President Donald Trump has been dealt another polling blow ahead of Christmas. A new survey from the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found that rising financial strain is causing Americans to cut back on non-essential spending and put off big-ticket item purchases ahead of the holiday season.

Costco's lawsuit against the president's signature economic policy has sowed discord among its unusually loyal membership. Will shoppers defect?

The YouGov/Economist poll conducted between Dec. 5 and Dec. 8 found Trump with a 38% approval rating among women. The numbers show a 5% increase from a previous YouGov/Economist poll, where Trump polled 33% among women.

Judge Dale Drozd has rejected a bid by the DOJ to throw out a lawsuit challenging more than $4 billion in federal grant cuts.

Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) highlighted the hypocrisy, writing on X, formerly Twitter: “Trump needs private jets and an Oval Office covered in gold but your kid only needs one pencil.” Others mocked the president as “the Grinch Who Stole Christmas” and sarcastically called it a “winning message” just before the holidays.

The US ambassador to the UN has accused Rwanda of leading Africa's Great Lakes region toward war, just over a week after a peace deal was signed in Washington to end the decades-long conflict. US President Donald Trump Trump hailed the deal between DR Congo's President Félix Tshisekedi and Rwanda's President Paul Kagame as "historic" and "a great day for Africa,

President Donald Trump said Thai and Cambodian leaders have agreed to renew a ceasefire the U.S. administration had helped broker earlier this year.

President Donald Trump participates in a bill signing ceremony.