Mark Levin: Six years ago I was up here, and I said "this is our first Jewish President." Trump: It's true.

Elon Musk has officially kicked off the Republican political campaign funding season for the 2026 midterms. Despite the feud with Trump in the middle of the year and Musk having created a new political party in the US to, according to him, "compete with the Republicans and Democrats," the billionaire ultimately made peace with Trump and will return to funding the party. In the presidential elections, Musk directed about $250 million to Trump's campaign, with sources close to the party expecting a similar amount for funding campaigns of congressmen and senators for the November 2026 elections. In this video, recorded during the Saudi Crown Prince's visit to the US, we can see the level of the "re"-rapprochement between Trump and Musk.

Nearly every member of the Trump administration issued coordinated statements this morning in defense of White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, following the release of today’s Vanity Fair article.

Polymarket puts the odds of a U.S.–Venezuela military engagement by the end of the month at around 20%. Low probability — but potentially a big profit opportunity if you’re willing to take the risk 👀

New U.S. Census Bureau projections paint a dramatic demographic reshaping of the planet: China’s population is expected to plunge from 1.4 billion to just 662 million by 2100 — the steepest decline ever recorded for a single nation. Africa, by contrast, is set for explosive growth of roughly 155%. The Democratic Republic of Congo alone is projected to soar from 139 million to 584 million, becoming one of the world’s largest populations. Regional trends diverge sharply: Asia overall declines by 9%, Europe by 16%, and South America by 12%. North America grows modestly at 4%, driven largely by immigration. India remains the world’s most populous nation at 1.5 billion, while the U.S. is projected to reach 370 million. Analysts warn that aging populations in shrinking regions will pressure labor forces, pension systems, and military recruitment, while booming African cities will face immense infrastructure and governance challenges. China is attempting to reverse its downturn with pro-birth incentives and looser immigration rules, but most experts agree its demographic slide is now essentially irreversible.

Prime Minister Netanyahu, speaking at the Second Hanukkah Candle Lighting with IDF soldiers and U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee at the Western Wall, said: “If the Maccabees had failed, there would be no Huckabees, no Judeo-Christian civilization, and no United States.”

Orthodox Jewish passengers were violently assaulted and threatened on a crowded New York City subway train after being deliberately targeted by a group of attackers, according to a firsthand account. The witness said the attackers began verbally harassing the victims at the station, then boarded the train with them and escalated the violence once onboard. The assailants allegedly choked and beat the victims and issued death threats as the train continued along its route. “It happened about an hour ago on the 3 line,” the witness said. “We transferred from the 4 to the 3 at Franklin Station. They were already there, started cursing, got on the train with us, and followed us toward Kingston. We got off one stop early.” The incident reportedly occurred in full view of a packed subway car, with Orthodox Jewish passengers singled out, physically attacked, and threatened, while other riders looked on.

U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) announced and released footage of multiple strikes conducted earlier today, December 15, by forces assigned to Joint Task Force–Southern Spear (JTF-SS) against three suspected narco-trafficking vessels operating in international waters in the Eastern Pacific. According to SOUTHCOM, the vessels were traveling along a known trafficking route and carrying illicit narcotics. Eight men were killed in the strikes — three aboard the first vessel, two on the second, and three on the third — all believed to be members of a Designated Terrorist Organization (DTO).

According to an exclusive report by *The Washington Post*, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine and other senior Pentagon officials are preparing to present a sweeping reorganization plan to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in the coming days. The proposal would downgrade several U.S. Unified Combatant Commands and rebalance authority among the military’s top generals, advancing a consolidation effort long advocated by Hegseth and other members of the Trump administration. If approved, the plan would bring some of the most consequential changes to the military’s senior leadership structure in decades. It would reduce the prominence of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), U.S. European Command (EUCOM), and U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) by placing them under a new umbrella organization called U.S. International Command (INTERCOM). The proposal also calls for reorganizing U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) and U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM) into a single entity overseeing the Western Hemisphere, to be known as U.S. Americas Command (AMERICOM).

Newly released footage from Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) shows a first-of-its-kind underwater drone strike on the Russian port of Novorossiysk in the Black Sea. The video captures “Sea Baby” unmanned surface vessels penetrating the harbor and at least one making direct impact on a Kilo-class diesel-electric submarine of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, inflicting significant damage.