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Trump says 'no big deal' after Jeffrey Epstein photos showing him released
- KEY POINTS Photo released from the Jeffrey Epstein files shows Donald Trump with multiple women. Redactions were done by the Democrats on the House Oversight Committee. Date and context is unclear. Nearly 100,000 photos obtained by House Democrats from the estate of notorious sex predator Jeffrey Epstein i nclude images of President Donald Trump , former President Bill Clinton , Microsoft founder Bill Gates , film ...

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Trump tries to block state AI laws himself after Congress decided not to
- Trump claims state laws force AI makers to embed "ideological bias" in models. President Trump issued an executive order yesterday attempting to thwart state AI laws, saying that federal agencies must fight state laws because Congress hasn't yet implemented a national AI standard. Trump's executive order tells the Justice Department, Commerce Department, Federal Communications Commission, Federal Trade Commission, ...

Source: arstechnica.com
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Democrats had GOP on the run with health care – then they dropped Epstein pictures
- Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Democrats had Republicans on the run with health care – then they dropped new Epstein pictures instead Releasing the most salacious photos not only risks re-traumatizing the victims of Epstein's cruelty, it takes Democrats' focus off of hitting Republicans on health care, ...

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Kilmar Abrego Garcia freed from US immigration detention, returns home
- Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose case has become a flashpoint in the Trump administration's immigration crackdown in the United States, has been freed from detention on a judge's order and returned to his home, according to reports. Abrego Garcia was due to check in with US immigration officials on Friday, The Associated Press news agency reported, a day after returning to his home following his release from an ...

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Administration fails again to indict N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James
- By Perry Stein, Jasmine Golden, Salvador Rizzo and Jeremy Roebuck, The Washington Post The Justice Department once again failed to persuade a grand jury to indict New York Attorney General Letitia James, an embarrassing loss for a law enforcement agency that has repeatedly tried to charge the president's foe in a mortgage fraud case that career prosecutors have long viewed as weak. The refusal by the grand jury in ...

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The Last MAGA Prisoner
- Politics The Last MAGA Prisoner Trump desperately wants Tina Peters released but can't make it happen without help. Illustration by Alicia Tatone. Source: David Zalubowski / AP. December 12, 2025, 5:27 PM ET Save Listen − 1.0x + 0:00 18:19 Listen to more stories on the Noa app. T ina Peters is supposed to spend the next eight years of her life in prison. The former Colorado county clerk was convicted last ...

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Trump sued by preservationists demanding a halt to his White House ballroom project
- Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article The Trust wants the court to declare that Trump, by fast-tracking the project, has committed multiple violations of the Administrative Procedures Act and the National Environmental Policy Act President Donald Trump has been sued by preservationists who have asked a federal court ...

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Zelensky says White House has proposed economic buffer zone in Donetsk
- Dec. 12 (UPI) -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the United States had put forward a plan for Ukrainian forces to pull out of areas of its Donetsk region that it still controls in favor of a "free economic zone" that Russian forces would not advance into. The trade-off solution would see Ukraine give up the appoximately 30% of the province it currently holds, as demanded by Russia, but that territory ...

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Commander overseeing U.S. forces in Caribbean relinquishes command early amid U.S. buildup near Venezuela
- Doral, Florida — The admiral overseeing U.S. military forces in South America relinquished command Friday, as the U.S. continues its buildup of ships and military assets off Venezuela and carries out strikes against alleged drug boats.  "We have worked hard and tirelessly to build relationships and understand requirements across the region," Adm. Alvin Holsey said during a relinquishment of command ...

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Trump plan to require social media handles from Europeans and other expedited travelers sparks pushback
- WASHINGTON, Dec 11 (Reuters) - A U.S. travel association, a top Democrat, and would-be travelers from Europe and Australia are bristling at President Donald Trump's new plan to require Europeans and ​other visitors using the visa waiver program to provide social media handles used over the past five years. The ‌change, announced in a U.S. government notice this week and effective February 8, would ...

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