Airlines in the United States have canceled or delayed thousands of flights on Friday, according to flight tracking website FlightAware, due to winter storm Devin during peak holiday travel, while some states restricted commercial road traffic in anticipation of snowfall.
A total of 1,802 flights were canceled and 22,349 delayed as of 4:04 p.m. ET, the website said.
The National Weather Service issued warnings of winter storm Devin this afternoon which &#8220;will cause hazardous travel conditions for the Great Lakes into the northern Mid-Atlantic and southern New England today through Saturday morning.&#8221;
&#8220;For areas farther north from upstate New York to the Tri-State area including New York City and Long Island, 4-8 inches of snowfall is forecast for late Friday into (the) night,&#8221; National Weather Service&#8217;s Storm Prediction Center noted on the official website.
New York&#8217;s John F. Kennedy Airport, Newark Liberty International Airport, and LaGuardia Airport have put out posts on X, warning travelers of potential delays or cancellations.
More than half of the flight cancellations and delays took place at these three airports, according to FlightAware.
JetBlue Airways has canceled 225 flights, the most among the carriers, closely followed by Delta Air Lines canceling 212 flights.
Republic Airways canceled 157 flights, while 146 were canceled by American Airlines and 97 by United Airlines.
Spokespersons from American Airlines, United Airlines, and JetBlue told Reuters the carriers have waived off change fees for re-booking for travelers whose plans may be affected.
&#8220;Due to winter storm Devin, JetBlue has canceled approximately 350 flights today and tomorrow, primarily in the Northeast where JetBlue has a large operation,&#8221; the JetBlue spokesperson said.
Delta Air Lines and Republic did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment.
Ahead of the winter storm, New York and New Jersey declared a state of emergency from Friday afternoon.
&#8220;As widespread snowfall is expected to start in New York City and its surrounding areas this evening, I will declare a State of Emergency to ensure that our agencies and local partners have the resources and tools they need to respond to the storm,&#8221; New York Governor Kathy Hochul said.
New Jersey and Pennsylvania issued commercial vehicle restrictions on some roads, including many interstate highways.
&#8220;This storm will cause dangerous road conditions and impact holiday travel,&#8221; New Jersey&#8217;s acting governor Tahesha Way said in a statement. &#8220;We are urging travelers to avoid travel during the storm and allow crews to tend to the roads.&#8221;
(Reporting by Aatreyee Dasgupta and Abhinav Parmar in Bengaluru and Maria Tsvetkova in New York; Additional reporting by Megavarshini G. Somasundaram in Bengaluru; Editing by Shailesh Kuber and Nick Zieminski)

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The FBI officially closed the J. Edgar Hoover Building office in Washington, D.C., on Friday.
Director Kash Patel announced the move after reports over the summer that headquarters would now be relocated to the Ronald Reagan Building.
“After more than 20 years of failed attempts, we finalized a plan to permanently close the FBI’s Hoover headquarters and move the workforce into a safe, modern facility. Working directly with President Trump and Congress, we accomplished what no one else could,” Patel posted to X on Friday.
He also said a plan for a $5 billion, newly built headquarters was scrapped.
“Instead, we selected the already-existing Reagan Building, saving billions and allowing the transition to begin immediately with required safety and infrastructure upgrades already underway. Once complete, most of the HQ FBI workforce will move in, and the rest are continuing in our ongoing push to put more manpower in the field, where they will remain,” he continued, adding that the Hoover Building “will be shut down permanently.”
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In July, General Services Administration Public Buildings Service Commissioner Michael Peters said in a press release for the FBI that the decision to instead move to the Ronald Reagan building, which is only down the block from the Hoover building, would also cut costs on upkeep for the facility.
“This move not only provides a world-class location for the FBI’s public servants, but it also saves Americans billions of dollars on new construction and avoids more than $300 million in deferred maintenance costs at the J. Edgar Hoover facility,” Peters stated in July. “We are proud to partner with Director Patel to drive efficiency and improve the quality of space for a productive workforce in service to national security and taxpayers.”
