Nation Dec 12 WATCH: Duffy threatens to withhold millions in highway funds from New York over flaws in immigrant commercial driver’s license system By Josh Funk, Associated Press
Economy Dec 12 Consumers aren’t having a very merry holiday season, AP-NORC poll finds Roughly half of Americans say it’s harder than usual to afford the things they want to give as holiday gifts, and similar numbers are delaying big purchases or cutting back on nonessential purchases more than they would normally. By Josh Boak, Amelia Thomson-Deveaux, Associated Press
World Dec 12 Danish intelligence report warns of U.S. military threat under Trump The United States is using its economic power to “assert its will" and threaten military force against friend and foe alike, a Danish intelligence agency said in a new report. By Associated Press
Nation Dec 12 Immigration officials can’t re-detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia without a hearing, federal judge orders The order came as Abrego Garcia appeared at a scheduled appointment at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office roughly 14 hours after he walked out of immigration detention facility in Pennsylvania. By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press
Politics Dec 12 New photos from Epstein’s personal collection show Trump, Clinton and much more The undated photographs are from Epstein’s email account and computer, according to Democrats on the House Oversight Committee, who published the photographs on Friday. By Liz Landers
Dec 11 WATCH: Trump criticizes Indiana Senate Republicans’ rejection of redistricting effort By Liz Landers, Shyla Duff After Republican legislators in Indiana joined with Democrats to vote down a plan to redraw the state's congressional map on Thursday, President Donald Trump said he would support a primary against a GOP state Senate leader. Continue reading
Dec 11 Watch 6:43 Senate rejects plans to address sharp rise in health care premiums By Lisa Desjardins, Ali Schmitz The U.S. Senate failed to pass two dueling pieces of health care legislation Thursday, leaving Affordable Care Act tax credits all but certain to expire at the end of the year. As lawmakers prepare for year-end recess with no agreement… Continue watching
Dec 11 Watch 6:57 News Wrap: Indiana GOP votes down effort to redraw electoral maps in rare Trump rebuke In our news wrap Thursday, Indiana's GOP-led Senate voted against a plan to redraw their state's electoral maps, a grand jury again refused to bring a new indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James for mortgage fraud, Kilmar Abrego… Continue watching
Dec 11 Watch 7:43 Investigation delves into the Tate brothers and their connection to the Trump family By Geoff Bennett, Jonah Anderson A new report from The New York Times reveals how the Trump Administration and members of the president’s family may have been involved in a larger movement in conservative circles to support Andrew and Tristan Tate, right-wing influencers charged with… Continue watching
Dec 11 Senators seek to change bill that allows military to operate just like before DC plane crash By Josh Funk, Associated Press Senators from both parties pushed Thursday for changes to a massive defense bill after crash investigators and victims' families warned the legislation would undo key safety reforms stemming from a collision between an airliner and Army helicopter over Washington, D.C., that killed 67 people. Continue reading