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Today in History: December 13, Saddam Hussein captured in Iraq

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., speaks during a news conference on health care costs on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Higher cost, worse coverage: Affordable Care Act enrollees say expiring subsidies will hit them hard

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania greet guests in the Grand Foyer of the White House during the Congressional Ball, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

The Latest: Thai and Cambodian leaders agree to renew ceasefire after deadly clashes, Trump says

FILE - Amazon Web Services data center is visible on Aug. 22, 2024, in Boardman, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

Data centers need electricity fast, but utilities need years to build power plants – who should pay?

Today in History: December 12, Supreme Court issues Bush v. Gore decision

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump administration says sign language services 'intrude' on Trump's ability to control his image

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania greet guests in the Grand Foyer of the White House during the Congressional Ball, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

The Latest: Indiana GOP rejects redrawn congressional map despite pressure from Trump

Jakelin Pasedo, 39, hugs her five-year-old son inside the Miami-area motel room where she lives with her two children, who all have refugee status, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, after their father requested to be sent back to Venezuela after months in immigration detention. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Trump administration separates thousands of migrant families in the US

Members of the National Guard patrol in front of the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, Friday, Nov. 28, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

The Latest: Senate questions military leaders on Trump’s National Guard deployments

FILE - Kilmar Abrego Garcia joins supporters in a protest rally outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Baltimore, Aug. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough, File)

Judge orders Kilmar Abrego Garcia to be immediately released from immigration detention

Today in History: December 11, King Edward VIII abdicates British throne

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth listens during remarks on the sidelines of the AUKUS Defense Ministers' Ministerial meeting at the Pentagon, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

House is voting on a defense bill to raise troop pay and overhaul weapons purchases

President Nicolas Maduro speaks during a rally marking the anniversary of the Battle of Santa Isabel, which took place during Venezuela's 19th-century Federal War, in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

The Latest: Trump says US has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listens during an event at the State Department, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

The Latest: Hegseth tells congressional leaders he is weighing release of boat strike video

Today in History: December 10, Teddy Roosevelt is first American to win Nobel Prize

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)

The Latest: Federal judge grants request to unseal Ghislaine Maxwell case records

Today in History: December 9, smallpox is declared eradicated

A worker shovels snow and ice in front of the Supreme Court building during the first snowfall of the winter season on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

The Supreme Court seems likely to back Trump's power to fire independent agency board members

Today in History: December 8, U.S. enters World War II

FILE - Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Va., center, accompanied by Rep. Zachary Nunn, R-Iowa, left, and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., right, speaks at a news conference at the Republican National Committee headquarters on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)

Swing district Republicans brace for political fallout if health care subsidies expire

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