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Subsidizing demand won’t solve affordability

President Donald Trump has dismissed the matter of “affordability” as a hoax, but voters consistently name the cost of living as the matter most likely to affect their votes next year, even as inflation has slowed since Trump took office. Unfortunately for those voters, the Democratic Party contrasts itself to Trump only with policies that […]

The top 5 interview moments of 2025 | The Conversation

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Turkey says it arrested 115 suspected ISIS militants

Turkish police on Thursday said they arrested 115 ISIS suspects allegedly tied to plots related to Christmas and New Year celebrations. The Istanbul Prosecutor’s Office said the "ISIS Armed Terrorist Organization was planning to carry out actions targeting our country, especially non-Muslim individuals, within the scope of the upcoming Christmas and New Year events,” according...

Pope Leo offers first Christmas message 

Pope Leo XIV, the first U.S.-born pope, offered his first Christmas sermon as pontiff on Thursday, praying for peace from wars and freedom from economic distress. A crowd of 26,000 gathered to hear the words of the pontiff during the annual “Urbi et Orbi” address from the Central Loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica. “If he...

Trump announces U.S. strikes on Islamists in Nigeria

The U.S. struck at Islamic State targets in Nigeria on Christmas Day, President Trump posted on social media Thursday evening.

The top 5 interview moments of 2025 | The Conversation

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Trump announces U.S. strikes on Islamists in Nigeria

The U.S. struck at Islamic State targets in Nigeria on Christmas Day, President Trump posted on social media Thursday evening.

Nonprofit uses underwater technology to search for missing service members

Project Recover uses advanced underwater technology to locate missing service members from past conflicts. The nonprofit has repatriated 24 Americans.

‘South Park’ writer purchases Trump-Kennedy Center web addresses, plans parody sites

If the newly renamed Trump-Kennedy Center hoped to snag a website that reflects that disputed name change, a comedian beat them to it -- months ago.

Biden nearly invisible in own Christmas family photo as Hunter takes center stage position

Biden's Christmas Eve family photo sparks social media debate over positioning, with Hunter prominently featured while Biden appears partially obscured.

Lawmakers attempt to tackle NIL, giving it the ‘old college try’

SCORE Act to regulate college athlete NIL deals faces uncertain future as Congress continues debates over treating student-athletes as employees.

DHS arrests over 17,500 illegal immigrants under Laken Riley Act

More than 17,500 illegal immigrants have been arrested for crimes under the first law President Trump signed in his second term: the Laken Riley Act.

19 states sue HHS over declaration to restrict ‘gender-affirming’ treatment for minors

A coalition of 19 Democratic-led states and the District of Columbia has filed a lawsuit against the Department of Health and Human Services' plan for restrictions on "gender-affirming" treatment for minors.

Not just dollars: Supreme Court tariff case could threaten Trump’s favorite diplomatic tool

A Supreme Court ruling canceling President Trump's ability to impose tariffs on other nations unilaterally would open the floodgates to refunds and economic upheaval.

At least seven co-conspirators revealed in the government’s Epstein files

Federal authorities said 10 people acted as co-conspirators in Jeffrey Epstein's international sex trafficking ring, but they aren't pursuing additional prosecutions and the co-conspirators' names are partially redacted in the latest dump of Epstein files.

House Republicans close out 2025 touting a long list of legislative wins

House Republicans are promoting their accomplishments this year, from stopping massive tax hikes to extra spending on border security, a record they will be running on in next year's midterm elections.

Rep. Sheri Biggs urges VA to offer faith-based mental health care

Rep. Sheri Biggs, a board-certified psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner, is pushing the Trump administration to expand veterans' access to faith-based mental health care.

The iciest moments of 2025: The 5 political feuds that froze Washington

President Donald Trump's second term sparked major political controversies in 2025, from the longest government shutdown in history to mass deportation operations.

Trump lists accomplishments, says ‘Radical Left Scum’ are ‘failing badly’ in Christmas message

President Donald Trump delivered contrasting Christmas messages, using one to attack political opponents and the other to focus on faith and Jesus Christ.

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