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Congressmember who's facing charges after visiting ICE facility says Trump is 'using me as an example' | “This is about intimidation. It’s about bullying,” McIver told the Guardian. “It’s about trying to stop our level of government from having oversight and holding this administration accountable.”
Congress member who faces charges for visiting ICE facility says Trump is ‘using me as an example’
The New Jersey Democrat was charged with interfering with an immigration arrest while conducting her oversight duties
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December 22, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Congressmember who's facing charges after visiting ICE facility says Trump is 'using me as an example' | “This is about intimidation. It’s about bullying,” McIver told the Guardian. “It’s about trying to stop our level of government from having oversight and holding this administration accountable.”
Trump appointee inspired by conservative media outlet to push for probe of Democratic congressman; Richard Painter on probing by Pulte: "This has been part of the broader pattern of the politicization of the Department of Justice. It’s highly unethical to try to go after political enemies like this"
Exclusive: Trump appointee inspired by conservative media outlet to push for probe of Democratic congressman
The Republican head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency referred allegations from a conservative news site to his agency’s inspector general for possible criminal investigation of Rep. Eric Swalwell...
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December 22, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Trump appointee inspired by conservative media outlet to push for probe of Democratic congressman; Richard Painter on probing by Pulte: "This has been part of the broader pattern of the politicization of the Department of Justice. It’s highly unethical to try to go after political enemies like this"
US justice department halts funding for human-trafficking survivors | "More than 100 organizations that support victims of human trafficking have lost funding since October, leaving thousands of survivors at risk, a Guardian investigation has found."
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US justice department halts funding for human-trafficking survivors
DoJ has nearly $90m appropriated by Congress to support victims, but organizations say funding has been cut
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December 22, 2025 at 4:54 PM
US justice department halts funding for human-trafficking survivors | "More than 100 organizations that support victims of human trafficking have lost funding since October, leaving thousands of survivors at risk, a Guardian investigation has found."
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Opinion: Trump's lethal fixation on Venezuela is about oil, not drugs | Chris Brennan: "Trump would never try to hold himself to a standard he sets for other presidents. We won't need a plaque under his picture to tell us that when his time as president ends. History will reflect his hypocrisy."
Trump's lethal fixation on Venezuela is about oil, not drugs | Opinion
Fundamental to Trump's 'Make America Great Again' ethos was his promise to end 'forever wars.' Yet he's pushing the U.S. closer to war with Venezuela.
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December 22, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Opinion: Trump's lethal fixation on Venezuela is about oil, not drugs | Chris Brennan: "Trump would never try to hold himself to a standard he sets for other presidents. We won't need a plaque under his picture to tell us that when his time as president ends. History will reflect his hypocrisy."
The GOP House Speaker said this at a TPUSA event: "On the other side … you see the radical left Marxist Democrats. And they are being overrun by the Marxists, … This is not your father's Democrat Party anymore. … if we lose the House majority, the radical left, … is going to impeach President Trump"
The Foundation of a Great Nation | Speaker Mike Johnson at AmFest 2025
YouTube video by Turning Point USA
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December 22, 2025 at 2:58 AM
The GOP House Speaker said this at a TPUSA event: "On the other side … you see the radical left Marxist Democrats. And they are being overrun by the Marxists, … This is not your father's Democrat Party anymore. … if we lose the House majority, the radical left, … is going to impeach President Trump"
New York Times: "Trump Relies on Distortions to Support His Pressure Campaign on Venezuela: The president has a long record of making false or misleading statements. But the sheer density of them in his administration’s boat attacks and Venezuela pressure campaign is exceptional." (Dec. 18, 2025)
Trump Relies on Distortions to Support His Pressure Campaign on Venezuela
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December 22, 2025 at 1:53 AM
New York Times: "Trump Relies on Distortions to Support His Pressure Campaign on Venezuela: The president has a long record of making false or misleading statements. But the sheer density of them in his administration’s boat attacks and Venezuela pressure campaign is exceptional." (Dec. 18, 2025)
Opinion: The Trump administration deserves a solid F-minus for transparency | Trump's broken transparency promises and actions
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December 21, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Opinion: The Trump administration deserves a solid F-minus for transparency | Trump's broken transparency promises and actions
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Hegseth reverses land mine policy to allow use of controversial weapon | WaPo: "The … memo also says that President Donald Trump has rescinded the U.S. Humanitarian Mine Action Program, a long-running campaign through which the United States supported other countries’ efforts to remove land mines."
