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AOC faces Pelosi-led slugfest for Oversight role

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, wearing a dark gray overcoat, speaking into microphones while flanked by people with yellow signs.

Blumenthal joins calls for New Jersey drones to be shot down "if necessary"

Senator Richard Blumenthal, a Democrat from Connecticut and chair of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, speaks during a hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024.
Dec 12, 2024 - Health

Fewer kids are getting their flu shots so far this year

Missing American freed from Syrian prison

Travis Timmerman speaks following his release.

A December government shutdown looms: Where negotiations stand

House Speaker Johnson walks through Capitol Hill before an event.

Yale scholar argues Book of Revelation sways immigration policy

Yale divinity professor Yii-Jan Lin and her new book, "Immigration and Apocalypse: How the Book of Revelation Shaped American Immigration"
Dec 12, 2024 - Economy

Trump faces tariff red tape

A container ship with question marks
Dec 12, 2024 - Economy

Rising food prices to blame for Producer Price Index increase

Trump sidesteps his 2020 Israel-Palestine peace plan

Palestinians visit the site of the attack to inspect the damage after an Israeli airstrike targeted a building belonging to the al-Habbash family in the Nuseirat Refugee Camp in central Gaza City, Gaza on December 12, 2024.. The attack resulted in casualties and injuries, with significant damage to

Trump commits to protecting abortion pill access

Trump on couch

Trump says daughter-in-law Lara could carry on political dynasty

Trump speaks at a campaign event in front of his children and their spouses.
Dec 12, 2024 - Business

Trump insists Elon Musk will put country before his companies

Elon Musk watches a SpaceX launch, with Donald Trump standing behind him.

Trump open to detaining immigrants in camps in deportation push

Trump speaks at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Exclusive: Moreno backs Thune's two-step legislative plans

U.S. Senator-elect Bernie Moreno (R-OH) arrives for the Senate Republican leadership elections at the U.S. Capitol on November 13, 2024 in Washington, DC.
Dec 12, 2024 - Business

Trump's conspiracy cabinet is about to take over the deep state

Illustration of a red necktie turning into a hissing snake.
Updated Dec 12, 2024 - Politics & Policy

Health insurer stocks tumble as customers rage

Column / Behind the Curtain

Behind the Curtain: The Great Upheaval

Photo illustration of various photos including President Donald Trump, Elon Musk, the Capitol Building, protests, a satellite, Great Hall of the People in China, and voting booths

How Trump's NIH pick could upend the agency

Animated illustration of the National Institutes of Health logo peeling back and revealing spinning gears.

Luxury real estate tycoon brothers charged with sex trafficking

Damian Williams, US attorney for the Southern District of New York, left, and James Dennehy, assistant director in charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) New York office, right, during a news conference in New York, US, on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024.
Updated Dec 12, 2024 - Politics & Policy

Meta gave $1 million to Trump's inaugural fund

Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on January 31, 2024 in Washington, DC. The committee heard testimony from the heads of the largest tech firms on the dangers of child sexual exploitation on social media.
Updated Dec 11, 2024 - Politics & Policy

Trump chooses Kari Lake to lead Voice of America

US Senate candidate and former Arizona Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake signs books prior to a rally held by former US President and 2024 Republican Presidential hopeful Donald Trump, at Ted Hendricks Stadium at Henry Milander Park in Hialeah, Florida, on November 8, 2023.

Scoop: Mossad director visited Doha for Gaza deal talks

Palestinian children play in the rubble of a building destroyed during previous Israeli bombardment, in Khan Yunis in the south Gaza Strip, on December 10, 2024,
Updated Dec 11, 2024 - Business

U.S. appeals court tosses Nasdaq diversity rules for company boards

People walk near the Nasdaq building in Times Square on January 24, 2023.

Manchin and Sinema's final middle finger as they leave the Senate

This is Sinema and Msnchin

Scoop: Schumer open to including RFK Stadium bill in spending package

This is Chuck Schumer

In photos: Malibu fire forces thousands to evacuate after exploding in size

The Franklin Fire burns next to powerlines at he Pacific Coast Highway in the morning on December 11, 2024 near Malibu, California. The wildfire has scorched 3890 acres near Pepperdine University prompting evacuations along the coast amid high winds with some homes destroyed.

Malibu blaze swells as Santa Ana winds bring "extremely critical" fire risk

Firefighters in Malibu, California work to contain the Franklin Fire.
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