Trump Stands Firm on Criticism of Walz’s Immigration Failures
President Trump, aboard Air Force One on November 30, 2025, reaffirmed his assessment of Minnesota Governor Tim Walz’s leadership on immigration, responding to questions about his Thanksgiving social media post where he described Walz as “seriously retarded” amid concerns over Somali refugee resettlement and related crime in the state, stating unequivocally, “Yeah, I think there’s something wrong with him, absolutely, sure,” and elaborating that “anybody that would allow those people into a state and pay billions of dollars out to Somalia… it’s not even a country because it doesn’t function like a country.” Trump’s remarks highlighted longstanding issues of fraud, gang activity, and social dysfunction in Minneapolis, attributing them to Walz’s policies alongside federal aid to Somalia totaling billions, while Walz countered by labeling the rhetoric “damaging” and calling for Trump to release recent MRI results, claiming it normalizes “hateful behavior” toward Minnesota’s Somali community; Trump dismissed the demand, noting he aced a cognitive test and that the scan was “absolutely perfect.”
Sources: The Post Millennial, The Daily Wire
Minnesota DHS Whistleblowers Warned Harris of Walz’s Fraud Cover-Up
Minnesota Department of Human Services employees, representing over 400 state workers, disclosed on December 1, that they had repeatedly notified then-presidential candidate Kamala Harris and the Democrat National Committee about Governor Tim Walz’s role in enabling widespread fraud schemes, particularly within the state’s Somali community, where phantom companies billed millions for undelivered social services like Medicaid autism care and child nutrition programs such as Feeding Our Future, which federal prosecutors identified as the nation’s largest pandemic-related fraud exceeding $250 million. The whistleblowers asserted that despite early alerts to Walz hoping for collaborative action, the governor instead orchestrated retaliation against them through surveillance, threats, suppression, and efforts to discredit their reports, while appointing officials like former Commissioners Jodi Harpstead and others who failed to enforce oversight, leading to unaddressed systemic failures that diverted taxpayer funds to luxury goods, overseas real estate, and even terrorist-linked entities like Al-Shabaab. This pattern of incompetence and evasion of accountability under Walz’s administration, including minimized responses to pre-pandemic red flags documented by the Minnesota Office of the Legislative Auditor, underscores a governance breakdown that persisted despite public warnings, with the employees questioning whether Harris overlooked these red flags in a manner akin to her running mate, as mainstream media coverage remained notably subdued amid the unfolding scandal.
Sources: Legal Insurrection, Breitbart
Supreme Court Weighs Deference to Immigration Judges in Asylum Rulings
The Supreme Court on December 1, delved into oral arguments over whether federal circuit courts should defer to immigration judges’ factual findings in asylum cases, as exemplified by Urias-Orellana v. Bondi involving a Salvadoran family denied protection despite cartel threats. Assistant Solicitor General Joshua Dos Santos urged the justices to uphold congressional intent for executive branch expertise in assessing persecution risks, arguing that circuit courts lack the specialized knowledge to second-guess these determinations and that such deference ensures uniformity in immigration proceedings amid rising claims at the border. Representing the family, Nicholas Rosellini contended that appeals courts are equipped to review these matters without undue restraint, while Justice Elena Kagan highlighted textual ambiguities in the law despite historical precedents favoring agency leeway. With roughly half the circuits already applying deference and immigration courts typically stricter than their judicial counterparts, the outcome could streamline deportations by limiting appeals or expand scrutiny, affecting how threats are evaluated across varied national contexts.
