Nation and World Politics
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Trump administration says it’s freezing child care funds to Minnesota after series of fraud schemes
Dec 30, 2025 7:43 pm - President Donald Trump’s administration announced on Tuesday that it’s freezing child care funds to Minnesota after a series of fraud schemes in recent years. Deputy Sec...
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Trump overturned decades of US trade policy in 2025
Dec 30, 2025 3:01 pm - Since returning to the White House in January, President Donald Trump has overturned decades of U.S. trade policy — building a wall of tariffs around what used to be a wide-open economy.
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Escalation in Yemen threatens to reignite civil war and create wider tensions in Gulf region
Dec 30, 2025 10:34 am - DOHA, Qatar — Saudi Arabia bombed Yemen’s port city of Mukalla on Tuesday, targeting a shipment of weapons from the United Arab Emirates for separatist forces — a signif...
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China flexes blockade capabilities near Taiwan on second day of military drills
Dec 30, 2025 8:54 am - China's People's Liberation Army staged a second day of large-scale military drills around Taiwan on Tuesday, unleashing a live-fire show of force as part of what it called “Justice Mission 2025" to demonstrate its ability to deter any external support for the island it claims as part of its sovereign territory.
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From Pope Francis to Charlie Kirk, many deaths in 2025 had a wide impact
Dec 29, 2025 8:00 pm - The death of Pope Francis brought change to the Catholic Church, which counts 1.4 billion adherents and is now led — for the first time — by an American pope. The fatal s...
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Pipe bomb suspect admits targeting RNC, DNC headquarters, officials say
Dec 29, 2025 5:26 pm - The man charged with leaving pipe bombs outside the offices of the Democratic and Republican national committees in Washington has admitted to planting the explosives in ...
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US offers Ukraine 15-year security guarantee as part of peace plan, Zelenskyy says
Dec 29, 2025 10:24 am - The United States is offering Ukraine security guarantees for a period of 15 years as part of a proposed peace plan, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday, though he said he would prefer an American commitment of up to 50 years to deter Russia from further attempts to seize its neighbor’s land by force.
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During Netanyahu visit, Trump warns Iran of further US strikes if it reconstitutes nuclear program
Dec 29, 2025 10:20 am - President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, as Washington looks to create fresh momentum for a U.S.-brokered ceasefire in Gaza that could be in danger of stalling before a complicated second phase.
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Nvidia gains, hospitals hurt: Congress winners and losers
Dec 29, 2025 8:57 am - The Republican-controlled Congress has been very good to most of corporate America this year. Foremost among the boons is a $4 trillion tax cut package that extended and added generous breaks for businesses large and small.
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China stages military drills around Taiwan to warn ‘external forces’ after US, Japan tensions
Dec 29, 2025 8:26 am - China's military on Monday dispatched air, navy and missile units to conduct joint live-fire drills around the island of Taiwan, which Beijing called a “stern warning” against separatist and “external interference” forces. Taiwan said it was placing its forces on alert and called the Chinese government “the biggest destroyer of peace.”