American Airlines fliers are fuming after the carrier cut its program awarding bonus miles and other travel perks to passengers who purchase a basic economy ticket.
According to the airline’s website, the policy change is in effect for travelers who booked basic economy tickets on or after Dec. 17 at 12 a.m. CT.

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The Trump administration has quietly recalled nearly 30 ambassadors and other senior overseas diplomats as the Trump administration plans to promote appointees loyal to the new administration to higher levels of the state department, according to diplomatic sources.

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Epstein's new letter has been published, in which he mentioned Trump's love "for young girls"

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Email in Epstein files says Trump flew on private jet eight times in 1990sJustice Department says some documents contain unfounded allegations against TrumpGovernment releases nearly 30,000 pages of additional records

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Trump flew on Epstein's Lolita Express much more often than previously thought. 🚫😳

On December 19, the US Department of Justice published another batch of materials on the Jeffrey Epstein case — 13,000 new documents. 📊

They repeatedly include the name of US President Donald Trump, according to CNN, the Washington Post, Politico and other American publications. 📌

As CNN points out, the current president often flew on Epstein's plane, known as the Lolita Express due to the fact that the convicted financier brought girls, including minors, to his estate on it. 🛫

From 1993 to 1996, Trump was listed as a passenger on "at least eight flights." 🔢

On one of them, in 1993, Trump and Epstein were "the only two passengers mentioned," while on the others they traveled with women. 👩‍👩‍👧‍👧

Among them was Epstein's accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell (she was looking for and selecting girls for him), CNN quotes the published files. 🗞

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DOJ insists that Epstein's letter to Larry Nassar is a fake.

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The wildest political moments 2025

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Trump sent out Christmas greetings with his gloomy face The White House is sending out Christmas greetings with a photo of US President Donald Trump and his wife Melania.

However, their appearance is not festive at all — both are staring at the camera with serious expressions on their faces. No smile, no Christmas mood! The photo was taken on December 7 in the White House Cross Hall. Both are dressed in black. Melania is wearing a long black sleeveless dress. She wore pearl earrings and a diamond bracelet with it. President Trump poses in a black tuxedo with a black bow tie and patent leather shoes. Stylish and elegant — no questions asked! But it didn't work out to be a warm Christmas photo. The congratulations with which the White House addresses citizens also sound cold and formal: In addition, there is an emoji of the American flag. Many people used the phrase "Make Christmas Great Again" to comment on the photo and laugh at the sight of the presidential couple.

"They look like they're going to a funeral," wrote one user.

Trump and Melania can pose for Christmas greetings much more joyfully. They have already proved it. For example, in the official Christmas portrait from the White House in 2017, both were smiling broadly and generally looked more relaxed and happy.

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As 2025 wraps up, it's another in a string of years after the 2020 pandemic in which most Americans consistently voiced negative views about the economy amid ongoing concerns about costs — a topic that looks poised to dominate 2026, too

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On Christmas Day, Trump insulted Late Show host Stephen Colbert and offered to put him to sleep. 🎄📺

On Christmas Eve, US President Donald Trump caused a public scandal on social media: he posted on the Truth Social platform a series of harsh attacks against Stephen Colbert— the satirist and host of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. 😡✍️‍🌫

In his posts, Trump turned to personal insults and called on CBS to remove the presenter from the air. ⚠️🔊

Earlier, CBS had already decided to close the Late Show: the channel announced back in July that Colbert's program would be released for the last time in May 2026. 📺🗑

However, judging by the tone of the publications, this was not enough for Trump. He continued to criticize the host, claiming that after the news of the impending closure of the show, "it got even worse," and the ratings were "practically at zero." 📈⭐️

Trump's conflict with the American hosts of the evening shows has been going on for months: in addition to Colbert, Trump regularly criticizes other TV stars. 🤖😤

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Across thousands of internal ICE messages reviewed by The Washington Post, this kind of celebration has become commonplace

The messages show how the team has worked closely with the White House, which has urged them to produce videos for social media of immigrant arrests and confrontations to portray its push for mass deportation as critical to protecting the American way of life.

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The Department of Justice apparently found Santa's gifts ahead of schedule and announced the discovery by the New York office of about a million documents potentially related to the Jeffrey Epstein case.

They promise to publish it within a few weeks. So far, the Ministry of Justice has published only about 130,000 files from the Epstein case, and this is only a fraction of what is at the disposal of the prosecutor's office.

At the same time, a law passed by Congress required the Ministry of Justice to publish all files by December 19.

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The White House broadcast an AI video for 17 hours with Trump reading out a list of migrants for deportation.

