Thursday, December 18, 2025
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Luigi Mangione’s Mother Emerges as a Flashpoint in Court Hearing as Defense Denies She Told Police She ‘Could See Him Doing’ the Murder
The weeks-long ‘suppression hearings’ have finally wrapped and Mr. Mangione has returned to jail for the winter.
Trump Administration Urges White Men To File Workplace Discrimination Claims
The federal government is escalating its DEI crackdown following the release of a viral exposé.
Massachusetts Bows to Pressure From Trump Administration, Will Stop Forcing Religious Foster Parents To Affirm Children’s Gender Identities
A lawyer for religious families suing Massachusetts says the change is a ‘step in the right direction.’
Trump Media Pivots Toward Fusion Energy With $6 Billion Deal
Pope Leo XIV Selects Little-Known Midwestern Bishop To Succeed Cardinal Dolan as Archbishop of New York
Columnists
Australia’s Premier Concedes ‘More Could Have Been Done’ To Combat Antisemitism in Aftermath of Bondi Shooting
Trump, Pressuring Venezuela With ‘Largest Armada’ in the Hemisphere’s History, Resurrects the Monroe Doctrine
Abysmal Reading and Math Scores Pose Greatest Threat to America’s Prosperity
Editorials
Opinion
Trump’s Grade Inflation on the Economy Failing To Convince Voters
America, Facing a Defining Choice, Shows Signs of Going Wobbly on Communist China
Democrats Panicking About Presidential Power After Supreme Court Takes Dim View of ‘Independent’ Agencies
Criminalizing Bad Luck: North Carolina Dad Back in Court After His Son’s Tragic Death
National
Coldplay Canoodler Breaks Silence, Blames Kisscam Fiasco on ‘a Couple of High Noons’
Human resources executive says she never had an affair with her company’s CEO, but does admit she ‘acted inappropriately with my boss.’
Trump Administration Seeks To Block Medical Gender Treatments for Minors
‘This is not medicine, this is malpractice,’ Health Secretary Kennedy says.
Confetti and Controversy: NBA Cup Faces Growing Human Rights Firestorm Over Ties to Middle East Airline
‘It hides the suffering of millions of Sudanese people behind a trophy,’ one NGO says.
Six Rape Victims Sue Match Group for Allegedly Allowing Tinder, Hinge To Become ‘Hunting Ground’ for Sex Attackers
‘Rapists know that Match Group has no effective method to ban them within a dating platform or across platforms,’ the complaint states.
Wisconsin High Court Slaps Down Democrat Attorney General for Defying U.S. Supreme Court’s Ruling on Catholic Charities
An attorney for Catholic Charities says Wisconsin ‘should have taken the L’ after the Supreme Court’s ruling.
Startup Challenges Musk’s Ownership of Twitter Branding, Claims Trademark Rights Were Abandoned
Operation Bluebird alleges X Corp. has ‘no intention to resume use.’
Foreign
Australian Police Arrest Seven Men After Ramming Car, Firing Rubber Bullets in Probe of Potential Terror Attack
New South Wales Police say the men are assisting with inquiries; no charges have been announced.
China Sues U.S. Senator for $50 Billion Over Covid-19 Claims
The lawsuit ‘is their way of distracting from what the world already knows, China has blood on its hands,’ Senator Eric Schmitt says.
Germany Steps Into Vacuum Created by Trump Turning From Europe
Chancellor Friedrich Merz asserts: Pax Americana is over.
Mossad Chief Warns That War With Iran Is Far From Over
No direct link has been established yet, but there some circumstantial evidence ties Iran to the Bondi Beach attack, a veteran Farsi-language broadcaster tells the Sun.
Trump’s Sudan Test: Can Washington Stop Iran’s Red Sea Power Grab Before It’s Too Late?
As President Trump begins his second term, a 30-month war in Africa threatens to hand Iran control of a critical Red Sea coastline — and Washington’s window to prevent it is rapidly closing.
The Dangerous Pitfalls of America’s Alliance With a Former Syrian Terrorist
‘We think we can work with terrorists to fight terrorists, but their difference is like between vanilla and French vanilla,’ an analyst says.
Politics
Trump Moves To Reclassify Marijuana for Research Purposes Despite Fierce Opposition From Conservatives
The president says fellow Republicans who are concerned about the policy change should speak to doctors.
Kennedy Center Board Votes To Rename Performing Arts Institution ‘Trump-Kennedy Center’
Critics say only Congress can change the name of the performing arts center, setting up a battle on Capitol Hill.
Major Networks Snub Trump, Decline To Air His Slides During Primetime Address
That’s why networks and CNN are on life support,’ one commentator says.
Trump Commandeers Airwaves To Deliver Campaign-Style Speech in an Attempt To Turn Around Approval Rating on Economy
The president’s speech is a preview of the midterm campaign to come.
Bongino Announces Exit From FBI, as Trump Says Former Podcaster ‘Wants To Go Back to His Show’
News of the Deputy Director’s planned departure was reported exclusively by the Sun on Monday.
Editorials
Opinion
Trump’s Grade Inflation on the Economy Failing To Convince Voters
America, Facing a Defining Choice, Shows Signs of Going Wobbly on Communist China
Democrats Panicking About Presidential Power After Supreme Court Takes Dim View of ‘Independent’ Agencies
Criminalizing Bad Luck: North Carolina Dad Back in Court After His Son’s Tragic Death
Popular
Trump Installs Scathing Plaques in White House Presidential Gallery Attacking Biden, Obama, and Bush
Massachusetts Bows to Pressure From Trump Administration, Will Stop Forcing Religious Foster Parents To Affirm Children’s Gender Identities
Trump, Pressuring Venezuela With ‘Largest Armada’ in the Hemisphere’s History, Resurrects the Monroe Doctrine
Germany Steps Into Vacuum Created by Trump Turning From Europe
Wisconsin High Court Slaps Down Democrat Attorney General for Defying U.S. Supreme Court’s Ruling on Catholic Charities
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