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[b]Blanche says DOJ won’t release full Epstein files to Congress by Friday deadline.[/b]
“Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said the Department of Justice (DOJ) would not be releasing the full Epstein files to Congress on Friday as required under new legislation, instead sending over a partial batch.
Blanche told Fox News the Justice Department would release “several hundred thousand” documents on Friday, “and then over the next couple weeks, I expect several hundred thousand more.”
https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/5656765-blanche-says-doj-wont-release-full-esptein-files-to-congress-by-friday-deadline/

[b]‘Execution was abysmal’: Trump economy speech doesn’t meet GOP hopes—In private, some Republicans worry after Trump’s primetime economy speech that changing voter perceptions may be a slog.[/b]
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/18/execution-was-abysmal-trump-economy-speech-doesnt-meet-gop-hopes-00698967

[b]…probably because Trump Says Prices Falling as CPI Shows 2.7% Rise.[/b]
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-admin-latest-news-live-updates-11236645

[b]…and also said the $1776 checks to military were a tariff rebate he dreamed up 30 minutes earlier, but that was a lie. [/b]
“The One Big Beautiful Bill Act — Trump’s sweeping tax and spending law passed earlier this year — appropriated $2.9 billion to the Pentagon to supplement the BAH entitlement.
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5654855-military-service-members-bonus/

[b]…and finally he even managed to piss off reality show Survivor fans because his address to the nation interrupted the show’s season finale.[/b]
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-angers-survivor-fans-11236901

[b]JFK’s neice Maria Shriver slammed Trump’s plan to rename the Kennedy Center, calling it “obsessive” and “beyond comprehension.”[/b]
“The board’s decision, announced Thursday, immediately triggered backlash from the Kennedy family and beyond. Shriver responded forcefully to the decision, characterizing the move as an inappropriate political branding of a national and sentimental memorial.”
https://www.newsweek.com/jfk-niece-message-americans-trump-11244682

[b]Donald Trump’s Patriot Games Spark Hunger Games Comparison.[/b]
“The United States is celebrating its 250th birthday in 2026, and Trump announced on Thursday that the “Patriot Games” would be part of the celebrations. Democrats were quick to draw comparisons between the games with The Hunger Games, a book series written by Suzanne Collins that details a dystopian United States where the country is split into “districts” that must send a male and a female to compete in a battle to the death.”
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trumps-patriot-games-spark-hunger-games-comparison-11240243

[b]Crybaby in Chief: New White House Plaques Ignore 3 Democratic Presidents’ Nobel Peace Prizes—Only one Nobel Peace Prize winner—former President Theodore Roosevelt—is recognized.[/b]
https://www.newsweek.com/new-white-house-plaques-ignore-democratic-presidents-nobel-peace-prizes-11236067

[b]National Guard troops under Trump’s command leave L.A before court’s deadline.[/b]
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-12-15/national-guard-los-angeles-deadline?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

[b]DOJ tried, failed to add third felony charge against Letitia James: Court documents.[/b]
“Federal prosecutors attempted to persuade a grand jury to tack a third felony charge onto a failed indictment of New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) last week but fell short, court filings show.
The sought charge was making a false statement to a financial institution, adding to another such charge and one count of bank fraud from the earlier indictment. However, the new effort excluded previous claims that she rented a Virginia home but misrepresented its intended use to obtain favorable loan terms.”
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5656649-doj-letitia-james-felony-charge-doj/

[b]Federal Judge Temporarily Bars ICE From Restricting Congressional Oversight Visits—“Real-time, on-the-ground visits to immigration detention facilities help prevent abuses and ensure transparency,” the 12 House Democrats who sued ICE said.[/b]
https://www.notus.org/immigration/court-blocks-dhs-policy-lawmakers-immigration-center-visits

[b]DOJ vowed to punish those who disrupt Trump’s immigration crackdown. Dozens of cases have crumbled—an examination of 166 federal criminal cases.[/b] 
https://www.kptv.com/2025/12/18/doj-vowed-punish-those-who-disrupt-trumps-immigration-crackdown-dozens-cases-have-crumbled/

[b]At FEMA, $900 million in grants, loans awaits Noem’s approval.[/b]
“This represents a significant backlog at the emergency management agency, which provides funding that both helps communities prepare for disasters and assists with short- and long-term recovery.
…
The $900 million figure gives clues about how Noem’s policy of personally approving all major expenditures that cost $100,000 or more is actually playing out. 
The policy, which applies to the entire Department of Homeland Security – not just FEMA – is one that has received significant scrutiny, especially at the high-profile disaster agency that has found itself in the Trump administration’s crosshairs.”
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/5656887-fema-backlog-grants-noem-review/

