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US launches retaliatory strikes in Syria

The U.S. military conducted strikes against several Islamic State group sites in Syria on Friday, retaliating a week after two U.S. service members and one civilian were killed by a gunman tied to ISIS in an ambush attack. U.S. forces, as part of “Operation Hawkeye Strike,” eliminated ISIS fighters, weapons sites and infrastructure in response to the...

Trump nominates new Southcom commander after Holsey’s retirement

President Trump nominated Lt. Gen. Francis L. Donovan to be the next leader of the U.S. Southern Command (Southcom) on Friday, a week after Adm. Alvin Holsey formally retired from the post two years ahead of schedule.  Holsey — who spent more than three decades in the Navy and since November 2024 had led Southcom, which...

MAP: Influenza hitting these states hardest as ‘super flu’ continues to spread

Cases of the flu continue to mount with health officials recently recording the first pediatric flu-related deaths of the season, but some states are seeing much higher activity than others.

Trump administration backs continued Dakota Access pipeline operations

The Trump administration will support the continued operation of the Dakota Access pipeline, it said Friday in a long-awaited but not surprising move. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued a final environmental impact report Friday recommending that oil keep flowing through the controversial pipeline. The Dakota Access pipeline carries oil from North Dakota to Illinois. It...

Trump to summon insurance execs to demand premium cuts

President Trump said Friday he plans to hold a meeting with major insurance companies in the coming days in a bid to pressure them to lower prices for consumers who are set to see premium costs soar when ObamaCare’s enhanced subsidies expire at the end of the year.  “I'm going to call in the insurance companies that are making so much...

Stefanik drops New York governor bid, plans to leave Congress

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) announced Friday that she was suspending her bid for New York governor and would also be retiring from Congress. Her stunning announcement came shortly after Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, a fellow ally of President Trump, jumped into the primary. “While spending precious time with my family this Christmas season, I...

DOJ releases trove of Epstein files after demand from Congress

The Justice Department on Friday publicly released a portion of the Epstein files in response to a law that garnered near unanimous support from both parties in Congress. The highly anticipated release of the files comes after months of building pressure on the White House and amid scrutiny of President Trump’s connection with the deceased sex offender....

Trump orders ISIS strikes in Syria after Iowa National Guard soldiers killed

U.S. forces on Friday struck several ISIS targets in Syria after President Trump vowed revenge for the killing of two Iowa National Guard soldiers.

Republican Sen Cynthia Lummis will not seek re-election in 2026, citing the ‘energy required’

Republican Cynthia Lummis announced she won't seek re-election to the U.S. Senate in 2026, citing exhaustion and a feeling like "a sprinter in a marathon" after serving Wyoming.

Rep. Elise Stefanik set to drop her bid for NYS governor

ALBANY, New York — Rep. Elise Stefanik is suspending her campaign for New York governor and will not seek reelection to her upstate House...

Stefanik exits NY governor race, will not run for re-election to US House

Rep. Elise Stefanik is ending her New York governor campaign, citing family priorities and motherhood in surprise announcement weeks after launching her bid.

Colorado school district in the hot seat for allegedly factoring in race for disciplinary procedures

A school district is allegedly factoring in race when determining how to discipline students, citing specific examples where students got different treatment for the same infractions.

Epstein files explode open as DOJ details discovery of powerful figures and more than 1,200 victims

EXCLUSIVE: More than a dozen people and government officials' names appear in the hundreds of thousands of pages of Jeffrey Epstein files made public Friday, sources said.

DOJ publishes trove of Epstein files, says more to come after Friday deadline

The Justice Department released thousands of pages of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell sex-trafficking case files under the new transparency law.

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