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Never Trumper George Conway Seeks Democratic Nomination for Manhattan Congressional Seat

Dec 22nd, 2025, 11:53 am Never Trumper and former Republican George Conway filed Monday to run for Congress in Manhattan as a Democrat. According to the New York Post, Conway will seek election in New York’s 12th Congressional District, the reliably blue Manhattan seat currently held by outgoing veteran lawmaker Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), who announced in September he would not seek re-election in 2026. Co-founder of The Lincoln Project, Conway became a fixture among conservative anti-Trump ...

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President unveils new 'Trump class' fleet of battleships

President Donald Trump unveiled a new “Trump class” of Navy battleships Monday, describing them as a superior war fighting vessel to replace an “old and tired and obsolete” US fleet. “They’ll help maintain American military supremacy, revive the American ship building industry, and inspire fear in America’s enemies all over the world,” Trump said in revealing the new category of vessel from the library at Mar-a-Lago. ...

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Zohran Mamdani to be sworn in as New York City mayor by Sen. Bernie Sanders and AG Letitia James

Dec. 22, 2025, 1:05 PM EST / Updated Dec. 22, 2025, 1:16 PM EST Incoming New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani will be sworn into office in January by state Attorney General Letitia James and Mamdani's fellow democratic socialist, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. Sanders will oversee the mayor-elect's ceremonial swearing in at a New Year's Day block party, while Attorney General Letitia James will formally swear Mamdani in at midnight when his term officially begins. In a news release announcing the ...

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Instacart Says It Is Pulling the Plug on Its AI-Powered Price Tests

Instacart is scrapping its price tests after facing huge blowback from customers. The grocery delivery service announced Monday that it is ending its item price-testing program following an investigative report that found customers were being charged different prices for the same products, even when the items were ordered at the same time. As users have become more aware of encroaching surveillance pricing, public reaction against Instacart has been swift and attracted the attention of regulato ...

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DHS increases offer for undocumented migrants to $3,000 if they voluntarily leave by end of 2025

December 22, 2025 / 7:00 AM EST The Department of Homeland Security has tripled its "exit bonus" for undocumented migrants who voluntarily depart the United States through self-deportation, increasing the financial incentive from $1,000 to $3,000 for those who register with the U.S. government and depart the country by the end of the calendar year. DHS says all qualified participants who leave by Dec. 31, 2025, will also receive free airfare to their home countries and be waived of ...

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Conservative Infighting Explodes At Turning Point USA's AmericaFest

(Huff Post) Top conservative influencers repeatedly turned on each other at Turning Point USA’s annual confab this past week while grappling with how to take on rising antisemitism and bigotry in the Republican Party. The sold-out gathering, which was billed as AmericaFest and held in Phoenix, was the first event of its magnitude since TPUSA’s founder Charlie Kirk was shot and killed earlier this year. The infighting points to deeper divides the party is struggling to address, particularly since many of its younger members have embraced Nick Fuentes, a white supremacist and Holocaust denier, and other extremist views.

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JD Vance to Nick Fuentes: "Eat s---"

(The Hill) “Anyone who attacks my wife, whether their name is Jen Psaki or Nick Fuentes, can eat s—. That’s my official policy as vice president of the United States,” Vance said in an interview published on Monday with the British outlet UnHerd. Fuentes has used racial slurs to attack the second lady, who is Indian American, and has referred to the vice president as a “race traitor” for marrying her.

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CBS Responds to Pulling '60 Minutes' Episode as Bari Weiss Under Pressure

(Newsweek) CBS has said it pulled its "60 Minutes" report on El Salvador's CECOT prison because it needed "additional reporting," according to Reuters. The broadcaster removed a link to the "Inside CECOT" segment before it was scheduled to be broadcast on Sunday. The decision came under fire from multiple journalists and commentators, who criticized CBS News' editor-in-chief Bari Weiss, who took over the role in October shortly after Skydance completed its takeover of Paramount and its subsidiaries.

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The CBS reporter who led the story removed from "60 Minutes" calls pulling it a "political" decision

(Sharyn Alfonsi/New York Times) "News Team, Thank you for the notes and texts. I apologize for not reaching out earlier. I learned on Saturday that Bari Weiss spiked our story, INSIDE CECOT, which was supposed to air tonight. We (Ori and I) asked for a call to discuss her decision. She did not afford us that courtesy/opportunity. Our story was screened five times and cleared by both CBS attorneys and Standards and Practices. It is factually correct. In my view, pulling it now-after every rigorous internal check has been met is not an editorial decision, it is a political one."

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Senate Democrats raise concerns about IRS readiness for tax filing season

11 min ago - December 22, 2025, 8:58 AM Heading into the new year, Senate Democrats are raising concerns about the Internal Revenue Service's ability to handle the upcoming tax filing season, amid changes in leadership and to the workforce in the first year of th ... (ABC News)

DHS triples 'exit bonus' for migrants who self-deport before new year

20 min ago - The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is offering migrants living in the U.S. illegally a $3,000 stipend to voluntarily self-deport by the end of the year. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced Monday that DHS is tripling the so-calle ... (The Hill)

Kash Patel Purchases New Fleet of Luxury Armored BMWs to Be 'Less Conspicuous' During Outings

27 min ago - FBI Director Kash Patel is flouting tradition by traveling in a luxury car instead of the department's standard-issue SUVs. MS NOW reported on Monday, Dec. 22, that Patel, 45, pressured the FBI to purchase him a special, armored BMW X5, with sources ... (People)