The closure announcement comes amid other reports about the possible teardown of different federal buildings in the city, such as the Liberty Loan Building, Robert C. Weaver Federal Building, Wilbur J. Cohen Federal Building, and the GSA Regional Office Building, according to the <a href="https://komonews.com/news/nation-world/controversy-over-new-arc-plans-as-ex-gsa-worker-claims-historic-buildings-at-risk-donald-trump-arc-de-triomphe" target="_blank" rel="noopener">National News Desk</a>. However, the outlet reported that GSA Associate Administrator for Strategic Communications Marianne Copenhaver denied the accusations as “a manufactured narrative built on speculation.”
At the White House, Trump’s decision to demolish the East Wing and build a ballroom has earned both intense praise and criticism since it was announced in October.

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President Donald Trump posted a Christmas message to everyone — &#8220;including the Radical Left Scum&#8221; — on Christmas Eve, touting a number of things that his administration has changed in just the first year of his second term in office.
Trump posted the message first on his Truth Social platform, and he laid out a few things he&#8217;d been critical of during former President Joe Biden&#8217;s time in office, explaining what he&#8217;d already done to usher in major changes.
&#8220;Merry Christmas to all, including the Radical Left Scum that is doing everything possible to destroy our Country, but are failing badly,&#8221; Trump began, immediately pivoting to attack Biden&#8217;s policies. &#8220;We no longer have Open Borders, Men in Women’s Sports, Transgender for Everyone, or Weak Law Enforcement.&#8221;
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Trump followed that with a series of positive changes that he attributed to his own policies: &#8220;What we do have is a Record Stock Market and 401K’s, Lowest Crime numbers in decades, No Inflation, and yesterday, a 4.3 GDP, two points better than expected.&#8221;
&#8220;Tariffs have given us Trillions of Dollars in Growth and Prosperity, and the strongest National Security we have ever had,&#8221; the president continued. &#8220;We are respected again, perhaps like never before. God Bless America!!! President DJT.&#8221;
The tone set by the White House Christmas message just hours later was much more subdued, featuring a simple photo of President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump.
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MERRY CHRISTMAS! <a href="https://t.co/YJ9YYEf19v">pic.twitter.com/YJ9YYEf19v</a>
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The Department of Homeland Security posted a video, set to &#8220;Hark, the Herald Angels Sing.&#8221;
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Rejoice America, Christ is born! <a href="https://t.co/tZgLyTxkVn">pic.twitter.com/tZgLyTxkVn</a>
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&#8220;Christmas night, 1776… The world slept while Washington crossed the Delaware. We carry his legacy,&#8221; the War Department said, sharing an image of then-General George Washington crossing the Delaware River.
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Christmas night, 1776…
The world slept while Washington crossed the Delaware.
We carry his legacy. <a href="https://t.co/eFRDAwfewO">https://t.co/eFRDAwfewO</a> <a href="https://t.co/ePUt394Qdj">pic.twitter.com/ePUt394Qdj</a>
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&#8220;Merry Christmas to all. Today we celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. May His light bring peace, hope, and joy to you and your families,&#8221; War Secretary Pete Hegseth added.
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Merry Christmas to all. Today we celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
May His light bring peace, hope, and joy to you and your families. <a href="https://t.co/lycKvYq9eS">pic.twitter.com/lycKvYq9eS</a>
— Secretary of War Pete Hegseth (@SecWar) <a href="https://twitter.com/SecWar/status/2004182968286564502?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 25, 2025</a></blockquote>
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A gas explosion followed by a partial collapse of the building resulted in a number of people being trapped inside a Pennsylvania nursing home on Tuesday afternoon.
The explosion and subsequent fire took place at Silverlake Nursing Home in Bristol Township, Bucks County — which is near Philadelphia — and first responders rushed to the scene.
