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Secretary of State Marco Rubio walks to a secure room in the basement of the Capitol to brief senators on military strikes near Venezuela, Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Rubio hits 2 more International Criminal Court judges with sanctions over Israel prosecutions

Students work together on a science, technology, engineering and mathematics challenge, facilitated by the Kentucky Science Center, in Simpsonville Elementary School, Nov. 18, 2025, in Simpsonville, Ky. (AP Photo/Jon Cherry)

Rural schools hit by Trump's grant cuts have few options for making up for the lost money

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SDMA and Colfax schools closing 2 hours early today

President Donald Trump speaks during an address to the nation from the Diplomatic Reception Room at the White House, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025, in Washington. (Doug Mills/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

The Latest: Trump insisted the economy is stronger than many voters feel

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Wisconsin DOJ settles consumer complaint with Menards

President Donald Trump speaks during a Hanukkah reception in the East Room of the White House, Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

The Latest: Trump addresses the American public in a live speech from the White House

FILE - Special counsel Jack Smith speaks about an indictment of President Donald Trump, Aug. 1, 2023, at a Department of Justice office in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

The Latest: 4 Republicans join Democrats on extending ACA subsidies, defying Speaker Johnson

Alan Jackson, attorney of Nick Reiner, speaks in court to defend Reiner on murder charges for the killing of his parents Rob and Michele Weiner on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, Pool)

Rob Reiner’s son Nick appears in court on 2 counts of murder in killing of his parents

FILE - Federal Communications Commission chairman Brendan Carr speaks during the Concordia Annual Summit in New York, Sept. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki, File)

Senate Democrats grill FCC leader over Jimmy Kimmel controversy

Rob Reiner, from left, Michele Singer Reiner, Romy Reiner, Nick Reiner, Maria Gilfillan, and Jake Reiner arrive at the premiere of "Spinal Tap II: The End Continues" on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025, at The Egyptian Theatre Hollywood in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

Prosecutors will charge Rob Reiner’s son Nick with 2 counts of murder in killing of his parents

FILE - A Crypto.com Arena sign hangs outside Staples Center before an NBA basketball game in Los Angeles, Dec. 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

How a Trump Media deal with a crypto firm exposes potential conflicts of interest

Secretary of State Marco Rubio 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)

The Latest: Hegseth and Rubio brief lawmakers on US military escalation

FILE - The Hyundai company logo is displayed, Sept. 12, 2021, in Littleton, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Hyundai and Kia will repair millions of vehicles under a deal to fix anti-theft technology

This courtroom sketch depicts Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan in court, Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025 in Milwaukee, Wis. (Adela Tesnow via AP)

Officers say at trial of Milwaukee judge her actions made their job more dangerous

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Menomonie City Council sets TID and operating budgets

President Donald Trump speaks during a Mexican Border Defense Medal presentation in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Dec. 15, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump sues BBC for $10 billion, accusing it of defamation over editing of president's Jan. 6 speech

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)

Trump Officials Celebrated With Cake After Slashing Aid. Then People Died of Cholera.

President Donald Trump talks to reporters as he departs from the South Lawn of the White House, Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025, in Washington, en route to Baltimore to attend the Army-Navy football game. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Trump levels political attack on Rob Reiner in inflammatory post after his killing

Honoree Rob Reiner, second left, poses with his wife Michele, left, and children Jake, center, Romy, and Nick at the 41st annual Chaplin Award Gala at Avery Fisher Hall, April 28, 2014, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Rob Reiner's son Nick arrested after director and his wife found dead at their Los Angeles home

FILE - Jim Troupis reads a statement after his court appearance outside a Dane County courtroom Dec. 12, 2024, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)

Wisconsin judge postpones hearing for 1 of 3 former Trump aides

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