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Top News Stories for Wednesday, December 17th 2025
Wednesday, Dec 17th, 2025 -
Of all the blunt assessments White House chief of staff Susie Wiles shared with Vanity Fair over the past year, perhaps her sharpest words were aimed at Attorney General Pam Bondi. In remarks the magazine published Tuesday, Wiles said that Bondi "completely whiffed" in her handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case files — an issue that has animated many of President Donald Trump's most ardent supporters and ...
Source: aol.com
Wednesday, Dec 17th, 2025 -
In today's newsletter: The BBC is bracing for a high-stakes legal fight after the US president sues over an edited Panorama clip, and questions mount about the broadcaster's future funding and political vulnerability Good morning. On Tuesday, the UK woke to the news Donald Trump had filed his threatened $10bn lawsuit against the BBC, alleging that the corporation "intentionally, maliciously and deceptively" defamed ...
Source: theguardian.com
Wednesday, Dec 17th, 2025 -
775,399 19,813 Market yield on U.S. treasury securities at 10-year constant maturity. Updated daily. Welcome, + Mortgage applications fell 3.8% last week, influenced by rising interest rates after the Federal Open Market Committee meeting. The refinance share reached 59%, the highest since September, while purchase applications followed their typical pattern at the end of the year by declining. AI Summary ...
Source: housingwire.com
Tuesday, Dec 16th, 2025 -
Nonfarm payrolls growth totaled a seasonally adjusted 64,000 for the month, better than the Dow Jones estimate of 45,000 and up from a sharp decline of 105,000 in October. The unemployment rate rose to 4.6%, more than expected, and its highest level since September 2021. A more encompassing rate swelled to 8.7%. The establishment numbers showed most of the gains in November came from a familiar source — ...
Source: cnbc.com
What Makes MAGA's Response To Rob Reiner's Death So Hypocritical? Experts Say It Comes Down To This.
Tuesday, Dec 16th, 2025 -
In the aftermath of the deaths of Rob and Michele Reiner, the internet flooded with heartfelt messages of shared grief and support for the family. Over on Truth Social, the posting medium of choice for President Donald Trump, the tone was different. "A very sad thing happened last night in Hollywood. Rob Reiner, a tortured and struggling, but once very talented movie director and comedy star, has passed away, ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Tuesday, Dec 16th, 2025 -
A federal judge is allowing construction of the White House ballroom to move forward, rejecting a request by the National Trust for Historic Preservation to temporarily halt President Donald Trump's sprawling project. The preservation group sued the Trump administration last week in a bid to halt an expansive revamp of the White House property that's drawn sharp criticism from Democrats. The lawsuit alleges the ...
Source: aol.com
Tuesday, Dec 16th, 2025 -
The White House's December 2025 executive order marks a major shift, seeking to preempt state artificial intelligence (AI) laws and move toward a unified national policy framework for artificial intelligence, with broad implications for technology companies, state governments, and regulated industries. This LawFlash examines the key provisions, background, and practical impact of the order with respect to ...
Source: jdsupra.com
Tuesday, Dec 16th, 2025 -
Designates illicit fentanyl and its core precursor chemicals as Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) and directs the use of national security, criminal, sanctions, intelligence, and military-support authorities to combat fentanyl trafficking. Expands enforcement tools against cartels and foreign terrorist organizations involved in fentanyl production and distributions. Additional Documentation Trump Executive Order - ...
Source: jdsupra.com
Tuesday, Dec 16th, 2025 -
In a lawsuit, the state's attorney general, Letitia James, said UPS had "repeatedly and persistently" failed to pay seasonal workers for all of the time they spent on the job. Listen to this article · 3:27 min New York's attorney general, Letitia James, on Monday accused UPS of stealing wages from thousands of seasonal workers in the state. UPS unlawfully withheld millions of dollars of these workers' wages ...
Source: nytimes.com
Tuesday, Dec 16th, 2025 -
Former Kellanova CEO Steve Cahillane will become Kraft Heinz's latest CEO in the new year, the company announced. Kraft Heinz is planning to break up into two separate publicly traded companies by the second half of 2026. After the split, Cahillane will lead the business that will own high-growth brands like Heinz, Philadelphia and Kraft Mac & Cheese. In this article Kraft Heinz announced plans to split into two ...
Source: cnbc.com
Tuesday, Dec 16th, 2025 -
Daniel Payne reports on how the health industry and Washington influence and impact each other. He joined STAT in 2025 after covering health care at POLITICO. You can reach Daniel on Signal at danielp.100. WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Tuesday adopted its vaccine advisory committee's recommendation to end the decades-old policy that every newborn be offered a hepatitis B shot, despite an outcry ...
Source: statnews.com
Tuesday, Dec 16th, 2025 -
Affinity Partners, key backer of hostile bid by Paramount, reportedly steps back following scrutiny of Kushner's role Jared Kushner's private equity firm has reportedly stepped back from previous efforts to take over the entertainment giant Warner Bros Discovery, following scrutiny of his involvement. Affinity Partners emerged as a key backer of a $108.4bn hostile bid by Paramount Skydance for control of WBD. ...
Source: theguardian.com
Tuesday, Dec 16th, 2025 -
Four of the nation's top retail stores failed to promptly pull contaminated infant formula tied to a dangerous botulism outbreak from their shelves, federal health officials said in warning letters posted Monday. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration sent letters to leaders at Walmart, Target, Kroger and Albertsons saying the companies continued to sell ByHeart infant formula for days or weeks, despite a Nov. 11 ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Tuesday, Dec 16th, 2025 -
Senators demand Big Tech pay upfront for data center spikes in electricity bills. Senators launched a probe Tuesday demanding that tech companies explain exactly how they plan to prevent data center projects from increasing electricity bills in communities where prices are already skyrocketing. In letters to seven AI firms, Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), and Richard Blumenthal ...
Source: arstechnica.com
Susie Wiles Tells Vanity Fair 'Playboy' Trump Was on Jeffrey Epstein's Plane: 'He's on the Manifest'
Tuesday, Dec 16th, 2025 -
Vanity Fair's bombshell two-part profile of Trump Chief of Staff Susie Wiles included a myriad of candid and surprising quotes from the usually guarded powerbroker, but also a stunning admission about President Donald Trump' s relationship to convicted sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein . Wiles spoke at length about the threat the Epstein scandal poses to the White House she runs, and at one point acknowledged that Trump ...
Source: mediaite.com
Tuesday, Dec 16th, 2025 -
– A colleague of the "Judges shouldn't help defendants evade arrest," Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Kristela Cervera testified at Hannah Dugan's trial. The testimony on the second day of trial came after officers involved in the arrest told the jury that Dugan's behavior on April 18 made it more dangerous for them to do their jobs. Dugan is on trial on charges of obstruction and concealment in connection ...
Source: news4jax.com
Tuesday, Dec 16th, 2025 -
The House voted Monday to re-pass bipartisan legislation aimed at improving how the federal government purchases and uses software. The Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets (SAMOSA) Act aims to streamline software procurement across federal agencies to reduce unnecessary costs. The House previously passed the legislation in December 2024. The late Democratic Rep. Gerry Connolly ...
Source: meritalk.com