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Yes, we鈥檙e watching Congress vote on the tax reform bill today. But we鈥檝e also got one eye on a selfless 8-year-old boy.

A few weeks ago, Jayden Perez decided the children of hurricane-battered Puerto Rico needed his Christmas toys more than he did. Then, his mom posted in which Jayden asks: 鈥淐an you donate one toy, from the bottom of my heart and the bottom of your heart?"

Jayden鈥檚 generosity struck a chord: More than 1,000 toys were donated and . Jayden now plans to help distribute those toys on the island during Three Kings Day, when Latino children traditionally receive gifts.

But selflessness isn鈥檛 limited to this third-grader from New Jersey.

In Ohio, 9-year-old . When he learned his grandmother planned to buy him an Xbox One game console, he said the $300 would be better spent on blankets for a local homeless shelter. You see, Mikah鈥檚 family had previously availed themselves of the . And Mikah took it a step further, adding a handwritten note with each blanket.

We probably shouldn鈥檛 be surprised that children are often the best examples of the Christmas spirit. In prophesying the coming of Christ Jesus, Isaiah wrote: 鈥渁nd a little child shall lead them.鈥�

Now let's look at the five stories we've selected that include a look at the fairness of US tax cuts, security shifts in the Middle East, and compassion vs. the rule of law for foreigners.