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📰 Current Events & Trending Topics Headlines (December 21, 2025) Dec 21: **Venezuelan Interdiction:** The U.S. Navy interdicts a second oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela as the military buildup in the Caribbean intensifies. Dec 21: **Epstein Files Transparency:** The DOJ continues the release of redacted Epstein records, including grand jury testimonies, following a new transparency law. Dec 21: **Smithsonian Funding Threat:** The White House threatens to review and potentially withhold funding for the Smithsonian Institution amid a content review of "woke" exhibits. Dec 20: **Trump Account Tax Warning:** Experts warn that new "Trump Account" savings vehicles may be too complex for most parents due to IRS reporting requirements. 🔥 Trending Discussions Monroe Doctrine Reassertion – Massive debate over the "Trump Corollary" to the Monroe Doctrine and its impact on hemispheric allies like Canada and Mexico. National Security Strategy (NSS) – Public and international analysis of the recently released strategy asserting unilateral American power in the Americas. MAGA Future – High engagement with media figures like Tucker Carlson as they debate the future direction of the movement. See: United States current events for full archives and American Political Economy for in-depth analysis.

📜 On This Day in U.S. History – December 21 1928 – President Calvin Coolidge signs the **Boulder Canyon Project Act**, authorizing the construction of the Hoover Dam. 1862 – Congress authorizes the **Medal of Honor** to be awarded to Navy personnel for gallantry in action. 1790 – Samuel Slater opens the **first cotton mill** in the U.S. (Rhode Island), sparking the American Industrial Revolution. 1620 – The **Pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock** in present-day Massachusetts.

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