Proposed Alberta separation referendum question approved

34 min ago - Alberta’s election agency announced Monday it has approved a proposed referendum question on the province separating from Canada. The question seeks a yes or no answer to: “Do you agree that the province of Alberta should cease to be a part ... (Global News)

Search continues for Kelp Krawlers co-founder after suspected shark attack in Pacific Grove

46 min ago - By Katie Rodriguez The Pacific Grove Police Department and Monterey Fire Department responded to reports of a missing swimmer off Lovers Point in Pacific Grove at 12:04pm Sunday, Dec. 21, after witnesses reported seeing a human-shark encounter. A se ... (Monterey County Now)

Justice Department sues DC over block of semi-automatic guns

47 min ago - 2 hours ago The Justice Department has sued Washington, DC, over its law banning residents from registering ownership of semi-automatic guns. Under DC law, all gun owners must register their weapons with local police. The nation's capital, though, ba ... (BBC)

President unveils new 'Trump class' fleet of battleships

1 hr ago - President Donald Trump unveiled a new “Trump class” of Navy battleships Monday, describing them as a superior war fighting vessel to replace an “old and tired and obsolete” US fleet. “They’ll help maintain American milit ... (cnn)

Trump plans new 'Trump-class' Navy ships bearing his name

1 hr ago - December 22, 2025 5:18PM ET President Donald Trump is expected to announce plans Monday for a new class of Navy warships that would bear his name, according to multiple news outlets citing a Pentagon official familiar with the proposal. The official, ... (Raw Story)

Trump's attempted takeover of DC golf courses sets off controversy

1 hr ago - 11h President Trump is eyeing a takeover of the Washington, D.C., public golf system, but local golf officials and elected leaders are vowing not to cede control of the city’s affordable courses. The administration earlier this fall sent a not ... (msn/The Hill)

Zohran Mamdani to be sworn in as New York City mayor by Sen. Bernie Sanders and AG Letitia James

2 hrs ago - Dec. 22, 2025, 1:05 PM EST / Updated Dec. 22, 2025, 1:16 PM EST Incoming New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani will be sworn into office in January by state Attorney General Letitia James and Mamdani's fellow democratic socialist, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I ... (NBC News)

Democrats renew government shutdown threat as tensions flare with Trump

3 hrs ago - 12/22/25 6:00 AM ET Senate Democrats are raising the threat of another government shutdown in late January as tensions with President Trump escalate over a series of recent maneuvers by the White House that Democrats say need a forceful response from ... (The Hill)

Never Trumper George Conway Seeks Democratic Nomination for Manhattan Congressional Seat

3 hrs ago - Dec 22nd, 2025, 11:53 am Never Trumper and former Republican George Conway filed Monday to run for Congress in Manhattan as a Democrat. According to the New York Post, Conway will seek election in New York’s 12th Congressional District, the rel ... (MEDIAite)

ICE barred from re-detaining Kilmar Abrego Garcia through Christmas holiday

3 hrs ago - POLITICS ICE barred from re-detaining Kilmar Abrego Garcia through Christmas holiday By Arthur Jones II and Armando Garcia ABCNews Monday, December 22, 2025 3:07PM ABC News Live Immigration and Customs Enforcement is barred from re-detaining Salvador ... (ABC News)

Instacart Says It Is Pulling the Plug on Its AI-Powered Price Tests

3 hrs ago - Instacart is scrapping its price tests after facing huge blowback from customers. The grocery delivery service announced Monday that it is ending its item price-testing program following an investigative report that found customers were being charged ... (Gizmodo)

Judge to hear arguments over whether ICE can re-detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia

4 hrs ago - December 22, 2025, 10:55 AM The federal judge overseeing Salvadoran native Kilmar Abrego Garcia's immigration case is scheduled to hear arguments Monday over whether ICE should be allowed to re-detain Abrego Garcia while the government attempts to de ... (ABC News)

Witkoff's Miami golf club becomes epicenter of global diplomacy

4 hrs ago - 9h High-level delegations from at least nine countries descended on the same locale for parallel negotiations this weekend on Ukraine and Gaza. Setting the scene: That location was not Geneva or Paris, but a sprawling country club outside Miami, co-o ... (msn/Axios)

DHS increases offer for undocumented migrants to $3,000 if they voluntarily leave by end of 2025

5 hrs ago - December 22, 2025 / 7:00 AM EST The Department of Homeland Security has tripled its "exit bonus" for undocumented migrants who voluntarily depart the United States through self-deportation, increasing the financial incentive from $1,000 to $3,000 for ... (CBS News)

China Says US Violating Law by Seizing Oil Tankers Off Venezuela

5 hrs ago - (Bloomberg) -- China criticized the US for seizing oil tankers off the coast of Venezuela, signaling it stands with Caracas as its confrontation with Washington intensifies. “The US practice of arbitrarily seizing other countries’ vessels g ... (Bloomberg)

DHS Denies Spike in ICE Custody Deaths

6 hrs ago - Published Dec 22, 2025 at 05:00 AM EST updated Dec 22, 2025 at 05:01 AM EST The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has pushed back on claims that deaths in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody have increased, disputing reports that su ... (Newsweek)

Trump administration says it's halting offshore wind projects over national security risks

7 hrs ago - By Aimee Picchi Updated on: December 22, 2025 / 10:57 AM EST / CBS News The Trump administration said on Monday that it is suspending leases for five offshore U.S. wind farms because of national security risks identified by the Department of Defense ... (CBS News)

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