By Sam Barron | Thursday, 11 December 2025 05:32 PM EST Indiana state senators voted against a proposal to redraw the state’s congressional maps, a rare rebuke of President Donald Trump by his fellow Republicans. Senators voted 31-19 to reject the map, even though Republicans hold a 40-10 majority in…

By Michael Katz | Thursday, December 11, 2025 A Democrat-backed Senate bill aimed at extending Affordable Care Act subsidies set to expire at year’s end received support from four Republicans on Thursday but fell short of the 60-vote threshold required for advancement. Democrats secured a promise of a Senate vote…

By James Morley III | Thursday, 11 December 2025 01:12 PM EST CNN has denied reports that it banned White House official Stephen Miller, stating the network simply declined his offer to appear on a program. Speaking to Fox News’ Sean Hannity on Wednesday, Miller said CNN refused to book…

Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, has been restored to his position as the top Democrat on the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security following President Donald Trump’s recent pardon of the congressman in a federal bribery and conspiracy case. “We got ratified,” Cuellar told reporters after Democrats voted to reinstate him…

Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Mont., said Thursday morning that President Donald Trump’s seizure of an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela marks the emergence of a new foreign-policy framework he calls the “Trump Doctrine.” Zinke described the doctrine as blending principles from the Monroe Doctrine—which states the U.S. will not…

By Mark Swanson | Thursday, 11 December 2025 12:48 PM EST Democrat Amy Acton has surged from trailing by 10 points to a narrow lead over Republican Vivek Ramaswamy in the Ohio governor’s race, according to a new Emerson College poll released Thursday. Acton now leads Ramaswamy 46% to 45%,…

The Trump administration has granted federal approval for six additional states—Hawaii, Missouri, North Dakota, South Carolina, Virginia and Tennessee—to prohibit the purchase of sugary drinks and other unhealthy items using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. This decision expands the administration’s “Make America Healthy Again” initiative by adding to 12…

Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., declared Thursday that Senate Republicans made the right decision to reject Democrats’ push for extending enhanced Obamacare subsidies, warning such a move would amount to endorsing tens of billions in annual waste and abuse. Johnson appeared on “The Chris Salcedo Show” hours after Senate Republicans voted…

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has demanded that the Trump administration explain why U.S. forces seized a Venezuelan oil tanker. The seizure occurred Wednesday off the coast of Venezuela and sent oil prices higher, escalating tensions between Washington and Caracas. The Venezuelan government accused the United States of “blatant theft”…

By Sam Barron | Thursday, December 11, 2025 President Donald Trump is expected to ease federal restrictions on marijuana use in early 2026 through a potential reclassification of the substance. Currently classified as a Schedule I drug — alongside heroin and LSD — marijuana has no accepted medical use under…