President Donald Trump steps on stage to speak at a political rally in Rocky Mount, N.C., on Dec. 19, 2025. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump spoke at a rally in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, on Friday evening, focusing on affordability and his efforts to reduce costs. He cited…
Hold onto your hats, folks — another political appointee has crashed and burned before even starting the job, as Catherine Almonte Da Costa, tapped to be director of appointments for New York City’s incoming Mayor Zohran Mamdani, has stepped down amid a firestorm over old social media posts, as Fox…
In a move that’s turning heads, the iconic Kennedy Center has been rechristened as “The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts” after a board vote that caught even President Trump off guard, as Breitbart reports.The decision by the Kennedy Center board to…
Michigan state Sen. Mallory McMorrow, a Democrat vying for a U.S. Senate seat, has stirred controversy with sharp words for Supreme Court Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Brett Kavanaugh.During a recent discussion, McMorrow vented frustration over the Supreme Court’s decisions, questioning their accountability and even joking about losing control if…
The Trump Media and Technology Group (TMTG) began as part of President Donald Trump’s attempt to circumvent big tech censorship, but has since sprawled into an array of unrelated industries to become a financier and driver of key digital age enterprises.Though known primarily for creating Truth Social, the president’s favored…
China is exploiting the U.S. Department of Energy to access and divert taxpayer-funded research to bolster its own technological and military development, the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party warned this week in a report. The committee’s probe identified approximately 4,350 research papers, published between June 2023 and June…
An alarming and egregious case of a doctor putting profits over patients is centered on Virginia and an OB-GYN who charmed his way into families’ lives only to perform needless surgeries that scarred women forever, often at taxpayer expense.“It’s one of the worst patient abuse cases I’ve seen,” says Maureen…
A Phoenix jury has sentenced serial killer Cleophus Cooksey Jr. to death for committing six murders over a three-week period in 2017.Cooksey, 43, was convicted in September of first-degree murder for eight killings in the Phoenix area. The Maricopa County Superior Court jury decided the death penalty would be the…
The U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security has released an updated report highlighting terrorism threats to Americans.It did so after holding a hearing on Tuesday during which Director of the National Counterterrorism Center Joe Kent testified that the NCTC had identified at least 18,000 known or suspected terrorists who were…
Colorado environmental leaders approved landmark water protections in reaction to a U.S. Supreme Court decision that they believed weakened regulations in Western states.The bipartisan Water Quality Control Commission convened to pass stream and wetland protections that come as the Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency pushes for further federal deregulations. “These…
The U.S. Justice Department released thousands of documents on Friday related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. However, many documents were heavily redacted, causing outspoken frustration and calls for impeachment proceedings among lawmakers.The release follows passage of the Epstein Files Transparency Act by Congress in November requiring the…
An additional nine of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies have agreed to offer many of their most popular drugs at most-favored-nation pricing in the U.S.This means that the U.S. will pay the lowest price for many prescription drugs among its economic peers. The initiative has been a major priority for…
Former President Bill Clinton is photographed reclining nearly naked in a hot tub with an unidentified woman at his waist in files kept by late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein — drawing strong reactions, including an ex-aide’s pronouncement that “this is his reckoning.”Clinton, 79, is shown in many other images in the…
The Justice Department has finally begun releasing the long‑awaited trove of Jeffrey Epstein files — and the initial batch of never‑before‑seen photos and documents includes a jaw‑dropping lineup of high‑profile figures who had contacts with the notorious financier and child rapist.While the images are explosive, the DOJ has said that…
The Trump administration failed Friday to meet a statutory deadline to release all government records tied to Jeffrey Epstein. The Department of Justice faces an 11:59 p.m. Friday deadline to make the disclosures required by the Epstein Files Transparency Act, the statute President Donald Trump signed into law on Nov.…
Secretary of State Marco Rubio gives an end of year wrap-up outlining the state of priorities for the United States as they pertain to global influence and geopolitical consequence. After approximately six minutes of remarks the Q&A with media begins. WATCH: [embedded content] [Transcript] – Well, thank you, guys, for…