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There are multiple injuries and the fire is not yet contained <a href="https://t.co/ekI7gvnlw3">pic.twitter.com/ekI7gvnlw3</a>
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Bucks County officials told The Associated Press that they were first notified that there had been an explosion at the facility shortly after 2 p.m. local time. Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency spokesperson Ruth Miller told the outlet they were also informed at that time that a portion of the building had collapsed and that an unknown number of people could still be trapped inside.
ABC News posted video of the fire that continues to burn on site, reporting that police have declared a &#8220;mass casualty incident&#8221; and have asked people to &#8220;avoid the area.&#8221;
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BREAKING: A massive fire has erupted at a nursing home in eastern PA following a possible gas explosion, officials said.
Police described it as a &#8220;mass casualty incident&#8221; at the Silver Lake Nursing Home and asked people to avoid the area in Bristol.<a href="https://t.co/EN9IPJbJGe">https://t.co/EN9IPJbJGe</a> <a href="https://t.co/JQDFwUDD03">pic.twitter.com/JQDFwUDD03</a>
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State Rep. Tina Davis, who represents the area including the Silver Lake facility, said that she approached the area in her car, but held back to avoid getting in the way of those working the scene: &#8220;I saw smoke and I saw car after car after car was a fire truck or ambulance from all over the city, from all over.&#8221;
&#8220;It’s just so sad — it’s that hopeful time of year. This is just something that is sad for everybody and the families and the workers that are there. I hope there’s positive results from this. We don’t know at this point,&#8221; Davis said.
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Governor Josh Shapiro (D-PA) addressed the tragedy in a <a href="https://x.com/GovernorShapiro/status/2003571868805062736">post on X</a>, saying, &#8220;I’ve been briefed on the incident at Silver Lake Nursing Home in Bucks County, and my Administration is in contact with local officials and first responders on the ground. @PEMAHQ and @PAStatePolice have offered their full support and any resources needed. The scene is still active, and folks nearby should follow the direction of local authorities. Please join Lori and me in praying for the Bristol community.&#8221;
The Silver Lake facility gets poor ratings from <a href="https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/nursing-home/395258?city=Bristol&amp;state=PA&amp;zipcode=">Medicare</a> overall, but no citations were issued when a routine fire inspection was done in 2024. A state level inspection done in October found several issues, however, including the absence of a Life Safety Code Floor Plan — a detailed map of the facility that shows the exact locations of exits and fire and smoke barriers.

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Democrat Boston mayor Michelle Wu credited the Somali community for the achievements in the city’s history. 
The far-Left official is getting blasted for comments she made during a Somali-American community rally on Saturday. The clip started circulating on social media, leading to big pushback from viewers.
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Two weeks ago, federal officials pulled Somali-Americans out of line at Faneuil Hall where they waited to be sworn in as naturalized citizens. We will not be quiet. Boston is the cradle of liberty and we stand with our Somali neighbors.
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“You cannot talk about any achievement that the city of Boston has had in safety, jobs, and economic development, in education, without talking about the Somali community that has lifted our city up. We are proud and we are grateful for our Somali community and for our Somali-American neighbors. Boston and the country are clear that hate has no place in our society,” the Boston mayor said.
“We will use every attack to actually strengthen and expand the services available, to empower and work alongside our community members who are already doing so much good in the world and setting the example for the rest of the country.”
“Can you list those achievements here for everyone?” one commenter on X <a href="https://x.com/OfAthenry/status/2003463406901428350">replied</a>.
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Another commenter quipped, “Remember when the [Somalis] tossed the tea into the harbor?”
Her comments come on the heels of a massive Somali-tied welfare fraud scheme that was uncovered in Minnesota involving billions of taxpayer dollars being stolen from the state, as The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-somali-welfare-fraud-scandal-is-even-worse-than-you-think?author=Amanda+Prestigiacomo&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=The+Somali+Welfare+Fraud+Scandal+Is+Even+Worse+Than+You+Think">reported</a>.
“We believe that the Somali fraud operation in Minnesota is the single greatest theft of taxpayer dollars, through welfare fraud, in American history,” Homeland Security Advisor Stephen Miller said on Fox News. “We believe we have only scratched the very top of the surface of how deep this goes.”
