Republicans headed into Christmas with a string of developments that reinforced their electoral footing, legal strategy, and governing momentum. From holding a competitive House seat to locking in a major confirmation, the party closed the year with tangible wins rather than talking points. Taken together, these moments offered the GOP fresh proof of durability heading into 2026.1. GOP Holds Tennessee Seat In Crucial Special Election NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – DECEMBER 2: House of Representative-elect Republican Matt Van Epps delivers his victory speech at Millennium Hotel Maxwell House Nashville on December 2, 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Brett Carlsen/Getty Images) Republicans…
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Media personality Stephen A. Smith has repeatedly taken Democrats to task over hot-button issues in 2025. The Democratic Party’s favorability has cratered to record lows during President Donald Trump’s second term as its lawmakers have frequently resisted his administration. Smith has often criticized their rhetoric, strategy and policy amid their opposition. (RELATED: Republican Confronts Hakeem Jeffries To His Face Over Shutdown, Heated Argument Ensues)1. Stephen A. Smith Blasts Alex Padilla Over ‘Out Of Control’ Behavior At Kristi Noem Presser WATCH: [embedded content] Smith called out Democratic California Sen. Alex Padilla on a June 12 episode of “The Stephen A. Smith Show”…
By The White House – YouTube: President Trump and Ukrainian President Zelenskyy in Oval Office, Feb. 28, 2025 Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=160874389 After nearly three years of war that has claimed hundreds of thousands of lives and displaced millions, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, on December 23–24, 2024, publicly unveiled a comprehensive 20-point peace framework developed in coordination with the United States and European partners. The plan addresses not only an immediate ceasefire, but also security guarantees, territorial issues, economic reconstruction, and Ukraine’s long-term integration into Western institutions. Two critical points remain unresolved: territorial control in the Donbas region and management of…
Merry Christmas! Hopefully you enjoyed all that Santa had to bring this morning, and you’re stepping away for a few minutes to take a break from your family.It’s understandable. It’s the holidays. We take the family in smaller doses during the year for a reason, but enough about that, we’re gathered for a few minutes of True Romance.We’re going to get to the bottom of holiday horniness. We’ve got a Louisiana love triangle that takes a turn, and tales of hooking up with in-laws.SIGN UP for The Daily OutKick. New Look, Same Attitude.In other words, it’s a packed column this…
“He was heard employing the stereotype that Jewish people are bankers and lawyers.” The post Elementary School Principal Fired Over Antisemitic Remarks in Voicemail He Thought Had Stopped Recording first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion.
After its Christmas break concludes, Congress is set to return in January with a host of unfinished business that could shape the political terrain of 2026. A short-term funding bill that ended the historic government shutdown in November expires on Jan. 30. Legislators have yet to implement healthcare reform following a new public focus on affordability in a GOP-controlled Congress bracing for the 2026 midterm elections.“When I became the majority leader, I made it very clear that I was committed to funding the government through the regular order of consideration of appropriations bills, not through an omnibus or long-term [continuing…
For the upcoming U.S. Semiquincentennial (America250 in 2026), plans involve major celebrations, including proposed monuments like the “Independence Arch” or “Arc de Trump” for D.C., a major projection show on the Washington Monument starting NYE 2025, and local markers like Wyoming’s “America250!” bronze piece. The big focus is on nationwide events leading to July 4, 2026, with both official commissions and White House initiatives planning grand spectacles. Two new monuments will be erected, and reportedly there will be 250 new statues. President Trump has made celebrating America’s 250th anniversary a priority. As part of these celebrations, Trump reinstated two executive…
Amon-Ra St. Brown and Penei Sewell didn’t hide their frustration about having to play on Christmas, especially after also suiting up on Thanksgiving.PublishedDecember 25, 2025 1:06 PM EST•UpdatedDecember 25, 2025 1:06 PM ESTFacebookTwitterEmailCopy LinkThis year’s slate of Christmas Day NFL games is, well, underwhelming. What was billed in th preseason as a who’s who of playoff contenders has turned into two mediocre afternoon match-ups between underperforming teams and a prime-time slug fest between the AFC-leading Denver Broncos and a quarterback the Chiefs pulled off the practice squad. At least we get a Snoop Dogg halftime show on Netflix!But we shouldn’t be…
This will be surprising to leftists. Unfortunately, they will say this isn’t true. Removing murderous aliens who don’t belong in the US reduces the US murder rate and all crimes. Who would have thought it? Here at DHS we’ve been operating by this radical idea that removing murderers from our country would bring down the murder rate. Who could have guessed it would work? https://t.co/SRbnLhSiQm — Homeland Security (@DHSgov) December 24, 2025 Stephen Miller said even on this holiday, ICE never sleeps! They are protecting us, so that’s a good thing. The clip shows ICE arresting an Angola suspect in…
Christmas decorations at the White House with a “Home Is Where the Heart Is” theme on Dec. 1, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch TimesPresidential and political Christmas traditions have grown into iconic signs of the holiday season.As the United States approaches its 250th year as an independent nation, Americans can look to the White House for a living record of how faith, family, and politics have endured through political change.We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue persists, please visit our help center.