Outgoing Washington, D.C., Police Chief Pamela Smith closed out her tenure Friday with a profane rant at her final press conference. Smith abruptly abandoned prepared remarks to deliver a message aimed at her critics, saying she “dared not leave” without addressing haters directly. She invoked her religious upbringing, citing Bible…
President Donald Trump on Friday night touted some of the economic successes his administration has brought to North Carolina as part of his national affordability tour ahead of next year’s 2026 midterms. The president addressed supporters in Rocky Mount, to help renew support for the Republican Party ahead of the 2026…
On Thursday, one day before the deadline for the Department of Justice to release the Epstein files, Democrats on the House Oversight Committee were at it again, releasing 68 more photos from the Epstein estate. Remember back on December 12th, the same Dems released their first batch of photos. Thursday, Ranking member Robert…
The New York Times reports that a federal investigation of fraud in Minnesota’s social programs “has broadened significantly.” Federal prosecutors now say they are “investigating suspicious billing practices in 14 Medicaid-funded programs.” Previously, the investigation had been limited to “three safety net programs run by state agencies.” “What we see…
Image: LU Staff Maryland is getting more corrupt under one-party Democratic rule. “Maryland’s new House speaker gives shoutout to convicted Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh in inaugural speech,” reports the liberal Baltimore Sun. “In her inaugural remarks Tuesday as speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates, Democrat Joseline Peña-Melnyk singled out”…
New York Representative Elise Stefanik announced on X that she is suspending her race for New York governor and will not be seeking reelection in congress. Essentially a complete exit from electoral politics. ELISE STEFANIK – While spending precious time with my family this Christmas season, I have made the…
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Screencap of Twitter/X video. The Democrats clearly learned nothing from the 2024 election and we know this because they are doubling down on every far left thing that sank them in the 2024 election. This might be why they are currently polling at around 18% approval. And now the Democratic…
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (CN) — The British Columbia Supreme Court judge must decide if a controversial shoreline erosion mitigation project on British Columbia’s Salt Spring Island was properly denied by the island’s municipal government and whether it overreached its constitutional authority.In arguments that wrapped up Friday, the island’s local trust…
The U.S. Navy’s Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group, including the flagship USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) (L), USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) (front), USS Mahan (DDG 72) (back), USS Bainbridge (DDG 96), and embarked Carrier Air Wing Eight F/A-18E/F Super Hornets assigned to Strike Fighter Squadrons 31,…
Screencap of Twitter/X video. CNN’s Jake Tapper is aggressively pushing a new narrative about Trump’s health and the idea that he is ‘unwell.’ He is doing all of this, he claims, because the media dropped the ball on Biden’s health. So basically, Tapper is using the fact that he covered…
An employee is seen at a Florida pharmacy in this file photo. Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced two pilot programs on Dec. 19, as the Trump administration tests new ways to lower out-of-pocket drug…
SiriusXM host Megyn Kelly told the crowd at AmericaFest on Friday that her long-running friendship with The Daily Wire co-founder Ben Shapiro reached a breaking point after his recent public attacks. Shapiro criticized fellow media figures — including Kelly —during his AmericaFest speech Thursday. Shapiro said Kelly downplayed the conduct of Candace…
Screencap of Twitter/X video. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz is upset that his state could lose various forms of federal funding due to the massive fraud scandal that is unfolding there. Walz does his best to try to blame Trump for his problems, by bringing up the White House ballroom and…
(Headline USA) The Justice Department released thousands of files Friday about convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, but the incomplete and heavily redacted document dump did not break significant ground about the long-running criminal investigations of the financier or his ties to wealthy and powerful individuals.The files included photographs of famous people…
The Justice Department on Friday night appealed the dismissal of criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James.The Trump administration vowed to appeal the decision, but tried to renew the case against James by trying to reindict her. The judge dismissed both cases…
The 38-year-old Dutch murderer who confessed to killing Natalee Holloway in 2005, Joran van der Sloot, was severely injured after a suicide attempt in his cell in Peru. According to Radar Online, Van der Sloot was found by guards in Challapalca prison last Friday with a piece of blanket tied…
Chicago Sun-Times column questions whether Freeman’s skin color influenced 2025 playoff committee decisionPublishedDecember 19, 2025 9:47 PM EST•UpdatedDecember 19, 2025 9:47 PM ESTFacebookTwitterEmailCopy LinkThe Notre Dame Fighting Irish missed out on the 2025-2026 College Football Playoff by the slimmest of margins. And even for those of us who aren’t Notre…
