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The U.S. is undergoing its fastest religious shift in modern history, marked by a rapid increase in the religiously unaffiliated and numerous church closures nationwide.
The great unchurching of America
A seismic shift in religion is upon U.S.
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December 26, 2025 at 2:38 PM
The U.S. is undergoing its fastest religious shift in modern history, marked by a rapid increase in the religiously unaffiliated and numerous church closures nationwide.
Trump is expected to host Zelensky in Mar-a-Lago on Sunday to try and reach agreement on the U.S. peace plan.
The meeting is a sign of significant progress in the talks. Trump said previously that he'd only meet Zelensky if he felt a deal was close.
The meeting is a sign of significant progress in the talks. Trump said previously that he'd only meet Zelensky if he felt a deal was close.
Trump and Zelensky to meet Sunday to try and close out peace plan
Zelensky is heading to Mar-a-Lago.
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December 26, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Trump is expected to host Zelensky in Mar-a-Lago on Sunday to try and reach agreement on the U.S. peace plan.
The meeting is a sign of significant progress in the talks. Trump said previously that he'd only meet Zelensky if he felt a deal was close.
The meeting is a sign of significant progress in the talks. Trump said previously that he'd only meet Zelensky if he felt a deal was close.
The great unchurching of America comes as identity and reality are increasingly shaped by non-institutional spiritual sources — YouTube mystics, TikTok tarot, digital skeptics, folk saints and AI-generated prayer bots.
The great unchurching of America
A seismic shift in religion is upon U.S.
www.axios.com
December 26, 2025 at 1:33 PM
The great unchurching of America comes as identity and reality are increasingly shaped by non-institutional spiritual sources — YouTube mystics, TikTok tarot, digital skeptics, folk saints and AI-generated prayer bots.
NEW: U.S. forces "launched a powerful and deadly strike against ISIS" in Nigeria's northwest, President Trump said.
U.S. forces strike ISIS targets in Nigeria, Trump says
The U.S. military conducted "numerous perfect strikes, as only the United States is capable of doing," Trump said.
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December 25, 2025 at 11:45 PM
NEW: U.S. forces "launched a powerful and deadly strike against ISIS" in Nigeria's northwest, President Trump said.
Jimmy Kimmel used his Christmas Day message to U.K. viewers today to declare victory for free speech over President Trump's calls to cancel his talk show.
Kimmel slams Trump in U.K. Christmas message: "Tyranny is booming"
Kimmel declared victory after his show was briefly canceled.
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December 25, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Jimmy Kimmel used his Christmas Day message to U.K. viewers today to declare victory for free speech over President Trump's calls to cancel his talk show.
Nineteen states and D.C. are suing Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his health department to block the Trump administration's plan to curb young people's gender-affirming care.
19 states sue to block Kennedy's plan to curb trans care
The lawsuit says Kennedy exceeded his legal authority.
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December 25, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Nineteen states and D.C. are suing Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his health department to block the Trump administration's plan to curb young people's gender-affirming care.
President Trump participated in calls with kids today to discuss Santa Claus' Christmas Eve travels being tracked through the NORAD tracking program, a tradition that's now in its 70th year. Less traditional were some of Trump's comments.
Trump tells kid in Christmas call he wants to ensure "bad Santa" isn't "infiltrating" U.S.
Another kid told him she didn't want Santa to bring coal, to which Trump replied: "You mean clean, beautiful coal."
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December 25, 2025 at 2:00 AM
President Trump participated in calls with kids today to discuss Santa Claus' Christmas Eve travels being tracked through the NORAD tracking program, a tradition that's now in its 70th year. Less traditional were some of Trump's comments.
PHOTOS: A strong winter storm is pummeling Southern California with flooding rains, triggering evacuation orders in the Los Angeles area and leaving nearly 42 million under flood watches.
Photos: Storm slamming Southern California with flooding rains triggers evacuations
Over 40 million under flood watch in "life-threatening" atmospheric river that's set to linger beyond Christmas Day.
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December 25, 2025 at 12:28 AM
PHOTOS: A strong winter storm is pummeling Southern California with flooding rains, triggering evacuation orders in the Los Angeles area and leaving nearly 42 million under flood watches.
