Bishop Michael Martin of the Diocese of Charlotte announced Wednesday that altar rails, kneelers, and prie-dieus can no longer be used for receiving Holy Communion in diocesan churches across half of North Carolina. These objects serve as practical and symbolic tools for Catholics who prefer to receive Communion in the…
Children look at their school grounds as they wait for class in the Brooklyn borough of New York City on Dec. 7, 2020. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty ImagesA sizable chunk of the proposed $1.1 billion increase in Empire State school aid next year would fund English language instruction for public…
Putin: euro-piglets will soon lose power. Putin is not playing games. While the peace negotiations between the US, Ukraine and the ‘allied’ European ‘powers’ proceed at a very fast pace, but with so far dubious results, Russia awaits this weekend’s Miami meeting between Vladimir Putin’s envoys Yuri Ushakov and Kirill…
SAN FRANCISCO (CN) — A federal judge indicated Thursday that she was leaning toward extending a previous injunction blocking the Trump administration from terminating University of California research grants from several federal agencies, including the Department of Energy.U.S. District Judge Rita Lin said the DOE’s termination of billions in grants…
“ICE held them, day after day, without access to bunks, bedding, soap, showers, toothbrushes or clean clothes,” wrote U.S. District Judge Gary Brown.BROOKLYN (CN) — A federal judge is threatening the Department of Homeland Security with contempt after the agency refused to provide photographs of the “putrid and cramped” Long…
https://theweek.com/politics/trump-vought-climate-national-center-atmospheric-research BY RAFI SCHWARTZ, THE WEEK US – December 18, 2025 For more than half a century, the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colorado, has been a premier hub for climate and planetary science. That stands to change, however, as the Trump administration announced plans this week…
Federal prosecutors alleged Thursday that Minnesota may have lost billions of dollars to fraud in its Medicaid program, the latest development in an ongoing investigation. As much as half of the roughly $18 billion Minnesota has spent since 2018 on 14 Medicaid programs particularly vulnerable to abuse may have been…
Nikki Bella’s Eagles visit sparks new dating rumors with rising NFL star Cooper DeJean.PublishedDecember 18, 2025 5:30 PM EST•UpdatedDecember 18, 2025 4:25 PM ESTFacebookTwitterEmailCopy LinkIt’s been a hot week around the NFL for dating rumors involving young stars. We already had ring girl Marissa Ayers give the rumor mill more…
Top (L to R) Joe Courtney, Rosa DeLauro, Jahana Hayes; Bottom (L to R) Jim Himes, John Larson; Photos per X Please Follow us on Gab, Minds, Telegram, Rumble, Gettr, Truth Social, Twitter The Protect Children’s Innocence Act passed the House yesterday on a yea-and-nay vote 216-211, with 6 representatives not voting, including Joe Courtney (D) from…
Please Follow us on Gab, Minds, Telegram, Rumble, Gettr, Truth Social, Twitter The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced Tuesday the appointment of Harvey Risch, M.D., Ph.D., to head President Donald Trump’s Cancer Panel. “Dr. Risch brings the expertise and resolve needed to identify the root causes of cancer in America,” said HHS Secretary Robert…
The House passed a bipartisan deregulation bill Thursday, with just shy of a dozen Democrats supporting the measure amid America’s rising energy demand. Eleven House Democrats voted for the SPEED Act, which passed the chamber by a 221-196 vote. If the legislation passes the Senate, it will reform the National Environmental…
The U.S. Capitol building in Washington on Dec. 18, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch TimesThe Republican-led House passed a permit reform bill designed to trim environmental reviews and judicial timelines for the development of federal public lands in a 221–196 vote on Dec. 18.The Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED)…
New Mexico State University’s English Department is deriding “the racist history” of English and its “subdisciplines”, in a recently-adopted “anti-oppression” framework that says “antiracist work” is “the responsibility of” all English faculty, reports Campus Reform: New Mexico State University’s Department of English provides faculty and students with an “Anti-Oppression Statement”…
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) CBS News has reported that an arrest warrant has been issued for a suspect in the Brown University shooting, which killed two students and injured nine.“Multiple sources familiar with the investigation at Brown University told CBS News on Thursday that a person of interest has been…
Camille Benson of Mississippi arrested for putting razor blades in loaves of bread at Walmart A Texas woman was arrested and charged after she hid razor blades and fish hooks in loaves of bread at Walmart stores in Biloxi, Mississippi. 33-year-old Camille Benson is accused of putting almost a dozen…
Breaking news, no?Not really to the rational mind. Anyone whose brain isn’t clouded by an overactive case of TDS with an aggressive side diagnosis of terminal progressivism can see the simple equation play out before their unblinkered eyes: Advertisement X amount of bodies require X amount of roofs to cover…
