State Dept. Approves $670 Million Arms Deal With Saudi Arabia

In one of his final acts in office, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) granted clemency to 15 people on death row, forgave two people for their past crimes and made two others immediately eligible for parole, the Raleigh News & Observer reports.

Nippon Steel proposed giving the U. S. government a veto over any reduction in U. S. Steel’s “production capacity” in a last-ditch bid for President Joe Biden’s approval to acquire the venerable American steelmaker, the Washington Post reports.

Gallup: “Majorities of U. S. adults think 2025 will be a year of political conflict, economic difficulty, international discord, increasing power for China and Russia, and a rising federal budget deficit.”

“Unlawful border crossings along the U. S.-Mexico border have dropped to a four-year low, according to U. S. Customs and Border Protection, with 46,610 people stopped between ports of entry in November,” the Los Angeles Times reports. “The number of illegal crossings that month marked an 18% decrease from the previous month, and the lowest level since July 2020.”

Pompous, narcissistic, bellicosegreat statesman??

Why should taxpayers be responsible for the sexual misdeeds of others?