Trump launches Manhattan Project-scale AI initiative opening vast federal data troves about Americans to private AI companies including OpenAI, Google, and Palantir.
Trump orders re-vetting of 233,000 Biden-era refugees already cleared through multi-year process, halts permanent residence applications while favoring white Afrikaners.
US designates Venezuelan cartel as terrorist organization, opening door to new pressure after boat strikes killed 80+ people and Trump weighs land invasion.
Congressional Republicans reject Trump’s health care plan before release, forcing White House to delay proposal after lawmakers learned framework from social media.
Pentagon investigates Sen. Kelly for telling troops they can refuse illegal orders, threatens court-martial after Trump called for his execution.
Judge dismisses Trump’s prosecutions of Comey and Letitia James, ruling interim prosecutor’s appointment invalid after career prosecutors refused to bring charges.
White House to propose two-year Obamacare subsidy extension with income caps at 700% of poverty level and minimum premium payments as credits expire next month.
G20 nations representing three-quarters of world population release joint declaration despite U.S. boycott, as Carney says global economic center of gravity is shifting.
U.S. threatens complete Ukraine aid cutoff including air defense missiles if Kyiv rejects 28-point peace plan that Rubio said was drafted with Kremlin input.
DOGE quietly disbanded with eight months left on charter after Musk claimed $214 billion in savings while researchers estimate 600,000 deaths from USAID cuts alone.
Trump revives Chicago crackdown calls after shooting kills 14-year-old, days after Pentagon withdrew some National Guard troops sent under Operation Midway Blitz.
FBI Director Kash Patel assigns Nashville SWAT team members to protect his country singer girlfriend who lives in a different city, drawing criticism for abuse of resources.
D.C. U.S. Attorney Pirro wins ruling allowing local grand jury indictments after federal grand juries reject charges, a precedent extending to sedition and treason.
Trump pardons nursing home magnate three months into sentence for $38 million fraud after convict paid $960,000 to lobbyists previously convicted of voter suppression.
International airlines from Europe and Latin America suspend Venezuela flights after FAA warns of military activity as U.S. attacks have killed 83 since September.
U.S. prepares Venezuela operations including covert action and potential Maduro overthrow despite human rights groups condemning illegal extrajudicial killings and allies raising international law concerns.
Trump posts late Saturday night all-caps demand that 6 Democratic lawmakers with military and CIA service “SHOULD BE IN JAIL” for video telling service members they can refuse illegal orders, repeating sedition claim he said is “punishable by DEATH.”
Comey seeks dismissal after prosecutors admit full grand jury never reviewed final indictment that dropped rejected count, signed days before 5-year statute of limitations expired despite DOJ attempting to walk back admission.
Pentagon urges House investigation of Rep. Eugene Vindman for allegedly consulting for Ukraine without approval, days after he led effort demanding Trump-MBS call transcript about Khashoggi.
Bondi files to unseal Epstein grand jury transcripts in Florida after New York denial, citing Transparency Act passed by Congress days after claiming “new information” reversed case closure.
Trump denies Chicago disaster aid for two summer storms with damage assessments that historically mean approval, two weeks after saying Illinois officials “should be in jail.”
Trump enlists Jack Nicklaus to redesign Joint Base Andrews golf courses without disclosing financing despite business ties to Nicklaus-designed courses Trump owns and rarely using the military facility.
Trump says peace plan requiring territorial concessions to Russia and NATO membership ban isn’t his “final offer,” 5 days before deadline he set despite Republican and European criticism.
Haiti qualifies for World Cup for first time since 1974, but Trump’s travel ban bars fans from attending games the U.S. is co-hosting.
FAA warns airlines of “potentially hazardous situation” flying over Venezuela as U.S. military buildup in region includes Navy’s largest aircraft carrier, eight warships, F-35s.
Trump’s budget bill classifies chiropractic and theology as “professional degrees” eligible for $200,000 student loans but excludes nursing, nurse practitioners and physician assistants.
Bomb threat prompts police search at Sen. Elissa Slotkin’s home days after Trump accused her of sedition “punishable by death” for urging military to refuse illegal orders.
RFK Jr. says he personally ordered CDC to change website language on vaccines and autism, breaking pledge to Senate committee chairman who endorsed his confirmation.
Coast Guard restores “hate symbols” language for swastikas and nooses after public outcry, but new policy still weakens investigation requirements and eliminates transgender references.
Federal judge blocks IRS from sharing taxpayer addresses with ICE, rules data pact violated post-Watergate privacy laws and was “arbitrary and capricious.”
Costa Rica says it will still accept Kilmar Abrego Garcia, directly contradicting ICE official who testified under oath this week that the country was “not an option.”
North Dakota Supreme Court upholds abortion ban despite 3 of 5 justices finding it unconstitutional; state’s supermajority rule required 4 votes to strike law.
Trump announces he is ending Temporary Protected Status for Somalis in Minnesota, claims without evidence that “Somali gangs are terrorizing” the state.
Justice Alito pauses ruling that struck down Texas’ “Big Beautiful Map” as racial gerrymandering; AG Paxton says it was designed “solely to secure more Republican seats.”
NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, 34-year-old democratic socialist, meets Trump in Oval Office one day after president called him a “communist,” leaves with pledge of cooperation.
Federal judge issues 233-page ruling finding Border Patrol commander was ‘outright lying’ about Chicago deportation operation, documents 76 use-of-force incidents.
Trump administration gives Ukraine one week to accept peace framework ceding parts of eastern Ukraine to Russia or risk losing U.S. military and intelligence support.
Former Trump ally Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene announces January resignation days after Trump withdrew endorsement, called her a “disgrace” over Epstein files criticism.
Federal judge dismisses last Midway Blitz case after grand juries refuse indictments in at least three prosecutions, calling charges “unusual and possibly unprecedented.
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee met with convicted spy Jonathan Pollard, who served nearly 30 years for giving Israel classified documents in the 1980s.
HHS appointees change CDC website to claim vaccine-autism link is unproven, overruling agency scientists after 40 studies of 5.6 million people found no link.
CFPB to furlough workforce on December 31 and transfer cases to Justice Department after Trump cuts Federal Reserve funding, latest attempt to close consumer protection bureau.
Louisiana allows government officials to sue citizens who don’t remove officials’ personal information from internet within 72 hours, facing 90 days in jail.
Trump and Vance excluded from Dick Cheney funeral where Biden, Harris, Pence, Gore, and Quayle attended, after Cheney called Trump “greatest threat to our republic.”
White House defends Trump calling reporter “piggy” for asking about Epstein as “frankness,” saying he gets frustrated when reporters “lie about him.”
State Department instructs embassies to classify DEI policies, abortion subsidies, and hate speech laws as human rights violations in annual global report.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott designates Muslim civil rights group CAIR as terrorist organization and orders criminal investigations, prompting federal lawsuit over First Amendment violations.
Trump demands ABC fire Jimmy Kimmel after late-night host jokes about Epstein files Trump signed to release, calling comedian a “bum” with “no talent.”
Federal judge rules Trump’s 2,000-soldier Washington deployment illegal, saying president lacks authority to dispatch National Guard for crime deterrence despite violence claims.
White House calls South African President Cyril Ramaphosa “running his mouth” for saying US reversed G20 boycott, though US is sending ambassador for ceremonial role.
