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9:25 AM ET, December 25, 2025

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New York Times:
A Million More Epstein Documents Have Been Found, Justice Dept. Says  —  Democratic lawmakers, who had criticized the Justice Department's release of the material, accused the Trump administration of violating the law mandating the release of the files.  —  The Justice Department said on Wednesday …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Murkowski ‘not satisfied’ with DOJ's Epstein files release  —  Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) said she is “not satisfied” with the Department of Justice's rolling release of documents related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and said she is working with Senate colleagues …
Discussion: KTUU
Joshua McElwee / Reuters:
Pope Leo, on Christmas Eve, says denying help to poor is rejecting God  —  Pope Leo said in a Christmas Eve sermon on Wednesday that the story of Jesus being born in a stable because there was no room at an inn should remind Christians that refusing to help the poor and strangers today is tantamount to rejecting God himself.
ABC:
Police investigate fire attack on ‘Happy Chanukah’ car in St Kilda East  —  In short:  —  Police are investigating the apparent firebombing of a car adorned with Jewish symbols in Melbourne overnight.  —  A nearby family was evacuated as a precaution, but no injuries were reported.
Politico:
Kennedy Center Christmas Eve jazz concert canceled after Trump name added to building … The Kennedy Center did not immediately respond to email seeking comment.  The center's website lists the show as canceled.  —  President Kennedy was assassinated in 1963, and Congress passed a law …
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Dan Merica / Washington Post:
Two vulnerable senators stand to benefit from intense focus on constituents  —  Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Jon Ossoff (D-Georgia) are two of the chamber's staunchest believers in the value of constituency services.  —  Justin Juray didn't know where to turn.
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Josh Dawsey / Wall Street Journal:
Trump's Enforcer Is a Little-Known White House Aide With Enormous Influence  —  James Blair has played a role in advancing the president's legislative agenda and shaping midterms strategy  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump was fed up.  —  During a meeting with GOP lawmakers at the White House …
Ryan Mancini / The Hill:
Attorney Mark Zaid scores win in security clearance fight with Trump administration  —  A federal judge on Tuesday ruled the Trump administration's stripping of an attorney's security clearance for representing a whistleblower pivotal to President Trump's first impeachment was a form of retribution and unconstitutional.
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Joey Cappelletti / Associated Press:   Judge blocks Trump effort to strip security clearance from attorney who represented whistleblowers
Politico:
Trump-backed candidate declared winner of Honduras' presidential vote … Asfura, the former mayor of Honduras' capital Tegucigalpa, won in his second bid for the presidency, after he and Nasralla were neck-and-neck during a weeks-long vote count that fueled international concern.
David McAfee / Raw Story:
Newly released Epstein file links Trump to murdered newborn baby dumped in Lake Michigan  —  Donald Trump's name appears on a newly released Epstein file in which a purported victim makes allegations about a newborn baby being murdered and dumped in Lake Michigan.
Discussion: WTF Detective and LGBTQ Nation
The Banner:
ICE shooting in Glen Burnie leaves 2 people hospitalized, officials say  —  Two people were hospitalized Wednesday morning after federal immigration officials opened fire on a vehicle in Glen Burnie, federal and Anne Arundel County officials said.  —  Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents …
Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
American Academy of Pediatrics sues RFK Jr. over funding cuts  —  The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the nation's largest professional organization of doctors who treat children, said Wednesday it is suing the Trump administration after the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) …
Colleen Slevin / Associated Press:
Tina Peters asks Colorado appeals court to recognize Trump's pardon, release her from prison  —  Former Colorado elections clerk Tina Peters is asking the state appeals court to recognize President Donald Trump's pardon of her state convictions as valid.  In a motion Tuesday …
Discussion: Raw Story
 
 
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Ryan Mancini / The Hill:
Crockett: ‘I see the government shutting down’ in January
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Fox News:
Democrats warn Trump greenlighting Nvidia AI chip sales could boost China's military edge
Discussion: Raw Story
Adam Gabbatt / The Guardian:
Is Trump mentally OK? A look back at the president's unusual behavior in 2025
Discussion: Raw Story and New Republic
Victoria Churchill / Daily Mail:
Melania Trump and Jill Biden go head-to-head in Daily Mail poll of best White House Christmas decor - and there's a clear winner
Discussion: NewsMax.com and RedState
Alexandra Bellusci / New York Post:
Nicki Minaj deletes Instagram account after appearing with Erika Kirk at TPUSA event
Discussion: Daily Mail and IJR
New York Times:
In Private Letters, Harvard and Trump Administration Escalate Duel
Discussion: Raw Story and NewsMax.com
 Earlier Items: 
Peter Eavis / New York Times:
Trump's Seizures of Oil Tankers Challenge Maritime Rules and Customs
Discussion: The Independent
Jennifer De Pinto / CBS News:
CBS News poll finds spending time with family is what Americans like most about the holidays
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Thomas Chatterton Williams / The Atlantic:
The Other Way the ‘Super Woke’ Left Discriminates
Discussion: American Reformer
Tasmin Lockwood / CNBC:
‘Witch hunt’: Ex-EU commissioner Breton denounces U.S. visa ban targeting ‘censorship’
Fox News:
EXCLUSIVE: 17,500 illegal immigrants arrested under Laken Riley Act in Trump's second term
Discussion: NewsMax.com and RedState
Politico:
The nation's cartoonists look back on the year that was.
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Henry Blodget / Regenerator:
Bari Weiss' 60 Minutes decision may have been a way to both signal that she's serious about shifting CBS' sensibility to the right and “improve” a story

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Trump says Stephen Colbert is a “pathetic trainwreck” and “CBS should, ‘put him to sleep,’ NOW”, after CBS aired a Late Show rerun in which Colbert mocked Trump

Rebecca Rubin / Variety:
Disney crosses the $6B milestone at the box office for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic; no other studio has managed to reach $6B since 2015
 
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