Friday, December 19, 2025
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Justice Department Releases Many — But Not All — Epstein Files
The troves of documents appear to be heavily redacted and don’t meet congressional demands.
America Launches a Series of Strikes Against Resurgent ISIS in Syria
‘If you target Americans anywhere in the world, you will spend the rest of your brief, anxious life knowing the United States will hunt you, find you, and ruthlessly kill you,’ Secretary Hegseth writes on X.
Touting Deal on Drug Prices, Trump Pivots to Pressing for Lower Health Insurance Premiums
The president hopes to replicate his success in negotiating lower drug prices at a future meeting with health insurance executives.
Communist China Piles on the Rhetoric Over American Arms Deal With the Republic of China on Taiwan
City Council Push To Give Nonprofits First Option on Distressed Buildings Would Worsen New York’s ‘Affordable’ Housing Crisis
Columnists
Editorials
Opinion
Turkey’s Aid in the Palestinian Territories Is Helping Hamas, Hurting Palestinians
Trump’s Grade Inflation on the Economy Failing To Convince Voters
America, Facing a Defining Choice, Shows Signs of Going Wobbly on Communist China
Democrats Panicking About Presidential Power After Supreme Court Takes Dim View of ‘Independent’ Agencies
National
CNN’s Anderson Cooper, an Outspoken Trump Critic, Reportedly Re-Signs With Network but Did He Take a Pay Cut?
CNN’s highest-paid star will not be leaving despite speculation that his giant salary was being eyed as a major cost-cutting target.
Texas Sets Up Tipline To Report Incidents of Transgender Individuals Using Bathrooms Based on Identity
Texas’s attorney says it will ‘bring justice’ to any state agency that ‘opens the door for men to violate women’s privacy, dignity, and safety.’
A Grim Irony: Are Rob and Michele Reiner Bankrolling Their Son’s Murder Defense?
Several family insiders claim he has never held a steady job, instead living off his parents’ financial support.
Homeland Security Will Suspend Green Card Lottery After Mass Shooting at Brown University
Portuguese national Claudio Neves Valente entered the United States through the diversity program in 2017.
Netflix’s Bet on Boxing Gets Riskier as Jake Paul Meets Former Champion Anthony Joshua
The undersized YouTube influencer is putting his credibility on the line against a seasoned heavyweight.
Eli Lilly’s Weight Loss Pill Shows Promise for Keeping Off the Pounds Lost With Help From GLP-1 Injections
The pills are expected to cost much less then shots of blockbuster drugs like Zepbound and Wegovy.
Foreign
Will Netanyahu and al-Sisi Finalize a Megadeal at Mar-a-Lago?
‘Energy diplomacy has proven more effective than traditional foreign policy,’ an advocate of the American-Israeli relationship says.
Australian Police Arrest Seven Men After Ramming Car, Firing Rubber Bullets in Probe of Potential Terror Attack
New South Wales Police say the men are assisting with inquiries; no charges have been announced.
China Sues U.S. Senator for $50 Billion Over Covid-19 Claims
The lawsuit ‘is their way of distracting from what the world already knows, China has blood on its hands,’ Senator Eric Schmitt says.
Germany Steps Into Vacuum Created by Trump Turning From Europe
Chancellor Friedrich Merz asserts: Pax Americana is over.
Mossad Chief Warns That War With Iran Is Far From Over
No direct link has been established yet, but there some circumstantial evidence ties Iran to the Bondi Beach attack, a veteran Farsi-language broadcaster tells the Sun.
Trump’s Sudan Test: Can Washington Stop Iran’s Red Sea Power Grab Before It’s Too Late?
As President Trump begins his second term, a 30-month war in Africa threatens to hand Iran control of a critical Red Sea coastline — and Washington’s window to prevent it is rapidly closing.
Politics
Conservative Civil War Erupts at Turning Point USA as Ben Shapiro Denounces Tucker Carlson and Allies as ‘Frauds and Grifters’
The Daily Wire founder warns that the conservative movement is in ‘grave danger.’
Congress Girds for Release of Much-Anticipated Epstein Files
The president for months fought with his own base to try to keep the files under seal.
CBS News Doubles Down on Fired National Security Adviser, H.R. McMaster, in Latest Slight Against Trump: Report
The president says his former aide is a ‘weak and totally ineffective loser.’
Trump Moves To Reclassify Marijuana for Research Purposes Despite Fierce Opposition From Conservatives
The president says fellow Republicans who are concerned about the policy change should speak to doctors.
Kennedy Center Board Votes To Rename Performing Arts Institution ‘Trump-Kennedy Center’
Critics say only Congress can change the name of the performing arts center, setting up a battle on Capitol Hill.
Editorials
Opinion
Turkey’s Aid in the Palestinian Territories Is Helping Hamas, Hurting Palestinians
Trump’s Grade Inflation on the Economy Failing To Convince Voters
America, Facing a Defining Choice, Shows Signs of Going Wobbly on Communist China
Democrats Panicking About Presidential Power After Supreme Court Takes Dim View of ‘Independent’ Agencies
Popular
CBS News Doubles Down on Fired National Security Adviser, H.R. McMaster, in Latest Slight Against Trump: Report
Pressure on Jack Smith Spikes as ‘Bombshell’ FBI Emails Disclose Doubts Over Legality of Mar-a-Lago Search
Massachusetts Bows to Pressure From Trump Administration, Will Stop Forcing Religious Foster Parents To Affirm Children’s Gender Identities
Trump Moves To Reclassify Marijuana for Research Purposes Despite Fierce Opposition From Conservatives
‘I Am Not Well’: Harvey Weinstein Denounces ‘Juror Intimidation’ in His Rape Trial, Begs To Spend His Final Days Out of Jail
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