November 6

ICE detention population reaches 66,000 average daily beds

ICE detention population: Reached 66,000 on November 6, 2025 (not December 15). By December 14-15, figure reached 68,417. The timing and exact figure need clarification.

Senate Democrats demand answers on Sen. Moreno's collection of colleagues' car VIN data

Senate Commerce Committee Democrats announced they were investigating Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH) after he admitted collecting vehicle identification numbers (VINs) of Democratic senators' personal cars during a November 6, 2025 hearing. Moreno said he pulled the data to highlight hypocrisy on vehicle safety technology. Sen. Jacky Rosen called the behavior "creepy." Democrats weighed ethics and privacy complaints.

Senate rejects Kaine-Paul resolution requiring approval for Venezuela strikes

The Senate voted 49-51 to defeat S.J.Res. 90, a war powers resolution sponsored by Senators Tim Kaine and Rand Paul requiring Trump to seek congressional authorization before military action against Venezuela. The White House OMB issued a Statement of Administration Policy strongly opposing the measure, warning advisors would recommend a veto if it passed. The vote came amid Trump's military strikes against Venezuelan targets.

Northampton County Republicans withdraw a ballot-disclosure appeal

Northampton County Republican Committee filed or pursued In re: Motion for Injunctive Relief of Northampton County Republican Committee in Pennsylvania after the 2020 election. The case attempted to stop county officials from disclosing identities tied to cancelled ballots. The primary court document records that the plaintiff withdrew its appeal.

A Michigan court denies Stoddard's Detroit absentee-ballot injunction

Sarah Stoddard and Election Integrity Fund filed or pursued Stoddard v. City Election Commission in Michigan after the 2020 election. The case sought to block or restrict absentee-ballot counting in Detroit. The primary court document records that the Wayne County court denied preliminary injunctive relief.

Trump terminates TPS for Sudan — first TPS termination of the administration

DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen announces the termination of Temporary Protected Status for Sudan, the first TPS termination under the Trump administration. Sudan's TPS designation, in place since 1997, is ended on the grounds that conditions in Sudan no longer meet the statutory threshold for designation. The termination sets the template for a wave of TPS terminations that follows: Haiti in November 2017, Nicaragua in January 2018, and El Salvador in January 2018. Collectively, these terminations affect more than 300,000 people. The pattern establishes the Trump administration's stance that TPS is a temporary measure that must end when the formal designation conditions change — a position it applies again in its second term when Noem terminates Yemen's TPS without completing the required country conditions review.

Dark money tops $300 million in 2012 — the first full election cycle under Citizens United

The 2012 presidential election became the first major test of Citizens United, with dark money from nonprofits that do not disclose donors exceeding $300 million — up from $69 million in 2008, according to OpenSecrets. Karl Rove Crossroads GPS and the Koch-network-aligned Americans for Prosperity each spent tens of millions through 501(c)(4) structures. The overall outside spending total reached nearly $1 billion, as Super PACs and dark money groups flooded Senate, House, and presidential races with unprecedented sums.

Reagan signs the Immigration Reform and Control Act, making it a federal crime to hire undocumented workers

President Ronald Reagan signed the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA), the most comprehensive overhaul of U.S. immigration law since 1965. The law made it a federal offense for employers to knowingly hire undocumented workers, establishing financial penalties and requiring employers to verify work authorization through a new I-9 process. IRCA also granted legal status to approximately 2.7 million undocumented immigrants who had lived continuously in the United States since before January 1, 1982. By centralizing immigration enforcement authority in the federal government and preempting state employer-sanction laws, IRCA reinforced the principle that immigration policy belongs primarily to Congress and federal agencies.

The White House warns that Soviet IL-28 bombers in Cuba still pose an unresolved military issue

Even as the missile launchers leave Cuba, U.S. officials focus on Soviet IL-28 light bombers that remain on the island. Washington argues that the crisis settlement cannot be considered complete while those aircraft stay in place. The confrontation narrows, but it does not fully end.