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Lawmakers left Washington without a fix for skyrocketing health care costs. FOX's Chad Pergram has the latest. 

President Trump said Thursday the US launched a "powerful and deadly" strike against forces of the Islamic State group in Nigeria. The FDD's Cliff May joins LiveNOW's Josh Breslow to break it down.

President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy are reportedly set to have a meeting at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort on Sunday.

President Donald Trump is calling US service members across the world in what is a Christmas tradition, thanking them for their service. President Trump also thanked their families for their sacrifice, and took the time to discuss his recently announced Warrior Dividend Checks. These are the checks that President Donald Trump announced last week as a $1,776 Christmas bonus for the military. "One million, four hundred and fifty thousand military servicemembers will receive a special, we call, "warrior dividend" before Christmas. In honor of our nation’s founding in 1776," he said earlier in the week.

Vice President JD Vance is starting to receive endorsements for the 2028 presidential race. LiveNOW's Josh Breslow breaks it down with political expert Mike Fahey.

We are learning more after reporting that indicates the United States has now moved large numbers of special-operations aircraft, troops, and equipment into the Caribbean area this week. Questions continue to be asked about the possibility for further military action against Venezuela. LiveNOW’s Austin Westfall is speaking with Retired Marine Intelligence Officer, Hal Kempfer, after multiple large oil tankers have been captured off the coast of Venezuela.

The U.S. Justice Department released a new batch of documents on Tuesday from its investigations into the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, including CCTV videos and legal records. The latest release comprises around 29,000 pages, with many redactions, and dozens of video clips, including several purporting to be shot inside a prison and mentions of President Trump. Epstein was found dead in 2019 after an apparent suicide in a New York jail.

We are learning more from President Donald Trump as he announces a new fleet of ships on Monday, known as the "Golden Fleet". President Trump revealed he has already approved plans for two new "very large battleships." Reports indicate that the project will start with 2 battleships and could potentially include as many as 25. "As you know, we're desperately in need of ships," Trump said, flanked by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Navy Secretary John Phelan.

The latest batch of Jeffrey Epstein files were released Friday by the Justice Department. Photos show high-profile figures like Michael Jackson, Bill Clinton, Mick Jagger, and others alongside individuals whose identities have been redacted. Not seen in any of the photos is President Trump which sparking outrage against the department. The DOJ denying any efforts to redact any mentions of the president in the files.

The US military launched large-scale strikes against dozens of Islamic State targets in Syria on Friday in retaliation for an attack on American troops that were ambushed last Saturday. Ahmad Sharawi, Research Analyst at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies joined LiveNOW's Josh Breslow to discuss what happens next.

New video released by the U.S. Central Command shows the moments U.S. fighter jets dropped missiles on Syria. The U.S. conducted military strikes against the Islamic State in Syria on Friday, following a promise by President Donald Trump to avenge the deaths of two Iowa National Guard soldiers killed in a terrorist attack in that country last week. "Because of ISIS’s vicious killing of brave American Patriots in Syria, whose beautiful souls I welcomed home to American soil earlier this week in a very dignified ceremony, I am hereby announcing that the United States is inflicting very serious retaliation, just as I promised, on the murderous terrorists responsible," Trump posted on Truth Social. "All terrorists who are evil enough to attack Americans are hereby warned — YOU WILL BE HIT HARDER THAN YOU HAVE EVER BEEN HIT BEFORE IF YOU, IN ANY WAY, ATTACK OR THREATEN THE U.S.A."

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) on Friday announced that she is ending her bid for governor and will not seek re-election, just over a month after launching her campaign. FOX 5 NY helped analyze the breaking news.