Clifton Mill, which is one of the nation’s largest remaining water-powered grist mills, has 5 million Christmas lights shown in this photo, in Ohio on Dec. 8, 2025. Jeff Louderback/The Epoch TimesCLIFTON, Ohio—With one flip of a switch, 5 million lights transform one of the country’s largest remaining water-powered grist…
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Americans and even the most seasoned politicos line up each year for the chance to tour the White House at Christmas time and see its historic annual decorations. Today, the entire White House is decked out in Christmas decorations, including the famous annual Christmas tree picked out through a country-wide…
Millions of Christians around the world are celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ in silence, secrecy or fear of death. The persecution takes many forms. In some countries, communist regimes suppress Christmas celebrations to protect state-sponsored ideology. In other nations, believers risk starvation, imprisonment or violence at the hands of…
The Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness (PREP) Act, along with its Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program (CICP) that was passed in 2005, have wreaked havoc on the American Public. The PREP Act provided immunity from liability for harm caused by a countermeasure to manufacturers of these products, administrators of these products,…
Speaking at Turning Point USA’s AmFest in Phoenix, Arizona, on Saturday, December 20, Trump Administration Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Gabbard sounded off on Sharia law in America, demanding that it be banned and framing its presence on our shores as a threat to Western civilization. For reference, the continual…
Three young boys from Ohio, all under the age of 13, led police officers on a harrowing car chase after a vehicle was reported stolen, ultimately ending when the 11-year-old behind the wheel crashed into a home, according to local authorities. The chase kicked off on Saturday, December 20, 2025,…
Attorney General Pam Bondi is now leading the Justice Department in a lawsuit against Washington, D.C. police over its unconstitutional ban on semi-automatic weapons, in a measure designed to help protect the Second Amendment. Bondi announced the lawsuit, going on to say that the Metropolitan Police Department is wrongfully banning…
In a huge win for Christianity and religious liberty in the United States, the University of Oklahoma, just days before Christmas, changed course and officially ruled in favor of a student who was targeted by a woke, radical transgender professor for quoting the Bible in a class writing assignment on…
In a tragic announcement, Barry Manilow, the 82-year-old singer known for hits like “Copacabana” and “Mandy,” took to social media on December 22, 2025, to announce that he has been diagnosed with early-stage lung cancer. For context, the cancer was discovered incidentally during an MRI scan ordered by his doctor…
In yet another big win for Americans as the holiday season ratchets up, the Trump Administration announced just days before Christmas that it had managed to pull dozens of illegal truckers off the road in California, confiscating their Commercial Drivers Licenses and arresting them in a bid crack down on…
Christmas is the time of year when you feel more positive about life, when you focus on simple joys, such as spending quality time with your family, sitting by a fire, eating brunch on Christmas Day, and watching your niece open her first present. You also feel less cynical. Even…
In some jaw-dropping Christmastime news, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers arrested a teacher and Santa Claus impersonator for horrible crimes against children; the individual who was arrested was charged with possession of illegal, explicit pictures of children. So, he is now off the streets thanks to the Trump Administration.…
In a December 2025 UnHerd interview, Vice President JD Vance fiercely defended his wife, Usha, against attacks from controversial podcaster Nick Fuentes, who used racial slurs and mocked her Indian heritage, and from former Biden press secretary Jen Psaki, who speculated about Usha’s well-being in a cynical political attack. Vance…
According to a December 2025 InsiderAdvantage poll of 800 likely voters, President Donald Trump holds a 50% approval rating, with 41% disapproving and 9% undecided, yielding a net +9 points. This marks more substantial support than RealClearPolling’s average of 44% approval, and signals strong support from conservatives. This poll, conducted…
On December 22, 2025, the Trump administration’s Department of the Interior paused leases for five major offshore wind projects on the East Coast: Vineyard Wind 1 in Massachusetts, Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind, Sunrise Wind and Empire Wind in New York, and Revolution Wind, which is located in Rhode Island and…
By CP StaffThursday, December 25, 2025The “Hope Pack & Presence” initiative aims to provide encouragement and share the love of Jesus during Christmas and year-round, reaching 170 correctional facilities in 20 U.S. states and 20 countries. | Courtesy Good News GlobalA Virginia-based ministry plans to deliver nearly 75,000 “Hope Packs”…
