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This page is an archive of main headlines from the US for 01.12.2025.
It displays 235 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.
01.12.2025 ⇢ The Day Alina Habba Was Disqualified
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US media on December 1st continued its extensive coverage of the federal appeals court's decision to disqualify Alina Habba as the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey. This story dominated headlines throughout the day, following her appointment by President Trump and the legal challenges that ensued.
Concurrently, President Trump's discussions and plans regarding Venezuela remained a prominent topic, along with ongoing peace talks for Ukraine, with a U.S. team heading to Russia. Scrutiny also intensified over Defense Secretary Hegseth's role in military strikes on alleged drug boats, with the White House defending the admiral who ordered a second strike. The radicalization of the National Guardsmen shooting suspect also remained a key discussion.
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Travel disruptions continued across the country on Sunday, with over 1,600 flight delays and nearly 500 cancellations.
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The Washington Post
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The Supreme Court is weighing internet service providers' role in stopping music piracy. Much is at stake for both the industry and internet users.
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The Daily Beast
The president deleted his post but the internet never forgets.
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The Washington Post
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Washington Free Beacon
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Using artificial intelligence to identify Congressional districts where independent candidates could win, an organization called the Independent Center is aiming to disrupt the two-party system.
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Los Angeles Times
Nina Gilden Seavey
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The Washington Post
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06:03⇢Trump's Pardons, Asylum Halts
⌨US media continues to focus on President Trump's actions and policies, including his discussions with Venezuelan President Maduro (CNN, Newsmax), a pause on asylum decisions (The Epoch Times), and congressional reviews of military strikes on boats (AP News, NYTimes, Washington Post). Reports also highlight his pardon of a private equity executive (Common Dreams) and a late-night rant (The Daily Beast).
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Why is the president talking tough with Maduro while his allies tiptoe around Putin?
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Even with an exodus of lawyers, the Office of the Solicitor General has had remarkable success. But close White House ties have raised concerns.
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Pregnancy centers provided $452 million in services and material goods to almost 4 million women in 2024 alone.
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The Washington Post
The Post on Friday published a report revealing that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave a spoken order to kill all crew members aboard a vessel suspected of smuggling drugs in the Caribbean Sea on Sept. 2.
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The Kremlin confirmed U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff will meet with Vladimir Putin on Tuesday. Kyiv said "tough issues" have to be worked out.
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Using artificial intelligence to identify congressional districts where independent candidates could win, an organization called the Independent Center is aiming to disrupt the two-party system.
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FBI Director Kash Patel is facing withering criticism days after the White House denied media reports that the president is about to fire him.
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The Washington Post
Top Trump administration officials said Sunday that the Afghan refugee accused of shooting two National Guard members before Thanksgiving in the nation’s capital likely had been radicalized in the U.S. after entering the country in 2021.
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The Federalist
Smith never should have approved the subpoenas since they violated the congressional Republicans’ clearly established rights.
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The GOP justices are about to hand Trump a victory that they have been dreaming about since he was married to Ivana.
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The war on drugs has failed, and Trump’s deadly boat strikes are only doubling down on decades of failed policy.
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Our Obsession With Statistical Significance Is Ruining Science
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New York Post
Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro appeared in public Sunday for the first time in five days, temporarily putting an end to speculation that he had fled the country following a reported ultimatum from President Trump to leave or else. Maduro, 63,…
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08:14⇢Hegseth's Order: Death at Sea
⌨US media continues to focus on President Trump's foreign policy actions regarding Venezuela and Russia, with his ultimatum to Maduro ending flight speculation (NY Post, Newsmax) and a peace push heading to Moscow (CNN, NBC News). Concurrently, controversies surrounding Defense Secretary Hegseth's alleged order to kill a boat crew are prominent (The Hill, The Intercept, Washington Post, AP News), with Trump denying the claims. The radicalization of the National Guardsmen shooting suspect also remains a key discussion (ABC News, CBS, Washington Times).
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A grassroots group of seniors protests Ohio county's cooperation with ICE. Only retirees are free to attend daytime commissioners' meetings, they say.
