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5:52 PM on Tuesday, December 2

President Donald Trump's tax legislation included a provision called "Trump Accounts," which gives $1,000 to every newborn if their parents open an account

5:15 PM on Tuesday, December 2

The Pentagon press secretary has held her first briefing since most nonpartisan news outlets were replaced by friendly media representatives willing to accept new rules imposed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth

5:05 PM on Tuesday, December 2

Putin adviser says Russia-U.S. talks on ending the fighting in Ukraine were productive but that more work remains

5:03 PM on Tuesday, December 2

A Michigan prosecutor is calling it “evil personified.”

4:54 PM on Tuesday, December 2

President Donald Trump's latest Cabinet meeting lasted over two hours

4:17 PM on Tuesday, December 2

U.S. stocks bounced back as both bond yields and bitcoin stabilized

4:16 PM on Tuesday, December 2

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, many American mothers lost faith in the institutions that once shaped their lives

3:53 PM on Tuesday, December 2

The nation’s shoppers may feel gloomy about the economy, but they certainly were in the mood to shop over the five-day Thanksgiving weekend that wrapped up on Cyber Monday

3:08 PM on Tuesday, December 2

The U.S. Justice Department is seeking dismissal of a lawsuit that fired former federal prosecutor Maurene Comey brought against it, saying she didn't properly follow administrative complaint procedures before suing

2:24 PM on Tuesday, December 2

Federal authorities are preparing an immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota, focusing on Somali immigrants living unlawfully in the U.S. The operation, which could begin soon, targets people in the Minneapolis–St. Paul area with final deportation orders

2:07 PM on Tuesday, December 2

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is citing the “fog of war” in defending a follow-up strike on an alleged drug-carrying boat in the Caribbean Sea in early September

1:22 PM on Tuesday, December 2

President Donald Trump has announced plans to reconstruct Dulles International Airport in northern Virginia

1:14 PM on Tuesday, December 2

Costco is joining other companies that aren’t waiting to see whether the Supreme Court strikes down President Donald Trump’s most sweeping import taxes

12:53 PM on Tuesday, December 2

Pop singer Sabrina Carpenter and the publisher of Franklin the Turtle are disavowing the Trump administration's use of their work

10:02 AM on Tuesday, December 2

U.S.-operated flights returning deported migrants to Venezuela will continue despite President Donald Trump’s assertion to consider the country’s airspace closed

8:00 AM on Tuesday, December 2

Billionaires Michael and Susan Dell pledged a historic $6.25 billion on Tuesday to provide an incentive to families to adopt new investment accounts for children

2:01 AM on Tuesday, December 2

Israel says it has received remains handed over by Palestinian militants in Gaza to the Red Cross

12:17 AM on Tuesday, December 2

The first major winter storm has hit the Northeast and mid-Atlantic, covering the area with snow and ice

12:02 AM on Tuesday, December 2

The Supreme Court seemed likely on Tuesday to side with a faith-based pregnancy center challenging an investigation into whether it misled people to discourage abortions

11:44 PM on Monday, December 1

The U.S. stock market held steadier as both bond yields and bitcoin stabilized