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Mike Johnson awkwardly speed-walks away after refusing to address Trump’s Rob Reiner post

Mike Johnson found plenty of scriptural words for tragedy and vague moral reflection when reporters cornered him. But then, they asked him about Donald Trump’s sadistic post blaming Rob Reiner’s murder on “Trump Derangement Syndrome.” The House Speaker then suddenly discovered the power of silence and his legs.

The Mary Sue · Dec 17, 2025

Candidates from the clergy see role for religion in Democratic Party - Roll Call

As Democrats look beyond 2024’s losses, candidates from clergy backgrounds see a bigger role for religion in an increasingly secular party.

Roll Call · Dec 17, 2025

Melania Trump drops new trailer for her $40M Amazon documentary: ‘The grift continues’

‘First movie to sell 0 tickets,’ one Internet user joked

The Independent UK · Dec 17, 2025

‘$1,000 if it’s Marco’: JD Vance jokes about paying for bad photos of colleagues as Trump White House tensions exposed

When someone holds up a mirror, it’s useless to be angry at the image.

We Got This Covered · Dec 17, 2025

I know Trump has an ‘alcoholic’s personality’ because I have one, too

FIRST PERSON: White House chief of staff Susie Wiles has claimed in an interview with Vanity Fair that Donald Trump has an ‘alcoholic’s personality’. Charlotte Cripps, having experienced alcohol addiction, can relate

The Independent UK · Dec 17, 2025

Trump’s Chief of Staff cries ‘hit piece’ over latest White House profile — right after confirming Trump-Epstein ties

According to Trump's own Chief of Staff, he's in the Epstein files.

We Got This Covered · Dec 17, 2025

Billionaire Ray Dalio joins push to fund Trump Accounts, pledging $75 million to Connecticut kids

The U.S. Treasury asked major philanthropic donors to contribute to new investment accounts for children Wednesday in part of what Secretary Scott Bessent called a “50 State Challenge” to raise funds for the Trump Accounts program

The Independent UK · Dec 17, 2025

The 2026 midterms are at a crossroads - Roll Call

Less than a year out from the 2026 midterms, here at two likely scenarios for how those elections will unfold for House Republicans.

Roll Call · Dec 17, 2025

Which countries people are fleeing from – and why

The US government halted all applications for green cards, citizenship and asylum from 19 mostly African and Middle Eastern countries on December 2. This move came a week after President Donald Trump announced he would “permanently pause migration” from all “third-world countries” after two national guard members in Washington were…

The Conversation · Dec 17, 2025

Ranchers in Texas are turning against Trump as price of beef plummets

Moves by President Donald Trump to bring down costs for consumers risk alienating agricultural sector, a key voting bloc on whom he has depended in the past

The Independent UK · Dec 17, 2025