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US NewsDecember 9, 2025

Border Patrol Enforces $5,000 Apprehension Fee on Illegal Immigrants Entering Without Inspection

By Tommy Flynn

U.S. Border Patrol Chief Michael Banks announced on December 5, 2025, that illegal immigrants ages 14 and older apprehended for entering the United States without inspection will face a $5,000 apprehension fee under 8 U.S.C. §1815. The policy, effective immediately, applies...

Charlie Kirk speaks at the 2025 Student Action Summit at the Tampa Convention Center in Tampa, Fla., July 13, 2025
US NewsDecember 8, 2025

After Kirk assasination, students less comfortable with ‘controversial’ events on campus

By Tate Miller

(The Center Square) – Following the assassination of Charlie Kirk, half of the nation’s college students report feeling less comfortable attending controversial public events on campus and nearly half are less comfortable voicing opinions on controversial subjects in class....

U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri attends the Turning Point Action Conference in West Palm Beach, Fla., July 16, 2023
PoliticsDecember 8, 2025

Republicans divided over how to address rising health care costs

By Thérèse Boudreaux

(The Center Square) – The U.S. Senate will hold a doomed vote next week on Democrats’ bill to extend the enhanced Obamacare subsidies for three more years. Senate Republicans, meanwhile, have not decided on an alternative health care bill, despite millions of Americans’...

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US NewsDecember 8, 2025

Everyday Economics: The case for a December rate cut

By Orphe Divounguy

Tariffs, tired demand, and a fragile labor market

Gwynne Wilcox of the NLRB on the left, Cathy Harris of the MSPB on the right.
PoliticsDecember 7, 2025

Appeals Court Upholds President Trump's Authority to Remove Leaders from Key Federal Agencies

By Tommy Flynn

The ruling aligns with a May 2025 Supreme Court order staying lower court reinstatements of Harris and Wilcox, where Chief Justice John Roberts noted the agencies' executive roles likely render removal restrictions unconstitutional.

Tim Walz speaks at the Climate Solutions Grant in 2024
US NewsDecember 7, 2025

Minnesota's $1 Billion Somali Welfare Fraud Scandal: Billions Stolen From Taxpayers Through Systematic Fraud

By Tommy Flynn

Federal prosecutors in Minnesota have uncovered a sprawling fraud scheme that siphoned more than $1 billion from taxpayer-funded programs intended to feed children during the COVID-19 pandemic, with the vast majority of the theft linked to individuals from the state's Somali...

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US NewsDecember 7, 2025

Trump Signs Executive Order Launching Task Forces to Combat Food Price Fixing and Foreign Influence

By Tommy Flynn

President Donald Trump on December 6, 2025, directing the Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission to establish dedicated task forces to investigate price fixing, anti-competitive practices, and foreign control in the U.S. food supply chain. Titled "Addressing Security...

Rep. Adelita Grijalva obstructing ICE agents.
US NewsDecember 6, 2025

Arizona Rep. Grijalva Falsley Claims She Was Pepper Sprayed During ICE Raid. Her Own Video Shows That Isn't True.

By Tommy Flynn

The incident, captured on video by Grijalva and her staff, occurred outside Taco Giro, a westside restaurant, as roughly 40 ICE agents executed warrants related to immigration and tax violations in a years-long investigation targeting multiple Tucson establishments.

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ImmigrationDecember 6, 2025

Supreme Court to Hear Trump's Challenge to Birthright Citizenship

By Tommy Flynn

Trump's executive order, issued on his first day back in office, directs federal agencies to interpret "subject to the jurisdiction thereof" in the 14th Amendment as excluding children born to undocumented parents or those on temporary visas.

Judge Rodney Smith on left, Epstein on right.
US NewsDecember 6, 2025

Florida Judge Orders Unsealing of Epstein Grand Jury Transcripts in Landmark Ruling

By RWTNews Staff

The ruling paves the way for the release of these documents within weeks, further expanding access to Epstein-related records amid growing demands for accountability in the financier's case.

J6 Pipe Bomber on surveillance video on left, Brian Cole mugshot on right.
US NewsDecember 5, 2025

FBI Arrests Suspect in 2021 D.C. Pipe Bomb Case After Years of Stalled Investigation

By Tommy Flynn

Cole, who has no prior criminal record, was taken into custody without incident and appeared in court via video that afternoon, where Magistrate Judge Robin Meriweather ordered him detained pending a preliminary hearing on December 11.

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PoliticsDecember 5, 2025

In a Big Win for Republicans, Supreme Court Reinstates Texas' Redrawn Congressional Map for 2026 Midterms

By RWTNews Staff

The Supreme Court's stay extends Alito's November 21 hold indefinitely, directing responses from challengers by November 24. Full briefing could lead to oral arguments in January 2026, with a decision by March—after Texas' March 3 primaries but before November generals.