Christmas Day Gas Prices Expected to Drop to Lowest Level in 5 Years

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President Donald Trump’s energy policies are delivering what is expected to be the lowest national average Christmas Day gas price for Americans since 2020, his last full year in office.

GasBuddy projects that on Christmas Day, the average gas price nationally will be $2.79 per gallon, down from $2.95 per gallon last year under former President Joe Biden, who deployed America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve during his administration when prices soared.

“Thanks to President Trump, gas prices have hit a five-year low and Christmas Day gas prices are projected to fall to the lowest level since 2020,” White House spokeswoman Taylor Rogers told Breitbart News. “Lowering energy prices for American families and businesses will continue to be a top priority for President Trump in the new year.”

Per GasBuddy, Americans are set to save “over half a billion dollars during the Christmas week compared to last year” on gas.

America saw gas prices rocket rapidly under Biden. On December 25, 2020, when Trump was president, prices nationwide averaged $2.26 on Christmas. On December 25, 2021–just 10 months into the Biden administration–the average cost of a gallon of gas rose by a whole dollar nationally, to $3.26 per gallon, according to GasBuddy. (Read more from “Christmas Day Gas Prices Expected to Drop to Lowest Level in 5 Years” HERE)

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U.S. Won’t Release Full, Unedited Boat Strike Video to Public, Hegseth Says

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U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Tuesday there are no plans to release the full unedited video of September 2 strikes on a suspected drug trafficking boat in the Caribbean that fueled concerns about the Trump administration’s plans for Venezuela.

Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio conducted briefings on Tuesday for every member of the Senate, responding to lawmakers’ demands for more information about a 3-1/2-month-long campaign of more than 20 strikes against boats in the Caribbean and Pacific that have killed more than 80 people.

On Monday, the U.S. military struck three vessels in the Pacific, killing eight people.

“In keeping with long-standing Department of War policy, Department of Defense policy, of course, we’re not going to release a top-secret full unedited video of that to the general public,” Hegseth told reporters at Capitol Hill.

The two cabinet secretaries held a similar briefing for the full House of Representatives.

Concerns about the strikes increased after it became public that the commander overseeing the operation ordered a second strike that killed two survivors on September 2. (Read more from “U.S. Won’t Release Full, Unedited Boat Strike Video to Public, Hegseth Says” HERE)

Bombshell Files Reveal FBI Doubted It Had Probable Cause to Raid Mar-a-Lago for Classified Documents

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The FBI did not believe agents had probable cause to execute a search warrant at President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in August 2022, according to internal records released Tuesday by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa).

The FBI’s Washington Field Office said it “does not believe (and has articulated to DOJ [counterintelligence]) that we have established probable cause for the search warrant for classified records at Mar-a-Lago,” according to one of the records authored by an unidentified assistant special agent.

“DOJ has opined that they do have probable cause,” the document continues, “requesting a wide scope including residence, office, storage space.”

The FBI official noted that agents had spent six weeks trying to establish probable cause that were “counterproductive.”

“We haven’t generated any new facts, but keep being given draft after draft after draft,” one official in the bureau’s Washington Field Office groused in a July 13, 2022, email. “Absent a witness coming forward with recent information about classified on site, at what point is it fair to table this?” (Read more from “Bombshell Files Reveal FBI Doubted It Had Probable Cause to Raid Mar-a-Lago for Classified Documents” HERE)

Accused Lefty Extremist Texted FBI Snitch About ‘Terrorist Diary’: ‘Lmaooooo I Have To Get Rid Of That’

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Leftists charged in a suspected bombing plot in California allegedly told an undercover FBI informant of their radical intentions several times before their Friday arrest, even mentioning a “terrorist diary,” court records show.

The paid informant and an undercover FBI agent were key to infiltrating the leftist group Turtle Island Liberation Front (TILF) and disrupting its alleged New Year’s Eve terrorist plot, the FBI said in a criminal complaint filed Saturday. Defendant Zachary Page said during a December in-person meeting — which included the unnamed informant and agent — that he was “100,000 percent” sure the FBI would certainly be tracking TILF’s activities ahead of the attack, according to the complaint.

