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'Smallest audience ever': Kennedy Center Honors tank on CBS after Trump takes over

David Edwards December 24, 2025 4:16PM ET "The Kennedy Center Honors" reportedly drew its lowest ratings ever after President Donald Trump announced he would host the event. "According to preliminary Nielsen data, 'The Kennedy Center Honors' on CBS drew its smallest audience ever on the night of December 23, 2025, averaging an estimated 2.65 million viewers," Programming Insider reported on Wednesday. "To put that in perspective: the 2024 broadcast averaged 4.1 ...

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Trump Admin Lawsuit Aims To Flood DC With AR-15 Rifles For 'Common Use'

By David Edwards — December 24, 2025 .................... In a nine-page lawsuit filed on Monday, the DOJ's Civil Rights Division noted that "the District denies law-abiding citizens the ability to register a wide variety of commonly used semi-automatic firearms, such as the Colt AR-15 series rifles, which is among the most popular of firearms in America, and a variety of other semi-automatic rifles and pistols that are in common use." The suit sought a "permanent injunction p ...

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ICE officer accused of excessive force, then sent back to work despite active probe

December 24, 2025 5:00 AM ET In the span of less than 72 hours, Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer Victor Mojica went from being widely vilified and placed on administrative leave — to being returned right back to his old job. On a Friday in September, Mojica was caught on several cameras roughly pushing a woman into the hallway and then to the ground, as the woman screamed. The incident at an immigration court in New York rapidly circulated online and prompted the Homeland Security ...

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After missing deadline, DOJ says it may need a 'few more weeks' to finish releasing Epstein files

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department said Wednesday that it may need a “few more weeks" to release all of its records on the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein after suddenly discovering more than a million potentially relevant documents, further delaying compliance with last Friday’s congressionally mandated deadline. The Christmas Eve announcement came hours after a dozen U.S. senators called on the Justice Department’s watchdog to examine its failure to meet the deadline. The group, ...

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White House orders US forces to focus on 'quarantine' of Venezuelan oil for next two months

The White House has ordered U.S. military forces to focus almost exclusively on enforcing the "quarantine" of Venezuelan oil for at least the next two months, a U.S. official told Reuters on Wednesday. "While military options still exist the focus is to first use economic pressure by enforcing sanctions to reach the outcome the White House is looking," the official said. -snip- The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the White House order was for U.S. forces ...

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New Bill Would Allow Some Americans to Opt Back Into Social Security

Dec 23, 2025 at 03:53 PM EST A recently proposed law would allow some Americans to opt back into Social Security after originally declining to take part in the social safety net program. Clergy members routinely choose not to take part in Social Security or Medicare programs and have historically been unable to undo this decision even years later. However, a new bill seeks to change this. Why It Matters More than 70 million Americans receive Social Security benefits monthly, and this often ...

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'They No Longer Hide the Idea of White Supremacy': Tim Walz Fumes Over JD Vance's Latest Comments on Race

Dec 23rd, 2025, 4:28 pm Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) is livid at Vice President JD Vance for saying white Americans don’t need to apologize for their skin color anymore, with Walz saying it was a clear sign President Donald Trump’s administration is fine with white supremacy. Walz made the comment while defending himself over reports of $9 billion in Minnesota fraud claims at a press conference on Tuesday. The liberal governor said the Trump Administration “was waging war” against his state a ...

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US denies visas to ex-EU commissioner and others over social media rules

The US State Department said it would deny visas to five people, including a former EU commissioner, for seeking to "coerce" American social media platforms into suppressing viewpoints they oppose. "These radical activists and weaponized NGOs have advanced censorship crackdowns by foreign states - in each case targeting American speakers and American companies," Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a statement. Thierry Breton, the former top tech regulator at the European ...

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US moves more troops and special ops aircraft to Caribbean as Trump ramps up pressure in region: report

Tuesday 23 December 2025 16:59 EST More U.S. assets including special ops aircraft and troops arrived in the Caribbean this week as Donald Trump reiterated on Monday that ground-based operations targeting drug traffickers in Venezuela would soon begin, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis. The newspaper cited U.S. officials as well as open-source flight data. The most recent deployments occurred this week, according to the Journal, days before the Christmas holiday and occurring as the ...

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Trump approves deployment of 350 National Guard members to New Orleans

Updated 6:51 PM EST, December 23, 2025 The Trump administration is deploying 350 National Guard troops to New Orleans ahead of the New Year, launching another federal deployment in the city at the same time that an immigration crackdown led by Border Patrol is underway. Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said Tuesday that Guard members, as they have in other deployments in large cities, will be tasked with supporting federal law enforcement partners, including the Department of Justice and the D ...

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Faithful return to Bethlehem and Pope Leo XIV celebrates his first Christmas Eve Mass at St. Peter's

2 hrs ago - By MELANIE LIDMAN Updated 5:44 PM CST, December 24, 2025 Leer en español BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — Thousands of people flocked to Bethlehem’s Manger Square on Christmas Eve as families there and at other sites across the Holy Land ... (AP)

Kennedy Center Christmas Eve jazz concert canceled after Trump name added to building

3 hrs ago - Updated 6:06 PM EST, December 24, 2025 NEW YORK (AP) — A planned Christmas Eve jazz concert at the Kennedy Center, a holiday tradition dating back more than 20 years, has been canceled. The show’s host, musician Chuck Redd, says that he cal ... (AP)

'Smallest audience ever': Kennedy Center Honors tank on CBS after Trump takes over

6 hrs ago - David Edwards December 24, 2025 4:16PM ET "The Kennedy Center Honors" reportedly drew its lowest ratings ever after President Donald Trump announced he would host the event. "According to preliminary Nielsen data, 'The Kennedy Center Honors' on CB ... (raw story)

