Yo, Adrien! On Friday evening, Vice President JD Vance hosted a very unique Christmas party in honor of Hollywood icon Sylvester Stallone. Benny Johnson gave us a tour of the party, which was absolutely decked out in Christmas decor and featured Rocky-themed cookies: Currently at VP JD Vance’s Christmas Party honoring the great Sylvester Stallone. Peak Christmas maxing And wait until you see these cookies…. pic.twitter.com/A0ExnPZFEh — Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) December 6, 2025 While giving a speech at the party, VP Vance saluted Sylvester Stallone as the ultimate embodiment of true American grit and resilience. Watch here: Backup here if needed: Vice President JD Vance delivers a heartfelt message to the legend Sylvester Stallone, honoring his career defined by grit, resilience, and the true spirit of America. This is extremely powerful: “He’s told stories about normal Americans, about the grit, about the resiliency,… pic.twitter.com/OfpYyFEVLw — Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) December 6, 2025 Vice President JD Vance delivers a heartfelt message to the legend Sylvester Stallone, honoring his career defined by grit, resilience, and the true spirit of America. This is extremely powerful: “He’s told stories about normal Americans, about the grit, about the resiliency, about the virtues that actually make the American nation tick, and what makes the American people one of such incredible character.” “If I think about why my grandmother, the woman who raised me Sly, why she loved she loved your movies so much. It’s because she didn’t see people like us on the big screen that much. She saw working class people, people of humble beginnings, people who worked their asses off and made the American dream a reality, not because it was handed to them, but because they worked hard, had good support, and they got a little lucky along the way.” “That, to me, is the legacy of your entire career in film and television, and that is the legacy the Kennedy Center will be celebrating over the next few days.” “Life is not about how hard you can hit, but about how hard you can get hit and get back up and keep moving forward. This guy has been able to put together a career that has defined this country’s entertainment for really decades.” “Let me just say to all of you, but especially to Sylvester Stallone and your incredible family, Merry Christmas. And may we be as courageous as your people have been for a very long time.” What an amazing tribute to one of the greatest actors of all time. Judging by these comments, patriots on X loved it: When liberals left citizens in a democrat-run city with no resources and no way out, there was only one man who could save them MAGA Rambo. pic.twitter.com/UzpvuIZlaX — The Questionable Gardner (@T_Q_Gardner) December 6, 2025 Moments like this remind people what the country is still capable of. A leader honoring someone who built his entire legacy on grit and second chances reminds working Americans that their story still matters. This is the kind of message that lifts people instead of talking down… — Dan Holbrook (@DanHolbrook) December 6, 2025 A beautiful tribute. Stallone’s story is the American spirit—fight, grit, and heart. JD Vance captured it perfectly. — Victoria Byrne (@Thevictoria76) December 6, 2025 Your thoughts?

