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Lucas Kirk, of Sullivan, Mo., stands with boxes of petition signatures he helped collect and deliver on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, to the secretary of state's office in Jefferson City, Mo., calling for a referendum election on new congressional districts approved by the state legislature. (AP Photo/David A. Lieb)

Opponents of Trump-backed redistricting in Missouri submit a petition to force a public vote

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FILE Audrey Strauss, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, speaks during a news conference to announce charges against Ghislaine Maxwell for her alleged role in the sexual exploitation and abuse of multiple minor girls by Jeffrey Epstein, July 2, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Justice Department can unseal Ghislaine Maxwell sex trafficking case records, judge says

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A federal judge in New York has granted the Justice Department’s request to publicly release grand jury transcripts and other material from Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex trafficking case, citing a new law that requires the government to open its files on Jeffrey Epstein and his longtime confidant.

President Donald Trump listens during a roundtable on farm subsidies in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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The Latest: Federal judge grants request to unseal Ghislaine Maxwell case records

Read full article: The Latest: Federal judge grants request to unseal Ghislaine Maxwell case records

A federal judge says the Justice Department can publicly release investigative materials from a sex trafficking case against Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime confidante of Jeffrey Epstein.

FILE - The Supreme Court is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Supreme Court questions limits on political party spending in federal elections, hearing GOP appeal

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Conservative Supreme Court justices appeared to back a Republican-led drive, supported by President Donald Trump’s administration, to overturn a quarter-century-old decision and erase limits on how much political parties can spend in coordination with candidates for Congress and president.

Rohullah R., who did not want his face to be shown or to disclose his last name out of fear of ICE, is photographed at his home in North Highlands, Calif., Friday, Dec. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vsquez)
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ICE arrests of Afghans are on the rise in the wake of National Guard attack, immigration lawyers say

Read full article: ICE arrests of Afghans are on the rise in the wake of National Guard attack, immigration lawyers say

Immigration lawyers and authorities say arrests of Afghans are on the rise following the shooting of two National Guard members in Washington, D.C. The suspect in the attack is an Afghan national.

FILE - A Block Island Wind Farm turbine operates, Dec. 7, 2023, off the coast of Block Island, R.I., during a tour organized by Orsted. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File)

Federal judge throws out Trump order blocking development of wind energy

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A federal judge has struck down President Donald Trump’s executive order blocking wind energy projects, saying the effort to halt virtually all leasing of wind farms on federal lands and waters was “arbitrary and capricious” and violates U.S. law.

President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable on farm subsidies in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump says survivors of scrutinized US strike were trying to right boat before 2nd missile was fired

Read full article: Trump says survivors of scrutinized US strike were trying to right boat before 2nd missile was fired

President Donald Trump is justifying the U.S. military's decision to fire a second missile in a heavily scrutinized U.S. attack on a boat in the Caribbean Sea.

FILE - Candidate Tina Peters speaks during a debate for the state leadership position, Feb. 25, 2023, in Hudson, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Former Colorado clerk will remain in state prison after a federal judge rejects her bid for freedom

Read full article: Former Colorado clerk will remain in state prison after a federal judge rejects her bid for freedom

A federal magistrate judge has rejected a bid by a former Colorado county clerk to be released from prison while she appeals her state conviction for orchestrating a data breach scheme driven by false claims about voting machine fraud in the 2020 presidential race.

FILE - A seal is seen before Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell walks out to speak during a news conference following the Federal Open Market Committee meeting, Sept. 17, 2025, at the Federal Reserve Board Building in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Fed likely to lower borrowing costs this week, but follow-up rate cuts face longer odds

Read full article: Fed likely to lower borrowing costs this week, but follow-up rate cuts face longer odds

The Federal Reserve faces an unusually contentious meeting this week that will test Chair Jerome Powell’s ability to corral the necessary support from fellow policymakers for a third straight interest rate cut.

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks at a news conference at Harry Reid International Airport, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Ronda Churchill)

Judge wants whistleblower to testify in contempt probe of Trump official over planes to El Salvador

Read full article: Judge wants whistleblower to testify in contempt probe of Trump official over planes to El Salvador

A federal judge investigating whether Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem should face a contempt charge over flights carrying migrants to El Salvador wants to hear from a whistleblower and a top Justice Department official.

FILE - Jim Troupis reads a statement after his court appearance outside a Dane County courtroom Dec. 12, 2024, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)

Former Trump aides allege judicial misconduct in Wisconsin fake elector case

Read full article: Former Trump aides allege judicial misconduct in Wisconsin fake elector case

President Donald Trump’s former attorney in battleground Wisconsin is alleging that a judge presiding over his case and that of two other Trump aides charged with felonies related to the 2020 election is guilty of misconduct and must step aside.

