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This page is an archive of main headlines from the US for 31.12.2025.
It displays 191 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.
31.12.2025 ⇢ The National Guard Withdrawal Day
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Morning editorial focus consolidated around the Department of Health and Human Services’ freeze of federal child care funds to Minnesota. Conservative outlets prioritized allegations of systemic Somali-linked fraud, while progressive sources framed the move as racial animus. This domestic tension was briefly punctuated by reports of a CIA-led strike in Venezuela and continuing strikes in Ukraine. By early afternoon, editors shifted to President Trump’s legislative activity, specifically his veto of a bipartisan Colorado water bill. Outlets debated whether the veto was a push for energy dominance or personal retaliation against Colorado officials. Simultaneously, reports emerged of potential citizenship revocations for those involved in the Minnesota fraud schemes. The evening was dominated by the sudden announcement that President Trump would withdraw National Guard troops from Chicago, Los Angeles, and Portland. This reversal, attributed by editors to legal roadblocks and a Supreme Court blockade, became the defining narrative as the year ended, even as celebratory New Year’s Eve coverage began to surface.
31.12.2025
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The U.S. Postal Service's new postmark process could lead to late fees and penalties when mailing time-sensitive documents.
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The Daily Beast
The president couldn’t bother to find an image of a bald eagle—or even a bird in America.
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The Daily Beast
A new report details the incident that prompted Trump to ban Epstein from his club after years of whispers from staff.
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New York Post
The husband was later found on an Amtrak train in Baltimore and brought back to New York City by police, the disciplinary records said.
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A body has been found a few hundreds yards from Camila Mendoza Olmos’ family home in Bexar County, Texas
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The Intercept
The December 24 drone strike in Venezuela is the latest in a long tradition of CIA interventions in Latin America — which often lead to destabilization and blowback.
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Washington Free Beacon
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Experts say Biden's focus on addiction health care saved tens of thousands of lives and slowed fentanyl smuggling. Trump scrapped Biden's approach in favor of military strikes.
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The Washington Post
The cultural center said only trustees appointed by the president could vote, barring other members, including seats held by Democrats, from decisions.
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Hundreds of thousands of people are without electricity amid freezing winter temperatures. Follow Newsweek’s live blog.
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From bourbon-less cocktails to Brazilian coffee, Trump's tariffs stirred tensions among U.S. friends, foes. Is relief coming via $2,000 rebate checks?
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The Intercept
Elected Democrats haven’t done nearly enough to oppose attacks on gender-affirming care. They risk being on the wrong side of history.
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Los Angeles Times
Dana Stevens
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A spate of new state voting laws will be in effect for the upcoming midterm elections.
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The Boston Globe
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06:27⇢Minnesota's Frozen Somali Spigot
⌨Editorial focus has consolidated around the Department of Health and Human Services' decision to freeze federal child care payments to Minnesota (HHS, Breitbart, The Epoch Times, The Daily Wire, CBS, Washington Examiner, One America News Network, HuffPost, Daily Caller). Conservative outlets frame this as a crackdown on systemic fraud within Somali-owned businesses, while progressive sources characterize it as targeted racial animus. Simultaneously, the shifting U.S. strategy in Ukraine and the fentanyl crisis highlights a broader pivot toward kinetic, military-led foreign policy (NYTimes, NPR, ABC News, Newsweek).
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The Daily Beast
The president has firmly rejected the “new year, new you” trope.
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The Daily Beast
The attorney general tried to pass off Trump’s predecessor’s work as his own.
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The Epoch Times
Lawsuits and investigations have followed a development that is self-described as the ‘epicenter of Islam in America.’
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sat down for an exclusive Newsmax interview at Mar-a-Lago.
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The Boston Globe
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The Washington Post
The Trump administration said late Tuesday it was freezing child care payments to Minnesota over the reported fraud schemes that have plagued the state.
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The Washington Post
President Trump has emerged as the king of terrorist designations. In less than a year in office, he has added more groups to the State Department’s Foreign Terrorist Organization list than any other administration did over four years.
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From winners like J.D. Vance and DOGE to losers like Jake Tapper and (also) DOGE, here are The Federalist Staff’s picks for 2025.
