Associated Press
The White House says a Navy admiral ordered a second strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean Sea and insists the September attack that has come under bipartisan scrutiny was lawful.
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This page is an archive of main headlines from the US for 02.12.2025.
It displays 57 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.
02.12.2025
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One America News
First Lady Melania Trump cheerfully welcomed Americans into the White House on Monday, revealing this year's extravagant 2025 White House holiday decorations, themed โHome Is Where the Heart Is.โ
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Amid talk of war crimes, the details and precise sequence of a Sept. 2 attack issued by Pete Hegseth on a boat in the Caribbean are facing intensifying scrutiny.
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The Washington Post
President Trump huddled with his national security team Monday evening at the White House amid a growing firestorm about a deadly โfollow-on strikeโ by U.S. forces on a Venezuelan boat suspected of carrying drugs through international waters on Sept. 2.
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The Washington Post
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New York Post
Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) can issue subpoenas and refer potential crimes to the Department of Justice as part of the investigation.
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The Afghan man accused of shooting two National Guardsmen in Washington served for years in top-secret, CIA-led units known for their brutality.
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Rahmanullah Lakanwal, the Afghan man accused of shooting two National Guardsmen in Washington, served for years in top-secret, CIA-led units.
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The Washington Post
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Associated Press
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Hegseth's Alleged 'Kill Everybody' Order Complicates Trump's Anti-Drug Campaign
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One America News
First Lady Melania Trump and Second Lady Usha Vance participated in a heartfelt holiday event at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland at the start of the Christmas season, where they helped assemble holiday care packages for U.S. service members.
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As Congress vows accountability, the Trump administration emphasized it was a top military commander โ not Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth โ who directed the engagement.
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The Washington Post
As Congress vows accountability, the Trump administration emphasized it was a top military commander โ not Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth โ who directed the engagement.
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Breitbart News
A left-wing church in Illinois put out a Nativity scene with a zip-tied baby Jesus, Roman soldiers depicted as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, and Mary and Joseph wearing gas masks.
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02:08โขHegseth's Orders Under Scrutiny
โจUS media continues to intensely scrutinize the September 2nd Caribbean boat strike, focusing on Defense Secretary Hegseth's role and alleged orders, with discussions of potential war crimes and White House efforts to shift blame to an admiral (NYTimes, The Hill, Washington Post, Reason, AP News, Washington Times, ABC News, CBS, CNN, HuffPost, Newsmax). Additionally, conservative outlets highlight a controversial nativity display and new immigration policies (Breitbart, Fox News, The Blaze).
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The Washington Post
As Congress vows accountability, the Trump administration emphasized it was a top military commander โ not Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth โ who directed the engagement.
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The Trump administration has been weighing options to combat what it has portrayed as Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's role in supplying illegal drugs that have killed Americans.
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The Washington Post
As Congress vows accountability, the Trump administration emphasized it was a top military commander โ not Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth โ who directed the engagement.
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One America News
President Donald Trump has signed the โMedal of Honor Actโ into law, thereby significantly increasing the rate of the special monthly pension payable to living Medal of Honor recipients.
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A group often forgotten about in the discussion of HIV โ despite research pointing to an ongoing crisis โ is Black women in the South. Why?
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Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe wiggled his toes and responded to a nurse's request for a thumbs-up, West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey said.
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Associated Press
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The Daily Beast
Democratic strategist James Carville is already writing President Trumpโs political obituary.
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Rahmanullah Lakanwal, the Afghan man accused of shooting two National Guardsmen in Washington, served for years in top-secret, CIA-led units.
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President Trump huddled with his national security team Monday evening at the White House amid a growing firestorm about a deadly โfollow-on strikeโ by U.S. forces on a Venezuelan boat suspected of carrying drugs through international waters on Sept. 2.
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Associated Press
The White House says a Navy admiral ordered a second strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean Sea and insists the September attack that has come under bipartisan scrutiny was lawful.
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Monday on โThe Alex Marlow Show,โ host and Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow talked about Venezuelan drug boats. Marlow said, โI think weโve got a trap hereโฆit feels like whatโs going on here is that Trump is targeting these drug boats and
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The admiral is expected to provide a classified briefing Thursday to lawmakers overseeing the military.
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New York Post
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem proposed a โfull travel banโ Monday on unnamed countries โfloodingโ the US with dangerous migrants, after a meeting with President Trump.
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At issue is whether internet providers can be liable for their users' committing copyright violations using its services.
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The New York Times
In Moscow, Steve Witkoff, President Trumpโs special envoy, is expected to present President Vladimir Putin with a revised proposal to end the war in Ukraine.
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The details of a Sept. 2 attack on a boat in the Caribbean, and orders from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, are being scrutinized amid talk of war crimes.
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05:41โขHegseth's Orders Questioned
โจUS media continues its intense focus on the September 2nd Caribbean boat strike, with new headlines scrutinizing Defense Secretary Hegseth's orders and the White House's defense of an admiral (NYTimes, Washington Post, AP News, Washington Times, Washington Examiner, CNN, The Epoch Times, Breitbart, Newsmax, ABC News, CBS, The Hill, Reason, Fox News, Vox). Conservative outlets continue to highlight immigration policies and President Trump's influence, while other reports touch on the D.C. shooting and a Supreme Court copyright case (NY Post, Fox News, USA Today, NBC News, NPR).
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The New York Times
In Moscow, Steve Witkoff, President Trumpโs special envoy, is expected to present President Vladimir Putin with a revised proposal to end the war in Ukraine.
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A Navy admiral authorized the attack, which some critics say could be a war crime because it killed survivors of the initial strike.
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