News for December 12, 2025

Massachusetts Trooper Rassan Charles helped rescue a man in crisis on the Tobin Bridge after nearly two hours of calm negotiation.

Pressure from the White House to speed up deportations has led to tension inside the Department of Homeland Security, with Secretary Kristi Noem and Corey Lewandowski facing blame for missed targets.

House Speaker Mike Johnson and House Republicans are scrambling to craft a health care plan, but their party remains split and the proposed GOP package does not extend key Obamacare subsidies.

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado said she would welcome more U.S. pressure, including possible military pressure, to help push Nicolás Maduro out of power.

Chicago-area churches, led by Lake Street Church of Evanston and joined by St. Susanna Parish and Urban Village Church, are using Nativity scenes to protest immigration raids, sparking praise, outrage, and church discipline fights.

Trump’s push for Indiana Republicans to redraw the state’s congressional map backfired when enough GOP state senators, led in part by Jean Leising’s opposition, refused to support it.

President Donald Trump said Thailand and Cambodia agreed to stop fighting again after renewed border clashes threatened a fragile ceasefire.

Adm. Alvin Holsey stepped down early as head of U.S. Southern Command while the U.S. ramps up military pressure on Venezuela and faces questions over strikes in the Caribbean.