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Day: December 18, 2025

What Happened Today – December 17, 2025

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Crane recovers wreckage of Army Black Hawk helicopter from Potomac River after January 2025 mid-air collision near Reagan National Airport

A crane lifts the wreckage of an Army Black Hawk helicopter from the Potomac River on Feb. 6, eleven months before the government admitted its pilots and an air traffic controller caused the collision that killed 67. (NTSB photo)

Days like this with 33 stories are why GovBrief exists. Only one other night has topped that total. Jack Smith told Congress there was proof beyond reasonable doubt that Trump broke the law overturning the 2020 election. That’s not even the lead story. We escalated further in Venezuela, killed four more people in the Caribbean, … Read more