Sources: The Washington Times, SCOTUS Blog
Indiana House Advances Draft Congressional Map Strengthening Republican Hold on Key Districts
Indiana House Republicans released a draft redrawn congressional map on December 1, that strategically adjusts boundaries to provide the GOP with a competitive edge in all nine of the state’s districts, potentially securing two additional House seats amid President Trump’s national push for mid-cycle redistricting to bolster conservative representation ahead of the 2026 midterms. The proposal targets the two Democratic-held seats in the 1st District, represented by Rep. Frank Mrvan, and the 7th District, represented by Rep. André Carson, by diluting urban Democratic strength in Indianapolis—splitting the city across four districts that extend into rural Republican strongholds—while pairing northern Indiana’s Republican counties with Democrat-leaning cities like East Chicago and Gary to flip the 1st District. This move follows weeks of internal GOP deliberations and external pressure from Trump, including White House meetings and public calls for primary challenges against resistant legislators, reversing earlier Senate hesitancy over insufficient votes and concerns about legal challenges. House Speaker Todd Huston announced the session’s focus on this legislative priority, aligning with similar efforts in states like Texas and North Carolina to counter Democratic advantages elsewhere and maintain the Republican House majority, where Democrats need only three flips to regain control.
Sources: The Washington Examiner. AP News
White House Confirms Trump’s MRI Reveals Excellent Health Amid Media Scrutiny
The White House on December 1, released a physician’s memo detailing President Donald Trump’s MRI scan from October 10, 2025, at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, confirming perfectly normal cardiovascular and abdominal imaging with no evidence of arterial narrowing, inflammation, clotting, or organ abnormalities, underscoring the 79-year-old leader’s excellent overall health as part of a routine executive physical. U.S. Navy Captain Sean Barbabella, Trump’s physician, emphasized that the heart chambers are normal in size, vessel walls smooth and healthy, and all major organs well-perfused and functioning within limits, addressing weeks of questions from reporters aboard Air Force One where Trump pledged transparency, quipping the results were “perfect” like his impeached phone call and noting he aced a recent cognitive test. This disclosure follows earlier diagnoses of benign chronic venous insufficiency causing leg swelling, alongside media reports on adjusted event schedules and reduced White House appearances, which the administration attributes to standard operational adjustments rather than fatigue, with Trump dismissing such coverage as hit pieces from biased outlets.
Appeals Court Upholds Disqualification of Alina Habba as New Jersey U.S. Attorney
In a unanimous decision on December 1, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed a lower federal court’s ruling disqualifying Alina Habba from serving as Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, citing violations of the Federal Vacancies Reform Act that bar her from assuming the role after her initial 120-day temporary appointment expired in July 2025. The panel, comprising judges appointed by Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama, emphasized that only the first assistant in place at the time of the vacancy can automatically assume duties, and Habba’s nomination for the permanent position triggered a statutory prohibition against her acting in the interim capacity, potentially rendering her prior actions void. This followed a series of maneuvers by the Trump administration, including the removal of a court-appointed deputy by Attorney General Pam Bondi to reinstall Habba, amid challenges from criminal defendants who argued the appointment was unconstitutional and disrupted office stability. Judge D. Michael Fisher, writing for the court, noted the critical role of U.S. Attorneys’ offices in federal governance and the need for clarity amid administrative frustrations with Senate confirmation hurdles in Democratic-leaning states like New Jersey, where Habba, a former personal attorney to President Trump, had pursued high-profile cases against Democratic officials.
Sources: The Daily Caller, NewsMax
Marxist-Progressive Youth Activists Challenge Democratic Gerontocracy
In the wake of President Trump’s 2024 victory over Kamala Harris, a burgeoning far-left Marxist-Progressive youth movement within the Democrat Party is aggressively targeting senior leaders like Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, viewing them as out-of-touch relics obstructing a socialist revolution, as evidenced by a Data for Progress poll showing over half of likely Democrat voters favoring socialist-aligned politicians and a Wall Street Journal survey indicating 63% of voters hold an unfavorable opinion of the party. Groups such as Justice Democrats, under executive director Alexandra Rojas, are mobilizing to elect young progressives including members of the “Squad” like Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Summer Lee, and Greg Casar, while the recent election of democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani as New York’s next mayor—backed by 75% of voters aged 18-29—exemplifies this generational seizure of power, with strategist David Dix declaring, “Batons are never passed, they’re taken.” Unlike Republicans, who have effectively engaged Millennials and Gen Z through organizations like Turning Point USA, Democrats have faltered in grooming successors, relying instead on celebrity endorsements at the 2024 convention from figures like Stevie Wonder and John Legend, amid calls for term limits following President Biden’s failed reelection bid at age 81 due to mental fitness concerns, as former aide Jim Manley admitted the party did a poor job of developing up-and-coming leaders, and Run for Something co-founder Amanda Litman noted competitive primaries only surge when incumbents retire or die, underscoring the gerontocracy’s grip.
