News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
This is an OPEN THREAD, folks. Chat about any of the stories listed, share links to stories that caught your eye today, and generally have a good time discussing whatever you want.
Breaking news: Kilmar Abrego García cannot be re-detained by U.S. immigration authorities, a federal judge ruled, acting on fears raised by his lawyers that officials intended to take him into custody just hours after he was ordered released.
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost.com) December 12, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia speaks at the ICE Baltimore field office for a scheduled check-in. Abrego was released from custody after a federal judge ruled that the Trump administration lacked legal authority to continue holding him in an immigration detention center.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) December 12, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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The EU indefinitely froze Russian assets to ensure Moscow-friendly Hungary and Slovakia can’t veto their use to underwrite a loan for Ukraine.
— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) December 12, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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Aggressive tactics employed by President Trump and his allies did not sit well with state lawmakers, who delivered a major political blow to national Republicans ahead of the midterms.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) December 12, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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NEW: Jeffrey Epstein pictured with Trump, Clinton in new photos released by Dems
— Axios (@axios.com) December 12, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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20 states lodge lawsuit against Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee
— Politico (@politico.com) December 12, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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President Trump said Thursday evening he is granting a pardon to Tina Peters, a former Colorado county clerk who is serving a nine-year state sentence for allowing unauthorized access to voting machines — even though the president's pardon power is widely understood to only apply to federal crimes.
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) December 11, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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The Venezuelan government said the US administration has unilaterally suspended deportation flights from the United States that were due to land on Friday. https://cnn.it/4rKWCtU
— CNN (@cnn.com) December 12, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Was Judge Hannah Dugan trying to obstruct a proceeding or trying to run her courtroom when ICE agents came to arrest an undocumented immigrant? A federal jury will decide n.pr/4rKellc
— NPR (@npr.org) December 12, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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BREAKING: Iran has arrested Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi, her supporters say.
— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) December 12, 2025 at 8:58 AM
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Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado said Friday that she is focused on an orderly transition of power in her country should President Nicolás Maduro leave power, and is confident that Venezuela’s police and armed forces would not oppose such a transition. https://cnn.it/4q9IXv1
— CNN (@cnn.com) December 12, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Days of torrential rain in Washington state caused historic floods that have stranded families on rooftops, washed over bridges and ripped at least two homes from their foundations, and experts warned that even more flooding expected Friday could be catastrophic. https://to.pbs.org/3MXJCB6
— PBS News (@pbsnews.org) December 12, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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