Kennedy Center's Christmas Eve Jazz Show Canceled After Trump Name Added to Building  —  Chuck Redd, a jazz musician, said he canceled his annual concert after President Trump's name was affixed to the Washington building's facade.  —  An annual Christmas Eve jazz concert scheduled for Wednesday …

19 states sue to block Kennedy's plan to curb trans care  —  Nineteen states and D.C. sued Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his health department to block the Trump administration's plan to curb young people's gender-affirming care. … - He said the Department of Health and Human Services' move …

Pope Leo Makes Christmas Call for Dialogue to Address World's Conflicts  —  Leo XIV's Christmas address was his first since being elected pontiff and was scrutinized for comparisons with those of his predecessor, Francis.  —  Pope Leo XIV on Thursday used his first Christmas message as pontiff to call for …

‘Not for the people’: Myanmar junta prepares for elections designed to legitimise grip on power  —  Elections will be first since military seized power in 2021, but analysts say vote is far from a step toward democracy  —  Myanmar is preparing to go to the polls for the first time since …

Trump rings in Christmas Day with a flurry of posts denouncing perceived foes and casting doubt on the 2020 election  —  The president posted on Truth Social over 100 times overnight, also touting his own economic policies and efforts to end foreign wars.  —  Christmas Eve found President Donald Trump …

The San Francisco Housing Wonk Trying to Become the Next Pelosi  —  Scott Wiener, the California Yimby crusader, says his affordable-housing mission is ready for the national stage  —  SAN FRANCISCO—Scott Wiener, the soft-spoken, 6-foot-7 ringleader of California's Yimby movement, really, really wants to be the next Nancy Pelosi.

Trump rails against ‘the many Sleazebags who loved Jeffrey Epstein’ in latest Christmas message  —  President Trump predicted Thursday that documents related to Jeffrey Epstein will show that the “Sleazebags who loved” the notorious pedophile are all Democrats.

Judge Blocks Detention of British Researcher Who Scrutinizes Online Hate  —  Imran Ahmed, who runs an organization that chronicles disinformation, was among five Europeans the State Department had barred, claiming they promote censorship.  —  A federal judge in New York on Thursday temporarily blocked …

After 20 years of Florida's gift ban, some would like to make a return … A spokesperson for the commission did not acknowledge if legal concerns led to the decision to gather up the swag bags.  —  But the incident suggests that knowledge about the law known informally as the “gift ban” …

2 hospitalized after ICE officers shoot driver during operation in Maryland  —  U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers on Wednesday shot a migrant who drove a van toward them while fleeing an immigration enforcement operation, resulting in a crash that injured his passenger …

All in the family: In 2026, a surge of politicians' kids are running for office  —  As voters clamor for change, a new generation of Pelosis, Kennedys, Kings and other powerful families are stepping up to keep their political legacies alive.  —  Listen to this article with a free account

Federal government's charity drive doing far worse under Trump  —  Donations are down by more than 40 percent after a year when federal workers faced major agency downsizing and a lengthy government shutdown.  —  The federal workers' charity drive, the largest of its kind in the country …

The ultraprocessed food makers have an answer for RFK Jr. … In late October, major industry trade groups and food companies, including Kraft Heinz as well as frozen-pizza-maker Nestle, and PepsiCo, which along with its signature drink makes all-American favorites Doritos and Cheetos …