As it happens, Somalis aren’t the only ones who learned how to defraud Americans. Haitian migrants Antonio Bonheur and Saul Alisme committed some major SNAP fraud in Massachusetts to the tune of $7,000,000. The local US attorney says they ran fake stores to turn SNAP benefits into cash, earning up…
In 2025, assisted suicide was legalized in Delaware, Illinois and New York. This means that there are now 13 US states plus Washington DC that permit assisted suicide. The 13 states include California, Illinois and New York, three of the six most populated states in America. This is tragic and…
NEW YORK—Former aide to New York governors Linda Sun has been on a month-long trial over allegations that she acted as a Chinese agent while employed by the state.The prosecution presented evidence suggesting Sun’s connections with Chinese authorities, including text messages, transaction records, and photos involving both Sun and Chinese…
MILWAUKEE (CN) — The jury in Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan’s ICE obstruction trial began deliberations on Thursday after four days of testimony from officers, other judges and courtroom witnesses.Dugan decided not to testify or present any additional evidence to prove her innocence. The defense did call a…
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that it is moving to end “gender-affirming care” for children (under the age of 18) with a series of proposed regulations. Of course, “gender-affirming care” is the palatable name given by leftists to the practice of mutilating and castrating children under…
As part of “Operation Take America Back,” federal prosecutors secured a 10-count indictment against two men associated with a foreign gang, levying charges related to two robberies and a kidnapping in Colorado.DENVER (CN) — A federal judge on Thursday unsealed a 10-count indictment against two men charged with ordering Tren…
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Lawmakers began their Christmas recess a day early on Thursday with a long list of unresolved issues remaining on the table. As it departs for an early break, Congress has yet to resolve several pieces of legislation that House Republicans promised to bring to the table — including a second…
Ahem. Does Kamala Harris think that the Department of Justice, which attempted to prosecute its main political opponent twice, was somehow ‘independent’? The same DoJ that imprisoned pro-life activists after raiding their houses at dawn? The same DoJ that claimed parents objecting to DEI and CRT policies at school board meetings…
Joran van der Sloot, the Dutch national who confessed in 2023 to killing Alabama teenager Natalee Holloway following her disappearance in 2005, reportedly attempted to take his own life while incarcerated at a maximum-security prison in Peru, as reported by TMZ. According to Peruvian news outlet La República, the incident…
Police in Rhode Island told reporters Thursday that they are investigating whether the shooting at Brown University over the weekend and the Monday shooting of a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor are linked. A perpetrator has not been identified or arrested in either shooting so far, but authorities are investigating a…
Three House Democrats voted Wednesday to protect children from transgender procedures, passing a bill that would otherwise have failed because four Republicans voted against it. The “Protect Children’s Innocence Act” (H.R. 3492) passed 216-to-211. Without the help of the three Democrats, the bill would’ve failed, 214-213. Two of the three…
California and Rhode Island judges won our October and November “Dishonorable Conduct Award” for their judicial misbehavior. The December award winner, U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani, is a super legislator who identifies as a federal judge. In a ruling in July, Talwani, a Biden appointee in Massachusetts—call us shocked—tried to override Congress’ constitutional authority over the federal purse and force taxpayers to subsidize…
For most of us, Microsoft Office has been the go-to software for getting things done. Many of us use Word for documents, Excel for spreadsheets — and a lot of us use Outlook and PowerPoint. The problem is that Microsoft Office is free on a work computer — but costs…
The appellate panel trimmed the preliminary injunction issued by a federal judge in Los Angeles to the extent it applied to protesters in general.LOS ANGELES (CN) — A Ninth Circuit panel on Thursday rejected a bid by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to stay a preliminary injunction barring federal…
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Minnesota Republican state Rep. Kristin Robbins is sounding the alarm after discovering that individuals connected to the state’s largest fraud scandal — including a defendant awaiting trial — are still receiving millions of dollars in taxpayer funds through other government programs. Federal prosecutors have charged dozens of individuals with stealing…
President Donald Trump addresses the nation from the Diplomatic Room of the White House in Washington on Dec. 17, 2025. Doug Mills-Pool/Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump’s Dec. 17 primetime speech touting his economic record landed with an added tailwind after fresh inflation data on Dec. 18 showed a sharp slowdown.Affordability has…
