Wednesday on CNN's "The Situation Room," Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) said Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations were "state-sanctioned violence."

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Poor Scott Jennings must struggle to refrain from pulling his hair out nightly on CNN. On Tuesday, for instance, the network’s resident conservative had to deal with a communications “expert” […]

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Jim Harbaugh, the Los Angeles Chargers coach who handed the reins at Michigan to Sherrone Moore before bolting for the NFL, says that his former assistant is now enduring the "worst days of his life."

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The Providence Police Department released photos showing an individual they say was "in proximity of the person of interest."

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FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is expected to revamp the agency’s university grant program after axing requirements that the schools fund diversity, equity, and inclusion and environmental initiatives, The Daily Signal can first report.

Duffy plans to announce $33 million in grants to universities to “unleash American innovation.” This comes after the Department of Transportation in May terminated $54 million in University Transportation Centers grants to seven universities that funded climate change initiatives and DEI policies.

“Under President Trump, we are focused on enhancing safety and unleashing American innovation,” Duffy said. “Gone are the days of funding Green New Scam and woke DEI initiatives that waste taxpayer dollars. Instead, we are investing in automated vehicles, artificial intelligence and new ways for people to work safely with machines—technology that will define the future of transportation.”

Schools which had their grants terminated for prioritizing DEI include University of California Davis, City College of New York, University of Southern California, New York University, San Jose State, University of New Orleans, and Johns Hopkins University.

UC Davis received $12 million for “accelerating equitable decarbonization” research. University of New Orleans was given $6 million for “equitable transit-oriented communities [and] how neighborhood stabilization efforts support environmental justice” research. The DOT gave USC $9 million for research on how “the transportation system creates and perpetuates inequities.” 

San Jose University won roughly $6 million for research on “intermodal inequities, particularly how improvements to auto travel can benefit higher income, often white drivers, while depressing transit ridership potential and depriving it of revenues necessary to provide comprehensive services to lower income, often BIPOC people and research into using crowdsourcing and collaborative planning to address safety concerns of women and gender non-conforming people using public transportation.”

The revamped grant program will focus on discovering new ways to increase safety on American transportation, including through automated vehicles and driving systems, artificial intelligence and machine learning, digital infrastructure, and human-machine interface technologies.  

The University Transportation Centers program began in 1988 to encourage two- and four-year colleges and universities to improve America’s transportation system by prioritizing safety and infrastructure durability.

Grants are competitively selected based on the quality of proposed research projects, planned education and workforce-development activities, and potential for moving technologies into practice.

Schools can use their grants for transportation-related curriculum development, student support, and continuing education programs.  

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The trailer for a new documentary film Melania, about Melania Trump's journey to becoming first lady for a second time has debuted.

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The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement holds a hearing on abuse of the temporary protected status (TPS) program for migrants on Wednesday, December 17.

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In the heart of New York’s financial district, Wall Street experts are issuing a stark warning about Germany’s economic trajectory, labelling its energy policies an act of self sabotage.

During a recent visit to the United States, Petr Bystron, a member of the European Parliament from Germany’s Alternative for Germany party, AfD, U.S. economic analysts expressed alarm over the deindustrialization of Europe’s former powerhouse.

“An industrial nation cannot be powered by wind alone,” one financier remarked, encapsulating the consensus that Germany’s shift away from reliable energy sources is accelerating its decline.

Bystron’s trip, which included stops in Washington, D.C., and meetings near the New York Stock Exchange in December 2025, highlighted growing transatlantic concerns.

In conversations with Trump administration officials and economic experts, Bystron discussed the misuse of state institutions to suppress political opposition in Europe, as well as broader geopolitical and economic issues.

Bystron also addressed the U.S. vision for resolving the war in Ukraine, aligning AfD’s stance with American priorities for a negotiated settlement.

Bystron welcomed President Trump’s updated National Security Strategy for 2025, which calls for a right-wing shift in European politics and emphasis on returning to values like democracy and free speech.

“The U.S. is calling on us to return to the values that made Europe and America great,” Bystron stated.

Germany’s woes stem from its aggressive energy transition, including the phase out of nuclear and fossil fuels.

Iconic firms like ThyssenKrupp, Volkswagen and Bosch—once symbols of industrial might—now face mounting losses. Over the past two years, approximately 160,000 industrial jobs have vanished, with projections indicating further erosion.

