Trump transition team considering D.C.-area immigration raid showcase

The incoming Trump administration is considering conducting a high-profile raid targeting undocumented immigrants in its initial days, according to three people familiar with the discussions. NBC News’ Julia Ainsley reports on the possible immigration raid at a workplace in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. 

Fani Willis asks Georgia supreme court to reverse removal from Trump case

Fulton county district attorney says lower court improperly removed her from election interference case The Fulton county district attorney, Fani Willis, has asked Georgia’s highest court to review a lower appeals court’s ruling that removed her from the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump and others. The Georgia court of appeals last month ruled … Read more

Biden administration gives $500m to Ukraine in final military aid package

US defense secretary says ‘Ukraine’s fight matters to all’ when revealing aid bundle days before Trump’s return The Biden administration has given its final injection of military support to Ukraine, unveiling a $500m weapons package just days before Donald Trump’s return to the White House threatens to upend western backing for Kyiv. The aid bundle … Read more

New GOP senator tears into Dems ‘seeking to delay’ Pete Hegseth DOD confirmation

FIRST ON FOX: New Republican Sen. Jim Banks of Indiana laced into Democrats over what he said are attempts to delay confirmation hearings for Trump nominees, in particular that of the Department of Defense pick Pete Hegseth.  Banks urged Senate Committee on Armed Services Chairman Roger Wicker, R-Miss., to move forward with Hegseth’s scheduled confirmation … Read more

Outgoing Ice director criticizes Biden for not acting sooner to tighten border

PJ Lechleitner says president ‘absolutely’ could have acted earlier and expects ‘a lot more support’ from Trump The outgoing director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, PJ Lechleitner, claims President Joe Biden “absolutely” should have acted sooner to tighten security at the US and Mexico border to reduce the flow of migrants into the US, according … Read more