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4:30 PM on Wednesday, December 31

France's government is defending its decision to grant citizenship to George Clooney and his wife Amal Clooney, citing their contributions to France's international influence and cultural outreach

3:03 PM on Wednesday, December 31

Chief Justice John Roberts says that the Constitution remains a sturdy pillar for the country, a message that comes after a tumultuous year in the nation’s judicial system with pivotal Supreme Court decisions on the horizon

3:03 PM on Wednesday, December 31

Chief Justice says Constitution remains 'firm and unshaken' with major Supreme Court rulings ahead

2:10 PM on Wednesday, December 31

The U.S. has imposed sanctions on four firms in Venezuela's oil sector and designated four additional oil tankers as blocked property

2:09 PM on Wednesday, December 31

The U.S. military says it has struck five alleged drug-smuggling boats over two days

1:45 PM on Wednesday, December 31

The Trump administration has ended the lease agreement for three public golf courses in Washington

1:43 PM on Wednesday, December 31

Former special counsel Jack Smith told lawmakers that the Jan. 6

1:20 PM on Wednesday, December 31

President Donald Trump says he’s dropping — for now — his push to deploy National Guard troops in Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon

1:13 PM on Wednesday, December 31

The Trump administration has frozen child care funds to all states after allegations of fraud at Minnesota day care centers run by Somali residents

1:13 PM on Wednesday, December 31

After legal setbacks, Trump says he's dropping push for National Guard in Chicago, LA and Portland, Oregon, for now

12:57 PM on Wednesday, December 31

Farmers are now learning how much aid they can expect to receive from a $12 billion package that President Donald Trump announced earlier this month

12:45 PM on Wednesday, December 31

A federal appeals court says the Trump administration can continue to withhold Medicaid funding from Planned Parenthood while legal challenges continue

11:17 AM on Wednesday, December 31

Incoming New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani will make history as the city's first mayor to take the oath of office on a Quran

10:49 AM on Wednesday, December 31

The Department of Justice has expanded its review of documents related to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to 5.2 million as it also expands the number of attorneys trying to comply with a law mandating their release

3:02 AM on Wednesday, December 31

From Paris to Dubai to Sydney, crowds began ringing in the new year with exuberant celebrations filled with thunderous fireworks or jet skis, while others took a more subdued approach

9:03 PM on Tuesday, December 30

Zohran Mamdani will become mayor of New York City as the clock ticks over into 2026 — but the celebrations are set to last through New Year’s Day

11:28 AM on Tuesday, December 30

Environmental journalist Tatiana Schlossberg, one of three grandchildren of the late President John F. Kennedy, has died after a battle with leukemia

1:03 PM on Friday, December 5

President Donald Trump has intensified his pressure campaign on Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro

4:02 AM on Friday, December 5

The world lost influential people in 2025, and some of their deaths had significant impacts