Over a million more potential Jeffrey Epstein documents have been handed over to the Department of Justice for review and possible release, the DOJ said today.
DOJ gets "over a million" potential new Jeffrey Epstein docs
"We have lawyers working around the clock to review and make the legally required redactions," the DOJ said.
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December 24, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Over a million more potential Jeffrey Epstein documents have been handed over to the Department of Justice for review and possible release, the DOJ said today.
The Trump administration has imposed visa restrictions on 5 Europeans the State Department accused of leading "efforts to coerce American platforms to censor" or "suppress" U.S. viewpoints they oppose.
Trump admin bars 5 Europeans its says pressed tech platforms to "censor" U.S. views
Accused "mastermind" ex-European Commissioner Thierry Breton called the action in response to EU regulations "a witch hunt."
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December 24, 2025 at 7:01 AM
The Trump administration has imposed visa restrictions on 5 Europeans the State Department accused of leading "efforts to coerce American platforms to censor" or "suppress" U.S. viewpoints they oppose.
A federal judge has blocked Trump administration efforts to reallocate Department of Homeland Security counterterrorism and security grants away from states that won't cooperate on the president's immigration enforcement policies.
Trump-appointed judge: DHS must restore disaster grants to Democratic states
To "hold hostage funding" for these programs based on what appears to be "Defendants' political whims" is unlawful, judge rules.
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December 24, 2025 at 6:47 AM
A federal judge has blocked Trump administration efforts to reallocate Department of Homeland Security counterterrorism and security grants away from states that won't cooperate on the president's immigration enforcement policies.
Washington will raise its minimum wage to $17.13 an hour on Jan. 1, making it once again the state with the highest minimum wage in the U.S.
Washington will have the highest state minimum wage in 2026
Seattle and nearby cities will top $21 an hour, while the state rate hits $17.13 on Jan. 1.
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December 24, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Washington will raise its minimum wage to $17.13 an hour on Jan. 1, making it once again the state with the highest minimum wage in the U.S.
SCOOP: The Trump Administration estimates it has about one week to go — and as many as 700,000 more pages to review — before it finishes releasing all the Jeffrey Epstein files.
Scoop: Trump administration expects Epstein files release could last another week
The White House has begun managing the DOJ's account on X, an effort to finish out the year and the Epstein file disclosure requirements set by Congress.
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December 24, 2025 at 2:00 AM
SCOOP: The Trump Administration estimates it has about one week to go — and as many as 700,000 more pages to review — before it finishes releasing all the Jeffrey Epstein files.
The Supreme Court today declined to let President Trump send National Guard troops to the Chicago area.
Supreme Court denies Trump's push to deploy National Guard in Chicago
It's a significant setback for the president's immigration policies in the face of opposition from Democrat-run cities and states.
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December 24, 2025 at 12:43 AM
The Supreme Court today declined to let President Trump send National Guard troops to the Chicago area.
In less than two weeks, the Trump administration will begin to forcibly seize pay from student loan borrowers who are in default. Here's what to know.
Trump administration will start to garnish wages for defaulted student loans
The stepped-up collection effort follows several moves this year that will make things more difficult for holders of student loans.
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December 23, 2025 at 8:26 PM
In less than two weeks, the Trump administration will begin to forcibly seize pay from student loan borrowers who are in default. Here's what to know.
Scoop: Bari Weiss plans overhaul of CBS News and "60 Minutes" standards and procedures
Bari Weiss plans overhaul of CBS News and "60 Minutes" standards and procedures
The changes follow a controversy that saw her pulling a story about Trump administration deportations of Venezuelan immigrants to an El Salvador prison.
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December 23, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Scoop: Bari Weiss plans overhaul of CBS News and "60 Minutes" standards and procedures
The DOJ released a new batch of Epstein files on Tuesday.
Here's how the DOJ releases the documents and how others are making them easier to read.
Here's how the DOJ releases the documents and how others are making them easier to read.
Here's how the DOJ releases the Epstein files and how others are making them easier to read
The DOJ's simple yet hard-to-read file dumps have arrived without context.
