December 19 Trump takes axe to federal red tape, cuts 600+ rules in one year, touts billions in savings President Trump's deregulation efforts have cut more than 600 federal rules in 2025, surpassing his 10-to-1 executive order target, according to the Office of Management and Budget.
December 19 Judge tosses Trump-linked lawsuit targeting Chief Justice Roberts, dealing setback to Trump allies The lawsuit, filed earlier this year, comes a top Trump officials have railed against "activist judges" they say have unduly restricted executive powers.
December 18 Trump quietly signs sweeping $901B defense bill after bipartisan Senate passage Trump approves massive defense bill with $800 million for Ukraine and restrictions on reducing U.S. forces in Europe and South Korea below specified levels.
December 18 Commerce secretary predicts 'extraordinary year' ahead as inflation drops to 2.7% in November Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says the drop in inflation to 2.7% shows White House policies are working, even as consumer confidence remains low.
December 18 Trump grants many federal workers unprecedented 5-day holiday break with two extra days off around Christmas Federal workers get rare two-day Christmas bonus as Trump signs order for Dec. 24 and 26 holidays, marking departure from typical single-day grants.
December 18 Joy Behar demands invoking 25th Amendment against Trump over mocking plaques under Biden, Obama portraits Joy Behar called for the 25th Amendment to be used against President Donald Trump on "The View" over his new White House plaques targeting former presidents Joe Biden and Barack Obama.
December 18 Harvard economist says Trump inflation report leaves ‘no other way to spin it’ but good news Harvard economist calls the latest inflation report "positive news" as the rate falls to 2.7%, surprising analysts who expected it to stay above 3%.
December 18 President Trump signs executive order reclassifying marijuana President Donald Trump announces that marijuana will be reclassified from a Schedule I drug to Schedule III, shifting it away from drugs like heroin and ecstasy in its previous category.
December 18 Board votes Kennedy Center to be renamed 'Trump-Kennedy Center' White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announces Kennedy Center board unanimously voted to rename institution the "Trump-Kennedy Center" in recognition of president's efforts.
December 18 Second lady Usha Vance secures provision to limit cellphone use in DoDEA classrooms EXCLUSIVE: Second lady Usha Vance worked to ensure a provision limiting the use of cellphones in Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) classrooms was included in the National Defense Authorization Act, Fox News Digital has learned.
