Today’s facts 12-08-2025

Today’s facts …

The Supreme Court is weighing Trump’s request to give presidents broad power to fire members of independent agencies.

Trump is planning a $12 billion aid package to US farmers who have struggled due to his tariffs.

Pete Hegseth says Trump has the power to take military action as he sees fit.

Democrats and some Republicans are not okay with Hegseth’s assertion of that power.

Sen. Mark Kelly is seeking a subpoena to get the boat attack video released.

Russia says the new US National Security Strategy is largely consistent with their vision.

ICE is swapping or altering license plates to conceal identities during operations, which is illegal under some state laws.

Trump is pressuring undocumented immigrants to leave the US by separating them from their children.

The image that appears to show a young Pam Bondi with Donald Trump is fake. The original photograph is real, but the woman pictured is Belgian model Ingrid Seynhaeve. 

230 environmental groups have demanded a national moratorium on new US data centers that are escalating electricity bills and worsening the climate crisis.

Jasmine Crockett will announce today if she is running for the Senate seat now held by John Cornyn.

Colin Allred has left the race for that Senate seat and will run for the US House instead.

Paramount has joined the bid for Warner Bros to stop the Netflix deal.

A powerful earthquake struck off the coast of northern Japan today, triggering a tsunami alert.

Portable lithium-ion battery power banks sold on Amazon are recalled over fire and burn hazards. My business partner (who is creating a Today’s Facts app coming soon) lost his home a couple of days ago to one of these fires. He would like to say a BIG thanks to his local Red Cross who jumped right in to help him.

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