December 9, 2025

How Trump’s new fuel rules could impact you, your wallet and your health

President Donald Trump has begun the process of rolling back fuel requirements for new vehicles. The new plan would considerably reduce the requirements set by the Biden administration. Moving back to gas Former President Joe Biden put an emissions reduction plan in place with the hopes of curbing tailpipe emissions and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. […]

December 9, 2025

Stellantis to bring tiny electric Fiat Topolino to the US in 2026

Move over, Smartcar — a new mini-EV is headed for American roads. Stellantis announced it will market the Fiat Topolino in the U.S. It’s a compact electric vehicle already popular in Europe and North Africa. Fiat describes the Topolino’s Collector’s Edition as “a celebration of style and spontaneity,” blending Italian and French influences. CEO Olivier […]

December 9, 2025

Pensions were buying crypto before it tumbled. Will it affect retirements?

Public pension funds have increasingly purchased cryptocurrency in recent years. While valuations have grown in recent years, the last month has seen coin values plummet before gradually rebounding. Pension fund representatives and outside experts say the total public investment in cryptocurrency is minuscule, and the digital currency is still a viable purchase with public dollars […]

December 9, 2025

Trump backs off boat strike video as Congress threatens Hegseth’s budget

President Donald Trump is backing away from his pledge to release the full video of a deadly U.S. boat strike near Venezuela. At the same time, Congress is moving to withhold part of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s travel budget until the Pentagon hands over the unedited footage to lawmakers. Trump walks back his ‘no problem’ […]

December 9, 2025

Trump criticizes ‘horrible’ system after Alina Habba forced out as US attorney

President Donald Trump spoke out against the Senate’s “blue slip” tradition after his handpicked U.S. attorney in New Jersey, Alina Habba, was forced to resign. Habba stepped down on Monday after a federal appeals court ruled she had been serving unlawfully. Trump rails against ‘blue slip’ rules Speaking to reporters, Trump criticized the Senate’s “blue […]

December 9, 2025

Judge targets DHS over migrant flights, Trump shifts on boat strike video release

A federal judge seeks answers on whether Homeland Security proceeded with deporting over 100 migrants after he ordered the planes to be turned around, and he is now bringing top DOJ lawyers in for testimony. Plus, President Donald Trump is retracting his promise to release the full Sept. 2 boat-strike footage. Congress is also halting […]

December 9, 2025

Supreme Court poised to hand Trump admin win in independent firings case

The Supreme Court appears poised to hand the Trump administration a major win. If the justices do, they could give the president far more power to remove top officials from independent agencies — even for purely political or policy reasons. The case centers on Trump’s firing of Federal Trade Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, a Democrat, earlier this year. What the law says Under a […]

December 9, 2025

Alina Habba, Trump’s former lawyer, resigns as top NJ federal prosecutor

President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, Alina Habba, resigned as acting U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey on Monday. Her resignation follows an appeals court ruling finding that she was serving in her position unlawfully.  Habba said she is stepping down to protect “the stability and integrity of the office which I love,” […]

December 9, 2025

ICEBlock creator sues Trump admin for pressuring Apple to remove app

The developer of ICEBlock, an app used to report sightings of Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, sued the Trump administration on Monday after it pressured Apple to take the service off its app store. ICEBlock creator Joshua Aaron, who filed the lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, says the administration’s […]

December 9, 2025

Zelenskyy says Ukraine won’t cede land to Russia, rejecting Trump peace plan

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy firmly stated Monday that his country will not cede territory to Russia, a decision that could sink a peace plan backed by President Donald Trump. Zelenskyy’s comments came a day after President Donald Trump said Zelenskyy hadn’t read the peace deal that heavily favored Russia.  Zelenskyy met with European leaders in […]