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Experts say Biden's focus on addiction health care saved tens of thousands of lives and slowed fentanyl smuggling. Trump scrapped Biden's approach in favor of military strikes.
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The Washington Post
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Associated Press
The Trump administration has announced that it is freezing child care funds to Minnesota after a series of fraud schemes in recent years.
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New York Post
The transgender Covenant School shooter wrote a list of the “advantages” and “disadvantages” of attacking another Nashville school she attended.
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How Politicians and Cops Tried To Dodge Responsibility in 2025
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Associated Press
The CIA was behind a drone strike last week at a docking area believed to have been used by Venezuelan drug cartels.
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The heartbroken mother of missing teen Camila Mendoza Olmos hauntingly uttered the same four words as officials recovered a body near the family’s San Antonio home on Tuesday.
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The 25 forecasts we made in 2025, revisited.
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When it comes to serious mental illness, family caregivers are crucial partners. But often, they must fend for themselves. A new solution offers them support.
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09:15⇢The Minnesota Payment Freeze
⌨Editorial focus is centering on the Trump administration's domestic and foreign kinetic actions as the year ends. A primary cluster of reports follows the HHS freeze on Minnesota childcare payments, with conservative outlets emphasizing Somali-linked fraud (Breitbart, The Daily Wire, OANN, Daily Caller) and others noting the racial tension (HuffPost). Simultaneously, the CIA's drone strike in Venezuela and Trump's aggressive terrorist designations are framing a more confrontational executive posture (AP News, Washington Times).
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The Atlantic
Soviet New Years, a ritual that survived the country’s dissolution, may be in danger of slipping away.
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Hundreds of thousands of people are without electricity amid freezing winter temperatures. Follow Newsweek’s live blog.
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Breitbart News
The top legal reporter for Politico.com apparently suggested Tuesday that a person can be legally shot for asking questions at the doorsteps of businesses.
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is accusing President Trump of using fraud allegations to withhold funds from low-income state residents, after the White House froze all federal child care payments to Mr. Walz’s state.
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The CIA was behind a drone strike last week at a docking area believed to have been used by Venezuelan drug cartels.
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Elected Democrats haven’t done nearly enough to oppose attacks on gender-affirming care. They risk being on the wrong side of history.
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The Washington Post
Thousands gathered in Pennsylvania in mid-December to hear President Trump talk about the economy. The very partisan pro-Trump crowd applauded, cheered and shouted support at the president.
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In 2025, President Trump returned to power and instituted change in Washington. Here's a roundup of photos of key moments throughout the year.
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Los Angeles Times
Dana Stevens
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10:33⇢Frozen Funds in Minnesota
⌨Editorial priority focuses on the Department of Health and Human Services freezing $185 million in federal funding to Minnesota (The Blaze, Daily Caller, One America News Network). While conservative outlets emphasize Somali-linked fraud (Breitbart, The Daily Wire), mainstream and progressive sources pivot to President Trump's domestic influence on gender policy (The Intercept) and the evolving diplomatic pressure on Ukraine (Newsweek, ABC News).
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An essential part of ringing in the New Year will be preparing for the major political struggles of 2026. Here’s a month-by-month roundup of the key union fights, elections, and other events of note for the Left.
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From stubbornly high living costs to a softer labor market, economists say these are the forces that will shape the year ahead.
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The Boston Globe
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One America News
Google has released a list of top search trends for 2025, with Charlie Kirk, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Zohran Mamdani and Kpop Demon Hunters at the forefront of people’s minds this year.
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New York, New Jersey, Colorado, Louisiana and South Carolina emerge as hot spots for flu cases.
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The Washington Post
Cries of “defund the police” caused a seismic disruption to law enforcement staffing nationwide, but not in the way anti-cop activists might have imagined when they were shouting the slogan.
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Prosecutors for the Trump administration have been quick to bring charges against ICE protesters. They’ve also been quick to lose the cases.
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New York Post
The heartbreaking news follows Tuesday’s grim discovery of a body that appeared to have been in the field for five or six days, according to Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar.
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New York Post
The heartbreaking news follows Tuesday’s grim discovery of a body that appeared to have been in the field for five or six days, according to Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar.