The GOAT might want to work on those recall skills a little more.PublishedDecember 18, 2025 4:50 PM EST•UpdatedDecember 18, 2025 3:53 PM ESTFacebookTwitterEmailCopy LinkAs the College Football Playoffs draws closer, the rhetoric surrounding the tournament and its games is starting to ramp up.Talking heads are giving out their last takes…
Greg Biffle in the #16 3M Ford leads Brad Keselowski in the #2 Miller Lite Dodge and Kasey Kahne in the #5 Farmers Insurance Chevrolet on the final restart during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Pure Michigan 400. Wesley Hitt/Getty Images for NASCARNASCAR legend and hall of fame nominee Greg…
Qatar launched a diplomatic push with the Trump administration this week as senior officials from both nations met in Washington and Doha. Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani traveled to the U.S. capital for back-to-back meetings with Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday…
The maniacal, Machiavellian, murderous monstrosities of the Trump White House fall upon the world like a monsoon. Small private boats continue to be bombed by Pete Hegseth and the new Department of War Crimes. The Trump-backed gangsters in Tel Aviv continue to slaughter innocent people in Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon…
(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and law enforcement partners continue to arrest MS-13 Salvatrucha Salvadoran transnational gang members and violent illegal foreign nationals in Nebraska.The latest MS-13 arrest this month was of a man known internationally as “Fantasma” (ghost), an alleged member of an MS-13…
The fraud in Minnesota’s welfare system is so astronomical that, after years of looking, they are still tallying up the damages. But the number runs upwards of $10 billion, and counting. To put that in perspective, that is the yearly GDP of Somalia, to pick a country at random. Advertisement I…
Revolting European farmers in front of the EU headquarters. European farmers are battling EU suicidal ‘green’ policies. Many people see the European farmers as pampered agriculturalists addicted to a good subsidy – but the reality is not that simple. Under the EU draconian ‘green’ laws, they are subjected to impossible…
Democratic California candidate Esther Kim Varet was asked to explain why her campaign website used a photo of a random black woman to tout an alleged endorsement from Democratic Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett. Kim Varet, an art dealer turned congressional candidate, has frequently levied racist attacks at Republicans during her…
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The State Department on Wednesday approved a series of arms deals for Taiwan worth more than $11 billion, including multiple types of missile systems and munitions, an announcement that China has strongly condemned. If the sales aren’t blocked by Congress, which is unlikely to happen since there’s…
ESPN college football analyst questions Oregon’s championship hopes while liking Texas A&M’s pathPublishedDecember 18, 2025 4:30 PM EST•UpdatedDecember 18, 2025 4:01 PM ESTFacebookTwitterEmailCopy LinkThe College Football Playoff kicks off on Friday, and if one prominent college football analyst is to be believed, the outcome has already been determined. This 12-team field…
An investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice found South Carolina had institutionalized some 2,000 adults with serious mental illnesses by failing to transition them into less restrictive housing.CHARLESTON, S.C. (CN) — Federal authorities reached a settlement Thursday with South Carolina to address problems in the state’s mental health care…
(Headline USA) A business jet with six people aboard crashed Thursday at a regional airport in North Carolina used by NASCAR teams and Fortune 500 companies, erupting in a large fire and killing multiple people, authorities said. Flight records show the plane was registered to a company run by retired…
Police are now investigating a possible link between the Brown University shooting in Rhode Island and the murder of an MIT professor approximately 50 miles away in Brookline, Massachusetts. An MIT professor was fatally shot in his Brookline home on Monday night. 47-year-old Nuno Loureiro, a nuclear science and engineering…
The new GM logo on the facade of the General Motors facility in Detroit on March 16, 2021. Rebecca Cook/ReutersNine months of strong sales helped buoy the U.S. auto industry for much of 2025, but headwinds from swirling tariff policies and the expiration of a substantial federal tax credit for…
NewsNation political contributor Chris Cillizza said during a Thursday live stream on his YouTube channel that he thinks Vice President JD Vance is a formidable potential 2028 presidential candidate, whom “Democrats underestimate at their own peril.” An Emerson poll published on Thursday found Vance leading over several prominent Republicans and…
Former NASCAR Cup Series driver Greg Biffle reportedly died in a plane crash Thursday at Statesville Regional Airport. It hasn’t officially been confirmed by NASCAR or local officials, but reputable sources have confirmed he was on a plane that went down shortly after 10 a.m.Tragically, Biffle’s wife, Cristina, and two…