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Tech industry leaders championed the order to create uniform national rules, but many state lawmakers warn it eliminates consumer protections and threatens jobs. LA Times
A Scottish rock band is being slammed for antisemitism after projecting a video of current and former Israeli and US officials with swastikas entwined in Jewish stars at a concert this week. New York Post
VOA VIEW: It should be banned.
"The holidays are when [Aniston] slows down, truly enjoys her house and spends time with the people she loves," a source said. New York Post
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US officials are headed to Berlin for a high-stakes sit-down Monday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders – as Washington presses for an elusive peace deal to end the deadly war in Ukraine. New York Post
VOA VIEW: Russia should get no territory.
Interviewed as he prepares to leave office, Mayor Eric Adams said that he hadn’t gotten the credit he deserved and that certain forces had always been arrayed against him. New York Times
VOA VIEW: Adams was a loser.
President Donald Trump vowed that the United States will retaliate against ISIS after the killing of three U.S. personnel in Syria. OANN
VOA VIEW: As there should be.
President Donald Trump doubled down on his threat to back primary challenges against Indiana Republicans who opposed the state's redistricting efforts. OANN
White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles has been named among Forbes’ 2025 list of the World’s Most Powerful Women, making her the only American woman working in politics to make the list. OANN
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has warned New York to stop granting trucking licenses to illegal aliens or risk losing $73 million in highway aid. OANN
VOA VIEW: They should be void.
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The Trump administration is expanding its crackdown on diversity, equity and inclusion by ordering national parks to purge their gift shops of items it deems objectionable. Washington Times
Puerto Rico tax incentives that have lured thousands of rich Americans to the U.S. territory for over a decade are under scrutiny after federal legislators released a new report on Friday by the U.S. Government Accountability Office. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: They should be exposed.
United Airlines said no injuries were reported after the plane returned to Dulles International Airport. CBS
House Democrats released more photos from the estate of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein that include prominent figures like billionaire Bill Gates and former President Bill Clinton. CBS
VOA VIEW: More Dems exposed.
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Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe "has made extraordinary progress," his medical team said. CBS
Democrats are pushing a three-year extension of the premium tax credits with no reforms. Republicans have no appetite for the plan, but haven't built a consensus around any proposal of their own. CBS
VOA VIEW: Dems are acting stupid.
Trump expected to sign executive order to reclassify marijuana as soon as Monday. CNBC
VOA VIEW: Foolish mistake.
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Cheap land and and cheap energy are helping to fuel a boom in proposals to build data centers in Texas. CNBC
VOA VIEW: Good for Texas.
YouTube's CEO Neal Mohan joins other tech bosses from Bill Gates to Mark Cuban who restrict their children's social media and smartphone use. CNBC
VOA VIEW: All should do the same.
The lawsuit argues that President Trump was legally required to get federal approvals before demolishing the historic East Wing of the White House. CNBC
VOA VIEW: They will lose.
The program led to the arrest in Boston of Any Lucía López Belloza, a college student who was deported to Honduras, the report said. CNBC
An ICE officer was allegedly bitten in the hand by an illegal immigrant in Louisiana who was resisting arrest, the Department of Homeland Security said. FOX News
VOA VIEW: The fool should be prosecuted.
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A truck driver charged with vehicular homicide was illegal immigrant released by border patrol in Arizona after crossing in 2023, killing 29-year-old. FOX News
VOA VIEW: More Biden stupidity.
Israel Defense Forces targeted and killed senior Hamas commander Raed Saad while he traveled in a vehicle in Gaza on Saturday, Israeli officials said. UPI
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President Donald Trump announced that Chinese President Xi Jinping has given assurances that China will not invade Taiwan during his time in office “because they know the consequences.” The big question is when?
During a interview on CBS’s “60 Minutes,” President Trump revealed that the meeting with Xi did not include talks on Taiwan, while proclaiming that Beijing would not take military action on the island while he remains in office. “He never brought it up. People were a little surprised by that. But they understand what’s gonna happen. [Xi] has openly said, and his people have openly said at meetings, ‘We would never do anything while President Trump is president,’ because they know the consequences,” Trump stated.
President Trump was also directly asked whether the United States would militarily intervene if China invaded Taiwan, to which he responded by stating that the United States has maintained “strategic ambiguity,” opting to avoid confirmation in either direction. “You’ll find out if it happens and [Xi] understands the answer to that,” Trump added. The 1979 Taiwan Relations Act mandates that the United States ensure Taiwan has the resources needed to defend itself. However, it does not require the United States to engage militarily should China.
The meeting represented the first in-person meeting between the two world leaders since 2019, which was largely spent on reaching trade agreements amid the ongoing threat of increased tariffs. The president agreed to lower tariffs on Chinese goods from 57% to 47% while China has agreed to reopen access to rare earth minerals and resume the purchase of U.S. soybeans, although the deal has yet to be formally signed. Meanwhile, China has ratcheted up concerns over a potential invasion of Taiwan due to an increase in large-scale military drills simulating an invasion and blockade of the island.
The Chinese military has continued to increase the frequency and complexity of military drills encircling the island, heightening tensions in the region. In response, Taiwan has increased its defense budget by roughly 75% in the past two years, proportionally allocating a larger share of government funds to defense than the United States.
