By Ryan Foley, Christian Post Reporter Wednesday, December 17, 2025Sister Loraine McGuire with Little Sisters of the Poor speaks to the media after Zubik v. Burwell, an appeal brought by Christian groups demanding full exemption from the requirement to provide insurance covering contraception under the Affordable Care Act, was heard…
President Trump spoke by phone to his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, on Monday, November 24, and later posted on Truth Social, “Our relationship with China is extremely strong!” The warm feelings from Washington came on the heels of the two leaders holding a productive meeting in Korea recently and scheduling several…
According to EdChoice, about 1.5 million students are now enrolled in voucher, educational savings account (ESA), and tax-credit programs, nearly doubling the number from just three years ago. Education Week reports that 30 states and the District of Columbia now have at least one private school choice program. Of those,…
Western civilization arose in the 8th century B.C. Greece. Some 1,500 city-states emerged from a murky, illiterate 400-year-old Dark Age. That chaos followed the utter collapse of the palatial culture of Mycenaean Greece. But what reemerged were constitutional government, rationalism, liberty, freedom of expression, self-critique, and free markets—what we know…
Actress and granddaughter of Elvis Presley, Riley Keough, is now at the center of a startling allegation layered into the ongoing legal war surrounding the Presley estate. According to PEOPLE, what began as a contract dispute has taken a sensational turn, with new claims surfacing about her alleged involvement in…
Homes underwater in Pacific, Wash., on Dec. 16, 2025, in a still from video. Pacific Police Department via APSEATTLE—The extent of the damage in Washington state is profound but unclear after more than a week of heavy rains and record flooding, Gov. Bob Ferguson said Tuesday, as more high water,…
Had Nacua messed with LeBron, Rich Paul’s team would’ve thrown him in a gulag by Sunday breakfast.PublishedDecember 18, 2025 1:02 AM EST•UpdatedDecember 18, 2025 1:03 AM ESTFacebookTwitterEmailCopy LinkRams star wideout Puka Nacua is wrapped up in another bad headline brought by his older brother, Samson Nacua, who was arrested in…
The rollout of a high-profile Vanity Fair feature on key members of President Donald Trump’s administration has ignited more conversation about a single photograph than any policy, interview, or headline tied to the project. According to PEOPLE, when the magazine published a two-part interview series with White House Chief of…
Rapidly spreading wildfires have triggered evacuations in South Dakota and Wyoming, fueled by hurricane-force winds from a widespread storm system affecting the entire country. According to the FOX Forecast Center, wind gusts reaching as high as 70 mph have been recorded in the Pennington County region of South Dakota, driving…
When Elon Musk bought X, formerly Twitter, and refused to comply with the global censorship regime, he became a target overnight — especially for European Union bureaucrats determined to reassert control over online speech. The EU’s latest effort to slap X with a $140 million penalty is just the most recent example…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump delivered a politically charged speech Wednesday carried live in prime time on network television, seeking to pin the blame for economic challenges on Democrats while announcing he is sending a $1,776 bonus check to U.S. troops for Christmas.The remarks came as the nation is…
President Trump came out swinging against his predecessor in a rare address to the nation while touting the progress he’s made this year — saying that the best was yet to come in 2026.“Eleven months ago, I inherited a mess, and I’m fixing it,” Trump declared on Wednesday night in…
The Minnesota State Capitol in Saint Paul, Minn., on May 11, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch TimesA Minnesota lawmaker alleged on Dec. 17 that a man awaiting trial on federal charges that he laundered $1.1 million in taxpayer dollars and his wife continue to collect payments from other government programs, a…
President Donald Trump just dropped a geopolitical hammer on the socialist regime in Venezuela with a naval blockade that’s got jaws dropping from Caracas to Capitol Hill.This bold move, announced on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, orders a complete halt to all sanctioned oil tankers moving in and out of Venezuela,…
President Donald Trump is stepping up to the podium for a primetime address that promises to shake up the midweek doldrums.Announced on Tuesday, Trump will speak live from the White House on Wednesday at 9 p.m. ET, though the exact subject of his remarks remains a closely guarded mystery, Fox…
A view of downtown San Diego in a file photo. Ken Levine /Getty ImagesCommentaryHow is your city doing? My city just announced that it’s looking at putting two measures on the ballot to increase taxes and fees. And based on its low ranking, it either needs to reduce spending and…
