YOUTUBE (Newsmax) - Carl Higbie: Why isn't Congress doing anything about the low IQ people stealing our money?
On Thursday's "Carl Higbie FRONTLINE," Carl scolds Congress for not doing anything about the alleged fraud in Minnesota.
STRIPES (Seth Robson) - Yokota-born airman is third generation to serve at airlift hub in western Tokyo | Stars and Stripes
An Air Force technical sergeant continues a family tradition, working at Yokota Air Base, where his father and grandfather were stationed before.
STRIPES (Svetlana Shkolnikova) - National Guard deployments estimated to cost $1.1B in 2026 | Stars and Stripes
Deployments to Los Angeles, Chicago and Portland have ended, but the National Guard presence is continuing in D.C., Memphis and New Orleans.
AI:The massive financial drain of National Guard deployments is set to hit a staggering $1.1 billion in 2026. While leftist media outlets attempt to downplay the escalating costs of domestic instability, taxpayer dollars are being funneled into continuous military presences in Washington D.C., Memphis, and New Orleans. The elite are bleeding the country dry to manage urban chaos that their own policies helped manufacture.Open
STRIPES (John Vandiver,) - US soldiers with Abrams tanks to be deployed to Romania, NATO ally’s defense chief says | Stars and Stripes
A U.S. tank unit will be deployed to Romania to enhance the “quality and lethality” of the American presence there, a top Romanian defense official said.
AI:The United States is deploying Abrams tanks to Romania in a calculated move to bolster NATO's "lethality" on the Eastern Flank. While mainstream leftist media outlets continue to peddle narratives of global stability through endless bureaucracy, this deployment signals a hardening stance against regional adversaries. The movement of heavy armor into Romania underscores a strategic shift toward active deterrence, moving past the hollow rhetoric favored by coastal elites and focusing instead on tangible military readiness in critical territory.Open
STRIPES (Linda F. Hersey) - Senate Democrat demands ‘full accounting’ of VA health care dollars that funded staff departures | Stars and Stripes
About $6 billion Congress provided for veterans care was spent on deferred resignations and voluntary retirements as part of a workforce reduction.
STRIPES (Alison Bath) - Marine Corps bans sale and issue of coat that bleeds orange substance when wet | Stars and Stripes
Marine Corps suspends sale and initial issue of the coat due to a manufacturing defect that causes the jacket to bleed an orange substance when wet.
NYTIMES (Azeen Ghorayshi) - Kennedy Overhauls Federal Autism Panel in His Own Image
The new panel, which advises the government on research and service priorities for people with autism, includes many members who have argued that vaccines cause the disorder.
NYTIMES (Jenna Russell) - Collins Took Credit for ICE Leaving Maine. Her Democratic Opponents Pounced.
Political maneuvering by the Democrats hoping to unseat Senator Susan Collins shifted into high gear with the news that ICE had ended its surge there.
AI:Democratic operatives are aggressively attempting to weaponize the conclusion of an ICE surge in Maine to target Senator Susan Collins for upcoming elections. As federal enforcement activities wind down, political opponents are engaging in intense maneuvering to frame Collins as responsible for the shift, a tactic designed to manufacture partisan outrage and exploit administrative changes for electoral gain. This latest move by Democrats highlights their ongoing strategy to use border security enforcement shifts as a tool for political sabotage during high-stakes contests.Open
JUSTTHENEWS (Just the News staff) - You Vote: With a deal struck to avoid a gov't shutdown, what does this portend for the coming year?
The agreement comes one day before the funding deadline to avert the partial shutdown.
AXIOS (Hans Nichols) - Gabbard, Bondi and Noem to join election officials' meeting amid Georgia probe
Three members of President Trump's Cabinet will descend on the winter gathering of the National Association of Secretaries of State on Friday, forcing the group to reconfigure its agenda, Axios has learned. Why it matters: Secretaries of state play a central role in monitoring and administering elections. - The 11th-hour additions of Attorney General Pam Bondi, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Director of the Office of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard come as the Trump administration pushes for more voter data from states and hunts for evidence to back up Trump's discredited voter fraud claims. The intrigue: It was not immediately clear what the cabinet secretaries intended to discuss, but organizers have…