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HuffPost Headlines 12-19

Brown shooting suspect is dead, Kennedy family up in arms over new renaming of beloved arts center and Trump’s Hunger Games dream — just some of the stories HuffPost is following today.

Reddit post led police to Brown University suspect

A Reddit post from an unidentified user led police to the suspect in the Brown University shooting, which left two dead. An individual, who has been referenced as “John” on Providence police affidavits, reported seeing alleged gunman Claudio Neves Valente ahead of Saturday’s attack. Neves Valente posted about the encounter on the social media site…

Blanche says DOJ won’t release full Epstein files to Congress by Friday deadline

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said the Department of Justice (DOJ) would not be releasing the full Epstein files on Friday as required under new legislation, instead sending over a partial batch. Blanche told Fox News the Justice Department would release “several hundred thousand” documents on Friday, “and then over the next couple weeks, I…

Stephen A. Smith: Trump tried to protect ‘very influential people’ in Epstein files

Sports commentator Stephen A. Smith criticized President Trump on Thursday for prolonging the release of files tied to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, suggesting the president was seeking to protect “very influential people.” “I think that exists on both sides of the aisle, where there are some notable people that may have been aware of…

Trump on possibility of war with Venezuela: ‘I don’t rule it out, no’

President Trump said Thursday he was not ruling out the possibility of war with Venezuela amid his administration’s escalating pressure campaign against the country and its leader, President Nicolás Maduro. “I don’t rule it out, no,” Trump told NBC News in an interview. “I don’t discuss it,” he added, when asked whether his administration’s recent…

TikTok signs deal to sell US assets to American investors

TikTok on Thursday signed a deal to sell U.S. assets to three U.S. investors: Oracle, Silver Lake and MGX. Nearly 50 percent of the assets — or 15 percent each — will be held by the three American companies. The rest will remain in the hands of affiliates of existing investors of TikTok’s parent company,…

Trump suspends green card lottery program used by Brown University, MIT shootings suspect

President Trump on Thursday suspended a green card lottery program used by the suspected gunman in the Brown University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology shootings to enter the U.S. The suspect, Claudio Neves Valente, a Portuguese national, entered the country in 2017 through the diversity visa (DV) program, which makes up to 55,000 immigrant visas…

Live updates: Justice Department hits Epstein files deadline

The Justice Department (DOJ) on Friday hits the deadline set by Congress to release its files on Jeffrey Epstein. The Epstein Files Transparency Act, passed last month, orders DOJ to release all unclassified records and documents it has that are tied to the convicted sex offender. The files have consumed President Trump’s MAGA base, and…

Julie Chrisley to star in new cooking show following prison release

Julie Chrisley says she wants the show to be authentic and wants to cook things that people can actually make.

Putin Says He’s Confident The Kremlin’s Military Goals Will Be Achieved In Ukraine

Speaking at his tightly orchestrated annual news conference, the Russian dictator said Moscow would make more gains by the year’s end.

Psychologists React To THAT Post From Trump About Rob Reiner’s Death

“It’s really significant when someone like Donald Trump does this,” one psychologist explained. “It sends a signal that it’s acceptable to do this.”

Stephen Colbert Zeroes In On Donald Trump’s Balls, Then Roasts Another Body Part

The “Late Show” host mocked the renaming of the Kennedy Center by getting really personal with the president.

Jimmy Kimmel Wraps Up 2025 With A Hopeful Goodbye To ‘Erratic’ And ‘Insane’ Trump

The late-night host pilloried the president for packing “a lot of crap” into his primetime address.

Fox News Host Calls Out Trump’s Lies Right To His Commerce Secretary’s Face

Host John Roberts checked Howard Lutnick on the president’s “mathematically impossible” claim.

Seth Meyers Draws The Curtains On ‘Messy Bitch’ Trump And His Economic Defensiveness

The “Late Night” host scorched the president over his totally “unhinged” primetime address.

US military kills 5 ‘narco-terrorists’ in eastern Pacific, surpassing 100 deaths in boat strikes

The U.S. military struck two alleged drug-trafficking boats in the eastern Pacific on Thursday, killing five “narco-terrorists” and bringing the total number of people killed in the Pentagon’s ongoing campaign to over 100.  Three people were killed on the first boat and two people were killed in the strike on the second vessel, the U.S….

Wisconsin judge found guilty of obstruction for helping immigrant shake federal authorities

A Wisconsin judge was found guilty late Thursday of obstruction for helping a Mexican immigrant evade federal authorities after learning of his imminent arrest but acquitted of concealing him.  After six hours of deliberation, dragging into the night, a jury returned a split verdict against Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan — an extraordinary blow…
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Trump move to dismantle climate agency blows up Senate funding deal

A potential deal to fund large swaths of the federal government, including the Departments of Defense and Health and Human Services, collapsed on Thursday night after Colorado senators demanded that Congress stop President Trump’s efforts to dismantle a key climate agency. A Democratic senator involved in the negotiations over passing a five-bill package of appropriations…

ICE Says U.S. Citizen’s Birth Certificate Is Fake After Arresting Her: Attorneys

Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales was arrested on Sunday. ICE won’t release her despite extensive documentation of her citizenship, her attorneys told HuffPost.

Senate GOP passes third en bloc group of nominations

The Senate on Thursday greenlighted 97 lower-level nominees, marking the third tranche advanced by Republicans since they changed the chamber’s rules in September and one of their final acts of the year before departing for the holiday break. Senate Republicans voted 53-43 to put in place dozens of Trump administration choices to fill vacancies across…
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Massie: Epstein files’ release will show whether Bondi, Patel were lying

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) on Thursday released a 14-minute video explaining what Americans can expect if the Department of Justice (DOJ) does or does not disclose all of its information on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on its Friday deadline. “Let’s start with how will you know if they have released all the materials,”…

Trump Derails Hanukkah Speech To Brag About Being Healthier Than Obama ‘By Far’

The president quickly shifted from condemning the mass shooting in Sydney to boasting about himself.

Senate Armed Services chair sees ‘no evidence of war crimes’ after inquiry into boat strikes 

Senate Armed Services Committee Chair Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) said on Thursday that he has seen “no evidence of war crimes” committed during the U.S. military’s Sept. 2 strikes against an alleged drug-trafficking boat in the Caribbean, and he indicated that his panel does not plan to further probe the controversial operation.  “I have seen no…

Trump signs annual NDAA Defense bill with record military spending

President Trump signed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) into law Thursday, establishing spending at the Pentagon and other priorities for the coming year. The bill approves a record $901 billion in military spending for fiscal 2026, roughly $8 billion more than what the Trump administration requested. It includes a nearly 4 percent pay increase for…

JFK’s Family Bashes Kennedy Center Name Change

Maria Shriver, Joe Kennedy III and Kennedy’s grandson Jack Schlossberg all had strong opinions about the news.