Dec 05 Supreme Court will decide whether Trump's birthright citizenship order violates the Constitution By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court agreed Friday to take up the constitutionality of President Donald Trump's order on birthright citizenship declaring that children born to parents who are in the United States illegally or temporarily are not American citizens. Continue reading
Dec 05 WATCH: Trump awarded new FIFA peace prize By Seung Min Kim, Associated Press President Donald Trump, who has openly campaigned for the Nobel Peace Price, had been heavily favored to win the newly created FIFA prize. Continue reading
Dec 05 RFK Jr.'s chosen vaccine advisers say not all babies need a hepatitis B shot at birth By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press A loud chorus of medical and public health leaders decried the actions of the panel, whose current members were all appointed by U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — a leading anti-vaccine activist before this year becoming the nation’s… Continue reading
Dec 04 WATCH: Donald and Melania Trump attend National Christmas Tree lighting By Associated Press President Donald Trump let the first lady light the National Christmas Tree at a ceremony in the nation's capital Thursday evening. Continue reading
Dec 04 White House expected to submit plans for new ballroom construction this month By Gary Fields, Associated Press The White House is expected to submit plans for President Donald Trump's new ballroom to a federal planning commission before the year ends, about three months after construction began. Continue reading
Dec 04 Watch 3:35 Pentagon leaders brief lawmakers on U.S. boat strikes, fueling debate over legality By Nick Schifrin, Kayan Taraporevala A new bipartisan divide has broken open after senior U.S. military officers showed Congress video of multiple strikes on a boat in the Caribbean in early September. Republicans backed the decision by a Special Operations commander to target survivors of… Continue watching
Dec 04 Watch 6:43 Dem congressman 'deeply concerned' about legality of boat strikes after viewing video By Geoff Bennett, Dan Sagalyn A classified briefing on the Pentagon's strike of an alleged drug boat opened partisan divides over whether the act constituted war crimes. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Democratic Rep. Adam Smith, the ranking member on the House Armed Services Committee. Continue watching
Dec 04 Watch 3:42 News Wrap: Supreme Court allows Texas to use redrawn congressional map favoring GOP In our news wrap Thursday, the Supreme Court allowed Texas to use a redrawn congressional map that could add Republican seats in the midterm elections, only one hostage body remains inside Gaza after Israeli officials identified the latest remains handed… Continue watching
Dec 04 Watch 4:04 What led the FBI to the man accused of placing pipe bombs in D.C. By Geoff Bennett, Doug Adams The FBI arrested a 30-year-old man, Brian Cole Jr., in its nearly five-year investigation into who placed pipe bombs near the Republican and Democratic headquarters on the eve of the Jan. 6 Capitol attack. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Carol… Continue watching
Dec 04 Supreme Court allows Texas to use redrawn congressional map favorable to GOP in 2026 By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court on Thursday came to the rescue of Texas Republicans, allowing next year’s elections to be held under the state’s congressional redistricting plan favorable to the GOP and pushed by President Donald Trump despite a lower-court ruling that the map likely… Continue reading