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U.S. admits liability in Army helicopter collision with American Airlines jet that killed 67 people
(EDITORS NOTE: Image contains graphic content) In this U.S. Coast Guard handout, the Coast Guard investigates aircraft wreckage on the Potomac River on Jan. 30, 2025 in Washington, DC. Handout | Getty Images News | Getty Images The United States admitted liability in the deadly collision between an Army Black Hawk helicopter and an arriving […]
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Trump to address the nation live on Wednesday night
[The stream is slated to start at 9 p.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] President Donald Trump will deliver a live address to the nation from the White House at 9 p.m. ET on Wednesday. The speech comes as several polls show his approval […]
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Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell petitions to vacate sex crime conviction
Ghislaine Maxwell, longtime associate of accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, speaks at a news conference on oceans and sustainable development at the United Nations in New York, June 25, 2013 in this screengrab taken from United Nations TV file footage. UNTV | Reuters Ghislaine Maxwell, who was found guilty of crimes related to procuring underage […]
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FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino plans to step down early next year, MS NOW reports
FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino has said he plans to step down from his role early next year, MS NOW reported Wednesday, citing eight people briefed on his account. Bongino, the No. 2 official at the FBI under Director Kash Patel, also told his confidants that he will not be returning to the bureau’s headquarters this […]
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FCC chief Brendan Carr tells Senate that his agency is ‘not formally … independent’
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr told a Senate committee on Wednesday that his agency is “not formally … independent.” Shortly after Carr made that statement, the FCC apparently removed the word “independent” in a description of the agency’s work on its website. Carr’s appearance before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee was his first […]
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Senate passes $901 billion defense bill that pushes Hegseth for boat strike video
The Senate gave final passage on Wednesday to an annual military policy bill that will authorize $901 billion in defense programs while pressuring Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to provide lawmakers with video of strikes on alleged drug boats in international water near Venezuela. The annual National Defense Authorization Act, which raises troop pay by 3.8%, gained bipartisan backing as it moved through Congress. It passed […]
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The chart that has Michael Burry worried about the stock market
Michael Burry is warning that a shift in household wealth could leave the stock market vulnerable to a long and significant downturn. “The Big Short” investor pointed to a graphic produced by Wells Fargo showing that U.S. households now hold a larger share of their net worth in equities than in real estate — a […]
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Trump vowed to block tankers carrying Venezuela’s oil — nearly a dozen are at sea right now
A U.S. military helicopter flies near an oil tanker during a raid described by U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi as its seizure by the United States off the coast of Venezuela, Dec. 10, 2025, in a still image from video. U.S. Attorney General | Via Reuters At least 34 U.S.-sanctioned oil tankers with a history […]
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Four House Republicans force vote on ACA subsidies, bucking GOP leadership
Four moderate House Republicans rebelled against House Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday to force a vote on extending key ACA subsidies set to expire at the end of the year. Johnson earlier Wednesday urged his fellow Republicans not to join Democrats in a last-ditch effort to extend key Affordable Care Act tax credits that are due to expire at the end […]
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Trump designates Venezuela government a ‘foreign terrorist organization,’ orders blockade of sanctioned oil tankers
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a Mexican Border Defense Medal presentation in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., Dec. 15, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday stateside ordered a “complete and total” blockade of sanctioned oil tankers moving in and out of Venezuela as […]
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