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Tariffs, inflation, and other federal policies have battered U.S. farmers' bottom lines. Now many farmers say the expiration of federal health care subsidies will make their coverage unaffordable.
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Los Angeles Times
N.C. Stevens
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The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform will hold a hearing next week on alleged government fraud in Minnesota, Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., announced Wednesday.
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The Washington Post
House Republicans have called Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to testify at a congressional hearing about his state’s infamous social services program fraud allegations.
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One America News
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced that the Trump administration is looking at revoking the citizenship of Somali Americans convicted of defrauding social services.
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President Donald Trump has issued the first vetoes of his second term, rejecting two bipartisan natural resources bills.
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Donald Trump has carried out multiple moves against Colorado this year.
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12:30⇢The Minnesota Fraud Reckoning
⌨Editorial focus has shifted toward the Trump administration's legislative and executive actions, specifically his recent vetoes of bipartisan natural resource bills and his targeted criticism of Colorado (AP News, Newsweek, The Hill). Meanwhile, the investigation into social services fraud in Minnesota remains a high priority, with House Republicans scheduling hearings for Governor Tim Walz while the administration considers revoking citizenship for those convicted (Washington Times, Newsmax, Washington Examiner, OANN, Breitbart).
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Recent memory serves as a sobering reminder of how critical it is for law enforcement and civilians to be vigilant as crowds gather to celebrate New Year's Eve.
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The Daily Beast
A new account says Trump blurted a line about looks, then patched Zelenskyy through to a billionaire’s wife.
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Conservatives want more parents at home. Here’s how to do it.
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New York, New Jersey, Colorado, Louisiana and South Carolina emerge as hot spots for flu cases.
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The heartbreaking news follows Tuesday’s grim discovery of a body that appeared to have been in the field for five or six days, according to Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar.
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The Washington Post
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A rep is claiming somebody broke in and vandalized the center as the national spotlight has been shined on an unfolding billion-dollar fraud scandal involving Minnesota human services.
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New Orleans' festivities are shadowed by the anniversary of an ISIS-inspired truck-ramming terror attack that killed 15 people.
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The New York Times
As President Trump sought a peace deal and President Vladimir Putin sought victory, factions in the White House and the Pentagon bled the Ukrainian war effort.
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The Big Lesson of the 2020s? Don't Ignore the Economists.
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The Epoch Times
Calls to denaturalize and deport Somalis for allegedly defrauding the government have swelled as Minnesota’s fraud crisis deepens.
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14:15⇢The Colorado Water Veto
⌨Editorial focus is split between domestic security and political retaliation. Outlets report heavily on intensified New Year's Eve security measures across major cities (ABC News, NBC News, CBS). Concurrently, a significant cluster of reporting follows President Trump's veto of a Colorado water bill, which sources frame as either a push for energy dominance or personal retaliation against the state (Common Dreams, Washington Examiner, Newsweek, The Hill, AP News).
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A recently released cache of security videos is raising new questions about the prison cameras at the facility where Jeffrey Epstein died in his cell in 2019.
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One America News
New York City (NYC) Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, a Democratic socialist, is set to become the first mayor of the Big Apple to be sworn in on a Quran, the central "holy book" of Islam, with his upcoming ceremony set to take place at midnight on January 1st.
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Breitbart News
Citizen journalists and civic activists are spotlighting potential Somali fraud of taxpayer funding not just in Minnesota but in multiple states across the country.
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Breitbart News
Citizen journalists and civic activists are spotlighting potential Somali fraud of taxpayer funding not just in Minnesota but in multiple states across the country.
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Breitbart News
Citizen journalists and civic activists are spotlighting potential Somali fraud of taxpayer funding not just in Minnesota but in multiple states across the country.
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Trump seized on Mamdani’s rise as one of the left’s leading figures to warn he spelled disaster for NYC. Then he won, and Trump changed his tune.
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One America News
The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs took aim at the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN), labeling them a terrorist organization on Tuesday as retaliation for Canada’s 2024 designation of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards as a “terrorist entity.”
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The Washington Post
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung garnered comradely laughs during an unscripted moment recently with Chinese President Xi Jinping, but the humor was lost on those South Koreans worried about Beijing’s growing influence in Seoul.
