Trump “pardoned” Tina Peters today.
She’s still in a Colorado prison because presidents can’t pardon state crimes. He tried to indict Letitia James three times. A judge threw out the first case. Two grand juries refused the next two. The alleged fraud? $50 a month savings on her mortgage.
In Indiana, the Heritage Foundation posted the threat on X before deleting it: refuse to gerrymander and “all federal funding will be stripped. Roads will not be paved. Guard bases will close.” The lieutenant governor confirmed it publicly. Twenty-one Republicans voted no anyway.
Twenty more broke ranks in the House to restore union bargaining rights. People are choosing sides. And when the threat is explicit, they’re choosing defiance.
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Federal judge orders Trump administration to restore $3.6 billion in canceled FEMA disaster mitigation funding after 22 states sued, ruling Congress appropriated the money and "the government must follow the law."
Source: The Independent
December 11, 2025
Treasury sanctions three nephews of Maduro and his wife, including one removed from sanctions list in 2022 during Biden-era negotiations for democratic elections in Venezuela.
Source: Deutsche Welle
December 11, 2025
White House confirms seized Venezuelan oil tanker will go to U.S. port and administration "intends to seize the oil" after Trump said Wednesday "we keep it, I guess."
Source: CNBC
December 11, 2025
Senate rejects both Republican and Democratic plans to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies, leaving 24 million Americans facing sharp premium increases starting in January.
Source: PBS
December 11, 2025
Texas and Florida attorneys general sue FDA to restrict abortion pill mifepristone, challenging both the 2000 approval and a new generic version approved under Trump's own administration.
Source: The Guardian
December 11, 2025
Tallahassee votes 3-2 to sell golf course with unmarked graves of enslaved people for $1 million, days after finally installing memorial sign minted in 2021.
Source: WCTV Tallahassee
December 11, 2025
Trump signs executive order creating DOJ task force to challenge state AI laws and withhold broadband funding from states with regulations the administration dislikes.
Source: Roll Call
December 11, 2025
Interior Department orders national parks to review gift shops and remove items related to diversity, equity and inclusion by Dec. 19, part of effort to keep parks "neutral spaces."
Source: USA Today
December 11, 2025
Indiana lieutenant governor confirms Trump administration threatened to strip all federal funding from the state if legislature refused to eliminate Democratic congressional seats.
Source: Mediaite
December 11, 2025
Indiana Senate rejects Trump-backed mid-cycle redistricting 31-19 after 21 Republicans join Democrats to block elimination of two Democratic congressional seats.
Source: WNDU South Bend IN
December 11, 2025
Navy submits recommendations on punishing Senator Mark Kelly over "illegal orders" video to Pentagon lawyers, as Senate Armed Services chair says effort is "not appropriate."
Source: CNN
December 11, 2025
Speaker Johnson calls second strike on capsized drug boat "entirely appropriate" after viewing classified video, saying survivors were "able-bodied" and "attempting to recover" the narcotics.
Source: NPR
December 11, 2025
U.S. Forces Japan acknowledges "mistake" after video shows military police slamming American civilian to Okinawa pavement after he warned detaining him "would be an illegal act."
Source: Stars and Stripes
December 11, 2025
Federal judge orders immediate release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia after four months of detention, calling administration's threats to deport him to African countries where he has no ties "misrepresentation to the court."
Source: UPI
December 11, 2025
Trump claims to pardon Tina Peters for state election tampering conviction he has no constitutional authority over, as Colorado officials reject transfer and call it "a lawless act."
Source: KRDO Colorado Springs
December 11, 2025
Democrat confronts Homeland Security Secretary Noem with deported Army veteran on Zoom after she testified no veterans have been deported, then left hearing early for a meeting that was canceled.
Source: CBS News
December 11, 2025
House passes bill to restore collective bargaining rights for 600,000 federal workers after 20 Republicans join Democrats to bypass GOP leadership and rebuke Trump's March executive order.
Source: The Associated Press
December 11, 2025
House tables Trump impeachment resolution 237-140 after Democratic leaders vote "present," citing lack of investigative process despite articles referencing Trump's "punishable by DEATH" post about lawmakers.
Source: The Hill
December 11, 2025
GSA completed only 30% of DOGE-directed lease terminations after discovering closures would disrupt public services, as Musk says he "wouldn't do it over again."
Source: Federal News Network
December 11, 2025
Venezuelan Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado arrives in Oslo after U.S. helped her escape through 10 military checkpoints, first public appearance since January.
Source: BBC
December 11, 2025
Senator says FAA administrator failed to sell Republic Airways stake 150 days after promising to divest within 90, as stock nearly doubled following merger announcement.
Source: The Associated Press
December 11, 2025
Arkansas public television votes to disaffiliate from PBS after Corporation for Public Broadcasting lost federal funding this summer, projecting $6 million deficit by 2030 without separation.
Source: The Arkansas Advocate
December 11, 2025
Trump tells Congressional Ball guests new White House ballroom will be complete in 18 months, following demolition of historic East Wing that Democrats called a "vanity project."
Source: The Hill
December 11, 2025
Federal grand jury refuses for second time in seven days to indict New York Attorney General Letitia James, marking DOJ's third failed attempt to prosecute Trump's political target.
Source: NBC News
December 11, 2025