After missing deadline, DOJ says it may need a 'few more weeks' to finish releasing Epstein files

6 hrs ago - WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department said Wednesday that it may need a “few more weeks" to release all of its records on the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein after suddenly discovering more than a million potentially relevant documents ... (AP)

USPS plan to open hubs to rivals may cost agency its biggest customer: Amazon

7 hrs ago - Posted 11:44 AM, Dec 24, 2025 and last updated 11:46 AM, Dec 24, 2025 The U.S. Postal Service's plan to raise cash by opening its distribution centers to other shipping companies could backfire, potentially costing the agency its biggest customer. T ... (Scripps News)

Trump Admin Lawsuit Aims To Flood DC With AR-15 Rifles For 'Common Use'

7 hrs ago - By David Edwards — December 24, 2025 .................... In a nine-page lawsuit filed on Monday, the DOJ's Civil Rights Division noted that "the District denies law-abiding citizens the ability to register a wide variety of commonly used semi-a ... (crooksandliars.com)

White House orders US forces to focus on 'quarantine' of Venezuelan oil for next two months

7 hrs ago - The White House has ordered U.S. military forces to focus almost exclusively on enforcing the "quarantine" of Venezuelan oil for at least the next two months, a U.S. official told Reuters on Wednesday. "While military options still exist the focus is ... (Reuters)

DOJ announces 'a million more documents' related to Jeffrey Epstein on Christmas Eve

8 hrs ago - December 24, 2025 2:03PM ET The Department of Justice announced what could be "a million more documents" related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. In a Christmas Eve post on X, the DOJ said that the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York an ... (Raw Story)

Democrats Urge Trump To Reverse Recall Of Nearly 30 Ambassadors

8 hrs ago - WASHINGTON, Dec 24 (Reuters) - Democratic senators urged President Donald Trump on Wednesday to reverse a recall of nearly 30 career ambassadors, warning the move leaves a dangerous leadership vacuum that allows adversaries like Russia and China to e ... (Huffington Post)

ICE officer accused of excessive force, then sent back to work despite active probe

9 hrs ago - December 24, 2025 5:00 AM ET In the span of less than 72 hours, Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer Victor Mojica went from being widely vilified and placed on administrative leave — to being returned right back to his old job. On a Fri ... (NPR)

Trump Declares Networks That Are 'Negative' Towards Him Should Have Their TV Licenses 'Terminated'

10 hrs ago - Dec 24th, 2025, 1:19 am President Donald Trump declared on Wednesday that television networks airing “negative” coverage of him should have their broadcast licenses “terminated” in a series of late-night rants against CBS, ABC, a ... (MEDIAite)

Judge blocks Trump effort to strip security clearance from attorney who represented whistleblowers

11 hrs ago - By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Updated 10:35 AM CST, December 24, 2025 WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from enforcing a March presidential memorandum to revoke the security clearance of prominent Washington attorney M ... (AP)

Southern California drivers urged to reconsider Christmas travel as heavy rain and winds roll in

11 hrs ago - By TRÂN NGUYỄN Updated 11:20 PM CST, December 23, 2025 California officials and weather forecasters urged holiday travelers to avoid the roads and reconsider Christmas travel as a series of powerful winter storms brought relentless rains, ... (AP)

19 states and D.C. sue HHS over effort to ban transgender care for minors

11 hrs ago - Updated on: December 24, 2025 / 12:04 AM EST A coalition of 19 states and the District of Columbia on Tuesday sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, its secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and its inspector general over a declaration th ... (CBS News/AP)

Map Shows Range of China's Ship-Killer Missiles Targeting US Territory

12 hrs ago - Dec 24, 2025 at 10:15 AM EST Ryan Chan China continues to bolster its ship-sinking capability amid United States naval presence in the Pacific, as a Newsweek map shows the East Asian military power is capable of targeting American warships off the ... (newsweek)

Botched Epstein redactions trace back to Virgin Islands' 2020 civil racketeering case against estate

12 hrs ago - Updated Dec 23, 2025, 10:05 PM ET PUBLISHED Dec 23, 2025, 9:43 PM ET A botched redaction in the Epstein files revealed that government attorneys once accused his lawyers of paying over $400,000 to “young female models and actresses” to cove ... (CNN Politics)

Judge sides with Trump over his $100K visa fee

13 hrs ago - 12/23/2025 10:06 PM EST A federal judge Tuesday upheld the Trump administration’s authority to attach a six-figure charge on visas for high-skilled workers. D.C. District Judge Beryl Howell said that President Donald Trump’s decision in Sep ... (Politico)

Trump's Commerce Secretary Claims 'All' Americans 'Are Going To Earn 4.3% More Money' Because the Economy Grew by 4.3%

13 hrs ago - Dec 23rd, 2025, 9:48 pm Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick offered an odd interpretation of some positive economic data that his department released on Tuesday. The Commerce Department released a report showing that the U.S. economy grew by 4.3% i ... (MEDIAite)

Global 'mistakenly' posted '60 Minutes' segment, CBS News says while issuing takedown order

14 hrs ago - CBS News says it’s issuing takedown orders for a shelved “60 Minutes” segment after it was posted on Global TV’s app on Monday and then spread online. A representative for the network says its Canadian broadcast partner had “ ... (CTV News)

Scoop: Trump administration expects Epstein files release could last another week

14 hrs ago - 11h The Trump Administration estimates it has about one week to go —and as many as 700,000 more pages to review — before it finishes releasing all the Jeffrey Epstein files. Meanwhile, they'll lose the PR war, day after day. Why it matters: ... (msn/Axios)