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U.S. seizes oil tanker off Venezuela’s coast; Trump says, ‘Other things are happening’

This image from video posted on Attorney General Pam Bondi's X account, and partially redacted by the source, shows an oil tanker being seized by U.S. forces off the coast of Venezuela, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. (U.S. Attorney General's Office/X via AP)

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

President Trump said Wednesday that U.S. forces seized a sanctioned oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, a move that will likely inflame an already tense standoff between Washington and Caracas.

All eyes on Indiana as ‘huge’ redistricting vote tests Trump’s influence

Indiana Senate President Pro Tempore Rodric Bray speaks in the Senate chamber at the Statehouse in Indianapolis, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/AJ Mast, File)

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

When President Trump wants something from Republicans, he usually gets them to fall in line. But in Indiana, his grip is being tested.

Indiana Senate President Pro Tempore Rodric Bray speaks in the Senate chamber at the Statehouse in Indianapolis, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/AJ Mast, File)

All eyes on Indiana as ‘huge’ redistricting vote tests Trump’s influence

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

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Trump’s tariffs spur government’s improving deficit

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A worker climbs a utility pole while repairing power lines damaged by a Russian attack, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025, in Shostka, Ukraine. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Ukraine braces for blackouts as Russian strikes pound its energy infrastructure

By Guillaume Ptak - Special to The Washington Times

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Fed delivers third cut in rates amid job struggles as Trump calls for bolder action

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Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., speaks during the opening session of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) Legislative Conference March 4, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Swing district House Republicans launch discharge petition to force vote on Obamacare subsidies

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The seal is seen on a podium at the Pentagon, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, in Washington, before Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

House passes defense bill to raise troop pay and overhaul weapons purchases

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A worker climbs a utility pole while repairing power lines damaged by a Russian attack, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025, in Shostka, Ukraine. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Ukraine braces for blackouts as Russian strikes pound its energy infrastructure

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This photo combination shows Andriy Yermak, Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, left, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Dec. 9, 2024 and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

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