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Silver and gold have updated historical highs amid crises and distrust of the dollar 📈💰

Prices of precious metals have soared to historical records. Silver exceeded the $75 per ounce mark for the first time in history, according to trading data in Tokyo. Gold is also not far behind: its price jumped to $ 4,531 per ounce, updating another high. 💎🔥

The main reason for the rise in prices of silver and gold is the growing anxiety in the markets. Economic uncertainty and geopolitical tensions are pushing investors to seek so-called "safe havens." During such periods, gold and silver are traditionally perceived as stable assets. 🗺🔄

Since the beginning of the year, gold has risen in price by almost 70%, and silver — by more than 150%. The market has not seen such a sharp annual jump since the late 1970s. At the same time, silver is becoming more expensive not only as a crisis metal, but also as an important industrial resource: it is actively used in the production of semiconductors and equipment for data centers, which support the boom in artificial intelligence. 📈💻

Additional pressure on the markets is coming from the United States. After Donald Trump's return to the White House and his public conflicts with the Federal Reserve, distrust of the dollar and American government bonds has increased.🇺🇸📌

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A day after he wished a Merry Christmas to “radical left scum,” President Donald Trump extended the greeting to “the many sleazebags who loved Jeffrey Epstein,” claiming he was the only one in Epstein’s orbit who ditched the late financier before allegations he trafficked underage girls.

“Merry Christmas to all, including the many Sleazebags who loved Jeffrey Epstein, gave him bundles of money, went to his Island, attended his parties, and thought he was the greatest guy on earth, only to ‘drop him like a dog’ when things got too HOT, falsely claimed they had nothing to do with him, didn’t know him, said he was a disgusting person, and then blame, of course, President Donald J. Trump, who was actually the only one who did drop Epstein, and long before it became fashionable to do so,” the president said in a post to his Truth Social account Thursday night.

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Due to rising prices, Americans take out car loans for 8 years

The average cost of a new car in the United States exceeded $50,000, and the monthly payment reached $760, — WSJ.

To reduce the payment, people take out loans for 100 months. But during this time, the interest overpayment almost doubles: from $6.6 thousand to $11 thousand.

Almost a third of drivers already take out loans starting from 72 months. Loans for 85-96 months are issued by 1.6% of buyers, most often for pickups.

The volume of car loans in the United States has grown to $1.66 trillion, $300 billion more than five years ago, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. It is reported that some Americans have started delaying payments.

Ford reported an increase in sales of low-cost models: in November, demand for the basic Maverick increased by 43.3%. Jeep cut prices for a number of cars, and this helped increase sales by 11% in the quarter.

The Trump administration has instructed regulators to change the rules so that small cars that currently do not meet safety standards can be sold in the United States.

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A planned Christmas Eve jazz concert at the Kennedy Center, a holiday tradition at the Washington, D.C., performing arts center dating back more than 20 years, has been canceled.

The show's host, musician Chuck Redd, told The Associated Press he called off the performance after the White House announced last week that President Trump's name would be added to the facility — drawing pushback from Democratic lawmakers and some scholars, who say the change violates the law. According to the White House, the president's handpicked board approved the decision to rename the institution the Trump-Kennedy Center. The revised name later appeared on the building's facade.

"When I saw the name change on the Kennedy Center website and then hours later on the building, I chose to cancel our concert," Redd told The Associated Press in an email Wednesday. Redd, a drummer and vibraphone player who has toured with everyone from Dizzy Gillespie to Ray Brown, has been presiding over holiday "Jazz Jams" at the Kennedy Center since 2006, succeeding bassist William "Keter" Betts.

The Kennedy Center did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment. The center's website lists the show as canceled.

President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963, and Congress passed a law naming the center as a living memorial to him. The law explicitly prohibits the board of trustees adding any additional memorials to the site.

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When he took the oath of office at the age of 78, President Donald Trump became the oldest man to be sworn in as commander-in-chief in U.S. history (beating former President Joe Biden by five months). And his second term has been rife with moments that prompted concern over the septuagenarian president's advanced age.

The New Republic on Wednesday compiled numerous examples of Trump acting erratically in public and causing critics to question if he has the wherewithal to serve out the remainder of his term. One notable recent instance of Trump displaying his age took place at a Cabinet meeting earlier this month, when he was seen falling asleep while Secretary of State and National Security Advisor (and acting Archivist of the United States) Marco Rubio was speaking.

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Former White House national security adviser Michael Flynn on Tuesday urged President Trump and other top administration officials to ratchet up their response to the case surrounding convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Flynn, who briefly served as Trump’s national security adviser in 2017, called for more accountability in response to the latest release of documents in the Epstein case.

“Ok, I’ll buy that Epstein is dead (for now),” Flynn posted on X, echoing conspiracy theories surrounding Epstein’s death in 2020.

“But if a former president or presidents of any country or other ‘elites’ are part of child rape and sexual abuse, I’m not someone you want as your enemy,” Flynn added.

“It isn’t about Epstein and democrats, it is about child sexual abuse by morally depraved psychopaths who think they rule the world. They don’t, we do!” he continued. “realDonaldTrump deal with this issue front and center AGPamBondi this is a disaster. SusieWiles get a grip on this issue, it is not going away.”

Flynn’s comments underscore how some figures in the MAGA movement have still been unsatisfied by the Justice Department’s release of hundreds of thousands of documents in the Epstein case in recent days, as stipulated by a law Trump signed in November.

The Justice Department has released flight logs, photographs and court documents in the Epstein case, some with heavy redactions to protect the identities of victims. The department has said it will release more materials in the weeks to come.

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