Trump: Good Economic News No Longer Lifts Markets

Trump: Good Economic News No Longer Lifts Markets

President Donald Trump bemoaned "The Trump Rule" in a post on his Truth Social account Tuesday, noting the stock market did not have a robust day despite positive economic news.

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 16:13:44 EDT
Fla. Bishops to Trump: Halt Immigration Efforts for Holidays

Fla. Bishops to Trump: Halt Immigration Efforts for Holidays

Florida's Catholic bishops are calling on ⁠President Donald Trump to halt immigration enforcement activities until after the Christmas holidays.

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 15:53:00 EDT
Gallup Poll: Voters Sour on Major Political Figures

Gallup Poll: Voters Sour on Major Political Figures

A new Gallup Poll finds every major national political figure below 50% in public approval, underscoring broad voter dissatisfaction with U.S. leadership as Americans close out the year amid economic anxiety and lingering fallout from political dysfunction.

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 16:19:47 EDT
S&P Closes at Record High as Growth Stocks Advance

S&P Closes at Record High as Growth Stocks Advance

U.S. ⁠stocks rose Tuesday and the S&P 500 notched a closing record after a flurry of economic data that included a reading of economic growth pushed bond yields higher and elevated growth names.

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 16:03:21 EDT
Pope Leo 'Disappointed' in Pritzker Over Assisted Dying Law

Pope Leo 'Disappointed' in Pritzker Over Assisted Dying Law

Pope Leo XIV on ⁠Tuesday criticized the governor of Illinois for signing a bill to allow some adults with a terminal illness to end their own lives with medical help, in an unusual political intervention by the church leader.

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 15:43:11 EDT
High Court Rejects Trump's Military Deployment in Chicago Area, for Now

High Court Rejects Trump's Military Deployment in Chicago Area, for Now

The U.S. Supreme Court refused on Tuesday to let Donald Trump send National Guard troops to the Chicago ⁠area as the Republican president expands the use of the military for domestic purposes in a growing number of Democratic-led jurisdictions, a policy critics call an...

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 15:51:57 EDT
US Pressures Allies Over Rules Targeting American Tech

US Pressures Allies Over Rules Targeting American Tech

The Trump administration is stepping up pressure on foreign governments over digital regulations that it argues unfairly target American technology companies, making protection of U.S. innovation and market access a central part of its trade strategy.

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 15:34:59 EDT
Feds Sue Ill. Governor, AG Over Restrictions on ICE

Feds Sue Ill. Governor, AG Over Restrictions on ICE

The Department of Justice announced Tuesday it has sued Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and state Attorney General Kwame Raoul, arguing that two new state laws unconstitutionally interfere with federal immigration enforcement and expose federal officers to sweeping civil ...

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 15:37:23 EDT
Border Patrol to Add 900-Mile Floating Barrier in Rio Grande

Border Patrol to Add 900-Mile Floating Barrier in Rio Grande

The Trump administration plans to install about 900 miles of floating buoy barriers in the Rio Grande along Texas' southern border, a major expansion of a water-based border deterrent that has been the subject of years of legal and humanitarian debate.

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 15:09:06 EDT
Ed Meese Leaves Heritage Foundation, Joins Pence Think Tank

Ed Meese Leaves Heritage Foundation, Joins Pence Think Tank

Edwin Meese III, one of the most influential conservative legal figures of the modern era, has departed the Heritage Foundation, marking a major blow to the once-dominant conservative think tank as it reels from internal scandal, board resignations, and a widening exodus of senior staff.

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 15:21:35 EDT
McLaughlin Poll: Trump Must Bypass Big Media to Win Midterms

McLaughlin Poll: Trump Must Bypass Big Media to Win Midterms

Winning the 2026 midterms will require President Trump and Republicans to speak directly to the American people, bypassing hostile media filters, repeating clear economic facts, and relentlessly contrasting results with Democratic misinformation.

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 14:31:29 EDT
Report: US Moves Troops, Special Ops Aircraft to Caribbean

Report: US Moves Troops, Special Ops Aircraft to Caribbean

The Trump administration has surged additional U.S. troops and special operations aircraft into the Caribbean in recent days, a move that has drawn regional and national security attention as pressure intensifies on Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro's regime.

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 15:02:18 EDT
Argentina Approves $665M Gold, Silver Mining Project

Argentina Approves $665M Gold, Silver Mining Project

Argentina's RIGI tax break scheme committee has approved a $665 million gold and silver mining project in the South American nation's western San Juan province, Economy Minister Luis ​Caputo said Tuesday.

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 14:52:05 EDT
U.S. Military Recruiting Reaches 15-Year High

U.S. Military Recruiting Reaches 15-Year High

U.S. military recruiting reached its highest level in more than 15 years during fiscal year 2025, with all active-duty service branches meeting or exceeding their accession goals.

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 14:09:36 EDT
Venezuela Passes Law Against Piracy, Blockades Amid US Oil Ship Seizures

Venezuela Passes Law Against Piracy, Blockades Amid US Oil Ship Seizures

Venezuela's ⁠ruling-party controlled National Assembly unanimously approved a law on Tuesday that allows ‍prison ‍sentences of up to 20 ⁠years for anyone who promotes or finances ​what it describes as piracy or ‍blockades.

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 13:42:36 EDT
Sen. Paul's 'Festivus' Report Flags $1.6T in Waste

Sen. Paul's 'Festivus' Report Flags $1.6T in Waste

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., released his annual "Festivus" report Tuesday, calling out what he described as the most outrageous examples of wasteful federal spending - totaling more than $1.6 trillion over the past year.

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 14:02:02 EDT
Trump Admin to Garnish Wages on Defaulted Student Loans in 2026

Trump Admin to Garnish Wages on Defaulted Student Loans in 2026

Under the Trump administration, the Department of Education will resume wage garnishment for federal student loan borrowers in default beginning in early January, restarting a major enforcement tool that has largely been dormant...

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 14:13:51 EDT
ICE Says IRS Data Was Not Used for Deportations

ICE Says IRS Data Was Not Used for Deportations

Federal immigration enforcement officials said they have not used taxpayer data obtained from the IRS to carry out deportations, according to a new batch of court filings.

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 13:28:10 EDT
JD Vance Trains With Navy SEALs in Grueling Beach Workout

JD Vance Trains With Navy SEALs in Grueling Beach Workout

Vice President JD Vance joined Navy SEALs for a grueling 90-minute beach workout Monday at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado in California, taking part in running drills, rope climbs, and log-carrying exercises that left him feeling like he had been "hit by a freight train."

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 13:17:32 EDT
Treasury Cracks Down on Border Money Laundering

Treasury Cracks Down on Border Money Laundering

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has launched an enforcement operation targeting more than 100 money services businesses operating along the southwest border for potential violations tied to money laundering and illicit finance.

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 13:17:10 EDT