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House Republicans set to vote on ‘responsible alternative’ to Obamacare

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., prepares to speak to reporters following a strategy session with House Republicans, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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The House will vote this week on a Republican health care package that Speaker Mike Johnson said will provide “clear, responsible alternatives” to Obamacare.

Gunmen kill 16, wound dozens in shocking attack at Hanukkah celebration on Australia’s Bondi Beach

Police cordon off an area at Bondi Beach after a reported shooting in Sydney, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Gunmen killed 16 people and wounded dozens more in a shocking assault at a Hanukkah celebration on Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, on Sunday, the latest in a string of antisemitic attacks around the world and one that led authorities in major U.S. cities to ramp up protection ahead of their own Hanukkah events this week.

Police cordon off an area at Bondi Beach after a reported shooting in Sydney, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Gunmen kill 16, wound dozens in shocking attack at Hanukkah celebration on Australia’s Bondi Beach

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Police tape off hotel rooms where the person of interest was arrested in a shooting in Coventry, RI., (AP Photo/Kimberlee Kruesi)

Person of interest in custody after shooting at Brown University kills two and wounds nine others

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A U.S. military convoy drives along a road in northeastern Syria's Hasakeh province, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue, File)

Deadly attack puts focus on U.S. support for fragile new Syrian government

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during his briefing with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte in Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, Aug. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy drops NATO bid ahead of peace talks with U.S.: report

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This image from video posted on Attorney General Pam Bondi's X account, and partially redacted by the source, shows an oil tanker being seized by U.S. forces off the coast of Venezuela, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. (U.S. Attorney General's Office/X via AP)

Document shows U.S. seized Venezuelan oil tanker hours before federal warrant expired

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during his briefing with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte in Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, Aug. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy drops NATO bid ahead of peace talks with U.S.: report

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This image from video posted on Attorney General Pam Bondi's X account, and partially redacted by the source, shows an oil tanker being seized by U.S. forces off the coast of Venezuela, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. (U.S. Attorney General's Office/X via AP)

Document shows U.S. seized Venezuelan oil tanker hours before federal warrant expired

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FILE - This photo taken from video shows organizers rallying outside of the Ohio Statehouse to protest gerrymandering and advocate for lawmakers to draw fair maps in Columbus, Ohio, Sept. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Patrick Aftoora-Orsagos, File)

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration building is seen behind FDA logos at a bus stop on the agency's campus in Silver Spring, Md., Aug. 2, 2018. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

‘Not a priority’: GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy criticizes FDA’s delay on mifepristone study

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

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Hailee Steinfeld and NFL husband Josh Allen are expecting their first child

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National Security Editor Guy Taylor sits down with Eric Fanning, president and CEO of the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) for a discussion on challenges and opportunities at play within the evolving transformation of how the government acquires and delivers new tech for the U.S. military.

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Trump flips coin, helps kick off Army-Navy game

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Trump revives push to downgrade marijuana in federal drug laws

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Indiana Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray takes question after a bill to redistrict the state's congressional map was defeated, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, at the Statehouse in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Trump advocates for primary against Indiana GOP leader who rejected redrawn congressional map

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable discussion with business leaders in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump signs order to block states from regulating AI

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House Republicans set to vote on ‘responsible alternative’ to Obamacare

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration building is seen behind FDA logos at a bus stop on the agency's campus in Silver Spring, Md., Aug. 2, 2018. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

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Kilmar Abrego Garcia attends a protest rally at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Baltimore, Monday, Aug. 25, 2025, to support Abrego Garcia. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough, File)

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Protestors hold signs outside the Indiana Senate chamber before a vote to redistrict the state's congressional map at the Statehouse in Indianapolis, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Indiana Republicans defy Trump, block redistricting push

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Police tape off hotel rooms where the person of interest was arrested in a shooting in Coventry, RI., (AP Photo/Kimberlee Kruesi)

Person of interest in custody after shooting at Brown University kills two and wounds nine others

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Mayor Brett Smiley speaks to reporters during a Brown University news conference, in Providence, R. I., Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Kimberlee Kruesi)

Police have person of interest in custody over Brown University shooting that killed 2, wounded 9

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In this image from video, law enforcement officials gather outside the Brown University campus in Providence, R.I., on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Kimberlee Kruesi)

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A U.S. military convoy drives along a road in northeastern Syria's Hasakeh province, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue, File)

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during his briefing with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte in Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, Aug. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

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