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George Conway (Credit: The Bulwark) Prominent anti-Trump lawyer George Conway filed to run for Congress in New York City on Monday. According to Breitbart, citing a newly filed Statement of Organization with the Federal Election Commission (FEC), George Conway has established a principal campaign committee under the name “George Conway for Congress” to run in New York’s 12th congressional district as a Democrat. The filing, dated December 22, 2025, designates the district currently represented by retiring Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY). As of Monday morning, Conway’s campaign website remains under construction. Former Republican George Conway files bid to run for New…

John Brennan speaks during a forum on election security at the National Press Club in Washington on Oct. 30, 2019. Joshua Roberts/ReutersFormer CIA Director John Brennan is accusing the Justice Department of mishandling its investigation into him and seeks to avoid involvement by U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, who notably dismissed the classified documents case against President Donald Trump in 2024.In a letter obtained by The Epoch Times, Brennan’s attorney accused the administration of attempting to manipulate grand jury proceedings and judge shop, or select a judge it thinks will be favorable to its case. Dated Dec. 22, the letter…

The University of Georgia previously sued Damon Wilson II for $390,000, claiming he owed the school damages for entering the transfer portal after signing a name, image and likeness contract.(CN) — University of Missouri pass rusher Damon Wilson II filed a countersuit against the University of Georgia Athletic Association on Tuesday, claiming Georgia engaged in a “coordinated campaign” of harassment to punish him for transferring.“UGAA’s actions signal that it is stuck in its old ways,” Wilson says in the complaint. “The era of universities exerting total control over the career trajectories and rights of their student-athletes has been dead for…

ICE on Long Island has the same problem as ICE everywhere in the USA, that is, Democrats have made it extremely difficult to arrest and deport even the most vicious criminal aliens. CBS News NY’s Local reporter Carolyn Gusoff interviewed Bryan Flanagan, the ICE Assistant Field Office Director for Long Island. He told her about the targets for that day. The targets were three undocumented men living in Hempstead, Nassau County, accused of violent crimes. Flanagan said their first target stabbed a nurse, yet walked free after his court appearance. New York law bars ICE from making an arrest inside…

Louisiana National Guard members assist the New Orleans Police Department and Louisiana State Police in traffic control and event security during the Bayou Classic college football game on Nov. 28, 2025. Staff Sgt. Megan Zander/U.S. Army National GuardAbout 350 Louisiana National Guard members are set to deploy throughout the state as part of an effort to curb crime, the Pentagon announced on Dec. 23.The deployment announcement comes weeks after President Donald Trump previewed the action in early December.We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue persists, please visit our help…

A ship carrying LNG gas at Rio Tinto’s Dampier Port in Karratha, Australia, on April 11, 2025. AAP Image/Lukas CochNEW YORK—Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation that will end an over 40-year-old law known as the “100-foot-rule,” a regulation that mandated natural gas utility companies pay for the first 100 feet of a new gas line to a home.Hochul said in a press release that the subsidy had outlasted its use. The law, passed in 1981, had the original purpose of encouraging people to move away from dirtier heating sources such as coal and oil.We had a problem loading this article.…

President Donald Trump said the Kennedy Center honorees represented “the fabric of America.” Hailing from distinct regional cultures and laboring in wildly different genres, the awards suggested an older form of diversity may actually be America’s strength. From George Strait’s cowboy coterie to KISS’ vampiric rock and roll, America’s 20th century performing arts offer insight into what we’ve lost since the aughts, and what we ought to regain this millennium. There are common threads that make the honorees uniquely American: perseverance, inventiveness, and an individualist streak. Though the Kennedy Center board has its own nomination process, this year, Trump said…

Multiple people were injured in a gas explosion Tuesday afternoon at a nursing home in Bristol, Pennsylvania.Pennsylvania Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro confirmed the explosion occurred at Silver Lake Nursing Home in Bucks County, but the number of those injured and the status of their conditions have not yet been disclosed.   The explosion and a subsequent fire caused the building to partially collapse, according to NBC Philadelphia, and firefighters from Bucks, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties in Pennsylvania and Burlington County in New Jersey responded to the scene. The incident comes after the state found the nursing home was not in…

