Combat veteran Matt Van Epps (right) defeated Democrat Aftyn Behn. AdvertisementAs of 10 p.m. Tuesday, Van Epps was leading Behn by just nine percentage points, a 13-point shift from Trump’s performance in 2022. Trump endorsed and held rallies for Van Epps, a young combat veteran who Republicans and Democrats alike saw as a competent and scandal-free candidate. Trump and Johnson campaigned for Van Epps, though Trump declined to hold a public rally in the district. Statements from party leaders after Van Epps’ victory congratulated the candidate but notably avoided declarations about what his victory could mean for the midterms.

This Holiday Tells A StoryThis year, the holidays don’t feel celebratory for many Americans who’ve been negatively affected by the Trump administration’s decisions. We’re here to make sure those people do not go unheard. Help us hold the administration accountable. Already a member? Log in to hide these messages.

Rock G. Positano, DPM, MSc, MPH, DS, Founder and Director of the Non-surgical Foot and Ankle Service and the Heel Pain Center at HSS shared his insight with Huff Post on gout — characterized by an elevation in uric acid, known as hyperuricemia. It is a metabolic problem resulting in either overproduction of uric acid or reduced removal of uric acid from the blood. This condition often flares during the holiday season as meals and celebrations typically increase. Read the full article at huffpost.com.

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Hegseth, who early on said he watched the Sept. 2 attack off the Trinidad coast live as it was happening, on Tuesday clarified that he saw only the initial attack, not the follow-up. Advertisement“As you can imagine, at the Department of War, we got a lot of things to do. Hegseth then said Adm. Frank Bradley, on his own, decided to launch the second strike that killed the survivors. AdvertisementPresident Donald Trump speaks as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth looks on during a Cabinet meeting on Dec. 2, 2025. At Monday’s White House briefing, press secretary Karoline Leavitt denied that there had been any change in protocols for dealing with survivors following the Sept. 2 strike.

I don’t want them in our country,” Trump told reporters near the end of a lengthy Cabinet meeting. Her friends are garbage.”On Tuesday, Omar punched back at Trump on social media, saying: “His obsession with me is creepy. I hope he gets the help he desperately needs.”Trump added about Somali immigrants: “These aren’t people that work. Let’s make this place great.’ These are people that do nothing but complain.”AdvertisementMinneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey called Trump’s message “wrong” and said Somali immigrants have helped improve his community. And the way that Donald Trump is consistent in doing it, I think calls into question major constitutional violations.

LOADING ERROR LOADINGThe Trump administration could expand its travel ban to include as many as 30 countries, according to multiple reports. Nationals of countries under a full travel ban are barred from entry into the U.S. with few exceptions, while those under a partial ban also face significant restrictions. In June, NPR reported that the administration was considering adding dozens of other countries to its travel ban list due to alleged vetting problems. He entered the country during the Biden administration as part of a resettlement program for Afghans who aided the U.S. and was granted asylum during the Trump administration earlier this year. During his first term, Trump initially barred people from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the U.S. and was forced to revise the policy after the original ban was struck down by the courts.

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’Tis the season to spread kindness – and, though that can include your friends, family, and neighbours, according to The Wildlife Trusts, “winter is a great chance to make a difference to the creatures on your doorstep,” too. There are “many simple ways we can show [nature] kindness over these chilly months”, he added. Dead wood and log piles are havens for life,” the WWF’s Dr Dempsey stated. After all, Dr Dempsey explained, small birds like tits and wrens can lose 5% or more of their body weight on a single cold night. Additionally, Dr Dempsey said: “[Indoor] container gardening can make a big difference for nature.

LOADING ERROR LOADING“Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” alum BD Wong has apologized for using a “despicable, racist trope” in a since-deleted Instagram comment this week. BD Wong, here on the "Today" show in April 2023, apologized for making a "very bad joke" that invoked racist tropes in a pair of Threads posts on Monday. NBC via Getty ImagesWong admitted that deleting the comment only served to help him avoid accountability as he called his remark “super wrong” in a lengthy pair of Threads posts hours later. This succeeded only in that it was Super Wrong,” he went on. & thanks if you advocate for an internet that’s safe for everybody.”AdvertisementHe continued the apology in a second post, adding, “I want to elaborate on a racist comment I posted, to clarify that I recognize & accept the responsibility for how terrible it is.

Advertisement“I hate it,” Tillis told reporters on Tuesday about the Hernandez pardon. Following Trump’s pardon, he walked out of prison on Monday. Over the weekend, he commuted the seven-year sentence of David Gentile, a private equity leader who helped defraud thousands of people out of $1.6 billion, almost as soon as his prison sentence began. He commuted the prison sentence of former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.), releasing him from federal prison. And he granted a pardon to a Chinese crypto billionaire felon after his company enriched a Trump family business.

LOADING ERROR LOADINGWASHINGTON ― Democratic states that don’t hand over personal data on food aid recipients will lose administrative funding, the Trump administration said Tuesday. AdvertisementA federal court granted Democratic states’ request for an injunction blocking the demand in October, but USDA head Brooke Rollins said Tuesday noncompliant states would face consequences anyway. A spokesperson for the USDA said Rollins meant the USDA would withhold administrative funds, not money for food benefits themselves. Advertisement“USDA established a SNAP integrity team to analyze not only data provided by states, but to scrub all available information to end indiscriminate welfare fraud,” the spokesperson said, adding that 19 blue states are protecting “illegals” and “criminals” instead of providing the data. AdvertisementThe federal government covers the full cost of SNAP benefits but only half of the administrative cost of running the program, which it splits with states.

The second strike killed two survivors clinging to the burning wreckage of the boat, which Democrats and military experts have called a possible war crime. Hegseth said on Tuesday that he watched the boat strike on a live video feed but didn’t stay for the entire event. Hegseth and the White House have offered shifting answers about the details involving the strikes. The White House also confirmed the second military strike on the vessel on Monday. and Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) – is leading a probe into the boat strikes.

To get a better read on how this exchange played out, HuffPost spoke with experts in body language, verbal and nonverbal communication about what really stood out to them. Trump appears to have some “playfulness” but also clear “irritation.”“I see moments of playfulness, but it’s a playfulness rooted in mockery,” Beth Dawson, a communication, body language and behavior analyst, told HuffPost. And, as body language expert and behavior analyst Traci Brown noted, Trump’s choice of words would naturally invite more questions. “These tiny slips are important: they show that, despite the joking tone, Trump finds the underlying suggestion — that there might be something to worry about — irritating.”AdvertisementAnother tell appears when he mentions that he’d been impeached. Rather than treat the MRI question as serious or legitimate, he frames it as something slightly ridiculous, something he can play with,” Dawson said.