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FILE - Mississippi Supreme Court justices, right, listen to arguments in Jackson, Miss., July 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

Judge orders special elections for Mississippi Supreme Court after Voting Rights Act violation

3:38 PM on Friday, December 19

A judge on Friday ordered special elections for the Mississippi Supreme Court after earlier finding that the electoral map used to select justices violated the Voting Rights Act

First Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Thompson speaks during a news conference addressing fraud in Minnesota at the United States Courthouse in Minneapolis on Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025. (Carlos Gonzalez/Star Tribune via AP)

Key questions about Minnesota's fraud schemes and the billions in losses

3:37 PM on Friday, December 19

Authorities have uncovered massive fraud in Minnesota, with billions of taxpayer dollars potentially lost

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth salutes during a casualty return for Iowa National Guard soldiers Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard, 29, of Marshalltown, Iowa, and Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar, 25, of Des Moines, Iowa, and civilian interpreter Ayad Mansoor Sakat, who were killed in Syria, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Hegseth announces effort to 'eliminate' Islamic State fighters in Syria after deaths of Americans

3:31 PM on Friday, December 19

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced the start of an effort to “eliminate ISIS fighters, infrastructure, and weapons sites” in Syria following the deaths of three U.S. citizens

DOJ acknowledges to Congress that Epstein files release is incomplete, expects additional disclosures by end of year

3:06 PM on Friday, December 19

DOJ acknowledges to Congress that Epstein files release is incomplete, expects additional disclosures by end of year

FILE - This 1981 electron microscope image made available by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows hepatitis B virus particles, indicated in orange. (Dr. Erskine Palmer/CDC via AP, File)

US awards no-bid contract to Denmark scientists studying hepatitis B vaccine in African babies

2:54 PM on Friday, December 19

The Trump administration has awarded a $1.6 million, no-bid contract a Danish university to study hepatitis B vaccinations on newborns in Africa

United National Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during an event to mark the end of the U.N. political mission, in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

UN's grim week: 6 peacekeepers and an interpreter killed, while 10 more staffers detained in Yemen

2:50 PM on Friday, December 19

It’s been a grim week at the end of a tough year for the United Nations: Six U.N. peacekeepers were killed in a drone attack in Sudan

FILE - Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., arrives for an interview at the Capitol in Washington, Aug. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

US senator from Wyoming won't seek reelection in 2026 in Republican stronghold

2:45 PM on Friday, December 19

First-term U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming won’t seek reelection next year

FILE - Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-NY., speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC, at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Feb. 22, 2025, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Rep. Elise Stefanik ends her campaign for New York governor and won't seek reelection to House

2:27 PM on Friday, December 19

Rep. Elise Stefanik says she is suspending her campaign for New York governor and will not seek reelection to Congress

President Donald Trump talks to Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., second from right, while Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minn., far right, looks on during a bill signing ceremony with members of the 1980 U.S. Men's Olympic Hockey team Friday, Dec. 12, 2025, in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Rep. Elise Stefanik says she's suspending her campaign for New York governor, won't seek reelection

2:24 PM on Friday, December 19

Rep. Elise Stefanik says she is suspending her campaign for New York governor and will not seek reelection to Congress

Rep. Elise Stefanik ends her campaign for New York governor and says she won't seek reelection to the House next year

2:19 PM on Friday, December 19

Rep. Elise Stefanik ends her campaign for New York governor and says she won't seek reelection to the House next year

Justice Department releases thousands of records in Epstein case, including photos, call logs; some heavily redacted

2:10 PM on Friday, December 19

Justice Department releases thousands of records in Epstein case, including photos, call logs; some heavily redacted

FILE - A train pulls into the Clark Street and Lake Street Blue Line stop, Nov. 18, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley, File)

Chicago boosts transit police presence after renewed federal funding cut threat over crime

2:00 PM on Friday, December 19

The Chicago Transit Authority has boosted police presence on the public transport system after President Donald Trump's administration renewed funding-cut threats over security

Bay Area Council Forms Search Committee to Recruit New CEO

1:50 PM on Friday, December 19

FILE - The Supreme Court Building is seen in Washington on March 28, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Supreme Court sides with immigration judges in speech case for now, rebuffing Trump administration

12:07 PM on Friday, December 19

The Supreme Court is siding with immigration judges and rebuffing the Trump administration for now in a case that could have wider implications for federal workers as the justices weigh expanding presidential firing power

Syria's interim president, Ahmad al-Sharaa, greets people as he attends celebrations marking the first anniversary of the ousting of former President Bashar Assad in Damascus, Syria, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki) I

Syria welcomes the permanent repeal of sweeping US sanctions

8:47 AM on Friday, December 19

Syria’s government and its allies have welcomed the lifting of sanctions imposed by the U.S. Congress in 2019 to punish then-President Bashar Assad for human rights abuses

New signage, The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center For The Performing Arts, is unveiled on the Kennedy Center, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

The Kennedy Center has added Trump's name to the memorial Congress created for John F. Kennedy

8:42 AM on Friday, December 19

The Kennedy Center has added President Donald Trump's name to the memorial that Congress created for John F. Kennedy

FILE - Gary Rush, College Park, MD, holds a sign before a news conference on the Epstein files in front of the Capitol, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

The Latest: Justice Department begins releasing case files on Jeffrey Epstein

6:04 AM on Friday, December 19

The Department of Justice has begun releasing its files on Jeffrey Epstein

FILE - This photo provided by the New York State Sex Offender Registry shows Jeffrey Epstein, March 28, 2017. (New York State Sex Offender Registry via AP, File)

Justice Department begins releasing long-awaited files tied to Epstein sex trafficking investigation

10:21 PM on Thursday, December 18

The Justice Department has started releasing its files on Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted sex offender known for his connections to powerful figures, including Donald Trump

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth arrives to brief members of Congress on military strikes near Venezuela, Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

A timeline of the US military's buildup near Venezuela and attacks on alleged drug-smuggling boats

2:03 PM on Friday, December 5

President Donald Trump's administration says its efforts over the past week are meant to stop the flow of drugs into the U.S. and increase pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro

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