Local authorities are taking notice after wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk was allegedly speeding past the San Francisco 49ers’ stadium. The Santa Clara Police Department has acknowledged the existence of a video uploaded Saturday to YouTube by Aiyuk, showing him capturing footage of himself allegedly exceeding 100 mph while out for a drive.“At this point, the video is being reviewed, and further details can be provided when available,” said a spokesperson while speaking with TMZ. (RELATED: 49ers’ Brock Purdy Gives Military Veterans, Families Absolutely Glorious Set Of Christmas Presents) The 27-year-old allegedly reached speeds as high as 111 mph at one…

ICE agents have been deployed in Chicago to make arrests but in October the Trump administration federalized the Illinois National Guard and ordered 300 troops to deploy near an ICE facility for the purpose of maintaining order. Chicago sued and a judge initially sided with the city. Advertisement In deploying 300 members of the National Guard to Chicago in early October, Trump relied on a federal law that allows the president to call up the National Guard for federal service when there is an invasion or a rebellion or danger of rebellion, as well as when he cannot “with the…

The Small Business Administration (SBA) has halted more than $5.5 million in annual federal funding to Minnesota after explosive findings revealed that individuals tied to the infamous $1 billion Somali fraud scheme also received millions in taxpayer-backed Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler announced the funding freeze Tuesday in a scathing post on X, directly notifying Democrat Governor Tim Walz that his state can no longer be trusted with federal tax dollars. Loeffler wrote on X: Today, I informed Governor Tim Walz that SBA is halting $5.5 million in annual funding to Minnesota pending further review. This…

This Lions backfield ain’t big enough for the both of us.PublishedDecember 23, 2025 7:40 PM EST•UpdatedDecember 23, 2025 7:32 PM ESTFacebookTwitterEmailCopy LinkPlaying behind Jahmyr Gibbs is starting to weigh on David Montgomery — once viewed as Gibbs’ equal, even taking on the nickname ‘Sonic and Knuckles’ — and Monty’s showing cracks via social media.On Tuesday, Montgomery shared a shady Instagram post with the kind of caption that voices a hollow sense of gratitude, also known as Cryptic WR Speak. (See: AJ Brown as a prime example.) David Montgomery of the Detroit Lions. (Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images)Montgomery’s caption had fans in…

Move over, avatars, because the king is here! Angel Studios’ “David” has pulled off a miracle at the box office, slapping down tired Hollywood formulas with a stunning $22 million opening weekend. Now, that’s not just impressive; that’s a five smooth stone kind of win in a world where faith often gets kicked to the curb by the big studios. For the record, “David” didn’t just quietly amble in. It showed up and took the fight to James Cameron’s “Avatar: Fire and Ash,” which is no small feat. Who knew that Americans still crave moral storytelling that doesn’t indulge in…

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Wikimedia Commons This story originally was published by Real Clear Wire By Susan Crabtree The FBI recently raided the home of a Secret Service agent on Vice President JD Vance’s detail in an alleged tax and wire fraud case involving millions of dollars in donations and grants. In the alleged scheme, the agent accepted donations to a charity that purports to help inner-city youth and victims of domestic violence but didn’t provide the services it reported to the IRS, according to several knowledgeable sources in the Secret Service community. The raid, which took place on…

create jobs 51/ShutterstockCommentaryIt was an awkward moment. I served on the Orange County, California, Board of Supervisors and attended the Audit Committee meeting to make an inquiry, as the annual comprehensive financial report (ACFR) had been issued and the managing partner of the Certified Public Accounting firm was making a presentation.We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue persists, please visit our help center.

Meanwhile, other Chinese researchers arrested for smuggling biological materials into the U.S. earlier this year have been released and sent back to China. The post Chinese Researcher on US Visa Charged with Smuggling E. Coli Into the Country first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion.