President Donald Trump speaks with Elon Musk and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, during the Saudi Investment Forum at the Kennedy Center, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump approves sale of more advanced Nvidia computer chips used in AI to China

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President Donald Trump says he will allow Nvidia to sell its H200 computer chip used in the development of artificial intelligence to “approved customers” in China.

As Congress faces a year-end deadline on Affordable Care Act subsidies, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., left, and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., meet with reporters about health care affordability, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Affordable Care Act enrollment is slightly ahead of last year so far, despite expiring subsidies

Read full article: Affordable Care Act enrollment is slightly ahead of last year so far, despite expiring subsidies

Initial new federal data shows the number of Americans signing up for Affordable Care Act health insurance for 2026 is moderately higher than it was at a similar time last year.

FILE - Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger participates during an election forum, Sept. 19, 2024, in Ann Arbor, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

Brad Raffensperger sues to win more campaign spending power in Georgia governor race

Read full article: Brad Raffensperger sues to win more campaign spending power in Georgia governor race

Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is the latest Republican candidate for Georgia governor to attack campaign finance rules that allow Lt. Gov. Burt Jones to raise unlimited contributions.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent listens as President Donald Trump talks after meeting with New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Nov. 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Bessent divests from soybean farmland ahead of Trump aid announcement for farmers

Read full article: Bessent divests from soybean farmland ahead of Trump aid announcement for farmers

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says he has divested from his North Dakota soybean farmland.

FILE - Alina Habba, President Donald Trump's pick to be the interim U.S. Attorney for New Jersey, speaks with reporters outside the White House, March 26, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Trump's former lawyer Alina Habba resigns as top federal prosecutor in New Jersey

Read full article: Trump's former lawyer Alina Habba resigns as top federal prosecutor in New Jersey

President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney, Alina Habba, announced her resignation as acting U.S. attorney in New Jersey.

FILE - Federal Bureau of Investigation officers take a knee with demonstrators as they march on Pennsylvania Ave during a protest over the death of George Floyd on June 4, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

12 FBI agents fired for kneeling during racial justice protest sue to get their jobs back

Read full article: 12 FBI agents fired for kneeling during racial justice protest sue to get their jobs back

Twelve former FBI agents fired after kneeling during a 2020 racial justice protest in Washington have sued to get their jobs back.

The Orlando City Council District 3 race will go to a runoff with Roger Chapin and Mira Tanna as the candidates.
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Roger Chapin vs. Mira Tanna: Orlando commission runoff election set for Tuesday

Read full article: Roger Chapin vs. Mira Tanna: Orlando commission runoff election set for Tuesday

No candidates got more than 50% of the vote in the November election, which means the two top vote-getters, Roger Chapin and Mira Tanna, are facing off in a runoff election on Tuesday. What you need to know to cast a vote.

President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable on farm subsidies in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump is giving farmers $12B in aid. They've been hit hard by his trade war with China

Read full article: Trump is giving farmers $12B in aid. They've been hit hard by his trade war with China

President Donald Trump is giving farmers some $12 billion in aid to help as they struggle to sell their crops while getting hit by rising costs.

In this photo released by the Inter Services Public Relations, Pakistan's Chief of Defense Forces and Army Chief Gen. Asim Munir, center, Pakistan Naval Chief Admiral Naveed Ashraf, left, and Pakistan Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Babar attend a guard of honor ceremony at the joint military command headquarters in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025. (Inter Services Public Relations via AP)
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Pakistan's top general calls on Afghanistan to pick between ties with Islamabad or Pakistani Taliban

Read full article: Pakistan's top general calls on Afghanistan to pick between ties with Islamabad or Pakistani Taliban

Pakistan’s newly appointed chief of defense forces has warned Afghanistan’s Taliban government to choose between maintaining ties with Islamabad or supporting the Pakistani Taliban, the militant group blamed for a surge in deadly attacks in recent years.

President Donald Trump speaks on the red carpet before the 48th Kennedy Center Honors, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

The Latest: Supreme Court likely to back Trump’s power to fire independent agency board members

Read full article: The Latest: Supreme Court likely to back Trump’s power to fire independent agency board members

The U.S. Supreme Court seems likely to expand presidential control over independent federal agencies, signaling support for President Donald Trump’s firing of board members.

Lynn Weidner, a home care worker who worries that the cost of her health insurance plan in the Affordable Care Act marketplace will rise, poses in front of her home, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, in Allentown, Pa. (AP Photo/Marc Levy)
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Swing district Republicans brace for political fallout if health care subsidies expire

Read full article: Swing district Republicans brace for political fallout if health care subsidies expire

House Republicans in key battleground districts are working to contain the political fallout expected when thousands of their constituents face higher bills for health insurance coverage obtained through the Affordable Care Act.