Rep. Doug LaMalfa of California dies, reducing GOP's narrow control of the House to 218-213 apnews.com/article/rep-...

George Santos announces Venezuela trip to be ‘part of the solution’

Hours after overthrowing the government of Venezuela, the President of the United States is back to pushing conspiracy theories about the murder of Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband.

Live updates: Trump says US will 'run' Venezuela after Maduro captured. AP reports there are no indications that’s the case, at least not yet. fox5dc.com/news/us-stri...

Trump just said there were no murders over the last “6, 7 months” in DC. That’s a lie. There have been 59 homicides in the last 7 months per DC Crime Cards. MORE: crimecards.dc.gov/homicides:cr...

Cryer, who had more success at CBS than Weiss will ever dream, makes a good point.

Gutted. My condolences to the great journalists who told truth to power and told the stories that the Post-Gazette refused to tell. Seems fitting that it’s the Block family who rang the death knell, continuing their misguided crusade to inflict as much damage to local media as they can.

BREAKING: Judge Amy Berman Jackson rejects OLC and Russell Vought's effort "to starve the CFPB of funding." Her order clarifies that the preliminary injunction she earlier entered in the case over Vought's efforts to "dismantle" the agency does not allow the new funding interpretation.

Back in 2006, Turnpike CEO/felon Joe Brimmeier vowed to bring in local brands. The speculation was Primanti’s or a Philly cheesesteak brand. Nope. We got The Doggery, a defunct Pittsburgh hot dog shop owned by his friend. Now they’re all Burger King’s or Roy Rogers. www.inquirer.com/news/pennsyl...

The president is apparently celebrating Festivus and the airing of the grievance is about 45 minutes too late.

If you are uo late, going to be on with @jimlokay.com as he finished his 2025 run of The Final 5 programs. Watch live at 1130pm ET Fox5dc.com

CBS is (for now) accurately promoting this as the Kennedy Center Honors because it was recorded on December 7th, 11 days before Trump’s board voted to rename the facility — though Trump “joked” about the “Trump Kennedy Center” on stage.

Federal judge bars ICE from re-detaining Kilmar Abrego Garcia through Christmas fox5dc.com/news/kilmar-...

This is obscene. Good on Sharyn Alfonsi for speaking up. Keep going. So many of us look at 60 Minutes as our North Star. Gift link attached. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...

Among board members voting YES today, in favor of renaming the Kennedy Center the “Trump-Kennedy Center”: Bob Kraft’s wife. Just one year ago, Bob was regularly explaining how he had distanced himself from Donald Trump because of Trump’s views, and how he hadn’t spoken with Trump since 1/6/2021.

Psst. Basketball is in OT on Fox 5 but Shirin, Mike, and I have your news right now on Fox Local. We’ll join you on TV after the game is over. fox5dc.com/foxlocal

The Justice Department has begun making *some* of its Epstein files publicly available -- not all, despite being required by law to do so today -- and its searchable database is a bust:

Political debates overshadow the sacrifice of West Virginia National Guard members, writes my friend @four4thefire.bsky.social. westvirginiawatch.com/2025/12/18/p...

They’ve already changed the Kennedy Center logo on the website.

Kennedy Center Board, appointed by Donald Trump, votes to rename facility after Donald Trump fox5dc.com/news/trump-k...

Luca Gwathmey of Alexandria, an econ major at Brown, was on the campus when a gunman stormed the campus this weekend. He was gracious enough to share his story with me, plus he has suggestions on how schools can better prepare students in times like these. www.fox5dc.com/news/brown-s...

Program note: While “The Floor” airs on FOX 5, we’ll start the news on Fox Local at 10 — and join you on air when the show is over. fox5dc.com/foxlocal

WHOA. The Oscars will move to YouTube in 2029, leaving longtime home of ABC. apnews.com/article/osca...

COMMENTARY: President Trump's cruel, callous reaction to the murders of Rob & Michele Reiner shouldn't be a surprise, but Americans deserve at least some empathy from their leaders during tragic times. #TheFinal5

Rob Reiner's 32-year-old son arrested, held on $4M bail after parents killings

Unhinged is putting it mildly.

