Trump says US struck Islamic State targets in Nigeria after group targeted Christians  —  President Donald Trump said Thursday that the U.S. launched a “powerful and deadly” strike against Islamic State forces in Nigeria, after spending weeks accusing the West African country's government …

Trump Posts Nearly 200 Times in Unhinged Christmas Day Spree  —  UNSILENT NIGHT  —  The president amplified conspiracy theories about the 2020 election and called for a member of Congress to be deported.  —  President Donald Trump gifted the world with nearly 200 Truth Social posts …

Northern California Conservatives Are Frustrated They Could Get a Democratic Representative  —  The passage of Proposition 50, which redrew California's congressional map, means that all of the state's conservative north is likely to be represented by Democrats.

Trump and Zelensky to meet Sunday to try and close out peace plan … Trump said previously that he'd only meet Zelensky if he felt a deal was close. … We have agreed on a meeting at the highest level — with President Trump in the near future.  A lot can be decided before the New Year …

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 …

Trump Administration Emphasizes Religion in Official Christmas Messages  —  Government officials have traditionally steered clear of such overtly religious language, as the Constitution prohibits the establishment of an official state religion.  —  The Trump administration celebrated Christmas …

Japan's Cabinet OKs record defense budget that aims to deter China  —  Japan's Cabinet on Friday approved a record defense budget plan exceeding 9 trillion yen ($58 billion) for the coming year, aiming to fortify its strike-back capability and coastal defense with cruise missiles and unmanned arsenals as tensions rise in the region.

‘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's farmer bailout caps tough year for loyal constituency  —  Red-state farmers continue to struggle under damaging inflation and the fallout of President Donald Trump's tariff policies, especially with China.  —  Just now  —  Mike Phillips has spent the past year reconciling his vote …

Trump Is Getting Weaker, and the Resistance Is Getting Stronger  —  It has been a gruesome year for those who see Donald Trump's kakistocracy clearly.  He returned to office newly emboldened, surrounded by obsequious tech barons, seemingly in command of not just the country but also the zeitgeist.

Turkey says it arrested 115 suspected ISIS militants  —  Turkish police on Thursday said they arrested 115 ISIS suspects allegedly tied to plots related to Christmas and New Year celebrations.  —  The Istanbul Prosecutor's Office said the “ISIS Armed Terrorist Organization was planning …

What Did We Get Stuck In Our Rectums Last Year?  —  This is the time of year to be grateful for not having things stuck in our asses, and to think of those less fortunate than us.  So spare a thought for those Americans who misjudged the capacity of their own orifices.

Files offer details on Epstein's death in federal custody  —  Among the Epstein files are records on his death in New York's Metropolitan Correctional Center, but nothing so far challenges a ruling that he died by suicide.  —  Just now  —  Among the tens of thousands of Jeffrey Epstein files released …