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Romney calls for higher taxes on wealthy in New York Times op-ed

12/19/25 3:12 PM ET Former Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) said Friday in a New York Times op-ed that “it’s time for rich people like me to pay more” in taxes ahead of the Social Security benefits cut projected for 2034. Romney wrote that political ads in 2012, when he ran for president against then-incumbent President Obama, suggested his policy proposals would push “grandma off a cliff.” “Today, all of us, including our grandmas, truly are headed for a cliff: If, as projected, the Social Securit ...

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Massive Train Derailment Occurs 17 Miles Northwest Of Cheyenne

A BNSF train carrying dozens of double-stacked freight cars derailed early Friday morning northwest of Cheyenne. Although no cause has been given, residents blame the wind. "This is the worst wind we've ever seen, and it’s been blowing for days now." Andrew Rossi & Jimmy Orr December 19, 20256 min read After several days of hurricane-force winds, including a 144-mph blast in western Wyoming, double-stacked freight cars fell off railroad tracks near Federal, Wyoming, about 17 mil ...

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Judge excoriates Trump admin for repeatedly 'refusing to comply' with discovery and court orders

Dec 19th, 2025, 5:51 pm A federal court in Manhattan chided the Trump administration on Thursday for trying to dodge discovery obligations in a collection of consolidated lawsuits over terminated grant awards issued by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). In a 32-page opinion, U.S. District Judge Colleen McMahon, a Bill Clinton appointee, issued a victory for the plaintiffs and a loss for the government. The court granted several motions to compel discovery filed by the plaintiff ...

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US military to stop shooting pigs and goats as a way to train medics for the battlefield

Updated 3:37 PM EST, December 19, 2025 WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military will stop its practice of shooting pigs and goats to help prepare medics for treating wounded troops in a combat zone, ending an exercise made obsolete by simulators that mimic battlefield injuries. The prohibition on “live fire” training that includes animals is part of this year’s annual defense bill, although other uses of animals for wartime training will continue The ban was championed by Rep. Vern Buchanan, a Flo ...

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Trump Admin Slammed Over Redactions In Epstein Release: 'Most Disgusting Cover Up In American History'

Dec 19th, 2025, 6:19 pm The Trump Administration was hit with sharp criticism over the amount of redacted information in the newly released files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on Friday. The Department of Justice posted documents under the Epstein Files Transparency Act on its website Friday afternoon in accordance with the midnight deadline set by the statute signed into law by President Donald Trump last month. As scores of viewers began to sift through the latest doc ...

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Franklin Graham Says 'God Also Hates' and 'Is a God of War' at Pentagon's 'Christmas Worship Service'

Dec 19th, 2025, 12:38 pm Evangelical preacher Franklin Graham told participants at the Pentagon ‘s “Christmas Worship Service” that the “God of love” they’re familiar with “also hates.” Graham addressed troops and Pentagon employees Thursday at the event hosted by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and his wife, Jennifer Hegseth. “You know, we think about, God is a God of love,” Graham said before reciting Bible verse John 3:16, “God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son, that h ...

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Stefanik Says She Is Quitting the Governor's Race and Won't Run for Reelection

Congresswoman Elise Stefanik says she is dropping out of the New York governor’s race and will not run for reelection to the House after finishing her term in office. Stefanik’s announcement comes days after Nassau County executive Bruce Blakeman decided to challenge her for the Republican nomination for governor. He jumped in the race despite a phone call from President Donald Trump discouraging him from challenging Stefanik, a member of Republican House leadership and a loyal Trump ally. ...

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Justice Dept. Won't Meet Friday Deadline to Release All Epstein Files

The Justice Department will not release all of its files related to Jeffrey Epstein, the financier and convicted sex offender who died in prison, by its congressionally mandated deadline of Friday, Todd Blanche, the deputy attorney general, said... The delay meant that the administration would apparently violate a law signed by President Trump in November ordering the complete release of all unclassified materials about Mr. Epstein in the Justice Department’s possession within 30 days, with lim ...

