The late-night host used Channel 4’s Alternative Christmas Message to deliver one of his most pointed political monologues yet — on a UK network, not American television.
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This page is an archive of main headlines from the US for 26.12.2025.
It displays 163 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.
26.12.2025 ⇢ The Day of the Nigeria Strike Fallout
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Morning editorial focus was dominated by the immediate aftermath of President Trump’s Christmas Day airstrikes against ISIS in Nigeria. While conservative outlets amplified the administration's framing of the mission as a defense of persecuted Christians, mainstream and liberal sources shifted throughout the afternoon to question the operation’s legality and reports of civilian panic in the village of Jabo. By mid-afternoon, a secondary editorial pivot occurred as news broke that President Zelenskyy would travel to Mar-a-Lago for a Sunday summit. Editors reoriented their diplomatic coverage toward Trump’s leverage over Ukraine-Russia peace negotiations, overshadowing earlier reports on the Epstein document backlog and 2025 tariff revenue. Late evening coverage was split between the impending Florida summit and an urgent weather narrative. Editors prioritized reports of a severe winter storm hitting the Northeast and Tri-State area, which triggered mass flight cancellations and stranded post-holiday travelers.
26.12.2025
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The Washington Post
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Washington Free Beacon
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The president claimed that militants are "slaughtering" terrorists in Nigeria, and has threatened to militarily intervene in Africa's most populous country.
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The late-night host used Channel 4’s Alternative Christmas Message to deliver one of his most pointed political monologues yet — on a UK network, not American television.
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The Intercept
Trump cast the Nigeria strikes as an assault on those “who have been targeting and viciously killing, primarily, innocent Christians.”
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Alaska Airlines is the latest airline to ground its planes because of an IT meltdown. We talked to industry leaders about why these systems fail, and what airlines can learn from past disruptions.
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The move came amid a renewed anti-graft campaign that has swept across almost every industry.
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Alaska Airlines is the latest airline to ground its planes because of an IT meltdown. We talked to industry leaders about why these systems fail, and what airlines can learn from past disruptions.
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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.
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07:04⇢Christmas Fire over Nigeria
⌨U.S. editors are prioritizing President Trump’s Christmas Day airstrikes against ISIS in Nigeria, framing the intervention as a mission to protect Christians from religious persecution (Breitbart, The Intercept, NPR). Mainstream sources emphasize that the operation followed Nigerian government approval (CNN, Washington Post), while conservative and critical outlets contrast the military action with domestic political tensions, including Trump's holiday rants against political rivals and the Epstein files (HuffPost, NY Post).
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The United States airstrikes targeting militants affiliated with the Islamic State in northwestern Nigeria are a major escalation of an offensive that Nigeria’s overstretched military has struggled with for years.
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The Daily Beast
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.
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In most cases, Christmas decorations, including artificial trees, ornaments and string lights, can be recycled.
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The Washington Post
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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Here is your ultimate guide to the best old-school films and T.V. series to enjoy in the days between Christmas and New Year’s.
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From Nixon to Trump, the 'War on Drugs' Has Been a Disaster for Americans' Freedom
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The Washington Post
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Strikes against ISIS targets in Nigeria come after President Trump spent weeks accusing the West African country's government of failing to rein in the persecution of Christians.
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Courts thus far have come to different conclusions about whether such policies are constitutional, which could pave the way for a Supreme Court case.
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Breitbart News
A New York federal judge has intervened to block the Trump administration from deporting Centre for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) CEO Imran Ahmed after the State Department announced sanctions against him and four other Europeans for waging censorship campaigns against Americans.
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For the first time ever in the tradition’s 120-year history, a second Times Square Ball Drop will take place outside of New Year’s Eve to mark the 250th anniversary of America’s founding.
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As Kyiv expressed readiness to withdraw troops from contested eastern regions, Russia gave no indication it would pull back from seized territory.
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As Kyiv expressed readiness to withdraw troops from contested eastern regions, Russia gave no indication it would pull back from seized territory.
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The Washington Post
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09:37⇢Mar-a-Lago's Winter Peace Summits
⌨U.S. editors are shifting focus to high-stakes diplomacy as President Zelenskyy prepares to meet President Trump in Florida ahead of Netanyahu's arrival (NBC News, Washington Examiner, The Daily Beast). While coverage of the Christmas Day airstrikes against ISIS in Nigeria remains widespread (AP News, CBS, Washington Times, NYTimes), the editorial priority has pivoted toward Trump's Mar-a-Lago 'peace summits' and the potential for shifts in the Ukraine-Russia conflict.
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Alex Kirshner
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New York, New Jersey and Connecticut could be heavily affected by the storm. Expect to see freezing rain and snow across Great Lakes and Northeast
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The Washington Post
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New York Post
A drunken Florida man killed his wife, shot his 13-year-old stepdaughter in the face and then took his own life in a petty argument over watching NFL on TV, according to cops.
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Roughly 70% of illegal migrants arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) under the second Trump administration reportedly had been convicted of or faced charges for criminal offenses. New data shows the Trump administration arrested about 595,000 illegal immigrants between Jan. 20 and Dec. 11, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
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Associated Press
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.