Sources: FOX News, The Washington Times
Left-Wing Dark Money Funds Climate Suits Against Oil and Judicial Training for Involved Judges
The New Venture Fund, a prominent left-leaning philanthropic entity managed by Arabella Advisors, directed $2.3 million last year to Sher Edling LLP, a San Francisco law firm retained by Democrat prosecutors in nine states and over a dozen cities—representing a quarter of the U.S. population—to litigate against major oil companies like ExxonMobil, Shell, Chevron, and BP, alleging deception on fossil fuel impacts and liability for weather-related damages, with total funding to the firm exceeding $16 million since 2021. Concurrently, the fund allocated $1.3 million to the Environmental Law Institute, which conducts training seminars for judges on climate change litigation, including sessions attended by Hawaii Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald amid his oversight of a Sher Edling-filed Honolulu case against oil firms that advanced in late 2023. The institute’s curriculum, developed with Sher Edling input from attorneys like Michael Burger and former associate Meredith Wilensky, emphasizes fossil fuel contributions to atmospheric greenhouse gases and strategies for prosecutorial success in such cases, reaching over 2,000 judges though participant lists remain undisclosed, while critics including Sen. Ted Cruz have flagged potential conflicts in this overlap of funding streams.
Sources: The Washington Free Beacon, The Daily Wire
Breakthrough Harnesses Newberry Volcano for American Energy Independence
A pioneering geothermal engineering advancement at Newberry Volcano, the largest in the Cascade Range and designated a high-threat site by the U.S. Geological Survey, marks a significant step toward bolstering domestic energy production through innovative closed-loop superhot rock technology. Start-up Mazama Energy has achieved a record bottomhole temperature of 629 degrees Fahrenheit in its pilot facility near Bend, Oregon, by drilling over two miles deep and injecting water into superheated dry rock to create supercritical steam that drives turbines, potentially yielding five to ten times more energy efficiency than conventional geothermal operations while recirculating water to minimize environmental impact. This closed-loop system, drawing on fracking-inspired techniques, positions the project to deliver baseload carbon-free electricity to local homes and businesses by late 2026 at costs under five cents per kilowatt-hour, with the International Energy Agency projecting that such superhot rock innovations could supply up to eight percent of global electricity by 2050 and theoretically generate 150 times current worldwide demand across 20 percent of U.S. landmass. Amid rising power needs from artificial intelligence and manufacturing, this development underscores geothermal’s reliability as a dispatchable resource, managed risks including induced seismicity through advanced monitoring, and supports energy security without reliance on intermittent renewables or foreign imports.
Sources: Central Oregon Daily News, Popular Mechanics
Portland’s Annual Tree Lighting Erases Christmas Heritage in Favor of Activist Chants
In Portland, Oregon, the 41st annual tree lighting ceremony unfolded on November 28, 2025, at Pioneer Courthouse Square without a single utterance of “Christmas,” as organizers and local media outlets such as Oregon Live steadfastly labeled the 75-foot evergreen adorned with 10,000 lights merely a “holiday tree” or “the tree,” continuing a pattern of sidelining the event’s longstanding Christian roots. The proceedings commenced with a representative from the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs acknowledging Native American Heritage Day, followed by a woman cloaked in a Palestinian flag who seized the stage to decry global “genocides” and rally the crowd in repetitive chants of “Free, free Palestine,” an insertion that persisted for nearly an hour before Mayor Keith Wilson finally addressed attendees, introduced Santa Claus, and illuminated the display. Public backlash erupted swiftly on social media, with residents like David Medina decrying the omission as evidence of institutional disdain for Christian traditions and vowing to reclaim the fixture as the “Portland Christmas Tree,” while commentator Wayne Allyn Root lambasted the spectacle as emblematic of Portland’s “mentally-ill woke” ethos that exploits holiday gatherings for unrelated political lectures. This development underscores broader tensions in public observances where traditional observances yield to contemporary activist expressions, drawing sharp rebukes from observers who view it as an erosion of communal heritage.
