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Workers adjust the name of the “John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts" on December 19

Annual Christmas Eve jazz concert canceled after Trump’s name installed on Kennedy Center

December 24, 2025 5:35 pm CNN Newsource

By Aleena Fayaz, CNN (CNN) — The longtime host of the Kennedy Center’s annual Christmas Eve jazz performance said he canceled Wednesday’s… Continue Reading

President Donald Trump calls children as he participates in tracking Santa Claus' movements with the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) Santa Tracker on December 24

Trump tells 10-year-old child he made sure ‘a bad Santa’ is not ‘infiltrating’ the US

December 24, 2025 5:31 pm CNN

CNN By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — The phone rings. Would your 10-year-old like to speak with the president? He’s tracking Santa Claus from… Continue Reading

Trump tells 10-year-old child he made sure ‘a bad Santa’ is not ‘infiltrating’ the US

December 24, 2025 3:49 pm CNN Newsource

By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — The phone rings. Would your 10-year-old like to speak with the president? He’s tracking Santa Claus from his… Continue Reading

A court document related to Jeffrey Epstein is seen after the US Justice Department released it on December 19.

DOJ says it has found over a million additional documents potentially related to Epstein

December 24, 2025 12:39 pm CNN

CNN Marshall Cohen (CNN) — The Justice Department on Wednesday said it has uncovered over a million more documents potentially related to… Continue Reading

State Senate Leader Monique Limón Announces Next Sessions’ Committee Assignments

December 24, 2025 12:42 pm Andrew Gillies

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KEYT) – On Tuesday, California's Senate President pro Tempore, Monique Limón of Santa Barbara, announced the committee membership… Continue Reading

DOJ says it has found over a million additional documents potentially related to Epstein

December 24, 2025 11:18 am CNN Newsource

Marshall Cohen (CNN) — The Justice Department on Wednesday said it has uncovered over a million more documents potentially related to the… Continue Reading

Democratic-led states sue HHS over proposal targeting hospitals that offer transgender care to minors

December 24, 2025 8:35 am CNN Newsource

By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — Eighteen Democratic-led states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging a new Trump… Continue Reading

Most Americans don’t think Trump or Democratic leaders are listening. Here’s what they wish they could tell Washington

December 24, 2025 3:01 am CNN Newsource

By Ariel Edwards-Levy, Amy O’Kruk, and Kathryn Squyres CNN (CNN) — Most Americans don’t have faith that their political leaders care what… Continue Reading

Supreme Court’s National Guard decision could force new debate over how Trump could use Insurrection Act

December 24, 2025 3:00 am CNN Newsource

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court’s decision Tuesday blocking President Donald Trump from sending the National Guard into… Continue Reading

‘It’s perpetuated this news cycle’: Frustration mounts in Trump’s orbit about messaging on latest Epstein documents

December 24, 2025 1:00 am CNN Newsource

By Adam Cancryn, CNN (CNN) — When the Justice Department released a first batch of Jeffrey Epstein files on Friday that included photographs… Continue Reading

Jeffrey Epstein's former home on the island of Little St. James in the US Virgin Islands is seen here in November 2023.

Botched Epstein redactions trace back to Virgin Islands’ 2020 civil racketeering case against estate

December 23, 2025 7:05 pm CNN Newsource

By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — A botched redaction in the Epstein files revealed that government attorneys once accused his lawyers of… Continue Reading

Medicare opens door to covering blockbuster drugs for weight loss

December 23, 2025 5:42 pm CNN Newsource

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Some Medicare enrollees may soon be able to access super-popular drugs for obesity under a voluntary model… Continue Reading

Exclusive: Justice Department scrambling to find holiday volunteers to redact the Epstein files, internal DOJ email says

December 23, 2025 5:20 pm CNN Newsource

By Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department’s leadership asked career prosecutors in Florida to volunteer over the “next several… Continue Reading

State Department imposes sanctions on former EU official, disinformation group leaders for ‘censorship’

December 23, 2025 4:04 pm CNN Newsource

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The US State Department on Tuesday imposed visa sanctions on a former top European Union official and… Continue Reading

Larry Nassar sits in a Michigan court in February 2018.

5 Things to know for Dec. 24: Epstein files, National Guard, Nursing home explosion, Student loans, Weight loss drugs

December 23, 2025 3:30 pm CNN

CNN By Tricia Escobedo, Andrew Torgan, CNN Three inmates, all accused of violent crimes, are back in custody after escaping from an Atlanta-area… Continue Reading

Trump administration to start garnishing wages of defaulted student loan borrowers in January

December 23, 2025 1:33 pm CNN Newsource

By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration will begin garnishing wages of student loan borrowers in default starting… Continue Reading

In major loss for Trump, Supreme Court blocks National Guard deployment to Chicago

December 23, 2025 12:35 pm CNN Newsource

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected President Donald Trump’s request to allow him to deploy the National Guard… Continue Reading

Rep. Harriet Hageman, who defeated Liz Cheney, announces run for Wyoming Senate seat

December 23, 2025 11:23 am CNN Newsource

Associated Press (CNN) — Wyoming’s lone U.S. representative is running for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Cynthia Lummis, who isn’t… Continue Reading

Former CIA director John Brennan listens during a panel at The Center on National Security at Fordham Law School in Manhattan

John Brennan accuses Justice Department of possible judge shopping and grand jury leaks

December 23, 2025 9:38 am CNN Newsource

By Katelyn Polantz, Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — Former CIA director John Brennan is accusing the Justice Department of “irregular activity,”… Continue Reading

DOJ says letter signed by ‘J. Epstein’ and referencing ‘our president’ is fake

December 23, 2025 8:48 am CNN Newsource

From CNN’s Kara Fox and Tierney Sneed, CNN Warning: This post contains language readers may find disturbing.The Justice Department now says a… Continue Reading