Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson made her Broadway debut over the weekend with a one-night-only role in the musical '& Juliet.' LA Times

VOA VIEW: Maybe she should resign.

President-elect Donald Trump formally won the Electoral College Tuesday as Republican electors affirmed his victory in the Nov. 5 election — with the final certification by Congress on Jan. 6 expected to be a mere formality. New York Post

VOA VIEW: Good for America.

The bodies of at least 100,000 people killed by ousted President Bashar al-Assad's regime are feared to be in a mass grave found outside Damascus. New York Post

VOA VIEW: Sad!

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Reality has set in on Capitol Hill that with President-elect Donald J. Trump poised to take office, the era of U.S. military support for Ukraine is coming to an end. New York Times

VOA VIEW: Liberal wishful thinking.

The leader of the rebel coalition that swept to power last week said that fighters would be brought under the defense ministry’s authority. New York Times

VOA VIEW: Maybe a positive sign - peace with caution.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration changed an existing rule to expand and enhance seatbelt warning requirements. New York Times

VOA VIEW: Time will tell.

Still stinging from the election, President Biden is pushing for his final priorities but has absented himself from the national conversation about Donald Trump after warning repeatedly that he was a threat to American democracy. New York Times

VOA VIEW: A positive for the nation.

Aurora, Colorado, police believe that Tuesday’s armed break-in at an apartment complex overnight, which led to the arrest of 14 individuals, was "without question a gang incident." OANN

According to authorities in New Mexico, a 16-year-old boy has been arrested after purportedly fatally shooting his entire family while "extremely intoxicated." OANN

VOA VIEW: Sad times.

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Employees at some Walmart locations across the U.S. are wearing body cameras, with Walmart InHome delivery workers sporting the devices while dropping off goods. Washington Times

VOA VIEW: It may be a good deterrent.

Consumers stepped up their spending at retail stores last month, providing a boost to the economy in the early phases of the winter holiday shopping season. Washington Times

VOA VIEW: Trump's win has caused a positive outlook.

An Alabama woman is recovering well after a pig kidney transplant last month that freed her from eight years of dialysis, the latest effort to save human lives with animal organs. Washington Times

VOA VIEW: Pray it works.

The New Orleans Police Department, plagued for decades by corruption, is pushing to finally end more than a decade of federal oversight, amid lingering memories of a 1994 murder ordered by a crooked cop and an attempted cover-up in the 2005 killing of unarmed civilians. Washington Times

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At a time of heightened political division, Americans' confidence in their country's judicial system and courts dropped to a record low of 35% this year. Washington Times

VOA VIEW: Hopefully Trump can lift Americans trust.

Trump's suit against the Des Moines Register comes on the heels of ABC's agreement to pay $15 million to settle a defamation lawsuit he filed earlier this year. CBS

VOA VIEW: There will be more fools.

"People deserve to know upfront what they're being asked to pay," FTC Chair Lina Khan said in announcing crackdown on certain consumer fees. CBS

VOA VIEW: May be a good idea.

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Rep. Gerry Connolly of Virginia won election to serve as the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, defeating Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. CBS

VOA VIEW: Good!

Milei is the first world leader expected to be in Washington, D.C. for President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, though arrangements are underway for others to join. CBS

VOA VIEW: Many leaders will join.

Trump's lawyers said his conviction in state court should not stand because he was elected president after his conviction. CBS

VOA VIEW: As it should be.

Trump had warm words about TikTok and its near-term future earlier Monday, as the app faces a U.S. ban that's set to go into effect next month unless its Chinese-owned parent company cuts ties with it. CBS

VOA VIEW: TikTok should be banned.

President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to enact across-the-board tariffs, targeted import duties on China, Canada and Mexico, and tax cuts. CNBC

VOA VIEW: Dems fear Trump is right.

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The price of chocolate's key ingredient has skyrocketed this year, prompting analysts to issue fresh warnings about extreme price volatility. CNBC

VOA VIEW: People can do without chocolates.

The Biden administration is still taking steps to deliver sweeping student loan forgiveness to millions of Americans. CNBC

VOA VIEW: Anther waste of time and effort.

Osiel Cárdenas Guillén, a notorious Mexican drug lord, was removed from the U.S. and handed over to authorities in Mexico, ICE said on Monday. FOX News

VOA VIEW: He should have been tried here.

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The DHS, FBI, FAA and DoD said an ongoing investigation into reported drone sightings has revealed that they are "anomalous" and not a threat to national security or public safety. FOX News

VOA VIEW: American don't believe or trust these agencies.

U.S. investigating whether Chinese citizen arrested for flying drone over Vandenberg Space Force Base committed "more serious offenses." FOX News

VOA VIEW: Only a fool believes otherwise.

An explosive device planted near an apartment building in Moscow detonated early Tuesday, killing Russia's Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Defense Forces head, Russia's Investigative Committee said. UPI

VOA VIEW: No accident.

A student and a teacher are dead, and several others were injured, after a 15-year-old opened fire at a small private Christian school in southeast Wisconsin on Monday morning. UPI

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Chicago made 121 seizures over the past year, containing more than 3.2 million banned Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems worth more than $81.5 million. UPI

New protections for people with disabilities on commercial airlines were unveiled Monday to ensure "safe travel with dignity." The new final rule requires more rigorous standards for accommodating wheelchairs. UPI

President Joe Biden was inducted Monday into the U.S. Department of Labor's Hall of Honor for his "tireless support of U.S. workers and labor unions." UPI

VOA VIEW: They inducted a fool.

The United States on Monday imposed a new round of sanctions targeting North Korea over its ballistic missile program and support for Russia in the Kremlin's war against Ukraine. UPI

VOA VIEW: They should be sanctioned and more.

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