News for December 17, 2025

The U.S. government is suing the U.S. Virgin Islands and its police leadership, saying their gun permit rules block Americans from exercising their Second Amendment rights.

Trump accounts for children got a funding boost after Michael and Susan Dell and other wealthy backers added money to the new savings program signed by President Donald Trump.

Dangerous wind, snow, and flooding are threatening holiday travel across parts of the U.S., with Colorado, North Dakota, and California among the hardest-hit areas.

The Senate passed a $901 billion defense bill that would pressure Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to share unedited video and documents about U.S. strikes on suspected drug boats near Venezuela.

House Democrats tried and failed to block President Donald Trump from carrying out military strikes tied to Venezuela and suspected drug boats, as he weighs possible land action.

Ray Dalio said he will help back Trump Accounts by donating $250 to children in Connecticut, joining other wealthy supporters of the federal savings plan.

The Justice Department is investigating and suing landlord William Asper over claims that he sexually harassed female tenants in the Eastern District of Michigan.

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos are giving $5 million to neurodiversity education leader David Flink, whose student support network helps build more inclusive classrooms.

South Africa says seven Kenyan nationals were illegally working at a US asylum processing center for white South Africans, adding to tensions with Donald Trump’s administration.