Your Morning: Hunter Biden pardoned

Border report: Incoming “Border Czar” Tom Homan told “NewsNation Now” he sees “no other option” than to carry out mass deportations. “If it doesn’t happen, we’re sending out messages to the entire world; you can cross the border illegally,” he said. Homan also pushed back on sanctuary cities in Democratic states like Colorado, Illinois, and New York, suggesting if they choose not to help ICE, the alternative could be worse. Full transcript of the interview >

Tariff threats: President-elect Donald Trump warned a group of nine nations to reject efforts to adopt a new currency by threatening to impose a 100% tariff on countries that try to undervalue the U.S. dollar. Trump’s threat was directed at countries in the so-called BRIC alliance, which is made up of Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates. Trump said if the countries create a new BRICS currency, they “should expect to say goodbye to selling into the wonderful U.S. economy.” Read more >

Fire: A turkey frying mishap left a Connecticut home up in flames. Crews that battled the fire for more than 16 hours reported that the Nov. 28 blaze started in the garage, where the residents of the Weston home tried frying a turkey. No injuries were reported. Read more >

Search underway: The U.S. Coast Guard said Sunday it’s looking for five people after a fishing boat reportedly capsized in seas near Alaska’s capital of Juneau. The crew of the Wind Walker sent a mayday call that the vessel was overturning at around 12:10 a.m., but the Coast Guard said its attempts to get more information from the crew went unanswered. The latest >

Vaping: The Supreme Court will hear a vaping case Monday, weighing an appeal from the Food and Drug Administration after the agency denied more than a million applications to sell candy or fruit-flavored vaping products. The block on sweet vapes along with stepped-up enforcement has helped decrease youth nicotine use to its lowest level in a decade, the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids said. President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration could take a different approach to vaping after he vowed in a social media post in September to “save” vaping. What to know >

Supreme Court: Chase Strangio will be the first openly transgender attorney to argue before the Supreme Court this week. Strangio is representing families who say Tennessee’s ban on health care for transgender minors leaves children terrified about the future. Read more >

Holiday spending: Consumer spending is expected to hit a record this holiday season but according to a recent survey, most Americans are stressed about affording gifts. U.S. News and World Report found that 68% of Americans are worried about having enough money to pay for gifts this year — nearly 50% are a “little” worried and roughly 20% are “very” worried. The widespread uneasiness comes despite the fact inflation has slowed over the past year — a sign the cumulative effect of higher prices continues to squeeze families. Full report >

Cyber Monday: Shoppers are expected to set a record for Cyber Monday. Adobe Analytics expects consumers to spend a record $13.2 billion on Monday, 6.1% more than last year. That would make it the season’s — and the year’s — biggest shopping day for e-commerce. Read more >