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Judge Blocks Calif. Schools' Gender-Secrecy Policies
A federal judge has ordered California schools to halt enforcement of "parental exclusion policies," issuing a class-wide permanent injunction in a ruling that supporters described as a major victory for parental rights.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 19:07:36 EDTIllinois Democrats Access ICE Facility After DHS Policy Reversal
Illinois Democratic lawmakers said they gained entry this week to a Chicago-area ICE facility after months of resistance, marking a renewed flashpoint in the national debate over congressional oversight of immigration enforcement.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 19:46:59 EDTNew Greenland Envoy: US Not Out to 'Conquer' Territory
President Donald Trump's newly appointed envoy to Greenland said Tuesday that the administration is looking to begin a conversation with residents of the semi-autonomous Danish territory about the best way forward for the strategically important island.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 19:27:03 EDTDenmark Pushes Back as Trump Names Landry Envoy to Greenland
Denmark pushed back against President Donald Trump's renewed interest in Greenland after he named Republican Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry as the administration's special envoy to the territory, despite Copenhagen's insistence that the Arctic island is not for sale.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 18:43:15 EDT350 National Guard Members Being Deployed to New Orleans
The Trump administration is deploying 350 National Guard troops to New Orleans ahead of the New Year, launching another federal deployment in the city at the same time that an immigration crackdown led by Border Patrol is underway.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 19:10:29 EDTACLU Sues to Block New Missouri Congressional Maps
A lawsuit has been filed on behalf of Missouri voters to block new congressional maps from going into place next year.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 17:28:53 EDTTrump: US Will Keep Seized Venezuelan Oil, Ships
President Donald Trump said the U.S. plans to keep the millions of barrels of oil seized from two tankers that departed Venezuelan ports earlier this month, as well as the ships themselves.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 17:06:30 EDTLendingTree Survey: Holiday Debt Highest Since 2022
Rising prices and persistently high interest rates are driving more Americans to put holiday purchases on credit cards, leaving many consumers with balances that could take months or longer to repay, according to a new survey from LendingTree.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 17:11:16 EDTTrump WH Ends Biden-Era Push for VA-Provided Abortions
The Trump administration has rolled back a Biden-era policy that allowed the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide limited abortion counseling and abortion services through VA health care, including in cases of rape or incest, according to internal agency communications...
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 17:04:34 EDTShelved '60 Minutes' Report Airs in Canada, Circulates Online
A CBS News segment about Venezuelan men detained in El Salvador's notorious CECOT prison after being deported by the Trump administration is drawing backlash after it was blocked from airing in the United States but appeared in Canada and circulated widely online.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 16:46:19 EDTICE Using Green Card Hearings to Nab Illegal Aliens
U.S. immigration officials are increasingly detaining illegal aliens in green card interviews, turning what is typically a final step toward legal status into a point of arrest for some applicants, Axios reported Tuesday.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 16:47:30 EDTTrump: Good Economic News No Longer Lifts Markets
President Donald Trump bemoaned "The Trump Rule" in a post on his Truth Social account Tuesday, noting the stock market did not have a robust day despite positive economic news.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 16:13:44 EDTFla. Bishops to Trump: Halt Immigration Efforts for Holidays
Florida's Catholic bishops are calling on President Donald Trump to halt immigration enforcement activities until after the Christmas holidays.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 15:53:00 EDTGallup Poll: Voters Sour on Major Political Figures
A new Gallup Poll finds every major national political figure below 50% in public approval, underscoring broad voter dissatisfaction with U.S. leadership as Americans close out the year amid economic anxiety and lingering fallout from political dysfunction.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 16:19:47 EDTS&P Closes at Record High as Growth Stocks Advance
U.S. stocks rose Tuesday and the S&P 500 notched a closing record after a flurry of economic data that included a reading of economic growth pushed bond yields higher and elevated growth names.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 16:03:21 EDTPope Leo 'Disappointed' in Pritzker Over Assisted Dying Law
Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday criticized the governor of Illinois for signing a bill to allow some adults with a terminal illness to end their own lives with medical help, in an unusual political intervention by the church leader.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 15:43:11 EDTHigh Court Rejects Trump's Military Deployment in Chicago Area, for Now
The U.S. Supreme Court refused on Tuesday to let Donald Trump send National Guard troops to the Chicago area as the Republican president expands the use of the military for domestic purposes in a growing number of Democratic-led jurisdictions, a policy critics call an...
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 15:51:57 EDTUS Pressures Allies Over Rules Targeting American Tech
The Trump administration is stepping up pressure on foreign governments over digital regulations that it argues unfairly target American technology companies, making protection of U.S. innovation and market access a central part of its trade strategy.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 15:34:59 EDTFeds Sue Ill. Governor, AG Over Restrictions on ICE
The Department of Justice announced Tuesday it has sued Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and state Attorney General Kwame Raoul, arguing that two new state laws unconstitutionally interfere with federal immigration enforcement and expose federal officers to sweeping civil ...
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 15:37:23 EDTBorder Patrol to Add 900-Mile Floating Barrier in Rio Grande
The Trump administration plans to install about 900 miles of floating buoy barriers in the Rio Grande along Texas' southern border, a major expansion of a water-based border deterrent that has been the subject of years of legal and humanitarian debate.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 15:09:06 EDT