Weekend Rundown: Freezing Weather Poses Threat to Post-Thanksgiving Travel; GOP Prepares Priorities for Trump’s Second Term

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An Arctic blast has brought snow, frost, and dangerously cold winds to the northern Plains, Midwest, and Great Lakes, affecting post-Thanksgiving travel. This has created hazardous conditions in areas downwind of the Great Lakes, prompting warnings to avoid unnecessary travel and causing significant snowfall, with Erie, Pennsylvania, recording the highest total so far. Republicans are preparing a sweeping party-line bill using the budget reconciliation process for Trump’s second term, focusing on tax law extension, border enforcement, and removing clean energy funding. Concerns about tariffs and trade policies have arisen as Trump plans to impose tariffs on Canadian goods. Meanwhile, in Syria, insurgents have taken control of Aleppo in a surprise push, prompting Iran to back the Syrian government, with the U.S. expressing concerns about the insurgent group involved. In sports, veteran running backs like Saquon Barkley are defying expectations, leading to questions about the future of aging players in the NFL. The box office saw record-breaking numbers over Thanksgiving weekend with the release of “Moana 2,” becoming the highest-grossing Thanksgiving debut ever. Additionally, there have been notable events such as survivors being rescued from an explosion in Missouri, an Israeli American hostage appearing in a Hamas video, challenges faced by homeowners after Hawaii wildfires, debates over religious curricula in schools, and the rise of Bluesky as a new preferred platform. Lastly, protests by farmers in the UK over inherited property taxing and the sun reaching its solar maximum are also noteworthy topics.

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