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Santa rounds up migrants for ICE in Trump administration's Christmas-themed AI video

Tuesday 23 December 2025 07:52 EST U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has released an AI-generated Christmas advert, showing Santa Claus working as an ICE agent. The video, in which an imposing Father Christmas is seen wearing a bulletproof vest and carrying weapons, urges undocumented immigrants to leave the country voluntarily. The figure, depicted wearing Santa’s traditional red suit and with a white beard, appears with an ICE logo across his chest. He is then shown detaining ...

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Supreme Court rejects Trump's bid to deploy National Guard in Illinois

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday rebuffed the Trump administration over its plan to deploy National Guard troops in Illinois over the strenuous objections of local officials. The court in an unsigned order turned away an emergency request made by the administration, which said the troops are needed to protect federal agents involved in immigration enforcement in the Chicago area. In doing so, the court at least provisionally rejected the Trump administration’s view that the situation ...

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Federal judge says Trump administration must restore disaster money to Democratic states

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration's attempt to reallocate federal Homeland Security funding away from states that refuse to cooperate with certain federal immigration enforcement. U.S. District Judge Mary McElroy's ruling on Monday solidified a win for the coalition of 12 attorneys general that sued the administration earlier this year after being alerted that their states would receive drastically reduced federal grants due to their “sanctuary” juris ...

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Bessent Sees Room for a Future Revamp of the Fed's 2% Target

December 23, 2025 at 10:27 AM EST Updated on December 23, 2025 at 11:54 AM EST Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent backed the idea of reconsidering the Federal Reserve’s 2% inflation target once the US has sustainably brought price increases back down to that pace. “Once we are back to 2 — which I think will be in sight — then we can have a discussion: Is it much smarter to have a range?” Bessent said in an interview on the All-In Podcast. “Once we re-anchor to the target, then we can talk about ...

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Taylor Swift donates $1 million to Feeding America, group says

December 23, 2025 / 1:38 PM EST Pop star Taylor Swift has donated $1 million to Feeding America just days before Christmas, the nonprofit said Tuesday. Feeding America CEO Claire Babineaux-Fontenot said the organization, which oversees a network of food banks, food pantries and local meal programs, was "incredibly grateful" for the gift. "This holiday season, (Swift's) continued support is a powerful reminder of what is possible when we unite to end hunger," Babineaux-F ...

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Trump complains about Epstein files distracting from his agenda as DOJ comes under fire over limited release

(The Independent) President Donald Trump has criticized the release of thousands of documents from cases against Jeffrey Epstein, warning they could “ruin the reputation” of high-profile figures who were “innocently” photographed alongside the convicted sex offender and “deflect” from his administration’s accomplishments. Growing pressure from members of Congress to release the long-awaited files is merely an attempt to “deflect from the tremendous success” of the Republican Party and the Trump administration, and Republican lawmakers who support the disclosures are “being used,” the president told reporters.

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Trump insiders admit panic over rogue MAGA figurehead

(Raw Story) Once a staunch defender of President Donald Trump, Candace Owens has since soured on the president and has become among his most vocal critics, joining the likes of other prominent right-wing figures like Tucker Carlson and Megyn Kelly who have created a rift in the MAGA movement. That rift was on full display last week during Turning Point USA’s annual America Fest conference, where right-wing figures like Ben Shapiro openly attacked Owens, Carlson and Kelly for promoting “conspiratorial nonsense.” And, while Trump-aligned figures have often tried to dismiss Owens and Carlson as irrelevant and not part of the MAGA movement, behind the scenes, Trump officials are taking the rift seriously.

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Latest Gallup Poll: Trump minus 23 overall, minus 43 with independents

(Mediaite) A devastating new poll showed no improvement in President Donald Trump’s approval ratings, which remained at the lowest point they’ve been in his second term so far. The just-released Gallup Poll showed Trump was 23 points underwater with only 36% of participants viewing him favorably. That’s just slightly above Trump’s personal low from January 2021 when approval sunk to 34% following the attack on the U.S. Capitol. With all-important Independent voters, the poll showed Trump underwater by a whopping 43 points.

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Zelensky moves towards demilitarised zones in latest peace plan for Ukraine

10 min ago - Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has given details of an updated peace plan that offers Russia the potential withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from the east that Moscow has demanded. Giving details of the 20-point plan agreed by US and Ukrainian n ... (BBC)

Afghan migrants ordered to report to ICE on Christmas, New Year's Day

14 min ago - 12h Afghan migrants are receiving letters ordering them to report to ICE offices on Christmas and New Year's Day as part of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown during the holidays, according to a top Afghan advocacy group. In a copy shar ... (msn/Scripps News)

US denies visas to ex-EU commissioner and others over social media rules

20 min ago - The US State Department said it would deny visas to five people, including a former EU commissioner, for seeking to "coerce" American social media platforms into suppressing viewpoints they oppose. "These radical activists and weaponized NGOs have ad ... (BBC)

Legal battle continues over Missouri's new congressional maps, referendum process

45 min ago - Updated: 4:57 PM CST Dec 23, 2025 A new lawsuit filed by the ACLU of Missouri is asking a court to halt the use of new congressional maps until voters can weigh in. The ACLU filed the lawsuit in Cole County Circuit Court on Tuesday, claiming that th ... (KMBC-TV Kansas City, MO)

