Republicans win the special election.

I'm Ted Lindner, Fox News.

Matt Van Epps, winning that Tennessee 7th Congressional District election against Democrat

State Representative Abden Bain.

It was a special election contest that drew national attention.

After the win, Van Aps thanked President Trump.

President Trump was all in with us, and it made the difference. In Congress, I'll be all in with him.

With the win, Republicans maintain their narrow 219 to 213 majority.

Looking for answers after the Pentagon struck an alleged Venezuelan drug boat twice.

Fox's Chad Pergram.

Bipartisan questions about U.S. strikes in the Caribbean. The administration says Navy Admiral Frank Bradley ordered the strikes. He speaks with lawmakers Thursday. One Republican even suggested the U.S. is actually at war. This is wartime. Why not have a declaration of war? Maybe we'll get there. This won't be an endless war. It would be a war. It'll be, it'll be, well, your definition of a war. Well, you said you

right. This will be, this will be a very, whatever we do there will be very quick. One Republican

accused the White House of shifting justifications for the strikes. Lawmakers believe the

administration owes Congress answers. Bipartisan lawmakers will

trigger a war powers vote if the U.S. carries out what they say is an unauthorized strike on

Venezuela. And his senior advisor to Russian President Vladimir Putin says the latest talks between

Russia and the U.S. on ending the war in Ukraine were productive,

but a lot of work still remains. Putin meeting President Trump's envoy, Steve Whitkoff.

February 2026 will mark four years since the war between Russia and Ukraine began.

And the search for a missing Malaysia Airlines flight will resume December 30th, more than 11 years after the plane disappeared.

Malaysia Airlines had the new search for flight MH370. We'll try and target deep sea areas

that have not been previously examined. The plane with 239 people on board went down,

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