December 17, 2025

Bondi Beach shooting suspect faces 59 charges, including murder and terrorism

The man accused of opening fire on a Hanukkah celebration in Australia has been formally charged after he awoke from a coma. Among the 59 charges against him are murder and terrorism. Police say Naveed Akram, 24, and his father carried out a mass shooting on Sunday on Sydney’s Bondi Beach. The shooting targeted Jews and […]

December 17, 2025

Trump expected to sign executive order reclassifying marijuana

President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order no later than Thursday to reschedule marijuana to a lower drug category, according to multiple reports. Although federal restrictions would be significantly eased, the drug still would not be legalized nationally. The plan, the reports say, is to reclassify marijuana from a Schedule I drug […]

December 17, 2025

Moderate Republicans join Democrats to force vote on extending ACA subsidies

A group of moderate Republicans joined with House Democrats on Wednesday in an effort to force a vote on extending enhanced subsidies for insurance plans covered under the Affordable Care Act. The vote is unlikely to take place before January, even though the subsidies are set to expire Dec. 31. The procedural move, enabled by […]

December 17, 2025

Warner Bros. tells shareholders to reject Paramount bid, questions Ellison backing

Warner Bros. Discovery has moved from signaling resistance to going on the offensive, urging shareholders to reject Paramount’s takeover bid. It’s accusing the Ellison family of misleading investors about how the deal would be financed. In a letter sent to shareholders on Wednesday, Warner Bros. directly challenged Paramount’s claim that its $108 billion offer is […]

December 17, 2025

Trump orders oil tanker blockade; Wiles interview puts White House on defense

President Donald Trump announced what he calls a “total and complete” blockade of sanctioned Venezuelan oil tankers. It’s a move Caracas is calling illegal and dangerous. Plus, Chief of Staff Susie Wiles broke her usual silence, and it quickly turned into a cleanup operation. Why a two-part Vanity Fair interview has sparked pushback from the […]

December 17, 2025

Susie Wiles’ Vanity Fair interview prompts White House claims of media bias

Susie Wiles rarely seeks the spotlight. But a rare, two-part interview with Vanity Fair magazine has suddenly placed President Donald Trump’s chief of staff, and the White House itself, at the center of a fast-moving political response. The interview, conducted over several months and published this week, features Wiles offering candid assessments of Trump and key […]

December 17, 2025

Pentagon considers major overhaul to merge military commands, cut generals: Report

Senior Pentagon officials are preparing a plan that would downgrade several major U.S. military headquarters and shift power among top commanders, according to The Washington Post, which cited people familiar with the matter. If adopted, the proposal would reduce the number of combatant commands and cut the number of four-star generals and admirals reporting directly […]

December 17, 2025

Hegseth won’t let public see full video of second strike on alleged drug boat

The American public will not see a full video of a controversial second strike that killed survivors on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday. Hegseth announced the decision as he and Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke to congressional leaders about recent military actions in the eastern Pacific.  […]