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1+ min ago (110+ words) First Lady Melania Trump has unveiled the White House's breathtaking Christmas decorations for 2025. The decorations were revealed in a video posted to social media by the first lady, writing that "home is where the heart is. "This Christmas, let's celebrate the love we hold within ourselves and share it with the world around us. After all, wherever we are, we can create a home filled with endless possibilities, Melania wrote. "Home' seems to be the main theme of Melania's decorations this year to reflect patriotism and gratitude. The decorations seen at the White House this year will also honour military families and America's 250th anniversary....

3+ min ago (72+ words) Fox News Channel offers its audiences in-depth news reporting, along with opinion and analysis encompassing the principles of free people, free markets and diversity of thought, as an alternative to the left-of-center offerings of the news marketplace. Jesse Watters: Trump is turning up the heat Fox News host Jesse Watters breaks down the latest in the escalating issues between the U.S. and Venezuela on 'Jesse Watters Primetime.'...

4+ min ago (394+ words) Two political operatives sentenced Monday to a year of probation for their role in a robocall campaign that spread false information to thousands of Detroit-area voters ahead of the 2020 election. Jacob Wohl and John "Jack" Burkman accused of creating the calls, which targeted primarily Black voters and claimed that... Operatives Sentenced in Scheme Targeting Black Voters Two political operatives sentenced Monday to a year of probation for their role in a robocall campaign that spread false information to thousands of Detroit-area voters ahead of the 2020 election. Jacob Wohl and John "Jack" Burkman accused of creating the calls, which targeted primarily Black voters and claimed that voting by mail would expose individuals' personal information to law enforcement, credit agencies, and even the CDC. The calls falsely warned the agency would use the data to track voters for mandatory vaccinations, the Detroit News…...

5+ min ago (622+ words) A judge heard lawyers" arguments Monday in a years-long lawsuit brought by a Jewish woman against Kentucky"s near-total abortion ban. A ruling could happen soon. Jessica Kalb has been waiting over three years for a court to decide if Kentucky law, including its ban on abortion, violates her religious freedom and puts her at risk of criminal prosecution if, as a patient pursuing in vitro fertilization, she eventually discards any frozen embryos that she doesn"t need. Kalb launched this lawsuit when she was 32 years old, just a few months after the U.S. Supreme Court"s Republican-appointed justices overturned Roe v. Wade and allowed Kentucky"s near-total abortion ban " outlawing abortion except in life-threatening cases " to take effect. Now, Kalb is 35. At that age, pregnancies are considered higher-risk. "We were trying to get all of this done before that milestone," she…...

14+ min ago (298+ words) David Willetts is President of the Resolution Foundation and is a member of the House of Lords. The Chancellor is stuck in an argument about why she raised taxes " and why she didn't have to increase them even more. She can offer three main explanations. And it exposes the Chancellor to the charge that she made a serious mistake last year cutting her headroom so much. The third explanation is that she needed to raise taxes to fund increased spending on welfare. The changing pattern of spending on welfare is best tracked as a proportion of national income. The tough measures between 2016 and 2020 fell almost entirely on working age families. Child benefit and Universal Credit were frozen in cash terms and the two child cap came in for babies born after 2017. Those cuts have broadly stayed in place. The benefit…...

15+ min ago (762+ words) A week after The Catholic Register in Canada revealed that pro-life advocate Alissa Golob went undercover while 22 weeks pregnant to test whether late-term abortions were accessible in Canada without medical justification, the national response continues to intensify, with a new twist: a fourth hidden-camera video that Golob says she is legally barred from releasing. Golob, co-founder of RightNow, posed as an undecided pregnant woman in abortion facilities in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, and Calgary in 2023. The Nov. 19 Register story detailed her conversations with clinic counselors and physicians who told her late-term abortions could be arranged at nearby hospitals, sometimes "up to 32 weeks," without needing to provide medical reasons. Staff described procedures as a "mini stillbirth," advised her she could "expel the fetus in the car," and said reasons such as already having two children or "not wanting to be pregnant" were…...

19+ min ago (23+ words) Clinical psychologist Jessica Russo explores how shame drives OCD'and how truthfulness can unlock healing beyond medication. The Hidden Emotion Behind Obsessive Compulsion...

22+ min ago (25+ words) Barbara Boyd, Promethean Action Or by mail to: Free Republic, LLC - PO Box 9771 - Fresno, CA 93794 Thank you very much and God bless you....

24+ min ago (438+ words) Charlie Cole has a keen interest in British politics, with a focus on immigration. Last week, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) released migration figures for the year-ending June 2025, the week prior, the ONS released several bulletins on updated methodologies for estimating immigration and emigration of British and EU nationals. The ONS estimates that for the year-ending June 2025, 898,000 people entered the United Kingdom, with 693,000 people leaving, resulting in a net migration figure of 204,000 " the lowest since 2021. This drop was expected, the Home Office publishes monthly visa applications and for work visas, these have dropped significantly since early 2024, though applications for student visas remain high and will be a key driver for immigration into the United Kingdom going forward. Net migration is down 78 percent when compared to the peak of 944,000 in the year-ending March 2023, which is now higher than the previous…...

25+ min ago (178+ words) Jets rookie wide receiver Arian Smith was a conspicuous name on the inactive list for Sunday's win over the Falcons. Smith, a fourth-round pick, had played in the first 11 games this season and even started five. Jets coach Aaron Glenn would not say exactly why Smith was inactive, but it sounded like a disciplinary issue. Smith has not had much impact as a rookie. He has six catches for 47 yards and has also played a lot of special teams. Smith's role has been reduced on offense since the Jets traded for John Metchie III and Adonai Mitchell. QB Justin Fields said last week that he had mixed feelings about a potential role as a gadget player who comes in and runs wildcat plays. Fields said last week that coming off the bench cold can lead to soft tissue injuries. Glenn…...