Activists hold a rally in front of the White House to celebrate the federal government’s intent to cancel student debt, which was later blocked by the Supreme Court, on Aug. 24, 2022. Paul Morigi/Getty ImagesStarting next month, borrowers who didn’t honor the conditions of federally backed student loans should notice smaller paychecks, a Department of Education senior official said on Dec. 23.Notices of wage garnishment will be sent to about 1,000 defaulted borrowers the week of Jan. 7, and the number of notices is expected “to increase in scale on a month-to-month basis,” the senior official said in an email…

Andrew had his gun license stripped by Met police. The hunter becomes the hunted. For his long association with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Andrew Mountbatten Windsor is facing a long list of repercussions that seem to have no end. Now, the avid hunter has surrendered his firearms license to the Met Police – the same police force who dropped the investigation into his alleged crimes. The Telegraph reported: “The former Duke of York, 65, agreed to give up his firearms and shotgun certificates last month after he was visited by the Metropolitan Police at Royal Lodge in…

There is nothing sacrosanct about judges. They are human beings, just like the rest of us, and in any large group of people, there will be some very bad apples.  Advertisement Forget, for the moment, that a fraction of our federal judges are clearly politically motivated and contemptuous about the law whenever it serves their political purposes—cough, Judge Boasberg, cough—and instead simply focus on judges who refuse to do their job for political or other reasons. Once we concede that judges can and should be impeached and get past the insane idea that judgeships should be sacrosanct, we can turn…

Why Jackie Chan and why in Pompeii?!PublishedDecember 23, 2025 7:20 PM EST•UpdatedDecember 23, 2025 7:01 PM ESTFacebookTwitterEmailCopy LinkThe Olympic torch is making its way from Greece to Milan — which really isn’t that far compared to other journeys it’s made over the years — and on the way, it took a detour to the ruins of ancient Pompeii.And it did so in the hands of — who else?! — Jackie Chan!What does the legendary Hong Kong-born action star have to do with Pompeii?Hell if I know, but it was cool!Pompeii is, of course, best known for being destroyed after Mount…

(Bethany Blanklely, The Center Square) In the 10 months after President Donald Trump designated Tren de Aragua as a foreign terrorist organization, more than 260 of its leaders and members have been federally indicted.This month, five U.S. attorneys unsealed multiple indictments, including for terrorism, against more than 70 TdA members in Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York and Texas, the DOJ announced. Trump designated TdA as an FTO for the first time in U.S. history in February and directed the Department of Justice and other federal agencies to eradicate it from the U.S.  TdA, which means, “Train from Aragua,” referring…

H-1B work visas are getting a new overhaul. The Department of Homeland Security will now prioritize certain applicants based on merit instead of using a lottery. How will it work? How will the new “Trump-class” Navy ships compare to the most advanced vessels fielded by other nations, and how will they integrate with our existin…

Maria A. Bucci, a former Cranston, R.I. mayoral candidate, flipped out after getting busted for drunk driving. Credit: East Greenwich Police Department An entitled Rhode Island Democrat went on a self-absorbed tirade before and after breaking the law in embarrassing fashion last week. As The Daily Mail reported, 51-year-old Maria A. Bucci, the chairwoman of Cranston’s Democratic Committee, was charged with driving under the influence on December 18 after a traffic stop. The Boston Globe obtained court documents that showed that police pulled Bucci, a former mayoral candidate, over for having “severely bloodshot, glassy and watery eyes.” They also detected…

The entertainment industry is in serious trouble, especially with domestic audiences. It’s no secret that the movie business has been in a losing streak, as tentpole franchise films bomb at the box office. While everyone’s been affected, perhaps no studio has been more affected than the dominant superpower in Hollywood, The Walt Disney Company. Disney’s animation division has struggled, after decades of consistent success. Marvel Studios, which reliably churned out hit after hit for well over a decade, has seen most of its recent projects fail.”The Marvels,” for example, was a historic box office disaster. “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” earlier…

Last week, on The Sons of Liberty, I made the distinction between Zionism and Judaism and also the point that both are opposed to Jesus the Christ.  In doing so, I was making reference to who the true Israel of God is, and that is both Jews and Gentiles who have faith in Jesus Christ and have become one new man in Christ, who was the promised Seed of Abraham (rf. Ephesians 2:10ff; Galatians 3).  In the process, I provided some words from Jacob Rothschild out of his own mouth that his family were those who created the modern state…

    Next year we are planning an Anti-Communist Film Festival. One of the films I’d like to screen is Ida.     Ida tells the story of Ida Lebenstein, an 18-year-old Polish nun. It is 1962, and Ida is on the verge of taking her vows. Adopted by a convent when she was an infant, she discovers that she is Jewish and that her parents were killed during World War II.  Advertisement     Directed by Polish filmmaker Pawel Pawlikowski and in black and white, Ida won the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar in 2015. Ida, played beautifully by Agata Trzebuchowska, is given permission…

