Month: December 2025
December 17, 2025
Politics
Trump orders blockade of oil tankers from ‘foreign terrorist organization’ Venezuela, demands regime cede oil and land
"Today, I am ordering A TOTAL AND COMPLETE BLOCKADE OF ALL SANCTIONED OIL TANKERS going into, and out of, Venezuela," Trump declared on Truth Social Tuesday. "Today, I am...
December 17, 2025
Congress
Fitzpatrick declines to turn off ACA discharge petition as amendment talks drag on
Vulnerable Republican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick told Speaker Mike Johnson on the House floor Tuesday he would not withdraw his discharge petition that would force a floor vote on extending...
December 16, 2025
Politics
Trump adding 5 new countries to travel ban – imposes restrictions on 15 others
The Trump administration is expanding its travel ban to include five more countries and impose new limits on others. The Trump administration is expanding its travel ban to include...
December 16, 2025
Congress
House GOP pushes major permitting bill through key vote
House Republicans succeeded Tuesday in advancing a bipartisan bill aimed at speeding up the federal permitting process, fending off a late challenge from hard-liners who wanted more power to...
December 16, 2025
Economy
Vance tries to thread affordability needle in Rust Belt
The vice president fine-tunes Trump’s economic message, but he's only got so much wiggle room. The vice president fine-tunes Trump’s economic message, but he's only got so much wiggle...
December 16, 2025
Health Care
House GOP health package lowers spending but boosts uninsured
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December 16, 2025
Politics
Zelensky thinks US would tighten screws on Russia if Moscow rejects Trump’s peace plan
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday said he thinks the US would issue additional Russian sanctions and sell more military aid to Kyiv should Russia reject Washington's carefully crafted...
December 16, 2025
Politics
Judge rejects emergency bid to block Trump’s White House ballroom after Secret Service cites security
Halting construction of President Trump's vaunted White House ballroom could pose "substantial" national security concerns, the Secret Service ominously warned in court filings over a lawsuit to block his...
December 16, 2025
Politics
Kevin Hassett regains lead over Kevin Warsh on prediction markets in neck-and-neck Fed chairman race
Hassett, director of the National Economic Council, regained the top spot on Kalshi and Polymarket on Tuesday as he made his case for the job. Hassett, director of the...
December 16, 2025
Congress
Mike Johnson confronted by GOP moderates over Obamacare subsidies
A group of vulnerable House Republicans confronted Speaker Mike Johnson inside a closed-door meeting Tuesday about expiring Obamacare health insurance subsidies — and Johnson’s refusal to allow a vote...