The Day of the Nigeria Strike Fallout

The president claimed that militants are "slaughtering" terrorists in Nigeria, and has threatened to militarily intervene in Africa's most populous country.

Trump cast the Nigeria strikes as an assault on those “who have been targeting and viciously killing, primarily, innocent Christians.”

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President Trump made the announcement late Thursday on social media, saying the strike was in response to the Islamic State targeting Christians in Nigeria.

Two wartime leaders will touch down in Florida for holiday talks as Trump’s envoys feud with one foreign head of state over a war-torn enclave’s future.

U.S. forces struck numerous Islamic State targets in northwest Nigeria on Christmas Day, President Trump and military officials said, in what the president said was retaliation for the terror group’s years of attacks on Christian civilians in the African nation.

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Since returning to the White House in January, President Donald Trump has overturned decades of U.S. trade policy — building a wall of tariffs around what used to be a wide open economy.

The Ukrainian leader is trying to maintain momentum in the U.S.-led efforts to end the war with Russia. There was no immediate confirmation from the White House.

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Trump said the targets of airstrikes in Nigeria were Islamic State terrorists responsible for killing Christians, but experts question his framing.

The man, meanwhile, initially fled the scene and called his sister in upstate New York, telling her he had “done something” bad and they would never talk again.

Since returning to the White House in January, President Donald Trump has overturned decades of U.S. trade policy — building a wall of tariffs around what used to be a wide open economy — but one that Trump emphasizes puts the U.S. at an advantage. His double-digit taxes on imports from almost every country have raised tens of billions of dollars for the U.S. Treasury. [Full Story]

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President Donald Trump said he ordered military strikes against "ISIS terrorist scum" in Nigeria on Christmas Day.

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Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has announced that a second bundle of joy will be added to her growing family in the coming new year.

More than a month after a UPS cargo plane crashed in Louisville, Kentucky, tragically killing crew members on board and 12 people on the ground, a 15th victim has sadly succumbed to his injuries.

Minn. Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan appeared in an Islamic garment on a Somali-language Youtube channel to tell Somali migrants she’s “got your back.”

Minn. Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan appeared in an Islamic garment on a Somali-language Youtube channel to tell Somali migrants she’s “got your back.”

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Immediately upon his return to the White House for a second term, President Trump and his team adopted an aggressive new press strategy to avoid constantly playing defense, as they had during his first term.

While the president has said he acted to protect Christians, analysts report that violence, particularly by Islamist militants, has targeted both Christians and Muslims.

A recent report from media watchdog NewsBusters found that liberal guests on late-night talk shows in 2025 outnumbered conservative guests by 99%, highlighting a vast ideological imbalance on late-night comedy shows.

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy says he and President Trump have agreed to meet in Florida on Sunday, signaling progress in talks to end the Russia-Ukraine war.

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The 2026 New Year’s Eve (NYE) celebration in New York City's Times Square will feature patriotic red, white, and blue lighting and effects on the crystal ball — honoring the United States' upcoming 250th anniversary and ultimately kicking off the New Year.

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“Operation Bad Santa," a multi-agency undercover operation led by the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office in New Jersey with involvement from local police, the FBI, and Homeland Security Investigations, targeted and caught a number of men who purportedly used social media and messaging apps to lure minors for sex.

A top Portuguese nuclear fusion official claims that the suspected gunman responsible for the murder of an MIT scientist and two Brown University students may have acted out of spite due to never reaching the same level of success as his former classmate, according to a Daily Mail report.

The president of the Kennedy Center is criticizing musician Chuck Redd for canceling a Christmas Eve performance.

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A 38-year-old man was arrested on Friday after carrying out a stabbing and chemical attack at a Yokohama Rubber Company tire factory in Mishima, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. He stabbed eight people and also injured seven others by spraying or throwing a liquid believed to be bleach.

Three people are dead after rain pummeled the western state. On the other side of the country, New York could get 11 inches of snow.

North Korea's state media released photos Thursday of what it said was the hull of a nuclear submarine. Its leader denounced South Korea's plans to build its own subs as "an offensive act."

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President Trump said the targets of airstrikes in Nigeria were Islamic State terrorists responsible for killing Christians, but experts question his framing.

Trump’s top aide was triggered about “third world” migrants after watching a holiday special featuring Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin.

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