The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to allow the Trump administration to deploy National Guard troops in the Chicago area to support its immigration crackdown, a significant defeat for the president’s efforts to send troops to U.S. cities. The justices declined the Republican administration’s emergency request to overturn a ruling by U.S. District Judge April Perry that had blocked the deployment of troops. An appeals court also had refused to step in. The Supreme Court took more than two months to act. Three justices — Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas, and Neil Gorsuch — publicly dissented. The Military Can’t Execute Laws…

Vice President J.D. Vance responded forcefully this week to critics who have made personal attacks against his wife, Usha Vance, drawing national attention after comments he made in an interview with the outlet UnHerd. Speaking candidly, Vance said that anyone who targets his wife should expect zero tolerance from him, regardless of political affiliation or media status. “Anyone who attacks my wife, whether their name is Jen Psaki or Nick Fuentes, can eat s—. That’s my official policy as vice president of the United States,” Vance said, according to the published transcript of the interview. The remarks quickly circulated online…

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during an end-of-year press conference in the State Department Press Briefing Room in Washington, on Dec. 19, 2025. Mandel Ngan/AFPThe United States will block the entry of foreign nationals who have supported efforts to censor Americans, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on Dec. 23.“For far too long, ideologues in Europe have led organized efforts to coerce American platforms to punish American viewpoints they oppose. The Trump administration will no longer tolerate these egregious acts of extraterritorial censorship,” Rubio wrote in an X post highlighting the move.We had a problem loading this article.…

Santiago Abascal’s Rightwing Vox party is surging, and failing PM Pedro Sábchez and his Socialists are crumbling. Scandal-plagued Spanish Socialists lose badly in Extremadura. In a normal world, a Prime Minister whose right-hand man, his party head, plus his own wife and brother are all investigated in corruption scandals would have resigned long ago. But we’re talking about Euro-Socialists who never, ever give up power – even if sexual harassment claims are plaguing their party like locusts. They just go on, leading a broken minority government. That’s the case of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s embattled Socialists, who have just…

DOGE Delivers Massive $214 Billion In Taxpayer Savings… Elon Musk delivers epic blow to government waste in just 11 months By Steve Watson | ModernityNews In a stunning victory against bloated bureaucracy, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), originally spearheaded by Elon Musk, has slashed an eye-popping $214 billion from federal spending in less than a year. Official figures from DOGE’s own tally reveal a relentless assault on waste, including terminations of thousands of contracts, grants, and leases that were draining resources without delivering value. From bloated defense deals to questionable health programs, the cuts are stacking up, proving that…

Everybody was in a pissy mood in this game … Louisville, Toledo, me, everybody! The Louisville Cardinals and Toledo Rockets had one hell of a game in the Bush’s Boca Raton Bowl of Beans (Yes, that’s the actual name, and I couldn’t love it more), and boy oh boy, was it a great way to start out another bowl day.I had Louisville -7.5 in the game, so as I write this, I admit that I’m in a bad mood. At first, it looked like the Cardinals were going to roll to a smooth victory, but then they started looking discombobulated…

EU leaders tried to leverage frozen Russian state assets to fund a €210 billion financing package for Ukraine — despite the plan ultimately falling through. The debate to steal Russia’s funds, some of which are investors’, revealed deep divisions within the bloc, especially as countries weighed legal risks, potential Russian retaliation, and domestic political sensitivities. Facing stiff resistance from Belgium, where most of the Russian assets reside in the financial depository Euroclear, leaders decided in the early hours of Friday to raise €90 billion in EU debt instead and lend the money to Kyiv, at zero interest, so it could keep defending…

The Minnesota capitol building in St. Paul, Minn., on Dec. 8, 2025.Jenn Ackerman for The Epoch TimesAlmost 100 Minnesota mayors banded together to tell Gov. Tim Walz and state lawmakers that they object to citizens suffering from higher taxes and reduced services—problems they blame on state spending and rampant government program fraud.The message, conveyed in a two-page letter, can best be summed up by saying, “Clean up your act,” Diane Cash, mayor of Crosby, a small city in north-central Minnesota, told The Epoch Times on Dec. 23, a day after the letter was sent.The mayors are urging state leaders, “Put…

