Democrats are rallying to defend Rep.-elect Sarah McBride (D-Del.), the first out transgender member of Congress, calling Republican measures to ban her from using women's bathrooms at the Capitol 'craven' and 'cruel.' LA Times

VOA VIEW: Dems stupidity.

"The View" doesn't want anyone to sue. New York Post

VOA VIEW: The VIEW is a joke.

A Queens pol says it's time for New York City to finally scrap its sanctuary policies that protect criminal migrants, raising the same argument recently made by President-elect Trump's border czar. New York Post

VOA VIEW: Sanctuary cities are bastions of crime.

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Former president Bill Clinton has finally broken his silence on a series of allegations claiming his staff destroyed the West Wing as he exited the White House in 2001. New York Post

President-elect Trump's nomination for labor secretary is a "toxic" anti-conservative RINO with cozy ties to unions, outraged critics said. New York Post

VOA VIEW: If true, it is a bad pick.

Some in the party are considering alternative ways of assessing the federal budget as they prepare to extend temporary tax cuts passed in 2017. New York Times

The jurisdiction of the court in The Hague can extend beyond member states. New York Times

VOA VIEW: The ICC should be abolished.

While support for Vladimir V. Putin’s threats resounded in pro-war venues, some Russians reacted with worry, gallows humor and apathy to the suggestions of striking the West and using nuclear weapons. New York Times

Bill Maher has vowed that he will not “pre-hate” President-elect Donald Trump’s new administration. OANN

VOA VIEW: A good decision.

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A child in California has the bird flu, the first case of its kind in the U.S., reported the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Washington Times

McDonald's is debuting a new "McValue" menu on Jan. 7, the fast food titan announced Friday. Washington Times

Hyundai and Kia are recalling over 208,000 electric vehicles to fix a pesky problem that can cause loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash. Washington Times

VOA VIEW: EV's have been a problem.

This would be North Dakota's first national monument, a proposal several tribal nations ​say would preserve the area's indigenous and cultural heritage. CBS

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Scott Bessent, the founder of the Connecticut-based hedge fund Key Square Group, had been making a full-court press for the post. CBS

President-elect Donald Trump's threat to carry out mass deportations is putting immigrant communities across the nation on edge. Take Springfield, Ohio, where Trump accused Haitian immigrants — without any evidence — of eating pets. Now many are leaving the city, fearing deportation to their homeland. Nicole Valdes spoke with a woman in Springfield about the new reality there and the uncertain future for her community. CBS

VOA VIEW: They should be deported.

Starting in 2025, key 401(k) plan changes enacted via Secure 2.0 could make saving for retirement easier. Here's what investors need to know. CNBC

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Elon Musk's X implemented new terms of service that are driving some users off the microblogging platform.  CNBC

VOA VIEW: Liberal media propaganda.

Donald Trump has said the Department of Government Efficiency would end government “bureaucracy,” relax “excess” regulations and cut “wasteful” expenditures. CNBC

VOA VIEW: Wasteful spending cuts are easy if wanted.

A New York judge indefinitely postponed President-elect Donald Trump's sentencing in his criminal hush money case. CNBC

Politicians and pundits from Georgia and across the country have expressed frustration that Laken Riley's killer, Jose Ibarra, was not sentenced to death. FOX News

VOA VIEW: It's not over yet.

New York will close 12 migrant shelters before the end of the year and weeks before President-elect Donald Trump takes office. The crisis is set to cost New York City around $12 billion. FOX News

VOA VIEW: It's time to end the madness.

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Pop culture expert and crime buff Perez Hilton weighs in on the Illinois Supreme Court's decision to toss the hate crime hoax conviction of Jussie Smollett. FOX News

VOA VIEW: He's finished.

Israeli intelligence is investigating the disappearance of Israeli-Moldovan citizen Rabbi Zvi Kogan in the United Arab Emirates in what is being called a "terrorist incident." UPI

Russian President Vladimir Putin says the new Oreshnik hypersonic missile used against Ukraine this week will go into serial production and is "ready to be used" again if necessary. UPI

VOA VIEW: Putin is looking for trouble.

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NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte met with President-elect Donald Trump in Palm Beach, Fla., on Saturday to discuss global security issues. UPI

VOA VIEW: Good!

The world's largest courier service, UPS, will pay $45 million in fines after settling claims one of its units misrepresented earnings, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission confirmed in a release this week. UPI

A majority of the Texas State Board of Education gave final approval Friday to a state-authored curriculum under intense scrutiny in recent months for its heavy inclusion of biblical teachings. UPI

VOA VIEW: It might not be a good idea.

Homeland Security announced on Friday that it was blacklisting 29 Chinese-based companies under the Uyghur Forced Labor Act, bringing the number of companies banned under the law to 107. UPI

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Friday invited Israeli Prime Benjamin Netanyahu to visit his country and confirmed he will not honor an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court. UPI

VOA VIEW: The ICC doesn't carry any weight.

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