Hegseth reverses land mine policy to allow use of controversial weapon
Human rights groups have called for a global ban on antipersonnel land mines because of their propensity to kill, maim or blind civilians.
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December 21, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Hegseth reverses land mine policy to allow use of controversial weapon | WaPo: "The … memo also says that President Donald Trump has rescinded the U.S. Humanitarian Mine Action Program, a long-running campaign through which the United States supported other countries’ efforts to remove land mines."
US seizes another vessel off Venezuela as Trump administration ramps up pressure on Caracas | CNN: "While Trump’s directive this week targeted sanctioned tankers, the vessel the US seized Saturday is not under US sanctions, the official said."
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US seizes another vessel off Venezuela as Trump administration ramps up pressure on Caracas | CNN Politics
Personnel from the United States boarded and seized a vessel off the coast of Venezuela on Saturday, according to an official familiar with the matter, as the Trump administration ramps up pressure on...
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December 20, 2025 at 10:51 PM
US seizes another vessel off Venezuela as Trump administration ramps up pressure on Caracas | CNN: "While Trump’s directive this week targeted sanctioned tankers, the vessel the US seized Saturday is not under US sanctions, the official said."
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NBC News: Netanyahu plans to brief Trump on possible new Iran strikes | Trump & Netanyahu "are expected to meet" at Mar-a-Lago. "[Sources said] Netanyahu is expected to make the case to Trump that Iran’s expansion of its ballistic missile program poses a threat that could necessitate swift action."
Netanyahu plans to brief Trump on possible new Iran strikes
Israeli officials believe Iran is expanding its ballistic missile program. They are preparing to make the case during an upcoming meeting with Trump that it poses a new threat.
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December 20, 2025 at 9:57 PM
NBC News: Netanyahu plans to brief Trump on possible new Iran strikes | Trump & Netanyahu "are expected to meet" at Mar-a-Lago. "[Sources said] Netanyahu is expected to make the case to Trump that Iran’s expansion of its ballistic missile program poses a threat that could necessitate swift action."
'No War With Venezuela,' Says Maine US Senate Candidate Graham Platner
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'No War With Venezuela,' Says Maine US Senate Candidate Graham Platner | Common Dreams
The progressive running to unseat Republican US Sen. Susan Collins of
Maine is speaking out forcefully against President Donald Trump's march
to war with Venezuela.
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December 20, 2025 at 2:35 PM
'No War With Venezuela,' Says Maine US Senate Candidate Graham Platner
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Media Matters (October 29, 2025): Right-wing media outlets are claiming regime change in Venezuela would be easy. Evidence and history suggest otherwise.
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Right-wing media outlets are claiming regime change in Venezuela would be easy. Evidence and history suggest otherwise.
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December 20, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Media Matters (October 29, 2025): Right-wing media outlets are claiming regime change in Venezuela would be easy. Evidence and history suggest otherwise.
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Opinion: The US isn’t attacking Venezuela because of drugs — it’s because of minerals | "Those who doubt the centrality of minerals to U.S. strategy should consider the recent agreement … which granted U.S. entities preferential access to Ukraine’s mineral reserves"
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December 19, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Opinion: The US isn’t attacking Venezuela because of drugs — it’s because of minerals | "Those who doubt the centrality of minerals to U.S. strategy should consider the recent agreement … which granted U.S. entities preferential access to Ukraine’s mineral reserves"
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CNN: Trump “wouldn’t mind” notifying Congress ahead of a land strike in Venezuela but insists he doesn’t have to | Trump: "I wouldn’t mind telling them, but, you know, it’s not a big – I don’t have to tell them … I just hope they wouldn’t leak it. … They are politicians, and they leak like a sieve."
