Kennedy Center vows to sue musician who canceled performance over Trump name change  —  The Kennedy Center says it plans to file a $1 million lawsuit against jazz artist Chuck Redd, after the musician canceled his annual Christmas Eve performance.  The Associated Press first reported …

How Oil, Drugs and Immigration Fueled Trump's Venezuela Campaign  —  New details of deliberations show how aides with overlapping agendas drove the United States toward a militarized confrontation with Venezuela.  —  On a spring night in the Oval Office, President Trump asked Secretary …

Trump to POLITICO: Midterm elections will be about ‘pricing’ … Trump's comments follow a string of favorable economic reports over the last two weeks showing inflation is cooling and the economy is hotter than expected.  The White House is keen to tout the latest data as it confronts cost …

Donald Trump's top 25 lies of 2025  —  Donald Trump Fighting disinformation Health care policy Election security  —  It was hard to pick only 25.  But it was easier than it used to be.  —  Just like his first presidency, President Donald Trump's first calendar year back in the White House was an unceasing parade of lies.

Why West Africa is worth worrying about  —  Strikes on ISIS targets in Nigeria are welcome but insufficient.  —  A not insignificant cohort of President Donald Trump's advisers want the United States to abandon widespread commitments abroad and instead become a regional power focused on the Western Hemisphere.

Corridors are a government priority, and the necessary resources have been allocated for the north-south and east-west routes  —  Khamenei.ir has conducted an interview with President Masoud Pezeshkian about the current issues of the country, the government's plans to address imbalances …

Bankruptcies soar as companies grapple with inflation, tariffs  —  Businesses in vulnerable sectors found themselves caught between rising tariffs and beleaguered consumers.  —  Corporate bankruptcies surged in 2025, rivaling levels not seen since the immediate aftermath of the Great Recession …

Watchdog group demands answers after ‘unbelievable security lapse’ by Trump's Secret Service team  —  The Secret Service continues to endanger the president's life with lax security, and the government is sitting on information that might expose recent failures which allowed President Trump …

Fear Of Retaliation Grips State Department Lawyers Meant To Advise On International Law  —  “Imagine being afraid to provide what you think is appropriate legal advice,” one former attorney told HuffPost.  —  A severe and unusual fear of being punished for doing their jobs has spread among staff …

He Looks Like A Witness To Me  —  No one should be surprised by Donald Trump's Christmas day social media post.  It's completely in character.  —  But let's look a little deeper and see what he's really telling us.  Donald Trump suggests that he has a lot of information to offer about Jeffrey Epstein …

How Trump Became the Unlikely Champion of Easing Marijuana Restrictions  —  Concerted lobbying push by a cannabis CEO, a Florida sheriff and a Mar-a-Lago member helped persuade the president  —  After a two-hour Oval Office debate about marijuana in December, President Trump overrode …

Zelenskyy focuses on security guarantees ahead of Trump visit … “It is very important for us that there is a signal that we want legally binding security guarantees,” Zelenskyy told reporters.  “And this depends primarily on President Trump.  The question is what security guarantees President Trump is ready to give to Ukraine.”

Marco Rubio is using real censorship to fight fake censorship  —  The U.S. government just banned five people from entering the country because it doesn't like their speech.  This ban, according to the State Department, is necessary to protect free speech.  —  If that sounds insane to you …

Musk hits Mamdani for appointing non-firefighter to FDNY post: ‘People will die’  —  Tech billionaire Elon Musk on Friday slammed New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani (D) for appointing a non-firefighter to lead the city's fire department.  —  “People will die because of this.

Iran says it is in full-scale war with US, Israel and Europe  —  Iran's president said on Saturday the country is facing a full-scale confrontation with the United States, Israel, and Europe, describing the pressure campaign against Tehran as more complex and damaging than the Iran-Iraq war.

STAT+: Director of NIH neurological disorders institute is ousted, adding to leadership churn  —  Walter Koroshetz, director of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, will soon be leaving his role, STAT has learned.  His departure in the coming days means nearly half the 27 NIH divisions will have interim leaders.

Kennedy, other Trump officials balk at requests to testify on Capitol Hill  —  Democrats have suggested the lack of testimony is yet another way the administration is snubbing the legislative branch.  —  When Sen. Bill Cassidy announced in February that he would vote to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr …