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Reporter: Rebecca Davis is a cancer survivor who recently lost her job. Her ACA subsidies are set to expire at the end of the year, doubling her premiums. But going without health insurance is simply not an option. She currently takes an expensive drug to keep her breast cancer at bay.
December 15, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Mississippi business owner on the impact of Trump's tariffs:

"We've been getting updates from vendors saying due to the tariffs we're having to increase the cost... Everybody's paying more in groceries, so I'm trying really hard to keep those prices at a normal rate... Everything's a rollercoaster"
December 15, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Reporter: A number of Republican lawmakers have started to criticize Donald Trump over these posts that he made relating to the death of Rob and Michele Reiner. We have heard from both centrist and conservative lawmakers who have said Trump crossed the line with these types of comments
December 15, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Host: Roughly 400,000 kids have experienced gun violence since the 1999 murders at Columbine High School in Colorado. It seemed impossible that we as a country would let it happen again. But it did happen again, and it was worse. Sandy Hook , Marjorie Stoneman Douglas, Robb Elementary, Covenant
December 15, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Trump seemingly expresses concern over losing the midterms:

"It's interesting. When I'm not running, we don't do as well"
December 15, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Trump: I'm suing the BBC for putting words in my mouth. They had me saying things that I never said, coming out. I guess they used AI or something
December 15, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Q: Has Kash Patel told you why it's been so difficult for the FBI to identify who the shooter is?

Trump: Really, you have to ask the school a little bit more about that. Because, you know, this was a school problem.
December 15, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Q: A number of Republicans have denounced your statement on Truth Social after the murder of Rob Reiner. Do you stand by that post?

Trump: Well, I wasn't a fan of his at all. He was a deranged person as far as Trump is concerned. So I was not a fan of Rob Reiner at all in any way, shape or form.
December 15, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Homan: We get attacked all the time being inhumane. It's a bunch of crap.
December 15, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Trump says he is signing an executive order to formally classify fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction
December 15, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Trump defends election denier Tina Peters:

"Our wonderful Tina... They said she was cheating. She wasn't cheating. She looked at one of the election scams going on. And because she did that, they put her in jail for 9 years."
December 15, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Trump complains that people only talk about affordability, but claims he's "bringing the prices down"
December 15, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Rep. Stansbury: Donald Trump will continue to apply pressure to the GOP to engage in a cover up. We're going to continue to put the pressure him to comply. This is a serious criminal investigation.
December 15, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Two-time school shooting survivor: Every act of gun violence is 100% preventable. We know why it happened at Saugus, we know why it happened at Brown, and we know why it happened everywhere else. It's because of decades of government inaction. People's lives will continue to be taken if we don't act
December 15, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Host: A new poll found those who identify as Republican, including MAGA Republicans, are shifting their perspectives slightly. Both groups are a few percentage points more likely to say that their personal finances are worse today than they were a year ago.
December 15, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Host: Trump claims to have created the greatest economy in history, but the economic data shows the following things. GDP growth forecast to be almost halved from 2024. Unemployment's ticking up. Inflation hasn't budged very much.
December 15, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Fox: Trump's base is still behind him, but there are cracks showing. 35% of Republicans strongly support Trump, down from 38% in April. Among those who consider themselves MAGA, 70% give Trump strong approval. That's down from 78% in April. Is it time to worry about the midterms?
December 15, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Top Trump econ advisor: I think that we're already right on the cusp of having the greatest economy that the US has ever seen. I think that Trump policies are about as good as it gets.
December 15, 2025 at 6:11 PM
When confronted with high inflation data, Trump's Fed Governor claims it's because of "quirks of how inflation is calculated"
December 15, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Reporter: Inflation is factoring heavily into consumers' views on spending this holiday season. 61% say their income is lagging behind the cost of living. 68% say gift prices are higher this year, and 46% say they're spending less because of the high cost of goods. That's up 10 points from last year
December 15, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Host: Trump's approval rating underwater yet again. Just 42% of US adults approve of his job performance, while 58% disapprove. Just 50% of self-identified Republicans said they were a supporter of MAGA. That is down 7% since April.
December 15, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Sen. Murphy: Over the last year, Trump has been engaged in a dizzying campaign to increase violence in this country. He is restoring gun rights to felons. He eliminated the White House Office of Gun Violence Protection, and he has stopped funding community anti-gun violence grants
December 15, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Sen. Warnock: We have literally witnessed the largest transfer of wealth in American history from the bottom to the top. Meanwhile, Trump is saying that he would rate this economy an A+++. Who is he talking about? Clearly his friends, the well-connected, the wealthy.
December 15, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Gov. Beshear: This bailout is coming because of Donald Trump's policies. His tariffs have pushed China to now purchase soybeans from Brazil and Argentina. This bailout might help this year, but those farmers now don't have a the biggest market for that crop. They're seeing it and they're feeling it.
December 15, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Gov. Beshear: Donald Trump is out of touch. 24 million Americans are going to have health care costs rise significantly. Congressional Republicans voted yes to extend a tax cut for the wealthy, but they voted no to extend a tax credit for hardworking Americans to afford health care coverage.
December 15, 2025 at 3:23 PM