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Top News Stories for Thursday, December 18th 2025
Wednesday, Dec 17th, 2025 -
in the nation's capital can continue for now, staying a lower-court ruling that had ordered an end to the troops' presence. for U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled that Donald Trump may prevail in his argument that the president "possesses a unique power" to mobilize the Guard in Washington, which is a federal district. The ruling stops the implementation of U.S. District Court Judge ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Wednesday, Dec 17th, 2025 -
In a further escalation of tension between the United States and Venezuela, President Donald Trump has ordered a naval blockade to stop sanctioned oil tankers from entering and leaving the South American country. Venezuela - which has the world's largest proven oil reserves - is highly dependent on revenues from its oil exports to finance its government spending. But US sanctions targeting Venezuela's state-run oil ...
Source: bbc.com
Wednesday, Dec 17th, 2025 -
A group of Republican House members delivered a sharp rebuke of House Speaker Mike Johnson by signing onto a Democratic effort to force a healthcare vote. The move came as Johnson has refused to bring a bill to the floor for a vote to extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies, which are set to expire at the end of the year. The GOP lawmakers who bucked party leadership include Reps. Mike Lawler, Brian ...
Source: thedailybeast.com
Wednesday, Dec 17th, 2025 -
Fulton county district attorney Fani Willis testified on Wednesday at a combative Georgia state senate committee about her prosecution of Donald Trump for election interference. The state senate created the special committee in early 2024 to investigate Willis after the revelation that she had a romantic relationship with Nathan Wade, special prosecutor in the Trump case, which ultimately derailed the prosecution ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Wednesday, Dec 17th, 2025 -
Dec 17 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Wednesday said she would block President Donald Trump's administration from laying off hundreds of federal employees, the latest legal setback for Trump's efforts to downsize the U.S. government workforce. U.S. District Judge Susan Illston during a hearing in San Francisco said hundreds of layoffs at four agencies were likely not allowed under a law Congress passed ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Wednesday, Dec 17th, 2025 -
Warner Bros. Discovery rejects Paramount bid Warner Bros. Discovery on Wednesday rejected a hostile takeover bid by Paramount launched last week to trump plans by streaming giant Netflix to acquire the Hollywood giant and owner of CNN. In a statement, Warner Bros. said the terms of the Netflix merger were better, while the Paramount offer "once again fails to address key concerns that we have consistently ...
Source: digitaljournal.com
Wednesday, Dec 17th, 2025 -
Landmark deal with Google's video giant ends a 50-year TV broadcast era and takes Hollywood's biggest night fully online Reading Time: 2 minutes In a seismic shift for one of television's marquee events, the Academy Awards will depart ABC and begin streaming on YouTube beginning in 2029, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced on Wednesday. ABC will continue to broadcast the annual ceremony ...
Source: scmp.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 -
said Wednesday that he will resign from the bureau next month, ending a brief and tumultuous tenure in which he and was forced to reconcile the realities of his law enforcement job with as a popular podcast host. The departure would be among the highest-profile resignations of the Trump administration, has contributed to upheaval at the FBI and as faces continued criticism over his use of a government plane for ...
Source: news4jax.com
Wednesday, Dec 17th, 2025 -
Mortgage interest rates remain volatile, and for homebuyers, a mortgage rate lock could mean paying thousands of dollars less over the life of a loan. While timing plays a role in securing the lowest possible mortgage rate, experts say preparation and a clear understanding of how rate locks work matter more than trying to outguess the market. As of December 16, 2025, the average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage was ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Wednesday, Dec 17th, 2025 -
The U.S. Treasury asked major philanthropic donors to contribute to new investment accounts for children Wednesday as part of what Secretary Scott Bessent called a "50 State Challenge" to raise funds for the "The president is calling on our nation's business leaders and philanthropic organizations to help us make America great again by securing the financial future of America's children," Bessent said in an ...
Source: news4jax.com
Wednesday, Dec 17th, 2025 -
Dec. 17 (UPI) -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced a shift to a personalized approach for hepatitis B vaccination. The CDC's new policy change Tuesday allows parents of infants born to mothers who test negative for the virus to decide whether their newborns receive the vaccine, including the birth dose. Following approval by acting CDC Director and Deputy Health Secretary Jim O'Neill , the ...
Source: upi.com
Wednesday, Dec 17th, 2025 -
John Wilkerson is a Washington correspondent for STAT who writes about the politics of health care. He is also the author of the twice-weekly WASHINGTON — House Republicans on Wednesday passed a health care bill aimed at lowering health care costs and providing more options for employer-provided health insurance. That news was overshadowed by a revolt earlier in the day by moderate Republicans who joined ...
Source: statnews.com
Wednesday, Dec 17th, 2025 -
WASHINGTON — Democratic senators on Wednesday hammered the Federal Communications Commission's leader for pressuring broadcasters to take ABC late-night host Jimmy Kimmel off the air, suggesting that Brendan Carr was politicizing an independent agency and trampling the First Amendment. The FCC chairman refused to disown his comments about Kimmel and, when questioned by Democrats about an agency long ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Wednesday, Dec 17th, 2025 -
Automakers must pay up to $9M in restitution and install anti-theft protections Hyundai and Kia will overhaul security features in millions of vehicles as part of a sweeping multistate settlement accusing the companies of failing to install industry-standard anti-theft technology in many of their models. Under the agreement, the automakers must provide free zinc-reinforced ignition cylinder protectors to current ...
Source: foxbusiness.com
Tuesday, Dec 16th, 2025 -
Dec. 16 (UPI) -- Steve Cahillane will become the new CEO of The Kraft Heinz Company on Jan. 1, the company announced Tuesday. The company said Cahillane will lead the company through its planned split into two companies in 2026. The split was announced in September. The two companies will be Global Taste Elevation Co. and North American Grocery Co. They will have "greater strategic and operational focus to serve ...
Source: upi.com
Tuesday, Dec 16th, 2025 -
Jared Kushner's private equity firm says it is dropping out of the group of firms that planned to back Paramount Skydance's hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery. "With two strong competitors vying to secure the future of this unique American asset, Affinity has decided no longer to pursue the opportunity," a spokesperson for the ...
Source: aol.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
Tuesday, Dec 16th, 2025 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Wiles also torched Pam Bondi for her handling of the Epstein matter and described JD Vance as a longtime 'conspiracy theorist' White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles confirmed that President Donald Trump 's name is in the Epstein files , claiming the late sex offender and Trump ...
Source: independent.co.uk