On today's news brief: Anti-ICE protestors stormed Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota led by ex-CNN host Don Lemon, the State Department announced that U.S. foreign assistance to Somalia is coming to an end - permanently, and Virginia Democrats are already hard at work proposing statewide changes after completing the election sweep for governor, lieutenant governor, and attorney general.

On today's news brief: In Nigeria, an infamous Muslim militant leader vowed deadly retribution following a security operation that killed one of his fighters, Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado symbolically gave President Donald Trump her Nobel Peace Prize medal, and President Trump has threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act after anti-ICE protests in Minneapolis show no sign of slowing.

On today's news brief: President Donald Trump announced a new healthcare plan, anti-ICE protests continue to escalate in Minneapolis, and the Trump administration has opened an investigation into schools, both school districts and colleges, for allegedly violating Title IX with their transgender athlete policy.

On today's news brief: The United Kingdom is considering banning social media platform, X, over controversial AI images, anti-ICE protests continue to rage, and   the potential purchase of Greenland by the U.S.

On today's news brief: President Trump's vocal support of Iranian protestors and possible aid, transgender oral arguments at the U.S. Supreme Court, and the U.S. State Department has revoked 100,000 visas as part of a crackdown on immigration.

On today's news brief: Protests in Iran continue in full force, U.S. forces have conducted large-scale airstrikes as part of the ongoing Operation Hawkeye Strike in Syria, and anti-ICE protests continue to grow in Minneapolis and across the country.

On today's news brief: hundreds of people are marching in the streets of Tehran amid anti-government protests, US forces have seized the Olina oil tanker in the Caribbean, and protests continue around the U.S. after the fatal shooting of a woman in Minneapolis by an ICE officer.

On today's news brief: protests happening in Minneapolis after the fatal shooting of a woman by an ICE officer, the U.S. Senate's resolution that would bar President Trump from taking further military action against Venezuela without congressional authorization, and the unveiling of a new food pyramid by the Department of Health and Human Services.

On today's news brief: Pro-regime militias are cracking down on those who are celebrating the capture of their dictator Nicolas Maduro, China continues arresting and persecuting Christians, and the Trump administration's singling states accused of fraud.

On today's news brief: The federal government is cracking down on migrants in Minnesota with hundreds arrested for a range of crimes, House lawmakers are facing yet another government shutdown deadline at the end of this month, and the pressure is mounting for House Republicans to keep their slim majority.

On today's news brief: The capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and his wife, mass protests sweeping across Iran, and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz abruptly ending his bid for a third term amidst scandal. 

On today's news brief: The "effectiveness" of socialism and current day Democratic Socialists.

On today's news brief: Let's take a look at what we can expect in 2026 -- the Supreme Court will review several high profile cases, America's 250th birthday, and November midterm elections.

On today's news brief: 2025 saw an unprecedented surge in faith engagement, from packed pews to record-breaking Bible sales and app downloads. It was a year of spiritual renewal.

On today's news brief: The dangers and explosion of online gambling.

On today's news brief: A check in on the state of the transgender agenda.

On today's news brief: Since the Overturn of Roe v. Wade, you might expect that abortions have plummeted. You'd be wrong. In fact, they are likely increasing. Where is the abortion industry headed?

On today's news brief: In 2025, the world was rocked with wars, violence, natural disasters, and so much more. Yet into this very darkness, two thousand years ago, a light broke through. On this Christmas day, every tragic story we've covered this year bows to the one story that outshines, outlasts, and overcomes them all: the birth of Jesus.

On today's news brief: Russia continues attacking Ukraine, President Donald Trump just announced plans for the Navy to begin building a new class of battleships, the new president of Ireland. 

On today's news brief: Highlights from Turning Point USA's AmericaFest 2025, good news out of Nigeria, the U.S. Coast Guard is allegedly pursuing another oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela.