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The Atlantic
After World War II, Germany embraced pacifism as a form of atonement. Now the country is arming itself again.
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The weight loss medications can be part of a long-term treatment strategy for adults, according to new World Health Organization guidelines.
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The Epoch Times
The U.S. special envoy’s trip follows talks between Washington and Kyiv in Florida over the weekend.
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In the early years of the AIDS crisis, the US government left people with HIV to fend for themselves. Desperate, they turned to a new and little-understood financial instrument: selling their life insurance policies to investors for quick cash.
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The Washington Post
President Trump on Sunday downplayed reports that his defense secretary ordered military members to strike a suspected drug boat a second time after an initial strike failed to kill two crewmen.
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Freedom under even greater threat as studies show a bench of magistrates far more likely to convict free speech defendants a jury.
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Associated Press
President Donald Trump says he’s invited the family of a National Guard member fatally shot last week to the White House.
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An aid agreement template would require countries to share vast amounts of health data, including on abortion, to receive funds to combat HIV and other infectious diseases.
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Mangione fights to suppress diary and gun evidence as judge weighs key dispute in CEO murder case. Follow live.
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President Donald Trump will reportedly convene top national security officials at the White House 5 p.m. ET to determine next steps on Venezuela.
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A federal appeals court on Monday upheld a lower court decision that disqualified Alina Habba as acting U.S. attorney in New Jersey.
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10:11⇢Hegseth's Shadows Lengthen
⌨US media continues to focus on President Trump's actions, with reports on the appeals court disqualifying Alina Habba (CBS, Fox News) and his plans for Venezuela (Newsmax) and meeting Putin (The Epoch Times, CNN). Conservative outlets highlight Trump's invite to National Guard families (AP News) and his defense of Hegseth (Washington Times). Additionally, multiple outlets cover ongoing murder trials (Boston Globe, Newsweek) and the UK's potential abolishment of trial by jury (Breitbart).
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The Daily Caller
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Brooke Rollins has made a case for sweeping changes to food aid programs by claiming USDA has uncovered "massive fraud." But she and USDA haven't provided the underlying data or any evidence.
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New York Post
“This is the perfect time to bring this up. There are a lot of genocides going on.”
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Another pardon that is just about impossible to defend on the merits.
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New York Post
“This is the perfect time to bring this up. There are a lot of genocides going on.”
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Los Angeles Times
Nina Gilden Seavey
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House Speaker Mike Johnson decided to phone a friend on Monday to rally voters behind Republican Matt Van Epps.
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Breitbart News
Hundreds of Minnesota government workers have accused the state’s leftist governor of being responsible for a massive fraud case that has drawn tons of attention.
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The Washington Post
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A federal appeals court ruled Alina Habba, a former lawyer for Donald Trump, was unlawfully appointed the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey.
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The Kremlin confirmed Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff will meet with Putin on Tuesday, after the U.S. hailed "very productive" talks with Ukraine.
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Mangione fights to suppress diary and gun evidence as judge weighs key dispute in CEO murder case. Read our recap.
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New York Post
Accused assassin Luigi Mangione — donning a gray suit jacket over a white-and-red checkered shirt — has arrived in Manhattan court for a key pretrial evidence hearing in his murder case.
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The Washington Post
Left-wing activists see growing ranks of young Democrats disenchanted with the party’s older leaders, who they say aren’t solving the country’s problems and don’t share their increasingly favorable view of socialist policies.
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11:38⇢Alina Habba's Authority Quashed
⌨US media is predominantly covering the federal appeals court decision disqualifying Alina Habba as the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey (Fox News, Daily Caller, USA Today, Washington Examiner, CBS). Concurrently, peace talks for Ukraine are ongoing, with a U.S. team heading to Russia for discussions (NBC News, The Epoch Times). Other notable reports include updates on the Luigi Mangione murder trial (NY Post, Newsweek) and accusations against Minnesota's governor regarding a massive fraud case (Breitbart, NPR).
