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US military says at least three killed in new strikes on alleged ‘convoy’ of drug boats, with survivors abandoning ship

December 31, 2025 2:29 pm CNN Newsource

By Michael Williams, Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The US military on Tuesday struck what it described as a “convoy” of three boats… Continue Reading

Trump says he’s withdrawing National Guard from Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland

December 31, 2025 1:47 pm CNN Newsource

By Donald Judd, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he’s withdrawing the National Guard from Chicago, Los Angeles… Continue Reading

What’s new, what’s not: Parsing the rhetoric around the Minnesota child care fraud firestorm

December 31, 2025 12:58 pm CNN Newsource

By Steve Contorno, Daniel Dale, CNN (CNN) — A conservative influencer’s viral video alleging widespread fraud at taxpayer-funded child care… Continue Reading

House Judiciary Committee releases video and transcript of Jack Smith deposition

December 31, 2025 11:43 am CNN Newsource

By Hannah Rabinowitz, Tierney Sneed, Casey Gannon, CNN (CNN) — The House Judiciary Committee on New Year’s Eve released a transcript and… Continue Reading

Canvassers open and review mail-in and absentee ballots for the 2024 General Election at the Baltimore City Board of Elections warehouse in November 2024.

Ballots, tax returns and other important mail may not get postmarked the day you turn it in, Postal Service warns

December 31, 2025 10:06 am CNN Newsource

By Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — If you rely on postmarks when casting your ballot, filing your taxes or paying bills, a new US Postal… Continue Reading

Man charged with allegedly threatening Kennedy Center president

December 31, 2025 8:58 am CNN Newsource

By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department charged a Virginia man on Tuesday for allegedly sending a threatening text message to… Continue Reading

Oil tanker pursued by US now has a Russian flag painted on its side

December 31, 2025 6:16 am CNN Newsource

By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — Crew members aboard the aging, rusted oil tanker that the US has been pursuing at sea for nearly two weeks… Continue Reading

Senator Michael Bennet attends a Senate Finance Committee at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on September 4.

Trump vetoes two bipartisan bills, marking first vetoes of second term

December 31, 2025 5:48 am CNN Newsource

By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump issued the first vetoes of his second term Tuesday, blocking two bipartisan,… Continue Reading

Zohran Mamdani becomes New York’s mayor on New Year’s Day. His administration is a work in progress

December 31, 2025 4:00 am CNN Newsource

By Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has spent the last several weeks sprinting towards a deadline.After… Continue Reading

Bruising on Trump’s left hand sparks renewed questions about his health

December 31, 2025 2:00 am CNN Newsource

By Adam Cancryn, CNN (CNN) — New bruising on Donald Trump’s left hand is reviving questions about his health nearly one year after he became… Continue Reading

U.S. Postal Service shifts postmarking process from local post offices to regional processing hubs

December 31, 2025 11:23 am Andrew Gillies

CENTRAL COAST REGION, Calif. (KEYT) – On Wednesday of last week, the U.S. Postal Service made changes to when mail is postmarked that could impact… Continue Reading

Tatiana Schlossberg attends an event in New York City in September 2019.

Tatiana Schlossberg, environmental journalist and JFK’s granddaughter, dies at 35 after terminal cancer diagnosis

December 30, 2025 1:29 pm CNN

CNN By Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — Tatiana Schlossberg, an environmental journalist who was a granddaughter of President John F. Kennedy,… Continue Reading

Top DOJ officials may have been pressing to bring criminal charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, judge says

December 30, 2025 12:09 pm CNN Newsource

By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Internal Justice Department files “suggest” that top officials in Washington, DC, worked with federal prosecutors… Continue Reading

Tatiana Schlossberg, environmental journalist and JFK’s granddaughter, dies at 35 after terminal cancer diagnosis

December 30, 2025 11:22 am CNN Newsource

By Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — Tatiana Schlossberg, an environmental journalist who was a granddaughter of President John F. Kennedy, died… Continue Reading

The exterior of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau headquarters.

Judge rebuffs Trump administration’s latest attempt to shut down consumer protection watchdog

December 30, 2025 10:09 am CNN Newsource

By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge said Tuesday that the Trump administration must keep funds flowing to the US Consumer… Continue Reading

Roughly two dozen ISIS operatives killed or captured since US retaliatory strikes this month

December 30, 2025 8:33 am CNN Newsource

By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — Roughly two dozen ISIS operatives have been killed or captured in Syria by US and partner forces since US… Continue Reading

Alleged DC pipe bomber appears at detention hearing as his attorneys argue he should be released from jail

December 30, 2025 6:54 am CNN Newsource

By Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge declined Tuesday to make an immediate decision about whether the suspected 2021 Washington,… Continue Reading

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to introduce Zohran Mamdani at New Year’s Day inauguration

December 30, 2025 4:00 am CNN Newsource

By Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s inauguration will feature Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and… Continue Reading

US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) along with New York State Assembly member Zohran Kwame Mamdani attend the 2025 National Puerto Rican Day Parade in New York City on June 8

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to introduce Zohran Mamdani at New Year’s Day inauguration

December 30, 2025 4:00 am CNN

CNN By Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s inauguration will feature Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and… Continue Reading

A look at Zohran Mamdani’s policy ideas as he becomes New York City’s mayor

December 30, 2025 2:01 am CNN Newsource

By Gloria Pazmino, CNN New York (CNN) — Zohran Mamdani becomes New York City’s mayor on Thursday with an ambitious agenda that drove a… Continue Reading