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Former US Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell, of Colorado, dies at 92

DENVER (AP) — Ben Nighthorse Campbell, the former senator and U.S. representative of Colorado known for his passionate advocacy of Native American issues, died Tuesday. He was 92. Campbell died of natural causes surrounded by his family, his daughter, Shanan Campbell, confirmed to The Associated Press. Campbell, a Democrat who stunned his party by joining the Republican Party, stood out in Congress as much for his unconventional dress — cowboy boots, bolo ties and ponytail — as his defense of ...

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Trump issues his first vetoes of this term

President Trump used his veto power this week for the first time since returning to the White House, rejecting a pair of bipartisan bills designed to make it easier to build a water pipeline in Colorado and give a Native American tribe more control over a portion of the Everglades. Mr. Trump vetoed the two bills on Monday, the White House announced on X, after they were sent to his desk earlier this month. The bills had backers in both parties, and they passed the House and Senate through voice ...

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Pam Bondi Impeachment Backed by Over 30,000 in Republican's Survey

Published Dec 30, 2025 at 11:40 AM EST updated Dec 30, 2025 at 03:04 PM EST Representative Thomas Massie, a Kentucky Republican, asked his followers on X whether or not they support impeaching Attorney General Pam Bondi over the Epstein files—tens of thousands responded saying they support the idea. Newsweek reached out to the Department of Justice (DOJ) via its press contact form. Why It Matters Massie and Representative Ro Khanna, a California Democrat, co-sponsored a bill requiring the D ...

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Trump's equal opportunity agency wants to talk to white men about discrimination they have faced

Tuesday 30 December 2025 17:55 EST President Donald Trump’s top workplace civil rights official is specifically calling on white men to report race and sex discrimination against them. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission acting chair Andrea Lucas posted a video on social media this month asking: “Are you a white male who has experienced discrimination at work based on your race or sex?” The agency, established under the Civil Rights Act of 1964, enforces federal anti-discrimination laws ...

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Lone actors and groups driven by ideology are 'most significant terrorism threat' to New Year's celebrations, report say

PUBLISHED Dec 30, 2025, 5:34 PM ET Lone actors and smaller groups with a range of ideological motives pose the most significant threat to New Year’s Eve celebrations like the one in Times Square, according to a joint assessment from the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security. The report, which was obtained by CNN, specifically notes the threat from small groups of people “seeking to commit acts of violence motivated by a broad range of racial, ethnic, political, religious, anti-governme ...

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Tatiana Schlossberg, granddaughter of JFK, has died

She was diagnosed with a "rare mutation" of acute myeloid leukemia in 2024. ByEmily Shapiro December 30, 2025, 2:33 PM Tatiana Schlossberg attends her book signing at the In goop Health Summit San Francisco 2019 at Craneway Pavilion on November 16, 2019 in Richmond, California. Amber De Vos/Getty Images Tatiana Schlossberg, daughter of Caroline Kennedy and granddaughter of President John F. Kennedy, has died following a battle with acute myeloid leukemia. "Our beautiful Tatia ...

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Zelenskyy: Trump considering US troop deployment in Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told reporters that Donald Trump is weighing sending American troops to Ukraine as peace talks between that country and Russia falter. Zelenskyy made the claims while talking to reporters via WhatsApp, Reuters national security correspondent Idress Ali shared on social media. The talks were confirmed by Ukrainian news agency Ukrinform. Speaking to the outlet, Zelenskyy said the decision would ultimately come down to Trump. “To be honest, this can only b ...

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Jack White Slams Tennessee Representative for Posting AI-Generated, Ragebait Slop of Him Yelling About Trump

The spat seems to have started when the Twitter account MAGA Response, a page seemingly dedicated to farming engagement via Trump-related AI videos, shared an AI-generated clip of White furiously saying, "Don't even think about listening to my music, you fascists." Notably, the clip sounds very little like White's actual voice. Representative Burchett then retweeted the video, adding, "That cute little girl from the Addams Family got really ugly and angry." -snip- "Ca ...

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OpenAI Reportedly Planning to Make ChatGPT "Prioritize" Advertisers in Conversation

The plans are far from final, though they give us a look at what soon may become the norm for ChatGPT. One conversation between OpenAI staffers, for example, involved giving sponsored chatbot results “preferential treatment” over non-sponsored results, anonymous employees told The Information. This could look like a user asking how much ibuprofen to take for a headache receiving a promoted ad for Advil in the chatbot’s response. Meanwhile, actual results on correct dosage may be brushed to the ...

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President's Pardon Power To Be Curbed Under New Proposal

Dec 30, 2025 at 11:38 AM EST A group of Democrats are seeking to curb the president's pardoning powers by amending the U.S. Constitution. Posting on X, California Democrat Mike Levin issued a statement about a constitutional amendment he is co-sponsoring "to reform the pardon power" by banning self-pardons, barring pardons for family members, senior officials and campaign staff and blocking pardons "used to protect the president's personal or financial interests." The pro ...

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Pam Bondi Deletes Post That Accidentally Praised Joe Biden

28 min ago - Dec 31, 2025 at 04:41 AM EST Attorney General Pam Bondi has deleted a post after inadvertently highlighting the Biden administration’s success in reducing drug overdose deaths. Newsweek has contacted the Department of Justice for comment via the ... (Newsweek)

Trump family business delays launch of $499 gold smartphone

1 hr ago - Wed 31 Dec 2025 07.59 EST First published on Wed 31 Dec 2025 04.10 EST Trump Mobile, the phone company launched by Donald Trump’s family business, has pushed back plans to deliver a $499 (£371) gold-coloured smartphone by the end of the ye ... (The Guardian)

UnitedHealth drops 1 million seniors, the biggest Medicare purge in two decades.

