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HHS to States: Prove Child Care Funds Being 'Spent Legitimately'
The Department of Health and Human Services is freezing federal child care payments to all states, not just Minnesota, until they can prove the funds "are being spent legitimately.
Wed, 31 Dec 2025 16:25:42 EDT
EPA: Industrial Chemical Poses Worker Health Risks
The Environmental Protection Agency has concluded that exposure to the industrial chemical 1,3-butadiene poses potential unreasonable health risks to workers in certain job settings, while finding no such risks to the general public, consumers, or the environment.
Wed, 31 Dec 2025 16:24:07 EDT
US on Track for Historic 2025 Decline in Homicides
The U.S. is poised to end 2025 with the largest one-year decline in homicides ever recorded, according to preliminary crime data from cities across the country.
Wed, 31 Dec 2025 16:18:21 EDT
Jack Smith Admits Judges Not Told of GOP Phone Seizures
Jack Smith admitted that judges were not told his team was seizing the phone records of Republican congressmen when asked to sign off on nondisclosure orders for associated subpoenas, according to a transcript of the ex-special counsel's deposition.
Wed, 31 Dec 2025 16:09:17 EDT
Trump: National Guard Being Removed From Chicago, L.A., Portland
President Donald Trump said Wednesday his administration is removing the National Guard from Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon, but added in his social media post that federal forces will come back if crime rates go up.
Wed, 31 Dec 2025 16:02:12 EDT
Stocks Slip in Final Session, But Finish 2025 Up 16%
Wall Street's major indexes ended lower in the final trading session of 2025, but notched big annual gains after a roller-coaster year dominated by President Donald Trump's tariff uncertainties and a euphoria around AI-focused stocks.
Wed, 31 Dec 2025 16:01:11 EDT
Canadian Navy Branded Terror Group by Iran
Iran's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday labeled the Royal Canadian Navy a terrorist organization, escalating a diplomatic clash with Canada in retaliation for Ottawa's 2024 designation of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist group.
Wed, 31 Dec 2025 15:37:04 EDT
WH Ends Lease for D.C. Public Golf Courses
The Trump administration has terminated a lease agreement with the National Links Trust, which operates three municipal golf courses in Washington, D.C.
Wed, 31 Dec 2025 15:32:48 EDT
Treasury Sanctions Oil Firms in Venezuela, Blocks 4 Tankers
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control on Wednesday sanctioned four companies that operate in Venezuela's oil sector and blocked four oil tankers accused of helping finance leader Nicolas Maduro's regime.
Wed, 31 Dec 2025 15:12:08 EDT
Cleveland Among Airports Halting Flights Over Threats
Cleveland Hopkins International Airport was among several U.S. airports that issued temporary ground stops Wednesday following reported New Year's Eve threats.
Wed, 31 Dec 2025 15:08:13 EDT
Trump Shares Editorial Blaming Putin for Thwarting Peace
Without adding any comment, President Donald Trump shared a New York Post opinion piece Wednesday that asserts that Russian President Vladimir Putin's "bluster" shows that Russia, not Ukraine, is standing in the way of a peace agreement.
Wed, 31 Dec 2025 15:06:09 EDT
USPS Warns About New Postmark Rule Amid Customer Backlash
A new U.S. Postal Service rule clarifying what a postmark represents is triggering backlash online, with critics warning the policy could create confusion and jeopardize time-sensitive mail — including election ballots, tax filings, and bill payments.
Wed, 31 Dec 2025 14:48:55 EDT
Americans Detained in Venezuela as US Pressure Intensifies
Several American citizens have been detained in Venezuela as the Trump administration builds U.S. military and economic pressure on the government of President Nicolas Maduro.
Wed, 31 Dec 2025 14:46:09 EDT
Sprinkles Crumbles: Cupcake Chain Shuts Down Nationwide
Popular cupcake chain Sprinkles is closing its doors across the country. "Today is Sprinkles' final day," former owner Candace Nelson said in an Instagram post Wednesday.
Wed, 31 Dec 2025 14:42:47 EDT
Musk's Wealth Jumps $190B in 2025; Billionaires Total $12T
Elon Musk added roughly $190 billion to his wealth in 2025, when he and the world's other richest 500 individuals combined to add $2.2 trillion to their collective coffers, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
Wed, 31 Dec 2025 14:22:41 EDT
Trump: Building of Triumphal Arch to Begin in 2 Months
Construction of a Triumphal Arch in Washington, D.C., is expected to begin in February, President Donald Trump told Politico on Wednesday. "It hasn't started yet. It starts sometime in the next two months," Trump said. "It'll be great. Everyone loves it."
Wed, 31 Dec 2025 14:16:21 EDT
SF Mayor Sparks Outrage for Signing Reparations Bill
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie is facing criticism after signing the city's reparations ordinance just days before Christmas, a move opponents say was deliberately timed to avoid public scrutiny, the Daily Wire reported.
Wed, 31 Dec 2025 13:59:58 EDT
Fmr GOP Sen. Jon Kyl Reveals Dementia Diagnosis
Former GOP Arizona Sen. Jon Kyl disclosed that he has been diagnosed with dementia.
Wed, 31 Dec 2025 13:29:57 EDT
Trump Berates Colo. in New Year's Appeal to Free Tina Peters
President Donald Trump renewed his appeal for former Mesa County, Colorado, clerk Tina Peters, saying she is "sick" as she remains imprisoned following what he has described as a politically motivated conviction over a 2021 voting machine breach.
Wed, 31 Dec 2025 13:14:55 EDT
Patriotic Projections Light Washington Monument
The Washington Monument is set to shine bright on New Year's Eve and serve as "the world's tallest birthday candle," kicking off a yearlong celebration marking the 250th anniversary of America's founding.