The quest for new Medi-Cal participants may prove difficult…as California’s immigration rates have plunged after the enormous success of the Trump administration’s border control efforts. The post California Races to Sign Up as Many Illegal Aliens as Possible for Medi-Cal before 2026 Deadline first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion.
As Washington debates policy and power, a deeper crisis continues to be ignored: the mindset of the American people. For decades, cultural and political forces have rewarded comfort over courage, compliance over conviction. The result is a generation conditioned to avoid conflict, defer responsibility, and wait to be led. Nations don’t collapse overnight. They weaken when their people are taught to think small, act cautiously, and fear standing out. America’s decline isn’t rooted in a lack of resources or opportunity, it’s rooted in a loss of backbone. History shows real change never comes from timid leadership. It comes from unapologetic…
Have a very Blessed and Merry Christmas! Thank you for being here during these difficult times. We appreciate your support and your comments more than we can say. We hope the New Year will bring you joy and freedom. Sentinel Team Luke 2 The Birth of Jesus Christ 1In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered.2This was the first registration when Quirinius was governor of Syria. 3And all went to be registered, each to his own town. 4And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the…
The Trump administration in 2025 has enacted sweeping rollbacks of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs that were widespread during the Biden years. President Donald Trump signed several executive orders over the past year taking aim at so-called diversity efforts embedded in federal agencies, schools and the private sector. One analyst told the Daily Caller News Foundation that DEI is now viewed as being “toxic” by some U.S. businesses in the aftermath of Trump’s crackdown. (RELATED: Trump’s War On ‘Illegal DEI’ Leaves Diversity Industry In Ruins, Data Shows)“One of the biggest changes to DEI in the private sector since the…
Scott Adams during his daily podcast show. Cartoonist and political commentator Scott Adams has delivered a devastating breakdown of how the Democratic Party is a criminal organization. Adams, who is suffering from advanced stage 4 prostate cancer and may be facing his last Christmas, delivered the blistering rebuke on his daily podcast Coffee With Scott Adams. Dilbert Creator Scott Adams Delivers a Heartbreaking Update from the Hospital as He Battles Advanced Prostate Cancer (VIDEO) His comments, which were later shared by President Trump, brought together everything from money laundering to the party’s repeated election fraud. Here is a transcript: If I…
While the 2026 midterm elections have garnered widespread media attention for the fierce battle to control both houses of Congress, voters in three dozen states will also head to the polls to elect governors. Of the 36 governor’s mansions up for grabs in the midterms, half are controlled by Democrats and half by Republicans. With more than 10 months to go before Election Day, primary season is already in full swing, and several gubernatorial races across the country have been marked by unpredictability and drawn significant attention.Florida Incumbent Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who won reelection by nearly 20 percentage…
Federal and state officials are barreling ahead with the first terrorism case in American history that targets an “Antifa cell.” Seven pleaded guilty, nine are set for federal trial in January and at least two more face state charges over an Antifa-linked July 4 shooting attack at a Texas immigration facility, reports and court records show. The case shows what President Donald Trump’s labeling of Antifa as a domestic terrorist threat means in practice for investigating and prosecuting suspects.Federal officials charged alleged ringleader Benjamin Song, Cameron Arnold, Zachary Evetts, Savanna Batten, Bradford Morris, Maricela Rueda, Daniel Rolando Sanchez Estrada, Elizabeth…
