As millions of Americans gather together with loved ones to celebrate the Christmas holiday and ring in the new year, hundreds of thousands more will mark the holidays away from family.
Imagine attending a party to celebrate someone, only to find the room filled with decorations and pictures of everyone but the honoree. Strange, right? That’s how I feel when I see Christmas events or displays with no mention of Jesus or a Nativity. The birth of Jesus is the very reason for Christmas, so excluding […]
The Polar Express came out 20 years ago last month. It’s hard to believe that two decades have passed since it hit theaters. I remember watching at the time, not particularly interested in it. More than that, there was a bit of an eerie quality to the whole thing. In the decades since, I’ve become […]
Congresswoman Kay Granger, who had been absent from her office for six months due to health issues, was not held accountable by her colleagues, highlighting the lack of mechanisms to hold members of Congress accountable for their attendance.
Hunter Biden looks out at reporters while his lawyer Abbe Lowell makes a statement outside a House Oversight and Accountability Committee markup at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 10. The panel was considering a resolution to hold Biden in contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena last month. (Greg Nash)Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg apologizes to parents during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing with social media executives to discuss protecting children from sexual exploitation at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 31. (Greg Nash)Lava crosses the main road to Grindavík and flows on the road leading to the Blue Lagoon on Feb. 8 in Iceland. A volcano in southwestern Iceland erupted for the third time since December and sent jets of lava into the sky. (Marco Di Marco, Associated Press)Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce celebrates with girlfriend and entertainer Taylor Swift after a 25-22 win over the San Francisco 49ers during Super Bowl LVIII at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas Feb. 11. (John Angelillo, UPI)Rep. Andy Kim (D-N.J.) is kissed by a guide dog with America’s VetDogs in Statuary Hall in the Capitol in Washington, D.C., prior to an impeachment vote of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Feb. 13. (Greg Nash)Israeli female soldiers pose for a photo on a position on the Gaza Strip border, in southern Israel, on Feb. 19. (Tsafrir Abayov, Associated Press)People take photos of “Stumpy” the cherry blossom tree at the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C., on March 19. (Greg Nash)In this aerial image, the steel frame of the Francis Scott Key Bridge sits on top of a container ship after the bridge collapsed March 26 in Baltimore. The bridge collapsed early in the morning after being struck by the Singapore-flagged Dali container ship, sending multiple vehicles and people plunging into the frigid harbor below. (Jim Watson, AFP via Getty Images)People gather at the National Mall to witness a near-total solar eclipse in Washington, D.C., on April 8. (Allison Robbert)Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) speaks with Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) outside the House Chamber following a series of votes on April 10. (Greg Nash)Tourists watch as protesters for and against former President Trump demonstrate outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on April 25 as the court hears oral arguments in Trump v. U.S. regarding the limits of presidential immunity. (Allison Robbert)Students try to prevent the Gaza Solidarity Encampment from taking over Hamilton Hall at Columbia University on April 30 in New York. Columbia Students for Justice in Palestine called for mobilization close to midnight before taking over the hall. (Marco Postigo Storel via AP)Maryland Democratic Senate candidate Angela Alsobrooks arrives on stage to speak with supporters May 14 at a primary night party in Greenbelt, Md., after defeating Rep. David Trone (D-Md.). (Greg Nash)Graduating students turn their back on President Biden as he delivers a commencement address during Morehouse College's graduation ceremony in Atlanta on May 19. Biden's graduation speech at Morehouse College, the university attended by civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr., was his most direct engagement with students since demonstrations over Israel's war in Gaza roiled campuses across the United States. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds, AFP via Getty Images)Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun speaks to the families of recent crash victims as he arrives for a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Investigations hearing to discuss the company's safety culture on June 18. (Greg Nash)Former President Trump and President Biden speak simultaneously during the CNN presidential debate in Atlanta on June 27. (Gerald Herbert, Associated Press)Children wait near the site of Okhmatdyt children’s hospital hit by Russian missiles in Kyiv, Ukraine, on July 8. Russian missiles killed several people and struck a children’s hospital in the Ukrainian capital, authorities say. (Evgeniy Maloletka, Associated Press)Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.) confronts Code Pink co-founder Medea Benjamin as she interrupts a press conference on the third anniversary of the Cuban pro-democracy protests at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on July 11. (Jason Goode)Former President Trump is surrounded by Secret Service agents after an assassination attempt at a campaign