The mayor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/boston-mayor-michelle-wu-blasted-for-white-jokes-at-st-patricks-day-breakfast?author=Tim+Meads&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Boston+Mayor+Michelle+Wu+Blasted+For+%E2%80%98White%E2%80%99+Jokes+At+St.+Patrick%E2%80%99s+Day+Breakfast">made her position clear</a> months after being elected to office. At a St. Patrick’s Day breakfast in 2022, Wu caught heat for joking that she was “getting used to dealing with problems that are expensive, disruptive, and white,” before quickly adding that she was allegedly referring to “snowstorms, [and] snowflakes.”
She also seemingly compared ICE agents to neo-Nazis this June. “I don’t know of any police department that routinely wears masks. We know that there are other groups that routinely wear masks. NSC-131 routinely wears masks,” Wu told reporters at the time, as The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/sickening-dhs-rips-dem-boston-mayors-seeming-comparison-of-ice-agents-to-neo-nazis?author=Hank+Berrien&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=%E2%80%98Sickening%E2%80%99%3A+DHS+Rips+Dem+Boston+Mayor%E2%80%99s+Seeming+Comparison+Of+ICE+Agents+To+Neo-Nazis">reported</a>.
“Mayor, just to clarify, are you comparing ICE to — you said — to NSC-131, a neo-Nazi group? Are you comparing them to a neo-Nazi group?” a reporter asked.
“What I said is that Boston police, and no police department that I know of at the local level, routinely wears masks” she replied.
The Department of Homeland Security fired back on social media, calling the apparent comparison “sickening.”

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&#8220;Relatable&#8221; podcast host Allie Beth Stuckey told The Daily Wire during a pre-show interview at TPUSA&#8217;s AmericaFest that Daily Wire co-founder Ben Shapiro&#8217;s speech offered &#8220;clarity,&#8221; adding that there &#8220;isn&#8217;t a bit of cowardice&#8221; in the conservative.
&#8220;I think clarity is kindness, and clarity is a gift that you give people,&#8221; Stuckey said. &#8220;I love that with Ben, we don&#8217;t have to guess what he&#8217;s thinking, that he is going to say explicitly, exactly what he&#8217;s thinking, and there isn&#8217;t a bit of cowardice in him.&#8221;
Shapiro&#8217;s speech was well-received at AmFest. The podcast host told the large crowd to practice discernment when it comes to media consumption and defended Charlie Kirk&#8217;s widow Erika Kirk and the TPUSA team while rebuking others in the media space for failing to do the same.
Specifically, Shapiro <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ben-shapiro-at-tpusa-the-right-needs-truth-not-grifters-and-frauds?author=Kassy+Akiva&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=0&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Ben+Shapiro+At+TPUSA%3A+The+Right+Needs+Truth%2C+Not+Grifters+And+Frauds">outlined</a> “five obligations” that prominent conservative voices owe their audience in a time of an “anarchic informational environment” where the legacy media is no longer the gatekeeper. Those obligations are truth, principle, responsibility, evidence, and solutions, he said.
“We owe you the truth,” Shapiro told the AmFest crowd. “That means we should not mislead you; it means we shouldn’t hide the ball; we shouldn’t be deliberately obscure about what we are telling you.”
Stuckey also promoted the free debate of ideas, noting that it was good for hosts Megyn Kelly and Tucker Carlson to also be able to speak at AmFest.
&#8220;I appreciate that we, very uniquely, have a place at AmericaFest that truly allows and supports those who want to get up and say their piece, unapologetically,&#8221; Stuckey said.
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&#8220;Clarity is kindness&#8230;I love that with Ben we don&#8217;t have to guess what he&#8217;s thinking&#8230;and there isn&#8217;t a bit of cowardice in him.&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/YW8IBT7BTI">pic.twitter.com/YW8IBT7BTI</a>
— Daily Wire (@realDailyWire) <a href="https://twitter.com/realDailyWire/status/2002430179826884744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 20, 2025</a></blockquote>
The &#8220;Relatable&#8221; host also told The Daily Wire that her fans &#8212; mostly comprised of young women and mothers &#8212; view the Islamification of the West as the greatest threat we currently face.
