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Thomas Massie, who co-authored Epstein files act, says president attacked him for keeping commitment to \u2018help victims\u2019. Key US politics stories from 27 December at a glance
The Kentucky<\/a> Republican congressman Thomas Massie \u2013 who was singled out by Donald Trump<\/a> on Christmas as a \u201clowlife\u201d after co-authoring a law requiring the federal government to release all of its Jeffrey Epstein<\/a> files \u2013 says the president attacked him for keeping a commitment to \u201chelp victims\u201d.
The congressman then successfully sought donations for his run in the 2026 midterm elections against an opponent that Trump has endorsed.
Massie, who has served in the US House since 2012, has become a thorn in Trump\u2019s side, co-authoring the Epstein Files Transparency Act that sailed through Congress in November.
Trump has endorsed a retired US navy seal, Ed Gallrein, to run against Massie in the Republican primary.
On Christmas, Trump posted a rant on his Truth Social platform that dismissed Congress\u2019s interest in Epstein as a \u201cscam\u201d while referring to Massie \u2013 the only lawmaker named in the post \u2013 as \u201cone lowlife \u2018Republican\u2019\u201d.
That prompted Massie to reply on X: \u201cImagine celebrating a blessed Christmas with your family \u2026 suddenly phones alert everyone to the most powerful man in the world attacking you \u2026 for fulfilling his campaign promise to help victims!\u201d
Massie\u2019s account cited the \u201cone lowlife \u2018Republican\u2019\u201d phrase in the post\u2019s text, highlighted it in screenshots of Trump\u2019s tirade \u2013 and asked X users to \u201cplease support me\u201d while providing a link to his campaign donations site. More than 40 people had donated nearly $3,000 within the first two hours, Massie\u2019s account said in separate follow-up posts.
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
The omens for November 2026 are grim. Democrats<\/a> appear galvanised and determined to curb Donald Trump<\/a>\u2019s power. Some Republicans<\/a> are already deserting what they may fear is a sinking ship. Several Republican senators have announced they will not run for re-election next year.
The polls suggest that groups who moved towards Trump in 2024 \u2013 including young voters and Latino voters \u2013 are now deserting him and returning to the Democratic fold, animated by jobs, inflation and healthcare.
With the Epstein files also casting a long shadow, Trump appears increasingly out of touch. Last month a poll by Gallup showed Trump\u2019s job approval rating down to 36%, the lowest of his second term, while disapproval had risen to 60%.
\u201cWhat we\u2019re seeing is voters expressing a sense of frustration, trying to send a signal, at least to the Republican party if not to the president: we\u2019re not happy with the direction you\u2019re taking us,\u201d Wendy Schiller, a political scientist at Brown University, says.
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
The president of the Kennedy Center has demanded $1m in damages and fiercely criticized a musician\u2019s sudden decision to cancel a Christmas Eve performance at the venue days after the White House announced that Donald Trump<\/a>\u2019s name would be added to the facility.
\u201cYour decision to withdraw at the last moment \u2013 explicitly in response to the Center\u2019s recent renaming, which honors President Trump\u2019s extraordinary efforts to save this national treasure \u2013 is classic intolerance and very costly to a non-profit Arts institution,\u201d the venue\u2019s president, Richard Grenell, wrote in a letter to musician Chuck Redd that was shared with the Associated Press.
In the letter, Grenell said he would seek $1m in damages \u201cfor this political stunt\u201d.
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
Donald Trump<\/a> has floated the idea of ending the filibuster \u2013 a procedural technique in Congress<\/a> that allows a minority of senators to block legislation from passing \u2013 which would make pushing through his political agenda in 2026 much easier.
In an interview with Politico, the president urged Republicans<\/a> in the Senate<\/a> to scrap the filibuster, saying it had become an obstacle to effective governing and removing it would prevent another government shutdown and pave the way for his party to push through its legislative priorities.
\u201cThe filibuster is hurting the Republican party,\u201d Trump told Politico. He called on Republican lawmakers to eliminate it \u201cwithout question\u201d.
If Congress were to get rid of the filibuster, Trump added, \u201cyou can do everything. You can do great health care if you get rid of the filibuster. We can do everything we want.\u201d
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
When Las Vegas<\/a> rolled out a new fleet of 10 Tesla Cybertruck tactical police vehicles in November, it became the first city in the US to grant its officers access to a battalion of the futuristic trucks. A police department post on Instagram said the fleet \u201cwas entirely donated by an anonymous supporter\u201d and rumors swirled about who the donor could be. Read the full story: How Las Vegas police ended up with a fleet of free Tesla Cybertrucks<\/a><\/strong>
A California<\/a> family are celebrating their first holiday following the delivery of their latest child \u2013 a baby who had been growing outside of the mother\u2019s womb. Suze Lopez, a 41-year-old emergency room nurse from Bakersfield, delivered baby Ryu via surgery in August. Doctors at Ceder-Sinai hospital in Los Angeles called the dangerous pregnancy extremely rare \u2013 occurring in just one in 30,000 pregnancies \u2013 and have plans to document the case in medical journals. Read the full story: California woman delivers healthy baby after \u2018essentially unheard of\u2019 ectopic pregnancy<\/a><\/strong>
A mix of snow and ice bore down on the US north-east early on Saturday, disrupting post-holiday weekend airline traffic and prompting officials in New York<\/a> and New Jersey<\/a> to issue weather emergency declarations even as the storm ebbed by mid-morning. More than 14,400 domestic US flights on Saturday were canceled or delayed as of mid-morning, with the majority in the New York<\/a> area.
Read the full story: Winter weather disrupts air traffic in New Jersey and New York<\/a><\/strong>
Catching up? Here\u2019s what happened on 26 December 2025<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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