United States Politics and Government

• Democratic Governors Promise Accountability After Alex Pretti Killing - The chin-out rhetoric of Democratic governors about holding Trump administration officials responsible for violence in their cities may be more political than practicable.
• U.S. Trade Deficit Bounces Back as Tariffs Cause Volatility - The monthly trade deficit and imports rebounded in November after shrinking significantly in prior months, new data show.
• U.S. Trade Deficit Bounces Back as Tariffs Cause Volatility - The monthly trade deficit and imports rebounded in November after shrinking significantly in prior months, new data show.
• Trump and Schumer Move Toward Possible Deal to Avert a Shutdown - The president and the top Senate Democrat were discussing an agreement to split off homeland security funding from a broader spending package and negotiate new limits on immigration agents.
• America at a Boiling Point: From ICE Protests to an Attack on Rep. Omar - An attack at a town hall in Minneapolis, amid a surge in threats against lawmakers, was the latest sign of the fraying of the nation’s political fabric.
• Tesla Profit Slumps, but Investors May Not Care - The automaker also said it would invest $2 billion in xAI, the artificial intelligence company controlled by its C.E.O., Elon Musk, and stop making the two oldest cars in its lineup.
• Why the NORAD Cold War Pact Between the U.S. and Canada Is News - The State Department clarified comments made by the U.S. Ambassador to Canada that NORAD would be “altered” if that country did not purchase American F-35 jets.
• Attack on Ilhan Omar Follows Years of Trump’s Targeting Her - President Trump has spent years demonizing and dehumanizing the Somali-born Democrat from Minnesota, fueling escalating threats against her.
• Republicans Gave ICE a Slush Fund. Democrats Want to Limit It. - The sweeping domestic policy law that Republicans muscled through Congress last year made ICE the highest-funded federal law enforcement agency in the country, with no strings attached.
• Amazon’s $35 Million ‘Melania’ Promotion Has Critics Questioning Its Motives - The tech giant is spending $35 million to promote its film about the first lady, far more than is typical for documentaries.