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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

FILE - Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., listens to debate as the House Rules Committee meets to prepare Republican legislation to address health care affordability, at the Capitol in Washington, Dec. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Meet the 4 Republicans who defied House Speaker Mike Johnson on ACA subsidies

2:10 PM on Wednesday, December 17

Four moderate House Republicans have broken ranks with Speaker Mike Johnson by supporting a Democratic petition to extend health care subsidies set to expire at the end of the year

FILE - Chairman Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., speaks as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol holds a hearing at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, June 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Young Democrat launches primary challenge against U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson in Mississippi

1:09 PM on Wednesday, December 17

A 33-year-old antitrust lawyer with ties to major Democratic politicians is challenging U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson to represent Mississippi’s 2nd congressional district

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 - 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

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

FILE - Flags of the U.S. and China are displayed at the Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, file)

China exploits US-funded research on nuclear technology, a congressional report says

6:19 AM on Wednesday, December 17

A congressional report says China exploits partnerships with U.S. researchers to give its military access to nuclear technology and other innovations with economic and national security applications

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)

Jack Smith tells lawmakers his team developed 'proof beyond a reasonable doubt' against Trump

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

FILE - Federal Communications Commission chairman Brendan Carr speaks during the Concordia Annual Summit in New York, Sept. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki, File)

FCC leader says agency is no longer independent as he’s grilled by Democrats over Kimmel controversy

12:16 AM on Wednesday, December 17

Democratic senators are criticizing the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission for pressuring broadcasters to take ABC late-night host Jimmy Kimmel off the air

President Donald Trump salutes as a Army carry team moves the flag-draped transfer case with the remains of Iowa National Guard soldier Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar, 25, of Des Moines, Iowa, during a casualty return, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump pays respects to 2 Iowa National Guardsmen and interpreter killed in Syria as they return home

12:07 AM on Wednesday, December 17

President Donald Trump has paid his respects to two Iowa National Guard members and a U.S. civilian who were killed in an attack in Syria last weekend

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