By Christian TodayThursday, December 25, 2025Getty ImagesWhen we think of Christmas, the Nativity scene usually comes to mind. And most of us can picture the scene instantly — Mary and Joseph, a manger, shepherds, angels and a bright star overhead. Maybe you even played one of the characters as a…
By Christian TodayThursday, December 25, 2025CraigRJDOn Christmas Eve in 1914, many men were in the trenches fighting the war, but the spirit of Christmas halted the conflict for a brief period. This is the story …The Great WarThe trigger for the Great War was the assassination of the Austrian Archduke…
As the 1992 campaign approached, incumbent president George H.W. Bush was seen as a shoo-in for reelection. The First Gulf War ended in 1991 with a spectacular U.S. victory at the head of a coalition that had expelled Saddam Hussein from Kuwait with few losses. For much of 1991, Bush’s…
For too many Decembers, I told myself while decorating our tree that I really ought to re-read the gospels—or at least the dramatic nativity scene from Luke depicted in “A Charlie Brown Christmas.” Like a lot of my resolutions, that one died on the shelf. It wasn’t because I disdained…
Washington has finally dropped the hammer on foreign drones buzzing over American soil with a ban that’s been brewing for years under the Trump administration.The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) just rolled out a sweeping rule on Monday, barring Chinese-made drones from companies like Da-Jiang Innovations (DJI) and Autel from entering…
President Trump has unleashed a fiery barrage against late-night television, with Stephen Colbert of CBS taking the brunt of his sharp critique, according to the New York Post. Early Wednesday, Trump took to Truth Social to lambast Colbert and other network hosts, accusing them of bias against him, the MAGA movement,…
The Supreme Court just handed President Trump a rare defeat in his push to secure Chicago’s streets.In a stunning decision on December 23, the highest court in the land denied Trump’s request to send roughly 300 National Guard troops to protect Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in the Windy…
In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post anything relating to the Donald Trump Administration and Presidency. This thread will refresh daily and appear above the…
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation,…
Merry Christmas, America.PublishedDecember 25, 2025 12:08 AM EST•UpdatedDecember 25, 2025 12:09 AM ESTFacebookTwitterEmailCopy LinkPresident Trump turned the annual NORAD Santa Tracker into pure comedy gold on Christmas Eve, delivering a legendary one-liner about keeping a “bad Santa” out of the country. While taking calls from excited children at Mar-a-Lago, the President…
Hold onto your hats, folks—another twist in the Jeffrey Epstein saga has surfaced with a forged letter that’s as believable as a unicorn sighting. The FBI and Department of Justice dropped a bombshell on Tuesday, revealing that an alleged letter from Epstein to disgraced gymnast abuser Larry Nassar, tucked into…
Brace yourselves, folks—Hunter Biden’s latest interview is a political grenade lobbed straight at Washington’s elite with some eyebrow-raising claims.In a raw chat on “The Shawn Ryan Show,” the 55-year-old son of President Joe Biden ripped into Obama-era staffers, dissected his foreign business missteps, and even critiqued his father’s administration while…
When someone in the elitist media is accused of a pro-Trump bias, PBS News Hour won’t consider having on any conservative media critics (like NewsBusters) to discuss it. Instead, they routinely turn to CNN’s Brian Stelter to echo their thoughts on how the media should maintain a fierce anti-Trump bias.…
In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that the whole world should be enrolled. This was the first enrollment, when Quirinius was governor of Syria. So all went to be enrolled, each to his own town. And Joseph too went up from Galilee from the town of…
This photo provided by the family shows, from left, Kaila, Suze, Ryu and Andrew Lopez at Cedars-Sinai hospital in Los Angeles in August 2025. Lopez family via APSuze Lopez holds her baby boy on her lap and marvels at the remarkable way he came into the world.Before little Ryu was…
The remains of Staff Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar, 25, of Des Moines, Iowa, one of two Iowa National Guard members killed in an attack in the Syrian desert, is moved during a dignified transfer at the Des Moines International Airport in Des Moines, Iowa, on Dec. 24, 2025. Charlie Neibergall/AP…
This photo provided by the Delaware State Police in Dec. 2025 shows Cpl. Matthew Snook, a state trooper who was fatally shot at a DMV office near Wilmington, Del. Delaware State Police via APA Delaware state trooper who was shot to death at a DMV office was described Thursday as…
Law enforcement responds to a shooting at Whitney Moore Young Jr. Hall on Kentucky State University’s campus in Frankfort, Ky., on Dec. 9, 2025. Hannah Brown/The State Journal via APFRANKFORT, Ky.—A grand jury has declined to indict the father of two Kentucky State University students who was charged with murder…