US moves more troops and special ops aircraft to Caribbean as Trump ramps up pressure in region: report

1 hr ago - Tuesday 23 December 2025 16:59 EST More U.S. assets including special ops aircraft and troops arrived in the Caribbean this week as Donald Trump reiterated on Monday that ground-based operations targeting drug traffickers in Venezuela would soon begi ... (The Independent)

'They No Longer Hide the Idea of White Supremacy': Tim Walz Fumes Over JD Vance's Latest Comments on Race

1 hr ago - Dec 23rd, 2025, 4:28 pm Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) is livid at Vice President JD Vance for saying white Americans don’t need to apologize for their skin color anymore, with Walz saying it was a clear sign President Donald Trump’s administ ... (MEDIAite)

New Jersey Rep. LaMonica McIver returns to ICE facility after assault charges to push for its closure

1 hr ago - 12h NEWARK, New Jersey — More than six months after a chaotic visit to a New Jersey immigrant detention center that resulted in federal assault charges against Rep. LaMonica McIver, she and her colleagues returned to the facility to advocate for ... (msn/Politico)

New Bill Would Allow Some Americans to Opt Back Into Social Security

2 hrs ago - Dec 23, 2025 at 03:53 PM EST A recently proposed law would allow some Americans to opt back into Social Security after originally declining to take part in the social safety net program. Clergy members routinely choose not to take part in Social Sec ... (Newsweek)

Department of Veterans Affairs quietly bans abortion services, counseling

2 hrs ago - 12/23/25 3:10 PM ET The Trump administration has quietly banned the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) from providing abortion services to veterans and their dependents, including those who become pregnant as a result of rape or incest. The ban fol ... (The Hill)

FBI: Lyft driver terrorized by escaped Georgia inmates before she was rescued in Florida

8 hrs ago - By JEFF MARTIN Updated 6:37 PM CST, December 23, 2025 Leer en español ATLANTA (AP) — Three inmates who escaped from a jail east of Atlanta, including a murder suspect, commandeered a terrified Lyft driver’s car to reach south Florid ... (AP)

US judge blocks Texas app store age law meant to protect children

9 hrs ago - 5h WASHINGTON, Dec 23 (Reuters) - A federal judge in Texas on Tuesday blocked Texas from enforcing a new state law aimed at protecting children by requiring app stores and developers to verify the age of users, in a win for Apple , Alphabet's Google ... (msn/Reuters)

Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration's Ending of Protections for South Sudanese Migrants

10 hrs ago - Dec. 23, 2025, at 10:56 a.m. BOSTON, Dec 23 (Reuters) - Immigrant rights advocates ‌have ​filed a lawsuit challenging ‌the Trump administration's decision last month to end the temporary ​protections from deportation granted to ... (US News and World Report/Reuters)

Trump Admin Confirms New H-1B Process, Drops Visa Lottery

10 hrs ago - Published Dec 23, 2025 at 10:15 AM EST updated Dec 23, 2025 at 11:14 AM EST The Trump administration has confirmed it will drop the lottery selection process for the H-1B visa, replacing it with a weighted system, which it says will favor high-skille ... (Newsweek)

DOJ sues Pritzker, Illinois AG over law limiting immigration actions

11 hrs ago - 12/23/25 2:57 PM ET The Justice Department filed a lawsuit Monday against Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) and Attorney General Kwame Raoul (D), challenging a state law that aims to limit the scope of federal immigration action and protect people agains ... (The Hill)

Taylor Swift donates $1 million to Feeding America, group says

12 hrs ago - December 23, 2025 / 1:38 PM EST Pop star Taylor Swift has donated $1 million to Feeding America just days before Christmas, the nonprofit said Tuesday. Feeding America CEO Claire Babineaux-Fontenot said the organization, which oversees a network of ... (CBS News)

J&J vows appeal after US jury hits it with record $1.5 billion talc cancer award

12 hrs ago - December 23, 2025 5:14 AM EST Updated 11 hours ago Dec 22 (Reuters) - A Baltimore jury ordered Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) and its subsidiaries to pay over $1.5 billion to a woman who claimed decades of exposure to asbestos in the company’s ta ... (Reuters)

Democrats demand answers from Rubio on deal to send MS-13 informants to El Salvador

13 hrs ago - 12/23/25 10:50 AM ET House Democrats are demanding more details about Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s dealings with the Salvadoran government as the country agreed to imprison more than 200 men in its most notorious detention facility. A Tuesd ... (The Hill)

Supreme Court rejects Trump's bid to deploy National Guard in Illinois

14 hrs ago - WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday rebuffed the Trump administration over its plan to deploy National Guard troops in Illinois over the strenuous objections of local officials. The court in an unsigned order turned away an emergency reque ... (NBC)

Santa rounds up migrants for ICE in Trump administration's Christmas-themed AI video

14 hrs ago - Tuesday 23 December 2025 07:52 EST U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has released an AI-generated Christmas advert, showing Santa Claus working as an ICE agent. The video, in which an imposing Father Christmas is seen wearing a bulletpro ... (The Independent)

Federal judge says Trump administration must restore disaster money to Democratic states

15 hrs ago - PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration's attempt to reallocate federal Homeland Security funding away from states that refuse to cooperate with certain federal immigration enforcement. U.S. District Judge Ma ... (AP)

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