Trump “wouldn’t mind” notifying Congress ahead of a land strike in Venezuela but insists he doesn’t have to
The deadline for the Justice Department to release a massive trove of investigative documents related to Jeffrey Epstein is upcoming. Follow for live updates.
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December 19, 2025 at 5:39 PM
CNN: Trump “wouldn’t mind” notifying Congress ahead of a land strike in Venezuela but insists he doesn’t have to | Trump: "I wouldn’t mind telling them, but, you know, it’s not a big – I don’t have to tell them … I just hope they wouldn’t leak it. … They are politicians, and they leak like a sieve."
NBC News: Trump not ruling out war with Venezuela | "President Donald Trump said Thursday that he is leaving the possibility of a war with Venezuela on the table. "I don’t rule it out, no," he told NBC News in a phone interview."
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Trump not ruling out war with Venezuela
In an exclusive phone interview with NBC News, Trump talked about his offensive against Venezuela, his plan for health care and his outlook for the midterm elections.
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December 19, 2025 at 3:03 PM
NBC News: Trump not ruling out war with Venezuela | "President Donald Trump said Thursday that he is leaving the possibility of a war with Venezuela on the table. "I don’t rule it out, no," he told NBC News in a phone interview."
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Trump administration imposes sanctions on two more ICC judges | "Trump's administration on Thursday imposed sanctions on two more judges from the International Criminal Court over their involvement in the court's case against Israel"
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Trump administration imposes sanctions on two more ICC judges for investigating Israel
The International Criminal Court slammed a "flagrant attack" on its independence on Thursday after the United States imposed sanctions on two more judges over their role in investigating Israeli offic...
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December 19, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Trump administration imposes sanctions on two more ICC judges | "Trump's administration on Thursday imposed sanctions on two more judges from the International Criminal Court over their involvement in the court's case against Israel"
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Trump expands travel ban and restrictions to include an additional 20 countries | Associated Press: "The administration also fully restricted travel on people with Palestinian Authority-issued travel documents, the latest U.S. travel restriction against Palestinians."
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Trump expands travel ban and restrictions to include an additional 20 countries
The Trump administration has announced an expansion of travel restrictions to include 20 more countries.
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December 18, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Trump expands travel ban and restrictions to include an additional 20 countries | Associated Press: "The administration also fully restricted travel on people with Palestinian Authority-issued travel documents, the latest U.S. travel restriction against Palestinians."
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Trump Calls for Arrest of Garland, Wray & 'Many Others': Unhinged Trump again threatens to arrest his political opponents | Trump amplified a call to arrest former FBI Director Christopher Wray & former Attorney General Merrick Garland in a post on Truth Social Tuesday, adding, "…And many others!!!"
Trump Calls for Arrest of Garland, Wray and 'Many Others'
Unhinged Trump again threatens to arrest his political opponents
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December 18, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Trump Calls for Arrest of Garland, Wray & 'Many Others': Unhinged Trump again threatens to arrest his political opponents | Trump amplified a call to arrest former FBI Director Christopher Wray & former Attorney General Merrick Garland in a post on Truth Social Tuesday, adding, "…And many others!!!"
House Republicans Squash Venezuela War Powers Resolutions | Conservative Democrat Henry Cuellar sided with nearly all Republicans in voting against two resolutions that were meant to restrain Trump's use of military force (against designated terrorists and Venezuela) without approval from Congress.
