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Monday, December 22, 2025

CBS News cut an upcoming "60 Minutes" report at the last minute on the infamous CECOT prison in El Salvador, setting off an outcry on social media. read more


At least six career staffers at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency were suspended with pay this summer after organizing a polygraph test that the agency's acting director, Madhu Gottumukkala, failed. read more


Popular Kentucky bourbon maker Jim Beam plans to pause production at its main distillery on January 1, according to the James B. Beam Distilling Co. The decision comes as Kentucky faces an increasing supply of aging barrels and uncertainty over President Donald Trump's trade wars. read more


Sunday, December 21, 2025

Matt Ford: As the president graffitis his name to beloved institutions and builds monuments to his own vanity, we must focus on how much fun it will be to tear it all down. read more


As the health of US president Donald Trump continues to spark debate online, the 79-year-old bragged about acing' three cognitive tests ... read more


"Congress is in a coma. It has a pulse, but not many brainwaves," said former Rep. Jim Cooper, a Democrat who represented Tennessee for 32 years. "It's hard to tell that it's even alive as an institution." read more


The New York Times is reporting that the U.S. Coast Guard is attempting to capture a third oil tanker. read more


Filmmaker Brett Ratner has been spotted ... read more


NASA's ongoing testing and management of the Perseverance Mars rover has confirmed it should be able to continue its journeys on the Red Planet for many years and miles to come. read more


President Donald Trump is expected to sign a defense bill this week that orders an investigation into whether the U.S. military bioengineered Lyme disease read more


US House members are wanting to know why the DOJ deleted a photo showing Donald Trump surrounded by girls in bikinis and a photo of Donald and Melania at a party with Epstein and Maxwell, along with several other images that were initially released to the public. read more


Vladimir Putin, using his ties with the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, effectively selected Steve Witkoff as his preferred interlocutor from the Trump administration, according to The Wall Street Journal. read more


"There is no legal requirement that US citizens carry papers or have proof of their citizenship on them," said an attorney at the ACLU of Northern California. read more


Attorneys for former special counsel Jack Smith again asked for a public hearing after he testified behind closed doors about his efforts to prosecute President Donald Trump. read more


The DOJ's forced release of Epstein file documents, which Trump had been calling for before his election, is being hailed as incomplete, leaving little clue as to why Epstein avoided serious prosecution for so long and leaving the victims of his crimes upset. read more


Four immigrants died in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody in the past week, according to the agency, as deaths in 2025 reached a two-decade high. read more


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