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• Anti-ICE threat spray-painted on vehicle believed to be used by federal officers during Minneapolis unrest - Minneapolis rioters vandalized vehicles with anti-ICE messages and threats after a federal agent shot an illegal immigrant during an alleged ambush.
• $174B spending package to avert shutdown clears key hurdle in Senate - The Senate passed a procedural vote on a three-bill spending package funding commerce, justice, energy and interior agencies as Congress works to prevent government shutdown.
• Congress has two dozen lawmakers 80 or older; more than half seeking re-election in 2026: report - More than a dozen members of Congress aged 80 or older have opted to run for another term in the 2026 election cycle, according to a review by NBC News.
• Democrats’ dilemma: Progressive push to 'Abolish ICE' sparks fresh divide in party - Progressive Democrats call to abolish ICE while centrist party members warn of political backlash, creating new divide over immigration enforcement reform.
• Trump to meet with Venezuela’s opposition leader after praising ‘terrific’ Maduro loyalist - Trump will meet Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado, despite backing Maduro's vice preisdent to lead Venezuela after the U.S. captured Maduro.
• ICE deputy director resigns from agency to run for Congress - Enforcement ICE deputy director resigns from agency to run for Congress By Greg Norman-Diamond , Bill Melugin Fox News Published
• Israel will honor the late Charlie Kirk with award for opposing antisemitism - Israel will posthumously honor conservative activist and Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk for his efforts to stand against antisemitism, a report says.
• More Democrat reps involved in ‘refuse illegal orders’ video report receiving inquiry from US attorney - Three more Democrats who appeared in a November video encouraging troops to "refuse illegal orders" received an inquiry from a U.S. attorney, a report said.
• Democrat takeover fears rise as GOP clings to slim House majority - The mood among House Republicans is both reflective and intense as the GOP majority appears on thin ice.
• Zelenskyy holding up Russia-Ukraine peace process, Trump says - President Donald Trump claims that Ukraine, not Russia, is blocking a possible peace deal to end the war nearly four years after Vladimir Putin's invasion.