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Wednesday, December 17, 2025 10:02 AM ET

CBS News - Politics

Live - House to vote on GOP health care bill as Congress makes year-end sprint - The House is set to vote on a GOP health care bill that would not extend expiring tax credits. Follow live updates here. 15M ago

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Trump to deliver prime-time address to the nation tonight -- President Trump said he will deliver an address live to the nation Wednesday at 9 p.m. ET.

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Warner Bros. Discovery rejects Paramount Skydance's hostile bid -- Warner Bros. Discovery's board told its shareholders that Paramount Skydance's offer "provides inadequate value" for the business.

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More than $1 million donated for hero who tackled Bondi Beach gunman -- Ahmed al Ahmed, the Syrian-Australian father who wrestled a shotgun from one of the gunmen attacking a Jewish gathering, is facing a long road to recovery.

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Trump orders "total and complete blockade" of sanctioned oil tankers in Venezuela -- President Trump's declaration comes as the administration heaps pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

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Nick Reiner being charged with first-degree murder in parents' deaths -- Officials in Los Angeles held a news conference about the killings of Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner, who were found dead​ in their home Sunday.

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Brown shooting investigators release new "enhanced" footage of person of interest -- In several zoomed-in videos police say were captured on the East Side of Providence approximately two hours before the shooting, the person of interest is seen walking on a sidewalk and looking around.

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Major climate research center on Trump administration chopping block -- The Trump administration intends to dismantle one of the world's leading climate research institutions, in Boulder, Colorado, over what it said were concerns about "climate alarmism."

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U.S. labels Colombian cartel a terror group, opening door to military action -- The U.S. State Department said Clan del Golfo is a "violent and powerful criminal organization" that uses cocaine trafficking to fund violent activities.

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Oregon hospital races to build a tsunami shelter as FEMA fights to cut funding -- Columbia Memorial Hospital near Oregon's coastline is forging ahead with emergency plans in case of a major earthquake or tsunami.

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Capitol replaces statue of Robert E. Lee with civil rights icon Barbara Rose Johns -- The U.S. Capitol has begun displaying a statue of a teenaged Barbara Rose Johns as she protested poor conditions at her segregated Virginia high school.

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House won't vote on health care tax credit extension, angering GOP moderates -- An 11th-hour effort by moderate Republicans to put an extension on the floor for a vote failed Tuesday night.

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Former top vaccine official sues Trump administration over her firing -- Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo succeeded Anthony Fauci in leading the vaccine research division at the National Institutes of Health.

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Hegseth won't release video of U.S. "double tap" strike that killed 2 survivors -- Democrats have called on the Pentagon to release the full video of the "double-tap" U.S. strike that killed two survivors who were alive after an initial strike.

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Judge denies request to temporarily block construction of White House ballroom -- A federal judge in Washington, D.C., put limits on what construction crews can do on the project over the next two weeks.

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Trump doubles number of countries facing travel bans or restrictions -- President Trump on Tuesday more than doubled the list of countries subject to his travel ban or to heavy restrictions, bringing the total number of nations affected to 39.

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At DNC meetings, Democrats see hope in 2025 wins as Newsom, Harris loom large -- Democrats felt jubilant at this year's winter party meetings after decisive off-year election wins. Now, they say they are looking to build on the 2025 momentum in next year's midterms - and beyond.

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Senate Republicans push for progress on next funding package this week -- Senate Republicans are aiming to move forward on a new package of funding bills before leaving for the holidays, with just weeks to go before the next deadline to avoid another shutdown.

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Epstein offered advice to billionaire facing accusation of sexual impropriety -- Recently released emails document Jeffrey Epstein's involvement in Leon Black's personal affairs.

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