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FILE - Pages from the U.S. Affordable Care Act health insurance website healthcare.gov are seen on a computer screen in New York, Aug. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison, File)

Health subsidies expire, launching millions of Americans into 2026 with steep insurance hikes

6:36 AM on Thursday, January 1

Enhanced tax credits that have helped Americans offset the cost of Affordable Care Act health insurance for the last four years expired overnight

Democrat Zohran Mamdani sworn in as mayor of New York City

11:04 PM on Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Democrat Zohran Mamdani sworn in as mayor of New York City

In this photo released by the Taiwan Presidential Office, Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te, center, is accompanied by his Vice President Bi-Khim Hsiao, second right, and officials wave national flags as they attend a New Year flag raising ceremony at the Presidential Office, in Taipei, Taiwan, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026. (Taiwan Presidential Office via AP)

Taiwan’s president pledges to defend island’s sovereignty after Chinese military drills

9:29 PM on Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te on Thursday vowed to defend the self-ruled island’s sovereignty in the face of what he termed China’s “expansionist ambitions,” days after Beijing wrapped up live-fire military drills near its shores

Visit Malaysia 2026 Countdown Festival: A New Year’s Eve Celebration

7:15 PM on Wednesday, December 31, 2025

FILE - George Clooney kisses the hand of his wife Amal while posing for photographers on the red carpet for the film 'Jay Kelly' during the 82nd edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Aug. 28, 2025. (Photo by Alessandra Tarantino/Invision/AP, File)

French government defends granting citizenship to George and Amal Clooney

6:30 PM on Wednesday, December 31, 2025

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

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

5:03 PM on Wednesday, December 31, 2025

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

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

5:03 PM on Wednesday, December 31, 2025

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

U.S. Department of the Treasury Scott Bessent speaks before President Donald Trump arrives at the Mount Airy Casino Resort in Mount Pocono, Pa., Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

US imposes sanctions on 4 Venezuelan oil firms and 4 more tankers in Maduro crackdown

4:10 PM on Wednesday, December 31, 2025

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

President Donald Trump listens during a news conference with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago, Monday, Dec. 29, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

US military strikes 5 more alleged drug boats, killing 8 and possibly leaving survivors

4:09 PM on Wednesday, December 31, 2025

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

President Donald Trump speaks during a joint news conference with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy following a meeting at his Mar-a-Lago club, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump administration terminates lease for Washington's 3 public golf courses

3:45 PM on Wednesday, December 31, 2025

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

In this image from video released by the House Judiciary Committee, former special counsel Jack Smith speaks during a deposition Dec. 17, 2025, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (House Judiciary Committee via AP)

Capitol riot 'does not happen' without Trump, Jack Smith told Congress

3:43 PM on Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Former special counsel Jack Smith told lawmakers that the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol “does not happen” without President Donald Trump

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

3:13 PM on Wednesday, December 31, 2025

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

President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable on farm subsidies in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Farmers can now learn how much aid they will get from the Trump administration

2:57 PM on Wednesday, December 31, 2025

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

FILE - Vanessa Shields-Haas, a nurse practitioner, walks from the lobby toward the examination rooms at the Maine Family Planning healthcare facility, July 15, 2025, in Thomaston, Maine. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

Appeals court says Medicaid funding cuts for Planned Parenthood can stand while lawsuit proceeds

2:45 PM on Wednesday, December 31, 2025

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

This photo provided by The New York Public Library shows the Schomburg Quran on Dec. 16, 2025 in New York. (Jonathan Blanc/The New York Public Library via AP)

Zohran Mamdani chose a Quran full of symbolism for his mayoral oath

1:17 PM on Wednesday, December 31, 2025

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

FILE - Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks during an event with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House, Oct. 15, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell, file)

Department of Justice is reviewing more than 5.2 million documents related to Jeffrey Epstein

12:49 PM on Wednesday, December 31, 2025

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

FILE - Bangladesh's former prime minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader Khaleda Zia, center, leaves court after a hearing in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Aug. 10, 2016. (AP Photo, File)

Huge crowds join funeral prayers for former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia in Bangladesh

2:17 AM on Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Huge crowds have arrived at the venue of the funeral prayers for Bangladesh's former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia who died Tuesday in the nation's capital

FILE - Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., left, New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, center, and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., appear on stage during a rally, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa, File)

Zohran Mamdani to become NYC's next mayor with a midnight oath underground

11:03 PM on Tuesday, December 30, 2025

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

FILE - Caroline Kennedy, ambassador of the United States to Australia, left, arrives with her husband, Edwin Schlossberg, center left, and her children, Tatiana Schlossberg, center right, and Jack Schlossberg, right, Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023, before the presentation ceremony for the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, in Boston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

Tatiana Schlossberg, a grandchild of the late President John F. Kennedy, has died at 35

1:28 PM on Tuesday, December 30, 2025

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

Today In History, January 1: Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation

11:09 AM on Friday, December 19, 2025

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