We are so back! The U.S. Coast Guard just released footage of a helicopter sniper taking out a drug boat in the Eastern Pacific. Watch the video here: BREAKING: Coast Guard helicopter sniper takes out narco-boat in the Eastern Pacific in footage obtained by Fox News. The Coast Guard seized over 20,000 pounds of cocaine during the mission, which amounts to more than 7.5M potentially lethal doses, according to the outlet. “The… pic.twitter.com/kvtbk49NWp — Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) December 6, 2025 BREAKING: Coast Guard helicopter sniper takes out narco-boat in the Eastern Pacific in footage obtained by Fox News. The Coast Guard seized over 20,000 pounds of cocaine during the mission, which amounts to more than 7.5M potentially lethal doses, according to the outlet. “The Coast Guard cutter Munro seized more than 20,000 pounds of cocaine in a single drug interdiction mission Tuesday, the largest seizure a national security cutter had completed involving a go-fast vessel,” Fox News Digital reported. “New video footage shared with Fox News Digital depicts Coast Guard forces, including a sniper from the service’s Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron (HITRON) based in Jacksonville, Florida, utilizing disabling fire against a go-fast vessel as it completes a drug interdiction mission for Operation Pacific Viper.” While we’ve seen numerous strikes on drug boats, this is arguably even more impressive. That sniper’s got skill! The epic footage you saw above was captured on Tuesday as part of Operation Pacific Viper. Fox News has more details: New video footage shared with Fox News Digital depicts Coast Guard forces, including a sniper from the service’s Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron (HITRON) based in Jacksonville, Florida, utilizing disabling fire against a go-fast vessel as it completes a drug interdiction mission for Operation Pacific Viper. The amount of cocaine seized in the mission, which occurred in the Eastern Pacific south of Mexico, amounts to more than 7.5 million potentially lethal doses, according to the service. Operation Pacific Viper launched in August and is a combined initiative between the Coast Guard and Navy that seeks to counter the flow of illegal drugs to the U.S. in alignment with President Donald Trump’s broader effort to crack down on drug cartels in Latin America. As of October, the Coast Guard reported it had snatched 100,000 pounds of cocaine in the eastern Pacific Ocean under Operation Pacific Viper. That translates to roughly 1,600 pounds of cocaine nabbed daily, according to the service. The Coast Guard’s Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron snipers are used in missions to disable vessels carrying illicit drugs by targeting and shooting at their engines with rifles to cripple them. Disabling potential drug vessels paves the way for other Coast Guard assets to board and capture drugs stowed away on the boats. What do you think? Do you support our military being used to stop the dangerous drug trade?

The Minnesota fraud scandal could be the biggest our country has ever seen. And, that’s not an exaggeration! Investigators are beginning to unravel the numbers, and they are absolutely staggering. It turns out that Minnesota may have given out a whopping $8 billion in fraudulent pandemic aid. Meanwhile, Gov. Tim Walz — whose watch this whole thing happened under — is refusing to take any responsibility. Instead, he’s blaming Minnesota’s “generous spirit” for fostering crime and says he’d rather deal with massive fraud than end up like red states! This clip from Fox News dove deeper: Backup here, if needed: $8 BILLION IN PANDEMIC FRAUD UNCOVERED IN MINNESOTA… GOV. WALZ PLAYS THE VICTIM Investigators just landed in Minnesota and already the numbers are spiraling. Whistleblowers say the state may have handed out more than $8 billion in fake pandemic aid. That’s billion, with a… pic.twitter.com/gs1AIaG4Gu — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) December 5, 2025 $8 BILLION IN PANDEMIC FRAUD UNCOVERED IN MINNESOTA… GOV. WALZ PLAYS THE VICTIM Investigators just landed in Minnesota and already the numbers are spiraling. Whistleblowers say the state may have handed out more than $8 billion in fake pandemic aid. That’s billion, with a B. This is officially the biggest pandemic fraud case in the country. Yes, the entire country. And it all happened while Governor Tim Walz was busy running the state …or not. Now that he’s under fire, Walz says he’s paused the programs and hired some auditors. His defense? He’d rather Minnesota not end up “like Oklahoma or Mississippi.” Bold strategy: lose billions, then insult other states. Republicans say Walz and his team basically rolled out a red carpet for fraud. Meanwhile, he’s focused on “happiness” rankings while his state just broke a fraud record. Accountability might not be Tim’s strong suit. The depth of fraud that we’re seeing in Minnesota happened right under Gov. Walz’s nose. Whistleblowers claim they tried to warn him about it, but he brushed off their warnings and did nothing. Whether that was an intentional act of