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Hegseth Revives OSS Name, Elevates Special Operations Office
A Hegseth memo puts the Pentagon's special operations office on par with service secretaries, with $45M a year, 100 billets and the WWII OSS name.
HUD Rule Requires Proof of Legal Status for All Public Housing Tenants
HUD's final rule, effective Dec. 14, requires every tenant in assisted housing to verify citizenship or eligible status, ending indefinite mixed-status aid.
ICE Arrests Man in Fatal DUI After Illinois Ignores Detainer, DHS Says
DHS says Illinois paroled a man who killed a Marine veteran in a 2011 DUI crash without honoring an ICE detainer; ICE arrested him Nov. 11.
Bessent Urges Fed Not to Over-Hike Into ‘Energy Supply Shock’
Treasury chief says the Fed should look past Iran-war energy prices as wholesale inflation hits 6.5% and markets price in a December rate hike.
House Passes Richard Star Act 392-18 to End ‘Wounded Veteran Tax’
Bill would let about 58,000 medically retired combat-wounded veterans collect full retirement pay and VA disability; it now heads to the Senate.
U.S. Attorney Orders Blumenthal to Preserve Ballroom Probe Records
Texas U.S. Attorney Aaron Reitz says Blumenthal's ballroom-donor letters threaten Trump supporters; the senator says he 'will not be intimidated.'
Trump Warns Iran Would ‘Not Exist’ if It Kills a Top U.S. Official
Trump tells Hugh Hewitt there would be 'no hesitation' on force as Bessent, Blanche and other officials live on military bases amid threats.
Mullin Says Caravan Won’t Enter U.S. as Sheinbaum Pushes Back
DHS Secretary Mullin vows the caravan will not enter the U.S. as Mexico's Sheinbaum says no caravan has reached the border under Trump.
Van Hollen Launches Challenge to Schumer for Senate Majority Leader
Sen. Chris Van Hollen says he will challenge Chuck Schumer for majority leader; Schumer says he has the votes to keep the job.
Home Sales Sink to 16-Year Low as Mortgage Rates Top 7%
Existing-home sales fell 5.5% in October to a 3.75 million pace, the lowest since August 2010, as high mortgage rates sidelined buyers.
13 States Urge Supreme Court to Revive Florida’s Stop WOKE Act
Alabama and Kentucky lead a 13-state brief arguing professors have no special First Amendment shield for classroom speech on race and sex.
LA Metro, State Workers Among 8 Charged in $177K Welfare Fraud Case
LA County prosecutors say eight people hid income and assets, including a $1M investment account, to collect over $177,000 in aid.