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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said that she and President Trump had a "cordial" meeting in Washington that ended with both leaders extending invitations to visit each other's country. LA Times
VOA VIEW: How long will this nice, nice last.
Many Mexicans, desperate for security, now back limited U.S. military help against cartels despite President Claudia Sheinbaum's vow to bar foreign intervention. President Trump has offered to send U.S. forces into Mexico to hunt down cartels. LA Times
The city, where Jesus Christ was born, is decking the halls again — decorating the city with traditional lights and a massive tree in front of the historic Church of the Nativity, which was unveiled Saturday. New York Post
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A majority of Americans believe forcing Ukraine to give up territory to Russia, while limiting the size of its army would be unacceptable conditions of any peace deal with Moscow, a new poll found. New York Post
VOA VIEW: A very bad idea.
The Qatari prime minister said Saturday the Gaza cease-fire has reached a “critical moment” as its first phase winds down – with Hamas still holding onto the remains of one Israeli hostage. New York Post
VOA VIEW: Hamas would be wise to disarm and leave.
A new White House policy document formalizes President Trump’s long-held contempt for Europe’s leaders. It made clear that the continent now stands at a strategic crossroads. New York Times
VOA VIEW: They should pay attention.
Will the president soon wish he hadn’t run for a second term? New York Times
VOA VIEW: NYT wishful thinking.
A month before taking office, Helena Moreno is steering the city through a budget crisis and a Border Patrol enforcement operation that has immigrants in hiding. New York Times
Officials said Israel helped arm and back Yasser Abu Shabab’s Popular Forces, part of a strategy against Hamas, before a local clan killed him this week. New York Times
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The Pentagon has told the United States’ European NATO allies that they must assume primary responsibility for the alliance’s conventional defense capabilities by 2027. OANN
VOA VIEW: As they should.
Indiana state House Republicans have passed a new congressional map that would add two opportunities for the GOP to pick up seats ahead of the 2026 elections. OANN
Drivers in the U.S. are getting some relief, just in time for the holidays, as the national average for regular gas has dropped to $2.99 a gallon — the first time prices have dipped below $3 in over four years. OANN
VOA VIEW: A good showing.
A federal judge has granted a request from the Department of Justice (DOJ) to unseal grand jury records related to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. OANN
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President Donald Trump on Saturday was hosting the 2025 Kennedy Center honorees in the Oval Office for what the White House described as a medal presentation ceremony. Washington Times
The San Diego city attorney's office has agreed to pay $30 million to the family of a 16-year-old youth who was fatally shot by police last January in what would be one of the largest settlements of a police-involved killing case in U.S. history. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: It blatantly too much.
Video shows Coast Guard vehicles pursuing a go-fast vessel that appeared to have multiple people aboard. CBS
VOA VIEW: Coast Guard did good.
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The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, with members appointed by RFK Jr., voted to change longstanding recommendations on the hepatitis B vaccine. CBS
The 2026 Men's World Cup will be held across the United States, Canada and Mexico next summer. CBS
Millions of Americans are dealing with record-low temperatures this weekend, and more than 12,000 residents in the Pacific Northwest are without power after high winds. CBS
A panel of vaccine advisors approved by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., voted to drop the Hepatitis B shot from newborn vaccine schedules on Friday. President Trump applauded the move on social media, but many medical experts and organizations, including the American Academy of Pediatrics, oppose the change. CBS
Japanese officials said Jeremy O Harris, known for his Tony-nominated "Slave Play," was arrested on the island of Okinawa on Nov. 16. CBS
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CBS News is tracking a record number of measles cases around the country after an outbreak in West Texas that led to the deaths of two children. CBS
Netflix on Friday said it will acquire Warner Bros., including its film and television studios, HBO Max and HBO. CBS
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President Trump has led the charge to create more GOP-friendly congressional districts in the 2026 midterm elections. CBS
VOA VIEW: The GOP should be happy.
Cedar-Riverside in Minneapolis, nicknamed 'Little Mogadishu,' reflects the cultural transformation brought by Minnesota's Somali population. FOX News
Pro-life students at University of Southern Maine face threatening social media posts after founding campus chapter, sparking free speech concerns FOX News
Highland Park High School in New Jersey launched a new Socialist Club with promotional flyers featuring Karl Marx imagery and anti-capitalist messaging. FOX News
VOA VIEW: It doesn't sound good.
Protesters swarmed a Tucson restaurant and locked ICE agents inside during a raid. A SWAT team deployed flash bangs as demonstrators chanted outside Taco Giro. FOX News
VOA VIEW: They should be arrested
The Supreme Court on Friday said it will hear arguments for and against President Donald Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship. UPI
VOA VIEW: Birthright citizenship should end,
Negotiations between Lebanon and Israel took a new turn this week, as the long-time enemies agreed to engage in direct, U.S.-backed talks. UPI
VOA VIEW: Peace is always good.
Presidents have the power to fire members of the National Labor Relations Board and the Merit Systems Protection Board, a federal appeals court ruled. UPI
The Department of Transportation announced it selected an integrator to manage upgrades to the U.S. air traffic control system, which in recent years has seen failures and outages that could endanger lives. UPI
VOA VIEW: Progress is good.
Tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump saw priced goods spike 0.5% with services up 0.2% in cost, food prices up 0.4% and energy up 1.7%. UPI
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Federal authorities arrested an anti-ICE protester who allegedly damaged a vehicle belonging to immigration agents during a pot farm raid over the summer near Los Angeles. He should be tried and convicted.
In addition, nine other suspects were arrested for allegedly attacking law enforcement officers over the summer during immigration enforcement operations in and around Los Angeles. "I want to be very clear. Every American has a right to peacefully protest," Bill Essayli, the U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California, said during a news conference. "What is not constitutionally protected is a right to engage in violence, or to impede federal agents by assaulting or doxing or obstructing their operations."
Among those charged were two members of VC Defensa, an organization federal prosecutors said operates and manages what they call a rapid response network to impede immigration agents, for conspiring to impede and injure federal law enforcement officers." One of the members charged in the complaint used her vehicle to block U.S. government vehicles from leaving the location, while another member and others ambushed the vehicles by throwing rocks at them.
Several government vehicles were damaged, and a federal contract employee was injured as a rock went through and objects, including objects on fire from an overpass on her vehicle window, shattering the glass and striking her, Essayli said. "The FBI arrested nine violent agitators in Los Angeles for their roles in a June protest where law enforcement officers were trapped under a bridge and attacked with Molotov cocktails," FBI Director Kash Patel said. "Violence against law enforcement will never be tolerated.
"This FBI stands shoulder to shoulder with the men and women who wear the badge—we will always defend those who defend America. Violence against law enforcement ends here," he added. Fox News was exclusively embedded with Homeland Security during the pre-dawn arrest of Isai Carrillo, who was taken down by agente-dawn raid specifically targeted two anti-ICE activists who federal authorities said played a lead role in the disturbing, viral video that shows activists bottlenecking immigration agent’s cars and then violently smashing-in their windows during a notable pot farm raid in Camarillo, Calif., over the summer.
