A total of 16 photos were taken down at some point on Saturday from the website that the Justice Department created. One featured an open drawer containing other photos, including at least one of President Trump.

Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy invokes JFK's famous message about serving your country while discussing the MAHA health agenda and his plans for state-level reforms.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy cracks down on CDL crisis after deadly incidents allegedly involving unvetted drivers, forcing license revocations.

A U.S. official confirms to Fox News that the Coast Guard, assisted by the Navy seized a second oil tanker near Venezuela on Saturday in accordance with President Donald Trump's blockade.

Vessel does not appear to be on list of US-sanctioned vessels, which would represent escalation in blockade

US forces on Saturday apprehended a second merchant vessel carrying oil off the coast of Venezuela in international waters in the midst of an American blockade against the country’s oil, according to the US homeland security department.

The stoppage follows the seizure by US forces of another oil tanker off Venezuela’s coast on 10 December. Both vessels were headed to Asia.

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The Republican-led Justice Department’s release of photos of the former president with Jeffrey Epstein will introduce yet another generation to his flaws and controversies.

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The vessel, which was flying a Panamanian flag, was not on a list of tankers under U.S. sanctions.

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The Department of Homeland Security calls ICE arrests of illegal immigrants with criminal records the agency's "Christmas gift to Americans."

Closely tied to Washington during much of the Cold War, Venezuela has gone through political upheavals over the years that now make it a major enemy in the eyes of the Trump administration.

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Les États-Unis n'ont plus envie de prendre des pincettes avec l’Union européenne. Accusant Bruxelles de s’acharner sur les géants américains de la tech, l’administration Trump menace désormais de riposter en ciblant, à son tour, des entreprises européennes. Une sortie musclée qui tombe au plus mauvais moment dans des relations transatlantiques déjà bien froissées.

The secretary of state has somehow avoided becoming either a media fixation or a major player in the right’s unfolding psychodrama.

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Agency hit with legal threats and scathing outrage after Friday release includes limited, heavily redacted trove

• Analysis: Trickle release signals move to bury Trump ties

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A book titled Massage for Dummies was seen among the partial files released yesterday by the Department of Justice. It is mentioned as one of the “gifts” Epstein gave to a “girl” whose name is redacted.

Various reports say Epstein would often request massages from his victims – for both himself and others in his circle.

Many of the documents in the data dump were heavily redacted, with text blacked out so it was impossible to read. Norm Eisen, executive chair of Democracy Defenders Fund, said: “What they have released is clearly incomplete and appears to be over-redacted to boot.”

The documents extensively featured photos of former president Bill Clinton, a Democrat, and appeared to include few if any photos of Trump or documents mentioning him, despite Trump and Epstein’s well-publicised friendship in the 1990s and early 2000s.

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The Syrian government did not comment directly on the extensive U.S. strikes targeting the Islamic State on Friday but said it was intensifying its own efforts to fight the group.

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President Trump’s trade policy, inflation and climbing stock prices shaped business and the economy this year.

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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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