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December 27, 2025
Senators call on Trump administration to pause hike in national park fees
12/26/25 8:10 PM ET PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) is calling on the Trump administration to pause its plan to raise national park entrance fees, calling the move “discriminatory.” Wyden is among a group of five senators who sent a letter to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, raising concerns over national park entrance fee increases set to take place January 1. The senators argue the fee increases are taking place without proper notice, will slow entry into the parks and will ...
Go to discussionMAGA Goes Nuts After King Charles Claims 'Diversity Is Our Strength' In Christmas Speech
Dec 26th, 2025, 3:12 pm Britain’s King Charles III enraged British conservatives and some MAGA adherents with his annual Christmas message, where he pleaded for “compassion and reconciliation,” and proclaimed that “diversity” is one of the UK’s greatest strengths. Charles spoke from the 500-year-old Lady Chapel within Westminster Abbey in London, saying, he longed for “resilience in the face of adversity, peace through forgiveness, simply getting to know our neighbors and, by showing respec ...
Go to discussionFear and confusion in Nigerian village hit in US strike, as locals say no history of ISIS in area
PUBLISHED Dec 26, 2025, 8:06 PM ET Abuja, Nigeria - A day after part of a missile fired by the United States hit their village, landing just meters from its only medical facility, the people of Jabo in northwestern Nigeria are in a state of shock and confusion. Suleiman Kagara, a resident of this quiet and predominantly Muslim farming community in Tambuwal district of Sokoto state, told CNN he heard a loud blast and saw flames as a projectile flew overhead at around 10 p.m. on Thursday. Soon ...
Go to discussionOutrage as red state Republicans accused of deceiving voters with fake petition claims
December 26, 2025 4:51PM ET Utah voters are coming forward to allege that Republican operatives are lying to trick people into signing a petition to put repeal of the state's anti-gerrymandering law on the ballot, reported The Salt Lake Tribune on Friday. It's the latest saga in a years-long war the Utah GOP has fought over Proposition 4, which was passed by voters in 2018. Proposition 4, also known as the Better Boundaries Initiative, was used earlier this year to strike down the legislature ...
Go to discussionTrump calls for release of any Epstein files naming Democrats: "Embarrass them"
December 26, 2025 / 7:59 PM EST As prosecutors contend with a massive trove of documents related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, President Trump suggested Friday the Justice Department is spending too much time on the issue — but said prominent Democrats linked to Epstein should be named. The Justice Department has released scores of records on Epstein over the last week, responding to a law requiring it to publish its files on Epstein by Dec. 19. The files cover more than 20 years ...
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