Politics

The CBC reports: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Palm Beach, Fla., to meet with U.S. president-elect Donald Trump. Trudeau’s plane landed Friday evening at Palm Beach International Airport, which is used by Trump when he travels to his Mar-a-Lago estate. Trump has been meeting with his transition team there in recent weeks. The Prime Minister’s Office has refused to …

The Associated Press reports: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday that if President-elect Donald Trump follows through on this threat to impose sweeping tariffs on Canadian products, he would be raising prices for Americans and hurting American businesses. “It is important to understand that Donald Trump, when he makes statements like that, he plans on carrying them out. There’s …

Axios reports: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Friday called for “maximum protection” for members of Congress and their families in response to a series of bomb threats around Thanksgiving. Nearly the entire Connecticut congressional delegation faced bomb threats on Thursday. “We have been in close communication with the Sergeant at Arms office and it is imperative that Congress …

The New York Times reports: British lawmakers on Friday voted to allow assisted dying for terminally ill patients in England and Wales under strict conditions, opening the way to one of the most significant changes in the country in decades. After five hours of debate in the House of Commons, they voted by 330 to 275 to support a plan …

The Associated Press reports: Under a Massachusetts law signed in 2018, the age to buy any tobacco product — including cigarettes, cigars and e-cigarettes — was raised to 21. Massachusetts also has banned the sale of all flavored tobacco products in an effort to reduce youth interest in nicotine. The new proposal, which lawmakers plan to file next year, would …

Los Angeles’s ABC affiliate reports: State health officials have issued another warning to Californians not to consume raw milk after the bird flu virus was detected in a second retail sample from Raw Farm LLC. The Fresno-based company has issued a voluntary recall of the affected milk lot code number 20241119, which has a Best By date of 12/07/2024 printed …

The New York Times reports: Australia has passed a law to prevent children under 16 from creating accounts on social media platforms. The bill, which the government calls a “world leading” move to protect young people online, was approved in the Senate on Thursday with support from both of the country’s major parties. The lower house of Parliament had passed …

The Cincinnati Enquirer reports: Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is appealing a decision that permanently struck down Ohio’s most restrictive abortion ban and other abortion regulations. In October, Hamilton County Common Pleas Court Judge Christian Jenkins permanently struck down an Ohio law that required doctors to check for cardiac activity before performing an abortion. Those who didn’t follow this protocol …

The Los Angeles Times reports: In a major victory for Democrats, first-time candidate Derek Tran defeated Republican Rep. Michelle Steel in a hotly contested Orange County congressional race that became one of the most expensive in the country. Tran will be the first Vietnamese American to represent a district that is home to Little Saigon and the largest population of …

CNN reports: The Trump-Vance transition team said Wednesday that several of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks and administration appointees “were targeted in violent, unAmerican threats to their lives and those who live with them” Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. “These attacks ranged from bomb threats to ‘swatting.’ In response, law enforcement and other authorities acted quickly to ensure the safety …

Courthouse News reports: Lancaster County District Court Judge Susan I. Strong said in an opinion Tuesday that medical marijuana opponents lacked evidence that the number of problematic petition signatures would have affected the outcome of the successful petition drive. Nebraska voters approved medical marijuana on Nov. 5. One of the initiatives, Initiative Measure 437, was approved by 71% of voters. …

Politico Playbook reports: Newly counted ballots last night put Democrat Adam Gray 182 votes ahead of GOP Rep. John Duarte in California’s 13th Congressional District, Gray’s first lead. It’s now the closest of three uncalled House races, with Democrat Derek Tran leading by 613 votes in California’s 45th and GOP Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks up by 800 in Iowa’s 1st. The …

The Raleigh News & Observer reports: North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper on Tuesday vetoed a Hurricane Helene relief bill that also included sweeping changes to the power and authority structures for several state leaders and agencies. Among several other changes, the Republican-drafted bill would strip the state’s next governor, Democrat Josh Stein, of the power to appoint members of the …

The Des Moines Register reports: U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley predicted that President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China will be used as a “negotiating tool” to put pressure on the three largest U.S. trade partners. Grassley has previously warned Trump that his tariffs could be damaging. He several times has cited the Hawley Tariff Act signed by …

The Associated Press reports: President Claudia Sheinbaum suggested Tuesday that Mexico could retaliate with tariffs of its own, after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump threatened to impose 25% import duties on Mexican goods if the country doesn’t stop the flow of drugs and migrants across the border. Sheinbaum said she was willing to engage in talks on the issues, but said …

CBS News reports: Israel and the Iran-backed group Hezbollah appear set to halt the war that has killed almost 3,800 people in Lebanon over the last year and left about 16,000 others wounded. President Biden is expected to announce Tuesday that the U.S. helped secure a ceasefire in Lebanon, ending the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah. Under the deal, a …

NOTUS reports: When then-Congressman Mike Pence first argued in 2007 that Planned Parenthood should be stripped of all federal funding, it was seen as a niche position held by only the most strident anti-abortion lawmakers. But heading into 2025 — almost two decades later — Republicans say defunding the organization is one of their earliest priorities of the 119th Congress. …

The Times Of Israel reports: As Israel gears up to sign a US-brokered ceasefire with the Hezbollah terror group in Lebanon, these are the key points of the deal that have been revealed so far, according to officials who have briefed the media. The deal that would end the fighting on the northern front calls for an initial two-month ceasefire …

Posted today to Trump’s Truth Social account: Jimmy Patronis, Chief Financial Officer for the Great State of Florida, has done a tremendous job as CFO, where he also serves as the State’s Fire Marshall, and as an important member of the Florida Cabinet. I hear that Jimmy is now considering launching a Campaign for Congress in Florida’s 1st Congressional District! …

“Our job is to look at the FBI background check and is to ask some questions to make sure they’re fulfilling the mission of the department. I am concerned with all these nominees, we do not have an agreement for FBI background checks. “As far as I know the transition committee has not made that agreement yet. This has been …