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- MN lawmaker says ‘unbelievable’ assisted-living fraud scheme includes indicted figure still getting state pay - Minnesota lawmakers said in a Wednesday hearing that they have found even more fraud in the state in addition to an indicted fraudster continuing to receive taxpayer funds.
- Who is Christina Paxson? The Brown University president facing increased scrutiny over mass shooting response - Brown University president Christina Paxson faces mounting criticism as manhunt for deadly campus shooter enters day 5 with no arrests or concrete leads.
- Federal appeals court rules in favor of Trump administration on DC National Guard deployment - A federal appeals court ruled in favor of the Trump administration's bid to continue National Guard deployment in Washington DC through February.
- Trump attends solemn dignified transfer for Iowa guardsmen, civilian killed in Syria ISIS attack - President Donald Trump honored two fallen U.S. servicemembers at a dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base on Wednesday.
- Top Dem blasts claims he cherry-picked 92 Epstein images from 95,000-file cache - House Democrats release almost 100 new Jeffrey Epstein photos, featuring Donald Trump, Woody Allen, Steve Bannon and other influential figures.
- Senate Republicans block Schiff effort to force release of Caribbean strike footage - Sen. Adam Schiff's, D-Calif, legislation would have required that Secretary of War Pete Hegseth release the footage first to Congress, then to the public.
- Firm behind climate lawsuits faces DOJ referral after court finds 'misconduct bordering on criminal' - Federal Judge Paul Diamond referred Hagens Berman to the Department of Justice for potential unlawful conduct, prompting the law firm to appeal to the 3rd Circuit.
- Senate sends $901B defense bill to Trump after clashes over boat strike, DC airspace - Despite possible hiccups, the Senate coalesced around the National Defense Authorization Act of 2026, marking one of the final legislative hurdles the upper chamber had to overcome for the year.
- Four Republicans buck Mike Johnson to join Hakeem Jeffries' Obamacare push - Four moderate Republicans defy Speaker Johnson to join Democrats in forcing vote on ACA subsidies, creating bipartisan push to extend Obamacare benefits.
- Global wave of terror plots sparks new alarms over the West’s growing vulnerability - Terrorist attacks on Hanukkah celebration in Sydney and foiled Christmas market plot in Germany spark growing fears of rising extremist violence worldwide.