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9:42 PM on Wednesday, December 17

US announces massive package of arms sales to Taiwan valued at more than $10 billion, a move sure to infuriate China

9:20 PM on Wednesday, December 17

9:05 PM on Wednesday, December 17

The U.S. military says it attacked a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing four people

8:53 PM on Wednesday, December 17

Peter Arnett, the Pulitzer Prize-winning correspondent who covered wars from Vietnam to Iraq, has died at 91

8:00 PM on Wednesday, December 17

A U.S. senator says she's pausing the nomination for the top Coast Guard job because leaders appeared to have “backtracked” on a commitment to ensure that swastikas and nooses are considered hate symbols and prohibited from being displayed

6:44 PM on Wednesday, December 17

President Donald Trump is demanding Venezuela pay for assets that Trump says were stolen from U.S. companies when the South American country nationalized its oil industry years ago

5:28 PM on Wednesday, December 17

FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino says he’ll resign from the bureau next month, ending a brief tenure in which he clashed with the Justice Department over the handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files and was forced to reconcile the realities of his law enforcement job with provocative claims he made in his prior role as a popular podcast host

5:05 PM on Wednesday, December 17

Minneapolis' police chief is criticizing federal immigration agents after a confrontation with protesters on Monday

4:23 PM on Wednesday, December 17

The House has rejected a pair of resolutions that would put a check on President Donald Trump’s power to use military force against drug cartels and the nation of Venezuela

4:05 PM on Wednesday, December 17

The investigation into the Brown University mass shooting has dragged on for more than four days with no named suspect, motive, weapon or even a clear image of the assailant’s face that might help bring them to justice

3:51 PM on Wednesday, December 17

Two young men who pleaded guilty to a 2023 fatal hit-and-run of a retired police chief were sentenced to life in prison Tuesday

3:01 PM on Wednesday, December 17

A Republican push to make drilling cheaper on federal land is creating new fiscal pressure for states that depend on oil and gas revenue, most notably in New Mexico

1:32 PM on Wednesday, December 17

U.S. President Donald Trump's announced blockade on sanctioned Venezuelan oil could lead to shortages of food, fuel, and other basic goods in the Latin American nation

10:44 AM on Wednesday, December 17

New York is set to become the latest state to legalize medically assisted suicide for the terminally ill

10:34 AM on Wednesday, December 17

Four centrist Republicans have broken with their party's leadership over health care

8:23 AM on Wednesday, December 17

President Donald Trump has delivered a speech where he discussed his achievements and touched on some of his agenda for next year and beyond

8:07 AM on Wednesday, December 17

President Donald Trump says he is sending a $1,776 bonus check to U.S. troops for Christmas

5:02 AM on Wednesday, December 17

Former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith has told lawmakers in a closed-door interview his team “developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt” President Donald Trump criminally conspired to overturn his 2020 election loss

9:07 PM on Saturday, December 13

4:03 PM on Friday, December 5

President Donald Trump's administration says its efforts over the past week are meant to stop the flow of drugs into the U.S. and increase pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro