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• December 3, 2025 – The Trump administration pauses most immigration applications, including green card and naturalization requests, for people from 19 countries previously targeted by travel bans, as part of sweeping changes to U.S. immigration policy.
• December 3, 2025 – Federal agents launch an immigration enforcement operation in New Orleans under a Trump administration initiative targeting so-called sanctuary cities, drawing protests and criticism from local officials and civil rights groups.
• December 3, 2025 – Advocates warn that planned changes to federal homelessness funding could push hundreds of West Virginians and tens of thousands of people nationwide out of permanent housing, after HUD proposes shifting money toward transitional programs.
• December 3, 2025 – The Trump administration announces plans to roll back Biden-era vehicle fuel-efficiency standards, saying looser rules will reduce costs and expand consumer choice, while critics warn of higher emissions and slower electric-vehicle adoption.
• November 27, 2025 – A Trump-backed Republican candidate wins a nationally watched U.S. House special election in Tennessee’s 7th District, maintaining GOP control of the seat but with a narrower margin than in 2024.
• November 12, 2025 – President Donald Trump signs a funding bill that ends a record 43-day federal government shutdown, sending hundreds of thousands of furloughed federal workers back to their jobs.

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• "Drunk raccoon" – A raccoon found passed out in the bathroom of a liquor store in Ashland, Virginia, after getting into bottles on the shelves, goes viral on social media after photos are shared by local animal control.
• Venmo outage – The mobile payment service Venmo trends after users across the United States report they cannot send or receive payments for several hours, sparking complaints and memes online.
• Holiday travel chaos – Videos and posts about crowded airports, winter storms, and delayed flights trend as millions of Americans travel for the holiday season.
• Year-in-review lists – “Best movies of the year,” “top songs,” and “most-searched” lists from major platforms trend as Americans look back on 2025.

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• The U.S. has 50 states and several inhabited territories, including Puerto Rico and Guam.
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• Yellowstone National Park (est. 1872) is widely considered the first national park in the world.
• Three presidents — John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and James Monroe — died on July 4.