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Senate passes $901 billion defense bill that pushes Hegseth for boat strike video

By STEPHEN GROVES
Dec 17, 2025 11:52 am - The Senate gave final passage to an annual military policy bill Wednesday that will authorize $901 billion in defense programs while pressuring Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to provide lawmakers with video of strikes on alleged drug boats in international water near Venezuela.
Why did we get so much snow, so fast this season? A polar vortex

Ben Noll
Dec 17, 2025 9:30 am - Snow season has gotten off to a fast start across swaths of the northern United States this year. Fueled in part by an unusually early disruption to the polar vortex — wh...
Worth a pretty penny: Last US cents sold at auction for sum of $16.76M

By OLIVIA DIAZ
Dec 17, 2025 9:21 am - To those who argue that the U.S. penny had no value, some coin collectors beg to differ. In fact, they doled out millions for the final pennies circulated in the U.S. before the government ended the cent's production back in November.
Trump gives a partisan prime-time address insisting the economy is stronger than many voters feel

By JOSH BOAK
Dec 17, 2025 9:19 am - President Donald Trump delivered a politically charged speech Wednesday carried live in prime time on network television, seeking to pin the blame for economic challenges on Democrats while announcing he is sending a $1,776 bonus check to U.S. troops for Christmas.
Jack Smith tells lawmakers his team developed ‘proof beyond a reasonable doubt’ against Trump

By ERIC TUCKER and LISA MASCARO
Dec 17, 2025 9:14 am - Former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith arrived on Capitol Hill for a closed-door interview with House Republicans on Wednesday after lawmakers rebuffed his offer to testify publicly about his investigations into President Donald Trump.
Putin warns that Russia will seek to extend its gains in Ukraine if peace talks fail

By The Associated Press
Dec 17, 2025 9:10 am - Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Wednesday that Moscow will seek to extend its gains in Ukraine if Kyiv and its Western allies reject the Kremlin's demands in peace talks.
Border Patrol official who is the face of Trump's crackdown back in Chicago amid immigration raids

By CHRISTINE FERNANDO
Dec 17, 2025 9:08 am - Senior Border Patrol official Greg Bovino returned to the Chicago area on Tuesday, about a month after leaving to lead immigration enforcements in other cities, immigration advocates say.
2 big rail unions oppose $85B Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger over safety and cost concerns

By JOSH FUNK
Dec 17, 2025 8:33 am - OMAHA, Neb. — The proposed $85 billion merger of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern railroads has lost the support of two unions that represent more than half their worke...
Warner Bros asks investors to reject takeover bid from Paramount Skydance

By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS
Dec 17, 2025 8:04 am - Warner Bros. is telling shareholders to reject a takeover bid from Paramount Skydance, saying that a rival bid from Netflix will be better for customers.
Trump expands travel ban to 39 countries after shooting of Guard members

By David Nakamura
Dec 16, 2025 7:27 pm - President Donald Trump on Tuesday added 20 countries to a list whose citizens face a full or partial travel ban on entering the United States, swelling the total to 39 as his administration seeks to further restrict legal immigration after an Afghan immigrant was charged in the shooting of two National Guard troops last month.

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