The GOP's health care woes: From the Politics Desk  —  Plus, Ukraine at a crossroads.  —  By The Politics Desk … Republicans struggle to agree on a health care plan  —  By Scott Wong, Sahil Kapur and Kyle Stewart  —  House Republicans are vowing to vote on a health care plan next week before go home for the holidays.

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 …

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 …

Calibri font banished as U.S. diplomacy returns to Times New Roman  —  Secretary of State Marco Rubio called the Biden administration's shift to a sans serif font, to assist people with vision issues, a “wasteful” diversity move.  —  Just now … A sans serif font, Secretary of State Marco Rubio …

Trump says he wants a new owner for CNN as part of any sale of Warner Bros. Discovery: ‘A very dishonest group of people’  —  Donald Trump said he wants a new owner for CNN as part of any sale of its parent Warner Bros. Discovery - a signal that he prefers an offer by Paramount Skydance …

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 …

Live Updates: House Passes $900 Billion Bill That Would Put Trump's Stamp on Military  —  Where Things Stand  — Defense bill: The House on Wednesday approved a $900 billion defense policy bill that would give U.S. troops a raise and codify much of President Trump's national security agenda.

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 …

Trump Pardoned Them for Jan. 6.  Now They Want Millions of Dollars  —  Almost 400 people pardoned or granted clemency by President Donald Trump in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol are now seeking millions of dollars in payouts from the federal government, according to their lawyer.

Inside Kristi Noem's bitter feud with Trump's border czar … - Noem's backers blamed the whisper campaign on supporters of her administration rival, border czar Tom Homan.  — Homan's partisans deny any involvement. … Trump has shown no signs of wanting a change.

Trump admin reveals new militarized zone plan for California-Mexico border  —  The Trump administration announced plans Wednesday for a new militarized zone in California, along the U.S.-Mexico border. … - President Trump's administration has since April designated several new militarized zones along …

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 …

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 …

‘Never going to be pitch perfect’: Trump loyalists see an imperfect messenger … The speech demonstrated that Trump's return to the trail is a gamble: It's just as likely to provide Democrats campaign fodder as it is to motivate his MAGA base heading into the midterm elections.

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 …

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 …

Discharge Petition No. 12, Bill Number: H.Res. 486, 119th Congress  —  SPONSOR: Brian K. Fitzpatrick DESCRIPTION: Pursuant to clause 2 of rule XV, I, Brian K. Fitzpatrick, move to discharge the Committee on Rules from the consideration of the resolution entitled, a resolution providing …

Influencer feuds trigger total MAGA meltdown  —  MAGA's media machine is ripping itself to shreds, locked in a web of interpersonal feuds that have derailed its once-relentless focus on advancing President Trump's agenda. … Now, less than a year into Trump's second term …

'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 …