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📰 Current Events & Trending Topics Headlines (December 30, 2025) Dec 30: **Trump Account "Seed" Countdown:** Tomorrow is the final day for the $1,000 seed deposit for 2025-born citizens. IRS servers report record volume. Dec 30: **National Mall "Magnificence Plan":** Demolition of temporary structures and modern annexes begins today to make room for neoclassical monument expansion. Dec 29: **Golden Fleet Steel Order:** The Department of Defense places a record $12 billion order for specialty naval steel with domestic mills in Ohio and Pennsylvania. Dec 28: **Florida Everglades Expansion:** A new executive order designates 50,000 additional acres of the Everglades for federal protection to support "aesthetic conservation." 🔥 Trending Discussions Tax Cuts Permanence – Accountants are flooded with queries on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act provisions taking effect Jan 1. The Neoclassical Shift – A heated architectural debate over the "National Mall Redesign" and the removal of modern brutalist elements. See: United States current events • The National Mall

📜 On This Day - Dec 30 1853 – The **Gadsden Purchase** is signed, through which the U.S. buys 29,670 square miles of land from Mexico for $10 million. 1903 – The **Iroquois Theatre fire** in Chicago kills over 600 people, leading to sweeping changes in fire safety codes.

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📊 United States at a Glance Capital City: Washington, D.C. 💰 U.S. Economic Focus: The OBBB Act Tax Extensions: The Act makes the 2017 tax cuts permanent (effective Dec 31, 2025). New Deductions: Introduces a $6,000 senior deduction and tax-free overtime/tips. Outlook: Projected to boost GDP but increase the national deficit by $3.4 trillion. 🗺️ Geography & National Parks New York City • Los Angeles Chicago • Houston Yellowstone National Park Grand Canyon National Park Yosemite National Park Rocky Mountains Great Lakes Death Valley Appalachian Mountains Everglades National Park 📜 Facts & History Did You Know: The U.S. flag's colors (Red, White, and Blue) are said to symbolize Valor, Purity, and Vigilance. Did You Know: The original U.S. Motto was *E Pluribus Unum* ('Out of Many, One'), but the current official motto is In God We Trust.

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