On a crisp December night, NBC’s Saturday Night Live kicked off the December 13, 2025 episode with a Cold Open that casts Donald Trump into the cockpit of a mock Air Force One. James Austin Johnson embodied the former president, delivering a performance that leans into self-mythology while the comic
In an extraordinary act of courage, Ahmed al Ahmed disarmed a terrorist during the Bondi Beach attack.
In a new Daily Beast Podcast episode, Don Lemon sits down with Joanna Coles to diagnose why Donald Trump seems to have lost his mojo. The conversation centers on a broader pattern: Trump built a political brand on conspiracy and distraction, but a growing cluster of scandals is gnawing away at his a
In May, Rep. LaMonica McIver, a Democratic congresswoman, was charged with assaulting a federal officer during a protest outside an immigration facility in Newark. Recent text messages reportedly show DOJ officials knew McIver did not assault the officer, and the video used to prosecute did not capt
In Washington, progressive YouTuber Brian Tyler Cohen argues that President Donald Trump’s reduced presence on the campaign trail may be inflicting more damage on the Republican Party than aid. Cohen, the host of the No Lie podcast, frames Trump’s midterm absence as a metaphorical ‘sinking ship’ tha
Peter Meagher, a former police officer turned volunteer photographer, was killed in the Bondi Beach attack while on assignment.
On December 14, 2025, Energy Secretary Chris Wright appeared on Fox News Sunday, with Benzinga summarizing his remarks, saying that electricity prices would stop rising ‘very soon’ and could even decline over the next few years. He attributed the expected relief to Trump-era energy policies aimed at
The debate over President Trump’s 2025 policy moves has split observers into two camps: is this a disaster that destabilizes scientific funding, independence, and international collaboration, or a masterclass in political strategy and reform that could recalibrate the United States’ science policy f
On Sunday, CBS News’ Face the Nation featured Kevin Hassett, then head of the National Economic Council, discussing a hypothetical scenario in which President Donald Trump names him to head the Federal Reserve. Hassett said that Trump could offer policy opinions on Fed policy if he were chair, but s
Overview: In 2025, the United States increased its naval and air presence in the Caribbean around Venezuela, a move publicly justified as part of a counter-narcotics campaign aimed at disrupting drug trafficking networks that feed the U.S. market. The administration also signaled that broader strate
In a Raw Story piece published December 14, 2025, Democratic analysts and progressive commentator Brian Tyler Cohen argue that President Donald Trump has stepped back from the rigorous campaigning that once defined his midterm strategy. Cohen calls this retreat the “worst part” of Trump’s midterm ab
A longstanding rumor claims that U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar married her brother, Ahmed Elmi. The claim has circulated for years, resurfacing in online spaces and in political discourse, despite repeated debunking by credible fact-checkers. This article outlines where the claim originated, what t
In a message released on December 14, 2025, the White House issued a Hanukkah greeting to Jewish communities around the world, underscoring the shared values of liberty and faith that define the Festival of Lights. The presidential message highlights the enduring importance of religious liberty and
In Washington, D.C., after months of pressure from Epstein survivors and lawmakers, President Trump signed the Epstein Files Transparency Act in mid-November 2025. The DOJ now faces a 30‑day countdown to publish thousands of documents, including grand jury materials and internal records, by December
New York, United States, December 14, 2025 — In New York on a snowy afternoon, Kevin Hassett, the front-runner to lead the Federal Reserve, told reporters that the Fed must stay independent, even as he concedes that President Trump’s opinions carry weight. The pledge comes amid political pressure an
In Washington, D.C. In remarks following a mass shooting at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy, a longtime gun-safety advocate, charged that President Donald Trump has waged a dizzying campaign to increase violence in the United States. Murphy told CNN’s D
In a chilling twist after the Bondi Beach tragedy, Naveed Akram’s mother defends her son as a ‘good boy’ amid chaos and grief
Hollywood is grappling with the tragic loss of legendary director Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele, found stabbed in their Brentwood home.
In December 2025, FIFA, led by President Gianni Infantino, sparked a global controversy by awarding the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize to sitting U.S. President Donald Trump at the World Cup draw in Washington, D.C. The move, framed by FIFA as a gesture toward diplomacy, was met with an immediate wave o
President Donald Trump is moving toward a federal executive order to create a single national rulebook for artificial intelligence, aiming to curb state AI regulations and avoid a 50-state patchwork. The plan would seek to establish a national standard for AI rules and could direct the Department of
South Korea’s Unification Minister Chung Dong-young said that President Donald Trump’s visit to China could create momentum to break the long-standing inter-Korean deadlock, underscoring how developments in Washington, Pyongyang and Seoul are increasingly interconnected. Speaking in an interview on
A viral image of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin has re-emerged as a focal point in a US congressional hearing on the future of the US-India strategic partnership. On the agenda was The US-India Strategic Partnership: Securing a Free and Open Indo-Pacific, a
In December 2025, the Interior Department announced that a large stretch of California’s border with Mexico would be designated a militarized zone, with jurisdiction transferred to the U.S. Navy to back up border security operations. The zone extends from the Arizona state line to the Otay Mountain
On Capitol Hill in December 2025, Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) pressed his case to reclaim the top Democrat post on the House Homeland Security-Appropriations panel, a perch that shapes broad funding priorities for the chamber. The bid comes as Democrats weigh the path to reinstate a longtime ally w
