Politics Dec 12 Two Wisconsin congressional redistricting lawsuits may not resolve by 2026 midterms By Scott Bauer, Associated Press
Politics Dec 12 Sign language services ‘intrude’ on Trump’s ability to control his image, administration says The Trump administration is arguing that requiring real-time American Sign Language interpretation of events like White House press briefings “would severely intrude on the President’s prerogative to control the image he presents to the public," part of a lawsuit seeking… By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press
Politics Dec 12 Watch 7:25 Indiana Republican explains why he defied Trump and rejected congressional redistricting President Trump’s push to redraw congressional maps in Republicans' favor hit a major roadblock in Indiana Thursday when Indiana Republican state senators joined Democrats to vote against a plan that would likely have created two new Republican seats in the… By Lisa Desjardins, Doug Adams
Politics Dec 12 Watch 10:05 Brooks and Capehart on Trump’s recent series of setbacks New York Times columnist David Brooks and Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including how President Trump's string of seeming disappointments this week is raising some doubts about his grip on the… By Amna Nawaz, Jonah Anderson
Politics Dec 12 Preservationists sue Trump for ballroom project reviews and congressional approval The National Trust for Historic Preservation, a privately funded group, is asking the U.S. District Court to block Trump’s White House ballroom project, which already has involved razing the East Wing, until it goes through comprehensive design reviews, environmental assessments,… By Bill Barrow, Associated Press
Dec 12 WATCH: Trump signs executive order to override AI regulations by states By Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press/ Report for America President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday pressuring states not to regulate artificial intelligence. Continue reading
Dec 12 WATCH: Duffy threatens to withhold millions in highway funds from New York over flaws in immigrant commercial driver’s license system By Josh Funk, Associated Press New York routinely issues commercial driver's licenses to immigrants that may be valid long after they are legally authorized to be in the country, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Friday and he threatened to withhold $73 million in highway… Continue reading
Dec 12 Consumers aren’t having a very merry holiday season, AP-NORC poll finds By Josh Boak, Amelia Thomson-Deveaux, Associated Press Roughly half of Americans say it’s harder than usual to afford the things they want to give as holiday gifts, and similar numbers are delaying big purchases or cutting back on nonessential purchases more than they would normally. Continue reading
Dec 12 Danish intelligence report warns of U.S. military threat under Trump By Associated Press The United States is using its economic power to “assert its will" and threaten military force against friend and foe alike, a Danish intelligence agency said in a new report. Continue reading
Dec 12 Immigration officials can’t re-detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia without a hearing, federal judge orders By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press The order came as Abrego Garcia appeared at a scheduled appointment at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office roughly 14 hours after he walked out of immigration detention facility in Pennsylvania. Continue reading