US seizes Venezuelan oil tanker in latest Trump move

Wednesday, December 10, 2025

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The US military has seized a Venezuelan oil tanker, US cities hosting the 2026 World Cup will have to pay upwards of $250 million for the games, and Donald Trump is reportedly considering replacements for Kristi Noem.

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1 | US seizes Venezuelan oil tanker in latest Trump move

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2 | Hosting 2026 World Cup to cost US cities upwards of $250 million after 'worst deal in history'

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3 | Trump team is already floating names for Noem's replacement as frustration with her job performance boils over: report

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4 | Fears are growing that Chinese-made electronics could leave the US in the dark during a cyber attack

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5 | Feds brought a suspect to the US to face criminal charges. Now they are trying to deport her

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A new poll on the popularity of prospective 2028 presidential candidates has found that only one Democrat scores highly with Black voters, with the rest performing less well than ex-KKK leader David Duke did in 2016.

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Vice President JD Vance said the nonsensical slang term '67' snuck its way into his five-year-old son's vocabulary, which apparently caused an embarrassing scene during their Mass service over the weekend and prompted Vance to call for it to be "banned."

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