The Wall Street Journal documented this slowdown as early as March 2025, noting unexpected slumps in industrial production amid tariff uncertainties and energy costs.

Economists describe such losses as a “slow-motion collapse,” with Germany avoiding recession in Q3 2025 but showing weak rebounds in output. The Financial Times warns radical steps are needed to halt the decline, as Europe’s manufacturing champion teeters.

Washington views this with increasing alarm, as outlined in Trump’s NSS.

The strategy notes that continental Europe’s global GDP share has plummeted from 25% in 1990 to 14% today, underscoring a loss of competitiveness. Bystron echoed this, asserting that the AfD is Germany’s only party with genuine economic competence, having long criticized policies leading to this point.

Contrast these alarm bells with the robust U.S. economy in 2025.

The International Monetary Fund projects U.S. GDP at $30.62 trillion, dwarfing the European Union’s $21.1 trillion. U.S. growth is forecasted at 2.2% for the year, outpacing the EU’s 1.4%.

Factors include energy independence, lower inflation—slightly above EU levels but managed effectively—and trade policies shielding domestic industry. The U.S. has benefited from post-pandemic stimulus and innovation, with GDP per capita far exceeding Europe’s—77% of U.S. levels in the eurozone in 2000, now down to 70.6%.

Economists attribute Europe’s lag to regulatory burdens, energy vulnerabilities and slower adaptation to global shocks like the “second China Shock,” where Germany faces catastrophic risks from Chinese exports.

Here’s Wall Street’s blunt assessment during Bystron’s visit: Germany’s actions equate to “economic suicide.”

Financiers struggle to fathom how an industrial leader could erode its energy base, driving firms abroad or into insolvency. This deindustrialization not only weakens Germany but threatens EU stability, potentially straining U.S.-Europe ties amid rising tariffs and geopolitical tensions.

Bystron’s delegation, including other AfD parliamentarians, aim to forge alliances with Trump allies, framing AfD as a counter to Europe’s leftist policies. As the U.S. thrives, Europe’s struggles serve as a cautionary tale.

The NSS pushes for reform, urging Europe to bolster defense spending and economic resilience. For Germany, reversing course on energy and regulation is essential to reclaim its role. As Bystron noted, aligning with U.S. strategies could restore transatlantic prosperity.

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Conservative commentator Mark Levin offered praise for President Donald Trump’s role and significance in the Jewish community, during a Hanukkah reception at the White House on Tuesday.

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DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis erupted on Wednesday while testifying before a special Georgia Senate committee scrutinizing her prosecution of President Donald Trump.

Judge Scott McAfee agreed to toss the racketeering case in November after the prosecutor who inherited Willis’ beleaguered effort pushed him to take it off “life support.” During her testimony, Willis accused members of the Georgia Senate Special Committee on Investigations of “trying to intimidate [her] for five years” and said “threats” against her had made it impossible to live in her own home during that time.

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“You all want to intimidate people from doing the right thing. And you think that you’re going to intimidate me,” Willis said. “You all have been trying to intimidate me for five years, which is why I have not been able to live in my house for five years because the N-word has been written on my house. Thousands of threats have come to my office.”

“And instead of doing some legislation—” she continued before a senator appeared to try to interrupt her. However, Willis refused to be interrupted.

“When someone says something inflammatory that you know is going to cause them to be the victims of crime, you ought to do something about it,” she said. “But you see, I’m not [Republican Georgia Rep.] Marjorie Taylor Greene. I ain’t going to quit in a month because somebody threatens me. I took an oath to do the right thing. People came into my community and committed a crime, and I indicted them. And rest assured, if someone else comes in my community and commits a crime, I will indict them again.”

Lawmakers established the special committee in January 2024 to examine allegations of “various forms of misconduct” against Willis regarding her prosecution of Trump and other individuals for pushing to overturn the 2020 presidential election outcome in Georgia, according to CBS News. Willis defied a subpoena in September 2024 to testify to the committee about her alleged misconduct.

Defense attorneys sought to disqualify Willis in January 2024 for granting her romantic partner, Nathan Wade, a “lucrative” contract to work on the case, asserting she improperly benefited when he took her on vacations. She falsely asserted she paid all the special prosecutors working on the case the identical hourly rate, but contracts first reported by the Daily Caller News Foundation showed she gave Wade a higher rate than Georgia’s leading racketeering expert.

The Georgia Supreme Court upheld a ruling disqualifying the district attorney from the case in September.

Originally published by the Daily Caller News Foundation

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