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8:40 PM ET, December 10, 2025

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Bloomberg:
US Forces Seize Sanctioned Oil Tanker Off Venezuelan Coast  —  US forces intercepted and seized a sanctioned oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, marking a serious escalation of tensions between the two countries.  —  “We've just seized a tanker on the coast of Venezuela — large tanker …
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NBC News:
U.S. seizes oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, Trump says  —  President Donald Trump told reporters about the seizure just after he said that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's “days are numbered” in an interview.  —  The U.S. military has seized an oil tanker off of Venezuela's coast …
New York Times:
U.S. Seizes Oil Tanker Off Venezuelan Coast, Trump Says  —  The seizure comes as the United States builds up its forces in the Caribbean as part of a pressure campaign against Nicolás Maduro, the leader of Venezuela.  —  The United States has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela …
Reuters:
US seizes oil tanker off coast of Venezuela, officials say
Benjamin Guggenheim / Politico:
New ACA subsidy extension bill draws 16 GOP co-sponsors  —  A bipartisan bill to extend enhanced Obamacare subsidies has attracted 16 Republican co-sponsors, according to an official list obtained first by POLITICO.  The mounting support for the legislation, offered by Reps. Jen Kiggans …
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Politico:
Frustrated Republicans move to force Obamacare vote as warnings mount about the midterms … The move to sidestep Speaker Mike Johnson came as a growing number of mainstream House Republicans publicly warned that their leaders' apparent plan to allow the tax credits to expire without a replacement …
Riley Beggin / Washington Post:
Lawmakers launch bipartisan, last-minute bids to force vote on ACA subsidies
Elizabeth Elkind / Fox News:
13 Republicans defy GOP leadership, vote with Dems to advance repeal of Trump order on federal unions
Discussion: The Hill, IJR and The Gateway Pundit
Camilo Montoya-Galvez / CBS News:
Tourists from 42 countries will have to submit 5 years of social media history to enter U.S. under Trump plan  —  The Trump administration is proposing to ask visitors from several dozen nations that enjoy visa-free travel to the U.S. to submit additional personal information before entering the country …
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Federal Register:
Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision; Arrival and Departure Record (Form I-94) and Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA)  —  Published Document: 2025-22461 (90 FR 57208)  —  This document has been published in the Federal Register.
NBC News:
Foreign tourists could be required to disclose 5 years of social media histories under Trump administration plan  —  The Customs and Border Protection proposal would apply even to countries that don't require visas to enter.  —  The Trump administration plans to require all foreign tourists …
Discussion: The Verge, NextDraft, UPI and Semafor
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Jordain Carney / Politico:   Senate Judiciary Dems request administration records related to ‘Seditious Six’
Erika Edwards / NBC News:
South Carolina measles outbreak is ‘accelerating,’ driving hundreds into quarantine  —  Some students who remain unvaccinated are now in a second 21-day quarantine since the beginning of the school year.  —  The measles outbreak in South Carolina is “accelerating” with no end …
Discussion: KDFX-TV, Gizmodo and Ars Technica
Daniel Nichanian / Bolts:
In 2025, Democrats Flipped 21 Percent of GOP-Held Legislative Seats  —  At the start of Donald Trump's first presidency, in 2017, large Democratic victories in New Jersey and Virginia, paired with overperformances in special elections, foreshadowed the blue wave of the 2018 midterms.