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&#8220;Islam is incompatible with Western Civilization, and it&#8217;s about time that we start seeing that and saying that,&#8221; she said.
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.<a href="https://twitter.com/conservmillen?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@conservmillen</a> tells <a href="https://twitter.com/MaryMargOlohan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MaryMargOlohan</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/timerice1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@timerice1</a> that Islam is incompatible with Western Civilization:
We do care. It scares us, and Islam is incompatible with Western Civilization, and it&#8217;s about time that we start seeing that and saying that.&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/3m89yskMDY">pic.twitter.com/3m89yskMDY</a>
— Daily Wire (@realDailyWire) <a href="https://twitter.com/realDailyWire/status/2002432030613893288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 20, 2025</a></blockquote>
Notably, following Carlson&#8217;s AmFest speech on Thursday, Stuckey posted on X that the host was wrong about some of his remarks regarding Islam. &#8220;Tucker has spent years rightfully lambasting the elite political class for making decisions that negatively impact regular people,&#8221; she said. &#8220;Yet, because it doesn’t affect him, he’s completely dismissive of the Islamification of the American suburb, gaslighting us into being okay with the domination of a religion responsible for the lion’s share of the world’s terrorism. No.&#8221;
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Tucker has spent years rightfully lambasting the elite political class for making decisions that negatively impact regular people. Yet, because it doesn’t affect him, he’s completely dismissive of the Islamification of the American suburb, gaslighting us into being okay with the… <a href="https://t.co/bQy9Q5ksvf">https://t.co/bQy9Q5ksvf</a>
— Allie Beth Stuckey (@conservmillen) <a href="https://twitter.com/conservmillen/status/2002048119127814433?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 19, 2025</a></blockquote>
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ben-shapiro-at-tpusa-the-right-needs-truth-not-grifters-and-frauds?author=Kassy+Akiva&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=0&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Ben+Shapiro+At+TPUSA%3A+The+Right+Needs+Truth%2C+Not+Grifters+And+Frauds">Ben Shapiro At TPUSA: The Right Needs Truth, Not Grifters And Frauds</a>

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Former President Bill Clinton is claiming he&#8217;s being scapegoated in the wake of the latest Epstein file dump that featured jarring new photos of Clinton with Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted pedophile.
Clinton appears in a number of the images released by the Department of Justice in accordance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which was signed into law by President Donald Trump last month.
Some of the photos show Clinton swimming in a pool with convicted Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell and in a hot tub with at least one unidentified female whose face has been redacted, as reported by <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/doj-drops-long-awaited-trove-of-epstein-files-that-includes-shocking-bill-clinton-pics?topStoryPosition=undefined&amp;author=Virginia+Kruta&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=4&amp;row=1&amp;rowHeadline=Top+Stories&amp;rowType=Top+Stories&amp;title=DOJ+Drops+Long-Awaited+Trove+Of+Epstein+Files+That+Includes+Shocking+Bill+Clinton+Pics">The Daily Wire</a>. Notably, according to the DOJ, the only faces that would be redacted would be those of minors, alleged victims, and government officials.
Clinton chief of staff Angel Ureña responded in a statement posted to X on Friday evening, saying Clinton cut ties with Epstein after his &#8220;crimes came to light&#8221; and is being scapegoated by the Trump administration.
&#8220;There are two types of people here. The first group knew nothing and cut Epstein off before his crimes came to light,&#8221; Ureña said. &#8220;The second group continued relationships with him after. We&#8217;re in the first. No amount of stalling by people in the second group will change that.&#8221;
&#8220;Everyone, especially MAGA, expects answers, not scapegoats,&#8221; he added.
