul Leaves Door Open to Post-Mamdani Win Tax Hikes
  
  New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is reportedly leaving the door open to tax increases, after spending months saying she would not budge on the issue. Following the election of New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani in November, Hochul has found herself...
• Couple to Get Refunds After Vacated Jan. 6 Cases
  
  A federal judge ordered the government to refund restitution payments and fines paid by a Maryland couple after a federal appeals court vacated their misdemeanor convictions tied to protests at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

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