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Trump Approving Emergency Declaration for Montana
President Donald Trump said Friday that he is approving an emergency declaration for Montana in the wake of severe storms that ravaged the state earlier this week.
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 20:05:42 EDTTrump to Press Insurers on Cutting Healthcare Costs
President Donald Trump said Friday he plans to call on health insurance companies to meet with him as part of an effort to reduce healthcare costs for millions of Americans.
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 20:08:35 EDTFish and Wildlife Service Reviewing Refuges
Fish and Wildlife Service Director Brian Nesvik is ordering a top-to-bottom review of the nation's wildlife refuges, with the first report due early next year.
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 19:48:04 EDTPayback: US Military Strikes in Syria, Targeting Islamic State Fighters After American Deaths
he Trump administration launched military strikes Friday in Syria to "eliminate" Islamic State group fighters and weapons sites in retaliation for an ambush attack that killed two U.S. troops and an American civilian interpreter almost a week ago.A U.S. official described...
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 19:40:16 EDTRFK Jr. Weighs Denmark's Vaccine Schedule for US
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is considering a major overhaul of the U.S. childhood vaccination schedule, likely aligning it with Denmark's model, which includes fewer routine immunizations than the current American system.
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 19:21:35 EDTKerry Kennedy: 'Grab a Pickax' to Remove Trump's Name From Kennedy Center
Kerry Kennedy, daughter of former Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, vowed Friday to "grab a pickax" to remove President Donald Trump's name from the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts after it was added to the building earlier that day.
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 19:18:56 EDTSen. Ernst: Uncover the Federal 'Bloated Bureaucracy'
Following what she described as a "shocking report" from the group American Transparency that detailed the massive growth of the federal government and payroll, Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, is demanding full disclosure of everyone getting a federal paycheck.
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 18:45:45 EDTUkrainian Drones Hit Tanker in Russia's Rostov Port
Ukrainian drones hit a tanker in the southern Russian port of Rostov-on-Don, killing and injuring a number of people and sparking a fire, the city's mayor was quoted as saying early on Thursday.
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 18:50:01 EDTDOJ Warns Public About '764' Online Extremist Network
The Department of Justice is warning the public about the online extremist network known as "764," ABC News reported.
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 18:48:03 EDTMusk Wins Appeal and Restores Tesla $56B Pay Day
Elon Musk's 2018 pay package from Tesla, once worth $56 billion, was restored by the Delaware Supreme Court Friday, two years after a lower court struck down the compensation deal as "unfathomable."
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 16:44:05 EDTWyo. Sen. Lummis Won't Seek Reelection
Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., known for her advocacy for bitcoin, announced Friday she will not seek reelection.
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 18:21:23 EDTMeasles Cases Rising, Outbreaks to Persist in 2026
Measles outbreaks that surged across the United States in 2025 show little sign of slowing and are expected to continue into 2026, according to public health officials tracking the spread of the highly contagious virus, NBC News reported Friday.
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 18:25:44 EDTJustice Dept Appeals Dismissal of Cases Against Trump Foes James, Comey
The Justice Department said it will appeal rulings that threw out criminal cases against New York Attorney General Letitia James and former FBI Director James Comey, according to a Reuters report.The decision comes after federal judges dismissed both cases on procedural...
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 18:21:33 EDTAutopsy: Brown Suspect Died Two Days Before Body Found
An autopsy determined that the man suspected in last weekend's attack at Brown University and the fatal shooting of a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor days later had been dead for two days when his body was found, New Hampshire's attorney general's office ...
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 17:56:17 EDTSen. Sanders to Urge Ban After Kennedy Center Renaming
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., said Friday he will introduce legislation barring sitting presidents from naming federal buildings after themselves, escalating a political dispute triggered by the Kennedy Center board's vote to add President Donald Trump's name to the landmark ...
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 17:56:03 EDTDOJ Begins Releasing Its Trove of Epstein Files
The Department on Justice on Friday unveiled a trove of records related to the late Jeffrey Epstein, the first documents to be released under a new law signed by President Donald Trump last month.
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 16:26:23 EDTUS Answers ISIS With 'Massive Attack' in Syria
The U.S. launched major airstrikes against Islamic State targets in Syria on Friday, following through on President Donald Trump's pledge to avenge the deaths of two U.S. Army soldiers killed in a terrorist attack last weekend, The New York Times reported.
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 17:04:56 EDTAuthorities Feared Brown-MIT Suspect Had Hit List
Federal investigators feared the gunman linked to shootings at Brown University and the killing of an MIT professor may have had additional targets, according to the top federal prosecutor in Massachusetts.
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 16:58:40 EDTZuckerberg Cuts Ties With Pro-Immigration Group He Founded
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's nonprofit has cut ties with a pro-immigration organization he founded more than a decade ago. The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative is no longer funding FWD.us.
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 16:23:09 EDTReport: Nick Reiner Diagnosed With Schizophrenia Prior to Murders
Nick Reiner was diagnosed with schizophrenia before Sunday's murder of his parents, Rob and Michele Reiner, TMZ reported. The medication Nick was taking made him "erratic and dangerous," two sources told TMZ.
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