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Dec 2024
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12 PM ET: CEO fatally shot, Hegseth’s de...

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The Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments over a state law that bans gender-affirming care for transgender minors. The CEO of United Healthcare has been shot and killed in New York City. Pete Hegseth is standing his ground as Trump's pick for Defense Secretary, even as sources say replacements are being considered. We’ll tell you how the balance of power stands in Congress after the last House seat was called. Plus, NASA has made contact with the farthest spacecraft from Earth again. 

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