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First off, Merry Christmas. This goes live on Christmas Eve, so I don’t have any delusions that a lot of people are going to be reading this. I hope they do, but I hope more that everyone has better things to do – be with family, wrap gifts, inadvertently get sucked in to the “24 Hours of ‘A Christmas Story’” marathon – than read a political column on December 24th. That being said, it doesn’t excuse me from my obligation to write one because an obligation is an obligation and a deadline is still a deadline, even on holidays. Which...

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Merry Christmas! By Tom Fitton We might be tempted by current events to feel less than merry this Christmas. Our work on your behalf at Judicial Watch this year has certainly taken us down dark alleys where those in power would hide their misdeeds, a less than cheerful business. So let me share a bit of history about the expression “Merry Christmas” to lighten our hearts for the holidays. We can trace the expression “Merry Christmas” to England in 1534 when John Fisher writes it in a letter to Thomas Cromwell: And this our Lord God send you a merry...

...You have probably seen my picture a thousand times. Yes, that picture. .. ... I had not been targeted. I had simply been in the wrong place at the wrong time... .... Yet as I look back over a spiritual journey that has spanned more than three decades, I realize the same bombs that caused so much pain and suffering also brought me to a place of great healing. Those bombs led me to Jesus Christ... Christmas is not about the gifts we carefully wrap and place under a tree. Rather, it is about the gift of Jesus Christ, who...

A new national poll shows a majority of Americans prefer the term “Merry Christmas” to “happy holidays.” The polling data clearly indicates Americans prefer to acknowledge the birth of a baby named Jesus Christ as opposed to simply using a generic term for a number of different holidays that may come up during Christmas time. By more than 20 percentage points (59 to 36 percent) a majority of Americans prefer the greeting “Merry Christmas” to “Happy Holidays,” according to a new Knights of Columbus-Marist poll. The nearly 6 in 10 (59 percent) who prefer Merry Christmas is slightly higher than...

CHICAGO - A jump in consumer spending in the final stretch of December should build on a strong start to the U.S. holiday season and help the embattled retail industry beat sales forecasts, industry research groups said. The spending boost in December comes ahead of Super Saturday - the last Saturday before Christmas, which often sets the annual record for retail sales and is one of the busiest shopping days of the year along with Black Friday. First Data Corp, which collected data from point-of-sale systems of 1.3 million physical and online retailers, said strong demand for categories like electronics,...

ROSEVILLE (CBS13) — A Salvation Army bell ringer was attacked in front of Walmart for simply spreading holiday cheer. We’ve all heard it; the jingle that means it’s nearly Christmas and ringing in sounds of hope for donations. But not everyone is in the giving spirit. “I greet everybody, 'Merry Christmas,'” said Rev. Jamie Wolfe, Sr. Sadly, those two simple words got this bell ringer knocked out. “He haymakered me, hit me, got me down on the ground and we started wrestling, at that point I’m fighting for my life,” Wolfe Sr. said. The man wasn’t after the kettle money,...

A Christmas Message from me by an American President many of you never knew, remembered or didn’t even like, if you did, and why he was so beloved and cherished by millions around the world, even today. God Bless.

SIERRA VISTA — Cemeteries are usually places of reflection, but on rare occasions even that solemnity can be added upon. That was case Saturday morning as hundreds gathered at Southern Arizona Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery for the annual Wreaths Across America Day. In coordinated ceremonies happening simultaneously in more than a 1,200 cemeteries across the nation, fallen or missing veterans were honored for their service and sacrifice. In Sierra Vista, that ceremony took the form of the 107th Civil Air Patrol Squadron placing wreaths on the memorials to each branch of the armed services while delivering a message on what the...

Deep in the heart of Trump country, the Salvation Army’s ubiquitous red kettle is turning into a cauldron of controversy for Sen. George Logan. An Ansonia Republican, Logan’s volunteer work as a bell-ringer outside a Walmart in Naugatuck for the Salvation Army, which is a Christian charity, has drawn opposition from a secularist group. The Freedom From Religion Foundation called on Logan to keep up the separation between church and state. The group wrote to him Tuesday to voice its objections to him ringing the bell outside the big box store twice this week, including an appearance scheduled for Saturday...

