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The Justice Department will miss a legal deadline Friday to release all files from its investigation of Jeffrey Epstein, a top official said. LA Times
TikTok said Thursday that it signed an agreement to form a U.S. joint venture that is majority-owned by U.S. investors and would oversee its U.S. operations. LA Times
VOA VIEW: No deal - TikTok must go.
President Trump announced Friday afternoon that he plans to convene a summit of health insurance CEOs to browbeat them into lowering prices — after he successfully coerced pharmaceutical companies to do so using the threat of tariffs. New York Post
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The companies agreed to sell most of their drugs to Medicaid at the prices they charge in European countries and to sell drugs directly to consumers through a planned TrumpRx website. New York Times
They will be eligible for a one-time payment as well as college tuition for their children. The effort is part of a legislative push to address the dangers of working in toxic smoke. New York Times
VOA VIEW: It should depend on the number of years they are fire fighters.
Minnesota Democrat Rep. Ilhan Omar asserted that she has no regrets about introducing the MEALS Act in 2020, arguing that the legislation did in fact help feed children during the COVID-19 pandemic, despite widespread fraud and arrests resulting from the pandemic era's $250 million "Feeding Our Future" fraud scheme. OANN
VOA VIEW: Omar is a thief, period.
Turning Point USA CEO Erika Kirk endorsed Vice President JD Vance in the 2028 presidential election at the organization’s first AmericaFest conference since the assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk. OANN
VOA VIEW: The decision by Erika is premature.
Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis announced $311 million in awards allotted to improve infrastructure in 37 Sunshine State communities, including 32 awards to rural counties and small cities. OANN
The head of the U.S. agency for enforcing workplace civil rights posted a social media call-out urging white men to come forward if they have experienced race or sex discrimination at work. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: As they should.
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The Trump administration will appeal a federal judge's order reversing billions of dollars in funding cuts to Harvard University, extending a standoff over the White House's demands for reforms at the Ivy League school. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: As they should.
Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes rose in November from the previous month with the average long-term mortgage rates holding near their low point for the year. Washington Times
Information from a tipster who had a strange encounter with another man on a sidewalk outside Brown University was key to police identifying the suspect they believe killed two students at the school and then two days later gunned down a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor. Washington Times
After a Christian college recently accused Chicago Public Schools of religious discrimination against its student teachers, a House Republican leader is doubling down on the district. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: They should prevail if proven is true.
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A large rock bearing petroglyphs created more than 1,000 years ago by the ancestors of the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation is finally back home in the mountains of northern Utah. Washington Times
A U.S. Army Reserve lawyer detailed as a federal immigration judge has been fired barely a month into the job after granting asylum at a high rate out of step with the Trump administration's mass deportation goals, The Associated Press has learned. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: As Trump should.
Federal prosecutors in Minnesota filed fraud charges Thursday against six defendants, including two Philadelphia-based men who allegedly traveled to Minneapolis to siphon millions from state programs. CBS
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A storm system that has swept from coast to coast has caused massive damage in several states. CBS
Regulators said the parking module in certain Ford vehicles may fail, potentially allowing cars to roll away. CBS
Instacart's "unlawful tactics" hurt shoppers and raised the cost of groceries, according to the FTC. CBS
VOA VIEW: The scam hurt shoppers.
Federal prosecutors allege Hector Rusthenford Guerrero, 42, grew Tren de Aragua from a prison gang to a global crime syndicate. CBS
USCIS is pausing the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program after the fatal Brown University shooting last week, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said. CNBC
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The SPEED Act now heads to the Senate, which is in the early stages of its own permitting reform talks. CNBC
VOA VIEW: Too soon to tell.
U.S. prisons are detecting more drones over their facilities than ever before, but federal regulations make it harder for state prisons to take out the threat. FOX News
VOA VIEW: This is madness.
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Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan found guilty of federal obstruction for helping man evade ICE agents at courthouse, faces up to five years in prison. FOX News
VOA VIEW: She will clearly guilty.
Authorities identified the Brown University shooting suspect as Claudio Manuel Neves-Valente. Two students were killed and nine were injured in the campus attack. FOX News
VOA VIEW: The whole incident was full of mistakes.
Florida executed Frank Walls for a double murder conviction, marking the state's record 19th execution this year, more than any other state. FOX News
VOA VIEW: It took long enough.
Federal authorities in Massachusetts charged two Haitian men with running a $7 million SNAP fraud scheme using multiple storefronts in the state. FOX News
VOA VIEW: It took too long to arrest the subjects.
Texas authorities arrested a suspected caretaker and discovered 17 individuals illegally present during a human smuggling operation in Laredo on Tuesday. FOX News
VOA VIEW: They should all be arrested.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced new rules that restrict transgender minors' access to gender-affirming care. UPI
VOA VIEW: As they should.
European leaders have agreed to continue funding Ukraine in its fight against Russia with a two -year, $105 billion loan to provide the embattled nation with munitions and other material in the ongoing war. UPI
VOA VIEW: It wasted money, but needed.
President Donald Trump's upheaval of U.S. policies has shifted the nation's direction on trade, immigration, higher education and humanitarian aid. UPI
VOA VIEW: A lot of mistakes had to be cleared from the past four years.
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Nancy Pelosi, the California Democrat who made history as the first female speaker of the House of Representatives, said she will not seek reelection to Congress next year. Goodbye, good riddance.
Pelosi, 85, has served in the House for nearly four decades, presiding over the passage of major legislation and serving as a leading opposition figure against President Donald Trump. “There has been no greater honor for me than to stand on the House floor and say, ‘I speak for the people of San Francisco,’” Pelosi said in a video posted on social media.
“I have truly loved serving as your voice in Congress,” she said. “That is why I want you, my fellow San Franciscans, to be the first to know: I will not be seeking reelection to Congress.” “With a grateful heart, I look forward to my final year of service as your proud representative,” Pelosi said.
Pelosi became the most powerful woman in congressional history in 2002, when she was elected House minority leader by her fellow Democrats. When the party took majority control of the chamber in 2007, Pelosi became the first — and so far only — woman to wield the speaker’s gavel.
She held the title until Democrats lost their House majority in 2011. When the party won the chamber back in 2019, Pelosi served as House speaker for a second time.
After Republicans regained majority control of the House following the 2022 midterm elections, Pelosi stepped aside as the Democrats’ leader. But she remained in Congress and was referred to as speaker emerita.
“Nancy Pelosi has inspired generations,” California Gov. Gavin Newsom said in an X post later. “Her courage and conviction to San Francisco, California, and our nation has set the standard for what public service should be. Her impact on this nation is unmatched,” Newsom said.
