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Rep. Luna stock trading ban stalls at 74 signatures
Luna needs 144 more signatures to bypass GOP leadership on trading ban
Rep. Luna stock trading ban stalls at 74 signatures
Luna needs 144 more signatures to bypass GOP leadership on trading ban

Interior skips environmental review for offshore drilling expansion
BOEM skips NEPA analysis for first time since 1980

Interior skips environmental review for offshore drilling expansion
BOEM skips NEPA analysis for first time since 1980
Supreme Court lets Texas use racially challenged map for 2026
5 House seats flip to Republicans before courts can rule on racial bias
Supreme Court lets Texas use racially challenged map for 2026
5 House seats flip to Republicans before courts can rule on racial bias

Republican Matt Van Epps defeats Democrat Aftyn Behn 54%-45% in Tennessee's 7th District special election
Van Epps wins by 9 points in district Trump carried by 22

Republican Matt Van Epps defeats Democrat Aftyn Behn 54%-45% in Tennessee's 7th District special election
Van Epps wins by 9 points in district Trump carried by 22
14 FEMA employees wrongly reinstated after "Katrina declaration" leave, returned to administrative leave hours later
FEMA employees caught in reinstatement reversal within hours
14 FEMA employees wrongly reinstated after "Katrina declaration" leave, returned to administrative leave hours later
FEMA employees caught in reinstatement reversal within hours

Trump commutes 7-year sentence of fraudster David Gentile after 12 days in prison
White-collar criminal freed after serving 12 days of 7-year sentence for defrauding more than 10,000 investors

Trump commutes 7-year sentence of fraudster David Gentile after 12 days in prison
White-collar criminal freed after serving 12 days of 7-year sentence for defrauding more than 10,000 investors
Stephen Miller leads purge of federal workers who never worked in DEI, class action filed
Plaintiffs allege the purge targeted workers because they are not white men
Stephen Miller leads purge of federal workers who never worked in DEI, class action filed
Plaintiffs allege the purge targeted workers because they are not white men

North Carolina, Missouri, Florida file new maps. Virginia, Maryland consider
Multiple states pursue mid-decade redistricting outside normal census cycle

North Carolina, Missouri, Florida file new maps. Virginia, Maryland consider
Multiple states pursue mid-decade redistricting outside normal census cycle

California Democrats respond with map targeting 5 Republican districts
Proposition 50 passes by wide margin as Democratic counter to Texas gerrymandering

California Democrats respond with map targeting 5 Republican districts
Proposition 50 passes by wide margin as Democratic counter to Texas gerrymandering

Biometric collection at all US ports begins Dec. 26
CBP photographs and fingerprints every noncitizen entering US starting Dec. 26

Biometric collection at all US ports begins Dec. 26
CBP photographs and fingerprints every noncitizen entering US starting Dec. 26

Homeland Security pushes to expand travel ban from 19 to 30-plus countries
Millions face potential ban with no notice, countries added without transparency

Homeland Security pushes to expand travel ban from 19 to 30-plus countries
Millions face potential ban with no notice, countries added without transparency

Afghan asylum holders fear re-examination after one shooting triggers nationwide case review
Legally settled Afghans face rescission of asylum, losing work permits and residency

Afghan asylum holders fear re-examination after one shooting triggers nationwide case review
Legally settled Afghans face rescission of asylum, losing work permits and residency

H-1B visa applicants required to make social media public for government vetting starting Dec. 15
Tech workers link employment visas to social media vetting of personal beliefs

H-1B visa applicants required to make social media public for government vetting starting Dec. 15
Tech workers link employment visas to social media vetting of personal beliefs

ICE raids Minneapolis Somali community as Trump disparages entire population
Minneapolis Somali community faces enforcement targeting hours after Trump's ethnic attack

ICE raids Minneapolis Somali community as Trump disparages entire population
Minneapolis Somali community faces enforcement targeting hours after Trump's ethnic attack
USCIS freezes all immigration cases from 19 countries, leaving 1.4 million asylum seekers waiting indefinitely
1.4 million asylum seekers stuck in limbo, unable to work or reunite with family
USCIS freezes all immigration cases from 19 countries, leaving 1.4 million asylum seekers waiting indefinitely
1.4 million asylum seekers stuck in limbo, unable to work or reunite with family

Trump fires 8 immigration judges in New York City
Judges with immigration defense backgrounds fired at higher rates

Trump fires 8 immigration judges in New York City
Judges with immigration defense backgrounds fired at higher rates
Appeals court rules Trump's former lawyer Alina Habba unlawfully serving as US attorney for New Jersey
First appellate ruling blocking Trump's temporary US attorney installations
Appeals court rules Trump's former lawyer Alina Habba unlawfully serving as US attorney for New Jersey
First appellate ruling blocking Trump's temporary US attorney installations
Trump administration halts all asylum decisions, freezing 2.2 million cases
2.2 million asylum cases frozen indefinitely after Afghan recipient shoots National Guard members
Trump administration halts all asylum decisions, freezing 2.2 million cases
2.2 million asylum cases frozen indefinitely after Afghan recipient shoots National Guard members

National Guard Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, 20, dies from shooting near White House
West Virginia National Guard member killed while deployed to D.C. security mission

National Guard Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, 20, dies from shooting near White House
West Virginia National Guard member killed while deployed to D.C. security mission
Trump announces US military strikes "soon" on Venezuela
Land-based operations escalate beyond current Caribbean interdictions
Trump announces US military strikes "soon" on Venezuela
Land-based operations escalate beyond current Caribbean interdictions