Top Stories • December 30, 2025

President Donald Trump met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Florida, offering warm public remarks but signaling no clear breakthrough on a Gaza peace plan as negotiations remain stalled. The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against Virginia, arguing that the state’s tuition assistance for undocumented immigrants at public colleges violates federal law, setting up a high-profile legal battle over immigration and education policy. Overseas, Ukraine is rejecting Russian claims that a recent drone attack targeted one of President Vladimir Putin’s residences, calling the allegations false. Back in the U.S., states are moving ahead with artificial intelligence regulation, with California approving new laws aimed at protecting minors and addressing chatbot responses to suicidal users, despite opposition from the Trump administration. And in entertainment news, Beyoncé has officially reached billionaire status, placing her among a very small group of musicians to do so.