“I kind of had this notebook where I wrote down multiple plans that never happened or got delayed,” Audrey Carroll, another of the four TILF defendants, allegedly said in a Dec. 10 text to the informant on Signal. “So it’s like / my terrorist diary / lmaooooo / I have to get rid of that.”

The same woman gave the undercover operative a handwritten document labeled “Operation Midnight Sun” that outlined the New Year’s Eve bombing plot, which involved detonating bombs at companies across Los Angeles when the clock struck midnight, the FBI alleged. The FBI’s surveillance climaxed with a Friday SWAT raid in the Mojave Desert, where the four defendants allegedly gathered at a campsite to test explosives, officials said Monday.

Court records do not yet list attorneys for the defendants, who made their first appearance in court Monday on charges of conspiracy and possessing an unregistered explosive device. (Read more from “Accused Lefty Extremist Texted FBI Snitch About ‘Terrorist Diary’: ‘Lmaooooo I Have To Get Rid Of That’” HERE)

Susie Wiles Makes Shocking Statements About Trump, Vance, White House Insiders

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White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles made shocking statements about President Donald Trump and his cabinet during an extensive interview with Vanity Fair.

The outlet published a two-piece profile on Wiles and the inside of the Trump White House on Tuesday. She was the primary subject, though other Trump administration officials’ comments were included in the article. Wiles put out a statement on X calling the article, which was based off of over 10 interviews with the chief of staff, “a disingenuously framed hit piece.”

The profile opens by listing some of the ways Wiles characterized the cabinet.

Wiles said Trump “has an alcoholic’s personality” and called Vance’s conversion from criticizing the president to being his biggest fan “sort of political,” according to Vanity Fair. Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought is “a right-wing absolute zealot,” according to the Wiles in the article. On Musk and some of his erratic social media posts, she said: “I think that’s when he’s microdosing.” Wiles said she doesn’t have first-hand knowledge, the outlet reported.

Throughout the two-part series, some of the hand-picked quotes were expanded on to give Wiles’ more complete thinking on the staff she works with. . .

“Some clinical psychologist that knows one million times more than I do will dispute what I’m going to say. But high-functioning alcoholics or alcoholics in general, their personalities are exaggerated when they drink. And so I’m a little bit of an expert in big personalities,” Wiles was quoted in Vanity Fair while talking about Trump. Her father, Pat Summerall, was an absentee father and an alcoholic. It was in this context that Wiles said the president has “an alcoholic’s personality,” adding that he “operates [with] a view that there’s nothing he can’t do. Nothing, zero, nothing,” according to the outlet. (Read more from “Susie Wiles Makes Shocking Statements About Trump, Vance, White House Insiders” HERE)

12 People, Including One Gunman, Shot Dead at Sydney’s Bondi Beach: Jewish Community Targeted in ‘Terror Attack’; Holocaust Survivor Murdered By Jihadists While Shielding Wife During Beach Mass Shooting

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By Breitbart. Twelve people, including one terrorist, were killed in what has been designated a terror attack at Sydney’s Bondi Beach on Sunday evening. An additional 29 people were injured and a second terror gunman was arrested after the local Jewish community was directly targeted, according to Australian media.

A Chanukah by the Sea event with upwards of 1,000 attendees was scheduled to take place near a children’s playground from 5pm and had begun when the attack began at the iconic beach.

NSW State Premier Chris Minns confirmed of the 12 individuals killed in the attack, one “offender” has also been killed and another is in custody, the BBC reports.

He says the attack was “designed to target Sydney’s Jewish community.”

What should have been a “night of peace and joy” was “shattered” by a “horrifying, evil attack”, he adds.

There were well over 1,000 people in attendance tonight, NSW Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon says, celebrating the Jewish holiday of Chanukah. (Read more from “12 People, Including One Gunman, Shot Dead at Sydney’s Bondi Beach: Jewish Community Targeted in ‘Terror Attack’” HERE)

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Holocaust Survivor Murdered By Jihadists While Shielding Wife During Beach Mass Shooting

By Daily Caller. A Holocaust survivor who escaped Nazi persecution was shot dead while trying to protect his wife during a mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration on Bondi Beach, leaving 12 people dead.