1 hr ago - UnitedHealth, which dominates the Medicare Advantage market, told investors last month it plans to shrink its enrollment by about 1 million people in 2026, reversing years of relentless growth. The reduction equals roughly 12 percent of its Medicare ... (Penny Gem)

Donald Trump Attacks Kennedy Family on Truth Social Hours After Death of JFK's Granddaughter Tatiana Schlossberg

1 hr ago - The president took to Truth Social hours after the Kennedy family announced their tragic loss to share posts from MAGA supporters mocking the political dynasty By Meredith Kile Published on December 30, 2025 09:19PM EST ...................... ... (People)

Lauren Boebert says Trump just 'retaliated' against her for her Epstein vote

1 hr ago - December 30, 2025 10:03PM ET Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) is accusing President Donald Trump of blocking a non-controversial water project affecting her district after the lawmaker challenged Trump to force the release of the Epstein files in Novemb ... (Raw Story)

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz hits back as Trump administration freezes state's child care funds amid fraud claims

2 hrs ago - Tuesday 30 December 2025 21:06 EST Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has sharply criticized the Trump administration Tuesday over its decision to pause federal child care funds to the state after an influencer’s video went viral alleging widespread fr ... (The Independent)

Kennedy Center changed board rules months before vote to add Trump's name

3 hrs ago - WP Exclusive Kennedy Center changed board rules months before vote to add Trump's name The new rules say only trustees appointed by the president can vote, barring other members, including seats held by Democrats, from decisions. The center said the ... (Washington Post)

Democrat Renee Hardman wins Iowa state Senate seat, blocking GOP from reclaiming a supermajority

3 hrs ago - Updated 1:31 AM EST, December 31, 2025 DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Democrat Renee Hardman was elected to the Iowa state Senate on Tuesday in a year-end special election, denying Republicans from reclaiming two-thirds control of the chamber. Hardman ... (AP)

Fed policymakers judged 'ample' levels of reserves warranted bill-buying, minutes show

3 hrs ago - December 30, 2025 6:16 PM EST Updated 11 hours ago Dec 30 (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve's decision earlier this month to start buying short-dated government bonds came after a recommendation from staff to do so and a judgment by policymakers that t ... (Reuters)

New ad attacks GOP over ACA enhanced subsidy lapse

3 hrs ago - 12/30/25 6:00 PM ET Expect to see a lot more of these: a new digital ad from Democratic-aligned health advocacy group Protect Our Care is attacking frontline House Republicans for letting the Affordable Care Act’s enhanced subsidies expire. Th ... (The Hill)

Postmark change could impact getting ballots, bills in on time

4 hrs ago - 12h The U.S. Postal Service is making new changes in 2026, including adjustments to the postmark process, which could result in late fees and penalties for anyone mailing time-sensitive documents such as tax returns or bill payments. For decades, the ... (msn/USA Today)

Trump's equal opportunity agency wants to talk to white men about discrimination they have faced

4 hrs ago - Tuesday 30 December 2025 17:55 EST President Donald Trump’s top workplace civil rights official is specifically calling on white men to report race and sex discrimination against them. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission acting chair Andrea ... (The Independent)

Former US Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell, of Colorado, dies at 92

4 hrs ago - DENVER (AP) — Ben Nighthorse Campbell, the former senator and U.S. representative of Colorado known for his passionate advocacy of Native American issues, died Tuesday. He was 92. Campbell died of natural causes surrounded by his family, his dau ... (Associated Press)

Dr. Oz calls flu vaccine 'controversial of late'

4 hrs ago - 12/30/25 5:48 PM ET Mehmet Oz, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, on Tuesday called the seasonal flu vaccine “controversial of late” and advised various Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) initiatives as ways to ... (The Hill)

Lone actors and groups driven by ideology are 'most significant terrorism threat' to New Year's celebrations, report say

5 hrs ago - PUBLISHED Dec 30, 2025, 5:34 PM ET Lone actors and smaller groups with a range of ideological motives pose the most significant threat to New Year’s Eve celebrations like the one in Times Square, according to a joint assessment from the FBI and ... (CNN US)

Top Senate Dems Demand Trump's Chief of Staff Explain How She 'Read the Epstein Files'

5 hrs ago - Dec 30th, 2025, 4:24 pm Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL), the ranking member of the Judiciary Committee, and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) sent Trump Chief of Staff Susie Wiles a letter on Tuesday asking her to explain how she knew certain details of Trump& ... (MEDIAite)

US commits $480m in health funding to Ivory Coast, the latest to sign 'America First' health deals

6 hrs ago - Updated 3:34 PM EST, December 30, 2025 ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — The United States and Ivory Coast signed a health deal Tuesday requiring the U.S. to commit $480 million to the West African nation’s health sector as part of “America ... (AP)

Pam Bondi Impeachment Backed by Over 30,000 in Republican's Survey

6 hrs ago - Published Dec 30, 2025 at 11:40 AM EST updated Dec 30, 2025 at 03:04 PM EST Representative Thomas Massie, a Kentucky Republican, asked his followers on X whether or not they support impeaching Attorney General Pam Bondi over the Epstein files—te ... (Newsweek)

Trump issues his first vetoes of this term

8 hrs ago - President Trump used his veto power this week for the first time since returning to the White House, rejecting a pair of bipartisan bills designed to make it easier to build a water pipeline in Colorado and give a Native American tribe more control o ... (CBS News)

Protests spread across Iran for third day after currency hits record low

10 hrs ago - Protests and strikes in Iran over inflation and currency devaluation have spread from the capital, Tehran, to several other cities on a third day of unrest. The protests began on Sunday after shopkeepers in Tehran's Grand Bazaar staged a strike when ... (BBC)

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