Politics

World leaders have issued responses after President-elect Donald Trump threatened to implement tariffs against Canada, Mexico, and China.

President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for “border czar,” Tom Homan, will join Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Tuesday at the U.S.-Mexico border. Their visit will include stops in Eagle Pass and Edinburg, where they will serve Thanksgiving meals to Texas National Guard soldiers and Department of Public Safety troopers involved in border security efforts.

Israeli warplanes conducted strikes in Beirut’s suburbs and the southern Lebanese city of Tyre on Tuesday as Israel’s security Cabinet prepared to vote on a U.S.-brokered cease-fire proposal with Hezbollah. The deal, aimed at ending over a year of conflict, includes a two-month halt to hostilities. It also requires Hezbollah to withdraw its armed forces from southern Lebanon while Israeli troops return to their side of the border.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken has agreed to testify before the House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC) on December 11 regarding the Biden administration’s 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan. His decision comes after months of resistance to requests and subpoenas from the GOP-led committee. The testimony follows HFAC Chairman Michael McCaul’s (R-TX) push for greater transparency and accountability on the chaotic withdrawal, which resulted in the deaths of 13 U.S. service members and left thousands of Afghan allies vulnerable to Taliban reprisals.

The United Nations has declined to renew its contract with Alice Wairimu Nderitu, the Special Advisor on the Prevention of Genocide, after she refused to claim that Israel committed "genocide," according to the Wall Street Journal.

Russia's Deputy Chair of the Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev, issued a stark warning Tuesday, stating that any transfer of U.S. nuclear weapons to Ukraine would be considered a nuclear attack on Russia. The statement, shared via Telegram and summarized by RT, underscores escalating tensions as Western support for Ukraine intensifies. The U.S., U.K., and France are currently using nuclear-capable missiles armed with conventional explosives to strike targets in Russia.

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is to reveal its donors after its defamation lawsuit against a former employee failed, The New York Post reported.

A federal judge in Kentucky has blocked expanded protections for foreign farmworkers under the H-2A visa program, ruling that the Biden administration exceeded its authority. U.S. District Judge Danny Reeves issued the injunction on Monday, siding with Republican attorneys general from Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia, and Alabama, as well as local farmers who argued that the administration’s rules unlawfully granted new collective bargaining rights to these temporary workers.

Over 1.4 million illegal immigrants with final deportation orders are still residing in the United States due to the policies of outgoing President Joe Biden. This statistic highlights the growing strain on the immigration system as Americans face increasing concerns over public safety, including violent crimes committed by illegal aliens. Currently, 1.4 Million Deportees Remain Free Under Biden and his administration.

Frederick, Maryland, Mayor Michael O'Connor has announced the establishment of a taxpayer-funded initiative to provide legal assistance to undocumented immigrants facing deportation. This move comes as President-elect Donald Trump prepares to intensify immigration enforcement upon taking office.