Jamelle Bouie, Michelle Cottle and David French convene to discuss the year that was.

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The huge sum shows that while the Koch network may not hold significant power at high levels of the Republican Party, it remains a financial juggernaut.

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In immigration courts, U.S. lawyers have filed thousands of requests to dismiss asylum cases and force people to pursue asylum elsewhere.

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Both parties are now preparing for “affordability” to play a major role in the midterm elections next year. How did it emerge so quickly?

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Military brinkmanship between President Trump and Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela has led to an increase in electronic warfare in the region.

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Sen. Tim Scott tells MAGA voters Trump is "on the ballot" as GOP aims to expand Senate majority in 2026 midterms, with affordability as key issue.

Lawyers for victims say they have been ‘repeatedly denied justice’ while deputy attorney general says more files will be released

• Analysis: Trump over-promises and under-delivers

Representatives for victims of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein condemned the US Department of Justice on Friday for only partially releasing investigative documents while at least one survivor said she felt “redeemed” by the documents.

The documents were released under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which mandated the disclosures by 19 December. The law allows for records to be withheld if they threaten current investigations, disrupt national security or identify Epstein’s victims.

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A year of political pressure and partial disclosures preceded the release of long-sought records on Jeffrey Epstein.

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From pop to politics, it’s been quite the year. Were you paying attention? Let’s find out …

1-5 Please pay more attention.
6-14 Very good. But spend less time looking up from your phone in 2026.
15-20 Please write this next year.

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Many of the Justice Department documents were heavily redacted, and President Trump’s name was rarely mentioned. The White House also sought to make political hay of the release of photos of Bill Clinton.

DHS reports over 2.5 million illegal immigrants left the U.S. since Trump returned to office, with border crossings down 93% and major drug seizures up.

Trump and the GOP are targeting Medicaid fraud after Democrats allegedly allowed billions in improper payments, forcing states to pay penalties starting in 2030.

Après plusieurs années de tensions et de négociations avec les autorités fédérales, la plateforme vidéo emblématique franchit un cap décisif. Un consortium d’investisseurs américains s’apprête à prendre les rênes d’une partie substantielle des activités du réseau social aux États-Unis. Cette opération met fin à un bras de fer qui aura marqué l’industrie technologique et redéfini ... Lire plus

L'article ByteDance scelle un accord historique pour TikTok sur le sol américain est apparu en premier sur Fredzone.

Après plusieurs années de tensions et de négociations avec les autorités fédérales, la plateforme vidéo emblématique franchit un cap décisif. Un consortium d’investisseurs américains s’apprête à prendre les rênes d’une partie substantielle des activités du réseau social aux États-Unis. Cette opération met fin à un bras de fer qui aura marqué l’industrie technologique et redéfini ... Lire plus

L'article ByteDance scelle un accord historique pour TikTok sur le sol américain est apparu en premier sur Fredzone.

The G.O.P. congresswoman who ran as a moderate but became an “ultra MAGA” Trump acolyte ultimately found herself undermined by the president and politically adrift.

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The White House reportedly threatened to withhold Smithsonian funding unless the museum system provides internal records by Jan. 13 over American history exhibit concerns.

Donald Trump, Bill Clinton, and Richard Branson are among the people who appear in the thousands of documents released by the US justice department on Friday

• US justice department releases heavily redacted cache of Jeffrey Epstein files

• FBI notes detail grim demands Epstein made for procurement of underage girls

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The liberal and libertarian effort to destigmatize, normalize, legalize and even promote the use of "drugs of abuse" has been a catastrophe for the U.S.

Lt. Gen. Francis L. Donovan, a Marine general with expansive experience in special operations and the Middle East, would take over after the abrupt departure of the previous commander.

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American forces struck dozens of suspected ISIS sites, making good on President Trump’s vow to avenge two American soldiers and a civilian U.S. interpreter killed by the group last week.

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The Kennedy Center installed President Trump’s name on the facade of the arts center, which had been designated as a living memorial to President John F. Kennedy.

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