House Republicans Squash Venezuela War Powers Resolutions
This follows two failed Senate attempts to stop Trump from continuing military action without congressional approval.
truthout.org
December 18, 2025 at 5:49 PM
House Republicans Squash Venezuela War Powers Resolutions | Conservative Democrat Henry Cuellar sided with nearly all Republicans in voting against two resolutions that were meant to restrain Trump's use of military force (against designated terrorists and Venezuela) without approval from Congress.
POLITICO: "The Trump administration is asking US oil companies if they’re interested in returning to Venezuela once leader Nicolás Maduro is gone, 3 people [said]. … The administration has only recently started initiating the outreach to the industry, 2 of the people familiar with the efforts said."
Trump administration asking US oil industry to return to Venezuela — but getting no takers
The administration’s outreach to the industry, previously unreported, is the latest sign the White House is dreaming of a post-Maduro future for Venezuela.
www.politico.com
December 17, 2025 at 11:39 PM
POLITICO: "The Trump administration is asking US oil companies if they’re interested in returning to Venezuela once leader Nicolás Maduro is gone, 3 people [said]. … The administration has only recently started initiating the outreach to the industry, 2 of the people familiar with the efforts said."
Inside the Trump Administration’s Man-Made Hunger Crisis | “What has come with Trump, I’ve never experienced anything like it,” said one aid worker who has been in Kakuma for decades. “It’s huge and brutal and traumatizing.”
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After Trump Officials Cut Food Aid to Kenya, Children Starved to Death
“Brutal and traumatizing”: Interviews and a trove of internal documents show government officials and aid workers desperately tried to warn Trump advisers about impending disaster and death.
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December 17, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Inside the Trump Administration’s Man-Made Hunger Crisis | “What has come with Trump, I’ve never experienced anything like it,” said one aid worker who has been in Kakuma for decades. “It’s huge and brutal and traumatizing.”
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A REUTERS SPECIAL REPORT: They prosecuted the Capitol rioters. Now the rioters & the DOJ are after them. | "At least 46 [prosecutors of J6] have been fired or resigned since Trump’s inauguration… & at least 187 of the prosecutors have been targeted in … online attacks by rioters or their supporters"
They prosecuted the Capitol rioters. Now the rioters and the DOJ are after them.
After Trump’s mass pardons of the U.S. Capitol rioters, some have gained influence inside the Justice Department. The January 6 prosecutors describe mounting threats, harassment and fear of lasting da...
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December 17, 2025 at 7:07 PM
A REUTERS SPECIAL REPORT: They prosecuted the Capitol rioters. Now the rioters & the DOJ are after them. | "At least 46 [prosecutors of J6] have been fired or resigned since Trump’s inauguration… & at least 187 of the prosecutors have been targeted in … online attacks by rioters or their supporters"
‘A very hostile climate for workers’: US labor movement struggles under Trump | "[F]rom day one, this administration has crippled the [NLRB], and treated us [NLRB employees] as enemies." | "What I think labor is seeing, and will continue to see, is a fundamental attack on workers’ rights"
‘A very hostile climate for workers’: US labor movement struggles under Trump
National Labor Relations Board, the federal watchdog for workers’ rights, has been rendered toothless as employees grapple with corporations
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December 17, 2025 at 5:01 PM
‘A very hostile climate for workers’: US labor movement struggles under Trump | "[F]rom day one, this administration has crippled the [NLRB], and treated us [NLRB employees] as enemies." | "What I think labor is seeing, and will continue to see, is a fundamental attack on workers’ rights"
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado | USA TODAY: "The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs."
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
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December 17, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado | USA TODAY: "The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs."
Trump administration cancels $109M in environmentally focused transportation grants for Colorado
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Trump administration cancels $109M in environmentally focused transportation grants for Colorado
“These projects did not align with President Trump’s ambitious America First agenda or were redundant,” a U.S. Department of Transportation spokesperson said in a statement
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December 17, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Trump administration cancels $109M in environmentally focused transportation grants for Colorado
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