The United States is projected to generate more power from coal in 2025 than in 2024, though the resource has endured an assault from the executive branch, green groups and Congress in recent years. America generated about 13 percent more energy from coal between January and October 2025 than it did during the same period in 2024, according to data from the Energy Information Administration. Though the Biden administration, prominent green groups like the Sierra Club and Congressional Democrats have worked to block coal projects and smother the industry in regulations, the energy resource continues to help meet America’s power…
By Troy Myers|December 25, 2025Updated:December 25, 2025ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla.—With horse-drawn carriage bells jingling, trolley tours weaving, Christmas music ringing, and tourists singing, America’s oldest city lures visitors from across the globe to a holiday celebration featuring more than 3 million white lights plus a hidden red one if you can spot it.We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue persists, please visit our help center.
Asfura got over 40% of the vote. Another Latin American country goes right. What was already clear during the first months of the Donald J. Trump administration became official with the release of the new National Security Strategy: the US will support the patriotic forces both in Europe and in the Western Hemisphere. This strategy is already bearing fruit in Latin America (LATAM), where the right-wing political parties are beginning to gain the upper hand. Yesterday (24), the conservative candidate for Honduran President, Nasry Asfura, who has been backed by Trump, was finally declared the winner – more than three…
Southern California is dealing with the aftermath of torrential rain. The downpour unleashed widespread flash flooding on Christmas Eve. Authorities are urging people to stay off roads and some residents to evacuate. President Donald Trump called U.S. service members on Christmas Eve to thank them for their devotion and service…
The Ravens head coach pushed back hard on a Baltimore Sun column that suggested a growing rift between him and the All-Pro QB.PublishedDecember 25, 2025 11:46 AM EST•UpdatedDecember 25, 2025 11:46 AM ESTFacebookTwitterEmailCopy LinkOn Tuesday, a columnist for The Baltimore Sun claimed John Harbaugh has “become tired” of Lamar Jackson. But the Ravens head coach says that’s just not true.Harbaugh was asked Wednesday about a column from Sun writer Mike Preston that painted an ugly picture of the relationship between the longtime coach and his franchise quarterback — including a claim that Jackson has fallen asleep in team meetings.”I don’t…
Following a series of FOIA lawsuits, memos from conversations between Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin and former US President George W. Bush have been released online by the National Security Archive. [Original Source Here] I know it’s Christmas, but bookmark or review as time allows because the content is very interesting and very important. As early as 2001 and 2008, President Putin clearly told President Bush of his opposition to Ukraine’s accession to NATO, along with other key positions. Despite what popular media might say, these are NOT full transcripts. Rather, they are memos containing quotes from both leaders as…
Image: Video screenshot @SecKennedy/X Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert Kennedy Jr. shared a humorous Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) message to Santa Claus before Christmas. RFK Jr. shared an AI-generated video on Christmas Eve featuring a “MAHA Santa.” In the video, an overweight Santa receives a call from RFK Jr., motivating him to exercise, get fit, and refuse cookies in favor of healthier options like carrots. Santa begins his health journey after getting a call from Secretary Kennedy. Image: Video screenshot @SecKennedy/X Image: Video screenshot @SecKennedy/X After hanging up, Santa begins his health journey with jumping jacks. Image:…
A gavel sits on a desk before the a meeting of the House Justice and Human Rights Committee in Ottawa on Feb. 13, 2019. The Canadian Press/Adrian WyldA federal judge in Washington has stopped the Trump administration’s effort to revoke the security clearance of attorney Mark Zaid, determining that a presidential memorandum against him and 14 others cannot be enforced.U.S. District Judge Amir Ali granted Zaid’s request for a preliminary injunction after a lawsuit, which was filed in May, that alleged that the action was political retribution. The order, issued on Dec. 23, halts the revocation that prevented Zaid from…
After a year of success at the Supreme Court, the Trump administration faces consequential rulings in the new year on matters where victory may not be as certain, like birthright citizenship and the president’s tariffs. The administration racked up 20 victories on the Supreme Court’s emergency docket in 2025, with just five losses, according to the Brennan Center for Justice.High court victories this year have included decisions allowing the administration to stop issuing passports based on gender identity and to enforce its transgender military ban. The majority let Trump move forward with firing federal workers and Democrat-appointed members of agency…
Please follow us on Gab, Minds, Telegram, Rumble, Truth Social, Gettr, Twitter, Youtube Posted Zero Hedge On the holiest day of the Christian calendar, the nonprofit Arab-American Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) purchased a gigantic Times Square advertisement in New York City declaring, “Jesus is Palestinian.” This inflammatory and divisive rhetoric is nothing more than an attempt by the Arab nonprofit to stir up the Christian nation with their own narrative. Adeb Ayoub, National Executive Director of ADC, told The New York Post that the nonprofit has been renting ad space in Times Square this year, with rotating weekly messages. “There’s a lot more similarities…
“The target was identified as Hossein Hussein Mahmoud Marshad al-Jawhari, a key operative in the Quds Force’s operations unit.” The post Israel Eliminates Senior Iran IRGC-Quds Commander in Lebanon Strike first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion.
Here’s the sort of story you don’t hear every day, but if leftist hegemony over the culture isn’t broken completely, there will be more of this. The New York Post reported Sunday that “a trans woman who copped to slaughtering her parents tried to skip out on her sentencing in a Utah court because it would be too tough on her — as she revealed that she has converted to Islam, and made an excuse for the cold-blooded murders on Friday.”“There’s a lot to unpack there,” PJM’s Managing Editor Chris Queen commented with admirable understatement about this story, and yes, there certainly…
We wrote about the US sanctioning former EU Commissioner Thierry Breton yesterday. Others were also sanctioned, and the list will likely grow. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio named British, French, and German citizens involved in efforts to curb the spread of so-called disinformation are targets of the visa ban. While Thierry Breton is no longer an EU Commissioner, he is the mastermind of the Digital Services Act (DSA), which aims to censor the world. Politico reported: The Trump administration says it is barring former European Commissioner Thierry Breton and four other European nationals involved in curbing hate speech from…
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(Note: Thank you for supporting businesses like the one presenting a sponsored message below and working with them through the links below which benefits Gateway Pundit. We appreciate your support!) Mel Gibson’s appearance on the Joe Rogan Experience set the internet on fire. Gibson, who isn’t shy about sharing his opinions, beliefs and experiences, made news talking about the cancer-fighting potential for Ivermectin. In that same interview, Gibson shared his experience with Methylene blue – an experience shared by Joe Rogan: One of the other drugs discussed during this conversation was methylene blue—a medical dye that has been in use…
It’s easy to think about the things we have yet to achieve. However, author and friend of the Treehouse Jack Cashill documents a great deal of success and presents a year in review that deserves attention. [SEE HERE] In his substack article, Cashill runs through some of the big wins that were achieved by President Trump and the MAGA network in 2025. And the year ain’t over yet!
While the national stage has had some of the most viral rants and meltdowns by liberals in 2025, these meltdowns are also a local phenomenon. These moments didn’t get much national attention. However, these five were notable.Oct. 9: School Board Member Who Compared TPUSA To KKK Cries When Confronted School board member Allison Vick Spillman criticized Albemarle County Public Schools in Virginia for allowing the Turning Point USA (TPUSA) chapter at Western Albemarle High School to host a speaker discussing sex changes during a lunchtime meeting in the posting on her personal Facebook account, saying she was “beyond livid” as a…
CBS News’ Bari Weiss has prompted staffing turnover, layoffs and major changes to its political coverage since stepping into her role as editor-in-chief. Weiss became editor-in-chief in October when Paramount Skydance, the parent company of CBS, acquired her publication, The Free Press, for approximately $150 million. The parent company’s CEO, David Ellison, told Weiss that the network should provide “news that reflects reality” and journalism that “doesn’t seek to demonize, but seeks to understand.”Weiss’ leadership prompted several significant staffing changes. At the beginning of Weiss’ tenure, over 100 staffers at CBS News were laid off, including virtually everyone in the outlet’s…
Credit: Daniel Torok /White House President Trump delivered a short and sweet Christmas message on Wednesday evening in typical Donald Trump fashion, wishing a Merry Christmas to all. “Merry Christmas to all, including the Radical Left Scum that is doing everything possible to destroy our Country, but are failing badly,” Trump said before highlighting his work during his first year in office to end woke insanity and to restore law and order, national security, and the economy. Full statement below: Merry Christmas to all, including the Radical Left Scum that is doing everything possible to destroy our Country, but are…
Part of California State Route 138 washes away from flooding, outside of Wrightwood, Calif., on Dec. 24, 2025, Wally Skalij /AP PhotoCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency across six counties on Christmas Eve as a series of powerful winter storms drenched much of the state, triggering flash flooding, mudslides, debris flows, and water rescues, with forecasters warning that another storm system could make Christmas Day one of the wettest in years for Southern California.The emergency proclamation, issued Dec. 24, covers Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, and Shasta counties. It allows for the rapid deployment…
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) website is displayed on a phone, in this photo illustration. Oleksii Pydsosonnii/The Epoch TimesThe Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) said federal agencies terminated or scaled back 14 additional contracts over the past two days, cutting nearly $98 million in spending in a Christmas Eve update that described the cancellations as a purge of “naughty” government deals.The contracts carried a combined ceiling value of about $190 million and were eliminated or reduced as part of the Trump administration’s campaign to rein in federal spending, DOGE said in a social media post late Dec. 24.We had…
Pope Leo XIV, the first pope from the United States, on Christmas Day condemned violence in Gaza, called for peace talks in Ukraine, and attacked what he called a “distorted economy” that treats people as “mere merchandise” on what is among the most solemn and spiritually profound dates on the Catholic calendar. The new pontiff’s usual Christmas remarks prompted unease from European media outlets, and they raised increasingly common questions about the delicate line between moral balance and political activism. The pope said that Jesus’ birth in a stable showed that God had “pitched his tent” among the people of…
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard claimed at a recent Turning Point USA AmericaFest event that the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) called for Sharia Law in the U.S. “Earlier this year, there was a conference that was held representing organizations like the Council on American Islamic Relations, also known as CAIR, which issued a call to action to use American legal and political systems to implement Sharia law,” she declared. Gabbard said the group’s ideology is “antithetical to the foundation that we find in our Constitution.” Gabbard specifically criticized the city of Paterson, New Jersey, which calls itself the first…
Timberwolves vs. Nuggets, 10:30 ETPublishedDecember 25, 2025 9:00 AM EST•UpdatedDecember 23, 2025 11:19 AM ESTFacebookTwitterEmailCopy LinkTimberwolves vs. Nuggets, 10:30 ETFor the finale of the Christmas Day games, we probably have our best of the games. I liked most of the matchups for today, but we were in one of those great moments where we had to balance a bit of the NBA with a bit of the NFL. I had some concerns about who would be available for the Mavericks/Warriors game, and then also the Rockets vs. Lakers, so I decided to skip both of those. Unfortunately, the hardest game…
No letters, no phone calls, no in-person visits.The past two and a half months have been difficult for the Jin family, ever since Chinese authorities jailed Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri, after raiding one of China’s largest underground churches, which he leads.On Christmas Eve, Grace Jin Drexel’s eyes reddened as she read a public letter to her detained father, hoping the message could somehow get to him and bring him comfort from the United States.The pastor, who founded Zion Church in Beijing in 2007, wound up in a cell with more than 30 people, sleeping on mats spread on the floor,…
Urges Europeans to accept Muslim mass migration. Fails to mention churches being attacked by Muslims in Nigeria.December 25, 2025 by Daniel Greenfield Leave a Comment Even as Christians continue to suffer in Nigeria, Pope Leo chose to exclude them from his “Urbi et Orbi” message in which he claimed that “Jesus took upon himself our fragility, identifying with each one of us: with those who have nothing left and have lost everything, like the inhabitants of Gaza; with those who are prey to hunger and poverty, like the Yemeni people; with those who are fleeing their homeland to seek a…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he would be willing to pull troops out of the eastern region of Donetsk and create a demilitarized free economic zone for peace. But only if Russia took similar steps to withdraw from areas it controls. He would also demand that Ukraine administer the zone, reports the Wall Street Journal. Zelensky said the proposal and other aspects of a 20-point plan would be put to a referendum. Ukraine’s President has said he cannot cede land in violation of the Ukrainian Constitution. However, Russia wants the 15% of the Donetsk it hasn’t conquered. Other difficult issues include control…
Fons den Dekker, Wikimedia Commons This story originally was published by Real Clear Wire By Joel Darmstadter This November, delegates from nearly 200 countries convened in Brazil for COP30 – where COP stands for “Conference of Parties,” and the number 30 reflects the number of such events since the very first one in Berlin in 1995. Stemming from a UN statute adopted in 1992 and bearing the acronym UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change), reaching the 30th edition of COP would be a triumph if its success was measured on diplomatic endurance. But it’s not, and the conference’s takeaways could have…
“What you have now, I would argue, is essentially the left doesn’t trust the media now, and the right doesn’t trust the media” The post Chuck Todd Blames ‘Big Tech and Algorithms’ for Public’s Mistrust of Media first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion.
ICE agents were conducting a targeted immigration law enforcement action in Glen Burnie, Maryland when Tiago Alexandre Sousa-Martins, driving a white van, refused to exit the van on their orders and attempted to flee. He then proceeded to ram the van into ICE vehicles. Then, according to an ICE spokesperson, the driver “began ramming his van into several ICE vehicles. He then drove his van directly at ICE officers, it appeared he was trying to run them over. Fearing for their lives and public safety, the officers defensively fired their service weapons, striking the driver. [The driver] then wrecked his…
By Daily Caller Staff A copper thief who sliced through traffic-signal wiring at a northeast Portland interchange set the stage for a Dec. 11 crash that killed a motorcyclist, the latest example of metal scavengers turning critical infrastructure into a lethal hazard, police say. Portland Police said someone cut wires in an underground transfer box feeding the lights at Northeast Airport Way and the Interstate 205 interchange, blacking out the signal before 52-year-old James Goldsmith rode into the intersection and slammed into a turning semi around 6 a.m. (RELATED: Trump’s Copper Tariff Plan Shines Light On Regulatory Mess Holding US Mining Back) “Some…
A Department of Homeland Security logo is seen during a news conference in Washington, in this file photo. AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, FileThe Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has arrested and detained more than 17,500 criminal illegal immigrants under the Laken Riley Act, the department said in a Dec. 24 statement.The Laken Riley Act was signed into law by President Donald Trump on Jan. 29, in honor of 22-year-old nursing student Laken Hope Riley from Georgia, who was murdered by a Venezuelan illegal immigrant in February 2024.We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different…
Samuel King Jr., Wikimedia Commons This story originally was published by Real Clear Wire By James Varney More than a million Americans may unwittingly hold second jobs – because that work is being performed by an illegal alien using their stolen social security number. News of the identity theft can come as a rude shock to citizens like the Minnesota factory worker who had crushing tax bills because of a thrice-deported illegal immigrant in Missouri who was working under his name for years. Or Iowa taxpayers who learned that the superintendent of the Des Moines school system was an illegal immigrant facing a deportation…