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December 23, 2025 at 7:20 PM
The DOJ released a new batch of Epstein files on Tuesday.
Here's how the DOJ releases the documents and how others are making them easier to read.
Here's how the DOJ releases the documents and how others are making them easier to read.
New Epstein files release includes Trump mentions. What they say
New Epstein files release includes Trump mentions. What they say
The massive new batch includes thousands of files.
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December 23, 2025 at 2:42 PM
New Epstein files release includes Trump mentions. What they say
JUST IN: U.S. economy surprises with 4.3% growth rate in third quarter, helped by stronger consumer spending and AI investment.
U.S. economy surprises with 4.3% growth rate in third quarter
Growth was much stronger than expected, helped by stronger consumer spending and booming AI investment.
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December 23, 2025 at 1:52 PM
JUST IN: U.S. economy surprises with 4.3% growth rate in third quarter, helped by stronger consumer spending and AI investment.
MAGA entered the year with a sheen of invincibility, riding the high of Trump's victory and united in his promise of a new "Golden Age."
It's ending 2025 locked in an existential war over the future of conservatism.
5 flashpoint moments:
It's ending 2025 locked in an existential war over the future of conservatism.
5 flashpoint moments:
5 turning points that explain MAGA's civil war
MAGA is ending 2025 locked in an existential war over the future of conservatism.
www.axios.com
December 23, 2025 at 12:43 PM
MAGA entered the year with a sheen of invincibility, riding the high of Trump's victory and united in his promise of a new "Golden Age."
It's ending 2025 locked in an existential war over the future of conservatism.
5 flashpoint moments:
It's ending 2025 locked in an existential war over the future of conservatism.
5 flashpoint moments:
Democratic Rep. Rep. Joyce Beatty filed a lawsuit today aimed at stopping the Trump administration from renaming the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts the "Trump-Kennedy Center."
House Democrat sues to stop "Trump-Kennedy Center" renaming
Rep. Joyce Beatty, an ex officio member of the venue's board, says she was blocked from objecting to the change.
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December 23, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Democratic Rep. Rep. Joyce Beatty filed a lawsuit today aimed at stopping the Trump administration from renaming the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts the "Trump-Kennedy Center."
The U.S. now controls about 3.7 million barrels of Venezuelan crude from two interdicted oil tankers. And President Trump doesn't want to give it up.
Trump on seized Venezuelan oil: "We're gonna keep it"
Trump's policy furthers accusations that his pressure campaign on Venezuela's leader Nicolás Maduro amounts to oil-grabbing piracy.
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December 23, 2025 at 1:58 AM
The U.S. now controls about 3.7 million barrels of Venezuelan crude from two interdicted oil tankers. And President Trump doesn't want to give it up.
President Trump warned today that Colombia's President Gustavo Petro needs to "watch his ass" over the cocaine he said the country is sending to the U.S.
Trump threatens Colombia's president: "He's got to watch his ass"
"They make cocaine in Colombia, and he's no friend of the United States," Trump said.
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December 23, 2025 at 12:57 AM
President Trump warned today that Colombia's President Gustavo Petro needs to "watch his ass" over the cocaine he said the country is sending to the U.S.
The Food and Drug Administration today approved a daily pill version of Novo Nordisk's blockbuster weight-loss drug Wegovy that the company said will be available early in the new year.
FDA approves first GLP-1 pill for weight loss
Oral Wegovy could provide a more convenient and cheaper alternative to the injectable version.
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December 23, 2025 at 12:40 AM
The Food and Drug Administration today approved a daily pill version of Novo Nordisk's blockbuster weight-loss drug Wegovy that the company said will be available early in the new year.
The "60 Minutes" segment pulled from air by CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss did not include new comments from Trump administration officials, according to a copy of the segment viewed by Axios.
Yanked "60 Minutes" episode aired in Canada
The segment, anchored by correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi, caused uproar internally over whether it was pulled for political reasons.
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December 22, 2025 at 11:52 PM
The "60 Minutes" segment pulled from air by CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss did not include new comments from Trump administration officials, according to a copy of the segment viewed by Axios.