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President Donald Trump speaks on the phone sharing updates to track Santa’s movements from the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) Santa Tracker on Christmas Eve, Monday, Dec. 24, 2018. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) The child who President Trump queried about their belief in Santa Claus has been identified as a 7-year-old South Carolina girl who, yes, still believes in jolly old St. Nick. According to the Post and Courier newspaper,…

Video Second migrant child dies in US custody, CBP reports 8-year-old child from Guatemala was reportedly suffering from a cold and fever. An 8-year-old boy from Guatemala died Tuesday while in U.S. custody, immigration officials announced, becoming the second child to die in such circumstances this month. In a statement, Customs and Border Protection said the boy died shortly after midnight at the Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center in Alamogordo, N.M. The…

Trump chimed in Monday from the White House, where he has been cooped up in the mansion since Saturday, when the shutdown began. Trump, who typically spends Christmas at his Florida estate, tweeted at one point Monday about feeling lonely.

Defense Secretary James MattisJames Norman MattisTrump has weighed dismissing Mnuchin: Bloomberg Trump’s Fed feud roils markets, alarms Republicans GOP senator on Syria pullout: ‘Bad people’ will fill the void MORE wished U.S. troops a merry Christmas and worked Christmas Day after President TrumpDonald John TrumpPresident Trump, first lady attend Christmas service at National Cathedral Trump open to visiting Turkey in 2019 but no ‘definite’ plans, White House says Trump has…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump set off a Christmas social media storm when he asked whether a 7-year-old was too old to believe in Santa Claus, capping a week of plunging stocks, a government shutdown and the U.S. defense chief’s unceremonious departure. Twitter lit up like a Christmas tree after Trump made his remark during a holiday event with first lady Melania Trump, taking calls from children calling the…

Video Homeless man, couple conspired to deceive GoFundMe funds GoFundMe refunded more than $400,000 to 14,000 donors who believed they were helping a homeless veteran from Philadelphia — but later discovered it was an alleged scam concocted by a New Jersey couple. GoFundMe spokesman Bobby Whithorne said Tuesday refunds were issued to those who donated to the fund to help Johnny Bobbitt that was created by Katelyn McClure and her…

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WASHINGTON — The lights were not twinkling. The toy trains were not whirring. Even the nearby bathrooms were locked. The national Christmas tree, symbol of a country’s seasonal cheer, instead stood as an icon of a government in paralysis, as the partial shutdown stretched into the holiday with an array of federal services frozen, some 800,000 public servants either idled or about to be and the disruption to the broader…

Lawmakers, media figures and social media users took to Twitter after President TrumpDonald John TrumpPresident Trump, first lady attend Christmas service at National Cathedral Trump open to visiting Turkey in 2019 but no ‘definite’ plans, White House says Trump has weighed dismissing Mnuchin: Bloomberg MORE asked a seven-year-old if he believes in Santa Claus. Trump and first lady Melania TrumpMelania TrumpPresident Trump, first lady attend Christmas service at National Cathedral Trump asks child if…

“Since Washington crossed the Delaware at Christmas in 1776, American troops have missed holidays at home to defend our experiment in democracy,” he says. “To all you lads and lasses holding the line in 2018 on land, at sea or in the air, thanks for keeping the faith. Merry Christmas and may God hold you safe.”

Alison Adams, a kindergarten teacher visiting Boston from Superior, Colo., said she is upset that the shutdown may affect the paycheck of her 18-year-old son, who is in the Coast Guard and is stationed in Massachusetts on his first assignment. The Coast Guard said on its official blog that if the shutdown persisted beyond Dec. 28 paychecks could be delayed. The military branch’s funding is under the Department of Homeland…

The empty U.S. Capitol Rotunda is seen during a partial government shutdown in Washington, Monday, Dec. 24, 2018. Both sides in the long-running fight over funding President Donald Trump’s U.S.-Mexico border wall appear to have moved toward each other, but a shutdown of one-fourth of the federal government entered Christmas without a clear resolution in sight. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) WASHINGTON – Both sides in the fight over President Donald…

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Lots of folks aren’t seeing the light in Washington this week. The National Christmas Tree may stay dark during the partial government shutdown, according to reports on Sunday.  “During the federal government shutdown, the White House Visitor Center and National Christmas Tree site will be closed,” the National Park Service wrote on its website. “Restroom facilities will be closed.” The tree, a massive Colorado blue spruce, was damaged Friday when…

“The timing of it wasn’t right; the House has to have its say,” Mr. Roberts said. “Now we’re in a situation where both sides say, ‘Well, it’s the other side’s fault.’ We just have to get through that.” The desultory impasse has prompted some lawmakers to lament the magnification of what one former legislator described as “the natural tension between Article I and Article II of the Constitution” — Article…

The government may have partially shut down, but the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) is still tracking Santa Claus’ journey across the globe. NORAD will be fielding calls throughout the night and day from children, trying to pinpoint exactly where Santa is and when he will make his long awaited arrival. NORAD has been following Santa for decades with the help of nearly 1,500 military personnel and volunteers. In…

President Donald Trump took to Twitter on Christmas Eve to air his grievances with some of the senior officials who have recently resigned from his administration, friend-turned-foe Sen. Bob Corker and the Federal Reserve, on a bad day for the U.S. stock market. Michael Reynolds/EPA via Shutterstock Senator Bob Corker speaks to members of the media following a closed briefing for US senators on Saudi Arabia in Washington, DC, Nov….

Video Mystery firm reportedly takes subpoena fight potentially tied to Mueller investigation to Supreme Court Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts has weighed in on a clash over a mysterious grand jury subpoena, which is rumored to be connected to Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s probe. The dispute involves an unknown company owned by a foreign nation, which has fought the subpoena and appealed a related contempt citation. In a brief order…

Senate Democratic Leader Charles SchumerCharles (Chuck) Ellis SchumerWhite House, lawmakers signal shutdown will drag on Shutdown is bad for Republicans, an opportunity for Democrats House adjourns without clear path to avert shutdown MORE (N.Y.) and House Democratic Leader Nancy PelosiNancy Patricia D’Alesandro PelosiWhite House, lawmakers signal shutdown will drag on Shutdown is bad for Republicans, an opportunity for Democrats Mulvaney: ‘Very possible’ shutdown will go into the new Congress MORE…

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