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A democratic socialist will be inaugurated mayor tomorrow because he told New Yorkers they deserve it all — love, leisure, pleasure, sport.
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A rep is claiming somebody broke in and vandalized the center as the national spotlight has been shined on an unfolding billion-dollar fraud scandal involving Minnesota human services.
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Associated Press
President Donald Trump says he’s dropping — for now — his push to deploy National Guard troops in Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon.
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President Donald Trump knocked “rigged” polls, claiming that his “real” job approval rating nearly a year into his second term is 64%.
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16:27⇢The Somali Fraud Cinders Ignite
⌨The media's focus is currently split between the escalating Minnesota fraud investigation and an emerging domestic policy crisis regarding expiring healthcare subsidies. Right-leaning outlets are intensifying coverage of Somali-run childcare centers and potential citizenship revocations (NY Post, Washington Times, Breitbart, The Epoch Times, Newsmax), while mainstream and progressive sources highlight the impending loss of ACA tax credits for millions of Americans (ABC News, Common Dreams, NPR).
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Shirley is a 23-year-old self-described "independent YouTube journalist" who made prank videos in high school before pivoting to politics. He participated in a White House roundtable in October.
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Trump announced on social media Dec. 31 that troops will be leaving the three Democratic-led cities, following a Supreme Court decision.
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Hundreds of thousands of people are without electricity amid freezing winter temperatures. Follow Newsweek’s live blog.
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The president said on social media that the National Guard succeeded in reducing crime in three cities.
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One America News
President Donald Trump renewed calls for Somali fraudsters in Minnesota to be sent “back from where they came” in a recent Truth Social post, while labeling Minnesota Democrat Congresswoman Ilhan Omar as another “one of the many” Somali “scammers" stealing from hardworking taxpayers.
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The Daily Beast
The president visited a golf club more than 25 percent of his days back in office.
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New York Post
A rep is claiming somebody broke in and vandalized the center as the national spotlight has been shone on an unfolding billion-dollar fraud scandal involving Minnesota human services.
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The New York Times
The number of American citizens held in Venezuela has grown since the start of the U.S. military and economic campaign against President Nicolás Maduro.
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The Washington Post
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The development comes after the Supreme Court blocked the Trump administration's request to deploy National Guard troops in Illinois.
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The Washington Post
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A viral social media video has put Minnesota's long-running fraud scandal at the center of the national conversation. Here's what to know.
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President Trump has announced the withdrawal of National Guard troops from Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, citing reduced crime rates.
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Trump announced on social media Dec. 31 that troops will be leaving the three Democratic-led cities, following a Supreme Court decision.
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After a setback at the Supreme Court, President Trump said Wednesday he is abandoning his efforts — for now — to deploy National Guard troops in Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon, despite his belief that their presence brought down crime.
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The Daily Beast
The president visited a golf club more than 25 percent of his days back in office.
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17:45⇢National Guard Retreat from Blue Cities
⌨US media editorial priority has shifted to President Trump's sudden decision to withdraw National Guard troops from Chicago, Los Angeles, and Portland, citing reduced crime and following a Supreme Court blockade (HuffPost, USA Today, Washington Post, NYTimes, ABC News, NBC News, Fox News, CBS, MSNBC). Simultaneously, the investigation into Somali-led childcare fraud in Minnesota continues to expand into a national controversy (NY Post, NPR, OANN, Breitbart).
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One America News
Democrat-led states like California and New York are reportedly not conforming to the federal "no tax on tips" provision enacted earlier this year by the Trump administration, meaning tipped workers in the states will continue to pay state income taxes on their gratuities, despite the new federal deduction.
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'Affordability' Politics Is a Major Opening for the Free Market Message in the New Year
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One America News
The House Oversight Committee will hold a hearing next week to investigate the fraud schemes occurring in Minnesota and will demand answers from Governor Tim Walz’s administration.
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One America News
To ring in the New Year, the Washington Monument will reportedly be transformed into the world’s tallest birthday candle with a dazzling light show and spectacular fireworks, officially launching the nationwide celebration of America’s 250th anniversary.