Sources: The Gateway Pundit, FOX News
National Teacher Union Pushes Gender Ideology Training Over Core Education Needs
The National Education Association, representing over three million educators as the nation’s largest teachers union, has scheduled a December 2-4, 2025, workshop titled “Advancing LGBTQ+ Justice and Transgender Advocacy” within its Focus Academy program, equipping participants with strategies to dismantle systems of privilege and oppression affecting LGBTQ+ educators and students, including tools to counter implicit bias, microaggressions, and stereotypes through race, class, and gender narratives. Materials obtained by Parents Defending Education, a national group focused on transparency in schooling, reveal instructions for pluralizing gender terminology—replacing “gender” with “genders” to foster expansive attitudes—mandatory use of preferred pronouns on email signatures, ID badges, and forms, along with promotion of pronoun pins and gender transition guides for school staff, such as sample emails announcing transitions and workplace support plans. The handouts portray Republican opponents and parent advocates as “villains” deploying “racist dog whistles” and “transphobic tropes” to incite fear, urging educators to mobilize progressive bases and develop counter-narratives of equity while navigating scrutiny from parents and administrators. Union disclosures indicate the NEA allocated more than $43 million between 2022 and 2024 to left-leaning political causes, amid ongoing national concerns over declining student proficiency rates, with two-thirds of students below grade level in reading and rising absenteeism, highlighting a shift from academic priorities to ideological advocacy.
Sources: The Epoch Times, The Washington Examiner
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The United States Reasserts G20 Command with Focus on Economic Fundamentals
The United States formally assumed the rotating presidency of the G20 on December 1, following the conclusion of South Africa’s hosting tenure, with the State Department announcing a deliberate shift toward the forum’s foundational objectives of fostering economic growth, financial stability, and international development amid criticisms that prior agendas had strayed into extraneous areas such as climate finance and social equity initiatives. President Donald Trump’s administration, which boycotted the November 22-23, 2025, G20 summit in Johannesburg over unresolved concerns regarding South African policies toward its white minority farmers, outlined priorities centered on three pillars: reducing regulatory overreach to unleash prosperity, securing affordable energy supply chains, and advancing technological innovations, as detailed in the official statement. The 2026 leaders’ summit is slated for Miami at a Trump-owned golf resort, with plans to streamline operations by limiting activities to the leaders’ track and financial discussions, eliminating ministerial meetings on non-core topics like health, energy transitions, and environmental issues to enhance efficiency and results-oriented outcomes. This recalibration aligns with broader U.S. efforts to prioritize tangible economic deliverables over expansive multilateral rhetoric, building on the G20’s historical role in post-2008 crisis responses and debt relief mechanisms, while ensuring continuity on pressing matters like debt sustainability for developing nations and job expansion.
Sources: The Epoch Times, Reuters
NATO Weighs Preemptive Measures Against Russia’s Escalating Hybrid Threats
Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, chairman of NATO’s Military Committee, has indicated that the alliance is examining proactive strategies, including potential preemptive strikes on Russian targets, to counter Moscow’s intensifying hybrid warfare tactics such as cyberattacks, sabotage operations, and airspace violations across Europe, which impose asymmetric costs on Western defenses. Drawing from an interview, Dragone emphasized shifting from reactive postures to more aggressive responses in domains like cyber operations, stating, “Being more aggressive compared with the [aggressiveness] of our counterpart could be an option,” while a Baltic diplomat underscored the need for inventive countermeasures to deter further Russian provocations that exploit alliance vulnerabilities. This comes amid documented increases in Russian-backed incidents, including drone incursions and covert actions linked to the Ukraine conflict, prompting Kremlin spokesperson Maria Zakharova to decry the remarks as an “extremely irresponsible step” signaling escalation readiness. Historical patterns of Western covert operations against Russia have contributed to the current tensions, highlighting the imperative for NATO to bolster unity and deterrence without inviting broader confrontation.
