U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent predicts an unusually large tax refund season early next year. He expects many households to receive between $1,000 and $2,000, potentially totaling $100 to $150 billion in refunds. This forecast is driven by mid-year tax changes enacted under President Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.” The retroactive provisions lower many…
The White House has added controversial plaques beneath presidential portraits in its “Walk of Fame,” offering sharply critical summaries of some former leaders. These descriptions, personally written by Donald Trump according to his press secretary, target his predecessors. Barack Obama’s plaque labels him “one of the most divisive political figures.” It criticizes his signature healthcare…
The Kennedy family has publicly condemned a decision to rename Washington D.C.’s John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The center’s board voted unanimously on December 18th to change the name to the Trump-Kennedy Center. The board’s decision, announced by White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, credits former President Donald Trump with saving the…
On Thursday, December 18, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order to reclassify marijuana under federal law. The order shifts cannabis from its current status as a Schedule I drug, a category that includes substances like heroin. Instead, marijuana would be moved to Schedule III, which includes drugs like ketamine. This classification acknowledges accepted…
Canadian researchers have made an extraordinary discovery by capturing the first-ever recorded footage of a melanistic Canada lynx. This rare individual possesses an unusually dark coat, a significant and previously undocumented occurrence in wildlife science. Typically, Canada lynx have light gray or reddish-brown fur, which provides essential camouflage in their snowy forest habitats. The appearance…
The House of Representatives approved legislation on Wednesday that would criminalize gender transition treatments for minors, including surgery and the provision of hormones, imposing penalties of up to ten years in federal prison for medical providers. The bill passed by a narrow 216–211 vote, largely along party lines, and immediately sparked intense debate across the…
President Donald Trump announced a plan to send one-time payments of $1,776 to over 1.4 million active-duty service members before Christmas. He described this as a “warrior dividend,” framing it as a patriotic nod to the nation’s founding year of 1776. In a televised White House address, Trump stated the checks were already being processed…
Prince William and Kate Middleton have released their 2025 Christmas card, featuring a new family photograph. The image shows the couple with their three children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis, in a casual outdoor setting. The photo, taken by photographer Josh Shinner in Norfolk last April, depicts the family sitting among spring daffodils….
A betting platform has listed surprising odds for the 2028 U.S. presidential election, featuring both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. Notably, Trump is given a higher chance of winning than Harris, despite being constitutionally barred from another term. The 22nd Amendment prohibits anyone from being elected president more than twice. Trump is currently serving his…
Kristin Cabot, the former HR head of Astronomer, has publicly addressed the viral incident from July where she was seen intimately with then-CEO Andy Byron at a Coldplay concert. Both resigned from their positions shortly after the video spread online. Cabot, who was separated from her husband at the time, recently spoke to the New…