by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Thursday, Christmas Day 2025.
🇺🇦 Zelensky speaks for all of us this Christmas
“Today, we all share one dream. And we make one wish – for all of us.
‘May he perish,’ each of us may think to ourselves. But when we turn to God, of course, we ask for something greater.
We ask for peace for Ukraine.” pic.twitter.com/DINJz6b4TJ
— 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐊𝐎𝐌𝐒𝐀 | 🇪🇺🇫🇷🇵🇱🇺🇦 (@tweet4Anna_NAFO) December 24, 2025
- 7 reasons to feel actually hopeful about the clean energy transition (“2025 has felt brutal for climate policy in the US — but the bigger picture is surprisingly promising.”)
- Pope Leo, on Christmas Eve, says denying help to poor is rejecting God
- Why Russia Is Likely to Reject the New U.S.-Ukrainian Peace Plan (“The first draft essentially called for Ukraine’s surrender. This version includes the security guarantees Kyiv wants to prevent future Russian aggression.”)
- The shadow Russia casts over Europe has forced it to face the truth: the risk of war is once again real
- Zelensky Proposes Demilitarized Zone in Eastern Ukraine as Way to Peace
- China Blasts US for Report That ‘Sows Discord’ With India
- ‘Witch hunt’: Ex-EU commissioner Breton denounces U.S. visa ban targeting ‘censorship’
- They Seek to Curb Online Hate. The U.S. Accuses Them of Censorship. (Because MAGA/Trump love to spew out hate.)
- Israel’s approval of new West Bank settlements condemned by 12 European countries, Canada and Japan (The U.S. *should* be among those countries – but isn’t, because…Trump.)
- Six Months After War, Israel Warns It Could Strike Iran Again
- Trump’s Seizures of Oil Tankers Challenge Maritime Rules and Customs
- Venezuela’s Maduro using U.S. military threat to crack down on dissent
- Trump-backed candidate declared winner of Honduras’ presidential vote (UGH.)
- Trump is talking about Greenland again (“The fixation on Greenland once looked eccentric. Now, it seems like the distillation of his whole foreign policy.”)
- Republicans Who Backed Afghan Visas Are Mum as Trump Halts Them (Pathetic cowards.)
- ICE shooting in Glen Burnie leaves 2 people hospitalized, officials say
- Kristi Noem Is the Villain DHS Was Made For (“The Department of Homeland Security has been grotesque and incompetent from the start. In Noem, the department finally has a leader cruel and campy enough to match its stated mission.”)
- An ICE officer is accused of excessive force, then sent back to work despite an active probe
- How a Scholar Nudged the Supreme Court Toward Its Troop Deployment Ruling
- 10 charts that show where the economy is heading
- States see possible warning signs amid steady Obamacare sign-ups
- Is Trump mentally OK? A look back at the president’s unusual behavior in 2025 (“Trump has shown erratic and bizarre behavior throughout the year, leading to questions about his mental acuity”)
- Trump Fires Off Unhinged Merry Christmas Message to ‘Scum’ (“The president didn’t forget to send out a hate-filled holiday greeting on Christmas Eve.”)
- US labor unions gear up to fight against Trump’s ‘Billionaire First’ agenda
- US justice department says it may need ‘a few more weeks’ to process 1m more Epstein documents for release
- A Million More Epstein Documents Have Been Found, Justice Dept. Says (“Democratic lawmakers, who had criticized the Justice Department’s release of the material, accused the Trump administration of violating the law mandating the release of the files.” Why can’t the NY Times simply say that the Trump administration, objectively speaking, has violated the law on this? It’s glaringly obvious, yet they act like it’s a “he said/she said” thing.)
- So This Is Why Trump Didn’t Want to Release the Epstein Files
- Public release of Epstein records puts Maxwell under fresh scrutiny amid her claims of innocence
- DOJ Slammed For Childish Response To Question About ‘Fake’ Epstein Letter (“The DOJ’s social media account called one journalist a ‘dope’ after he asked why the department was releasing documents it claimed were ‘fake.'”)
- Trump’s Enforcer Is a Little-Known White House Aide With Enormous Influence (“James Blair has played a role in advancing the president’s legislative agenda and shaping midterms strategy”)
- Judge blocks Trump effort to strip security clearance from attorney who represented whistleblowers
- Donald Trump and Mike Lindell are targeting Tim Walz. Some Republicans are worried that could backfire.
- In Private Letters, Harvard and Trump Administration Escalate Duel
- CBS Boss Sends Lecturing Christmas Eve Memo Over ‘60 Minutes’ Chaos (“Bari Weiss told her staff at CBS they needed to ‘restore the integrity of the news.'” She’s an imbecile, among many other bad traits.)
- Tina Peters asks Colorado appeals court to recognize Trump’s pardon, release her from prison
- ‘Smallest audience ever’: Kennedy Center Honors tank on CBS after Trump takes over (It’s no longer an honor.)
- Kennedy Center Christmas Eve jazz concert canceled after Trump name added to building
- Sen. Tim Kaine on military actions in Venezuela: ‘It is completely unjustified’
- Spanberger could fire college board members, experts say
- Dominion files suit against Trump administration, says halting wind project is ‘arbitrary and illegal’ (“While work is stopped, Dominion said it will cost the utility $5 million per day.”)
- State regulators clear controversial Chesterfield peaker plant (“DEQ approval moves Dominion’s gas project forward as environmental justice groups challenge it at the SCC.” Stupid.)
- Dominion’s gas-fired Chesterfield plant gets air quality permit
- Albemarle releases new details after June cyberattack that accessed 185 gigabytes of data
- CWG Live: Christmas morning showers, afternoon clearing; ice risk late Friday (“A wintry mix is possible by Friday afternoon. Northern suburbs have highest chance at icy impacts.”)
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