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US-Syrian Military Patrol Comes Under Fire in Central Syria
A convoy of Syrian military forces and U.S. forces from the American-led coalition fighting Islamic State came under fire Saturday while on patrol in the central Syrian town of Palmyra, two local Syrian officials told Reuters.
Sat, 13 Dec 2025 08:36:38 EDTTrump: Indiana Senate GOP 'Should Be Ashamed of Themselves'
President Donald Trump lashed out again on the Indiana State Senate's rejection of House-passed redistricting at Trump's urging, and the famed GOP kingmaker is vowing to dethrone the culprits.
Sat, 13 Dec 2025 07:39:21 EDTTreasury Ramps Up Somali Fraud Probes in Minnesota
The Treasury Department is targeting businesses that people use to wire money to family members abroad as the Trump administration ratchets up investigations into fraud within Minnesota's Somali community, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Friday.
Fri, 12 Dec 2025 17:07:43 EDTUS Offers to Lift Sanctions on Belarusian Potash Fertilizer
The United States will lift sanctions on Belarusian potash in the latest sign of a thaw between Washington and the isolated autocracy, according to John Coale, the U.S. special envoy for Belarus.
Sat, 13 Dec 2025 06:59:13 EDTUS Veterans Affairs Cutting Up to 35,000 Healthcare Jobs
The Department of Veterans Affairs plans to eliminate as many as 35,000 healthcare positions this month, The Washington Post reported Saturday, citing an internal memo, Veterans Affairs staffers and congressional aides.
Sat, 13 Dec 2025 07:10:54 EDTCalifornia Sues Admin Over Terminated Transportation Grants
California sued the Trump administration late on Friday for withholding more than $33 million in federal funding after the Transportation Department said the state failed to comply with rules requiring English proficiency for truck drivers.
Fri, 12 Dec 2025 22:18:34 EDTTrump Allies Put Ind. GOP on Primary Radar After Map Loss
The 21 Indiana Republican state senators who joined Democrats to strike down a new congressional map championed by President Donald Trump could face primary challenges in 2026.
Fri, 12 Dec 2025 22:27:43 EDTJustice Dept. Faces Hurdle in Seeking Case Against Comey
The Justice Department violated the constitutional rights of a close friend of James Comey and must return to him computer files that prosecutors had hoped to use for a potential criminal case against the former FBI director, a federal judge said Friday. The ruling from U.S. ...
Fri, 12 Dec 2025 22:08:43 EDTTSA Dissolves Union Contract Again
The Transportation Security Administration said Friday it is ending its labor agreement covering airport baggage screeners, moving forward with the decision despite a federal judge blocking the agency's earlier attempt this year.
Fri, 12 Dec 2025 21:55:58 EDTKushner Eyes Apollo, KKR for Funds to Rebuild Ukraine
President Donald Trump's Ukraine envoy, Jared Kushner, has begun quiet outreach to some of Wall Street's most powerful investment firms as discussions continue over how to rebuild Ukraine after the war, the New York Post reported.
Fri, 12 Dec 2025 22:07:27 EDTThailand, Cambodia Fighting Despite Trump Ceasefire Claim
Cambodia said Thai forces, including fighter jets, continued to strike targets across their disputed border on Saturday morning, in the hours after President Donald Trump claimed to have brokered a ceasefire.
Fri, 12 Dec 2025 21:06:26 EDTMachado Says She'll Return to Venezuela Soon
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado says she plans to return to Venezuela "as soon as possible," despite facing potential prosecution from the socialist regime of President Nicolás Maduro.
Fri, 12 Dec 2025 20:41:28 EDTTSA Quietly Shares Air Passenger Lists With ICE
In a significant escalation of interior immigration enforcement, the Transportation Security Administration has routinely been providing full airline passenger lists to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to a New York Times report.
Fri, 12 Dec 2025 20:19:10 EDT81 Women Expand Sexual Abuse Lawsuit Against Army Doctor
A group of eighty-one women has filed a civil lawsuit in Texas against U.S. Army Major Blaine McGraw, a gynecologist who faces criminal charges for allegedly surreptitiously recording patients at Fort Hood, prompting official responses from Army leadership concerning...
Fri, 12 Dec 2025 20:13:35 EDTCarr, GOP Meet Ahead of Senate Hearing on Kimmel Threats
Brendan Carr, the chairman of the FCC, is meeting with Senate Republicans ahead of next Wednesday's FCC oversight hearing, during which Democrats are expected to question him over his threats toward broadcasters for airing ABC comedian Jimmy Kimmel.
Fri, 12 Dec 2025 19:44:58 EDTRep. Comer: Clintons Face Contempt in Epstein Inquiry
The chair of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform warned Bill and Hillary Clinton that they face charges of contempt of Congress if they ignore subpoenas and refuse to testify next week or in early January about their associations with Jeffrey Epstein.
Fri, 12 Dec 2025 19:53:07 EDTSpeaker Johnson Unveils Healthcare Plan as Divided GOP Scrambles for Alternative
The Senate failed to get anywhere on the healthcare issue this week, leaving the House to show what it can do as the clock runs down.Speaker Mike Johnson unveiled a Republican alternative late Friday in a last-minute sprint as his party refuses to extend the enhanced tax...
Fri, 12 Dec 2025 18:13:58 EDTRep. Chip Roy Presses Plan to Pause All Immigration
Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, is doubling down on legislation he introduced last month that would pause all immigration - including legal entries - until the system is reset and key security benchmarks are met.
Fri, 12 Dec 2025 19:34:04 EDTSeized Venezuelan Oil Tanker Concealed Its Location
U.S. forces seized an oil tanker off Venezuela this week after tracking data and satellite imagery indicated the ship was falsifying and concealing its location to evade U.S. sanctions, a move that ties President Donald Trump's sanctions enforcement to a vessel the Treasury ...
Fri, 12 Dec 2025 18:54:09 EDTReuters/Ipsos Poll: 62% Say Admin Hiding Info on Epstein's Death
Nearly two-thirds of Americans, including more than half of Republicans, believe the Trump administration is hiding information about the death of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a Reuters/Ipsos poll released Friday found.
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