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Epstein files released by DOJ

Published Fri, Dec 19 2025 5:44 AM EST Updated 4 Min Ago The Department of Justice on Friday released some -- but not all -- of its investigative files about Jeffrey Epstein, the notorious sex predator. The release came on the deadline set by the recently signed Epstein Files Transparency Act for the DOJ to release all of the files. The DOJ's website features a new page titled "Epstein Library," which has a search box to look for keywords in the newly released files. The material i ...

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Schumer, House Democrats accuse Justice Department of violating Epstein disclosure law

12/19/25 3:12 PM ET Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) and House Democrats on Friday accused the Trump Justice Department of violating the Epstein Files Transparency Act if it does not make all the documents and records related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein available to the public by Friday’s deadline. “The law Congress passed and President Trump signed was clear as can be — the Trump administration has 30 days to release ALL the Epstein files, not just some. Failing t ...

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Trump talks about neuroses, selecting chairs and his wife's underwear drawer in latest affordability speech

25 min ago - PUBLISHED Dec 20, 2025, 12:21 AM ET President Donald Trump came to North Carolina on Friday to talk about the economy. He ended up explaining how his wife organizes her lingerie drawer. “I think she steams them,” he offered at one point, h ... (CNN Politics)

White House Investigating How Mysterious Livestream Appeared On Its Website

50 min ago - Dec 19, 2025, 10:31 PM EST WASHINGTON (AP) — The livestream of a YouTube content creator talking about investments mysteriously appeared to take over a White House website, raising questions about whether the site was hacked. The livestream appe ... (Huff Post/AP)

Attorney of Epstein victim speaks out after DOJ files released

1 hr ago - Posted 7:36 PM, Dec 19, 2025 and last updated 9:25 PM, Dec 19, 2025 Warning: this story includes descriptions of sexual abuse. Being pictured with or around Jeffrey Epstein does not indicate that the individual knew of or was involved in his crimes. ... (Scripps News)

Texas judge orders Attorney General Ken Paxton's divorce records unsealed amid heated Senate primary

2 hrs ago - Updated 6:47 PM EST, December 19, 2025 McKINNEY, Texas (AP) — Court documents detailing the divorce of Republican U.S. Senate candidate and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and his wife, state Sen. Angela Paxton, were released Friday by order o ... (AP)

Trump nominates Lt. Gen. Donovan to lead Southern Command, Pentagon says

2 hrs ago - December 19, 2025 6:33 PM EST Updated 11 hours ago WASHINGTON, Dec 19 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday nominated the vice commander of Special Operations Command, Lieutenant General Frank Donovan, to lead the U.S. military's Southern ... (Reuters)

Trump Admin Slammed Over Redactions In Epstein Release: 'Most Disgusting Cover Up In American History'

2 hrs ago - Dec 19th, 2025, 6:19 pm The Trump Administration was hit with sharp criticism over the amount of redacted information in the newly released files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on Friday. The Department of Justice posted document ... (MEDIAite)

New Jersey Democrats call to shutter ICE facility after detainee's death

3 hrs ago - 12/19/2025 06:04 PM EST New Jersey Democrats are calling for Delaney Hall, an immigrant detention facility in Newark, to shut down after a detainee died last week. Immigration and Customs Enforcement stated on Thursday that Jean Wilson Brutus, a 41-y ... (Politico)

Judge excoriates Trump admin for repeatedly 'refusing to comply' with discovery and court orders

4 hrs ago - Dec 19th, 2025, 5:51 pm A federal court in Manhattan chided the Trump administration on Thursday for trying to dodge discovery obligations in a collection of consolidated lawsuits over terminated grant awards issued by the National Endowment for the ... (Law & Crime)

Pro-immigrant pastor named bishop of Florida diocese home to Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate

4 hrs ago - Fri 19 Dec 2025 15.58 EST Last modified on Fri 19 Dec 2025 16.15 EST Pope Leo XIV on Friday named the Rev Manuel de Jesús Rodríguez, now pastor of a predominantly Hispanic church in the Queens borough of New York City, as bishop of Palm ... (The Guardian/AP)

Judge orders special elections for Mississippi Supreme Court after Voting Rights Act violation

4 hrs ago - December 19, 2025, 5:38 PM JACKSON, Miss. -- A judge on Friday ordered special elections for the Mississippi Supreme Court after earlier finding that the electoral map used to select justices violates Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. U.S. District ... (ABC News/AP)

Judge points to Trump's authority in challenge to H-1B visa hike

5 hrs ago - Posted December 19, 2025 at 3:44pm A federal judge had tough questions during a hearing Friday for attorneys representing the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in a legal challenge to President Donald Trump’s new $100,000 fee hike on companies seeking to ... (Roll Call)

US military to stop shooting pigs and goats as a way to train medics for the battlefield

5 hrs ago - Updated 3:37 PM EST, December 19, 2025 WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military will stop its practice of shooting pigs and goats to help prepare medics for treating wounded troops in a combat zone, ending an exercise made obsolete by simulators that ... (AP)

Romney calls for higher taxes on wealthy in New York Times op-ed

5 hrs ago - 12/19/25 3:12 PM ET Former Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) said Friday in a New York Times op-ed that “it’s time for rich people like me to pay more” in taxes ahead of the Social Security benefits cut projected for 2034. Romney wrote that po ... (The Hill)

Massive Train Derailment Occurs 17 Miles Northwest Of Cheyenne

7 hrs ago - A BNSF train carrying dozens of double-stacked freight cars derailed early Friday morning northwest of Cheyenne. Although no cause has been given, residents blame the wind. "This is the worst wind we've ever seen, and it’s been blowing for days ... (cowboystatedaily.com)

Bill Clinton Features Prominently in Epstein Files Release

11 hrs ago - The first tranche of documents released by the Justice Department from its investigations into Jeffrey Epstein appeared to focus significantly on material connected to former President Bill Clinton, at a moment when Republicans have fought to shift p ... (NY Times)

Federal judge weighs Trump's claim of immunity from civil litigation over Capitol attack

12 hrs ago - Dec 19, 2025 3:07 PM EST WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorneys for President Donald Trump urged a federal judge on Friday to rule that Trump is entitled to presidential immunity from civil claims that he instigated a mob’s attack on the U.S. Capitol ... (PBS News/AP)

Trump announces 'Most Favored Nation' deals with nine drug companies and plans to meet with insurers next

12 hrs ago - Updated Dec 19, 2025, 6:38 PM ET PUBLISHED Dec 19, 2025, 2:30 PM ET In his latest effort to lower drug costs, President Donald Trump unveiled Friday “Most Favored Nation” pricing deals with nine more pharmaceutical companies. The president ... (CNN Politics)

Prairie Band Potawatomi leader says Kansas tribe has 'exited' ICE detention center project

13 hrs ago - Published December 19, 2025 at 7:01 AM CST A Kansas tribe terminated its involvement in a federal contract to design large-scale migrant detention centers, a tribal leader announced Wednesday. In a recorded address, chairman of the Prairie Band Pota ... (HPPR Garden City, KS/NPR)

Conservatives clash at Turning Point USA conference over MAGA movement's direction

13 hrs ago - Updated 12:27 PM EST, December 19, 2025 PHOENIX (AP) — A simmering battle over the future of President Donald Trump’s political movement exploded on one of the right’s biggest stages Thursday, as prominent conservative influencers used ... (AP)

Franklin Graham Says 'God Also Hates' and 'Is a God of War' at Pentagon's 'Christmas Worship Service'

13 hrs ago - Dec 19th, 2025, 12:38 pm Evangelical preacher Franklin Graham told participants at the Pentagon ‘s “Christmas Worship Service” that the “God of love” they’re familiar with “also hates.” Graham addressed troops ... (MEDIAite)

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