A Cincinnati-based Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) supervisor is being held in Hamilton County Jail on $400,000 bond after allegedly strangling his partner. ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations official Samuel Saxon, 47, was arrested on Dec. 5 after police say he attacked a woman he lives with in their Corryville apartment. In court Monday, an officer testified that police have been called to the apartment roughly two dozen times in the last year and a half. Prosecutors also detailed a long relationship between Saxon and the victim that began when she was 18 years old and he was in his 40s. Court records state Saxon's arrest followed observations of bruising on the woman's neck and accounts from witnesses who said he put her in a chokehold in the apartment's hallway. Prosecutors noted the woman has reported serious injuries in past incidents linked to Saxon, including a broken nose in 2018 and a broken pelvis in April.
Rep. Don Bacon, a senior member of House Armed Services Committee who does not plan to run for reelection next year, has long taken exception to Donald Trump's approach to Russia " but the Nebraska Republican has escalated his criticism following the administration's release of a new policy document. The 2025 National Security Strategy that the White House made public Dec. 5, raised eyebrows in Washington for mentioning Russia only in passing while criticizing European allies. The strategy reflects Trump's apparent predilection for Russia and his cordial relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin. "They're saying he's the new Reagan. He's the new Chamberlain," Bacon said of Trump, an apparent reference to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's description of Trump in a Dec. 6 speech as "the true and rightful heir of Ronald Reagan." read more
Record floodwaters began slowly receding in Washington state on Friday after triggering evacuations, inundating communities and prompting dramatic rescues from rooftops and vehicles. But authorities warned that waters would still be high for days, and that danger from potential levee failures remained. "This is not just a one- or two-day crisis," Gov. Bob Ferguson said at a news briefing. "These water levels have been historic, and they're going to remain very high for an extended period of time." President Donald Trump has signed the state's request for an emergency declaration, Ferguson said. An unusually strong atmospheric river dumped a foot (30 cm) or more of rain in parts of western Washington over several days and swelled rivers. No deaths have been reported, Ferguson said.
A former crypto entrepreneur who was behind two digital currencies that collapsed and lost an estimated $40bn (29.9bn) has been sentenced by a New York judge to 15 years in prison for an "epic" fraud. read more
This holiday season isn't quite so merry for American shoppers as large shares are dipping into savings, scouring for bargains and feeling like the overall economy is stuck in a rut under President Donald Trump, a new AP-NORC poll finds. The vast majority of U.S. adults say they've noticed higher than usual prices for groceries, electricity and holiday gifts in recent months, according to the survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Roughly half of Americans say it's harder than usual to afford the things they want to give as holiday gifts, and similar numbers are delaying big purchases or cutting back on nonessential purchases more than they would normally. read more
"They're saying he's the new Reagan. He's the new Chamberlain," Bacon said of Trump, an apparent reference to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's description of Trump in a Dec. 6 speech as "the true and rightful heir of Ronald Reagan."
Chamberlain wasn't a serial------------.