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New York Post
Accused assassin Luigi Mangione — donning a gray suit jacket over a white-and-red checkered shirt — has arrived in Manhattan court for a key pretrial evidence hearing in his murder case.
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Associated Press
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President Donald Trump will reportedly convene top national security officials at the White House 5 p.m. ET to determine next steps on Venezuela.
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The New York Times
Investigators said the buildings were wrapped in substandard material, which contractors then sought to hide from inspectors. The death toll rose to 151.
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One America News
President Donald Trump is reportedly set to meet with top national security officials in the Oval Office on Monday evening to map out the next course of action on Venezuela.
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New York Post
Accused assassin Luigi Mangione — donning a gray suit jacket over a white-and-red checkered shirt — has arrived in Manhattan court for a key pretrial evidence hearing in his murder case.
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The Daily Beast
The president told reporters he didn’t want to talk about his call with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro before confirming in the same breath it had taken place.
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A federal appeals court ruled Alina Habba, a former lawyer for Donald Trump, was unlawfully appointed the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey.
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The Washington Post
The decision against Alina Habba could have far-reaching implications for other controversial Trump appointments that have been challenged in court.
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President Trump creates distance between himself and the second September 2 strike, but the problem is that there is no armed conflict, period.
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A fired immigration judge says she was dismissed from her job because of her gender, her status as a dual citizen of Lebanon and the fact that she once ran for municipal office in Ohio as a Democrat.
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The Washington Post
A federal appeals court ruled Monday that Alina Habba, President Trump’s chief prosecutor in New Jersey, was improperly installed in her post, and it disqualified her from prosecutions against two defendants.
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13:32⇢Habba's Fall from Grace
⌨US media continues to focus on the federal appeals court's disqualification of Alina Habba as the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey (ABC News, Washington Post, USA Today, Washington Times, HuffPost, CBS, Daily Caller, Washington Examiner). Concurrently, President Trump's discussions regarding Venezuela are covered (The Daily Beast, Newsmax, One America News Network). Additionally, Congress is scrutinizing military strikes on boats, with Hegseth making related jokes (The Hill, AP News, National Review, CNN).
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President Trump is considering next steps for operations in Venezuela, as lawmakers intensify their scrutiny of the Pentagon's deadly strikes on alleged drug boats.
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It was so shockingly cold that there were short-lived fears of a new ice age. Scientists think human activity contributed to the historic weather.
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The Washington Post
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The changes would likely dilute Democrats’ support throughout Indianapolis, a politically critical area, and push GOP voters into districts held by Democrats.
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"Men in his age group benefit from a thorough evaluation of cardiovascular and abdominal health," said the statement.
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The Daily Beast
The defense secretary is treating accusations that he committed a potential war crime as one big joke.
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The Daily Caller
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Republicans in the Indiana House have rolled out proposed changes to their congressional maps that could net them two new seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, putting them at the center of the nationwide redistricting battle.
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Associated Press
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The Washington Post
The Supreme Court on Monday tried to sort out whether federal judges must defer to immigration courts when they hear appeals of asylum claims, in a case that could help speed up some deportation cases.
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14:52⇢Hegseth's Mockery, A Nation's Ire
⌨US media continues to focus on President Trump's meetings regarding Venezuela (CBS, AP News, Newsmax, One America News Network). Concurrently, scrutiny intensifies over Defense Secretary Hegseth's role in military strikes on alleged drug boats (ABC News, The Daily Beast, AP News, National Review, The Hill, CNN). Separately, a federal appeals court again ruled against Alina Habba's appointment as top New Jersey prosecutor (Washington Examiner, Washington Post, HuffPost).
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The remarks come as tensions escalate along Israel’s northern border with Syria.
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The Washington Post
The suspect was once an elite counterterrorism fighter in Afghanistan working alongside U.S. forces. But his life began to unravel as a refugee.
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Since September, the Trump administration is known to have carried out strikes on at least 21 boats in international waters that killed 83 people.
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Breitbart News
First Lady Melania Trump on Monday shared this year’s White House Christmas decor, as many say the Trump White House is bringing elegance back to Christmas with this year’s theme.
