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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2025
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Please extend your prayers to the heroic Americans who were ambushed and killed in Syria last weekend:

Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar,

Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard, and

US Civillian Interpreter Ayad Mansoor Sakat

President Trump attended the Army-Navy Game ([link removed]) where he did the coin toss ([link removed]) to kick off the game, over the weekend. He also delivered remarks ([link removed]) at the White House, paying respects to the victims of the shooting at Brown University, the antisemitic attack in Australia, & the attack on U.S. forces in Syria.

He signed many executive orders ([link removed]) including the reclassification of marijuana ([link removed]) , declaring fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction ([link removed]) , and on American space superiority. Additionally, the National Defense Authorization Act ([link removed]) (NDAA) and the full recognition of the Lumbee Tribe ([link removed]) of North Carolina were signed into law.

In an impactful week before Christmas, the President announced Freedom 250 ([link removed]) , participated in the somber, dignified transfer ([link removed]) of three Americans, awarded 13 Mexican Border Defense ([link removed]) Medals, and delivered an Address to the Nation ([link removed]) on the economy and announced the Warrior Dividend ([link removed]) .

Vice President Vance, on his way to Pennsylvania, gaggled with the press ([link removed]) . In Alburtis ([link removed]) , he delivered remarks ([link removed]) on the economic comeback being staged by the Administration and served meals with the Allentown Rescue Mission ([link removed]) .

First Lady Melania Trump spoke at a White House Christmas reception ([link removed]) sharing these caring words, “My thoughts and prayers go to the families of people who lost their loved ones around the world. In this difficult time, we are celebrating here Christmas, and I'm thinking about them — what they're going through. My heart is with them."
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✅ ECONOMY | The economy is being restored at record pace with Just the News ([link removed]) saying, “Trump defies odds, achieves economic triple play with rate cuts, tariffs and cooling inflation”. President Trump's policies and bold deregulation are continuing to drive inflation down ([link removed]) and put more in Americans' pockets.

✅ SEX-REJECTING TREATMENTS | Secretary Kennedy announced major steps to protect America's children ([link removed]) , including: new rules to ban sex-rejecting procedures on minors, FDA warning letters to companies marketing breast binders to children, a Section 504 update clarifying gender dysphoria isn’t considered a disability, and more.

✅ SENATE NOMINATIONS | Before leaving for the holidays, the Senate was able to confirm another 97 of President Trump's nominees ([link removed]) . The Senate has now confirmed 417 of his nominees since January — far outpacing Biden's first year.

✅ GAS PRICES | In 40 states, the average gas price is below $3/gal ([link removed]) . In 24 states, it's below $2.75/gal. Americans can even find gas below $2/gal at some stations in at least 7 states: CO, KS, MO, OK, SD, TN, TX. And prices are even trending lower!

✅ FENTANYL | President Trump signed an Executive Order designating fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction ([link removed]) ; citing that two milligrams, an almost undetectable trace amount equivalent to 10 to 15 grains of table salt, constitutes a lethal dose. Hundreds of thousands of Americans have died from fentanyl overdoses.

🎤 MAJOR EVENTS

President Trump Delivers an Address to the Nation, Dec. 17, 2025 ([link removed])
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📰 IN THE NEWS
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* WATCH | Vice President JD Vance ([link removed]) - Live NOW - Vance on economy & affordability
READ | Commerce Sec. Howard Lutnick ([link removed]) - Fox News - Predicting 'extraordinary year' ahead as inflation drops to 2.7% in November
* WATCH | HHS Sec. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ([link removed]) - New York Post - HHS Won’t Fund ‘Sex-Rejecting Procedures’ For Minors: ‘It is Malpractice’
* READ | Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent ([link removed]) - Fox Business - Bessent expects taxpayers will see 'very large' tax refunds early next year
* READ | Department of State ([link removed]) - Breitbart - Exclusive — Tommy Pigott: Ensuring There Are Visa Vetting Standards

ALL THE NEWS YOU WANT ON THE WIRE ([link removed])

🖊️ PRESIDENTIAL ACTIONS
* PAY | Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay ([link removed]) | 12/18/2025
* SPACE | Ensuring American Space Superiority ([link removed]) | 12/18/2025
* HOLIDAY | Closure of Federal Government on 12/24 and 12/26 ([link removed]) | 12/18/2025
* MARIJUANA | Increasing Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research ([link removed]) | 12/18/2025
* FOREIGN | Limiting the Entry of Foreign Nationals to the U.S. ([link removed]) | 12/16/2025
* BILL OF RIGHTS | Bill of Rights Day, 2025 ([link removed]) | 12/15/2025
* FENTANYL | Designating Fentanyl as a Weapon of Mass Destruction ([link removed]) | 12/15/2025

#️⃣ THE NUMBER OF THE WEEK

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The private job growth since September was 121,000 jobs with 100% of new jobs going to native-born Americans!

📸 PHOTO OF THE WEEK
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** President Donald Trump attends Army Navy football game at M&T Bank Stadium. December 13, 2025.
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🗳️ SURVEY

Of the following, which should be the top priority for the Trump Administration in 2026?

A. Completing the Border wall, extreme vetting on all incoming migrants, and continuing mass deportations

B. Continuing to increase everyone's purchasing power by creating real wage gains and working to lower prices even further

C. Finalizing trade deals that increase tariff revenue for the country, promote “Made in America” items, and keep lowering the deficit

D, Keeping pressure on foreign governments and continue eliminating foreign terrorists working to bring illegal drugs into our nation

E. Pursuing even greater world peace by ending more wars and further asserting ourselves on the world stage was leaders in peace

F. Expanding our pro-business approach to bring new technologies, accelerate AI innovation, and lower energy costs
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