Headlines: December 2, 2025

Daniel Compatangelo reports:

A high-stakes Cabinet meeting convened today under President Trump to sharpen the administration’s posture on Venezuela while unveiling the new Trump Account Plan. Under the initiative, every child born in the United States between 2025 and 2028 will receive a $1,000 government-seeded investment account aimed at boosting long-term savings and economic opportunity.

Washington is simultaneously bracing for sweeping immigration changes after Homeland Security proposed a broad travel ban in response to a deadly shooting involving an Afghan-born suspect — a flashpoint already reshaping debate over asylum and border policy.

Across the country, voters cast ballots in a pivotal special election in Tennessee’s Seventh District, a contest viewed as an early test of national sentiment.

On the world stage, the administration is under fire from Democrats after pardoning former Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernández, who was convicted in the United States on drug-trafficking charges — a move critics say undermines U.S. anti-narcotics efforts.

Meanwhile, U.S. envoy Steve Wyckoff and senior adviser Jared Kushner are in Moscow for negotiations with Vladimir Putin as the White House pushes a new peace plan for Ukraine, a high-stakes diplomatic effort amid a continuing war and mounting global concern.