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Trump: US Will Keep Seized Venezuelan Oil, Ships
President Donald Trump said the U.S. plans to keep the millions of barrels of oil seized from two tankers that departed Venezuelan ports earlier this month, as well as the ships themselves.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 17:06:30 EDTTrump WH Ends Biden-Era Push for VA-Provided Abortions
The Trump administration has rolled back a Biden-era policy that allowed the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide limited abortion counseling and abortion services through VA health care, including in cases of rape or incest, according to internal agency communications...
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 17:04:34 EDTShelved '60 Minutes' Report Airs in Canada, Circulates Online
A CBS News segment about Venezuelan men detained in El Salvador's notorious CECOT prison after being deported by the Trump administration is drawing backlash after it was blocked from airing in the United States but appeared in Canada and circulated widely online.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 16:46:19 EDTICE Using Green Card Hearings to Nab Illegal Aliens
U.S. immigration officials are increasingly detaining illegal aliens in green card interviews, turning what is typically a final step toward legal status into a point of arrest for some applicants, Axios reported Tuesday.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 16:47:30 EDTTrump: Good Economic News No Longer Lifts Markets
President Donald Trump bemoaned "The Trump Rule" in a post on his Truth Social account Tuesday, noting the stock market did not have a robust day despite positive economic news.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 16:13:44 EDTFla. Bishops to Trump: Halt Immigration Efforts for Holidays
Florida's Catholic bishops are calling on President Donald Trump to halt immigration enforcement activities until after the Christmas holidays.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 15:53:00 EDTGallup Poll: Voters Sour on Major Political Figures
A new Gallup Poll finds every major national political figure below 50% in public approval, underscoring broad voter dissatisfaction with U.S. leadership as Americans close out the year amid economic anxiety and lingering fallout from political dysfunction.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 16:19:47 EDTS&P Closes at Record High as Growth Stocks Advance
U.S. stocks rose Tuesday and the S&P 500 notched a closing record after a flurry of economic data that included a reading of economic growth pushed bond yields higher and elevated growth names.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 16:03:21 EDTPope Leo 'Disappointed' in Pritzker Over Assisted Dying Law
Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday criticized the governor of Illinois for signing a bill to allow some adults with a terminal illness to end their own lives with medical help, in an unusual political intervention by the church leader.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 15:43:11 EDTHigh Court Rejects Trump's Military Deployment in Chicago Area, for Now
The U.S. Supreme Court refused on Tuesday to let Donald Trump send National Guard troops to the Chicago area as the Republican president expands the use of the military for domestic purposes in a growing number of Democratic-led jurisdictions, a policy critics call an...
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 15:51:57 EDTUS Pressures Allies Over Rules Targeting American Tech
The Trump administration is stepping up pressure on foreign governments over digital regulations that it argues unfairly target American technology companies, making protection of U.S. innovation and market access a central part of its trade strategy.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 15:34:59 EDTFeds Sue Ill. Governor, AG Over Restrictions on ICE
The Department of Justice announced Tuesday it has sued Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and state Attorney General Kwame Raoul, arguing that two new state laws unconstitutionally interfere with federal immigration enforcement and expose federal officers to sweeping civil ...
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 15:37:23 EDTBorder Patrol to Add 900-Mile Floating Barrier in Rio Grande
The Trump administration plans to install about 900 miles of floating buoy barriers in the Rio Grande along Texas' southern border, a major expansion of a water-based border deterrent that has been the subject of years of legal and humanitarian debate.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 15:09:06 EDTEd Meese Leaves Heritage Foundation, Joins Pence Think Tank
Edwin Meese III, one of the most influential conservative legal figures of the modern era, has departed the Heritage Foundation, marking a major blow to the once-dominant conservative think tank as it reels from internal scandal, board resignations, and a widening exodus of senior staff.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 15:21:35 EDTMcLaughlin Poll: Trump Must Bypass Big Media to Win Midterms
Winning the 2026 midterms will require President Trump and Republicans to speak directly to the American people, bypassing hostile media filters, repeating clear economic facts, and relentlessly contrasting results with Democratic misinformation.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 14:31:29 EDTReport: US Moves Troops, Special Ops Aircraft to Caribbean
The Trump administration has surged additional U.S. troops and special operations aircraft into the Caribbean in recent days, a move that has drawn regional and national security attention as pressure intensifies on Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro's regime.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 15:02:18 EDTArgentina Approves $665M Gold, Silver Mining Project
Argentina's RIGI tax break scheme committee has approved a $665 million gold and silver mining project in the South American nation's western San Juan province, Economy Minister Luis Caputo said Tuesday.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 14:52:05 EDTU.S. Military Recruiting Reaches 15-Year High
U.S. military recruiting reached its highest level in more than 15 years during fiscal year 2025, with all active-duty service branches meeting or exceeding their accession goals.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 14:09:36 EDTVenezuela Passes Law Against Piracy, Blockades Amid US Oil Ship Seizures
Venezuela's ruling-party controlled National Assembly unanimously approved a law on Tuesday that allows prison sentences of up to 20 years for anyone who promotes or finances what it describes as piracy or blockades.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 13:42:36 EDTSen. Paul's 'Festivus' Report Flags $1.6T in Waste
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., released his annual "Festivus" report Tuesday, calling out what he described as the most outrageous examples of wasteful federal spending - totaling more than $1.6 trillion over the past year.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 14:02:02 EDT