"These families need their loved ones back, and it should have already happened."

Ambassador to Israel nominee Mike Huckabee spoke about the potential for a hostage deal in the Middle East

Madison school shooter Natalie Rupnow was in therapy for most of her childhood amid multiple divorces of her parents

https://thepostmillennial.com/madison-school-shooter-natalie-rupnow-was-in-therapy-for-much-of-her-childhood?utm_campaign=64483

NEW: President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday questioned why the U.S. provides Canada with subsidies and suggested it should become a U.S. state.

Details: https://bit.ly/4gi1ErN

Tennessee: Law enforcement agencies from around the state gathered to honor a fallen officer. 💙

ENDANGERED MISSING ADVISORY - Shasta County
Last Seen: El Torro Lane and Helena Drive

IF SEEN CALL 9-1-1

Probably nothing to uncover here, right?

Details: https://lawenforcementtoday.com/openai-whistleblower-found-dead-in-san-francisco-apartment

The West Chester Borough Police Department, Pennsylvania, welcomed their first Police K9 in Over 40 Years: Meet K9 Odin. K9 Odin is partnered with Officer Samantha Long, a dedicated member of the West Chester Borough Police Department with five years of experience. 🐕👮

*NEWS INTERRUPTION*

BREAKING UPDATE: LA City Attorney charges 30 pro-Hamas extremists who blocked 110 Freeway last year.

Thirty people who participated in the action have been charged with failure to disperse, unlawful assembly, failing to comply with police orders, and obstructing movement on the freeway.

More: https://lapublicpress.org/2024/12/la-city-attorney-protest-charges-gaza/

BREAKING! Hundreds of illegal aliens marched through the streets of downtown Los Angeles to mark International Migrants Day.

yeah... that's legal immigrants day. not illegal immigrants day.

BREAKING! Vallejo woman calls on California to send CHP as police staffing shortage to increase

Kara St. Cyr reports on crime in Vallejo, and a woman's petition for California to send the California Highway Patrol to help local police.

FUND THE POLICE!

National FOP President Patrick Yoes said he believed that H.R. 82, the “Social Security Fairness Act,” would be passed into law today following the 73-27 vote to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to the bill’s consideration.

https://buff.ly/41A98Su

A statement from President Donald J. Trump and Vice President-Elect JD Vance:

The most foolish and inept thing ever done by Congressional Republicans was allowing our country to hit the debt ceiling in 2025. It was a mistake and is now something that must be addressed.

Meanwhile, Congress is considering a spending bill that would give sweetheart provisions for government censors and for Liz Cheney. The bill would make it easier to hide the records of the corrupt January 6 committee—which accomplished nothing for the American people and hid security failures that happened that day. This bill would also give Congress a pay increase while many Americans are struggling this Christmas.

Increasing the debt ceiling is not great but we’d rather do it on Biden’s watch. If Democrats won’t cooperate on the debt ceiling now, what makes anyone think they would do it in June during our administration? Let’s have this debate now. And we should pass a streamlined spending bill that doesn’t give Chuck Schumer and the Democrats everything they want.

Republicans want to support our farmers, pay for disaster relief, and set our country up for success in 2025. The only way to do that is with a temporary funding bill WITHOUT DEMOCRAT GIVEAWAYS combined with an increase in the debt ceiling. Anything else is a betrayal of our country.

Republicans must GET SMART and TOUGH. If Democrats threaten to shut down the government unless we give them everything they want, then CALL THEIR BLUFF. It is Schumer and Biden who are holding up aid to our farmers and disaster relief.

THIS CHAOS WOULD NOT BE HAPPENING IF WE HAD A REAL PRESIDENT. WE WILL IN 32 DAYS!

JD Vance

🚨The *Woke* Continuing Resolution bill mentions changing the term “Offender” to “Justice Involved Individual.”

Benny Johnson

Probably why the problem is not happening in Arkansas.

NEW: Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass’ office says they’ve placed Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Brian Williams on leave after they were notified the FBI raided his home yesterday in connection to a bomb threat he allegedly made against city hall earlier this year.

Details: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-12-18/fbi-agents-search-home-of-l-a-deputy-mayor-over-city-hall-bomb-threat

Detective DeFrancisco has retired from the Sarasota Police Department, Florida, after 28 years of service. Well done Brother.

The FBI's Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted Data Collection statistics have been released. It contains statistics on law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty so far in 2024.

https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/le/leoka

FBI Los Angeles

NEW: "Joseph Benza III, 36, of Corona, a deputy with the LASD, has agreed to plead guilty to a federal civil rights violation for using excessive force during an assault of a transgender man in retaliation for the victim exercising his First Amendment rights."

https://ow.ly/MGca50UtLIU

FBI Los Angeles

Thoughts?