December 2025
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China Launches Major Military Drills Encircling Taiwan in Response to US Arms Sales
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has launched major military drills encircling the island of Taiwan, a step Beijing has made clear is a response to the US recently approving more than $11 billion in arms sales for Taipei. According to CGTN, Chen Binhua, a Chinese government spokesman, said the drills were aimed…
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Trump Indicates the US ‘Hit’ a Facility That He Tied to Alleged Drug Boats
(Headline USA) President Donald Trump has indicated that the U.S. has “hit” a facility in South America as he wages a pressure campaign on Venezuela, but the U.S. offered no other details. Trump made the comments in what seemed to be an impromptu radio interview Friday. The president, who called radio host John Catsimatidis during…
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Trump and Netanyahu are to Meet in Florida at a Crucial Moment for the US-backed Gaza Ceasefire
(Headline USA) President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, as Washington looks to create fresh momentum for a U.S.-brokered ceasefire in Gaza that could be in danger of stalling before a complicated second phase. Trump could use the face-to-face at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida to try…
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Judge Orders Release of Transcript from Closed Hearing for Alleged Charlie Kirk Assassin
(Headline USA) A Utah judge on Monday ordered the release of a transcript from a closed-door hearing in October over whether the man charged with killing Charlie Kirk must be shackled during court proceedings. State District Judge Tony Graf said the transcript must be posted on the court docket by the end of the day.…
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Florida Congresswoman Accused of Stealing COVID Funds Maintains Innocence
(Headline USA) U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick reiterated her innocence Monday outside a Miami federal courthouse, where she faces charges of conspiring to steal $5 million in federal COVID-19 disaster funds. Cherfilus-McCormick was scheduled to be arraigned, but her attorney requested the proceeding be rescheduled to Jan. 20 so that she could finalize her legal team.…
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Federal Agents on Ground Investigating Minneapolis Fraud Claims
(Elysa Apel, The Center Square) The Department of Homeland Security and the FBI are on the ground in Minneapolis actively investigating suspected sites of fraud. This is in the wake of multiple high-profile fraud cases that have gained national attention and include investigations into the misuse of state taxpayer funding and federal COVID-19 relief dollars.…
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Alleged Jan. 5/6 Pipe Bomber Initially Denied Accusations
(Headline USA) The man accused of placing two pipe bombs in Washington on the eve of the Jan. 6, 2021, protest at the U.S. Capitol told investigators after his arrest that he believed someone needed to “speak up” for people who believed the 2020 election was stolen and that he wanted to target the country’s political…
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2025 Illegal Entries in Texas: Nearly Half the Gotaways Reported in Previous Years
(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) In President Donald Trump’s first year in office, illegal border crossers in one year in Texas totaled nearly half of gotaways reported in previous years in Texas. They also represent roughly 10% of illegal entries in Texas in 2022 and 2023, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection data and…
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Climate Activists v. the U.S. Energy Industry: Cases to Watch in 2026
(The Center Square) Anti-oil and gas advocates across the country have pursued litigation in recent years attempting to force the fossil fuel industry to pay for decades of financial damages the advocates claim were caused by climate change. Several cases have been dismissed while others advanced through court systems, with some being considered before the…
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Officials Warn Against Limits On Loans for Nursing Students
(The Center Square) Weeks after the federal government lowered the borrowing limit for student loans for graduate degrees in nursing, professionals and elected officials are sounding off on the impact. U.S. Rep. Laura Friedman, D-Burbank, said the proposed federal rules could affect the number of people who can enter the profession and hurt nursing students…