[b]Dan Bongino stepping down as FBI deputy director.[/b]
“In a post on X, he thanked President Donald Trump, as well as the director of the FBI and the US attorney general "for the opportunity to serve with purpose". Bongino did not say in his post why he was stepping down.”
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgj0p5yl92o

[b]Brown, MIT Suspect Given Green Card Under Donald Trump.[/b]
“The suspect in the Brown University mass shooting and killing of a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor was granted a green card during President Donald Trump’s first term. 
Claudio Manuel Neves Valente obtained legal permanent residence status in September 2017, U.S. attorney for Massachusetts Leah B. Foley said.”
https://www.newsweek.com/brown-mit-suspect-given-green-card-under-donald-trump-11244860

[b]TACO Time: Green Card Update Reveals Major Gains for Applicants—Full List of Changes.[/b]
“The biggest winner in the family-based category update is Mexico, which saw the most significant forward movement across multiple preferences. For Final Action Dates, Mexico’s F1 and F2B categories each advanced by six months, while other countries saw only minor changes.
..
The biggest winner in the employment-based update is India’s EB‑5 Unreserved category, which saw a dramatic leap forward from April 1, 2022 to May 1, 2024—a gain of more than two years.”
https://www.newsweek.com/green-card-update-gains-applicants-full-list-changes-11235358

[b]Michigan Tells Doctors To Ignore RFK Jr.[/b]
“Michigan's chief doctor has advised colleagues to ignore advice from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) regarding the timing of vaccines.
…
Bagdasarian wrote in her recommendation that people should follow different advice: "As of December 18, 2025, health care providers in Michigan should refer to the children’s vaccine schedules produced by the American Academy of Pediatrics or the American Academy of Family Physicians, when determining which vaccines their patients should receive and the timing for their administration."
https://www.newsweek.com/cdc-hepatitis-b-vaccine-rfk-jr-11242283

[b]Veterans Affairs Cutting As Many As 35,000 Jobs By End Of Year, Report Says—mostly health care positions. [/b]
“The cuts come after the agency eliminated 30,000 jobs, mostly through buyout offers and attrition, in a mass reorganization earlier this year.”
https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2025/12/13/veterans-affairs-cutting-as-many-as-35000-jobs-by-end-of-year-report-says/

[b]McKinsey Plans to Cut 10 Percent of Its Workforce.[/b]
“The planned cuts come after years of rapid hiring followed by stalled growth. Revenue has hovered around $15 billion to $16 billion, while clients grow more cautious about big consulting bills. Rivals like Accenture, EY and PwC have made similar moves.”
https://www.entrepreneur.com/business-news/mckinsey-plans-to-cut-10-percent-of-its-workforce/500869

[b]MAGA infighting erupts at Turning Point USA Conference.[/b]
“Two of the night’s headliners — Ben Shapiro and Tucker Carlson — threw jabs at each other in their speeches.”
https://apple.news/A93yYWwmaSyqlo_s-pKGucg

[b]2 additional Heritage Foundation board members leave amid Carlson-Fuentes fallout.[/b]
“Two more Heritage Foundation board of trustees members resigned Tuesday in the wake of the conservative think tank’s president defending an interview between conservative pundit Tucker Carlson and white nationalist Nick Fuentes.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/5651880-heritage-foundation-board-resignations/

[b]Ted Cruz Scolds Trump’s FCC Chair Over Jimmy Kimmel at Hearing.[/b]
““ABC and its affiliates would have been fully within their rights to fire him or simply to no longer air his program, that was their choice,” said Cruz. “But what government cannot do is force private entities to take actions that the government cannot take directly. Government officials threatening adverse consequences for disfavored content is an unconstitutional coercion that chills free speech.”
“Democrat or Republican, we cannot have the government arbitrating truth or opinion,” he continued, mentioning examples like past efforts by the Biden administration to get Big Tech to limit speech regarding Covid or elections.”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/ted-cruz-scolds-trump-fcc-175633375.html

[b]Louisville union leader keeps Kentucky Senate seat Democratic after special election—winning 72% of vote.[/b]
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/louisville-union-leader-keeps-kentucky-135041814.html
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