rally in Butler, Pa., on July 13. (Evan Vucci, Associated Press)Former President Trump and newly announced running mate Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) shake hands during the Republican National Convention at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee on July 15. (Greg Nash)Balloons drop for former President Trump after giving his acceptance speech following the Republican National Convention at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee on July 18. (Greg Nash)Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a joint address to Congress at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on July 24. (Greg Nash)President Biden pauses before he addresses the nation from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on July 24 about his decision to drop his Democratic presidential reelection bid. (Evan Vucci, Associated Press)Journalist Evan Gershkovich, who was recently released from a Russian prison in a prisoner swap, greets his mother Ella Milman after arriving at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., on Aug. 1. Gershkovich was one of three American citizens and one green card holder who had been wrongfully detained in Russia and accused of spreading false information and other charges. (Jemal Countess, UPI)Noah Lyles of Team USA, far left, crosses the finish line to win the gold medal in the men's 100-meter final at the Stade de France during the 2024 Paris Olympic Games athletics competition in Paris on Aug. 4. (Pat Benic, UPI)Vice President Harris and her newly announced running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) arrive at the Liacouras Center at Temple University in Philadelphia on Aug. 6 for their first rally. (Greg Nash)A Palestinian man mourns his 4-day-old twin relatives who were killed in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip, as he holds their birth certificates at a hospital morgue on Aug. 13 in Deir al-Balah. (Abdel Kareem Hana, Associated Press)Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Harris speaks as her grandnieces Amara Ajagu, left, and Leela Ajagu hold signs during the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago on Aug 22. (Paul Sancya, Associated Press)Former President Trump and Vice President Harris participate during the ABC News presidential debate at the National Constitution Center on Sept. 10 in Philadelphia. (Alex Brandon, Associated Press)Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) drops a Congressional Gold Medal intended for NASA's Andrea Mosie during a ceremony at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 18 to honor women who served as computers, mathematicians and engineers at NASA between 1930 and 1970. (Greg Nash)Emergency workers use excavators to clear the rubble at the site of an Israeli strike in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, on Sept. 23. (Hassan Ammar, Associated Press)Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, center, and outgoing President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, right, stand before lawmakers on her inauguration day at Congress in Mexico City on Oct. 1. (Eduardo Verdugo, Associated Press)Dominick Gucciardo walks to his home in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on Oct. 3 in Pensacola, N.C. (Mike Stewart, Associated Press)Former President Trump poses at a drive-thru window during a photo-op at a McDonald's in Feasterville-Trevose, Pa., on Oct. 20. (Evan Vucci, Associated Press)Vice President Harris is seen after giving her closing argument speech on Oct. 29 at the Ellipse in Washington. (Greg Nash)President Biden jokingly bites a child as he hands out candy on Oct. 30 during the annual Halloween celebration on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. (Greg Nash)A man wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat is seen voting at Davidsonville Elementary school in Davidsonville, Md., on Nov. 5. (Greg Nash)President-elect Trump waves as he walks with Melania Trump at an election night watch party at the Palm Beach Convention Center on Nov. 6 in West Palm Beach, Fla. (Associated Press)Vice President Harris and second gentleman Doug Emhoff walk off stage after Harris gave a concession speech at Howard University in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 6. (Greg Nash)President Biden meets with President-elect Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 13. (Evan Vucci, Associated Press)Del.-elect Pablo Hernández Rivera (D-Puerto Rico) jokingly joins a group of women who will be first-term Democratic representatives in the 119th Congress posing for a photo following the class photo on the House steps of the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 15. (Greg Nash)South Korean martial law soldiers try to enter the National Assembly compound in Seoul, South Korea, on Dec. 4. (Cho Jung-woo, Newsis via AP)A group of people take a family photo while sitting on a couch in a hall of Syrian President Bashar Assad's presidential palace on Dec. 8 in Damascus, Syria, following the fall of the Syrian government. (Hussein Malla, Associated Press)Firefighters battle the Franklin Fire in Malibu, Calif., on Dec. 10. (Ethan Swope, Associated Press)Luigi Mangione, a suspect in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, is escorted by police on Dec. 19 in New York. (Pamela Smith, Associated Press)
Pope Francis called for an end to global wars and divisiveness in his annual Christmas Day message, given Wednesday. "This Christmas, at the beginning of the Jubilee Year, I invite every individual, and all peoples and nations, to find the courage needed to walk through that Door, to become pilgrims of hope, to silence the...
