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Senate GOP barrels past blockade to advance nearly 100 Trump nominees

Senate GOP barrels past blockade to advance nearly 100 Trump nominees


December 11, 2025
Senate Republicans rammed through the first procedural hurdle on their road to confirming nearly 100 of President Donald Trump’s nominees on Wednesday. The move tees up a later vote on 97 of Trump’s picks and marks the third time Senate Republicans advanced a bloc of the president’s nominees since changing the confirmation rules in September. […]
Trump says US seizes massive Venezuelan oil tanker as showdown with Maduro erupts into new phase

Trump says US seizes massive Venezuelan oil tanker as showdown with Maduro erupts into new phase


December 11, 2025
The U.S. has seized a Venezuelan oil tanker, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday, marking a sharp escalation in tensions with Caracas. ‘We’ve just seized a tanker on the coast of Venezuela. Large tanker, very large. Largest one ever seized action. And, other things are happening. So you’ll be seeing that later. And you’ll be talking […]
Moderate Republicans stage Obamacare rebellion as health cost frustrations erupt in House

Moderate Republicans stage Obamacare rebellion as health cost frustrations erupt in House


December 11, 2025
A group of moderate Republicans is defying House GOP leaders to try and force a vote on extending enhanced Obamacare subsidies that expire at the end of this year. Republicans led by Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., on Wednesday filed a measure known as a discharge petition, a mechanism designed to force a vote on legislation […]
Trump admin weighs terrorism sanctions against UN Palestinian aid agency over Hamas allegations

Trump admin weighs terrorism sanctions against UN Palestinian aid agency over Hamas allegations


December 11, 2025
The Trump administration is weighing whether to pursue terrorism-related sanctions against the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), as officials review allegations the agency has ties to Hamas and consider steps that could further pressure its leadership and operations, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.  The United Nations agency provides […]
Ukrainian woman charged over Russian-backed cyberattacks; $10M reward offered for others

Ukrainian woman charged over Russian-backed cyberattacks; $10M reward offered for others


December 11, 2025
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has charged a Ukrainian woman with helping to carry out dozens of cyberattacks on critical U.S. infrastructure, working with Russian-backed hackers, according to newly unsealed indictments. The State Department’s Rewards for Justice program is also offering up to $10 million for information leading to others tied to one of the […]
Venezuelan opposition leader Machado reappears in Norway after months in hiding

Venezuelan opposition leader Machado reappears in Norway after months in hiding


December 11, 2025
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado appeared in public Thursday for the first time in 11 months in Norway as her daughter accepted the Nobel Peace Prize award on her behalf. Machado had been in hiding since Jan. 9, when she was briefly detained after joining supporters in Venezuela’s capital, Caracas. Her recognition came after […]
Dueling Obamacare plans set to fail as deadline nears, pushing Senate toward bipartisan talks

Dueling Obamacare plans set to fail as deadline nears, pushing Senate toward bipartisan talks


December 11, 2025
There are two Obamacare proposals destined for failure on Thursday as the deadline to extend Biden-era subsidies inches closer, and both Senate Republicans and Democrats hope that a bipartisan path forward can be paved after the dust settles. Senate Democrats are going full speed ahead with their three-year extension of the Obamacare enhanced premium subsidies, […]
Trump declares support for Cabinet official after report he is considering replacement

Trump declares support for Cabinet official after report he is considering replacement


December 11, 2025
President Donald Trump pushed back on a rumor that he was looking to replace Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and told reporters that he believes she has been ‘fantastic.’ ‘I read a story recently that I’m unhappy with Kristi — I’m so happy with her… We have a border that’s the best border in the […]
Kristi Noem faces first major Homeland Security grilling as lawmakers press her on terror threats

Kristi Noem faces first major Homeland Security grilling as lawmakers press her on terror threats


December 11, 2025
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is facing her first major test before the House of Representatives on Thursday. Noem is appearing before the House Homeland Security Committee for a hearing on worldwide threats, an event that is meant to be annual but has not happened in multiple recent years. She’s set to testify alongside National […]
GOP accuses Democrats of manufacturing affordability crisis as Obamacare subsidy fight nears deadline

GOP accuses Democrats of manufacturing affordability crisis as Obamacare subsidy fight nears deadline


December 11, 2025
Senate Democrats have tried to tie the looming expiration date for Obamacare subsidies to the affordability issues slamming households, but Senate Republicans argue that their counterparts are manufacturing it to score political points next year. The phrase ‘sticker shock’ became a common rallying cry from Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., during and after the […]
As GOP political power hangs in the balance, Wiles says Trump will ‘campaign like it’s 2024’ ahead of midterms

As GOP political power hangs in the balance, Wiles says Trump will ‘campaign like it’s 2024’ ahead of midterms


December 10, 2025
President Donald Trump will be deployed on the campaign trail next year ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, White House chief of staff Susie Wiles indicated during an appearance on ‘The Mom VIEW.’ Wiles said that ‘so many of those low-propensity voters are Trump voters,’ and that she had not ‘quite broken it to him […]
Mamdani will introduce British antisemitism, taxes to US: Former UK prime minister

Mamdani will introduce British antisemitism, taxes to US: Former UK prime minister


December 10, 2025
Liz Truss, the former British prime minister who staked her brief tenure on tax cuts and deregulation, is warning Americans about New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s socialist agenda will mirror the high-tax, high-regulation model she fought in the U.K. ‘I’ve seen what’s happened with Mamdani being elected,’ former U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss told […]
China sharpens confrontation with Japan following reported radar run-in

China sharpens confrontation with Japan following reported radar run-in


December 10, 2025
Beijing escalated its war of words with Tokyo after Japan said Chinese fighter jets aimed a fire-control radar at Japanese F-15s flying near Okinawa, an action Tokyo called ‘dangerous’ and ‘extremely regrettable.’ Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his German counterpart Johann Wadephul in Beijing that ‘Japan is threatening China militarily,’ a stance he called […]
European talks reshape Ukraine’s peace plan as Zelenskyy refuses territorial concessions

European talks reshape Ukraine’s peace plan as Zelenskyy refuses territorial concessions


December 10, 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday that Kyiv is nearly ready to present a refined peace plan to the United States after days of talks with European partners, even as he maintains that Ukraine cannot give up any territory to Russia. Zelenskyy said he reviewed the results of negotiations held in London with European national […]
Senate Republicans land on Obamacare fix, tee up dueling vote with Dems

Senate Republicans land on Obamacare fix, tee up dueling vote with Dems


December 10, 2025
Senate Republicans have finally landed on a plan to tackle expiring Obamacare subsidies to counter Senate Democrats, but both are likely to fail in a vote set for later this week.  Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., announced Tuesday that Republicans had coalesced around a proposal from Sens. Bill Cassidy, R-La., who chairs the Senate […]