Month: December 2025

Podcaster Joe Rogan slammed President Trump for his remarks about the death of Hollywood director Rob Reiner. “The Rob Reiner thing is not funny, right? And that’s like the same thing. It’s the same kind of thinking. And when you see it with no empathy, that’s when it’s hard to like [him],” Rogan said of…

International leaders are participating in high-stakes peace talks geared towards ending the Russia-Ukraine war.  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky recently presented a 20-point peace plan to his counterparts with clauses that outline a demilitarization zone, security guarantees and an $800 billion fund to help rebuild the war-torn nation.  His refusal to cede pieces of land to…

First came the Manhattan shooting death of a health insurance CEO. In the months that followed, a young couple working for the Israeli embassy, a Democratic Minnesota lawmaker and her husband, a Ukrainian refugee, a conservative activist, a National Guard member deployed in the nation’s capital and a legendary Hollywood director and his producer wife…

Kaylee McGhee White argued on “The Five” that President Donald Trump himself is to blame — because he’s done too good of a job.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday confirmed that Canada will give his country a new assistance package after he spoke with European leaders amid peace talks. Zelensky stopped in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and thanked Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney for joining him in “speaking with our friends from Europe” about bringing the war between Ukraine…

The attack killed at least one person and wounded 27 others.

Tech billionaire Elon Musk on Friday slammed New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani (D) for appointing a non-firefighter to lead the city’s fire department.  “People will die because of this. Proven experience matters when lives are at stake,” the former White House adviser wrote in a post on the social platform X, which he controls….

The “Daily Show” correspondent has covered numerous MAGA rallies and demonstrations since President Donald Trump first entered politics.

The agency said it plans to move forward without federal funding, adding that 18% of program expenditures for the long-delayed project have come from federal funds.

Attorney Gloria Allred on Friday speculated on why the friendship between President Trump and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein ended, and what the files released by the Justice Department (DOJ) could reveal about the falling out. “Well, I‘ve heard different explanations from the White House about why he dropped him,” Allred told CNN’s Phil Mattingly….

Somali officials and the African Union on Saturday blasted Israel for recognizing Somaliland as an independent state and allegedly undermining Somalia’s sovereignty. “The federal government of Somalia warns that illegitimate actions of this nature seriously undermine regional peace and stability, exacerbate political and security tensions in the Horn of Africa, the Red Sea and the…

California Gov. Gavin Newsom moved himself into front-runner status for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2028, emerging from a pack of contenders to clear leading status. It was a strong year for Newsom, whose combative approach to taking on President Trump resonated with Democrats and won favorable headlines for his team. “The headline on Newsom…

President Trump on Saturday touted low national crime statistics and his immigration agenda while claiming his tariffs have resulted in “no inflation” as the first year of his second term comes to a close. “Crime in the United States is at its lowest levels on record,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “Much of that is…

Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) on Friday said President Trump and Republican lawmakers have no interest in making “health care more affordable” as ObamaCare subsidies are set to expire, rising the monthly cost for millions. “But right now, as I go around, especially as I’ve been talking to my seniors, they are so very concerned because…

Donald Trump’s brand is losing credibility, and Gavin Newsom’s Hollywood-grade instincts make him a formidable opponent for Vice President JD Vance, who is being groomed for 2028 and must balance honoring Trump without imitating him.

A new ceasefire deal between Thailand and Cambodia went into effect Saturday after dozens have been killed and thousands have been displaced due to a weeks-long territorial conflict. Part of the 72-hour ceasefire deal requires Thailand to return 18 Cambodian soldiers held in Thai custody since July, as well as clear their shared border of…

Russia carried out a series of strikes on Ukraine early Saturday, with at least one person dead and many others injured. The latest attack comes a day ahead of expected peace talks between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and President Trump. Air raid sirens blared at around 1:30 a.m. local time as the strike commenced, The…

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Former Republican Rep. Joe Walsh (Ill.) on Friday decried the Trump administration’s immigration raids that were carried out throughout the Christmas holiday.  “I did my best yesterday to turn off the news from Christmas Eve on and not think about anything and not tweet anything,” Walsh, a frequent critic of President Trump who became a…

An alleged victim of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on Friday shared concerns about the Justice Department (DOJ) blowing past the congressionally mandated deadline to release all files tied to the late financier’s estate. “It still continues to be extremely upsetting. And I, like, have chills in my body thinking like, are they ever going…

Kennedy Center President Richard Grenell on Friday sent a letter to jazz drummer Chuck Redd denouncing his decision to cancel a planned show at the venue after President Trump’s name was added to the building.  “Your dismal ticket sales and lack of donor support, combined with your last-minute cancellation has cost us considerably. This is…

Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) is calling on the Trump administration to pause its plan to raise national park entrance fees, calling the move “discriminatory.”

FBI Director Kash Patel on Friday said the FBI’s J. Edgar Hoover building in Washington, D.C., will be “shut down permanently” after previously discarding plans to move the bureau’s headquarters to Maryland. Instead, employees will report to the Ronald Reagan Building to occupy the former location of the U.S. Agency for International Development, which was…

President Trump on Friday complained about the Justice Department’s ongoing focus on the case of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein after the department said it had discovered more than 1 million additional documents to review. “Now 1,000,000 more pages on Epstein are found. DOJ is being forced to spend all of its time on…

Chuck Redd, who had presided over holiday “Jazz Jams” at the Kennedy Center since 2006, pulled out of a Christmas Eve performance.