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Thursday, Dec 18th, 2025 -
, not just the 7% of Americans enrolled in Affordable Care Act plans. of his conference agreed. from the moderate wing of the party has upended Johnson's plans. this week signed onto a Democratic discharge petition that guarantees that the House will vote on extending the ACA subsidies sometime in January, with Republican leaders now powerless to stop it. For Democrats, it was vindication of a strategy, starting ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Thursday, Dec 18th, 2025 -
—with a pair of letters from House and Senate members who say the move would be a mistake. The House letter says rescheduling cannabis would "send the wrong message to America's children, enable drug cartels, and make our roads more dangerous." The representatives—led by Reps. Pete Sessions (R-TX) and Andy Harris (R-TX)—said cannabis is a "harmful drug that is worsening our nation's addiction ...
Source: marijuanamoment.net
Thursday, Dec 18th, 2025 -
United States Homeland Security Advisor and close Trump aide Stephen Miller suggested on Wednesday that Venezuela's oil "belongs to Washington". Miller's comments came a day after US President Donald Trump posted on social media that he is imposing a "total and complete blockade" of sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela. The US has amassed the largest military force in the region in decades, ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Thursday, Dec 18th, 2025 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Donald Trump showed little interest in the Kennedy Center during his first term A board handpicked by President Donald Trump has voted to rename Washington 's prominent performing arts venue as the Trump-Kennedy Center, but critics say the move isn't legal. Press secretary ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Thursday, Dec 18th, 2025 -
, including HBO and Discovery, in a $72 billion deal. It was as if two Greek Titans had eloped and, oh yeah, one of them was pregnant with the mondo offspring sure to come, an even bigger Titan to dwarf all others. People panicked. Many lamented. Paramount, itself a Titan that battled Warner Bros. for generations in Hollywood, launched a hostile bid that vastly outstripped Netflix's offer: $108 billion. And what do ...
Source: vice.com
Thursday, Dec 18th, 2025 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article 'Mr. Brooks had no contact with him before or after this single attendance at a widely-attended dinner,' the New York Times said in a statement on Thursday. New York Times columnist David Brooks was featured in the latest tranche of photographs from Jeffrey Epstein's estate ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Thursday, Dec 18th, 2025 -
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday unveiled a series of regulatory actions designed to effectively ban gender-affirming care for minors, building on broader Trump administration restrictions on transgender Americans. The sweeping proposals include cutting off federal Medicaid and Medicare funding from hospitals that provide gender-affirming care to children and prohibiting federal Medicaid ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Thursday, Dec 18th, 2025 -
Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Dan Bongino has announced he will be stepping down as deputy director of the FBI, less than a year after assuming the position. The former Secret Service agent-turned-right-wing pundit and podcaster announced he would be resigning in January on X, thanking President Donald Trump , Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel "for the opportunity to serve with purpose." "God bless America, ...
Source: upi.com
Thursday, Dec 18th, 2025 -
Following President Donald Trump's executive order last week challenging state laws that regulate the private sector's use of artificial intelligence, public and private sector leaders are clashing over the order's infringement on states' rights and whether the order actually alleviates burdens on businesses. Some of the disagreements can be attributed to the order's vagueness around which laws it preempts and its ...
Source: statescoop.com
Thursday, Dec 18th, 2025 -
A federal judge has temporarily blocked U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from enforcing rules that restrict congressional visits to immigration detention facilities. This deals a setback to the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) effort to regulate oversight visits during a period of intensified immigration enforcement. Newsweek contacted the DOJ for comment via email outside of normal office ...
Source: bradenton.com
Wednesday, Dec 17th, 2025 -
U.S. President Donald Trump delivered a prime-time address Wednesday largely focused on past grievances with his predecessor, Joe Biden, who he blamed for persistent affordability challenges that polls suggest have hurt his standing among voters. Persistent cost-of-living challenges have turned some voters off Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based ...
Source: cbc.ca
Wednesday, Dec 17th, 2025 -
Brendan Carr's declaration raises concerns amid Trump efforts to exert greater control over independent agencies The Federal Communications Commission is not an "independent" agency, its chairman suggested on Wednesday, as the word was scrubbed from its online mission statement. Brendan Carr's declaration to senators raised concerns of a further power-grab by the White House, amid concerns surrounding efforts by ...
Source: theguardian.com