Dec 17 WATCH: Duffy and TSA officials hold news briefing on holiday travel By Rio Yamat, Associated Press Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem argues that TSA officers have a primary national security function and should not engage in collective bargaining. Continue reading
Dec 17 Jack Smith tells lawmakers his team developed ‘proof beyond a reasonable doubt’ against Trump By Eric Tucker, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The private deposition before the House Judiciary Committee gives the former special counsel his first chance to face questions, albeit behind closed doors, about a pair of investigations into Trump that resulted in since-abandoned criminal charges. Continue reading
Dec 17 At high-stakes summit, EU leaders prepare to take unprecedented steps to help Ukraine By Lorne Cook, Associated Press At a summit starting on Thursday, many European Union leaders will press for tens of billions of euros in frozen Russian assets held in Europe to be used to meet Ukraine’s economic and military needs for the next two years. Continue reading
Dec 17 Americans are more dissatisfied with Trump’s handling of the economy than ever, poll shows By Matt Loffman Fifty-seven percent of Americans disapprove of how Trump is handling the economy, according to the latest PBS News/NPR/Marist poll. Continue reading
Dec 16 Watch 7:34 What’s in the massive defense bill giving the military more funding than requested By Nick Schifrin, Lisa Desjardins, Dan Sagalyn, Jonah Anderson Defense Secretary Hegseth rejected calls to release the full video of a boat strike the military carried out in September. That attack was the first of 25 acknowledged strikes that the administration says were operated by so-called "narcoterrorists." At the… Continue watching
Dec 16 Watch 7:37 How the Affordable Care Act subsidies work and who depends on them By William Brangham, Jackson Hudgins House Speaker Mike Johnson said he will not call for a vote on extending enhanced subsidies for people buying insurance through the Affordable Care Act. That effectively guarantees the subsidies will expire at the end of the month and premiums… Continue watching
Dec 16 Watch 8:32 GOP Sen. Cassidy on addressing rising health care costs and expiring subsidies By Geoff Bennett, Kyle Midura Sen. Bill Cassidy is a key player in the Capitol Hill debate on health care subsidies, and he's also a physician. The Louisiana Republican joined Geoff Bennett to discuss the latest. Continue watching
Dec 16 Trump will attend dignified transfer of the 2 National Guard members killed in Syria By Seung Min Kim, Associated Press The two guardsmen killed in the attack on Saturday were Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar, 25, of Des Moines, and Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard, 29, of Marshalltown, according to the U.S. Army. Continue reading
Dec 16 How a Trump business deal with a crypto firm exposes potential conflicts of interest By Brian Slodysko, Associated Press Crypto.com was under siege — investigated by President Joe Biden's Democratic administration and told enforcement action was likely. Then Donald Trump won the 2024 election, and the company’s legal peril dissipated. Continue reading
Dec 16 Susie Wiles, Trump’s chief of staff, criticizes Bondi’s handling of Epstein files in Vanity Fair interview By Darlene Superville, Bill Barrow, Associated Press White House chief of staff Susie Wiles is criticizing Attorney General Pam Bondi’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case and broadly defending Donald Trump's second presidency in a series of interviews published Tuesday. Continue reading