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After the shooting of two National Guard members, the push by Trump and America First Republicans to blame crime on immigrants has reached a critical point. LA Times
VOA VIEW: It is bad for illegals.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem revealed in Tuesday's cabinet meeting with President Trump that half of all Minnesotans have submitted "fraudulent" visa applications. New York Post
Conservative Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas got a lawyer for the New Jersey Attorney General's Office to admit it mounted an alleged "fishing expedition" against a pro-life organization without any complaints filed about the group. New York Post
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A dimwitted career criminal hurled Molotov cocktails at agents guarding a federal immigration facility in Los Angeles while shouting anti-ICE comments from the sidewalk outside the building — but neglected to ignite the bottles first. Jose Francisco Jovel, 54, who has a criminal history spanning nearly four decades, was arrested after the incident. New York Post
VOA VIEW: He should be prosecuted.
The flight’s approval illustrates how the United States and Venezuela are still communicating, after a declaration from President Trump that Venezuelan airspace was “closed in its entirety.” New York Times
The city attorney accuses large manufacturers of causing diseases that have burdened governments with public health costs. New York Times
James Pugh, one of two men originally convicted in the savage killing of Deborah Meindl near Buffalo, said all along that he was innocent. New York Times
Hazardous winter weather was expected through early Wednesday, according to forecasters. The storm had dropped a wintry mix of precipitation across the Midwest overnight. New York Times
Compared to human drivers, Waymo cars were involved in 91 percent fewer crashes that resulted in serious injuries. New York Times
VOA VIEW: It does make a statement.
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President Donald Trump has signed the “Medal of Honor Act” into law, thereby significantly increasing the rate of the special monthly pension payable to living Medal of Honor recipients. OANN
First Lady Melania Trump and Second Lady Usha Vance participated in a heartfelt holiday event at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland at the start of the Christmas season, where they helped assemble holiday care packages for U.S. service members. OANN
First Lady Melania Trump cheerfully welcomed Americans into the White House on Monday, revealing this year's extravagant 2025 White House holiday decorations, themed “Home Is Where the Heart Is.” OANN
A shooting last weekend at a children's birthday party in California that left four dead was the 17th mass killing this year - the lowest number recorded since 2006. Washington Times
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New Jersey has been hostile to pro-life pregnancy centers for years, but when the state slapped First Choice Women's Resource Centers with a subpoena demanding the names of its donors Washington Times
Nearly 44% of the 16,000 truck driving schools in the U.S. may be forced to close if they lose their students after a review by the federal Transportation Department found they may not be complying with government requirements. Washington Times
U.S. manufacturing contracted for a ninth consecutive month, according to a closely watched index released on Monday that showed mixed signals about the economy and heaped pressure on President Trump to deliver on his "made-in-America" promises. Washington Times
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The Supreme Court on Monday tried to sort out whether federal judges must defer to immigration courts when they hear appeals of asylum claims, in a case that could help speed up some deportation cases. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: They have to speed up deportation.
Michael and Susan Dell said they will spend $6.25 million to fund Invest America accounts for U.S. children. CBS
President Trump is set to hold the ninth Cabinet meeting of his second term as tensions escalate with Venezuela. CBS
The average price across the U.S. now stands at $2.95 per gallon, down 8.5 cents from a week ago, according to GasBuddy. CBS
Shopify said merchants that use its e-commerce platform might experience issues when trying to log in. CBS
VOA VIEW: It will take time to learn.
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The second winter storm in days blanketed parts of Missouri with several inches of snow, leading to slick roads and multiple crashes across the state. It followed a more powerful storm over the weekend that dumped up to a foot of snow across the Midwest. CBS
VOA VIEW: The weather is bad.
Children and adolescents who own smartphones by age 12 have higher risks of depression, poor sleep and obesity. CBS
VOA VIEW: Don't let them have the phones.
A good supply of new multifamily units is coming online at a time of much weaker demand. CNBC
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Costco joined dozens of other companies that are seeking to protect their rights to refunds of Trump's tariffs without first waiting for the Supreme Court. CNBC
VOA VIEW: It is a little premature.
Mystery surrounds discovery of military-style explosives at Washington state property as authorities investigate how live grenades ended up in home. FOX News
VOA VIEW: A mystery needs to be uncovered.
The FBI offered a $50,000 reward as a manhunt continues for Stockton, California, shooting suspects who killed four at a child's birthday party on Saturday. FOX News
DHS launches holiday "deal of a lifetime" offering illegal immigrants $1,000 bonus and free flights home through CBP Home App self-deportation program. FOX News
The son of 'El Chapo' admitted to overseeing massive fentanyl smuggling operations as part of the Sinaloa cartel's leadership following his father's conviction. FOX News
U.S. Marshals offer reward for missing Virginia high school coach Travis Turner, who vanished before child pornography charges were filed against him. FOX News
VOA VIEW: He should give himself up.
Amid a renewed U.S.-led diplomatic drive to end the Ukraine war, U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff met with Russia's Vladimir Putin for a sixth time. UPI
VOA VIEW: Putin does not want a peace deal.
The Transportation Security Administration said it screened more than 3.1 million people at U.S. airports on Sunday, setting a new single-day record. UPI
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Monday called for a new travel ban "on every damn country that's flooding our nation with killers, leeches and entitlement junkies." UPI
U.S. Central Command and Bahrain opened a bilateral Combined Command Post for air defense, one month after the U.S. first partnered with Qatar. UPI
VOA VIEW: This should make difference.
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A growing number of U.S. truck drivers say they are fearful of the number of non-English-speaking truck drivers on the road. English language proficiency was No. 3 among the top 10 concerns for U.S. truck drivers, according to the American Transportation Research Institute’s 21st annual survey of top industry issues. Driver compensation and truck parking were the first and second concerns in the survey, in which truckers accounted for 30% of the survey’s 4,600 respondents. As they should.
Truck Drivers’ English proficiency skills climbed the list from last year, when survey respondents had it at No. 7 as a main concern. Mike Kucharski, owner of one of America’s largest refrigerated trucking companies, told The Washington Times that non-English-speaking drivers regularly pull into their warehouses. “There’ll be truck drivers that come to our warehouse to pick something up. There’ll be two, three truckers, two drivers in a truck, and two of them speak no English, not even a word,” he said. “One of them speaks broken English, so it’s concerning because we share the roads with these people. Obviously, you see all the videos the truckers are posting.”
Mr. Kucharski suspects that current non-English speakers are somehow getting help taking the test to get a commercial driver’s license or CDL. “When I had to take the [CDL] test, it was always in English, multiple choice,” he said. “How are they getting through these tests? Who’s helping them?” The Trump administration is cracking down on states that issue commercial driver’s licenses to foreign nationals with little or no English proficiency.
In September, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced an emergency action to drastically restrict who is eligible for a non-domiciled commercial learner’s permit and licenses. The rule, which went into effect immediately, followed an ongoing nationwide audit by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. “The audit has uncovered both a catastrophic pattern of states issuing licenses illegally to foreign drivers, as well as the fact that even if the current regulatory framework is followed, it can fail,” DOT said.
