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Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko pardoned 123 prisoners, state media say, seeking to improve ties with the US

5:33 AM on Saturday, December 13

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko pardoned 123 prisoners, state media say, seeking to improve ties with the US

FILE - Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, walks from the Senate chamber as Senate Republicans vote on President Donald Trump's request to cancel about $9 billion in foreign aid and public broadcasting spending, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, July 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr., File)

Grassley built a reputation for government oversight. Has he abandoned it under Trump?

5:03 AM on Saturday, December 13

Chuck Grassley has made a name for himself in Washington with his longtime support for whistleblowers

US says it will lift some trade sanctions on Belarus as the isolated autocracy seeks to improve relations with the West

3:41 AM on Saturday, December 13

US says it will lift some trade sanctions on Belarus as the isolated autocracy seeks to improve relations with the West

Bulgarian Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov announces that Bulgaria's government resigns following mass protests, at the Bulgarian Parliament in Sofia, Bulgaria, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025. (Bulgarian News Agency via AP)

Bulgaria's president will start talks on new cabinet after government collapse

2:41 AM on Saturday, December 13

Bulgaria's president plans to consult with parliamentary groups next week to form a new cabinet after the government collapsed during anti-corruption protests

FILE - Eritrea President Isaias Afwerki is greeted as he arrives at Beijing Capital Airport in Beijing, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024, ahead of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), starting Wednesday. (Greg Baker/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Eritrea withdraws from regional bloc as UN expresses concern over tensions with Ethiopia

11:29 PM on Friday, December 12

Eritrea has withdrawn from the Intergovernmental Authority on Development

Gubernatorial candidate former Sen. Doug Jones, D-Ala., speaks during an event Friday, Dec. 12, 2025, in Birmingham, Ala. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Democratic former Sen. Doug Jones launches campaign for Alabama governor

7:20 PM on Friday, December 12

Former U.S. Sen. Doug Jones has launched his campaign for Alabama governor

Justice Department faces hurdle in seeking case against Comey as judge finds constitutional problems

6:45 PM on Friday, December 12

A federal judge says the Justice Department violated the constitutional rights of a close friend of James Comey and must return to him computer files that prosecutors had hoped to use for a potential criminal case against the former FBI director

Police officers escort former President Luis Arce to San Pedro Prison after his arrest as part of a corruption investigation in La Paz, Bolivia, Friday, Dec. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

Bolivian court orders ex-president jailed for 5 months on corruption charges

6:06 PM on Friday, December 12

A Bolivian court has ordered the country’s former President Luis Arce to remain detained for five months while he awaits trial on corruption charges

FILE - Salt Lake Education Association Vice President Chelsie Acosta cheers with other educators and union members in opposition to HB 267: Public Sector Labor Union Amendments, at the Capitol in Salt Lake City, Utah, Jan. 31, 2025. (Laura Seitz/ Deseret News via AP File)

Utah repeals ban on collective bargaining for teachers, firefighters and police unions

6:04 PM on Friday, December 12

Utah has repealed a collective bargaining ban that prevented labor unions serving teachers, firefighters, police and other public employees from negotiating on behalf of their workers

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy speaks as Derek Barrs, Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, listens during a news conference at the Department of Transportation in Washington, Friday, Dec. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Problems with commercial driver's licenses for immigrants found in 8 states so far

5:03 PM on Friday, December 12

The federal government’s crackdown on commercial driver’s licenses for immigrants has now found problems in eight states in the wake of several deadly crashes

TSA renews push to end collective bargaining agreement for airport security screeners

3:45 PM on Friday, December 12

The Transportation Security Administration is renewing efforts to end a collective bargaining agreement with airport screening officers

This undated photo released by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee shows former President Bill Clinton, Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein, with Clinton's signature at the top of the photo. (House Oversight Committee via AP)

GOP chairman threatens Clintons with contempt of Congress in Epstein inquiry

3:32 PM on Friday, December 12

The Republican chairman of the House Oversight Committee is threatening contempt of Congress proceedings against Bill and Hillary Clinton

Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith announces the results of a vote to redistrict the state's congressional map, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, at the Statehouse in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Trump was unable to insult his way to victory in Indiana redistricting battle

2:47 PM on Friday, December 12

Indiana Republican senators turned down President Donald Trump's redistricting proposal this week

FILE - New Vice President of the Supreme Court, Judge Alexandre de Moraes, attends his swearing-in ceremony in Brasilia, Brazil, Sept. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File)

US removes Brazilian Supreme Court justice and his wife from sanctions list

11:05 AM on Friday, December 12

The U.S. has removed Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes from its sanctions list

President Donald Trump gestures during a signing ceremony on an AI initiative in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump says he's sealed Thailand-Cambodia ceasefire, but fighting continues

9:49 AM on Friday, December 12

President Donald Trump says Thai and Cambodian leaders have agreed to renew a truce after days of deadly clashes

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy speaks during a news conference at the Department of Transportation in Washington, Friday, Dec. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

New York is the 8th state found to have improperly issued commercial driver's licenses to immigrants

7:44 AM on Friday, December 12

The federal government continues to find states improperly issuing commercial driver’s licenses to immigrants that remain valid after their authorization to be in the country expires, putting millions of dollars of funding at risk

This undated, redacted photo released by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee shows Donald Trump standing with a group of women. (House Oversight Committee via AP)

House Democrats release photos of Trump, Clinton and Andrew from Epstein's estate

7:41 AM on Friday, December 12

President Donald Trump says he hasn’t seen the photos from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate released Friday by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee, but says they are not a big deal

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

6:06 AM on Friday, December 12

President Donald Trump says Thai and Cambodian leaders have agreed to renew a truce after days of deadly clashes threatened to undo a ceasefire that the U.S. administration helped broker this year

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

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