Politics

By Adam Johnston, The Federalist - The Afghan ambush and the Somali fraud scandal reveal a truth elites don’t want to admit: the myth of assimilation has collapsed... Recently, the Trump administration announced that it had not only paused processing all immigration applications from Afghanistan, but also halted immigration applications of people from 19 countries subject to travel restrictions earlier this year. Officials are also seeking to remove legal immigrants who were born in countries the White House deemed “high risk.”

By Thomas Gallatin, Patriot Post - Speaking to a local news station, Mamdani said, “I’ve said time and again that I believe this is a city of international law, and being a city of international law means looking to uphold international law. And that means upholding the warrants from the International Criminal Court, whether they’re for Benjamin Netanyahu or Vladimir Putin.”... When an anti-Israel mob surrounded Manhattan’s Park East Synagogue last week, harassed Jewish attendees, and chanted “Death to the IDF,” Mamdani’s press secretary defended the mob by claiming that the synagogue “should not be used to promote activities in violation of international law.” ...

By Elise Winland, Catholic Vote - President Donald Trump warned Dec. 2 that land-based U.S. military strikes against drug operations in Venezuela may come “very soon,” further escalating his pressure campaign against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, whom the U.S. has identified as the leader of Cartel de los Soles, a designated foreign terrorist organization... Hours earlier, Pope Leo XIV — speaking to reporters while returning from Beirut — cautioned the U.S. against moving toward an invasion and instead urged a path of dialogue.