What to know about the massive defense bill that seeks release of boat strike videos and more The House is expected to vote this week on a bill authorizing $900 billion for military programs The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2025
Mexican President Sheinbaum Says She Expects To Reach Agreement With Trump Over Water Payments Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said she expects to reach an agreement with the Trump administration over water payments after the latter threatened to impose a 5% tariff if Mexico doesn't meet its obligations. Latin Times · Dec 9, 2025
Trump's Next Tariff Moves Could Make Or Break The US Economy In 2026 Tariffs aren't exactly top of mind for most Americans during the Christmas holidays, but as 2026 approaches, a few trade decisions from President Donald Trump could end up steering everything from the U.S. economy to your portfolio. Benzinga · Dec 9, 2025
US oil industry doesn’t see profit in Trump’s ‘pro-petroleum’ moves As the Trump administration makes announcement after announcement about its efforts to promote the U.S. fossil fuel industry, the industry isn’t exactly jumping at new opportunities. The Conversation · Dec 9, 2025
Green Card Applicants Warned: Trump Policy Change Cuts Work Permit Validity to 18 Months Green card applicants face new 18-month work permit limits after a Trump policy change, prompting warnings over delays, higher fees and employment risks. International Business Times UK · Dec 9, 2025
Trump Admin Announces $5,000 Fee for Anyone Caught Crossing Illegally, Including Asylum Seekers The Trump administration has introduced a new $5,000 "apprehension fee" for migrants caught crossing the U.S. border between official ports of entry. Latin Times · Dec 8, 2025
Cuban Regime 'Elements' Reportedly Reached Out To Trump Admin To Discuss What Venezuela Would Look Like Without Maduro "Elements" within the Cuban regime have reached out to the Trump administration to discuss what the region would look like if Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro were to leave power, according to a new report. Latin Times · Dec 8, 2025
Washington Post: "Trump's Attack on DEI May Hurt College Men, Particularly White Men" Yet the facts in the article would equally have supported the headline, "Elite Private Colleges Apparently Hurt College-Bound Women, Trump May Stop That." Reason · Dec 8, 2025
Maduro Reportedly Believes He Can Wait Out Trump's Pressure Campaign And Continue Ruling Venezuela Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro is refusing to relinquish power in the country, confident he can wait out the Trump administration's pressure campaign, according to a new report. Latin Times · Dec 8, 2025
US 2026 Defence Bill Hits $901B—Nearly 10X Larger Than Health Budget US lawmakers have proposed a $901 billion defense bill focused on military strength and ideological issues, while the Biden-era health budget faces significant cuts, highlighting contrasting national priorities. International Business Times UK · Dec 8, 2025
Trump news at a glance: Key Republican backs release of video of strike on alleged drug boat Democrats are pushing the Trump administration to release the video of a second strike on the drug boat which was incapacitated in the Caribbean. Key US politics stories from 7 December 2025 The Guardian - US · Dec 8, 2025
Colombian President Petro Claims Trump Admin Is 'Allied' With 'Narcos' As Clashes Over Military Campaign Mount Colombian President Gustavo Petro again slammed the Trump administration over its military campaign in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific, as well as the pardon of former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez. Latin Times · Dec 7, 2025
Trump rages at Democrats ‘destroying’ Charlotte after another person is stabbed on light rail system The Trump administration sent Border Patrol agents to the city last month The Independent UK · Dec 6, 2025
4 Ways the Trump Administration Can Impact Your Real Estate Investments in the Next 3 Years Housing prices remain near record highs. Here's how the Trump administration can have an impact on real estate investment. GOBankingRates · Dec 6, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Dec 6, 2025 EU says US ‘still our biggest ally’ despite release of policy paper supporting Europe’s far-right – as it happened The Trump administration released a policy paper on Friday that made explicit Washington’s support for Europe’s nationalist far-right parties
The Guardian - US · Dec 6, 2025 Trump news at a glance: list of countries under US travel ban set to grow US Department of Homeland Security secretary Kristi Noem says list will expand to more than 30 countries
The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2025 Federal judge appears skeptical of Trump's ongoing command of California National Guard troops A federal judge has questioned the Trump administration’s authority and need to maintain command of California National Guard troops it first deployed to Los Angeles in June following violent protests
The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2025 Venezuela-US timeline: How Trump ramped up pressure on Caracas before airstrikes and Maduro capture More than 100 people killed in US military strikes targeting small boats in the Caribbean in 2025
Reason · Dec 5, 2025 Supreme Court Agrees to Consider Birthright Citizenship (This Time for Real) The justices grant certiorari before judgment in one of the two cases challenging the Trump Administration's attempt to narrow birthright citizenship via executive order.
Latin Times · Dec 5, 2025 Rand Paul Takes Aim At Marco Rubio, Claims He Is 'Secretly Pushing For Regime Change In Venezuela' Republican Sen. Rand Paul took aim at Secretary of State Marco Rubio as he continues criticizing the Trump administration over its military pressure campaign against Venezuela.
The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2025 Trump warns of threat to western ‘civilization’ from mass migration in new security plan: ‘Destabilizing population flows’ The Trump Administration’s national security plan blames migration into Europe for everything from censorship to low birthrates
GOBankingRates · Dec 5, 2025 6 Ways Trump’s Closing This Major Consumer Advocacy Agency Could Impact Your Finances Trump shuttering the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau could have a potentially significant effect on the finances of average Americans.
Benzinga · Dec 5, 2025 US Lawmakers Push Bill To Stop Trump From Easing China's Access To Next-Gen Nvidia, AMD AI Chips U.S. lawmakers introduced legislation Thursday aimed at blocking the Trump administration from granting China broader access to advanced artificial intelligence chips.
Roll Call · Dec 5, 2025 Firefighting plan that tripped up spending package back on track - Roll Call A dispute over a Trump administration plan to consolidate federal firefighting operations may be close to resolution.
The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2025 White House fails to rule out ICE raids in and around World Cup stadiums ahead of draw The 2026 World Cup draw is taking place on December 5 and will determine the initial schedule for next year’s competition