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HHS Freezes Child Care Payments To MN After Viral Fraud Allegations Jan 03, 2026

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The fraud allegations are starting to mount as the Trump administration turns its attention to Minnesota. Hear from one lawmaker who says Republicans have a larger goal to cut funding from the entire state. Plus, new video as more protestors take to the streets of Iran

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U.S. Says New Year’s Eve Strike On Alleged Drug Boats Killed 5 Jan 02, 2026

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Zohran Mamdani is sworn in as mayor of New York City. What will his first action be? Plus, a New Year’s tragedy occurs at a ski resort in Switzerland leaving about 40 people dead. How champaign bottles lit with sparklers may have ignited the disaster.

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Sources: CIA Carried Out Drone Strike On Port In Venezuela Dec 31, 2025

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The countdown to January 1st is on and we look at what authorities will be watching one year after a deadly attack. Plus, an iconic bourbon brand stops production at one of its distilleries. Also, new details on the first known United States attack inside Venezuela.

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Trump Meets With Netanyahu In Florida On Day 2 Of Peace Push Dec 30, 2025

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Global diplomacy is on the menu at Mar-a-Lago but is President Trump making progress toward ending foreign conflicts? Plus, more than 20 million Americans are under winter weather alerts as a powerful storm sweeps across the country.

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DOJ Says It Found 1M+ More Docs Potentially Related To Epstein Dec 27, 2025

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One week after what was mandated to be the total release of the Epstein files, we are now learning that task is proving far more ambitious by the day amid continued questions over what has been redacted and what hasn’t. Plus, a Mar-a-Lago meeting between President Trump and Ukrainian President Zelensky is reportedly set for Sunday.

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FBI Emails From 2019 Refer To Epstein’s “10 Co-Conspirators” Dec 24, 2025

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Many mentions of President Trump in the latest DOJ release of files related to Jeffrey Epstein. Plus, what the Justice Department says about the letter signed by a “J. Epstein” sent to imprisoned pedophile Larry Nassar.

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Trump To Announce Shipbuilding Effort As Venezuela Tensions Flare Dec 23, 2025

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The President and top Pentagon brass reportedly are about announce the US Navy will build more warships as the US ramps up aggressive action to seize oil tankers near Venezuela. Plus, Epstein survivors speak out to decry the actions of the Justice Department and its handling of the release of the files.

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Garcia: Epstein Doc Redactions “Absolutely Breaking The Law” Dec 20, 2025

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The United States Justice Department released at least some of the many files it has on dead pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. CNN teams are going through the release documents, bringing updates.

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Kennedy Center Board Votes To Rename It “Trump Kennedy Center” Dec 19, 2025

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Investigators believe they have identified the suspect in the Brown University shooting that killed two students and injured nine others. Plus, the day before the Justice Department must publicly release its files on Jeffrey Epstein, House Democrats unveiled more than 60 new photographs.

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Trump Orders “Complete Blockade” Of Oil Tankers Into Venezuela Dec 18, 2025

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The House speaker is on defense as four Republicans break with his party and side with Democrats to force a vote on a healthcare deal. Plus, a Senate Republican and key ally of the president joins to discuss Trump’s new actions in Venezuela.

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