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FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino says he plans to resign next month as bureau’s No 2 official

By ERIC TUCKER
Dec 17, 2025 7:18 pm - FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino said Wednesday that he will resign from the bureau next month, ending a brief and tumultuous tenure in which he clashed with the Justice Department over the handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files and was forced to reconcile the realities of his law enforcement job with provocative claims he made in his prior role as a popular podcast host.
Trump officials say they will dismantle ‘global mother ship’ of climate and weather forecasting

By Ruby Mellen and Carolyn Y. Johnson
Dec 17, 2025 4:26 pm - The Trump administration said Tuesday it was breaking up one of the world’s preeminent earth and atmospheric research institutions, based in Colorado, over concerns about “climate alarmism” — a move that comes amid escalating attacks from the White House against the state’s Democratic lawmakers.
Trump administration admits to targeting blue states for energy grant cuts

By Meryl Kornfield and Hannah Natanson
Dec 17, 2025 4:08 pm - The Trump administration acknowledged in a court filing this week that a decision to cut energy grants during the government shutdown was influenced by whether the money would go to a state that tended to elect Democrats statewide or nationally.
Israel fires mortar into Gaza residential area, wounding at least 10

By JULIA FRANKEL
Dec 17, 2025 12:25 pm - Israel’s military on Wednesday said troops fired a mortar shell into a Palestinian residential area in the Gaza Strip, in the latest incident to rock the tenuous ceasefire with Hamas. Health officials said at least 10 people, were wounded, and the army said it was investigating.
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.
Republicans defy Speaker Johnson to force House vote on extending ACA subsidies

By KEVIN FREKING
Dec 17, 2025 11:02 am - Four centrist Republicans broke with Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday and signed onto a Democratic-led petition that will force a House vote on extending for three years an enhanced pandemic-era subsidy that lowers health insurance costs for millions of Americans.
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.

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