December 31 Washington Monument to become ‘birthday candle’ as US marks start of 250th year The Washington Monument will become the "world's tallest birthday candle" on New Year's Eve with historic projections celebrating America's founding and future.
December 31 Blue cities U-turn on distributing drug supplies to addicts after progressive policies fail to stem epidemic Seattle and San Francisco scale back harm reduction policies distributing drug supplies, signaling a shift in how West Coast cities combat the drug crisis.
December 30 Artists cancel New Year’s Eve shows following ‘Trump–Kennedy Center’ rebrand A series of Kennedy Center performers have canceled shows after President Donald Trump's name was added to Washington arts institution.
December 29 Marjorie Taylor Greene suggests House Speaker Johnson is ‘under direct orders’ from White House Marjorie Taylor Greene claims House Speaker Mike Johnson is "under direct orders from the White House" in scathing interview about GOP leadership.
December 29 Trump targets ISIS in Nigeria amid warnings Sahel region is becoming ‘epicenter of terrorism’ President Donald Trump ordered Christmas airstrikes against Islamic State militants in northwest Nigeria, targeting ISIS terrorists near the Niger border after attacks on Christians.
December 29 Washington Post article fretting over Trump officials' religious Christmas messages draws strong pushback White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson defended Trump officials' explicitly Christian Christmas messages after a Washington Post article criticized them.
December 27 Misses of the year The year's worst from Kim Strassel, Kyle Peterson, Mary O'Grady, Dan Henninger and Paul Gigot.
December 27 Karoline Leavitt makes Christmas announcement, thanking Trump for 'pro-family' WH White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt reveals some significant news about her personal life during the holiday season.Â
December 27 ‘Perception vs. reality’: Trump’s economy picks up speed — but voters aren’t buying it yet Economist Stephen Moore says economic momentum is building under President Donald Trump, but lingering voter pessimism and cost-of-living concerns are creating a messaging challenge.
December 26 Trump suggests he'll call final shots on peace deal ahead of Zelenskyy meeting: 'We'll see what he's got' President Donald Trump said he will call the final shots on any Ukraine-Russia peace deal ahead of a reported meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.