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&#8220;The White House hasn&#8217;t been hiding these files for months only to dump them late on a Friday to protect Bill Clinton,&#8221; the statement from Ureña said. &#8220;This is about shielding themselves from what comes next, or from what they&#8217;ll try and hide forever. So they can release as many grainy, 20-plus-year-old photos as they want, but this isn&#8217;t about Bill Clinton. Never has, never will be.&#8221;
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Epstein visited the White House multiple times while Clinton was president, according to visitor logs. Additionally, after Clinton left office, Epstein assisted with some of the former president’s philanthropy and Clinton flew numerous times on Epstein’s private jet, the Associated Press <a href="https://www.wdtv.com/2025/12/20/photos-bill-clinton-included-newly-released-epstein-files/">reports</a>.
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Clinton was impeached in 1998 for lying under oath and obstructing justice when he denied engaging in a sexual relationship with Monica Lewinsky, who was 22 years old when the affair started. The former president ultimately <a href="https://www.wdtv.com/2025/12/20/photos-bill-clinton-included-newly-released-epstein-files/">confessed</a> to a relationship with Lewinsky, while stressing that “even presidents have private lives.”
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/doj-drops-long-awaited-trove-of-epstein-files-that-includes-shocking-bill-clinton-pics?topStoryPosition=undefined&amp;author=Virginia+Kruta&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=4&amp;row=1&amp;rowHeadline=Top+Stories&amp;rowType=Top+Stories&amp;title=DOJ+Drops+Long-Awaited+Trove+Of+Epstein+Files+That+Includes+Shocking+Bill+Clinton+Pics">DOJ Drops Long-Awaited Trove Of Epstein Files That Includes Shocking Bill Clinton Pics</a>

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Turning Point USA Spokesman Andrew Kolvet said he has barely had time to grieve since Charlie Kirk’s assassination in September.
Kolvet appeared as the first guest on The Daily Wire’s live coverage of AmericaFest from Phoenix, Arizona, on Thursday. The TPUSA spokesman said that he has been so busy since Kirk’s death that he doesn&#8217;t know if he has had time to fully grieve the loss of his friend.
&#8220;I think, in my own way, I&#8217;ve done as well as I can, but we&#8217;ve been working day-in-day-out, whether it was Charlie was assassinated and then we went straight into the memorial planning — and that was all-nighters to pull off that event in the six or seven days that we did,” Kolvet told The Daily Wire’s Mary Margaret Olohan and Tim Rice.
“Then we went straight into the tour, and then it&#8217;s just been one thing after another and planning for AmFest,” said Kolvet. “You know, what has it been like? I will say it is the first time in my life where I can genuinely say I can feel the prayers of strangers.”
Kolvet also gave a preview of some of TPUSA’s plans for 2026. He said that the organization, as far as the midterm elections go, will primarily be focused on implementing the plans that Kirk had begun to put in place before his death.
“Because we have not proven in the era of Trump that we can do special elections, we can do off-year elections. My hope is that when we have a national goal, 2026 midterms, that we’ll get more of these [low propensity] voters out to the polls to do the work that needs to be done,” said Kolvet. “And that’s what Charlie would be focused on. I know it because he already put that in motion.”
The first day of the annual Turning Point USA conference is loaded with major names in media, such as The Daily Wire’s Ben Shapiro and Michael Knowles. Erika Kirk, Charlie’s widow, is scheduled to give the first speech of the conference.
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Longtime NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and his family were among those killed in a plane crash on Thursday morning in Statesville, North Carolina, about 45 miles outside of Charlotte.
Representative Richard Hudson confirmed the news.
&#8220;I am devastated by the loss of Greg, Cristina, and their children, and my heart is with all who loved them,&#8221; Rep. Hudson said.
Biffle&#8217;s close friend, Garrett Mitchell <a href="https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1AMbpQWYR7/">said</a> the Biffles were flying to visit him when the plane crashed.
&#8220;Unfortunately, I can confirm Greg Biffle, his wife Cristina, daughter Emma, and son Ryder were on that plane &#8230; because they were on their way to spend the afternoon with us. We are devastated. I&#8217;m so sorry to share this,&#8221; Mitchell said.
