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Trump pledges retaliation after 3 Americans are killed in Syria attack that the US blames on IS
Posted 11:51 AM 12/13/2025 by SAMAR KASSABALI, BASSEM MROUE and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — President Donald Trump said Saturday that "there will be very serious retaliation" after two U.S. service members and one American civilian were killed in an attack in Syria that the United States blames on the Islamic State group.
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House Democrats release photos of Trump, Clinton and Andrew from Epstein's estate
Posted 3:53 PM 12/12/2025 by STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats released a selection of photos from the estate of Jeffrey Epstein on Friday, including some of Donald Trump, Bill Clinton and the former Prince Andrew.
The dozens of photos initially released by Democratic lawmakers on the House Oversight Committee (More)
12/10/2025
Accused Charlie Kirk killer makes 1st in-person court appearance as judge weighs media access
Posted 11:54 AM 12/11/2025 by HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press
PROVO, Utah (AP) — The 22-year-old Utah man charged with killing Charlie Kirk made his first in-person court appearance Thursday as his attorneys push to further limit media access in the high-profile criminal case.
A Utah judge is weighing the public's right to know details in the (More)
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Senate rejects extension of health care subsidies as costs are set to rise for millions of Americans
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Senators clash over Trump's National Guard deployments as military leaders face questioning
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Tariffs have cost U.S. households $1,200 each since Trump returned to the White House, Democrats say
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Noem links the seizure of an oil tanker off Venezuela to US antidrug efforts
12/9/2025
Trump says the US has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela
Posted 4:04 PM 12/10/2025 by AAMER MADHANI, KONSTANTIN TOROPIN, JOSHUA GOODMAN and REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the United States has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela as tensions mount with the government of President Nicolás Maduro.
Using U.S. forces to take control of a merchant ship is incredibly unusual and (More)
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Elon Musk says DOGE was only 'somewhat successful' and he wouldn't do it again
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Battleground Republicans clash with hard-liners over Obamacare subsidies as party talks health care strategy
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WTF? Embracing profanity is one thing both political parties seem to agree on
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Judge orders Trump to end California National Guard troop deployment in Los Angeles
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12/8/2025
Trump's speech on combating inflation turns to grievances about immigrants from 'filthy' countries
Posted 7:11 PM 12/9/2025 by MARC LEVY and JOSH BOAK Associated Press
MOUNT POCONO, Pa. (AP) — On the road in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, President Donald Trump tried to emphasize his focus on combating inflation, yet the issue that has damaged his popularity couldn't quite command his full attention.
The president told the crowd gathered at a casino and (More)
12/7/2025
Bullets in Luigi Mangione's bag convinced police that he was UnitedHealthcare CEO killing suspect
Posted 2:03 PM 12/8/2025 by MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Moments after Luigi Mangione was put in handcuffs at a Pennsylvania McDonald's, a police officer searching his backpack found a loaded gun magazine wrapped in a pair of underwear.
The discovery, recounted in court Monday as Mangione fights to exclude evidence from his (More)