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One America News
GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert criticized President Donald Trump after the president vetoed a unanimously approved bill she co-sponsored, which would have lowered payments for a local Colorado water pipeline project.
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The Washington Post
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The Washington Post
President Trump has announced the withdrawal of National Guard troops from Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, citing reduced crime rates.
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The Daily Beast
The president said he is removing federal troops from American cities—for now.
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Courts blocked troops from deploying in Chicago and Portland, Ore., and the Los Angeles deployment effectively ended after a judge blocked it earlier this month.
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The Daily Beast
The former special prosecutor remains confident that the president would have been convicted had his federal cases gone to trial.
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After a year of concerns about attacks on judges and the rule of law, Chief Justice John Roberts said in the nation's legal foundation remains strong.
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The Daily Beast
The president spent the holiday reminding his foes how much he despises them.
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One America News
Former Chicago Democrat Mayor Lori Lightfoot unleashed a verbal attack on an X post by senior U.S. Border Patrol Commander Gregory K. Bovino, slamming his actions as unconstitutional and shameful while ominously warning of his impending "day of reckoning."
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The Daily Beast
The president spent the holiday reminding his foes how much he despises them.
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One America News
After human remains were discovered in a field, Texas police confirmed that the remains were those of missing teen Camila Mendoza Olmos -- who "died by suicide" near her home -- according to a local sheriff who announced the news on Wednesday.
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The Boston Globe
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One America News
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that the Trump administration is freezing federal child care funding to every single U.S. state after introducing a freeze on Minnesota’s program -- in response to ongoing allegations and evidence of widespread fraud.
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Hundreds of thousands of people are without electricity amid freezing winter temperatures. Newsweek’s live blog is closed.
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Breitbart News
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) accused President Donald Trump of using the issue of alleged Somali immigrant fraud as “an excuse to hurt working Minnesotans.”
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20:38⇢The Blue City Withdrawal
⌨Editorial focus has consolidated around President Trump's withdrawal of National Guard troops from Chicago, Los Angeles, and Portland (HuffPost, Washington Post, NYTimes, ABC News, NBC News, MSNBC, AP News, The Epoch Times, Newsmax, Washington Times, USA Today, NPR). Simultaneously, conservative outlets are elevating a nationwide freeze on federal child care funding, framing it as a response to systemic fraud in Minnesota (Breitbart, OANN, NY Post, CBS).
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New York Post
“These vessels were operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations in international waters.”
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The new Constellation Ball, the centerpiece of the annual Times Square countdown celebration, is the ninth and largest version of the NYE sphere.
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Rep. Kevin Kiley, R-Calif., ripped widespread fraud and fiscal mismanagement in California on Wednesday night on Newsmax, pointing to billions of dollars in taxpayer losses and stalled infrastructure projects. He argued the losses go beyond waste, instead fueling organized crime.
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Breitbart News
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) accused President Donald Trump of using the issue of alleged Somali immigrant fraud as “an excuse to hurt working Minnesotans.”
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The president, wearing a tuxedo, briefly spoke to reporters outside the club’s ballroom, with Melania standing by his side in a stunning silver dress.
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See the sights from across the U.S. as the country steps into 2026.
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President Donald Trump rang in the New Year at Mar-a-Lago, taking the mic as auctioneer for a $2.75 million charity donation to St. Judes.
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Trump’s statement comes as his administration faces escalating military tensions abroad.
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President Trump’s decision came after the Supreme Court ruled that he could not deploy troops in the Chicago area over the objections of Illinois officials.
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The New York Times
Zohran Mamdani will be sworn in shortly after the New Year’s Eve ball drops, in a private ceremony held at a shuttered relic of the city’s subway.
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The Washington Post
Gov. Gavin Newsom closed out the year with another act of defiance toward President Trump — and another reminder to Democrats of how forcefully he’s pushed back against the administration as he eyes a possible presidential run.
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The Trump administration and House Republicans moved jointly Wednesday to crack down on allegations that Minnesota day cares run by Somali immigrants fraudulently pocketed millions in federal tax dollars for inactive and potentially non-existent facilities.
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In many parts of the world, the calendar has already turned over to 2026, while the western hemisphere is still counting down to New Year’s Day.
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The Washington Post
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