Alex Kleytman fell to the ground after gunfire erupted at the Chanukah by the Sea event Sunday night in Sydney, The Australian reported. His wife Larisa watched helplessly as her husband of 57 years collapsed behind her.

“He pushed his body up because he wanted to stay near me,” Larisa told The Australian at the scene. “His body is still there, and I am sitting there and don’t know what I have to do.”

The retired civil engineer survived horrific conditions in Siberia during World War II alongside his mother and younger brother before immigrating to Australia from Ukraine. He and Larisa shared their Holocaust experiences with Australian Jewish charity Jewish Care in 2023.

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Trump Calls Epstein Photos ‘No Big Deal’ After Democrats Release Images

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House Democrats on Friday released a small batch of photographs from the estate of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, including images showing President Donald Trump, former President Bill Clinton and Britain’s former Prince Andrew in social settings linked to the late financier.

The 19 photographs were selected from a much larger collection of more than 95,000 images that Democratic lawmakers on the House Oversight Committee say they obtained from Epstein’s estate. Epstein died in a New York jail cell in 2019 while awaiting trial on federal sex-trafficking charges. The images released by lawmakers are separate from investigative case files that the Department of Justice is now required to make public under a recently passed law.

Several of the photographs had circulated publicly in prior years. Still, Democrats said they plan to release additional images in the coming days and weeks as part of an effort to increase pressure on the Trump administration over what they describe as delays in releasing Epstein-related records.

“It is time to end this White House cover-up and bring justice to the survivors of Jeffrey Epstein and his powerful friends,” said Rep. Robert Garcia, the top Democrat on the Oversight Committee, in a statement.

The broader photo collection reportedly includes images of a wide range of public figures, including Bill Clinton, Microsoft founder Bill Gates, filmmaker Woody Allen and former Trump adviser Steve Bannon, among others. Democrats urged the Justice Department to release its investigative files related to Epstein ahead of a Dec. 19 deadline established under the new law.

Trump, who acknowledged a past social relationship with Epstein before the two men reportedly fell out in the early 2000s, has denied any involvement in Epstein’s crimes. Speaking at the White House on Friday, Trump dismissed the newly released images.

“I haven’t seen it, but everybody knew this man,” Trump said. “He was all over Palm Beach. He has photos with everybody… that’s no big deal. I know nothing about it.”

White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson criticized the photo release, accusing Democrats of selectively disclosing images with redactions to suggest wrongdoing. She said the administration supports transparency and argued that Trump has not been accused of any crimes connected to Epstein.

The release of the photos came as House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., renewed pressure on Bill and Hillary Clinton to comply with subpoenas for depositions related to the committee’s Epstein investigation. Comer said the former president and former secretary of state have delayed scheduling testimony and warned that the committee could pursue contempt proceedings if they fail to respond by a Dec. 17 deadline.

A spokesperson for Bill Clinton has previously denied any wrongdoing, stating that Clinton severed ties with Epstein well before his arrest and had no knowledge of Epstein’s criminal conduct.

Among the images released Friday was a photograph showing Epstein alongside Clinton and Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein’s longtime associate, who is currently serving a 20-year federal prison sentence for her role in the sex-trafficking scheme.

13-Year-Old Arrested at School With 1,500 Suspected Fentanyl Pills

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On December 11, a seventh-grader at Horizon Middle School in Moorhead, Minnesota, was detained after another student reported a large bag of fentanyl pills around noon, according to local police.

School Resource Officer Jessica Horn detained the student and seized the pills.

Approximately 1,500 pills were allegedly in the student’s possession. The juvenile, age 13, was arrested for 1st Degree Possession of a Controlled Substance and transported to the West Central Juvenile Detention Center. His parents were notified.

