Day: December 17, 2025

Democrats laid a political trap for Republicans with expiring ObamaCare subsidies, and four renegades have fallen into it. If Republicans want to vote like Democrats, why vote for a Republican majority?
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— Wall Street Journal Opinion (@WSJopinion) Dec 18, 2025

BREAKING:

Stephen Miller sends a message saying that the U.S. won’t operate as a “reverse Empire” anymore

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They served in silence at one of the most secretive military ranges in America. Now they say they’re dying in the shadows — because the government still won’t acknowledge they were there.

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NewsNation’s @natashanzouves sits down with Dave Crete, an Air Force veteran, who says Congress quietly killed the one fix that could have helped America’s “Area 51 veterans” prove where they served — and get the care they say they’ve earned.

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These men and women served on the Nevada Test and Training Range, home to the site known globally as Area 51. Now, many are battling rare cancers. But because their service is still classified and “data-masked,” they say the VA can’t verify and service connect their illnesses — and their claims stall.

After NewsNation’s reporting, Section 1066 was added to the Senate’s defense bill as their clearest path forward. Then, behind closed doors, it vanished from the final NDAA. Dave Crete says the message from House leadership was simple: “You’re not that important.” He believes the government is trying to wait them out — as the memorial list grows from 446 names to 527.

Now they’re turning directly to President Trump, asking for an executive order. “This problem could be fixed with one beautiful signature,” Crete says. “Mr. President, we need your help.”

— NewsNation (@NewsNation) Dec 18, 2025

🇪🇨 Ecuador’s National Assembly has approved a resolution backing international efforts to restore democracy in Venezuela and facilitate the arrest of Nicolás Maduro.

“Ecuador must send clear messages and once and for all sever that political umbilical cord that tied us to a tyrannical, bloodthirsty, murderous, narco-trafficking regime like that of Nicolás Maduro,” said Esteban Torres, a lawmaker from the conservative president’s party.
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