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Thursday, December 18, 2025

The Trump administration announced an $11.1 billion arms sale to Taiwan on Wednesday, marking the largest-ever U.S. weapons package for the island as it faces increasing military pressure from China read more


A new poll from Quinnipiac University found that a majority of respondents believe President Trump is more responsible for the state of the economy than former President Biden. read more


House Speaker Mike Johnson is conveniently sending Congress home the day before the Justice Department is supposed to release the Epstein files in full. read more


A plane crashed early Thursday at Statesville Regional Airport, about a 45-mile drive north from Charlotte, according to airport officials. read more


The New York Times published its most comprehensive investigation yet into President Donald Trump's relationship with Jeffrey Epstein on Thursday morning ... read more


Ghislaine Maxwell, the convicted co-conspirator of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, on Wednesday asked a federal court to vacate or correct her conviction and 20-year prison sentence for sex trafficking of minors and other offenses -- a move that could complicate the release of the Epstein files as mandated by a new law. read more


Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued five large TV manufacturers yesterday, alleging that their smart TVs spy on viewers without consent. read more


After dissolving several federal tech modernization units and shedding large numbers of technologists, the Trump administration has launched a new talent recruitment initiative ... read more


As always, the story Minneapolis residents are sharing is different from what ICE claims. read more


On January 1, 2026, thousands of copyrighted works from 1930 enter the US public domain, along with sound recordings from 1925. The literary highlights range from William Faulkner's As I Lay Dying to Agatha Christie's The Murder at the Vicarage and the first four Nancy Drew novels. From cartoons and comic strips, the characters Betty Boop, Pluto (originally named Rover), and Blondie and Dagwood made their first appearances. Films from the year featured Marlene Dietrich, Greta Garbo, the Marx Brothers, and John Wayne in his first leading role. Among the public domain compositions are "I Got Rhythm," "Georgia on My Mind," and "Dream a Little Dream of Me." We are also celebrating paintings from Piet Mondrian and Paul Klee. Below you can find lists of some of the most notable books, characters, comics, and cartoons, films, songs, sound recordings, and art entering the public domain. After each of them, we have provided an analysis of their significance. read more


Peter Arnett, the Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter who spent decades dodging bullets and bombs to bring the world eyewitness accounts of war from the rice paddies of Vietnam to the deserts of Iraq, has died at 91. read more


Under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, the Justice Department must release its documents on Epstein within 30 days after the bill was signed into law. Trump signed the act on 19 Nov, meaning the files must be released by 19 Dec. read more


Tom Nichols: Donald Trump delivered a fear-drenched rant live from the White House. read more


Trump adds petty text to Obama and Biden portraits. read more


The Trump Administration has plans to greatly increase the number of naturalized Americans to be stripped of their citizenship. Officials will attempt to denaturalize 100 to 200 American citizens each month.

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New Orleans, home of Bourbon Street revelry, has become the first American city known to have a live facial recognition network. read more


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