The jackpot for the Powerball lottery game is displayed outside Ted’s State Line Mobil station, Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025, in Methuen, Mass. AP Photo/Charles KrupaA Christmas Eve Powerball drawing could add new meaning to holiday cheer as millions of players hope to cash in on the $1.7 billion prize, which…
(Headline USA) Federal immigration agents shot at a vehicle that allegedly tried running them over on Wednesday morning during an enforcement and removal action, striking one person and injuring another, officials said. A spokesperson for the Anne Arundel County Police Department said neither person had life-threatening injuries, and both were taken…
(The Center Square) If your last-minute Christmas shopping requires a credit card, you are not alone.According to a new WalletHub report, many Americans are still paying off credit card debt from last Christmas. “What we found is that through the end of the third quarter 2025, we’re sitting at a…
(José Niño, Headline USA) A peaceful evening of browsing turned deadly when 65-year-old Rita B. Loncharich was fatally stabbed by a complete stranger while reading a magazine inside a Palm Beach Gardens bookstore just days before Christmas.According to a WPTV report, the horrifying incident unfolded around 7:53 p.m. on Monday,…
Please follow us on Gab, Minds, Telegram, Rumble,Gettr,Truth Social, Twitter Tina Peters reportedly filed an urgent motion in her state appeal on Tuesday. Colorado Free Press reviewed an unstamped copy of the filing as well as five attached exhibits, including the pardon and two exhibits about the Whiskey Rebellion. In…
The Holland America Line’s Koningsdam is docked in Hilo, Hawaii. Courtesy of Sharon Whitley LarsenAs part of Hawaii’s new tourist tax, the state can now move forward with a levy on cruise-ship cabins, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.The legislation, dubbed the “Green Fee” by Democratic Gov. Josh Green, “requires, in-part,…
The U.S. economy just roared to life with a staggering 4.3% annual growth rate in the third quarter of 2025, as reported by the Commerce Department.This explosive growth, covering July through September, marks the fastest pace in two years and obliterates economists’ timid predictions of just 3.2%, Breitbart reported. For…
Another scandalous document tied to Jeffrey Epstein has been exposed as a complete sham by none other than the Department of Justice.On Tuesday, the DOJ dropped the bombshell that a supposed letter from Epstein to convicted predator Larry Nassar was nothing but a fabrication, riddled with inconsistencies and falsehoods, the…
Components of Illinois Safe Gun Storage Act go into effect Jan. 1.Supporters of Senate Bill 8, like gun control advocacy group Giffords, say in addition to strengthening existing domestic violence laws and investing $19 million in taxpayer funds to community violence intervention programs, Illinois enacting the safe gun storage law…
(The Center Square) – Many illegal immigrants in California will become ineligible for Medi-Cal coverage in the new year, according to new guidance from state officials.The Department of Health Care Services, which administers the state’s Medicaid program, called Medi-Cal, announced the move in August. The department stated on its website…
(The Center Square) – Christmas for many people is a time to come together with family.But for several million Americans this year, it will be time spent alone. A recent report found over 200,000 Nevadans will be alone this Christmas. The study also noted half of national respondents in its…
(The Center Square) – If there’s one phrase it would be impossible to escape in the news this year, it’s artificial intelligence, and Pennsylvania has been at the forefront.Leaders at the state and national level, academics, and industry insiders have all worked to make the commonwealth a destination of choice…
An Arizona legislator wants voters to decide whether school sports are designated male, female or co-ed.The Protect Girls’ Sports in Arizona Act (HCR2003) is from state Rep. Selina Bliss, R-Prescott. Bliss said it reinstates and strengthens the Save Women’s Sports Act of 2022 (Senate Bill 1165), which bans transgender athletes…
The Somali immigrant fraud scandal in Minnesota has put an uncomfortable spotlight on foreign remittance payments schemes that siphon billions of dollars a year from America to overseas. Although national attention has been focused on Minnesota, another state is poised to launch a crackdown.Missouri State Treasurer Vivek Malek told Just…
A limited ban on stock trading by Congress might get a vote next year after a 2012 law did not do enough to stem the practice that critics say is legal insider trading.The Center Square has been investigating the trades of lawmakers on key committees, finding trades that raise questions…
Debate over gun control often assumes that removing firearms removes violence. But Europe’s experience suggests something more complicated: policy may change the weapon, but it does not eliminate the impulse toward violence.Only about 20% of the homicides in the European Union are tied to gun violence most years, according to…