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AmericaFest Conference attendees pose for pictures in a replica of the tent of Charlie Kirk's assassination location. One of the many sights, merch and other spectacles at the event. (Olivier Touron / AFP via Getty Images)

Celebs, merch, squabbles at AmericaFest

CK Smith
James Austin Johnson as Donald Trump during the "Trump Survivor" Cold Open on Saturday, December 20, 2025 (Photo by Will Heath/NBC)

Trump revels in redactions on "SNL"

Alex Galbraith
TPUSA held its first event after founder Charlie Kirk's death. Headliners, like current TPUSA director and Charlie's widow Erika Krik, have people questioning the future for MAGA and who gets to make that call. (Olivier Touron / AFP / Getty Images)

MAGA fractures arise at TPUSA conference

CK Smith
Bowen Yang, Jane Wickline, and Andrew Dismukes during the "Delta Lounge" sketch on Saturday, December 20, 2025 (Photo by Will Heath/NBC)

Yang's tearful "SNL" send-off from Cher

Alex Galbraith
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Technology workers holding H-1B visas are now stuck in limbo trying to renew their visas back in their home country. (filo / Getty Images)

H-1B visa renewal trips turn into limbo

CK Smith
Measles outbreaks continue nationwide as more people grow cautious of childhood vaccination schedules, taking the lead set by anti-vax officials like HHS Secretary Kennedy. (Brandon Bell / Getty Images)

Anti-vaccine rhetoric fuels measles rise

CK Smith
The DOJ released the next chunk of files and photos from the Epstein Files. Many are heavily redacted, raising questions about transparency. (The US Justice Department / Anadolu / Getty Images)

Epstein files vow clarity, deliver gaps

CK Smith
US conservative political commentator Ben Shapiro speaks during Turning Point's annual AmericaFest conference in remembrance of late right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk, in Phoenix, Arizona on December 18, 2025. (Photo by Olivier Touron / AFP)

Conservative conflict at America Fest

Garrett Owen
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Shelves of salad dressings for sale in Publix Grocery Store. (Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Costco, Publix salad dressings recalled

Joy Saha
WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 17: President Donald J. Trump returns to the White House before his address tonight on December 17, 2025 in Washington, D.C.. (Photo by Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Trump suspends green card lottery

Garrett Owen
President Donald Trump, flanked by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Attorney General Pam Bondi. (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump's Venezuela playbook is a retread

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WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 07: U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump attend the 48th annual Kennedy Center Honors at the Kennedy Center on December 07, 2025. (Photo by Allison Robbert/Getty Images)

Trump's name slapped on Kennedy Center

Garrett Owen
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Ghislaine Maxwell attends Polo Ralph Lauren host Victories of Athlete Ally at Polo Ralph Lauren Store on November 3, 2015 in New York City (Jared Siskin/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)

Maxwell pushes to vacate conviction

Blaise Malley
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks to the press on Oct. 17, 2025. (Anna Rose Layden/Getty Images)

Congress punts on ACA subsidies

Garrett Owen
WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 16: President Donald Trump speaks at a Hanukkah reception on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025 at the White House in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Peter W. Stevenson/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

WH: We'd be "lucky" to have Trump 2028

Garrett Owen
Dan Bongino (Melina Mara/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Bongino announces departure from FBI

Alex Galbraith
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U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks during a news conference after the House Republican Conference meeting at the U.S. Capitol Building on February 11, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

GOP revolts against Johnson on ACA vote

Garrett Owen
Former Treasury Secretary & White House Economic Advisor Larry Summers. (Robin Marchant/Getty Images)

Harvard launched probe over Summers vid

Garrett Owen
President Donald Trump (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Trump orders blockade of Venezuela

Blaise Malley
U.S. Vice President-elect Sen. JD Vance (R-OH) arrives for the Senate Republican leadership elections at the U.S. Capitol on November 13, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Vance responds to Wiles' crank claims

Garrett Owen
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Former U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) speaks at a press conference alongside alleged victims of Jeffrey Epstein at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on September 3, 2025, announcing the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which calls for the release of all unclassified documents in the Jeffrey Epstein case. (Photo by Bryan Dozier / Middle East Images via AFP)

Bill criminalizing trans care nears vote

Blaise Malley
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks during a news conference after the House Republican Conference meeting at the U.S. Capitol Building on February 11, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Johnson shoots down ACA subsidies vote

Garrett Owen
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 04: U.S. President Donald Trump, accompanied by White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles (R), speaks during a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office of the White House on February 04, 2025 in Washington, DC. Netanyahu is the first foreign leader to visit Trump since he returned to the White House last month. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

WH chief blasts Vanity Fair interview

Garrett Owen
WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 15: U.S. President Donald Trump poses with a recently signed executive order classifying fentanyl as a "weapon of mass destruction," during a ceremony for the presentation of the Mexican Border Defense Medal in the Oval Office of the White House on December 15, 2025 in Washington, DC. During the ceremony, Trump recognized the first 13 service members to receive the recently established Mexican Border Defense Medal (MBDM), which recognizes service members supporting Customs and Border Protection on the U.S.-Mexico border. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Trump: Fentanyl is a WMD

Garrett Owen
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