Tuesday, December 9, 2025

POLITICS

National Task Force to Combat Antisemitism Expands Focus to Include Right Wing Extremism

(José Niño, Headline USA) An antisemitism task force with ties to the Heritage Foundation revealed on Thursday it would sever its relationship with the conservative organization following widespread criticism of the think tank's support for Tucker Carlson and his interview with nationalist commentator Nick Fuentes. The National Task Force to...

California Teachers Sue Over Law They Say Silences Debate on Israel and Palestine

(José Niño, Headline USA)  A coalition of California teachers, students and parents filed a federal lawsuit arguing that a new state law designed to combat antisemitism in schools actually censors legitimate classroom discussion about Israel and Palestine. The American Arab Anti Discrimination Committee filed a federal lawsuit last Sunday, challenging...

FBI Director’s Girlfriend Sues Right-Wing Influencer for Tweeting Photo of Her

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) FBI Director Kashyap Patel’s girlfriend, Alexis Wilkins, has sued two more right-wing influencers for suggesting that she’s an Israeli asset. One of the influencers didn’t say she’s an asset, but merely tweeted a suggestive photo of her and Patel. Wilkins’s lawsuit stems from a Sept. 14 tweet where...

Pelosi Dynasty: Nepo Daughter Runs after Nancy Announces Retirement

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Californians may not have seen the last of the Pelosi dynasty, even after Democratic power broker Nancy Pelosi announced her retirement last week.  Christine Pelosi, the “nepo” daughter of the former speaker of the House, announced Monday that she is running to represent San Francisco in the California state Senate.  “I...

Senate Votes to Reopen Government, Sending Funding Bills to House

(Thérèse Boudreaux, The Center Square) After spending nearly seven weeks in a political deadlock, U.S. senators finally passed legislation to end the record-long government shutdown. Eight senators in the Democratic Caucus provided the filibuster-breaking votes for the legislation–--a Continuing Resolution paired with three full-year funding bills---to pass the chamber. The package...

US Bombs Two More Boats in the Waters of Latin America

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced on Monday that the US military bombed two more boats that he claimed, without providing evidence, were carrying drugs in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. The strikes bring the total number of boats the US has bombed since early September to...

Supreme Court Rejects Call to Overturn Its Decision Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage Nationwide

(Headline USA) The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. The justices, without comment, turned away an appeal from Kim Davis, the former Kentucky court clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples after the high court's 2015...

Headline Geopolitics: Carl Zha Debunks Western Myths about China

(José Niño, Headline USA) In this Headline Geopolitics episode, José Niño interviews Carl Zha, host of the Silk & Steel Podcast and one of the most provocative voices dissecting U.S.–China relations. Zha breaks down the trade war, America’s pivot to Asia, Western myths about China, and whether the latest...

The Latest: Trump Hosts Former Terrorist, Now-Syrian President at the White House

(Headline USA) ​​ President Donald Trump welcomed Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa after lifting sanctions imposed on Syria, which had been a pariah state for decades before rebel forces toppled Syrian President Bashar Assad last December. Al-Sharaa — who once had ties to al-Qaida and had a $10 million U.S. bounty...

End to Government Shutdown in Sight After Senators Make Funding Deal

(Thérèse Boudreaux, The Center Square)   U.S. senators finally broke the government funding impasse Sunday night, voting 60-40 to advance a bill ending the government shutdown. The Senate must hold a final vote on the legislation and then the House must approve the legislation before the government reopens. After Senate Majority Leader...

Trump Pardons 77 People Linked to 2020 Presidential Election Challenge

(Sarah Roderick-Fitch, The Center Square) President Donald Trump issued a proclamation providing pardons for a slew of people accused of trying to overturn the 2020 presidential elections, including Rudy Giuliani and Mark Meadows. The proclamation claims it “ends a grave national injustice perpetrated upon the American people” following the 2020 election,...

Trump Demands Air Traffic Controllers Return to Work

(Sarah Roderick-Fitch, The Center Square)  After a reduction of 10% of flights in and out of the nation’s top airports, causing major travel disruptions, President Donald Trump is calling for air traffic controllers to get back to work. Trump is demanding that air traffic controllers return to work, just as...
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