Biffle&#8217;s daughter was a teenager, and their son had just turned five.
A source with knowledge of the situation told The Daily Wire there were a total of six passengers on board.
According to airport officials, the Cessna C550 airplane crashed while landing at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1DkbX45b4h/">Statesville Regional Airport</a> around 10:15 a.m. <a href="https://x.com/Breaking911/status/2001696669822284016?s=20">Video</a> from witnesses showed the aircraft engulfed in flames near the runway. The crash caused a multi-agency response.
Flight tracking records showed a Cessna C550, registered to GB Aviation Leasing LLC, that took off from Statesville Regional Airport at 10:06 a.m. before turning around shortly after takeoff to head back to the airport. GB Aviation Leasing LLC is a private company linked to Biffle.
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Biffle was a longtime NASCAR driver, becoming one of only three drivers to win the Busch Series and Craftsman Truck Series. He was a nominee for the 2025 NASCAR Hall of Fame.
Biffle was known for more than just his skills on the track. He was a humanitarian who helped out greatly when North Carolina was devastated by Hurricane Helene. Biffle used his personal helicopter to take generators, chainsaws, water, and essential supplies needed to those in the impossible-to-reach regions devastated by the storm. He even helped raise more than $60,000 from t-shirt sales for western North Carolina relief efforts.
&#8220;They were friends who lived their lives focused on helping others,&#8221; Rep. Hudson said. &#8220;He was an extraordinary person as well, and will be remembered for his service to others as much as for his fearlessness on the track.
Biffle said he loved anything with gas and wheels — it was evident in his love for aviation.
The private pilot flew out of the Statesville airport often. According to the city of Statesville’s website, the airport is city-owned and provides corporate aviation facilities for Fortune 500 companies and several NASCAR teams.
Airport officials said in a press conference Thursday that the airport is shut down while debris is cleaned up. The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the crash. At this time, there is no official cause of the crash.

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The Golden Globes completely snubbed popular conservative and independent podcasts when nominations were announced on Monday for the newly-created category, Best Podcast.
Instead of including some of the most listened-to podcasts in the nation, the organization nominated mostly actors and comedians for the category. Nominees included “Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard,” Alex Cooper’s “Call Her Daddy,” “Good Hang with Amy Poehler,” “The Mel Robbins Podcast,” NPR’s “Up First,&#8221; and “SmartLess” hosted by actors Jason Bateman, Will Arnett, and Sean Hayes.
Notable snubs include “The Joe Rogan Experience,” widely known to be the most popular podcast in the nation and a chart topper across Apple, Spotify, and YouTube. Other huge conservative podcasts left out include “The Ben Shapiro Show” and “The Megyn Kelly Show.”
Shapiro <a href="https://www.goldderby.com/tv/2025/ben-shapiro-interview-golden-globes-best-podcast/">discussed</a> being one of the 25 eligible podcasts for the nomination during an interview with Gold Derby last month. He said that in order for the country to unify, the other side needs to acknowledge the existence of conservatives.
&#8220;I do think that it is necessary for people to sit at the same table and at least acknowledge that we&#8217;re all Americans together. Because if we can&#8217;t even do that, it&#8217;s going to be very difficult to have a country together,&#8221; he told the outlet.
The Daily Wire host also noted how it was “really, really important” for podcasts to be recognized as a medium.
Per the Golden Globes, the goal of the new award is to celebrate excellence in podcasting by recognizing their &#8220;quality, creativity, audience engagement, and impact.” Besides shutting out every conservative and independent podcast, the organization did not nominate any true crime shows, and kept the far-Left podcast “Pod Save America” off the list as well.
The company said it would use &#8220;proprietary methodology designed to objectively evaluate podcasts,&#8221; based on metrics including audience reach/engagement, financial metrics, and platform visibility/market presence.

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SpaceX has informed investors and representatives of financial institutions that it plans to pursue an initial public offering in the second half of next year, the Information reported on Friday, citing two people familiar with the discussions.
