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Grand Jury Declines New Charges for Letitia James
A federal grand jury has declined to reindict New York Attorney General Letitia James after being asked for a second time to consider mortgage-fraud charges against her, it was reported Thursday. The decision comes just 10 days after a federal judge tossed out the initial ...
Thu, 04 Dec 2025 18:06:55 EDTJudge Mulls Removing Trump-Appointed Prosecutor in James Probe
Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York John Sarcone II, the prosecutor who subpoenaed New York Attorney General Letitia James, could be disqualified over claims he was improperly appointed to his role by the Trump administration, a federal judge said...
Thu, 04 Dec 2025 17:27:56 EDTSen. Paul Wants Hegseth 'Under Oath' on Boat Strikes
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., is pressing Secretary of War Pete Hegseth to provide testimony and documents to Congress amid mounting scrutiny over U.S. military strikes on vessels the Trump administration has described as narcotics-trafficking "drug boats."
Thu, 04 Dec 2025 17:11:46 EDTTrump Endorses Retiring Rep. Nehls' Twin for His Seat
President Donald Trump wants Texas' 22nd Congressional District to remain all in the Nehls family. Trump endorsed Rep. Troy Nehls' identical twin brother, Trever, to fill his seat in a Truth Social post Thursday. Troy is retiring after serving three terms.
Thu, 04 Dec 2025 17:03:22 EDTGOP Ramps Up Drug-Price Push as Lankford Targets PBM Reforms
Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., is pushing to attach a health care proposal targeting pharmacy benefit managers to a major must-pass spending bill, betting that the government funding process could provide the quickest path for action on drug prices ahead of the 2026...
Thu, 04 Dec 2025 17:21:28 EDTN.Y. AG Disputes Acting US Attorney's Power to Probe Trump Suits
President Donald Trump's effort to install political loyalists as top federal prosecutors has run into a legal buzz saw lately, with judges ruling that his handpicked U.S. attorneys for New Jersey, eastern Virginia, Nevada, and Los Angeles were all serving unlawfully.
Thu, 04 Dec 2025 16:29:03 EDTDOJ Halts LGBTQ Prison Standards Amid Trump Policy Shift
The Department of Justice has quietly directed federal prison auditors to halt the use of Obama-era standards that were crafted to provide special protections for transgender, intersex, and gender-nonconforming inmates, according to an internal memo reviewed by NPR.
Thu, 04 Dec 2025 16:51:47 EDTTrump Said to Be Planning Nationwide Blitz to Tout Economic Agenda
President Donald Trump soon will be traveling to Pennsylvania to tout his economic agenda ahead of the 2026 midterms, a White House spokesperson told Newsmax on Thursday.
Thu, 04 Dec 2025 16:32:06 EDTMacron in Leaked Call Says US Could 'Betray Ukraine'
French President Emmanuel Macron has reportedly warned that the United States could "betray Ukraine" in ongoing peace talks with Russia, a leaked call allegedly revealed, threatening to widen friction between European capitals and the Trump administration as Washington presses a deal to end the war.
Thu, 04 Dec 2025 16:24:17 EDTNY Times Sues Pentagon Over Hegseth's Media Rules
The New York Times filed a lawsuit Thursday against the Pentagon, attempting to overturn new rules imposed by War Secretary Pete Hegseth that have led to most mainstream media outlets being banished from the building.The newspaper said the rules violate the Constitution's...
Thu, 04 Dec 2025 16:25:39 EDTUS 2025 Layoffs Top 1M Amid Restructuring, AI Cuts
Announced layoffs by U.S. employers pushed the year's total further past 1 million in November, as companies trimmed payrolls amid restructuring, growing use of artificial intelligence, and tariff pressures, consulting firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas reported.
Thu, 04 Dec 2025 16:04:03 EDTVatican Panel Votes Against Letting Women Be Catholic Deacons
A high-level Vatican commission voted against allowing Catholic women to serve as deacons, maintaining the global Church's practice of all-male clergy, according to report given to Pope Leo and released on Thursday.The commission, in a 7-1 vote, said historical research and...
Thu, 04 Dec 2025 16:12:54 EDTICE Arrests Surge Following Trump Quota
Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests have surged since May 2025, when the Trump administration raised its internal daily target from about 1,000 arrests a day to 3,000, part of a broader push to accelerate deportations and expand interior enforcement, Axios reported Thursday.
Thu, 04 Dec 2025 15:57:18 EDTIndexes End Near Flat, Dragged by Amazon
U.S. stocks closed near the unchanged mark Thursday, as investors weighed a report on the labor market and other economic data, while equities drew support from elevated hopes for a Federal Reserve interest-rate cut next week.
Thu, 04 Dec 2025 16:05:57 EDTTreasury Fines Company $7M for Sanctioned Oligarch Ties
The Treasury Department has fined a New York property-management company $7.1 million on Thursday for violating Russia-related sanctions and failing to report blocked assets.
Thu, 04 Dec 2025 15:30:48 EDTTrump Praises Congo, Rwanda as They Sign US-Mediated Peace Deal
President Donald Trump praised the leaders of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda for their courage as they signed onto a deal on Thursday aimed at ending the conflict in eastern Congo and opening the region's critical mineral reserves...
Thu, 04 Dec 2025 14:37:48 EDTAG Bondi Confirms Arrest of D.C. Pipe Bomb Suspect
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Thursday that agents had arrested a Virginia man in connection with the placement of two pipe bombs outside the Democratic and Republican national committee offices in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 5, 2021.
Thu, 04 Dec 2025 13:31:17 EDTCommittee Delays Vote on Newborn Hepatitis B Shots
A federal vaccine advisory committee on Thursday voted to delay a decision on whether newborns should still get the hepatitis B vaccine on the day they're born.The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, meeting in Atlanta, voted to delay the decision after committee...
Thu, 04 Dec 2025 14:35:25 EDTSen. Cassidy Calls Vaccine Panel 'Totally Discredited'
Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., is blasting a federal vaccine advisory panel as "totally discredited" just as it prepares to vote on changes to hepatitis B vaccine guidance — a matter important to the Louisiana physician and longtime liver specialist.
Thu, 04 Dec 2025 13:47:56 EDTUkrainian Official: Russia Sent Abducted Children to North Korea
A Ukrainian official testified this week that Russian forces forcibly sent several abducted Ukrainian children to North Korea and other countries. In a written statement, Kateryna Rashevska told lawmakers...
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