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Thursday, Dec 11th, 2025 -
— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene argued President Trump lacks self-awareness as he continues to hurl insults at the conservative firebrand who was once one of his fiercest allies in Congress. "I actually am starting to feel very sorry for President Trump," the Georgia Republican told CBS News in an interview Wednesday. "It's actually a very poor reflection on him that he chooses to speak about me that way." Mr. ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Thursday, Dec 11th, 2025 -
The U.S. Federal Reserve on December 10, 2025, cut its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points, lowering the federal funds target range to 3.50%–3.75%, the third rate reduction of the year, in hopes of supporting the economy amid mixed signals on inflation and the labor market. The decision was not unanimous, with multiple policymakers dissenting and the Fed signaled that it may pause further cuts until ...
Source: bdmag.com
Thursday, Dec 11th, 2025 -
A federal judge has ordered President Donald Trump's Department of Justice to free Kilmar Abrego Garcia from Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody. Maryland District Judge Paula Xinis directed that Abrego Garcia be released "immediately" on Thursday. The ruling argues immigration authorities repeatedly pushed to remove Abrego Garcia even when they lacked the legal grounds to do so. In her order, the judge ...
Source: mediaite.com
Thursday, Dec 11th, 2025 -
WASHINGTON — The Republican-controlled Senate voted Thursday to reject health care bills offered by each party, as the U.S. barrels toward a cliff with steep premium hikes for millions of Americans set to hit next month. The failed votes raise the likelihood that enhanced Obamacare subsidies passed in 2021 will expire at the end of this year and cause premiums to double on average for some 22 million ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Thursday, Dec 11th, 2025 -
Some social media users in the Netherlands said they couldn't stomach it, so McDonald's has withdrawn an advertisement generated entirely by artificial intelligence . Entitled "the most terrible time of the year," the 45-second video was released on the fast-food giant's YouTube channel for the country Saturday. As a reworked version of the Andy Williams song "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" plays in the ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Thursday, Dec 11th, 2025 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article The original indictment against James was thrown out by a judge in November A grand jury has, for a second time, declined to re-indict New York Attorney General Letitia James , refusing to revive a mortgage fraud prosecution reportedly encouraged by President Donald Trump . This ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Thursday, Dec 11th, 2025 -
As if this year wasn't already a picture-perfect hellscape that exemplifies what happens when the wrong people are in charge of the country's public health recommendations, we have another outbreak to contend with as the year draws to a close. Indeed, months after the measles outbreak in Miami , health experts are saying there is another outbreak in South Carolina, thanks to unvaccinated people. The people of South ...
Source: greenmatters.com
Thursday, Dec 11th, 2025 -
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study released Thursday finds that Covid vaccines continue to protect healthy children from severe illness — a conclusion top federal health officials have questioned in recent months. From late August 2024 to early September 2025, the vaccines reduced the risk of Covid-related emergency room and urgent care visits by 76% among children ages 9 months to 4 years and ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Thursday, Dec 11th, 2025 -
"Ripping the SAVE plan away from student loan borrowers now without access to a clear and affordable alternative is reckless and short-sighted, creating even more needless confusion, uncertainty, and financial stress for millions of Americans already struggling with the rising cost of living," said Abby Shafroth, managing director of advocacy at the National Consumer Law Center in a statement this week following ...
Source: forbes.com
Thursday, Dec 11th, 2025 -
The proposal follows the exodus of hundreds of thousands government employees — including AI and tech talent — under the Trump administration's push to shrink the government workforce. A bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers introduced legislation Wednesday meant to modernize how the government hires technical talent, especially those specializing in artificial intelligence. The AI Talent Act ...
Source: nextgov.com
Thursday, Dec 11th, 2025 -
The heirs of an 83-year-old Connecticut woman are suing ChatGPT maker OpenAI and its business partner Microsoft for wrongful death, alleging that the artificial intelligence chatbot intensified her son's "paranoid delusions" and helped direct them at his mother before he died by suicide. Police said Stein-Erik Soelberg, 56, a former tech industry worker, fatally beat and strangled his mother, Suzanne Adams, and ...
Source: aol.com
Wednesday, Dec 10th, 2025 -
A federal judge said the Trump administration can't deploy the California National Guard in Los Angeles and must relinquish control of the troops to Governor Gavin Newsom , the latest setback in the administration's bid to use soldiers to respond to civilian protests. US District Judge Charles Breyer in San Francisco sided with California and said in a Wednesday ruling that the administration can't federalize and ...
Source: news.bloomberglaw.com
Wednesday, Dec 10th, 2025 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Judges and prosecutors have cautioned that the materials might not lead to any new revelations Federal judges in New York and Florida have agreed to unseal grand jury documents tied to investigations into Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell , paving the way for the Department of ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Wednesday, Dec 10th, 2025 -
President Trump went after The New York Times late Tuesday over "seditious" reporting about his health. "The New York Times, and some others, like to pretend that I am 'slowing up,' am maybe not as sharp as I once was, or am in poor physical health, knowing that it is not true, and knowing that I work very hard, probably harder than I have ever worked before," Trump wrote in a lengthy Truth Social post. "I will ...
Source: thehill.com
Wednesday, Dec 10th, 2025 -
ORLANDO, Fla. – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis presented on Wednesday his $117 billion budget proposal for fiscal year 2026-2027. DeSantis presented his budget in a news conference in Orlando, where he highlighted that his proposal comes "from a position of fiscal strength." He also said the proposed $117 billion budget includes about $17 billion in reserves. Watch DeSantis' budget presentation in the video player ...
Source: news4jax.com