Americans – One America News Network

(L-Top) First lady Melania Trump welcomes the official 2025 White House Christmas Tree on November 24, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images) / (L-Bottom) Photo via: Rapid Response X account (R) WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 01: A lego portrait of U.S. President Donald Trump is seen in the Green Room during an advance tour of the 2025 White House Christmas decorations on December 01, 2025 in Washington, DC. The theme for this year's White House Christmas decorations is "Home Is Where The Heart Is." (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) / (Background) WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 01: Blue butterflies are seen in the Red Room during an advance tour of the 2025 White House Christmas decorations on December 01, 2025 in Washington, DC. The theme for this year's White House Christmas decorations is "Home Is Where The Heart Is." (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

First Lady Melania Trump reveals this year’s WH Christmas decorations: ‘Home is Where the Heart Is’

First Lady Melania Trump cheerfully welcomed Americans into the White House on Monday, revealing this year’s extravagant 2025 White House holiday decorations, themed “Home Is Where the Heart Is.”

Holiday decorations are displayed at a Walmart Supercenter retail store in North Bergen, New Jersey, November 21, 2025. REUTERS/Mike Segar

Record US Black Friday crowds to find fewer bargains amid high prices

Unprecedented numbers of Americans are expected to hit stores this Black Friday, but they are likely to curtail their spending as they find fewer bargains from tariff-hit retailers.

(Background) WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 17: U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a meeting of the White House Task Force on the FIFA World Cup 2026 in the Oval Office of the White House on November 17, 2025 in Washington, DC. The task force was created to oversee security, logistics, and federal government support for the 2025 Club World Cup and the 2026 FIFA World Cup, jointly hosted by the United States. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) / (R)WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 16: Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Mehmet Oz speaks during an event in the Oval Office of the White House on October 16, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Donald Trump outlined plans to expand vitro fertilization (IVF) access by encouraging workplace benefits to include access to IVF and infertility coverage. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Trump says he’s in talks with Democrats on a direct healthcare payment proposal

President Donald Trump revealed that he is personally negotiating with Democrats on a dramatic overhaul of how the federal government helps millions of Americans pay for health insurance.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 30: An EBT sign is displayed on the window of a grocery store on October 30, 2025 in the Flatbush neighborhood of the Brooklyn borough in New York City. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits and other assistance are set to stop on November 1st amid a federal government shutdown that has been going on for 29 days and is the second-longest shutdown in the nation's history. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency for extra emergency funds and personnel to be deployed, as SNAP payments will be suspended. About 42 million Americans are expected to lose access to their benefits. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Bessent suggests SNAP food benefits may resume by Wednesday

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent revealed that Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits could resume as early as Wednesday.

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 9: An exterior view of the U.S. Capitol on September 9, 2024 in Washington, DC. Members of the Senate and U.S. House of Representatives return to the Nation's capitol, following their August recess. (Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)

Judges order Trump admin. to pay for SNAP benefits using contingency funds during government shutdown

Two federal judges ordered the Trump administration to utilize contingency funds to pay for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) amid the government shutdown.

The US Treasury Department building is seen in Washington, DC, January 19, 2023, following an announcement by the US Treasury that it had begun taking measures Thursday to prevent a default on government debt, as Congress heads towards a high-stakes clash between Democrats and Republicans over raising the borrowing limit. - The world's biggest economy could face severe disruption with Republicans threatening to refuse the usual annual rubber stamping of a rise in the legal borrowing limit, and this could push the United States into default. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

Judge grants DOGE staffers access to Treasury data

A federal judge gave the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) access to the Treasury Department’s financial information on Tuesday.