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- Democratic State Lawmakers Vow to Unite and Push Back on Trump’s Deportations - Lawmakers from a half-dozen states said Thursday they will use legislation next year to thwart the tactics of federal law enforcement carrying out immigration policies.
- Trump Relies on Distortions to Support His Pressure Campaign on Venezuela - The president has a long record of making false or misleading statements. But the sheer density of them in his administration’s boat attacks and Venezuela pressure campaign is exceptional.
- Home for the holidays on the Hill: 'Fighting' in the House Republican 'family' - House Republicans split as four moderates join Democrats' discharge petition to bypass leadership on Obamacare subsidies, sparking party infighting.
- Scientists make disturbing discovery in human urine samples: 'We urgently need to classify [this]' - "Can be unexpected and far reaching."
- TikTok Signs Agreements With Investors in Step Toward Avoiding a U.S. Ban - The Chinese-owned video app formalized commitments from the software giant Oracle and two investment firms as part of a deal to keep TikTok operating in the United States.
- Commerce secretary predicts 'extraordinary year' ahead as inflation drops to 2.7% in November - Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says the drop in inflation to 2.7% shows White House policies are working, even as consumer confidence remains low.
- Florida executes man convicted of killing airman and girlfriend in 1987 home invasion - Florida executes Frank Walls for double murder conviction, marking the state's record 19th execution this year - more than any other state.
- Former Alabama football star AJ McCarron ends statewide political bid to take UFL head coaching role - Skip Holtz stepped down after a four-year run coaching the UFL’s Birmingham Stallions. On Thursday, the team named three-time BCS champion AJ McCarron as the franchise's next coach.
- California Democratic candidate uses wrong photo for Rep. Jasmine Crockett congressional endorsement - California candidate Esther Kim-Varet's campaign used wrong photo for endorsement announcement, sparking racial controversy in competitive House race.
- Cardi B praises life in Saudi Arabia for cleanliness and lack of homelessness, unlike 'ghetto' America - Cardi B praised Saudi Arabia for its cleanliness and lack of homelessness while calling America "ghetto" and expressing declining feelings about her home country.