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GOP Ramps Up Drug-Price Push as Lankford Targets PBM Reforms
Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., is pushing to attach a healthcare proposal targeting pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) to a major must-pass spending bill.
Thu, 04 Dec 2025 17:21:28 EDTTrump Said to Be Planning Nationwide Blitz to Tout Economic Agenda
President Donald Trump soon will be traveling to Pennsylvania to tout his economic agenda ahead of the 2026 midterms, a White House spokesperson told Newsmax on Thursday.
Thu, 04 Dec 2025 16:32:06 EDTVance Downplays Antisemitism on Right — Putting Him at Odds With Ted Cruz, Pro-Israel Groups
Vice President J.D. Vance is forcefully rejecting warnings from within his own party about rising antisemitism on the political right, placing himself in direct contrast with Sen. Ted Cruz and other Republicans who say the threat is real and growing.
Thu, 04 Dec 2025 20:14:45 EDTBiden Holding First Event for Future Presidential Library
Former President Joe Biden will be holding a holiday reception in Washington later this month, the first event tied to a future presidential library, the New York Times reported.
Thu, 04 Dec 2025 19:20:30 EDTAt Least 4 Countries Quit 2026 Eurovision Over Israel's Role
Public broadcasters in Ireland, the Netherlands, Spain, and Slovenia on Thursday pulled out of next year's Eurovision Song Contest after organizers decided to allow Israel to compete, putting political discord on center stage over a usually joyful celebration of music.
Thu, 04 Dec 2025 19:46:38 EDTUniversity of Del. Student Planning Attack Afghan-Born
Authorities say the University of Delaware student arrested with a cache of weapons, body armor, and a notebook detailing an alleged plot to attack campus police is an Afghan national who spent part of his childhood as a refugee in Pakistan before immigrating to the U.S.
Thu, 04 Dec 2025 18:58:06 EDTSupreme Court Clears Texas '26 Map in Huge Win for GOP
The Supreme Court on Thursday paved the way for Texas to use its redrawn congressional map, a major victory for Republicans who could gain as many as five seats in the 2026 midterm elections.
Thu, 04 Dec 2025 19:08:50 EDTRepublicans Worried About Miami Mayoral Runoff Election
A Miami mayoral runoff has Republicans worried they may lose a seat they've held for 30 years.
Thu, 04 Dec 2025 18:17:11 EDT$1.6M Raised to Help Struggling 88-Year-Old Army Vet Retire
More than $1.6 million has been raised to help a struggling Army veteran retire from his full-time job at a Michigan grocery store after thousands of strangers responded to his story online.
Thu, 04 Dec 2025 18:22:33 EDTTrump Set to Win FIFA Peace Prize at World Cup Draw
The main event at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., on Friday will feature the draw for the 2026 World Cup, but the undercard could be the real prize for President Donald Trump.
Thu, 04 Dec 2025 18:17:36 EDTVance Ties Illegal Immigration to Housing Costs as Rents Fall Again
Vice President JD Vance says the connection between illegal immigration and skyrocketing housing costs "is as clear as day."
Thu, 04 Dec 2025 18:00:50 EDTTargeting of Both Parties Complicates Political Narratives in J6 Pipe-Bomb Case
Federal prosecutors say a Virginia man accused of planting explosive devices outside the Republican and Democrat party headquarters on Jan. 5, 2021, targeted both parties equally - a finding that undercuts several political narratives that followed the events of Jan. 6.
Thu, 04 Dec 2025 17:41:05 EDTGrand Jury Declines New Charges for Letitia James
A federal grand jury has declined to reindict New York Attorney General Letitia James after being asked for a second time to consider mortgage-fraud charges against her, CNN reported Thursday.
Thu, 04 Dec 2025 18:06:55 EDTJudge Mulls Removing Trump-Appointed Prosecutor in James Probe
Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York John Sarcone II, the prosecutor who subpoenaed New York Attorney General Letitia James, could be disqualified over claims he was improperly appointed to his role by the Trump administration, a federal judge said...
Thu, 04 Dec 2025 17:27:56 EDTSen. Paul Wants Hegseth 'Under Oath' on Boat Strikes
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., is pressing Secretary of War Pete Hegseth to provide testimony and documents to Congress amid mounting scrutiny over U.S. military strikes on vessels the Trump administration has described as narcotics-trafficking "drug boats."
Thu, 04 Dec 2025 17:11:46 EDTTrump Endorses Retiring Rep. Nehls' Twin for His Seat
President Donald Trump wants Texas' 22nd Congressional District to remain all in the Nehls family. Trump endorsed Rep. Troy Nehls' identical twin brother, Trever, to fill his seat in a Truth Social post Thursday. Troy is retiring after serving three terms.
Thu, 04 Dec 2025 17:03:22 EDTN.Y. AG Disputes Acting US Attorney's Power to Probe Trump Suits
President Donald Trump's effort to install political loyalists as top federal prosecutors has run into a legal buzz saw lately, with judges ruling that his handpicked U.S. attorneys for New Jersey, eastern Virginia, Nevada, and Los Angeles were all serving unlawfully.
Thu, 04 Dec 2025 16:29:03 EDTDOJ Halts LGBTQ Prison Standards Amid Trump Policy Shift
The Department of Justice has quietly directed federal prison auditors to halt the use of Obama-era standards that were crafted to provide special protections for transgender, intersex, and gender-nonconforming inmates, according to an internal memo reviewed by NPR.
Thu, 04 Dec 2025 16:51:47 EDTMacron in Leaked Call Says US Could 'Betray Ukraine'
French President Emmanuel Macron has reportedly warned that the United States could "betray Ukraine" in ongoing peace talks with Russia, a leaked call allegedly revealed, threatening to widen friction between European capitals and the Trump administration as Washington presses a deal to end the war.
Thu, 04 Dec 2025 16:24:17 EDTNY Times Sues Pentagon Over Hegseth's Media Rules
The New York Times filed a lawsuit Thursday against the Pentagon, attempting to overturn new rules imposed by War Secretary Pete Hegseth that have led to most mainstream media outlets being banished from the building.The newspaper said the rules violate the Constitution's...
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