Day: December 19, 2025

Justice Department prepares to drop trove of Epstein files as deadline looms

7:33 am December 19, 2025

Department of Justice officials are in their final sprint to assemble by Friday a tranche of records related to Jeffrey Epstein, but the extent of material that will be made public remains unknown. The DOJ could withhold large portions of the material under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, a bill passed last month requiring the […]

Trump officials push back on Minneapolis police chief comparing ICE raids to Nativity story

7:30 am December 19, 2025

Members of the Trump administration called out Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara after he invoked the Nativity story to criticize immigration raids. During a press conference with Mayor Jacob Frey on Tuesday, O’Hara lamented the “very, very difficult time” communities are experiencing because of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers operating in the area. He […]

Top Mamdani appointee dramatically quits after antisemitic posts resurface

7:01 am December 19, 2025

Zohran Mamdani’s newly named director of appointments abruptly resigned Thursday after resurfaced social media posts showed she made antisemitic remarks, according to reports. Catherine Almonte Da Costa, tapped to serve in the incoming New York City mayoral administration, stepped down after the Anti-Defamation League of New York/New Jersey raised concerns about her past online activity. […]

Trump gets 417 nominees confirmed by Senate in 2025, surpasses Biden’s first-year total in record pace

6:56 am December 19, 2025

Senate Republicans confirmed nearly 100 of President Donald Trump’s nominees, leapfrogging previous administrations and his own first term in the process in their sprint to finish off the year. The confirmation of 97 of Trump’s picks on Thursday with a 53-43 vote marked one of the final bits of floor action in the upper chamber […]

Fox News Politics Newsletter: House Dems drop Epstein images before release deadline

6:45 am December 19, 2025

Welcome to the Fox News Politics newsletter, with the latest updates on the Trump administration, Capitol Hill and more Fox News politics content. Here’s what’s happening… -Magnitude ‘cannot be overstated’: feds say Minnesota fraud may be half of $18B total –Democratic National Committee flip flops, pulls plug on its 2024 election ‘autopsy’ -HHS unleashes sweeping […]