Kentucky Senator Rand Paul criticized President Donald Trump’s military actions and increased hostility to Venezuela, labeling the seizure of sanctioned Venezuelan oil tankers as “a provocation and a prelude to war.”

Vice President JD Vance closed out Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest 2025 on Sunday, declining to join calls to condemn or cancel movement leaders following a clash between conservative commentators Ben Shapiro and Tucker Carlson on Friday.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is reportedly set to pitch President Donald Trump on renewed plans to strike Iran, citing concerns over the country’s efforts to rebuild and expand its ballistic missile program, which was damaged during the Twelve-Day War earlier this year, according to an NBC News report.

The U.S. Coast Guard is pursuing a third oil tanker in international waters on Sunday as the Trump administration continues to enforce its blockade of all Venezuelan oil tankers under sanctions, according to reports from several outlets.

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard refuted a report claiming that U.S. intelligence reports are finding that Russian President Vladimir Putin seeks to capture all of Ukraine and parts of Eastern Europe formerly under Soviet control.

Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem announced that United States military forces have intercepted a second merchant ship off the coast of Venezuela.

A Maryland man, who formerly worked for Voice of America, pleaded guilty of making death threats against Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, as well as her family and staff.

President Donald Trump has held his last rally of 2025 in North Carolina, praising his economic agenda.

President Donald Trump has nominated Lieutenant General Francis L. Donovan of United States Special Operations Command to be the next commander of U.S. Southern Command, overseeing operations in the Caribbean that have included more than two dozen fatal strikes on alleged drug smuggling vessels.

A jury has found Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan guilty of obstructing federal agents attempting to serve a warrant.

President Donald Trump announced on Friday that nine major pharmaceutical companies have agreed to deals aimed at lowering prescription drug prices for American patients.

President Donald Trump signed the Lumbee Fairness Act into law on Thursday, officially providing the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina full federal recognition.

New York GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik announced on Friday that she is ending her gubernatorial campaign and will not seek re-election to Congress.

Wyoming Republican Senator Cynthia Lummis announced her retirement after a single term in the U.S. Senate. The announcement came after the Senate broke for their annual holiday break.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) released a trove of documents relating to the late convicted pedophile sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, amounting to “several hundred thousand” pages of documents.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently announced two separate recalls this week involving cheese and a rice dish due to potential harmful bacteria contamination and an undeclared allergen.

The U.S military launched a large-scale series of airstrikes against dozens of Islamic State (ISIS) targets across central Syria on Friday, fulfilling President Donald Trump's vow of retaliation following the killing of two American soldiers and a civilian interpreter last week.

The Syrian-born man being hailed as “The Bondi Beach hero,” after tackling and disarming one of the two Islamist terrorists during the recent Hannukah attack in Sydney, received a check for over "A$2.5 million" ($1.65 million U.S. dollars). He then humbly questioned if he was even worthy of the financial support.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio held an end-of-year press conference at the State Department in Washington, D.C. The event was lengthy, lasting over two hours, while covering a wide range of U.S. foreign policy topics under President Donald Trump.

Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis announced $311 million in awards allotted to improve infrastructure in 37 Sunshine State communities, including 32 awards to rural counties and small cities.