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Officials: US Seizing Ship off Coast of Venezuela
The United States is interdicting and seizing a vessel off the coast of Venezuela in international waters, three U.S. officials told Reuters on Saturday, a move which comes just days after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a "blockade" of all sanctioned oil tankers...
Sat, 20 Dec 2025 11:21:49 EDTPeace Envoy Witkoff: Time to Get to Phase 2 in Gaza
President Donald Trump's peace envoy Steve Witkoff is urging the move to Phase 2 of Trump's 20-point plan, which includes the "establishment and operationalization of the Board of Peace" force in Gaza to keep Hamas terrorists from terrorizing the region.
Sat, 20 Dec 2025 13:11:15 EDTAffordability Battle Shapes Up Between Democrats, Trump
Democrats have increasingly centered their political messaging on ""affordability," a term that has rapidly become a dominant theme in national and state-level campaigns following President Donald Trump's return to office.
Sat, 20 Dec 2025 13:17:20 EDTReport: Brown Overlooked Security Risks Before Campus Massacre
Brown University repeatedly dismissed security warnings from students, staff, and police over several years, the New York Post reports.
Sat, 20 Dec 2025 13:07:48 EDTPope Leo Calls World's Cardinals to Key Governing Meeting
Pope Leo XIV has summoned the world's cardinals for two days of meetings to help him govern the church, the Vatican said Saturday, in the clearest sign yet that the new year will signal the unofficial start of his pontificate.The consistory, as such gatherings are called,...
Sat, 20 Dec 2025 12:47:53 EDTWH Restricts Visas of 2 Honduran Election Officials Over Special Vote Count
The Trump administration restricted visas for two leftist Honduran election officials, citing interference in the Central American country's special vote count.The U.S. State Department said in a statement Friday it revoked the visa of Mario Morazán, a magistrate of the...
Sat, 20 Dec 2025 02:01:00 EDTFBI's Patel Warns of Scammers 'Vishing' Into Federal Networks
FBI Director Kash Patel is warning government employees, along with family members and associates of top government administrators, that a scamming effort to gain access to federal computer networks first noted in May has not diminished.
Sat, 20 Dec 2025 12:07:50 EDTParaplegic Engineer Becomes First Wheelchair User in Space
A paraplegic engineer from Germany blasted off on a dream-come-true rocket ride with five other passengers on Saturday, leaving her wheelchair behind to float in space while beholding Earth from on high.
Sat, 20 Dec 2025 11:38:08 EDTVictim Rejoicing After DOJ Releases More Epstein Files
Maria Farmer, among the accusers of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, rejoiced Friday after the Department of Justice released swaths of files tied to its probe of the disgraced financier.
Sat, 20 Dec 2025 10:26:21 EDTAustralia Plans Tougher Laws on Extremist Flag Displays
The Australian state of New South Wales is proposing to ban public displays of Islamic State group flags or extremist symbols after a mass shooting driven by antisemitism killed 15 people at Sydney's Bondi Beach.
Sat, 20 Dec 2025 11:25:53 EDTTrump Slams Cooper as 'Radical Left', Praises Whatley
President Donald Trump slammed Democratic Senate candidate Roy Cooper on Saturday as being a "radical left" politician and endorsed Republican candidate Michael Whatley at a campaign event, praising him as a "tough, strong guy" and a key ally in North Carolina...
Sat, 20 Dec 2025 09:49:47 EDTTrump's 2026 Midterm Push Begins in Tobacco Country
President Donald Trump's decision to launch his first campaign-style event ahead of the 2026 midterm election cycle in rural North Carolina comes as no surprise to leaders in North Carolina's agriculture industry.
Sat, 20 Dec 2025 10:42:16 EDTTrump: Dems 'Beholden' to Insurers Will Shut Down Government
President Donald Trump, speaking to supporters in North Carolina Friday night, warned that Democrats will shut down the government in January because they are "totally beholden" to the nation's insurance companies and are resisting the changes he wants to make to the...
Sat, 20 Dec 2025 10:20:31 EDTBritain Names Christian Turner as Ambassador to the US
Britain on Thursday named Christian Turner as its next ambassador to the United States, handing the veteran diplomat one of the country's most prestigious and politically sensitive postings at a pivotal moment for transatlantic ties. The appointment of a career diplomat to...
Sat, 20 Dec 2025 10:18:52 EDTGoogle Warns US Visa Holders Against International Travel
Alphabet's Google has advised some employees on U.S. visas to avoid international travel due to delays at embassies, Business Insider reported Friday, citing an internal email.
Sat, 20 Dec 2025 09:58:07 EDTHow Surveillance and the 'Reddit Detective Agency' Found a Killer
More than a decade ago, a frenzied five-day search for the Boston Marathon bombers left some lessons in its aftermath.
Sat, 20 Dec 2025 09:58:24 EDTNetanyahu Might Pitch New Iran Strikes to Trump
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to brief President Donald Trump later this month on options for possible new strikes on Iran, as Israeli officials warn Tehran is rebuilding and expanding key military capabilities damaged in earlier attacks.Israel's...
Sat, 20 Dec 2025 09:39:49 EDTMangione Lawyers: Bondi Conflict Tainted Death Penalty Decision
Luigi Mangione's lawyers contend that Attorney General Pam Bondi's decision to seek the death penalty against him in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was tainted by her prior work as a lobbyist at a firm that represented the insurer's parent company.
Sat, 20 Dec 2025 09:19:24 EDTRubio: Foreign Aid 'Not Charity' but 'Tool' of American Policy
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday that U.S. foreign aid must be explicitly tied to advancing American national interests, rejecting the idea that taxpayer-funded assistance is a form of global charity.
Sat, 20 Dec 2025 09:04:17 EDTPulte Referral Triggers Mortgage Fraud Probe of Swalwell
A mortgage fraud probe of a Democratic congressman began last month after William Pulte, the Republican head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, referred allegations from a conservative news site to his agency's inspector general for possible criminal investigation,...
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