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Tucker Carlson and the freedom of speech

Last week, Sen. Charles Schumer, the leader of the Democrats in the United States Senate, introduced a resolution on behalf of himself and 40 other Senate Democrats that, if passed, would record the sense of the Senate as condemning the media superstar Tucker Carlson because of the political, ...

Top Trump official defends partial release of Epstein files

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche on Sunday defended the Justice Department's decision to release just a fraction of the Jeffrey Epstein files by the congressionally mandated deadline as necessary to protect survivors of sexual abuse by the disgraced ...

Almanac for Dec. 22, 2025

Today is Monday, Dec. 22, the 356th day of 2025. There are nine days left in the year. Today in history: In 1984, New York City resident Bernhard Goetz shot and wounded four young Black men on a Manhattan subway, alleging they were about to rob him. (Goetz, a white man in what became known ...

Fight or flee: A tale of two Congresswomen

Marjorie Taylor Greene's early exit from Congress reveals that her tough-broad persona was very much an act. After she angered Donald Trump by demanding release of the Epstein files, she became target of the slings, arrows and threats unleashed by the president and his enforcers. Her ...

High court backs immigration judges in public speech case

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court sided with immigration judges Friday, rebuffing the Trump administration for now in a case with possible implications for federal workers as the justices weigh expanding presidential firing power. The decision is a technical step in a long-running case, ...

Almanac for Dec. 20, 2025

Today is Saturday, Dec. 20, the 354th day of 2025. There are 11 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1803, the Louisiana Purchase was completed as ownership of the territory was formally transferred from France to the United States. Also on this date: In 1860, South Carolina ...