Premier says country will build an independent munitions industry over the next decade, 'reduce dependence on all players' after threat of arms embargoes, boycotts during Gaza war

President Trump wished a Merry Christmas to the “many Sleazebags who loved Jeffrey Epstein… went to his island, attended parties, and thought he was the greatest guy on earth, only to ‘drop him like a dog’ when things got too HOT.”

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While draped in a hijab, Minnesota Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan greets everyone with “Assalamu Alaikum” and later affirms that Somalis are “part of the fabric” of Minnesota in an address to her community.

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The immigration agency’s surveillance tools and increased access to government databases draws privacy concerns.

Polymarket gives Ken Paxton a 62% chance of winning Texas’ Republican Senate Primary.

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Only 18% of Americans approve of Democrats’ job performance in Congress, while 73% disapprove, per Quinnipiac.

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Home sellers outnumber buyers by over 500k, the largest gap ever recorded.

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Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey says ICE operations in his city “could” lead to ICE agents getting killed.

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A new report claims California has lost as much as $76.5B in state funds to fraud.

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A Somali daycare in Minnesota, receiving millions of dollars in funding for hundreds of kids, is found empty.

When asked where the kids are, the daycare operator replied, “That is harassment.”

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‘Weighted’ selection process that prioritises higher-paid and more skilled applicants will begin in February

December 26: Shutting down the Hoover Building.

After more than 20 years of failed attempts, we finalized a plan to permanently close the FBI’s Hoover headquarters and move the workforce into a safe, modern facility. Working directly with President Trump…

Zohran Mamdani has appointed Lillian Bonsignore to lead the New York City Fire Department as commissioner, even though she has never served as a firefighter.

Bonsignore will be the second woman and the first openly gay commissioner.

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President Trump complained that the DOJ is having to devote all of its time to finding, releasing, and redacting the Epstein files, instead of working on election fraud and getting back to “helping” our country.

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The US' goods trade deficit narrowed 11%, in September, to -$52.8 billion, the lowest since June 2020.

The value of US exports increased to $289.3 billion, the 2nd-highest in history.

Since March 2025, the goods trade deficit has improved by $83.6 billion…

Beginning in 2026, Somalia will assume the UN Security Council’s rotating presidency.

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Tucker Carlson says that Muslim hate is an Israeli psyop.

"I don't know anyone in the United States in the last 24 years who’s been killed by radical Islam. I do know a lot of people who have killed themselves.

“I know people who’ve died of drug ODs, more…

Pope Leo XIV: “Nobody has said that the US should have open borders.”

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