This has to be one of the greatest runs any director has ever experienced.

2 people found dead in home owned by Rob Reiner, AP source says. One decedent said to be 78, same age as Reiner, but no identities released. apnews.com/article/rob-...

Sharing this: journalists at the Brown Daily Herald are posting their own reports from the campus as the search continues for the gunman on their campus.

Kudos to the Brown University students who are posting continuous live updates, spaced just minutes apart, on the campus shooting. A lot of grace and professionalism under immense pressure. www.browndailyherald.com/article/2025...

LIVE: Brown University retracts earlier statement, says no suspect in custody amid active shooter response. Live stream: fox5dc.com/news/active-...

Live updates: Suspect in custody after active shooter report at Brown University on Rhode Island fox5dc.com/news/active-...

Smoke reported at Dulles Airport after United flight to Tokyo circles in air after engine issue. Plane has landed safely. fox5dc.com/news/smoke-r...

Magaziner: How many US military veterans have you deported? Noem: We have not deported military veterans. Magaziner: We are joined on zoom by a gentleman who is an army combat veteran who was shot twice while serving our country. You deported him to Korea.

Judge orders Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s immediate release from ICE custody fox5dc.com/news/judge-o...

BREAKING: A federal judge just ordered ICE to immediately release Kilmar Abrego Garcia. His legal team must be told exactly when and where it’ll happen, and he’ll go back to the release conditions from his criminal case.

Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) is backing another vote on a war powers resolution as President Trump ramps up tensions in Venezuela with the seizure of a large oil tanker. Our conservation from The Final 5 on FOX5DC:

Dem Reps. Jamie Raskin (MD) and Don Beyer (VA) introducing legislation to require ranked choice voting in all congressional elections starting in 2030.

Democrat Eileen Higgins won the nonpartisan Miami mayor’s race on Tuesday, defeating a Republican endorsed by President Donald Trump to end her party’s nearly three-decade losing streak and give Democrats a boost in one of the last electoral battles ahead of the 2026 midterms.

Your Final 5 at 11:30p on FOX5DC and Fox Local: - The Dept. of Ed. says nursing isn't a "professional" degree. GW's nursing school on what's next for an already understaffed profession. - We go inside Syria to mark one year since Assad fell. WATCH: FOX5DC.com/live

Coming down to the Ellipse to see the National Christmas Tree? Forget about it tonight. People are being turned away for “security reasons,” per two Secret Service officers.

POTUS on his hosting gig at Kennedy Center Honors: “I’ve watched some of the people that host, Jimmy Kimmel was horrible… if I can’t beat out Jimmy Kimmel in terms of talent, then maybe I shouldn’t be President.” (Jimmy Kimmel, who appears on ABC, has never hosted the ceremony, which airs on CBS.)

Quite honestly, the most honorable kind of response to this childishness. “Levine told NPR that it was an honor to serve the American people as the assistant secretary for health "and I'm not going to comment on this type of petty action."

When your first stop after breaking news about Jan. 6th is Lindell TV and Benny Johnson, you’ve said more than you needed to already.

JUST IN: Maryland House Speaker Adrienne Jones announces she’s stepping down, saying it’s time to “raise high” the next generation of leaders. She’ll remain a delegate for District 10 and focus on mentoring and guiding the transition. Dems to pick new speaker on 12/16.

Who is Brian Cole? Suspected Jan. 6th DC pipe bomber identified

Originally reported by @marisakabas.bsky.social

Usually, re-dedication ceremonies are held in broad daylight, with pomp and circumstance and a heads up to the press to cover said event with smiling politicos and speechless honorees….not marked with a “hey! look what we did when no one was looking!” tweet after business hours.

BREAKING: One man dead in shooting at MGM National Harbor food court. We are LIVE on Fox Local and fox5dc.com/live right now. @fox5dc

Costco sues federal government over Trump tariffs as Dec. 15 deadline looms that could make refunds impossible if SCOTUS rules against POTUS emergency orders.