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This page is an archive of main headlines from the US for 12.12.2025.
It displays 63 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.
12.12.2025
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The Daily Beast
A Democrat is posting a much-whispered theory as she “asks questions.”
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The Washington Post
President Trump’s redistricting push slammed into a stone wall Thursday in Indiana, where Republicans in the state Senate refused to break tradition and redraw congressional maps designed to protect the GOP’s slim House majority in next year’s midterms.
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00:11⇢Indiana Defies Trump's Redistricting
⌨US media continues to prioritize the Indiana Senate's rejection of a Trump-backed redistricting bid, a significant blow to the GOP's 2026 outlook and a clear defiance of presidential pressure from within his own party (The Daily Wire, Washington Times, HuffPost, AP News, NPR, Washington Examiner, The Epoch Times, NBC News). A new topic emerging is the expectation that Trump will loosen federal restrictions on marijuana (Washington Post).
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The Washington Post
President Trump on Thursday directed his administration to block states from regulating artificial intelligence and to create federal guidelines that would dictate the nation’s artificial intelligence policy.
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Court cases challenging National Guard troops around the country remain in legal limbo. Here's a city-by-city look.
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Trump, who has repeatedly hinted at an imminent escalation, said the move is necessary to protect American communities from the cartel-driven drug pipelines that Washington says have flourished under Nicolás Maduro’s collapsing socialist regime.
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The New York Times
The United States is escalating its pressure campaign on Venezuela’s leader, Nicolás Maduro, after seizing an oil tanker off the coast.
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President Donald Trump wants the U.S. Senate to confirm his nominee for the Religious Freedom ambassador, former Rep. Mark Walker (R-NC), and his other nominees as soon as possible.
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New court documents reveal a list of nearly 200 words or phrases the Trump administration told Head Start programs it does not want to see in their funding requests.
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National Review
It is as clear-cut a rebuke as possible from the state’s Republicans to Donald Trump and his national concerns.
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Gender identity or biological sex? The bathroom is the next battleground in national fight over transgender and LGBTQ+ rights in the workplace
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The Daily Beast
The president’s biographer says he views women like Pam Bondi and Karoline Leavitt as more subservient than men.
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One America News
Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old man accused of assassinating Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk, made his first in-person court appearance on Thursday — as the judge weighs media access to the proceedings.
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The 38th President of Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernández Alvarado, gives his first exclusive interview to One America News following his pardon by President Donald Trump. Alvarado had been serving a 45-year sentence for drug-trafficking and related firearms offenses.
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02:45⇢Indiana Defies Trump's Map
⌨US media continues to prioritize the Indiana Senate's rejection of a Trump-backed redistricting bid, a significant blow to the GOP's 2026 outlook and a clear defiance of presidential pressure from within his own party (National Review, Boston Globe, Washington Examiner, The Daily Wire, The Epoch Times, HuffPost, AP News, NBC News). Discussions also persist regarding new sanctions on Venezuela following an oil tanker seizure (CNN, Newsmax, NYTimes, Newsweek, TestNewsweek).
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One America News
Mike Lindell, the MyPillow CEO and a longtime ally of President Donald Trump, announced on Thursday that he is officially launching a Republican bid for Minnesota governor in 2026, challenging Democrat incumbent Tim Walz.
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President Trump said he hopes the top Republican in the Indiana state Senate loses his next primary after Indiana rejected a redistricting plan.
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The Epoch Times
The president and his Cabinet say that allowing states to regulate AI themselves would stifle innovation and allow China to outpace the United States.
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The administration has said little about the legal rationale it used to seize the vessel, as a warrant and affidavit authorizing the seizure remain sealed.
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The 38th President of Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernández Alvarado, gives his first exclusive interview to One America News following his pardon by President Donald Trump. Alvarado had been serving a 45-year sentence for drug-trafficking and related firearms offenses.
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The Washington Post
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The Washington Post
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On Thursday on “The Alex Marlow Show,” host and Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow talked about Gavin Newsom and recent comments he made. Marlow said, “This is really a basket of deplorables moment. This is really a…Trump voters are garbage moment.” “The
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The Daily Beast
The president has shifted back to his signature method.
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The Washington Post
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The Washington Post
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The Washington Post
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The Washington Post
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The Washington Post
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The Washington Post
The government has identified 18,000 known or suspected terrorists who reached the U.S. during the Biden administration, senior officials told Congress on Thursday.
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'If Someone Were Actively Trying To Incite A Pogrom Against Minnesota’s Somali Community, What Would They Do Differently Than Trump And His Allies Are Doing Now?'
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The executive order is the latest in a series of attempts by the Trump administration to hold back state-level AI rules. But many Republicans are also uncomfortable with the effort.
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President Donald Trump has successfully harnessed voter anxiety over the economy, immigration and crime to retake the White House.
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07:43⇢Indiana Rejects Trump's Map
⌨US media continues to prioritize the Indiana Senate's rejection of a Trump-backed redistricting bid, a significant blow to the GOP's 2026 outlook and a clear defiance of presidential pressure from within his own party (National Review, Boston Globe, Washington Examiner, The Daily Wire, USA Today, AP News). A new topic is Trump's executive order attempting to preempt state AI laws, raising legal questions (NPR, The Epoch Times).
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Sherrone Moore was arrested later that night after a 911 call by a university employee who said that he was “suicidal” and had been stalking her for four months.
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Associated Press
The U.S. has imposed sanctions on three nephews of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. The move is the latest by President Donald Trump to increase pressure on Venezuela to stem the flow of illegal drugs into the United States.
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The Washington Post
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The Daily Beast
The artistic edit doesn’t help the president’s claim he is not slowing down.
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Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem faced questions related to her department’s efforts on illegal immigration.
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The Intercept
The Trump administration is funding its anti-immigrant campaign with money set aside for defense, Democratic lawmakers wrote.
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Washington Free Beacon
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We asked GOP lawmakers, strategists and commentators what President Trump should do to arrest his polling slide.
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Staff officers and at least one drone pilot have sought advice from outside groups over legal concerns about their own involvement — or potential involvement — in the strikes against suspected drug boats.
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