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A Trump administration housing official has referred Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell of California to the Justice Department over allegations involving mortgage fraud, according to sources. Swalwell, who served as an impeachment manager in President Trump's first term, has denied any wrongdoing. CBS
VOA VIEW: He is a cheat. liar, thief and idiot.
An extension of enhanced ACA tax credits appears unlikely, experts say, leaving millions of Americans facing potentially higher health plan costs in 2026. CBS
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced that TSA agents with "exemplary service" during the government shutdown will receive a $10,000 bonus check. CBS
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A group of transgender members of the U.S. Air Force and Space Force forced to leave active duty under the Trump administration's policies say their benefits were revoked in a rare move. CBS
With killer whales in pursuit, the seal clambered out of the water and onto a swimming platform at the stern of the boat. CBS
Switzerland has been subject to one of the highest tariff rates levied on an individual country by the Trump administration. CNBC
President Donald Trump late Wednesday signed a funding bill that reopened the U.S. government for the first time since it shut down on Oct. 1. CNBC
More than 20 Kiccdoe gang members accused of violent crimes in Texas were arrested as part of a joint operation between Arlington Police and the FBI. FOX News
The Coast Guard detected a Russian intelligence ship near U.S. waters off Hawaii, prompting a military response and ongoing monitoring of foreign vessel activities. FOX News
VOA VIEW: Russia is looking for provocation.
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There has been a dramatic 17-point drop in American adults valuing religion in their daily lives since 2015, with only 49% saying faith is important. FOX News
A federal judge ordered the release of 600-plus detained immigrants after finding ICE violated a consent decree limiting detentions at a Chicago center. FOX News
VOA VIEW: The judge should not be listen to.
Just days after Donald Trump threatened it with a $1 billion defamation lawsuit over misleading editing of a speech Britain's BBC issued a retraction. UPI
VOA VIEW: As they should.
Russian launched its deadliest attack in weeks against Kyiv, killing six people in the Ukrainian capital and causing widespread damage to residences. UPI
VOA VIEW: Russia has gone mad.
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The Justice Department is suing California over its recently voter-approved congressional maps, alleging they are unconstitutional "power grab." UPI
Four Antifa-linked groups in Europe are to be designated as foreign terrorist organizations and specifically designated global terrorists. UPI
Two of the three charges against Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-N.J., from altercation with ICE agents can go forward, a federal judge ruled Thursday. UPI
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The United States and South Korea on Friday released a joint fact sheet on a trade agreement that includes Washington's approval for Seoul to develop nuclear submarines. UPI
VOA VIEW: As they should,
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce urged the Supreme Court to block new California laws that will require thousands of companies to disclose their emissions and their impacts on climate change. LA Times
VOA VIEW: As they should.
Archaeologists also believe they’ve found a 13th-century Muslim necropolis — a large cemetery typically belonging to an ancient city. New York Post
Chaos erupted and arrests were made when ICE agitators clashed with law enforcement outside an immigration processing center in Broadview, Chicago. New York Post
VOA VIEW: They should arrested and prosecuted.
The Trump administration is facing backlash from American consumers as higher costs from tariffs blunt wage gains. New York Times
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The official, Pete Skandalakis, had been tasked by law with finding a new prosecutor for the election interference case after Fani T. Willis was removed from it. New York Times
A strike that killed six was the latest in a series of aerial assaults, many of which have targeted the power grid in an effort to deprive Ukrainians of energy as winter looms. New York Times
VOA VIEW: Ukraine should hit iside Russia.
The revelations are a remarkable reversal for the Ukrainian president, who once presented himself as a leader who would clean up the country’s politics. New York Times
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Under the plan, the company will dissolve and its owners, members of the Sackler family, will pay as much as $7 billion of their personal fortune to states, localities, tribes and others harmed in the opioid crisis. New York Times
The policy change is a major expansion of the administration’s push to crack down on immigration from countries that it says lack sufficient screening and vetting abilities. New York Times
Following the ongoing government shutdown and persistent media coverage of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) funding, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins has since publicly revealed extensive fraud in the program, citing state-supplied data while urging sweeping reforms. OANN
President Donald Trump received an updated briefing on options for potential military operations in Venezuela, including land strikes, as the United States continues to signal imminent war. OANN
VOA VIEW: It will soon be known.
The White House announced four new trade frameworks with Argentina, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Ecuador. The deals, being described as a "historic step" toward reciprocal trade, are meant to reduce longstanding tariffs on U.S. exports while easing import duties on popular Latin goods like coffee, bananas, and beef. OANN
VOA VIEW: It sounds like improvements.
As the longest government shutdown in United States history ends, state officials are working to quickly get full food benefits to millions of people. OANN
Mega Millions lottery players will vie for a $965 million jackpot Friday after nobody won the grand prize this week. Washington Times
Kilmar Abrego Garcia's membership in MS-13 was a crucial part of his participation in a major migrant smuggling ring, the Trump Justice Department told a federal judge, because it scared the migrants into paying up. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: He is bad news.
The Supreme Court announced this week it will hear one of the biggest cases of the term in January, weighing whether transgender athletes can be banned from girls' sports. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: It should be passed.
The latest city bracing for the Trump administration's immigration crackdown is Charlotte, North Carolina, which could see an influx of federal agents as early as this weekend, a county sheriff said Thursday. Washington Times
As judges move to order better conditions at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's facilities where they process, and sometimes hold, newly arrested migrants, the agency is drawing a line at the demand for dental hygiene, arguing it's too dangerous to issue toothbrushes to every detainee. Washington Times
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The Supreme Court grappled with a Colorado counselor's challenge to the state's ban on "conversion therapy" for minors. It should not to be allowed.
The case was brought by Kaley Chiles, who argued the state's restriction unconstitutionally censors conversations about gender dysphoria and sexual orientation that she seeks to have with young patients. Chiles, who is Christian, said she wants to engage in talk therapy with minor clients who want to "reduce or eliminate unwanted sexual attractions, change sexual behaviors, or grow in the experience of harmony with [their] physical body."
But she said she fears that having those conversations with young patients puts her at risk of violating Colorado's law. Lower courts ruled against Chiles, finding Colorado's law regulates professional conduct.
An issue at the center of the dispute, known as Chiles v. Salazar, is whether Colorado's ban regulates Chiles' professional conduct or her speech. Shannon Stevenson, Colorado's solicitor general, told the justices its law only regulates medical treatments and practices provided by a counselors licensed by the state. Jim Campbell, who argued on behalf of Chiles, told the court that the law seeks to transform therapists into "mouthpieces for the government."
Called the Minor Conversion Therapy Law, Colorado's ban was enacted in 2019 and prohibits mental health professionals from engaging in any practice or treatment, including talk therapy, that attempts to change an individual's sexual orientation or gender identity, including efforts to "change behaviors or gender expressions or to eliminate or reduce sexual or romantic attraction or feelings toward individuals of the same sex."
