AM Update for 12/12/25: Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem faces off with furious Democrats during a heated House hearing as she defends President Donald Trump’s aggressive immigration enforcement and mass deportation push. A federal judge orders the release of “Maryland Man” Kilmar Abrego Garcia, but the Trump administration vows to keep fighting as it lays out allegations of gang ties, human smuggling, and domestic abuse. President Trump presses forward with Lindsey Halligan’s nomination for U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia after a judge ruled her acting appointment unlawful, setting up a showdown over Senate “blue slip” rules. The man accused of murdering Charlie Kirk appears in court for the first time, smiling and relaxed as a Utah judge warns media over courtroom camera violations.
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