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The Daily Beast
The president had a “preventive” scan of his heart and abdomen.
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One America News
A social media account representing over 400 Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) workers recently accused Minnesota Democrat Governor Tim Walz of being “100% responsible for massive fraud in Minnesota” -- in relation to a scheme that took advantage of the "Feeding our Future" program.
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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the commander of a September operation "worked well within his authority and the law" when ordering a follow-on strike.
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Associated Press
The White House says that a Navy admiral ordered a second strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean Sea and insists that a September attack that has come under bipartisan scrutiny was lawful.
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The Washington Post
Americans were already feeling uneasy about purchasing an electric vehicle. Then the generous tax subsidies ended.
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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Monday strongly defended a recent series of U.S. military strikes targeting what the administration has labeled "narco-terrorist" groups.
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Rahmanullah Lakanwal an Afghan national, is accused of shooting two National Guard soldiers on Nov. 26. One of those soldiers, 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom, died from her wounds.
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The New York Times
President Trump warned that if his favored candidate didn’t win, the United States would “not be throwing good money after bad” to the country.
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Breitbart News
The White House released the results of President Donald Trump’s latest MRI after failed vice presidential candidate Tim Walz, as well as members of the establishment media, called for its release.
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National Review
The reaction in the media to this attack is as predictable as it is revolting.
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The five biggest questions about a massive military build-up.
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The Daily Beast
The FBI deputy director had faced questions over his role in a “special” project to redact Epstein-related materials.
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The Daily Beast
Active-duty FBI agents helped put together a blistering report on bureau leadership.
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16:41⇢Hegseth's Strikes, Trump's Defense
⌨US media continues to focus on the White House's defense of the admiral who ordered a second strike on an alleged drug boat, with several outlets reporting on official confirmations and justifications (CBS, CNN, The Hill, AP News, Newsmax, USA Today, ABC News). Concurrently, other reports cover President Trump's influence on foreign elections and tensions with Venezuela (NYTimes, Newsweek, Vox), and the ongoing discussion surrounding the National Guard attack suspect's background (NPR, Washington Post, National Review, Daily Caller).
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“He’s by the back of our lobby by the bathroom,” the worker said on the call, which was played as part of a pre-trial evidence hearing.
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By the first World AIDS Day of his second term, Trump gutted LGBTQ+ employment globally and put humanity at greater risk of AIDS.
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“He’s by the back of our lobby by the bathroom,” the worker said on the call, which was played as part of a pre-trial evidence hearing.
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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the commander of a September operation "worked well within his authority and the law" when ordering a follow-on strike.
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One America News
Following last week's targeted ambush shooting of two West Virginia National Guard members, Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom and Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, leading Beckstrom to succumb to her injuries the next day, President Donald Trump revealed that he personally invited the families of both service members for a visit.
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Aftyn Behn tells Newsweek how she plans to flip a district Donald Trump carried by 22 points just a year ago.
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“He’s by the back of our lobby by the bathroom,” the worker said on the call, which was played as part of a pre-trial evidence hearing.
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David Mack
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President Trump told Tennesseans "the whole world is watching" as Republicans work to avert a disaster in a closely watched special election.
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“Everyone wants her out, with the possible exception of Mark [Guiducci]. Everyone is constantly texting about how embarrassing this is.”
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The Daily Beast
The press secretary melted down over the concept of aging.
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One America News
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt touts what she calls President Donald Trump's excellent health.
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Hegseth's Alleged Order To 'Kill Everybody' Complicates Trump's Defense of His Murderous Anti-Drug Campaign
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18:31⇢Hegseth's Alleged 'Kill Everybody' Order
⌨US media continues to focus heavily on the White House's defense of Admiral Hegseth regarding the follow-up strike on an alleged drug boat (CBS, The Hill, HuffPost, Reason, ABC News, CNN, AP News, Newsmax). Concurrently, President Trump's health and alleged attempts to influence the Tennessee special election are also reported (Newsweek, USA Today, Breitbart, One America News Network, The Daily Beast).
