<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">President Donald Trump presses on for a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine, a fraudulent daycare scheme adds to the scandals in Minnesota, and major cities tighten security for New Year’s Eve celebrations.</span></p>
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<h2 style="text-align: center;"><b>Trump Hosts Zelensky</b></h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As the war in Ukraine continues to rage, President Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin and </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-peace-deal-in-ukraine-is-closer-than-ever-save-a-few-thorny-issues"><span style="font-weight: 400;">hosted</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday, hoping to finalize a peace deal to end the war. Hours before the meeting, Russia hammered Kyiv with one of the most extensive airstrikes in months, killing four, wounding dozens, and knocking out power to much of the city. Trump described his meeting with Zelensky as “good and very productive.” Trump also said that “land” is a major sticking point in the peace process. Zelensky has vowed never to give up land to Russia, but did offer a compromise: turning some Ukrainian land in the East into a demilitarized zone. As an apparent show of good faith toward Trump, Zelensky has also expressed a new willingness to hold nationwide elections, a move Trump has long called for.</span></p>
<h2 style="text-align: center;"><b>Empty Somali-Run Daycares Bilk Taxpayers For Millions</b></h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">New reports of rampant fraud across dozens of Minnesota daycares have </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/shocking-video-exposes-more-apparent-somali-linked-fraud-in-walzs-minnesota"><span style="font-weight: 400;">stirred</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> controversy online and even attracted the attention of federal lawmakers and the FBI. Independent journalist Nick Shirley posted a roughly 40-minute investigative documentary online that racked up tens of millions of views within days. Shirley claims that he uncovered more than $100 million in fraud involving Somali-run businesses. For example, Shirley and his co-investigator identified a childcare center that has received millions in taxpayer funds, but no one has seen the children purportedly cared for there. The explosive report has increased pressure on Minnesota Democratic Gov. Tim Walz to be held accountable.</span></p>
<h2 style="text-align: center;"><b>Trump Admin’s Anti-Terror And Immigration Operations</b></h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">While Americans took time to unwind over the holiday season, the Trump administration was active on several fronts. Alongside its aggressive foreign policy and national security moves abroad, it continued its immigration and counterterrorism operations at home. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has been ramping up her </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/tulsi-gabbard-warns-that-islamist-ideology-is-freedoms-greatest-threat"><span style="font-weight: 400;">warning</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> about the threat posed by terror actors, especially after the Bondi Beach massacre in Australia and the attacks on U.S. servicemembers in Syria. Major cities </span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">worldwide, including in the United States, have <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/major-cities-scuttle-new-years-plans-amid-increased-islamist-terror-threats" target="_blank" rel="noopener">altered</a> or</span> canceled New Year’s celebrations due to security concerns. In the meantime, the Trump administration’s deportation operations have continued.</span></p>

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