Another ordinance codifies a public park “code of conduct” in Phoenix that prohibits drug use, public bathing and obstructing access at all city parks.PHOENIX (CN) — The city of Phoenix Wednesday passed two public safety ordinances that health care providers say will only erode public health and criminalize both homelessness…
Republicans in the House of Representatives passed a healthcare reform bill on Wednesday evening targeting rising costs as expiring Obamacare tax credits rally support for change ahead of midterm elections. The new GOP-backed legislation, titled the Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act, does not extend the Affordable Care…
Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime associate and former girlfriend of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, has launched a dramatic bid to overturn her sex-trafficking conviction and walk free from federal prison, claiming newly uncovered evidence proves her trial was fundamentally unfair.In a habeas corpus petition filed Wednesday in Manhattan federal court, Maxwell…
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth signed a memorandum ordering a reevaluation of discharge characterizations for service members removed from service for foregoing the Biden-era Covid shot mandate, the Pentagon revealed Tuesday.Signed on Dec. 6, the new directive instructs the War Department to undertake a “proactive review of personnel records, to…
President Donald Trump took some not-so-subtle swipes at his predecessors with new plaques below their portraits in the new White House Presidential Walk of Fame.Former President Joe Biden had already been mocked in the installation, which was unveiled in September, when Trump used a photo of an autopen to represent…
The left insists that birthright citizenship is “plainly written” into the Constitution and immune from any challenge. But cases like that of Chinese billionaire Xu Bo expose just how stupid that claim is.Xu, a reclusive tech billionaire, has reportedly fathered more than 100 children — possibly more — through surrogacy…
Tourists observe demolition of the East Wing of the White House during construction of new ballroom facilities from the top of the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 15, 2025. Jessica Koscielniak/ReutersA federal district judge on Dec. 17 allowed the ongoing ballroom construction project at the White House to…
Well, folks, it’s not every day you see a presidential pardon fail to shield someone from the long arm of professional consequences. Hunter Biden, son of President Joe Biden, has been disbarred in Connecticut following a string of federal convictions, proving that even the highest connections can’t always rewrite the…
A former FBI agent who was suspended under the Biden administration and was reinstated under President Trump to much fanfare has been ousted again, The Post has learned.FBI whistleblower Steve Friend issued what was deemed to be a threat against Director Kash Patel on a podcast hosted by ex-FBI agent…
Newly declassified FBI and DOJ documents have blown the lid off long-buried questions about the Clinton Foundation’s shady ties to the Uranium One deal.These records shine a spotlight on internal disputes and leadership roadblocks that stalled a probe into whether the foundation’s connections influenced the sale of 20% of America’s…
Director Rob Reiner arrives with his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, at the premiere of ‘The Bucket List’ in Hollywood, Calif., on Dec. 16, 2007. Gabriel Bouys/AFP via Getty ImagesThe Los Angeles County Medical Examiner released initial findings Wednesday, listing “multiple sharp force injuries” as the cause of death for director…
A federal judge isn’t ready to slam the brakes on the White House ballroom construction just yet, despite pushback from preservationists.In a courtroom showdown, U.S. District Judge Richard Leon signaled reluctance to grant a temporary halt to the project as sought by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, citing insufficient…
On Tuesday, acting ICE Director Todd Lyons flatly denied Rep. Ilhan Omar’s claim that her son was stopped by ICE agents after a casual Target run.The clash between Omar, a Minnesota Democrat, and ICE centers on her assertion of racial profiling, while Lyons insists there’s no evidence of any such…
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Imagine fighting a case all the way to the Supreme Court of the United States—only to admit during oral arguments that the entire premise was based on a lie. This embarrassing scenario became a reality for New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin this month, in his case, First Choice Women’s Resource…
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,…
Four House Republicans joined Democrats in opposing legislation that would ban irreversible sex change procedures for minors — a move that exposes just how fractured the GOP has become on protecting children.The House on Wednesday evening passed Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Protect Children’s Innocence Act, which would criminalize puberty blockers,…
