U.S. Strikes ISIS in Nigeria After Trump Warned of Attacks on Christians  —  The attack comes after President Trump ordered the Defense Department last month to prepare to intervene militarily in Nigeria to protect Christians from Islamic militants.  —  The United States launched a number …

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 …

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 …

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.

‘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 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.

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 …

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.

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.

Coast Guard Tracks Down Runaway Oil Tanker Linked to Iran and Venezuela  —  U.S. is gathering more manpower and weaponry to seize the sanctioned Bella 1 as it flees in the Atlantic  —  A Coast Guard vessel was slicing through the Atlantic Ocean, with its target in sight just a half mile away, when a realization set in.