On today's news brief: Authorities have identified the Brown University and MIT shooter, Turning Point USA's first conference since the tragic assassination of founder Charlie Kirk earlier this year, and President Donald Trump establishing two new federal holidays this year: Christmas Eve and the day after Christmas.

On today's news brief: The Department of Health and Human Services announcement that any hospitals using taxpayer dollars is banned from giving experimental transgender surgeries or drugs to minors and Trump's address to the nation.

On today's news brief: President Trump has extended his travel ban - one that also continues to restrict who can come in to the country, violence surges across the global stage, and the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has lifted a two-year injunction, allowing Florida to enforce its 2023 law that protects minors from attending sexually explicit adult live performances. 

On today's news brief: European leaders are considering using frozen Russian assets to keep Ukraine afloat financially, U.S. strikes on drug boats continue, and more than 400 law enforcement personnel were deployed over the weekend as police search for the Brown University shooter who is still at large.

On today's news brief: The communities of Brown University and across the globe in Sydney, Australia experienced mass shootings leaving many people injured and a rising death toll. Also, wo U.S. soldiers along with an American citizen died in a shooting in Syria over the weekend.

On today's news brief: A shocking new report indicates that former President Joe Biden released 18,000 known or suspected terrorists into the U.S., an audit of New York's trucking industry found that half of its commercial trucking licenses went to illegal immigrants, and Samaritan's Purse' Operation Christmas Child plans to reach over a million children for Christ this year with their signature shoe boxes.

On today's news brief: The U.S. has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Phase Two of President Trump's Gaza plan to end the war is close, the House of Representatives passed the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act, and the Department of Justice stepping into a controversy in Loudoun County concerning two male Christian students who spoke out against a biological girl - who identifies as a boy - in the boy's locker room.

On today's news brief: Trump reinstated a ban on transgender-identifying people serving in the military, the United Nations Security Council met to discuss the Russia-Ukraine war, old social media posts could stop people from entering the United States, and Australia officially becomes the first country to ban social media for children under 16.

On today's news brief: Ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia is in danger, a federal judge requested more Epstein documents be released, Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier pleads "not guilty" to charges of rig betting, and new study shows that GLBT content is the norm on Netflix, even for kids.

On today's news brief: Hundreds of angry protesters continue flooding the streets of Minneapolis with Minnesota Governor Tim Walz activating the Minnesota National Guard to back up local police, President Trump is monitoring the in Iran threatening to step in if things go too far, and Virginia political affairs continue to divide.

On today's news brief: President Trump sends warnings to Iran, the U.S., the Senate will now consider government funding bills passed by the House this week, highlights from the 2026 March for life.

On today's news brief: President Trump announced he has brokered a deal over Greenland and the arctic with Nato leadership, the new board of peace is taking shape as more nations join, Bill and Hillary Clinton face contempt of Congress charges for ignoring Congressional subpoenas, and Uvalde Texas officer who was charged with 29 counts of child endangerment for allegedly not acting quickly enough to stop a school shooting has been found not guilty.

On today's news brief: Greenland remains a hot topic. President Donald Trump still wants it, but he's allegedly ruled out the use of force in his bid to control the Danish territory, armed gunmen kidnapped over 160 worshippers from three churches in Kurmin Wali, Kaduna State, and anti-ICE protestors, accompanied by ex-CNN host Don Lemon, stormed a church in Minnesota.

On today's news brief: President Trump has set his sights on Greenland and the rest of the world is not pleased and newly released polling shows most Americans back Supreme Court rulings in favor of religious liberty.

The Washington Stand News Brief delivers the latest stories with the biblical worldview in mind. Our reporting team crafts and curates the day’s news to keep you informed. From breaking news out of the White House, to controversial legislation in the states, to cultural battles and more, join us every day for the latest.

On today's news brief: Riots and Minneapolis seem to be never ending, anti-Iran regime protests around the world are raising tensions, and the first-ever teen social media addiction trial against Meta, TikTok, and YouTube has begun in California.

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