Field tests confirmed the counterfeit M30 pills likely contained fentanyl, with lab results pending; the boy faces first-degree possession charges and was taken to juvenile detention.

Police Chief Helmick said “We commend the students who came forward — your actions helped protect others. This remains an active investigation, and we will continue working closely with Moorhead Area Public Schools to strengthen safety protocols and ensure a secure learning environment for all students and staff.” (Read more from “13-Year-Old Arrested at School With 1,500 Suspected Fentanyl Pills” HERE)

Islamic Extremists Prepare To Slaughter Hundreds On Christmas, Local Intel Warns

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Islamic extremists in Nigeria are reportedly plotting an attack for Christmas — which could result in hundreds of deaths and the displacement of many more if left unchecked, the head of a Nigerian news site told the Daily Caller.

U.S.-based filmmaker, evangelist and founder of Truth Nigeria, Judd Saul, told the Caller that extremists are mobilizing units in preparation for a mass assault on Christian regions of Nigeria.

Fulani militants appear to be rallying forces and supplies to strike Riom, Bokkos and Barkin Lotti of Plateau state, the Agatu region of Benue state and the Kafanchan region of Kaduna state in Nigeria, according to Saul.

Saul warned that if immediate action is not taken by the Nigerian state — and likely with pressure from the U.S. — they may see up to 1,000 people dead and potentially 20,000 to 40,000 more displaced.

At least 3,100 Christians have been killed in Nigeria in 2025, according to Open Doors data. President Donald Trump, his State Department and Republican members of Congress have repeatedly called on the government to protect Christians in the region. (Read more from “Islamic Extremists Prepare To Slaughter Hundreds On Christmas, Local Intel Warns” HERE)

Unredacted Trump Photos From Epstein Files Dump Reveal Glamorous Group of Adult Models: ‘He Was Very Gentlemanly’

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By New York Post. Unredacted photos of President Trump from the late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein’s estate — which oddly blurred the faces of women he posed with — reveal he was standing with “adult women models,” according to exclusive images obtained by The Post.

Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released a trove of images from Epstein’s estate Friday, including two shots of the president with women whose faces were blacked out — fueling speculation they could be the disgraced financier’s victims.

But a pair of pictures obtained exclusively by The Post show Trump standing next to beautiful grown women.

One woman pictured in a black-and-white image with the future president and five other glamorous ladies in Hawaiian leis said he was a “gentleman” who went out of his way to make sure the group enjoyed their evening at Mar-a-Lago.

“I don’t remember much of that,” she told the Telegraph. (Read more from “Unredacted Trump Photos From Epstein Files Dump Reveal Glamorous Group of Adult Models: ‘He Was Very Gentlemanly’” HERE)

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Donald Trump Condoms and Adult Toys: New Jeffrey Epstein Images Released

By Joel Lefevre. More shocking images are emerging about some of the things Jeffrey Epstein kept track of on his island. The late child sex offender, it seems, didn’t just have records of the guests who visited his place in the Caribbean.

Among the physical records he kept were sex toys, according to news reports, including a novelty condom with a likeness to Donald Trump. Behind the table, there’s a sign reading Trump Condom $4.50. In addition, there were pics of former US President Bill Clinton with Jeffrey’s girlfriend and conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell.

The details of what transpired on Jeffrey’s island are disturbing enough to hear. All of these new photos add yet another element of shock. The Democrats on the House Oversight Committee published the findings on their X account on Friday, attaching a Dropbox folder for all to see.

Donald and Bill aren’t the only celebrities seen in the photos. Among the others are Bill Gates, Richard Branson, Steve Bannon, Woody Allen, and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.

In their big reveal, none of the released photos were dated. Names of potential victims and identifying details were redacted. The latest collection supposedly contains over 95,000 images, with 19 revealed on Friday. Representative Robert Garcia says that these disturbing photos raise more questions about Jeffrey and his relationship with some powerful people. In early December, the Oversight Committee released photos of Jeffrey’s island. (Read more from “Donald Trump Condoms and Adult Toys: New Jeffrey Epstein Images Released” HERE)