Education Secretary Linda McMahon has dropped a bombshell on Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, accusing him of turning a blind eye to a staggering financial aid scam that’s fleeced taxpayers for millions.McMahon’s sharp rebuke, delivered in a recent letter, centers on a scheme involving “ghost students” who fraudulently secured $12.5 million…
Hold onto your hats, folks—White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles has landed herself in a political firestorm with jaw-dropping comments about President Donald Trump and his inner circle.Over months of on-the-record interviews with Vanity Fair journalist Chris Whipple, Wiles unleashed a torrent of criticism that’s now threatening her position…
During a press conference on Wednesday, a Providence-area radio host, Chas Calenda, directly confronted Brown University officials and law enforcement with information he has received about the school intentionally disabling surveillance systems due to DEI concerns. The response from university officials and the Providence Mayor indicate Mr. Chas Calenda’s informed…
Hold onto your hats, folks—FBI Director Kash Patel has stumbled into yet another public relations quagmire with a botched arrest following a tragic shooting at Brown University.This disaster unfolded after a horrific mass shooting at Brown during a Saturday afternoon economics exam review, claiming two young lives—including 19-year-old Ella Cook,…
Rescue and salvage crews pull up part of an Army Black Hawk helicopter that collided with an American Eagle jet, at a wreckage site in the Potomac River near Arlington, Va., on Feb. 6, 2025. Jose Luis Magana/AP PhotoThe U.S. government on Dec. 17 admitted negligence by federal employees in…
Hold onto your hard hats, folks—the House just took a bold step to cut through the bureaucratic jungle choking energy projects. On Tuesday, with a tight 215-209 vote, they advanced the SPEED Act, a bill designed to turbocharge the federal permitting process. It’s a move that’s got conservatives cheering and…
A fiery President Donald Trump on Wednesday night promised Americans a shock-and-awe push for affordability, offering a glimpse of his 2026 agenda to overhaul Democrat policies that have left housing and health insurance increasingly out of reach for working Americans.”Tonight, after 11 months, our border is secure, inflation is stopped,…
The time has come once again for the elite legacy media to weaponize the faith of a prominent liberal politician in order to manufacture mainstreamability of some far-left policy item. This time, ABC News has found use for the Catholic faith of Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) World News Tonight closed…
FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino announced Wednesday night that he will step down from his position in January, ending a tenure that lasted less than one year.“I will be leaving my position with the FBI in January,” Bongino wrote in a social media post. He thanked President Donald Trump, Attorney…
Amid powerful windstorms Wednesday that struck the Magic Valley region in Idaho, a tree collapsed onto two kids younger than 10 years old as they stood at their school bus stop south of Twin Falls, leaving both children injured. According to the Twin Falls County Sheriff’s Office per KIVI-TV, the…
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Anti-ICE protesters – Screencap of Twitter/X video. Leftists in Boston just threw an anti-ICE Tea Party during which they threw pieces of ice into the Boston Harbor. That’ll show Trump! In addition to being stupid, it’s amazing how much good will this protest got from the liberal media. Tea Parties…
“The future of AI will either be ruled by American values or by China.”That warning came last month from Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-Ky.), chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. It may sound abstract. It is not. The Chinese Communist Party already appalled the world with its industrial-scale…
FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino confirms via his X account, that he will be leaving the FBI in January. [SOURCE] This announcement does not come as a surprise to those follow the details of corrupt systems closely and who have watched the scale of the problems surface through the years.…
CNN political commentator Van Jones said Wednesday that President Donald Trump risks alienating key voting blocs. Trump spoke to the nation in a live, prime-time address from the White House, centering his remarks on economic conditions. During a panel on “The Source With Kaitlan Collins,” the host asked whether the…
Graham Platner – Screencap of YouTube video. Graham Platner, the Democrat running for U.S. Senate in Maine recently said during a streaming session that he supports giving land back to indigenous people in his state. Platner has been under fire in recent months after it was revealed that he had…
The appeals panel’s majority concluded that the ban affected the charity’s free speech, though the dissenting judge said conversion therapy should should be regulated like medicine, not like personal expression.(CN) — In a 2-1 decision along party lines, a Sixth Circuit panel gave a Catholic charity another shot at taking…