A serious attack off the coast of Yemen kicks off our coverage: commercial ships bombed, a U.S. navy ship targeted, and questions about what's next.

Meanwhile, Congress tackles the following in the final workdays of the year: whether to extend  a highly controversial post 9/11 law, Section 702 of The Foreign Surveiliance Act, and whether to extend more money to national security priorities like Ukraine, Israel and the border.

What happens next may set the stage for not only the rest of December but for the critical election year ahead.

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Show Notes:

Attack in the Red Sea: https://www.centcom.mil/MEDIA/PRESS-RELEASES/Press-Release-View/Article/3605010/houthi-attacks-on-commercial-shipping-in-international-water-continue/

Background on 702: https://www.dni.gov/files/icotr/Section702-Basics-Infographic.pdf

U.S. Border Numbers: https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/stats/nationwide-encounters