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Archer Moves to Launch Air Taxi Trials In U.S. Cities Under White House Executive Order as DOT Unveils National AAM Strategy

3:27 PM on Wednesday, December 17

FILE - A man rides a bike to work at a U.S. National Center for Atmospheric Research facility in Boulder, Colo., Oct. 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)

Trump administration moves to dissolve national climate research lab in Colorado

3:25 PM on Wednesday, December 17

The Trump administration is moving to dissolve the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado

FILE - The Department of Energy in Washington, May 1, 2015. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Energy Department watchdog will audit Trump's cuts of nearly $8B in clean energy grants

3:18 PM on Wednesday, December 17

The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Inspector General will investigate the Trump administration’s termination of $7.6 billion in grants for clean energy projects across several states that voted for former Vice President Kamala Harris in last year’s presidential election

Recruiting effort leads Texas Democrats to fill every state and federal race on 2026 ballot

3:18 PM on Wednesday, December 17

A Democrat is running in every state and federal race on the Texas ballot next year

FILE - A pump jack operates at sunset in the Permian Basin near Loving, N.M., May 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan, File)

Trump's push to make oil drilling cheap again squeezes some states more than others

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

Ted Cruz R-Texas, left, speaks during a signing ceremony regarding AI initiatives with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Senate approves bill inspired by DC plane crash to ensure military aircraft will broadcast location

2:53 PM on Wednesday, December 17

The Senate has moved quickly to close a loophole that could allow military aircraft to fly without broadcasting their locations, just like an Army helicopter was doing last January before it collided with an airliner over Washington, D.C., killing 67 people

Executive Assistant Chief, Metropolitan Police Department Jeffery Carroll attends a press conference following the shooting of two National Guard soldiers near the White House Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Jeffery Carroll named interim DC police chief as federal law enforcement surge continues

2:53 PM on Wednesday, December 17

Veteran police officer Jeffery Carroll is taking over as interim chief of Washington's police force

FILE - An above-ground section of Enbridge's Line 5 is seen at the Mackinaw City, Mich., pump station, Oct. 7, 2016. (AP Photo/John Flesher, File)

Federal judge blocks Whitmer from shutting down submerged Great Lakes pipeline

2:44 PM on Wednesday, December 17

A federal judge has blocked Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer from revoking an easement that allows Enbridge to run an oil pipeline through a Great Lakes channel

New plaques of explanatory text have been placed underneath presidential portraits on the Colonnade at the White House, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump writes partisan plaques for predecessors in his newly installed Presidential Walk of Fame

2:33 PM on Wednesday, December 17

President Donald Trump has added partisan and subjective plaques to a refashioned West Wing walkway he calls the Presidential Walk of Fame

What’s next for NV Energy’s Greenlink after feds reject initial environmental analysis?

2:21 PM on Wednesday, December 17

In a rare move that could delay progress on NV Energy’s large-scale transmission line planned for the Highway 50 corridor, the federal Bureau of Land Management has ordered its Nevada office to address some environmental groups’ protests against the project

Karoline Leavitt’s White House briefing doublethink is straight out of Orwell’s ‘1984’

2:02 PM on Wednesday, December 17

A vendor sells inflatables on Macuto beach in Venezuela, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

The oil blockade threat creates anxiety in Venezuela but people stick to their daily lives

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

People celebrate after passage of the National Defense Authorization Act by the U.S. Senate, during a watch party hosted by the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025, in Pembroke, N.C. (AP Photo/Allison Joyce)

The Lumbee Tribe's federal recognition is assured with a final push by Trump

12:47 PM on Wednesday, December 17

The Senate's passage of the National Defense Authorization Act on Wednesday has also secured the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina's federal recognition as a tribal nation

FILE - New York Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks during a House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing, June 12, 2025, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

New York governor says she has reached a deal to legalize medically assisted suicide

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

FILE - Pages from the U.S. Affordable Care Act health insurance website healthcare.gov are seen on a computer screen in New York, Aug. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison, File)

4 Republicans defy Speaker Johnson to force House vote on extending ACA subsidies

10:34 AM on Wednesday, December 17

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

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth arrives to brief members of Congress on military strikes near Venezuela, Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Senate passes $901 billion defense bill that pushes Hegseth for boat strike video

10:32 AM on Wednesday, December 17

The Senate has given final passage to an annual military policy bill that will authorize $901 billion in defense programs

President Donald Trump speaks during a Hanukkah reception in the East Room of the White House, Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

The Latest: 4 Republicans join Democrats on extending ACA subsidies, defying Speaker Johnson

8:23 AM on Wednesday, December 17

Four centrist Republicans broke with Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday and signed onto a Democratic-led petition that will force a House vote on extending for three years an enhanced pandemic-era subsidy that lowers health insurance costs for millions of Americans

Former Department of Justice Special Counsel Jack Smith arrives under subpoena for a House Judiciary Committee deposition as part of its oversight into DOJ investigations into President Donald Trump, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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