The state of Missouri is preparing to lose another NFL franchise, and this time the departure hits especially close to home. The Kansas City Chiefs announced Monday that they plan to leave Arrowhead Stadium and move to a new domed facility in Kansas, marking Missouri’s third loss of an NFL team and the second in just over a decade. The move follows a decision by Kansas lawmakers earlier in the day to approve a bond package that helps fund the new stadium. The new facility will be built near Kansas Speedway and a retail and entertainment area known as The…

Barricades are placed near the Unification Bridge, which leads to the Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone in Paju, South Korea, on June 11, 2024. Lee Jin-man/AP PhotoAmazon’s top security executive said that over the past 20 months, the company has blocked more than 1,800 North Korean nationals from obtaining remote internet technology jobs that would ultimately fund weapons programs in the country.Stephen Schmidt, senior vice president and chief security officer (CSO) at Amazon, said in a Dec. 19 LinkedIn post that North Korean operatives in increasing numbers are using artificial intelligence (AI) and manipulating LinkedIn to apply for remote software…

Transgender double-murderer Mia Bailey, who executed his own parents last year, has converted to Islam while in custody and begged for the death penalty as “atonement,” instead a judge spared his life, sentencing the 30-year-old to 25 years to life instead. Bailey, born Collin Troy Bailey, legally changed his name and sex in 2023 before unleashing a premeditated rampage on June 18, 2024. Armed with a handgun, he broke into his parents’ Washington City home, fatally shooting Gail Bailey, 69, four times and Joseph Bailey, 70, twice in the head. He then fired through a locked bedroom door at his…

NFL wideouts can’t help but make the worst decisions.PublishedDecember 23, 2025 6:20 PM EST•UpdatedDecember 23, 2025 6:00 PM ESTFacebookTwitterEmailCopy LinkYou can’t spell ‘catch me’ without the letters C-T-E.In hot water with the law, San Francisco 49ers wideout Brandon Aiyuk is being investigated by the Santa Clara Police Department. The disgruntled player — who didn’t play a lick of football this season — sped past Levi’s Stadium, clocking 104 mph and topping out at 111 mph in a 40-mph zone during his joyride.Brandon Aiyuk of the San Francisco 49ers warms up prior to the start of a game against the Kansas City…

First responders are on the scene of a fire after an explosion at a nursing home in Bristol Township, Pa., on Dec. 23, 2025. WPVI-TV/6ABC via APBRISTOL, Pa.—An explosion at a nursing home just outside Philadelphia collapsed part of the building and left people injured and trapped inside, authorities said.A plume of black smoke rose from Silver Lake Healthcare Center in Bristol Township, as emergency responders across the region rushed there, joined by earthmoving equipment.We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue persists, please visit our help center.

As people age, age-related aches and pains can prompt them to seek safe, gentler plant-based options to relieve sleep issues, body pain, and daily stress. Instead of adding more pharmaceuticals to their medicine caddies, many are exploring Delta 8 Gummies as a viable solution. Gummies are easy to use and less intense than smoking or high-potency THC products. Still, it is essential to use Delta-8 gummies safely and effectively. What Are Delta 8 Gummies? While Delta 8 gummies are suitable for adults of all ages, seniors often choose them for their milder psychoactive effects. Delta 8 gummies are not as…

Tim BrownTim Brown is a Christian and lover of liberty, a husband to his “more precious than rubies” wife, father of 10 “mighty arrows” and jack of all trades. He lives in the US-Occupied State of South Carolina, is the Editor at SonsOfLibertyMedia.com, GunsInTheNews.com and TheWashingtonStandard.com. and SettingBrushfires.com; and also broadcasts on The Sons of Liberty radio weekdays at 6am EST and Saturdays at 8am EST. Follow Tim on Twitter. Also check him out on Gab, Minds, and USALife.All author posts

Disability rights groups argue that a new guardianship law creates a two-tier system that strips people with intellectual disabilities of basic legal protections.(CN) — Disability rights organizations sued Utah in federal court Monday over a new set of guardianship rules that they argue discriminates against people with intellectual disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act.The Utah Disability Law Center and the American Civil Liberties Union of Utah say that the state established a two-tier guardianship system under legislation passed earlier this year that strips some citizens of certain legal protections.Those protections include the right to an attorney, the right to a…

A federal grand jury in Los Angeles on Tuesday charged four members of the anti-government group, Turtle Island Liberation Front, with plotting to detonate bombs across the city on New Year’s Eve. The grand jury charged 30-year-old Audrey Carroll, 32-year-old Zachary Page, 24-year-old Dante James Anthony-Gaffield and 41-year-old Tina Lai with one count of providing and attempting to provide material support to terrorists, and one count of possession of unregistered firearms, according to the U.S. Justice Department. Carroll and Page were also charged with one count of conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction. “The charges a federal grand jury…

Former first son Hunter Biden indicated in a wide-ranging interview Monday that he was not sure what his political affiliation was and openly criticized his father’s handling of the withdrawal from Afghanistan and immigration policies.The hours-long interview touched on many issues, but included stark criticism of the Afghanistan withdrawal, which Hunter Biden admitted was an “obvious f***ing failure.” “I think the failure, one of the failures, was the way in which they executed the withdrawal from Afghanistan,” Hunter Biden said on “The Shawn Ryan Show” podcast. “I think it was an obvious f***ing failure. Thirteen Marines are dead.  “I think…

It must be nice to be a Democrat. You can just speculate wildly about your political opponents, and the corporate media will launder whatever you say into a legitimate news item. When a few Congressional Democrats pontificated that the September 2, 2025 U.S. “double tap” drug boat strike somehow constituted a “war crime,” the left-wing TV news media eagerly amplified the claim. But almost without exception, journalists were careful not to mention that the original accusation had originated from a handful of Democrats. Quotes from lawmakers often add useful information to a news report. They can elucidate what the point…

Alaska Airlines says no, and “Two Cats Karen” says Christmas is ruined.PublishedDecember 23, 2025 5:01 PM EST•UpdatedDecember 23, 2025 5:01 PM ESTFacebookTwitterEmailCopy LinkIn the latest edition of stop flying with your pets, a woman loses it on Alaska Airlines staff members who won’t allow her to board her flight with her two cats stuffed into the same carrier. As she loses it, she earns herself the nickname “two cats Karen.”I know what you’re thinking, is it necessary to take your pets with you everywhere you go? Obviously not. But if you insist on doing so, you have to follow the…

Daily Caller Editor-in-Chief Dylan Housman sits down with Brilyn Hollyhand, the online right’s favorite punching bag of late, to try and figure out who he really is. Why should an 11-year-old have a news website? Does he really read Pat Buchanan? Does he know ball? Brilyn answers all. SUBSCRIBE to the Rebelcast YouTube channel and please support our work by becoming a Daily Caller Patriot subscriber today.

President Donald Trump said the Kennedy Center honorees represented “the fabric of America.” Hailing from distinct regional cultures and laboring in wildly different genres, the awards suggested an older form of diversity may actually be America’s strength.  From George Strait’s cowboy coterie to KISS’ vampiric rock and roll, America’s 20th century performing arts offer insight into what we’ve lost since the aughts, and what we ought to regain this millennium. There are common threads that make the honorees uniquely American: perseverance, inventiveness, and an individualist streak. Though the Kennedy Center board has its own nomination process, this year, Trump said he…

There’s something about Christmas that makes everyone reach for the soft-focus lens, and this year is no different. This time, the appeal came from Florida’s Catholic bishops, who asked President Donald Trump and Governor Ron DeSantis to press pause on immigration enforcement for the holidays. Just for Christmas, they argued. A season of mercy. A moment of calm. A symbolic ceasefire in what they see as an overly aggressive crackdown. The White House listened politely, then responded with a very Washington version of “no.” To be fair, Archbishop Thomas Wenski of Miami didn’t exactly sneak this request in quietly. He…

Archaeologists working at an excavation site in Pompeii have uncovered new evidence that helps explain why ancient Roman buildings have lasted for thousands of years. The discovery points to a special type of concrete that could repair itself over time, a finding that may offer lessons for modern construction. The research was published earlier this month in the journal Nature Communications and focuses on a construction site frozen in time by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. When the volcano erupted, ash buried the area and preserved it for nearly 2,000 years. Unlike finished buildings often studied by…