No American should be separated from their loved ones because of preventable crime committed by those illegally in our country. Every Senator and Congressman will have to make a choice: do they want to protect American citizens or do they want to protect criminal aliens? (Video at link) https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/939680422493073408  

This year marks the 95th annual National Christmas Tree Lighting. The tradition began in 1923 with President Calvin Coolidge and takes place in President's Park, just south of the White House. It was quite a sight even before it was fully lit: The President’s message was simple: “Today is a day that I've been looking very much forward to all year long,” the president said. “It’s one that we've heard and we speak about and we dream about and now, as the president of the United States, it’s my tremendous honor to now wish America and the world a very...

President Trump is fulfilling his promise to bring back “Merry Christmas” to the White House by including the phrase in his 2017 White House Christmas card. The Trump family is taking a different approach with their holiday greeting than the Obama family, who opted to use the more generic phrase “Happy Holidays” in their greetings, according to the Daily Mail. The White House unveiled the card, which is signed by President Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, and their 11-year-old son Barron Trump, on Monday in the White House “Bookseller’s” area after revealing the Christmas decorations to the public. A gold...

On Monday, the Trump family debuted their holiday card, which wishes Americans a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, instead of the generic, more politically correct, 'Happy Holidays.' That's different from last year's card sent out by President Obama, which included a family photo and wished Americans a 'joyous holiday season.' The Trump card is signed by President Trump, first lady Melania Trump and even 11-year-old Barron and was displayed in the White House's 'Bookseller's' area, as the Christmas decorations were unveiled today. The Merry Christmas card keeps Trump's pledge to 'say Merry Christmas again' when he campaigned. He...

On Monday, the Trump family debuted their holiday card, which wishes Americans a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, instead of the generic, more politically correct, 'Happy Holidays.' That's different from last year's card sent out by President Obama, which included a family photo and wished Americans a 'joyous holiday season.' The Trump card is signed by President Trump, first lady Melania Trump and even 11-year-old Barron and was displayed in the White House's 'Bookseller's' area, as the Christmas decorations were unveiled today.

First Lady Melania Trump will accept the official White House Christmas tree Monday evening. The event is scheduled to begin at 4:30 p.m. ET. Normally, the first lady receives the White House Christmas tree on the Friday following Thanksgiving. This year, however, and due to the family's rigorous schedule, the holiday season will hit the White House a bit early. What does that mean, exactly? Well, according to the Palm Beach Post, the Trumps will be extending their Thanksgiving respite at Mar-a-Lago until November 26, which would be well after the normal tree delivery day. As a result, the tree...

The Trump administration is kicking off its Christmas celebrations Monday, unveiling stunning decorations, including a Nativity scene inside the White House.  As The Gateway Pundit’s Jim Hoft reported,  First Lady Melania released video of the beautiful White House decorations.The video includes footage of the White House Nativity scene.NBC News tweeted heartwarming footage of Melania Trump welcoming students from Joint Base Andrews at a White House Christmas event. The children were stunned as the angelic First Lady entered the room.“Are you the first lady?!” a boy asked as he hugged Melania Trump. “She seriously looks like an angel,” added another child.Here’s additional...

First lady Melania Trump hosted children to the White House Monday as she walked through a fully-decorated executive mansion, unveiling her vision of a Trump Christmas – simple, yet elegant, with elements of Americana and nature. 'She's beautiful, like an angel!' one young boy remarked, as the first lady – whose cream-colored belted dress with bell sleeves could have been worn by a tree topper – walked into the East Room to help a group of kids make garland. 'Are you the first lady?' another youngster asked. Melania Trump entered the holiday festivities by taking the grand staircase, into the...

Schoolchildren at the White House were reportedly in awe of First Lady Melania Trump as she greeted them during a ceremony for the unveiling of Christmas decorations that she helped design. "She looks like an angel," one child reportedly said as Melania was embraced by a handful of schoolchildren when she emerged in the White House wearing a caped Christian Dior dress and a thin, gold belt to accent her small waist. "She seriously looks like an angel," one of the children said as they greeted Melania.

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