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Nicholas Wu / Politico:   Henry Cuellar faces opposition as he seeks to regain powerful spending post
J. David Goodman / New York Times:
What Could Thwart the G.O.P.'s Plan to Pick Up 5 House Seats in Texas
New York Times:
U.S. Moves to Drop Charges in International Soccer Corruption Case  —  Hernán López, a former Fox executive, and an Argentine sports marketing company were convicted in 2023 of bribing officials to secure soccer broadcast rights.  —  Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn have moved …
Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Divided Fed approves third rate cut this year, sees slower pace ahead  —  A Federal Reserve split over where its priorities should lie cut its key interest rate Wednesday, but signaled a tougher road ahead for further reductions.  —  Fulfilling expectations of a “hawkish cut,” …
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Aimee Picchi / CBS News:
Federal Reserve lowers its benchmark interest rate by 0.25 percentage points in third straight cut
CBS News:
Tony Dokoupil named anchor of the “CBS Evening News”  —  Emmy Award-winning journalist Tony Dokoupil has been named anchor of the “CBS Evening News,” the network announced Wednesday.  He begins his new role on Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, ushering in an ambitious new era for America's longest-running …
Erin Doherty / Politico:
New poll paints a grim picture of a nation under financial strain … Americans are struggling with affordability pressures that are squeezing everything from their everyday necessities to their biggest-ticket expenses.  —  Nearly half of Americans said they find groceries, utility bills …
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
GOP bill would rename Black Lives Matter Plaza after Charlie Kirk  —  Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) on Wednesday introduced a bill to rename Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington, D.C., after assassinated conservative activist Charlie Kirk. … - The House and Senate both passed resolutions honoring Kirk's …
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Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
Mace unveils measure renaming DC's Black Lives Matter Plaza to honor Charlie Kirk
Discussion: NewsMax.com, Fox News and WUSA
Molly Guinness / archive.ph:
Father's anger at girl's potentially fatal testosterone dose  —  The child, who was 15 at the time, was given the prescription by the private GenderGP clinic after one online counselling session  —  The father of a child who was prescribed a potentially fatal dose of testosterone …
Will Weissert / Associated Press:
Trump's ‘gold card’ program goes live, offering US visas starting at $1 million per person  —  President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that his long-promised “ gold card ” was officially going on sale, offering legal status and an eventual pathway to U.S. citizenship for individuals paying $1 million …
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Josh Christenson / New York Post:
Trump unveils hotly-anticipated immigration ‘gold card’ at White House
Discussion: Mediaite
Washington Post:
DHS inks contract to create its own fleet of Boeing 737s for deportations  —  The agency will spend nearly $140 million to buy the planes, funding that comes from a massive budget increase for immigration enforcement approved by Congress. … The Department of Homeland Security recently signed …
Ben Jacobs / New York Magazine:
The Messy New York GOP Fight Trump Tried and Failed to Avoid  —  What he told Bruce Blakeman about challenging Elise Stefanik for governor.  —  Bruce Blakeman's announcement that he is running for governor against fellow Republican Elise Stefanik caught many by surprise, not least of which was the White House.
Discussion: Raw Story and Washington Examiner
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Giselle Ruhiyyih Ewing / Politico:
'He's going to be next': Trump threatens Colombian president … Trump's comments mark a sharp escalation of Trump's threats against the Colombian leader.  In a conversation with POLITICO earlier this week, the U.S. president floated expanding his anti-drug trafficking military operation …
Discussion: Fox News, Raw Story and Bloomberg
Arthur Jones II / Reuters:
Trump administration moves to end major student loan forgiveness plan: 'We won't tolerate it'  —  “The law is clear: if you take out a loan, you must pay it back.”  —  Education Secretary Linda McMahon speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Nov. 20, 2025, in Washington.
Adam Downer / The Daily Beast:
Lauren Boebert Torched for Using Campaign Funds to See Rumored Rockstar Lover  —  ROCK RECEIPTS  —  It's unclear how seeing Kid Rock contributed to Lauren Boebert's campaign.  —  Rep. Lauren Boebert is being blasted for tapping into her campaign funds to see her rumored boyfriend, MAGA rockstar Kid Rock, in concert.
Humeyra Pamuk / Reuters:
Exclusive: US threatens new ICC sanctions unless court pledges not to prosecute Trump  —  President Donald Trump's administration wants the International Criminal Court to amend its founding document to ensure it does not investigate the Republican president and his top officials …
Mattathias Schwartz / New York Times:
Judge Emil Bove Faces Ethics Complaint for Attending Trump Rally  —  One of the president's appeals-court nominees, a former lawyer for the president, was in the crowd at a raucous event in Mt. Pocono, Pa.  —  Judge Emil Bove III, a federal appeals court judge who made his career …
Lexi Lonas Cochran / The Hill:
Family sues school district over student's Charlie Kirk message  —  The parents of a student who painted a pro-Charlie Kirk message on a school's spirit rock are suing Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools for its handling of the incident.  —  The parents of a student at Ardrey Kell High School …
Discussion: The Daily Signal
 
 
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