Nine stories, U.S. first: Trump's press-secretary offer, a Justice Department order, Democrats' opening agenda, a Gulf of Oman strike, an ICE detention release and scrutiny of Nvidia's chief; then deadly reported strikes in Yemen and damage in Riyadh, a Zaporizhzhia power loss, and flooding in Gaza tent camps.
File photoTrump said Saturday he offered UFC chief Dana White the press secretary job. White said he would meet the president Monday and did not say whether he would accept.
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File photoTrump said Saturday he ordered the Justice Department to investigate Democrats over alleged threats, without providing evidence or identifying the communications he described.
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File photoHouse Democratic leaders plan early votes to strengthen Medicaid, restore enhanced ACA subsidies, address the Iran war and reverse some tariffs after Congress convenes on January 3.
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File photoU.S. Central Command said it disabled the St. Kitts-flagged cargo ship M/V Huda in the Gulf of Oman after the crew ignored warnings and tried to breach the naval blockade of Iran.
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File photoWisconsin state trooper Carel Aaron Van Der Merwe was released after ICE detained him at a Madison airport. He remains under supervision while his asylum case continues.
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File photoReports said U.S. officials believe a technology executive was recruited to gather information on Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. The company says the contacts were ordinary business.
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File photoHouthi officials said Saudi strikes killed 33 people near Sanaa. Saudi officials said debris from an attempted attack damaged an Aramco building in Riyadh, with no injuries reported.
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File photoRussian-installed managers said the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant lost external power after the Ferosplavna line was damaged. They said backup generators were running and radiation levels were normal.
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File photoHamas-run officials said about 70,000 tents in Gaza were flooded by heavy rain. Aid workers described a desperate situation; initial accounts did not confirm deaths from the flooding.
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