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10+ min ago (221+ words) Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) upbraided President Donald Trump for his continued attacks against Somali-Americans, calling his rhetoric "completely disgusting" and "dehumanizing" in a new interview on Sunday. Omar joined CBS News' Margaret Brennan on "Face The Nation" on Sunday to discuss Trump's most recent attacks on the Somali community. Trump has called the community "garbage" and said he would deport as many Somali-Americans back to Somalia as he can. The attacks came after a conservative outlet published a report alleging some Somali Americans had stolen government funds by committing fraud. "It's disgusting. It's completely disgusting," Omar, a Somali-America, said. "These are Americans that he is calling garbage, and we feel like there is an unhealthy obsession that he has on the Somali community and an unhealthy and creepy obsession that he has with me." Deportation has become a central part…...

18+ min ago (504+ words) The University of Notre Dame football team sent shockwaves through the college sports world on Sunday when it announced it would not be playing in any bowl games " shortly after the storied program missed the College Football Playoff by one spot. Notre Dame was ranked #11 at the end of the season, but the team still missed the 12-team playoff bracket because two spots went to Tulane and James Madison, which they earned by winning their respective conferences; Alabama and University of Miami grabbed the last two playoff spots and pushed the Fighting Irish out. As a team, we'd decided to withdraw our name from consideration for a bowl game following the 2025 season. We appreciate all the support from our families and fans, and we're hoping to bring the 12th national title to South Bend in 2026. CFP chairman Hunter Yurachek'explained to ESPN's…...

20+ min ago (1806+ words) Republican Senator John Curtis of Utah on Sunday offered a mealymouthed excuse for President Donald Trump's xenophobic attacks on the Somali community. "We don't want 'em in our country," Trump said of Somali immigrants at a Tuesday Cabinet meeting. "Let 'em go back to where they came from." Asked about the remarks on CNN, Curtis refused to criticize them. "I can't control anybody but me, right?" the senator said. Rather than address the president's comments head-on, Curtis took a philosophical detour, urging every American to live as a positive role model for others'to "wake up every morning, look in the mirror," and ask yourself what you will do "to make all of our immigrants feel more welcome." In such a world, Curtis mused, "it would matter less what individuals said." But, as CNN's Dana Bash pointed out, Trump is no…...

28+ min ago (58+ words) Tatiana Schlossberg, the daughter of Caroline Kennedy, had just given birth when she was diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia. A holiday gift guide: presents to thank your host. The real housewives of Moscow. What did men do to deserve this? The Prime Minister who tried to have a life outside the office. The pain of perfectionism....

28+ min ago (461+ words) Joe Lonsdale, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, 8VC, speaks during the Reagan National Defense Forum at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, U.S., December 6, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Alcorn Venture capitalist Joe Lonsdale, a co-founder of data platform company Palantir, is calling for the return of public hangings as part of a broader push to restore what he describes as "masculine leadership" to the US. "If I'm in charge later, we won't just have a three strikes law," he wrote. "We will quickly try and hang men after three violent crimes. And yes, we will do it in public to deter others." Lonsdale then added that "our society needs balance," and said that "it's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable." Lonsdale's views on public hangings being necessary to restore "masculine leadership" drew swift criticism. Gil Dur'n, a…...

29+ min ago (329+ words) One way to prove you are a patriotic red-blooded American: buying a house in Qatar " according to Tucker Carlson. The ex-Fox News star, during an appearance at the Doha Forum on Sunday, said he was going to buy real estate in the city on Monday. Carlson referenced accusations he and his media company, the Tucker Carlson Network, have accepted big bucks from Qatari investors, while interviewing Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani. He then announced his new purchase. "I have been criticized as being a tool of Qatar, and I just want to say, which you already know, which is I have never taken anything from your country and don't plan to," Carlson said. "I am, however, tomorrow buying a place in Qatar." He continued, explaining'I like the city, I think it's beautiful, but also to make…...

36+ min ago (99+ words) Katie Holmes" new look is peak holiday couture vibes and we're obsessed! We already know Holmes is a fashion icon, but this look may be the perfect one to put on our Pinterest boards for holiday parties! She said the same thing in another interview, proving her love for all things style. "I enjoy [fashion]," Holmes once told Glamour. "I mean, I enjoy the craftsmanship. I enjoy putting things together. And I work with [stylist] Brie Welch, and she's very detail-oriented, and that inspires me. I think it is very creative." More on Katie Holmes below:...

37+ min ago (311+ words) During former U.S. President Joe Biden's four years in the White House, the phrase "new Cold War" was often used to describe relations between the United States and Russia " especially after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an invasion of Ukraine and Biden promised military aid to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. President Donald Trump, since returning to the White House, has been mildly critical of Putin at times. But on the whole, he has had a much friendlier tone with Putin and the Kremlin than the Biden Administration. The Guardian's Shaun Walker, reporting from Kyiv, Ukraine, examples U.S./Russia relations in an article published on December 7. And Walker notes that the Kremlin has "heaped praise on Donald Trump's latest national security strategy, calling it an encouraging change of policy that largely aligns with Russian thinking." The praise, according to Walker, followed the release…...

45+ min ago (174+ words) One Republican lawmaker told CNN that President Donald Trump is wrong about "issue number one." Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) appeared on the news network in a video released over the weekend. The host asked Fitzpatrick if it would be a mistake for Republicans not to seize on the issue of "affordability" and attempt to fix it. He confirmed that, yes, the GOP should be doing that. He also said his party isn't currently doing enough on that particular topic, offering a rare rebuke in a Republican conference that has been largely unified behind the president's various demands. When asked about Trump's repeated claim that affordability is a scam or even a "con job" by the Democrats, Fitzpatrick said, "I don't believe that to be true." "It's real," he said. "I hear it every day back home. It's real." The GOP…...

46+ min ago (736+ words) Adm. Rachel Levine has called the deadnaming "petty," but her spokesperson had harsher words. When asked about the alteration, HHS spokesperson Andrew Nixon told the aforementioned news outlet, "Our priority is ensuring that the information presented internally and externally by HHS reflects gold standard science. We remain committed to reversing harmful policies enacted by Levine and ensuring that biological reality guides our approach to public health." An anonymous HHS staffer told NPR that they considered the change "disrespectful," adding that it exemplifies "the erasure of transgender individuals by this administration." Upon taking office, the president issued numerous executive orders denying all federal recognition of trans people and kicking trans people out of the military for being selfish, dishonorable, deceitful, and undisciplined. Levine was the first out trans person to receive Senate confirmation. On October 19, 2021, became the first out trans'four-star officer'in…...