"Democrat or Republican, we cannot have the government arbitrating truth or opinion,” Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) tells FCC Chairman Brendan Carr.

CNN senior political commentator Scott Jennings has been tapped by the conservative Salem Radio Network to take over the midday time slot once filled by slain right-wing activist Charlie Kirk.

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CNN’s MAGA defender Scott Jennings tapped to take over Charlie Kirk’s radio time slot

The time slot is one of the most coveted in conservative media, as it was once occupied by right-wing talk icon Rush Limbaugh.

UK prime minister announces £2.5 billion from a Russian oligarch's sale of Chelsea Football Club that's been frozen since 2022 is being transferred to Ukraine.

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Politics latest: Over 1,000 migrants cross Channel in small boats in less than a week

On Saturday, 803 migrants crossed the Channel on 13 boats - the highest number to make the crossing on a single day since 8 October. Meanwhile, Lab...

WaPo - A career Special Forces officer, who is the current deputy commander of Indo-Pacific Command, is President Trump’s choice to run the NSA and US Cyber Command. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/12/16/nsa-cybercom-joshua-rudd-china/

WBD’s board unanimously recommends that shareholders reject a takeover offer from Paramount Skydance and stick with a “superior” proposal from Netflix.

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WBD tells shareholders Netflix deal is superior to Paramount offer: 'It was not a hard choice,' chairman tells CNBC

Paramount launched a hostile bid for WBD, taking a $30-per-share, all-cash offer directly to shareholders.

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President Trump’s job approval rating stands at 38%, the lowest of his second term, according to the latest NPR/PBS News/Marist poll.

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The Marist Institute for Public Opinion (MIPO) is a survey research center. MIPO is home to the Marist Poll and conducts polls on politics, the eco...

CNN - The pilots of a private jet narrowly avoided a collision with a USAF refueling tanker near Venezuela on Saturday – one day after a similar incident nearby. https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/16/americas/venezuela-near-collision-intl-latam

USA Today - Trump administration to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado.

Trump moves to dismantle National Center for Atmospheric Research lab

President Trump, on social media, announces he’s ordering “A TOTAL AND COMPLETE BLOCKADE OF ALL SANCTIONED OIL TANKERS going into, and out of, Venezuela.”

Spartanburg County is the epicenter center of a growing measles outbreak in South Carolina.

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South Carolina county at epicenter of growing measles outbreak with 135 cases

The outbreak was confirmed on Oct. 2, 2025 and is defined as three or more linked cases of the same infectious disease.