Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Honduran President Nasry Asfura in Washington and commended Honduras for designating MS-13 and Barrio 18 as terrorist associations and for its role in the Shield of the Americas and the Americas Counter Cartel Coalition.
In a speech at the Federalist Society’s National Lawyers Convention, Secretary of State Marco Rubio called the International Criminal Court a “fake and illegitimate” tribunal that claims power over countries that never joined it, and tied the argument to October’s sanctions on the court.
On Saturday, President Trump posted a 50-day to-do list he attributed to Sen. John Kennedy: confirm every nominee, pass permitting reform, and try a reconciliation bill that needs no Democratic votes. The Senate returns Monday at 5:30 p.m. with a 10th Circuit confirmation and a cloture vote on the permitting bill.
OFAC sanctioned Los Mendoza and Los Huistas as terrorist supporters for running smuggling corridors for Sinaloa and CJNG, and State named Los Lorenzanas a Foreign Terrorist Organization. Treasury says the groups have friends in Guatemalan politics.
No cyberattack, Mullin says: Friday’s nationwide ground stop came from overloaded legacy routers and copper lines that Congress was warned about for years. Duffy now wants $50 billion to finish the rebuild.
The Senate confirmed Gregory Cook 49-27 and ended debate on 10th Circuit nominee Daniel Domenico and 5th Circuit nominee Anna St. John. Domenico’s final vote is Monday at 5:30 p.m. ET, with four more district nominees queued.
DHS says Rony Alexander Gomez-Alberto, accused of trying to storm a United cockpit and claiming a bomb, was granted asylum by a judge on his third illegal entry after saying he feared being killed for being transgender.
DHS says ICE deported 483,200 people in FY2026, the most in its history and nearly as many as Biden’s three full fiscal years combined, and made more than 491,000 arrests. Democrats now want to “end” it.
About 1,500 migrants left Tapachula on Nov. 10, telling reporters Democrats will let them in. The White House answer: the border stays shut, and Mexico faces doubled tariffs if it doesn’t stop them.
The Justice Department says it has court authorization to seize or restrain more than $1.2 billion of the $6 billion-plus North Korea stole from Binance, and has dismantled infrastructure behind “FaceStealer,” a deepfake-and-stolen-webcam scam that took more than $400 million.
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