The rocket-maker, founded by Elon Musk, is considering a public listing of the entire company, including Starlink, its internet satellite service, according to the report.
Musk had said in 2020 that SpaceX planned to list Starlink several years in the future, once its revenue growth became smooth and predictable.
SpaceX did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
The news of the potential IPO follows a media report that said SpaceX is kicking off a secondary share sale that would value the rocket-maker at $800 billion, pitting it against OpenAI for the title of the most valuable private company.
SpaceX&#8217;s finance chief, Bret Johnsen, told investors about the sale in recent days, the Wall Street Journal reported earlier on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. The new potential valuation is double the $400 billion value it fetched in a recent secondary share sale.
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The $800 billion valuation would put SpaceX ahead of ChatGPT-parent OpenAI, which is valued at $500 billion as of October, making it the most valuable privately held company in the world, according to Crunchbase data.
Separately, Bloomberg News on Friday reported that SpaceX is preparing to sell insider shares that could include a per-share price of around $300, which would value the company at roughly $560 billion.
Several billionaires and private firms, including SpaceX and Jeff Bezos&#8217; Blue Origin, are fueling a new space race in the U.S., pouring money into rockets, satellites and lunar missions.
(Reporting by Juby Babu in Mexico City; Editing by Alan Barona)

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The White House released First Lady Melania Trump’s theme for the holiday season yesterday, and it inspired viewers to reflect on the debacle of 2023 and the major bullet our country dodged last November.
The first lady teamed up with her longtime designer and stylist Hervé Pierre to bring an elegant, traditional look to the White House, as The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/melania-transforms-white-house-for-christmas-with-ten-thousand-butterflies?author=Brecca+Stoll&amp;category=undefined&amp;elementPosition=11&amp;row=3&amp;rowHeadline=Latest+News&amp;rowType=Vertical+Carousel&amp;title=Melania+Transforms+White+House+For+Christmas+With+Ten+Thousand+Butterflies">reported</a>. This stands in stark contrast to the “woke clowns” that Jill Biden showcased while her husband was still in office in December 2023.
Melania Trump’s theme for 2025, “Home Is Where the Heart Is,” features 10,000 blue butterflies. Many social media users have juxtaposed the classy promo video just released by the White House with the frenetic, colorful chaos from Biden&#8217;s Christmas video two years ago.
“There’s no comparison between the Biden White House and the Trump White House Christmas,” one commenter <a href="https://x.com/Sassafrass_84/status/1995529566580855075">posted</a> on X. “Melania is pure class. Love my Flotus.”
“A return to elegance at the White House,” another <a href="https://x.com/T_Q_Gardner/status/1995559798100857262">said</a>.
“Flashback: Jill Biden made a mocked Christmas by featuring woke clowns in her Christmas decorations! Just announced: We&#8217;re so back!!!” another user <a href="https://x.com/Huberton/status/1995537729270988802?s=20">added</a>.
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First Lady Melania Trump has released a video for this year’s Christmas at the White House: &#8220;Home is Where the Heart Is.&#8221;
Flashback: Jill Biden made a mocked Christmas by featuring woke clowns in her Christmas decorations!
Just announced: We&#8217;re so back!!! 🇺🇸✝️ <a href="https://t.co/U0pXkVX65Y">pic.twitter.com/U0pXkVX65Y</a>
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&#8220;I love Melania Trump, and her impeccable taste! Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas,&#8221; another user <a href="https://x.com/MaryandBessie/status/1995531044846784612">gushed</a>.
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At the time, Biden’s holiday decorations were dubbed “bizarre,” “freaky,” and “cringey.” The Dorrance Dance group website also encouraged support of organizations like Black Lives Matter and advocated for a group called “Showing Up For Racial Justice” that “moves white people to act as part of a multi-racial majority for justice,” as The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/white-house-blasted-for-bizarre-freaky-christmas-video">reported</a> at the time.
Some commenters pointed out that if Kamala Harris had won in 2024, the White House Christmas decor would more closely resemble 2023, in all likelihood.

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