GOP Senator and Trump ally Cynthia Lummis (WY) announced on Friday that she will not seek reelection to the Senate in 2026. “Deciding not to run for reelection does represent a change of heart for me, but in the difficult, exhausting session weeks this fall I’ve come to accept that…
Reversing Alzheimer’s: The Forgotten Causes And Cures Big Pharma Buried It Starts Early: Spot the Hidden Signs and Stop Alzheimer’s Before It Takes Hold A Midwestern Doctor reports on Substack •Due to Alzheimer’s research focusing on a symptom of it (amyloid plaques), rather than its actual cause, Alzheimer’s has remained…
Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro speaks during the Meeting of Jurists in Defense of International Law at the Eurobuilding Hotel in Caracas on Nov. 14, 2025. Federico Parra/AFPThe United States imposed fresh sanctions on individuals linked to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Dec. 19 as part of an escalating pressure campaign…
US CENTCOM executes Operation Hawkeye Strike on ISIS targets US Central Command released footage from Operation Hawkeye strikes against ISIS militants and facilities on Friday night. “Tonight, U.S. and Jordanian forces struck 70+ ISIS targets in Syria with 100+ precision munitions. Peace through strength,” CENTCOM said on X. This is…
Rep. Elise Stefanik has been running for governor of New York in a campaign that would ultimately pit her against current governor Kathy Hochul. However, today she announced she was suspending her camapaign. Advertisement While spending precious time with my family this Christmas season, I have made the decision to…
The water treatment plant in Middletown, N.Y., on Dec. 19, 2025. Oliver Mantyk/The Epoch TimesMIDDLETOWN, N.Y.—City of Middletown Commissioner of Public Works Jacob Tawil said that due to a machine input mistake, the Middletown water treatment plant had an overdose of fluoride in the water on Nov. 10.During the city…
Harvard law professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz said Friday that the Department of Justice should release all remaining Jeffrey Epstein files without redactions. The DOJ must release the files by 11:59 p.m. Friday to comply with the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which President Donald Trump signed into law on Nov. 19.…
A federal judge said lacked jurisdiction over the university’s claims because they were only speculative after the attorney general’s investigation found no violations of the state’s discrimination law.(CN) — A federal judge dismissed on Friday Seattle Pacific University’s First Amendment lawsuit against the Washington state attorney general over an investigation…
A pair of progressive law professors from Harvard and Yale have written an article arguing that it’s time to replace the current Supreme Court with something more palatable to left-wing professors. Advertisement In Donald Trump’s second term, the supreme court’s conservative supermajority has seized the opportunity to empower the nation’s…
By Ian M. Giatti, Christian Post Reporter Friday, December 19, 2025Protestant U.S. Army chaplain Brian Chepey leads prayers on Sept. 11, 2011, at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. Ten years after the 9/11 attacks in the United States and after almost a decade war in Afghanistan, American soldiers gathered for church…
By CP StaffFriday, December 19, 2025Reformed theologian and Ligonier Ministries founder R.C. Sproul speaking during a conference in 2014. | (Screenshot: YouTube/Ligonier Ministries)St. Andrew’s Chapel, which was founded by the late theologian R.C. Sproul in 1997, overwhelmingly voted earlier this week to leave the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) after…
President Donald Trump delivers a speech on the United States’ economy Friday night in Rocky Mount, North Carolina.The speech is part of the president’s national affordability tour, where he is expected to highlight his economic agenda in an effort to boost GOP support ahead of next year’s midterm elections. The…
A California woman was sentenced to 30 years in prison this week for leading a transnational terrorist group called the Terrorgram Collective from her suburban home in Elk Grove.The Justice Department said 35-year-old Dallas Humber served as a leader of the white supremacist transnational terrorist group from July 2022 to…
Exterior view of the Heritage Foundation building in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 18, 2025. Terri Wu/The Epoch TimesWASHINGTON—Two more members of conservative think tank The Heritage Foundation’s Board of Trustees, Shane McCullar and Abby Spencer Moffat, resigned Dec. 16, citing concerns over the organization’s direction and approach to combating anti-Semitism.In a…
CNN’s Senior Data Reporter, Harry Enten/Image: Video screenshot CNN CNN’s Senior Data Reporter, Harry Enten, couldn’t hold back the laughter when revealing just how low Congressional Democrats’ ratings have fallen. Enten noted that, in the minds of the American public, they “are lower than the Dead Sea.” Harry Enten: Democrats…
(Left) New York Attorney General Letitia James leaves the Walter E. Hoffman United States Courthouse following an arraignment hearing in Norfolk, Va., on Oct. 24, 2025. (Right) James Comey, former FBI director, speaks at the Barnes & Noble Upper West Side in New York City on May 19, 2025. Win…