Trump to POLITICO: Zelenskyy 'doesn't have anything until I approve it' … “He doesn't have anything until I approve it,” Trump said.  “So we'll see what he's got.”  —  Still, Trump believed he could have a productive meeting this weekend.  —  “I think it's going to go good with him.

Nigeria averts unilateral US action by cooperating on airstrikes  —  By publicly cooperating with the United States on Christmas Day airstrikes, Nigeria's government may have averted humiliating unilateral military action threatened a month ago by President Donald Trump.

So long, American exceptionalism  —  For the first time, investors are talking about ‘US risk’  —  Make no mistake, global markets really did change in 2025.  American exceptionalism may never be the same again.  —  You have to poke around to see this clearly.

Karoline Leavitt is expecting a baby girl in May 2026, says motherhood is ‘closest thing to Heaven on Earth’  —  EXCLUSIVE: White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt is expecting a baby girl, Fox News Digital has learned.  —  Leavitt and her husband Nick are expecting their second bundle of joy to be born in May 2026.

Embattled top Hegseth aide wins promotion … Buria updated his LinkedIn profile on Friday to note the change to chief of staff from “senior adviser.”  —  The retired Marine has clashed repeatedly with other Pentagon Trump appointees.  He recently tried unsuccessfully to oust fellow Hegseth …

Kennedy Center criticizes musician who canceled performance after Trump name added to building  —  The president of the Kennedy Center on Friday fiercely criticized a musician's sudden decision to cancel a Christmas Eve performance at the venue after the White House announced …

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.

Teacher ‘likened to terrorist’ after showing Trump videos to students  —  Safeguarding officials seek Prevent referral after films of US president shown to A-level pupils  —  A teacher in an English school was accused of posing a risk to children and referred to the Government's counter-terrorism programme …

Texas A&M System declines to reinstate fired lecturer despite faculty panel's findings  —  A vice chancellor upheld the firing of Melissa McCoul, seen in a viral video being confronted by a student on her gender identity teachings, saying the termination was done with “good cause.”

Billboard campaign urging troops to disobey orders from Trump administration launches in Tampa  —  Two nonprofits placed a billboard near the MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa to send a message. … TAMPA, Fla. — If you've driven down Gandy Blvd. or even the Selmon Expressway over the course …

The Politics of Plunder  —  Trump's domestic and foreign policies have one consistent theme.  —  Will Saletan, Cathy Young, Andrew Egger, and 2 others  —  MAGA Christmas was a choose-your-own-adventure affair this year.  Did you want to hear Donald Trump wax eloquent …

Trump Hires Beauty Salon Owner to Decide Who to Ban From U.S.  —  EYEBROW RAISING  —  The official has a ‘fun and cheeky’ mini-chain offering blowouts in Texas.  —  Donald Trump has installed an attorney and part-time beauty salon owner to decide which foreigners are allowed to enter the U.S.

ICE's interest in high-tech gear raises new questions: ‘What is it for?’ … The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is buying millions of dollars' worth of new surveillance tools at the same time President Donald Trump has scaled back protections for use of civilian data …

Trump touts plummeting federal employment: ‘Big news for the USA!’  —  The president gleefully cited stark cuts in federal employment, even as polls showed Americans' dissatisfaction over his handling of the economy.  —  President Donald Trump this week touted his administration's dramatic cuts …

Trump Invited White South Africans to America.  One Ended Up in Detention.  —  An Afrikaner flew to the United States expecting protection.  Instead, he has spent months locked up in Georgia alongside hundreds of other immigrants.  —  Benjamin Schoonwinkel took President Trump at his word.

US voters linking climate crisis to rising bills despite Trump's ‘green scam’ claims  —  New polling shows 65% of registered US voters believe global heating is affecting cost of living  —  Most Americans now connect the worsening climate crisis with their cost of living pressures …

With Help of Lina Khan, Mamdani Looks to Quickly Cut Costs for New Yorkers  —  Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's signature plans for New York City will take time.  Lina Khan, the former chair of the Federal Trade Commission, has ideas for making a swift impact.  —  Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani …

The judiciary's Christmas gift to Trump  —  With two adverse rulings, this year the courts gave Trump a stocking of humility  —  And so this is the Christmas season.  I hope you have fun.  —  Donald Trump is on the back nine.  The festivities have begun.  —  He made calls to Santa and service men all right.

Patel Says FBI Headquarters to ‘Permanently Close’ With Move  —  FBI Director Kash Patel said the agency's historic-but-aging headquarters in Washington would be “shut down permanently” as he shifts personnel into the building once occupied by the now-defunct US Agency for International Development.