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Dec 16, 2025 - Business

Jared Kushner's firm backs out of Paramount's Warner Bros. bid

Photo illustration of the Warner Bros water tower with the top protruding with money

Trump expands travel ban to Syrians, Palestinians and others

Trump defends Wiles' claims that he has an "alcoholic's personality"

Trump wearing a blue suit jacket with a flag pin, white shirt and red and blue tie
Dec 16, 2025 - Technology

AI models are perfecting their hacking skills

Axios Illustration

6 jarring quotes from Trump's chief of staff in Vanity Fair

Susie Wiles at a table during Cabinet meeting

"It's idiotic": House moderates fume at Johnson over inaction on ACA

Group of formally dressed men walking in a corridor, one in front left wearing green tie and glasses, another on right with blue tie and glasses looking upward, neutral background.

White House launches damage control over unfiltered Wiles interviews

Trump and Susie Wiles
Dec 16, 2025 - World

Public won't see Venezuela second strike video: Hegseth

Man walking with entorage

Trump is "wrong" about Clinton-Epstein accusations, WH chief of staff says

Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein with other people at a social event

Ballroom construction must go on as a matter of "security," Trump admin says

Construction can be seen on the White House grounds where the East Wing once stood in this overhead shot.

Obamas were set to see Reiners the night they were found dead

Rob Reiner — wearing a black jacket and tie — smiles alongside his wife, Michele, who is wearing a black jacket and sunglasses, against a backdrop for the Kennedy Center Honors.

Scoop: Musk diving into 2026 midterms for the GOP

Photo illustration of Elon Musk with money falling all around.

China on track for massive population decline

"Quite a buffet": U.S. ready to seize more tankers with Venezuelan oil

Photo illustration of Donald Trump and Nicolás Maduro on a background made up of a deconstructed Venezuelan flag and paper textures.
Updated Dec 16, 2025 - Politics & Policy

Australia PM: Bondi Beach shooting "motivated by Islamic State ideology"

Israeli Ambassador to Australia Amir Maimon (L), wearing a dark scull cap and navy suit, crouches down as he looks at a sea of floral tributes to the victims of the Bondi Beach mass shooting in Sydney, Australia.
Updated Dec 16, 2025 - Business

President Trump sues BBC

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Pentagon says it's "escalating" Kelly review to "official" investigation

Kelly wearing a blue suit jacket, light blue shirt and red and blue striped tie while speaking to reporters
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