An annual Christmas Eve jazz tradition at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts was abruptly called off after the venue’s board moved last week to add President Donald Trump’s name to the building. Chuck Redd, the musician who has overseen the Kennedy Center’s Christmas Eve “Jazz Jams” since 2006, said the decision […]
Honduran election authorities on Wednesday certified conservative Nasry Asfura, who received backing from President Donald Trump, as the winner of the country’s presidential race, concluding a drawn-out and contentious count that further tested confidence in the country’s fragile electoral system. Asfura, a former mayor of Tegucigalpa and candidate of the National Party, won 40.27% of […]
Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Christmas Eve Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica on Tuesday night, delivering a homily that condemned the “senselessness” of war and urged compassion for people in Gaza, refugees around the world, and the homeless, as thousands of worshippers gathered despite rainy conditions. Worshippers filled St. Peter’s Square and the basilica […]
January 2026 Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $994, will be issued to recipients in six days. SSI payments are typically issued on the first day of a month, though January’s payment will go out on Dec. 31. When the first of a month falls on a weekend or holiday, the latter being the […]
The year 2025 is coming to a close, marking an end to a historic year for the United States. President Donald Trump returned to the White House in January, marking the start of his second term. Many of the year’s biggest events are connected to him, including protests, a government shutdown, and an election cycle that […]
The first round of January Social Security payments for retirees, now capped at $5,108, will be issued in 20 days. When will payments arrive? Retirees born on or before the 10th of a month will receive this payment on Jan. 14. The second round of payments will be sent out on Jan. 21 to recipients […]
Forty years after entering Hollywood, initially making small cameos and later hosting his own reality television series, President Donald Trump has never exhibited stronger ties to the entertainment industry than in the first year of his second term. Here are the top three ways in which the celebrity-turned-president demonstrated his growing influence over Tinseltown: Exerting […]
Comedians and podcast hosts were among the many commentators shaping the news cycle in 2025, offering their takes on the Trump administration and other major events this year. The year’s largest stories include the assassination of Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk, billionaire Elon Musk breaking his alliance with President Donald Trump, and the longest […]
President Donald Trump has used his second term to issue pardons and clemency to political allies as well as a broad range of other individuals. On his first day back in office, Trump issued sweeping pardons for those tied to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. In November, he also moved preemptively to […]
President Donald Trump‘s merry Christmas statement to the nation on Wednesday night included several digs at his political opponents. Trump is spending the Christmas and New Year’s holidays at Mar-a-Lago, his private club in West Palm Beach, Florida. According to reporters traveling with the president, he attended a private Christmas Eve dinner at Mar-a-Lago, during […]
