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Today's Headlines (12/12/25)
A second federal grand jury in Virginia has declined to indict New York Attorney General Letitia James on alleged mortgage fraud charges. The DOJ had sought to refile the case after a judge dismissed an earlier version, citing the improper appointment ...
Dec 12, 2025
Today's Headlines (12/11/25)
President Trump said Wednesday that U.S. authorities have seized a tanker off the coast of Venezuela. The action comes as relations between Washington and Caracas remain tense. Officials have not released details about the vessel, its crew, or the reas...
Dec 11, 2025
Today's Headlines (12/10/25)
President Trump has reversed his earlier stance on releasing footage of the Sept. 2 strike on an alleged drug boat that killed two survivors. Pressed by ABC, Trump said, "Whatever Hegseth wants to do is OK with me." The Defense Secretary has not commit...
Dec 10, 2025
Today's Headlines (12/09/25)
President Trump unveiled a $12 billion aid package for American farmers on Monday. According to the White House, the plan demonstrates Trump's "commitment to helping our farmers, who will have the support they need." The package includes $11 billion in...
Dec 09, 2025
Today's Headlines (12/08/25)
The National Park Service has revised its list of fee-free days, removing Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth while adding Flag Day and President Trump's birthday. The change comes weeks after the administration announced higher entry fees for no...
Dec 08, 2025
Today's Headlines (12/05/25)
The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices delayed a planned vote on hepatitis B vaccines after confusion over voting language. The panel, whose members were replaced in June by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., will reconvene today. ...
Dec 05, 2025
Today's Headlines (12/04/25)
President Trump announced he is pardoning Texas Democratic Representative Henry Cuellar and his wife, Imelda. Cuellar had faced 14 federal charges, including bribery and money laundering, tied to alleged payments from foreign entities. Trump claimed th...
Dec 04, 2025
Today's Headlines (12/03/25)
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said he didn't see survivors during a September military strike on a suspected drug boat, citing "the fog of war." "The thing was on fire," he said. "It was exploded in fire and smoke. You can't see it." U.S. offic...
Dec 03, 2025
Today's Headlines (12/02/25)
The White House confirmed that the U.S. carried out a second strike on a suspected Venezuelan drug boat on Sept. 2. Press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Secretary Of Defense Pete Hegseth authorized Adm. Frank M. Bradley to conduct the attack, which ki...
Dec 02, 2025
Today's Headlines (12/01/25)
Rahmanullah Lakanwal the Afghan national charged with shooting two National Guard members in Washington, D.C., previously served in a CIA-supported "zero unit" in Afghanistan. These elite teams worked with U.S. forces to target Taliban leaders and were...
Dec 01, 2025
OP-ED: Charlie Kirk Challenged Young Minds and Paid With His Life
Charlie Kirk has been called many things, including an influencer, especially of young people. A better label might be “converter.” The power to speak truth in a way that changes a political mindset is better than being an influencer. Mr. Kirk possessed that powe...
Sep 16, 2025
U.S. Says a Deal Has Been Reached on TikTok
The Trump administration and China have reached an agreement to keep the popular social video platform TikTok running in the U.S., administration officials announced Monday. This deal marks the end of a yearlong endeavor to switch the platform to ownership in the U.S. Treasu...
Sep 16, 2025
OP-ED: Democrats Demand More Gun Control
In the 1936 movie “Libeled Lady,” Spencer Tracy plays a hard-boiled newspaper editor working on a generic story. His assistant asks, “What’ll we use as a headline?” Tracy growls: “I don’t care. Anything. ‘War threatens Europe!&...
Sep 15, 2025
Eric Trump: Charlie Kirk's Death Has 'Awoken a Sleeping Giant'
Eric Trump says the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk has awoken a “sleeping giant” that spans generations and could prove to be the “greatest mistake” ever made by the “intolerant left.” Mr. Trump, a son of President Tru...
Sep 15, 2025
Utah Governor Says Shooting Suspect's Boyfriend 'Transitioning From Male to Female'
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said Sunday that Charlie Kirk’s alleged killer comes from a conservative family but held different political views and lived with a boyfriend who is transitioning from male to female. Mr. Cox, a Republican, said the suspect, Tyler Robinson, 22, is...
Sep 14, 2025















