
NPR - 52 min 48 sec ago
For most of 2025, cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin surged as President Trump vowed to make the U.S. a crypto leader. But now, a severe sell-off has shaken the sector.

The Hill - 8 hours 9 min ago
President Trump was briefed by CIA Director John Ratcliffe at the White House on Wednesday, where he was informed that there is that there is no evidence Ukraine launched an attack on Putin's residence, NewsNation's Kellie Meyer and Kevin Bohn have learned. The briefing happened two days after Russia accused Ukraine of trying to attack...

NPR - 8 hours 37 min ago
Former special counsel Jack Smith also described President Trump as the "most culpable and most responsible person" in the criminal conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election results, according to a transcript of Smith's closed-door interview with the House Judiciary Committee.

Boston Herald - 9 hours 56 min ago
No sooner had John F. Kennedy's granddaughter died of leukemia at age 35, than President Trump cast shade at her bereaved family via Truth Social.

The Hill - 10 hours 24 min ago
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Trump gives up on National Guard deployments in Chicago, LA, Portland President Trump said Wednesday that his administration will end its deployment of the National Guard in Chicago; Los Angeles; and Portland, Ore., vowing to return...

PBS Newshour - 11 hours 7 min ago
The CIA has assessed that Ukraine was not targeting a residence of Russian President Vladimir Putin in a recent drone attack, a claim that Putin told President Trump, and that Trump seemed to accept. Trump now suggests that he agrees with European leaders that it's Russia blocking the path to a peace agreement. Nick Schifrin discussed more with Angela Stent. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...

PBS Newshour - 11 hours 17 min ago
President Trump has claimed to have solved eight conflicts since he began his second term. One of those is between Azerbaijan and Armenia, rivals since the collapse of the USSR, whose leaders met with Trump in the Oval Office this summer. Special correspondent Simon Ostrovsky and producer Katia Patin travelled to the Armenian border with Iran to assess whether that agreement could lead to peace. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...

Newser - 11 hours 22 min ago
Farmers are now learning how much aid they can expect to receive from a $12 billion package that President Trump announced earlier this month. The Department of Agriculture released figures Wednesday for how much aid per acre farmers can plan on for each row crop. The details arrived after most...

The Hill - 11 hours 52 min ago
Chief Justice John Roberts used his previous two annual reports to condemn politicians for intimidating judges and warn about artificial intelligence. This year, Roberts steered clear of current affairs. His 2025 Year End Report on the Judiciary, released Wednesday evening, makes no mention of the tensions that have grown in the judiciary over the Supreme Court's emergency decisions implicating President Trump's second-term agenda. Instead, Roberts opted to fill his report with reflections...

The Hill - 12 hours 7 min ago
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Greene backs 'tax revolt' by frustrated Trump voters Outgoing Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) backed a "tax revolt" among supporters of President Trump on Wednesday. Greg Nash "Almost every Trump voter I see on X...

The Hill - 12 hours 9 min ago
Nearly half of Americans do not support President Trump's efforts surrounding the Russia-Ukraine war, according to a new poll. When asked in The Economist/YouGov poll about their support for "the way Donald Trump is handling the situation with Russia and Ukraine," 49 percent of respondents said they "somewhat disapprove" or "strongly disapprove." Thirty percent of...

Fox News - 12 hours 26 min ago
President Trump announced the National Guard will withdraw from Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland for now, crediting the deployments with reducing crime.

NBC News - 12 hours 35 min ago
President Trump posted on social media that the National Guard would be withdrawing from Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland. NBC News' Monica Alba has details on the president's message and the recent court ruling about the deployment in Illinois.

NY Post - 13 hours 11 min ago
Outgoing firebrand Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene amplified and appeared to endorse calls for a tax revolt in 2026, while not-so-subtly accusing President Trump of abandoning his America First creed.

The Hill - 13 hours 15 min ago
President Trump said Wednesday that his administration will end its deployment of the National Guard in Chicago; Los Angeles; and Portland, Ore., vowing to return federal forces to the major, Democratic-led cities if crime spikes again. "Portland, Los Angeles, and Chicago were GONE if it weren't for the Federal Government stepping in," Trump wrote on...

The Hill - 13 hours 33 min ago
President Trump's administration is ramping up pressure against Venezuela's oil trade, sanctioning four companies operating in the country's oil industry, along with four tankers connected to the firms. The Treasury Department on Wednesday said it slapped sanctions on four companies with ties to Caracas' oil sector: Aries Global Investment LTD, Winky International Limited, Krape Myrtle...

The Hill - 13 hours 42 min ago
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (D) on Tuesday slammed President Trump for not providing "hope" to working people in the Windy City or across the country. "We know that this president has failed in every single aspect to provide real opportunities and hope for working people. Whether it's, you know, groceries, whether it's health care, whether...

NPR - 13 hours 43 min ago
President Trump issues his first vetoes of his second term.

The Hill - 13 hours 45 min ago
Former special counsel Jack Smith was still contemplating whether to charge President Trump's co-conspirators in the Jan. 6, 2021, case when the president won the election, he revealed to the House in a closed-door deposition released Wednesday. Smith also told investigators he was preparing to rely on a number of Trump allies who agreed to...

The Hill - 14 hours 21 min ago
Businessman and "Shark Tank" judge Kevin O'Leary predicted Tuesday that President Trump will be "fine-tuning" his tariff policy in the new year. "It needs to be fine-tuned," O'Leary told host Batya Ungar-Sargon on NewsNation's "On Balance," specifically referencing policies toward Canada and India. The president has imposed levies of 35 and 50 percent, respectively, on...

Forbes - 14 hours 44 min ago
Gold soared in 2025, both on the export and import side. Cars were among the worst performers. No commodities better expressed the impact of President Trump's tariffs.

The Hill - 14 hours 56 min ago
Colorado Democratic Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper on Wednesday slammed President Trump for vetoing a bill aiming to complete a water project in The Centennial State. The president issued the first two vetoes of his second term, one of which blocked a project that would have delivered water to southeastern Colorado. "Nothing says 'Make...

The Hill - 15 hours 16 min ago
House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) on Wednesday released the transcript of the panel's deposition with former special counsel Jack Smith concerning his team's investigations and prosecutions of President Trump. Earlier this month, Smith's attorneys sent a letter to Jordan requesting that his closed-door deposition be made public. In the testimony, Smith defended his decision to bring charges against Trump...

Newser - 15 hours 26 min ago
The Kennedy Center didn't just vote to add President Trump's name to its facade it quietly rewrote the rulebook first. In May, the federally chartered arts institution revised its bylaws to say only presidentially appointed trustees could vote or count toward a quorum, sidelining "ex officio" members designated by Congress,...