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House passes sweeping defense policy bill, sending measure to Senate that raises troop pay and sets military priorities

4:33 PM on Wednesday, December 10

House passes sweeping defense policy bill, sending measure to Senate that raises troop pay and sets military priorities

FILE - A census taker's briefcase is visible as she knocks on doors, Aug. 11, 2020, in Winter Park, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)

Scores of government statisticians are gone, leaving data at risk, report says

4:12 PM on Wednesday, December 10

A new report reveals that the U.S. government's statistical system is struggling due to staff layoffs, reduced funding, and political interference

Trump says US has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela amid mounting tensions with the Maduro government

2:09 PM on Wednesday, December 10

Trump says US has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela amid mounting tensions with the Maduro government

CORRECTS YEAR TO 2025, NOT 2026 - Miami mayor-elect Eileen Higgins speaks at her campaign headquarters Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)

What a Democrat's victory in the Miami mayoral election may mean for Trump

1:13 PM on Wednesday, December 10

Democrat Eileen Higgins’ victory in the Miami mayoral race marks a setback for Republican President Donald Trump

FILE - Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party, March 4, 2018, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

MacKenzie Scott has given $26B to nonprofits since 2019. Here's what she supported in 2025

12:27 PM on Wednesday, December 10

The billionaire and author MacKenzie Scott revealed $7.1 billion in donations to nonprofits Tuesday, bringing her overall giving since 2019 to $26.3 billion

Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives to join Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in a secure room in the basement of the Capitol to brief lawmakers on the military strike on a suspected drug smuggling boat and its crew in the Caribbean near Venezuela Sept. 2, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Calibri font becomes the latest DEI target as Rubio orders return to Times New Roman

11:52 AM on Wednesday, December 10

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has ordered diplomatic correspondence to stop using the Calibri font and return to the more traditional Times New Roman

Elon Musk says DOGE was only 'somewhat successful' and he wouldn't do it again

11:14 AM on Wednesday, December 10

Mega billionaire Elon Musk said his efforts leading the Department of Government Efficiency were only “somewhat successful” and he would not do it over again

EU Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos looks at a production hall damaged after a recent Russian missile attack at DTEK's power plant in Ukraine, on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

EU enlargement chief says Ukraine’s membership 'inevitable' despite Hungary’s objections

10:44 AM on Wednesday, December 10

EU enlargement chief Marta Kos says Ukraine’s EU membership is “inevitable” and has expressed confidence that Hungary will not block the country’s accession, even as Budapest objects to moving ahead during wartime

Israel approves hundreds more houses in 3 settlements in the occupied West Bank

9:58 AM on Wednesday, December 10

Israel has approved the construction of 764 houses in three Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank

FILE - Members of the California National Guard and U.S. Marines guard a federal building on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

Judge orders Trump to end California National Guard troop deployment in Los Angeles

9:14 AM on Wednesday, December 10

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to stop deploying California National Guard troops in Los Angeles

North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein, right, speaks while Dr. Benjamin Simmons with the North Carolina Academy of Family Physicians, far left, and state Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Dev Sangvai listen to Stein discussing the restoration of Medicaid reimbursement rates to pre-October levels at an Executive Mansion news conference on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025 in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Gary D. Robertson)

North Carolina Gov. Stein cancels Medicaid rate cuts amid legal and legislative battles

8:35 AM on Wednesday, December 10

North Carolina Democratic Gov. Josh Stein is canceling Medicaid rate cuts he initiated more than two months ago

FILE - New York City Comptroller Brad Lander speaks during a press conference outside outside the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building, Wednesday, July 16, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)

Brad Lander, NYC's departing fiscal chief, launches a US House bid with Zohran Mamdani's backing

7:11 AM on Wednesday, December 10

New York City's chief fiscal officer Brad Lander is running for Congress, with the backing of Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani

An wounded Thai soldier is brought to be transferred to a hospital, in Surin province, Thailand, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, following clashes between Thai and Cambodian soldiers. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

New Thailand-Cambodia border fighting shows no sign of stopping

3:01 AM on Wednesday, December 10

Renewed border fighting between Thailand and Cambodia is showing no signs of stopping

Families leave CentroNia at the end of the school day in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump's crackdown on immigration is taking a toll on child care workers

11:09 PM on Tuesday, December 9

President Donald Trump’s push for the largest mass deportation in history has had an outsized impact on the child care field, which is heavily reliant on immigrants and already strained by a worker shortage

Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, speaks to reporters after announcing her run in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025, in Dallas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

The White House says the midterms are all about Trump. Democrats aren’t so sure

11:02 PM on Tuesday, December 9

Democrats Jasmine Crockett and James Talarico have kicked off their Texas Senate campaigns with contrasting strategies

FILE - Voting machines are seen at the Bartow County Election office, Jan. 25, 2024, in Cartersville, Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)

Georgia election board rejects rule change on using hand-marked paper ballots

11:01 PM on Tuesday, December 9

Georgia's State Election Board has rejected a new rule defining when hand-marked paper ballots should be used instead of touchscreen voting machines

What to know about the Justice Department's Jeffrey Epstein files

11:46 AM on Tuesday, December 9

The clock is ticking for the U.S. government to open up its files on Jeffrey Epstein

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