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Updated Dec 19, 2025 - Politics & Policy

Epstein files include thousands of new images, audio, records and videos

Newly released undated image of Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump. Photo: House Oversight Democrats

Stefanik drops bid for N.Y. gov, retiring from Congress

Woman with long dark hair wearing a navy blazer, pearl necklace, and earrings, speaking into a microphone against a brown background.
Dec 19, 2025 - Business

Sportsbooks enter prediction markets battle

Animated illustration of a magic 8 ball window. It shakes, and shows the messages "YOU WANNA GO?!?," "YOU WANT A PIECE OF ME?!?," and a punching fist emoji, one after the other.

Mike Johnson's House schedule fuels GOP frustration, stalled agenda

Trump's new crackdown: Collective punishment for legal immigrants

Illustration of the Statue of Liberty holding a stop sign

Dems threaten lawsuit as DOJ says it will miss Epstein files deadline

Two men in suits speak at a press event with a sign behind them reading "20 foreign governments spent $7.8 million at Trump-owned businesses." One man gestures while the other listens.

The senators America searched for most in 2025

Facing Trump's wrath, Jack Smith requests public hearing in House GOP probe

Jack Smith photographed while walking with a few people around him

How Trump's fusion company could navigate the road ahead

Illustration of Donald Trump inside the atomic symbol.

DNC under fire for hiding autopsy report on 2024 election

DNC chair Ken Martin closes his fists as he makes a point.

Year of the Epstein files enters final chapter

Photo illustration of Jeffrey Epstein collaged against redacted files.

Nativity scenes become protest art in a season of deportations

Nativity scene statues glowing at night with four dark-clothed figures wearing hats marked "ICE" standing behind, suggesting a contrast between the peaceful scene and enforcement agents.
Updated Dec 19, 2025 - Politics & Policy

Trump pauses green card lottery program after Brown University, MIT shootings

A standing, dark-haired Security Kristi Noem, wearing a brown suit jacket with a black top over a brown dress, clasps her hands and looks at President Trump, sitting at a brown desk in the White House, wearing a navy jacket, white shirt and blue tie, clasping his hands while speaking.

Officials: Suspect in Brown shooting, MIT professor's killing found dead

A police car and officers on scene in the dark at the Extra Space Storage facility where the Brown University shooting suspect was found dead on Dec. 18.
Updated Dec 18, 2025 - Business

Scoop: TikTok signs deal for U.S. unit after yearslong saga

Illustration of an exclamation point in the style of the TikTok logo.
Updated Dec 18, 2025 - Politics & Policy

Kennedy Center to be renamed Trump-Kennedy Center, Leavitt says

President Trump, wearing a tuxedo, holds hands with Melania Trump, who is wearing a black dress, at a step-and-repeat for the Kennedy Center Honors.
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