A big wave of missile strikes was reported across Ukraine this morning.

That's where we're starting the 7th from the Washington Post.

I'm Jeff Pierre. It's Friday, December 16th.

Let's get you caught up with today's seven stories.

There were explosions from the capital Kyve, Tessoumi and and Karkiv in the northeast.

Multiple people have been killed.

Two months of relentless attacks by Russia have decimated Ukraine's key infrastructure.

It's also destroying the country's economy.

Number two.

Number two Congress passed an 858 billion dollar bill to fund the military yesterday.

This includes more money to help Ukraine. the military's COVID vaccine mandate and it gives service members

raise lawmakers also tucked a ban on the sale of shark fins into the bill.

They hope it'll save sharks from overfishing and extinction.

It now goes to President Biden's desk to sign.

Also on the hill, the Senate passed a bill to fund the government through next week.

This prevented a shutdown that would have started tonight. At number three, a judge stopped an attempt to end the Trump error remain in Mexico

program yesterday.

This is the rule that requires certain asylum seekers who are not Mexican,

but who have crossed through that country to be sent back to Mexico

to wait for immigration proceedings.

For now, the program will continue,

while Texas and Missouri challenged Biden's plan to end it in court.

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