The Daily Populous

Friday December 26th, 2025 morning edition

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With Trump administration officials vilifying judges who rule against the government, a wave of violent threats and harassment has often followed.

He was the first of several judges to rule against the administration on the issue, which is now before the Supreme Court.

Other judges have been targets of anonymous pizza deliveries that judges see as a form of intimidation.

Marshals Service, which has the job of protecting judges, suspects some of the deliveries could be tied to foreign actors, three sources told NBC News.

As a result of the various threats and intimidation, judges have had to adapt their daily lives, according to NBC News interviews with six sitting judges, as well as former judges and others familiar with the current threat landscape.

Coughenour pointed to the Trump administration’s harsh criticism of judges, whom it has portrayed as biased and out of control.

Some MAGA influencers have called for judges who stymie the administration’s agenda to be impeached and removed from office. »

Arizona cancels medical debt for almost half-a-million residents

Authored by knau.org

And under a deal the state cut with Undue Medical, the beneficiaries all get letters crediting not just United Medical but also the governor.

Established in 2014, it uses government funds and private donations to acquire portfolios of medical debt from health care providers or debt buyers.

The program is aimed at those whose medical debt whose income is less than 400% of the federal poverty level. »

Canada backs Greenland’s sovereignty as U.S. talks of annexation - National

Authored by globalnews.ca

Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand is affirming Greenland’s sovereignty as Washington again says it wants to annex the self-governing territory of Denmark.

Anand spoke Tuesday with her Danish counterpart Lars Lokke Rasmussen and says she conveyed “Canada’s support for the fundamental importance of respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity.”.

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Into the void: how Trump killed international law

Authored by theguardian.com

There is no linear Trump foreign policy, just a catherine wheel of disconnected explosions thrown out across the night sky.

As Donald Trump Jr asserts, as if it were a virtue, his father is the most unpredictable man in politics.

We do not even ask them to have respect for international law, but ask to take a step back from going 100 miles away from international law.”. »