Politics Pulitzer Prize Board Aggressively Demands Trump Disclose Years of Personal Records Stella Green, December 16, 2025 The Pulitzer Prize Board has initiated an aggressive discovery demand aimed at compelling President Donald Trump to disclose years of personal records, including tax returns, financial documents, and comprehensive medical and psychological files, as part of his ongoing defamation lawsuit against the panel. This request follows a 2022 lawsuit filed… Continue Reading
Politics $550 Billion U.S.-Japan Investment Fund Begins with First Energy Projects Stella Green, December 16, 2025 By Michael Katz | Tuesday, December 16, 2025, 10:51 PM EST The U.S. and Japan are preparing to begin reviewing energy projects that could become the first investments under a landmark $550 billion joint fund established as a key component of their July trade agreement. A consultation panel tasked with… Continue Reading
Politics Cotton Unveils Bill to Block Noncitizens from In-State College Benefits Stella Green, December 16, 2025 By James Morley III | Tuesday, December 16, 2025 Senator Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) announced on Tuesday that he has introduced the “Put American Students First Act,” legislation aimed at preventing noncitizens from being eligible for in-state tuition and other state-provided educational benefits at public colleges and universities. In a statement… Continue Reading
Politics House Oversight Committee Demands Clinton Family Answer Questions on Epstein Connection Stella Green, December 16, 2025 House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., told reporters Tuesday that the committee expects former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to comply with subpoenas requiring sworn testimony about their relationship with late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. In a recent statement, Comer said the… Continue Reading
Politics Zelenskyy’s ‘Article 5’ Demand Undermines Ukraine’s Sovereignty in Critical Peace Negotiations Stella Green, December 15, 2025 By Michael Katz | Monday, December 15, 2025 The U.S. has extended Ukraine with security assurances comparable to those granted NATO members—but on the condition that Kyiv accept the arrangement immediately, as future proposals could prove less favorable. The offer was delivered on Monday during the second and final day… Continue Reading
Politics Shut Down Threat Intensifies as Democrats Push for Obamacare Subsidy Extension Stella Green, December 15, 2025 By Charlie McCarthy | Monday, 15 December 2025 10:21 AM EST The possibility of a government shutdown next month has become more likely after bipartisan talks failed to secure an extension of Obamacare subsidies. Senators in both parties are now openly bracing for another shutdown fight as Democrats signal they… Continue Reading
Politics D.C. Police Chief Pamela Smith Faces Allegations of Data Manipulation to Downplay Crime Rates Stella Green, December 15, 2025 The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has released a report accusing the Metropolitan Police Department of deliberately manipulating and lowering publicly reported crime statistics in the District of Columbia under outgoing police chief Pamela Smith. In its findings, the committee stated that commanders testified there were “clear pressures placed… Continue Reading
Politics Tuberville Calls CAIR’s Labeling Him ‘Anti-Muslim Extremist’ a ‘Badge of Honor’ Stella Green, December 15, 2025 CAIR, the nation’s largest Muslim advocacy organization, has designated Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) an anti-Muslim extremist “in the wake of his increasingly hateful and dangerous attacks on Alabama Muslims, including his recent targeting of Alabama Muslim K-12 school children.” The group recently criticized Tuberville for opposing the Islamic Academy of… Continue Reading
Politics Kennedy Warns State-by-State Food Rules Are “Impossible” as He Pushes for National Ingredient Standard Stella Green, December 15, 2025 Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has signaled a willingness to consider a single national standard for ingredient transparency, a move that could dramatically reshape how food and consumer products are regulated in the U.S. In an interview with Bloomberg on Wednesday, Kennedy said a national food… Continue Reading
Politics Hunter Biden Disbarred by Connecticut Court Amid Federal Gun and Tax Case Complaints Stella Green, December 15, 2025 A Connecticut judge has disbarred Hunter Biden, son of former President Joe Biden, for violating the state’s attorney conduct rules following complaints tied to his federal gun and tax cases. The ruling was issued Monday by Judge Trial Referee Patrick L. Carroll III in Waterbury after Biden consented to disbarment… Continue Reading