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The Trump administration wants to revamp U.S. childhood vaccination recommendations to align with some other peer nations, including one tiny country in northern Europe.
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The New York Times
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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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.
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The Daily Caller
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Zelenskyy said a leader-level meeting could take place before year’s end as negotiations with Russia advance but key issues remain unresolved.
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The Daily Beast
The official has a ‘fun and cheeky’ mini-chain offering blowouts in Texas.
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President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky are reportedly set to meet on Sunday in Florida to finalize the U.S. peace plan for Ukraine’s war with Russia.
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Jacobin
Ken Livingstone’s legacy in London reminds us just how much democratic socialist leadership can do for a single city.
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Associated Press
A U.S. airstrike that targeted an alleged Islamic State camp in Nigeria has caused panic in the village of Jabo.
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The Daily Beast
The official has a ‘fun and cheeky’ mini-chain offering blowouts in Texas.
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Zelenskyy said he will meet Trump in Florida on Sunday as negotiations with Russia advance but key issues remain unresolved.
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The Washington Post
Sen. John Curtis has introduced legislation to establish a dedicated stockpile of refined fuels such as gasoline, diesel and jet fuel and locate it west of the Rocky Mountains.
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11:30⇢Zelenskyy's Florida Peace Pilgrimage
⌨U.S. editors are prioritizing the upcoming Mar-a-Lago meeting between President Trump and President Zelenskyy to discuss a peace plan for the Ukraine-Russia war (The Epoch Times, NYTimes, NBC News, One America News Network, Washington Examiner). Concurrently, sources are providing conflicting accounts of the Christmas airstrikes in Nigeria, with some reporting successful counter-terrorism against ISIS while others highlight civilian panic and displacement (AP News, CNN, The Intercept, Washington Post).
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The Washington Post
Some of the homeowners seeking help are still paying mortgages on homes that are no longer livable.
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The Washington Post
Congress has not passed any spending bills since the 43-day government shutdown ended, and lawmakers won’t have much time left to act when they return to session in January.
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Los Angeles Times
Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern
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An Arctic blast is forecast to usher in multiple waves of dangerous cold to the Midwest and Northeast next week, forecasters warn.
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Several MAGA-aligned lawmakers and commentators have praised President Donald Trump’s airstrikes in Nigeria.
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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.
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A new history traces how elite-driven development made New York richer on paper and poorer in practice.
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Justice Department Says Filming Immigration Raids Is 'Domestic Terrorism'
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One America News
Minnesota Democratic Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan faced backlash after wearing a hijab and calling the Somali community an essential part of the state’s “fabric,” amid reports connecting the local immigrant community to widespread federal tax fraud.
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New York Post
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.
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The California Department of Motor Vehicles is facing a lawsuit from nearly 20,000 migrants over the state’s plan to revoke their commercial drivers’ licenses.
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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made unsubstantiated claims that the vaccine ingredient is linked to allergies and autism.
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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 — 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.
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13:29⇢Christmas Fire Over Nigeria
⌨Editorial focus has solidified around President Trump’s sudden military intervention in Nigeria, with mainstream and liberal outlets questioning the religious framing and civilian impact (NYTimes, AP News, CBS, Newsweek), while conservative media highlights the strikes as protecting Christians (The Intercept, Newsweek, Breitbart). Simultaneously, preparations for the Mar-a-Lago peace summit with President Zelenskyy are dominating diplomatic coverage (CNN, The Daily Wire, The Epoch Times, NBC News, Washington Examiner).
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President Trump set the process in motion to ease federal restrictions on marijuana. But his order doesn't automatically revoke laws targeting marijuana, which remains illegal to transport over state lines.
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The Daily Caller
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The Washington Post
Voters are feeling a sense of deja vu in Missouri’s 1st Congressional District, where Cori Bush is mounting a comeback to reclaim the House seat she lost less than two years ago in the Democratic primary.
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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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“This is not the way the family should be. You need God,” the note states, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd told reporters Tuesday.
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One America News
A coalition of 19 Democrat-led U.S. states, along with Washington, D.C., filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) over the agency’s recent declaration announcing an effort to ban "transgender medical care" for minors.
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The Washington Post
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One America News
Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has announced that a second bundle of joy will be added to her growing family in the coming new year.
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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.
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Millions of Americans live in areas under winter storm alerts stretching from northern Minnesota to the Eastern Seaboard.
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Breitbart News
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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Breitbart News
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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The Daily Wire
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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.
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The Washington Post
While the president has said he acted to protect Christians, analysts report that violence, particularly by Islamist militants, has targeted both Christians and Muslims.
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The Illinois congressional candidate turned her campaign office into a mutual aid hub.
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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.
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15:52⇢The Christmas Bombing of Jabo
⌨Editorial priorities focus on President Trump’s Christmas Day airstrikes in Nigeria, with mainstream outlets questioning the religious framing and humanitarian impact (NYTimes, AP News, Washington Post, USA Today) while liberal critics characterize it as a performance for his evangelical base (MSNBC, Vox). Concurrently, preparations for the upcoming Florida peace summit between President Trump and President Zelenskyy dominate diplomatic coverage (Washington Examiner, CNN, The Epoch Times).