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One America News
First Lady Melania Trump cheerfully welcomed Americans into the White House on Monday, revealing this year's extravagant 2025 White House holiday decorations, themed “Home Is Where the Heart Is.”
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Amid talk of war crimes, the details and precise sequence of a Sept. 2 attack issued by Pete Hegseth on a boat in the Caribbean are facing intensifying scrutiny.
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The Washington Post
President Trump huddled with his national security team Monday evening at the White House amid a growing firestorm about a deadly “follow-on strike” by U.S. forces on a Venezuelan boat suspected of carrying drugs through international waters on Sept. 2.
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The Washington Post
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New York Post
Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) can issue subpoenas and refer potential crimes to the Department of Justice as part of the investigation.
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The Afghan man accused of shooting two National Guardsmen in Washington served for years in top-secret, CIA-led units known for their brutality.
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The Washington Post
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Associated Press
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Hegseth's Alleged 'Kill Everybody' Order Complicates Trump's Anti-Drug Campaign
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One America News
First Lady Melania Trump and Second Lady Usha Vance participated in a heartfelt holiday event at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland at the start of the Christmas season, where they helped assemble holiday care packages for U.S. service members.
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As Congress vows accountability, the Trump administration emphasized it was a top military commander — not Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth — who directed the engagement.
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The Washington Post
As Congress vows accountability, the Trump administration emphasized it was a top military commander — not Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth — who directed the engagement.
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Breitbart News
A left-wing church in Illinois put out a Nativity scene with a zip-tied baby Jesus, Roman soldiers depicted as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, and Mary and Joseph wearing gas masks.
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21:08⇢Hegseth's Orders Under Scrutiny
⌨US media continues to intensely scrutinize the September 2nd Caribbean boat strike, focusing on Defense Secretary Hegseth's role and alleged orders, with discussions of potential war crimes and White House efforts to shift blame to an admiral (NYTimes, The Hill, Washington Post, Reason, AP News, Washington Times, ABC News, CBS, CNN, HuffPost, Newsmax). Additionally, conservative outlets highlight a controversial nativity display and new immigration policies (Breitbart, Fox News, The Blaze).
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The Washington Post
As Congress vows accountability, the Trump administration emphasized it was a top military commander — not Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth — who directed the engagement.
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The Trump administration has been weighing options to combat what it has portrayed as Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's role in supplying illegal drugs that have killed Americans.
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The Washington Post
As Congress vows accountability, the Trump administration emphasized it was a top military commander — not Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth — who directed the engagement.
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One America News
President Donald Trump has signed the “Medal of Honor Act” into law, thereby significantly increasing the rate of the special monthly pension payable to living Medal of Honor recipients.
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A group often forgotten about in the discussion of HIV – despite research pointing to an ongoing crisis – is Black women in the South. Why?
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Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe wiggled his toes and responded to a nurse's request for a thumbs-up, West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey said.
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Associated Press
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The Daily Beast
Democratic strategist James Carville is already writing President Trump’s political obituary.
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Rahmanullah Lakanwal, the Afghan man accused of shooting two National Guardsmen in Washington, served for years in top-secret, CIA-led units.
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President Trump huddled with his national security team Monday evening at the White House amid a growing firestorm about a deadly “follow-on strike” by U.S. forces on a Venezuelan boat suspected of carrying drugs through international waters on Sept. 2.
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Associated Press
The White House says a Navy admiral ordered a second strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean Sea and insists the September attack that has come under bipartisan scrutiny was lawful.
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Monday on “The Alex Marlow Show,” host and Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow talked about Venezuelan drug boats. Marlow said, “I think we’ve got a trap here…it feels like what’s going on here is that Trump is targeting these drug boats and
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The admiral is expected to provide a classified briefing Thursday to lawmakers overseeing the military.
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New York Post
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem proposed a “full travel ban” Monday on unnamed countries “flooding” the US with dangerous migrants, after a meeting with President Trump.
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At issue is whether internet providers can be liable for their users' committing copyright violations using its services.
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