Trump Rejects Secondary Strikes on Drug Vessels in Defense of Border Security Campaign
President Trump has firmly opposed any secondary follow-up military strikes on alleged drug-smuggling vessels in the Caribbean, emphasizing that initial lethal actions against narco-terrorist boats carrying fentanyl and other deadly narcotics into the United States were sufficient and effective in curbing the border crisis that claims thousands of American lives annually. In remarks aboard Air Force One on November 30, 2025, Trump expressed full confidence in War Secretary Pete Hegseth, aligning with the Department of War’s denial of reports from The Washington Post alleging Hegseth ordered a second strike on September 2 to eliminate two survivors from an initial attack on a Venezuelan-linked boat, stating, “No. 1, I don’t know that that [second strike] happened, and Pete said he didn’t even know what people were talking about,” while adding, “We’ll look into it, but no I wouldn’t have wanted that, a second strike. The first strike was very lethal. It was fine.” This stance comes amid bipartisan congressional inquiries into the broader campaign, which has neutralized over 20 such vessels since September and resulted in more than 80 confirmed narco-trafficker casualties, as lawmakers demand transparency on operational legality without halting the administration’s aggressive enforcement against cartel operations poisoning communities nationwide. Hegseth maintains all strikes comply with U.S. and international law, underscoring the imperative to dismantle smuggling networks fueling America’s opioid epidemic.
Sources: The Washington Examiner, FOX News
Iran Seizes Eswatini-Flagged Tanker in Strait of Hormuz Over Fuel Smuggling
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps intercepted and captured an Eswatini-flagged tanker carrying 350,000 liters of smuggled fuel in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, towing the vessel to Bushehr with its 13 crew members from a neighboring country and India aboard, as reported by state media and confirmed in a series of maritime enforcement actions amid Tehran’s ongoing crackdown on illegal fuel transport through the vital waterway that handles one-fifth of global oil trade. This marks the second such seizure in recent weeks, following the November interdiction of a Marshall Islands-flagged tanker loaded with unauthorized cargo, heightening tensions in the Persian Gulf where Iran faces reinstated United Nations sanctions from September after the collapse of nuclear negotiations and Omani-mediated talks with the United States in June, while Eswatini authorities denied any affiliation with the ship and rejected ties to maritime crime.
Sources: ZeroHedge, The National News
Trump-Backed Conservative Clings to Narrow Lead in Honduras Election Amid Ruling Leftists’ Rout
Honduras held its presidential election on November 30, 2025, with preliminary results showing Nasry Asfura of the conservative National Party maintaining a razor-thin advantage over Salvador Nasralla of the Liberal Party, as the ruling leftist Liberty and Refoundation (LIBRE) party suffered a decisive setback under less than 20 percent support for candidate Rixi Moncada; with over 55 percent of votes tallied, Asfura’s lead stood at a mere 0.22 percentage points, prompting the National Electoral Council to urge patience amid technical glitches and preemptive fraud claims from all sides that echo the disputed 2017 vote. The contest unfolded against a backdrop of entrenched poverty, drug trafficking routes fueling violence, and migration pressures that sent remittances equivalent to 27 percent of GDP from the United States last year, while President Trump’s explicit endorsement of Asfura—coupled with threats to withhold aid and a promised pardon for imprisoned ex-President Juan Orlando Hernández—highlighted shifting regional dynamics as Honduras weighs ties with Washington over recent overtures to China. Asfura, the 67-year-old former Tegucigalpa mayor campaigning as a steady “grandad” figure, positioned his platform against leftist policies blamed for eroding stability, though final certification may stretch days in the nation’s volatile political history.