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Dec 3, 2025 - World

U.S. brokers first direct Israel-Lebanon talks in decades

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Updated Dec 3, 2025 - Politics & Policy

Trump pardons Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar in shock move

Rep. Henry Cuellar, wearing a blue suit with his hand on his chin, sitting in a black leather seat in front of a microphone.

Trump says Witkoff and Kushner had "a very good" meeting with Putin

President Trump, wearing a navy jacket with a US flag pin at the top of his left lapel, white shirt and red tie with black checks, gestures with both hands as he sits on a brown leather chair in the Oval Office of the White House, as three men in suits stand behind him.

Trump's lawmaker pardon list stretches beyond Henry Cuellar

Trump smiles during a Cabinet meeting while wearing a navy suit, a red tie, a white shirt and a U.S. flag pin on his lapel.

"Double down": Trump's base sees ultra-MAGA as answer to GOP stumbles

Rep.-elect Matt Van Epps delivers his victory speech in Nashville on Dec. 2.
Updated Dec 3, 2025 - Business

New fuel economy rules will drive down car prices, White House says

Los Angeles traffic
Updated Dec 3, 2025 - Politics & Policy

Federal judge restricts warrantless immigration arrests in D.C.

A photo of an ICE officer's badge and firearm attached to a belt

Nina Simone's childhood home restored in North Carolina

Nina Simone with a patterned sleeveless top and an updo hairstyle sits at a grand piano, looking to the side in a dimly lit room with hanging spherical lights and a spotlight in the background.

MAGA lays out hardline immigration demands after National Guard shooting

Federal agents detain a person after attending a court hearing at immigration court in New York City.

Dems release never-before-seen images and videos of Epstein Island

Several palm trees are seen in a courtyard with a sandstone floor and dark brick buildings under a cloudy sky.
Dec 3, 2025 - Economy

Early holiday shopping reflects the economy: Fine, with potential cracks

Blurry images of NYC holiday shoppers walking quickly past a store window.

"More lies from the speaker": Top Republicans erupt in rare public feud

Rep. Stefanik walks through the Capitol with a staffer behind her

Cheers and alarm: 4 takeaways from the GOP's win in Tennessee

Matt Van Epps speaks in front of a big U.S. flag.
Column / Behind the Curtain

Behind the Curtain: The power of real reporting

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Trump invites America's wealthiest to fund his presidency

Illustration of the eagle from the presidential seal holding cash in its claws. 

The 3 things keeping OpenAI's Sam Altman up at night

Photo illustration of Sam Altman looking nervously towards an exclamation point with the dot in the shape of the OpenAI logo

Trump administration halts immigration applications from 19 countries

A gray-haired, wrinkly orange-fair skinned President Trump, wearing a navy jacket with a US flag pin at the top of his left lapel, white shirt and red tie, looks up from a brown leather chair in front of the red and white stripes of the US flag in the Cabinet Room of the White House.

What to know about Trump's claims that he can undo Biden's autopen measures

President Trump, wearing a navy suit with a US flag pin at the top of his left lapel, white shirt and red tie, smiles as he speaks in the White House Oval Office as President Biden, wearing a black suit, white shirt and purple tie looks on.
Dec 2, 2025 - Health

This highly contagious "winter vomiting disease" is surging across the country

Illustration of a pattern of nauseous emojis.

Scoop: Pentagon's internal "Signalgate" review sent to Congress

U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, U.S. President Donald Trump and Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia in the Oval Office of the White House on November 18, 2025 in Washington, DC.
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