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In this image from video released by the House Judiciary Committee, former special counsel Jack Smith speaks during a deposition Dec. 17, 2025, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (House Judiciary Committee via AP)

Capitol riot 'does not happen' without Trump, Jack Smith told Congress

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Former special counsel Jack Smith told lawmakers that the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol “does not happen” without President Donald Trump.

President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago, Monday, Dec. 29, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump says he's dropping push for National Guard in Chicago, LA and Portland, Oregon, for now

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President Donald Trump says he’s dropping — for now — his push to deploy National Guard troops in Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon.

FILE - Vanessa Shields-Haas, a nurse practitioner, walks from the lobby toward the examination rooms at the Maine Family Planning healthcare facility, July 15, 2025, in Thomaston, Maine. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

Appeals court says Medicaid funding cuts for Planned Parenthood can stand while lawsuit proceeds

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A federal appeals court says the Trump administration can continue to withhold Medicaid funding from Planned Parenthood while legal challenges continue.

FILE - Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks during an event with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House, Oct. 15, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell, file)

Department of Justice is reviewing more than 5.2 million documents related to Jeffrey Epstein

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The Department of Justice has expanded its review of documents related to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to 5.2 million as it also expands the number of attorneys trying to comply with a law mandating their release.

Former White House chief usher Gary Walters, author of "White House Memories," is interviewed about his book, in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump isn't the 1st president to want more room to entertain, longtime White House usher says

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The longest-serving White House chief usher says presidents before Donald Trump were interested in having a larger space for entertaining too.

FILE - Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., left, New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, center, and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., appear on stage during a rally, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa, File)

Zohran Mamdani to become NYC's next mayor with a midnight oath underground

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Zohran Mamdani will become mayor of New York City as the clock ticks over into 2026 — but the celebrations are set to last through New Year’s Day.

President Donald Trump listens during a news conference with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago, Monday, Dec. 29, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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CIA behind strike at Venezuelan dock that Trump claims was used by drug smugglers, AP sources say

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The CIA was behind a drone strike last week at a docking area believed to have been used by Venezuelan drug cartels.

FILE - State Sen. Michelle Benson reacts at a news conference on Wednesday, April 10, 2019 at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul to a report by the state's legislative auditor on combatting fraud in Minnesota's Child Care Assistance Program. (AP Photo/Steve Karnowski,File)
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Trump administration says it's freezing child care funds to Minnesota after series of fraud schemes

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The Trump administration has announced that it is freezing child care funds to Minnesota after a series of fraud schemes in recent years.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia and his wife Jennifer Vasquez Sura leave the United States District Court District of Maryland, Monday, Dec. 22, 2025, in Greenbelt, Md. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
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ICE doesn't plan to detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia again as long as judge's order banning it stands

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Immigration officials do not plan to detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia again as long as a judge’s order banning it stands.

New signage, The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center For The Performing Arts, is unveiled on the Kennedy Center, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Kennedy Center renaming prompts a new round of cancellations

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The Kennedy Center is ending the year with a new round of artists saying they are canceling scheduled performances after President Donald Trump’s name was added to the facility.

FILE - Voters fill out their ballots Nov. 4, 2025, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
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After quiet off-year elections, Democrats renew worries about Trump interfering in the midterms

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The big story of the upcoming midterm elections will be the fight over which party will control the U.S. House of Representatives during the last half of President Donald Trump's second term in office.

FILE - Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., arrives on stage at the inaugural Make America Healthy Again summit at the Waldorf Astoria, Nov. 12, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr., File)
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In a tumultuous year, US health policy has been dramatically reshaped under RFK Jr.

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President Donald Trump’s second term has brought major changes to the Department of Health and Human Services.

Official of the Union Election Commission prepare to close a polling station after the votes are counted, during the first phase of general election, in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Aung Shine Oo)
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Myanmar's military-backed party claims strong lead in election's first phase

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The political party backed by Myanmar’s ruling military claims it won a commanding lead in the initial round of the first general election in five years.

This undated photo provided by Hardman for Iowa on Friday, Dec. 26, 2025, shows Democrat Renee Hardman. (Hardman for Iowa via AP)
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Democrat Renee Hardman wins Iowa state Senate seat, blocking GOP from reclaiming a supermajority

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Democrat Renee Hardman has been elected to the Iowa state Senate in a holiday-week special election, denying Republicans’ bid to reclaim two-thirds control of the chamber.

FILE - Mehmet Oz, administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, speaks during an event about drug prices with President Donald Trump, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
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Trump administration rolls out rural health funding, with strings attached

Read full article: Trump administration rolls out rural health funding, with strings attached

The Trump administration has announced the initial disbursement from its $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program.

President Donald Trump attends a joint news conference with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy following a meeting at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Trump indicates the US ‘hit’ a facility that he tied to alleged drug boats

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President Donald Trump has indicated that the U.S. has “hit” a dock facility along a shore as he wages a pressure campaign on Venezuela.

FILE - People carry sacks and boxes of food and humanitarian aid that was unloaded from a World Food Program convoy that had been heading to Gaza City in the northern Gaza Strip, June 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi, File)
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US pledges $2 billion for UN humanitarian aid as Trump warns agencies must 'adapt or die'

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The United States has announced a $2 billion pledge for U.N. humanitarian aid as President Donald Trump continues to slash U.S. foreign assistance funding.

This courtroom sketch depicts Brian Cole Jr., 30, of Woodbridge, Va., the man accused of planting a pair of pipe bombs outside the headquarters of the Republican and Democratic national parties on Jan. 5, 2021, in Washington, being sworn in, Friday, Dec. 5, 2025 before U.S. Magistrate Moxila Upadhyaya, at Federal Court in Washington, as U.S. Attorney Charles Jones, seated left, and Defense Attorney John Shoreman, seated center, look on. (Dana Verkouteren via AP)
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Pipe bomb suspect told FBI he targeted US political parties because they were ‘in charge,’ memo says

Read full article: Pipe bomb suspect told FBI he targeted US political parties because they were ‘in charge,’ memo says

The man accused of placing two pipe bombs in Washington on the eve of the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol told investigators after his arrest that he believed someone needed to “speak up” for people who believed the 2020 election was stolen.