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A federal judge has blocked West Virginia’s groundbreaking ban on artificial food dyes, citing concerns that the law is too "vague."
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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 Epoch Times
‘Venezuela is completely surrounded by the largest armada ever assembled in the history of South America,’ Trump said.
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President Donald Trump, ahead of an expected weekend meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, told Politico: "He doesn't have anything until I approve it. So we'll see what he's got." The Republican president believed he could have a productive meeting. Zelenskyy will discuss territorial issues, the main stumbling block in talks to end Russia's war in Ukraine, with Trump in Florida on Sunday.
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New York Post
Fraudsters in the refugee community are accused of bilking taxpayers out of as much as $9 billion.
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Here Are 5 Wars Trump Started or Expanded in 2025
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) apprehended and arrested more than 17,500 criminal illegal aliens under the Laken Riley Act, as reported by the department this week.
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Just four states — South Carolina, North Dakota, Montana and Idaho — are adding tax breaks for qualified tips, car loan interest, overtime premium pay and a $6,000 enhanced deduction for senior citizens.
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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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Michigan secures safe, solid landing spot in landing Kyle Whittingham from Utah. Not an elite hire, but not bad, either.
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One America News
“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.
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Here Are 5 Wars President Donald Trump Started or Expanded in 2025
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One America News
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.
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Associated Press
The president of the Kennedy Center is criticizing musician Chuck Redd for canceling a Christmas Eve performance.
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The Daily Beast
Trump now finds himself facing the same kind of scrutiny that haunted his predecessor.
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The Washington Post
The next Patrick Mahomes, Aaron Judge or Michael Phelps could be waiting in the wings at the local Pee-Wee football field, Little League diamond or YMCA pool. They probably aren’t, but what if?
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One America News
A post‑Christmas snowstorm is underway in the New York Tri‑State area, expected to bring up to 9 inches of snow — the most the region has seen in several years — along with hazardous travel conditions.
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18:52⇢The Florida Peace Pilgrimage
⌨Editorial focus is centered on the upcoming Sunday peace summit in Florida between President Trump and President Zelenskyy, with sources highlighting Trump's leverage over the negotiations (Zelenskyy, Trump, Newsmax, CBS, CNN). Simultaneously, a major winter storm hitting the Tri-State area and Northeast is disrupting post-Christmas travel with significant flight cancellations and heavy snowfall (ABC News, One America News Network, HuffPost).
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The Daily Beast
Trump now finds himself facing the same kind of scrutiny that haunted his predecessor.
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The release of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein’s network has become a focal point of political rhetoric and controversy.
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One America News
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.
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FBI Director Kash Patel has announced the permanent closure of the bureau’s headquarters, the J. Edgar Hoover Building in Washington, D.C.
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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.
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The New York Times
Streets were brined, plows were ready and flights were canceled as the metropolitan region braced for up to 11 inches of snow.
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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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The Callifornia Highway Patrol warned drivers to be cautious because "'making memories’ shouldn’t include us pulling you out of a snowbank."
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The Washington Post
Voters are feeling a sense of deja vu in Missouri’s 1st Congressional District, where Cori Bush is mounting a comeback to reclaim the House seat she lost less than two years ago in the Democratic primary.
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Breitbart News
On Wednesday on “The Alex Marlow Show,” “Scott Jennings Show” host Scott Jennings talked about Democrats. Jennings stated, “Effectively, they’ve adopted all illegal aliens as their primary constituents, as opposed to American citizens. And I don’t know that there’s a
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The Daily Beast
The president is far from finished tampering with the historic arts center.
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The Daily Beast
The president is far from finished tampering with the historic arts center.
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One America News
In a heartwarming story making headlines this Christmas season, outgoing Fibrebond CEO Graham Walker shared $240 million in bonuses, paid out over five years, with his 540 full-time employees after selling the family-founded manufacturing firm to Eaton for $1.7 billion earlier this year.
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One America News
Since returning to the White House, President Donald Trump has boldly reversed decades of U.S. trade policy, building a strong tariff framework around an economy long marked by open markets — a strategic shift he argues restores America’s advantage.
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The Washington Post
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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.
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The New York Times
Flights were canceled and streets grew slippery as the metropolitan region braced for up to 11 inches of snow.
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The Daily Beast
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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New York Post
“I have nothing. No information, nothing. I just have a lot of luggage and two children.”
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23:41⇢Frozen Runways and Buried Roads
⌨Editorial focus is divided between escalating winter storms paralyzing the East and West coasts (NY Post, NBC News, NYTimes, USA Today, ABC News) and the intensifying rhetoric surrounding the DOJ's discovery of additional Epstein documents (The Hill, Newsweek). While mainstream outlets track flight cancellations and snow totals, conservative media highlights President Trump's demand for full disclosure of Democratic names in the files and celebrates his record-breaking tariff revenue (One America News Network).
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The Daily Beast
The president’s youngest son was seen at a festive family gathering.
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