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December 25, 2025 at 9:00 AM EST
Everything you need to know about Christmas, and how it has evolved into a global holiday

Christmas is a Christian holiday that observes the birth of Jesus. But did you know that the earliest followers of Jesus did not annually commemorate his birth? Or that Santa Claus is inspired by the acts of kindness of a fourth-century Christian saint? And have you heard about the modern-day Japanese tradition of eating Kentucky Fried Chicken on Christmas? Since the early 20th century, Christmas has evolved from a religious holiday to a hugely popular cultural holiday observed by Christian and secular people across the globe who gather with families, exchange gifts and cards and decorate Christmas trees.

 

December 25, 2025 at 8:30 AM EST
Cartoon: Tom the Dancing Bug makes Human Morality simple

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December 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM EST
All the best gifts for the worst people, courtesy of the Trump family

There's never been a president""or a presidential family""so hyped to slap their name on products. It's just our luck that besides being the most monstrous president of our lifetime, President Donald Trump is also the tackiest, so all of this stuff is hot, wet garbage. There is also so, so much of it at so, so many different places, that we're going to have to break this down by store. 

 

December 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM EST
All the best gifts for the worst people, courtesy of the Trump family

There's never been a president""or a presidential family""so hyped to slap their name on products. It's just our luck that besides being the most monstrous president of our lifetime, President Donald Trump is also the tackiest, so all of this stuff is hot, wet garbage. There is also so, so much of it at so, so many different places, that we're going to have to break this down by store. 

 

December 24, 2025 at 6:55 PM EST
Cartoon: A GOP Christmas story

A cartoon by Drew Sheneman. Related | Kash Patel derails yet another shooting investigation

 

December 24, 2025 at 5:00 PM EST
Democrat returns to troubled ICE facility as Trump's brutality ramps up

Nearly six months after a volatile oversight visit to a New Jersey immigration detention center spiraled into federal charges against Rep. LaMonica McIver, she went back. On Tuesday, McIver joined Democratic Reps. Rob Menendez and Yvette Clarke for another tour of Delaney Hall, the privately run Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Newark that has become a flashpoint in the national debate over immigration enforcement under President Donald Trump.

 

December 24, 2025 at 5:00 PM EST
Democrat returns to troubled ICE facility as Trump's brutality ramps up

Nearly six months after a volatile oversight visit to a New Jersey immigration detention center spiraled into federal charges against Rep. LaMonica McIver, she went back. On Tuesday, McIver joined Democratic Reps. Rob Menendez and Yvette Clarke for another tour of Delaney Hall, the privately run Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Newark that has become a flashpoint in the national debate over immigration enforcement under President Donald Trump.

 

December 24, 2025 at 5:00 PM EST
Democrat returns to troubled ICE facility as Trump's brutality ramps up

Nearly six months after a volatile oversight visit to a New Jersey immigration detention center spiraled into federal charges against Rep. LaMonica McIver, she went back. On Tuesday, McIver joined Democratic Reps. Rob Menendez and Yvette Clarke for another tour of Delaney Hall, the privately run Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Newark that has become a flashpoint in the national debate over immigration enforcement under President Donald Trump.

 

December 24, 2025 at 4:56 PM EST
Cartoon: Happy election year

A cartoon by Clay Bennett. Related | House Democrats target even more seats in 2026 as GOP flails

 

December 24, 2025 at 3:00 PM EST
Struggling student loan borrowers get screwed before Christmas

The Trump administration will officially begin garnishing wages from people who default on their student loans, the Department of Education announced on Tuesday""a move that could impact millions of Americans. According to a report from CNN, the Department of Education will direct employers in January to begin withholding employees' income if they have not made payments on their federal student loans for 270 days. The garnishment will begin with 1,000 borrowers in default, and will gradually increase, the Department of Education told CNN in a statement.

 

December 24, 2025 at 3:00 PM EST
Struggling student loan borrowers get screwed before Christmas

The Trump administration will officially begin garnishing wages from people who default on their student loans, the Department of Education announced on Tuesday""a move that could impact millions of Americans. According to a report from CNN, the Department of Education will direct employers in January to begin withholding employees' income if they have not made payments on their federal student loans for 270 days. The garnishment will begin with 1,000 borrowers in default, and will gradually increase, the Department of Education told CNN in a statement.

 

December 24, 2025 at 3:00 PM EST
Struggling student loan borrowers get screwed before Christmas

The Trump administration will officially begin garnishing wages from people who default on their student loans, the Department of Education announced on Tuesday""a move that could impact millions of Americans. According to a report from CNN, the Department of Education will direct employers in January to begin withholding employees' income if they have not made payments on their federal student loans for 270 days. The garnishment will begin with 1,000 borrowers in default, and will gradually increase, the Department of Education told CNN in a statement.

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