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Friday, December 12, 2025 7:45 PM ET

CBS News - Politics

House GOP unveils health care plan, with vote on track for next week -- The Republican proposal does not include an extension to the expiring Affordable Care Act premium tax credits.

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Venezuela's Machado appears open to U.S. military pressure against Maduro -- Maria Corina Machado, asked by CBS News' Margaret Brennan about Trump's threat of land strikes, said she'd "welcome more and more pressure" on Maduro.

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Machado says she'll return to Venezuela "as soon as possible" despite risks -- Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado spent hours in rough seas during a dangerous secret trip to Oslo to accept the Nobel Peace Prize.

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Johnson's grip on the House slips as Republicans defy leadership -- House Republicans have repeatedly defied Speaker Mike Johnson's leadership amid growing frustration over how he's led the fractious majority.

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Trump says leaders of Thailand, Cambodia agree again to stop fighting -- "Both Countries are ready for PEACE and continued Trade with the United States of America," President Trump said on Truth Social.

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Commander overseeing U.S. military forces in Caribbean relinquishes command early -- Adm. Alvin Holsey relinquished command Friday in a ceremony at U.S. Southern Command headquarters after announcing early retirement amid U.S. buildup off of Venezuela.

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U.S. could owe businesses $168B if Supreme Court rejects Trump tariffs -- A ruling striking down emergency levies could force the federal government to return most of the tariff revenue it has collected this year, according to Penn Wharton.

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Historic preservation group sues Trump over White House ballroom project -- "No president is legally allowed to tear down portions of the White House without any review whatsoever," said the National Trust for Historic Preservation in its lawsuit.

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Trump, Clinton seen in new batch of Epstein photos released by Democrats -- Democrats on the House Oversight Committee on Friday released 19 photos from a trove of images obtained from the estate of Jeffrey Epstein.

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Trump honors "Miracle on Ice" U.S. Olympic men's hockey team -- President Trump hosted members of the 1980 U.S. Olympic men's hockey team - famous for defeating the Soviet Union in the "Miracle on Ice" - at a bill signing.

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Minnesota Gov. Walz unveils new fraud prevention program -- Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Friday unveiled a new statewide fraud prevention program in the state's latest effort to crack down in the wake of the Feeding Our Future scandal - a scheme that siphoned away $250 million in taxpayer funds meant for hungry children.

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Trump signs executive order to block "excessive" state AI regulations -- President Trump has signed an executive order to block states from regulating artificial intelligence.

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Trump pardons election official Tina Peters, but she was charged in state court -- President Trump said he is granting a pardon to Tina Peters, a former Colorado county clerk who was convicted of allowing unauthorized access to voting machines - even though the pardon power is widely understood to only apply to federal crimes.

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Johnson says boat strike hit "able-bodied" survivors who were "not injured" -- House Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters he's satisfied with the intelligence and legality of the operation that killed two survivors of a U.S. strike on an alleged drug boat.

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What one California candidate for governor says about how he'd try to repeal controversial laws -- Just how much power will the next governor have to repeal controversial California laws? -- Dec 11

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