malice or just one of ignorant stupidity remains to be seen. Either way, Gov. Walz is about to face the music. An investigation into Gov. Walz’s role in the giant fraud scandal has been launched by the House Oversight Committee and Treasury Department. CBS News has more details: Walz, who has served as Minnesota’s governor since 2019, told NBC’s “Meet The Press” on Sunday that his state has sought to crack down on fraud. He also pointed to the state’s generosity. “Minnesota is a generous state. Minnesota is a prosperous state, a well-run state. We’re AAA-bond rated,” said the governor and 2024 Democratic vice presidential nominee. “But that attracts criminals. Those people are going to jail. We’re doing everything we can.” Asked this week about the U.S. Treasury’s investigation into claims that tax money may have gone to al Shabaab, Walz said the state welcomes federal help and wants to crack down on fraud, but added: “I don’t think anybody in here really believes their motive and their timing,” referring to the Trump administration and congressional Republicans. Meanwhile, the governor and his administration have faced years of local scrutiny over their handling of fraud, dating back to the Feeding Our Future scheme’s emergence in 2022. Republican officials have long argued the state failed to carry out due diligence and was slow to act in that scheme — though Walz has insisted the state caught the fraud early but was stymied by court battles and asked by the FBI not to cut off payments during its investigation. That scrutiny has resurged in recent weeks. Earlier Wednesday, Republican Rep. James Comer of Kentucky, the chair of the House Oversight Committee, opened an investigation into fraud in Minnesota’s public assistance programs. “The Committee has serious concerns about how you as the Governor, and the Democrat-controlled administration, allowed millions of dollars to be stolen,” Comer said in a letter requesting documents from Walz. “The Committee also has concerns that you and your administration were fully aware of this fraud and chose not to act for fear of political retaliation.” What do you think? Should Gov. Walz be held accountable for the Minnesota fraud scandal?

If you could flip a switch and feel like a 30-year-old again, you would’ve done it yesterday. You’ve choked down caffeine like it’s rocket fuel. You’ve done the 10-step morning routines, cutting carbs, the 5 a.m. miracles, the keto crusades, the ice-bath insanity. Still dragging by lunch. Face it: if sheer grit and Google searches were enough, you’d be a walking dynamo right now. You’re not. The reason? Your mitochondria are on life support. Modern life is a cellular mugging—stress, bad food, blue light, all stealing what your mitochondria are screaming for. Ignore the screams long enough and you become a walking zombie. The truth is brutal: our mitochondria are starving. Here comes the cavalry nobody else is talking about: Methylene Blue, NAD, and PQQ. Three heavy hitters, one knockout punch – combined into one tablet: Recharge.  The heavy hitters of Recharge: Methylene Blue—the same stuff Navy SEAL docs and Nobel winners have geeked out over for a century—flips your mitochondria into overdrive and floods your brain with oxygen. Without it, you’re thinking with a wet blanket over your skull. NAD? Your levels tanked the day you blew out 30 candles. That’s why food turns to sludge instead of jet fuel. Top it off or stay stuck. PQQ? This bad boy grows brand-new mitochondria like a mad scientist on payday. You can’t eat enough blueberries on God’s green earth to move the needle. Recharge is the world’s first tablet to combine pharmaceutical-grade Methylene Blue, NAD, and PQQ. Nothing else even comes close. Two capsules with your morning coffee. That’s the entire “protocol.” Willpower-proof. Day three, people notice. Day seven, you scare people with how much you’re getting done. One guy wrote in: “I feel 10 years younger & looking to do more traveling like I used to 10 years ago!” Another wrote, “I have chronic fatigue from trauma and toxin exposure, and this supplement almost immediately relieved it.” Miraculous. You’ve already proven every other “solution” is a scam on your wallet and a joke on your biology. How much more proof do you need? Your move. Keep limping along or click over to The Wellness Company and grab the one thing your cells have been begging for since the day you started slowing down.  The energy isn’t coming back on its own. But it’s one click away. Tick-tock. (Note: The information provided is intended for generalized informational purposes only and should not be considered personal medical advice or used as a substitute for professional healthcare guidance. It is your responsibility to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, and guidelines regarding the purchase, possession, and use of prescription medications. Thank you for supporting businesses like the one presenting a sponsored message in this article and ordering through the links provided, which benefits WLTReport. We appreciate your support and the opportunity to keep you SAFE and HEALTY!)

Mayor elect Zoran Mamdani will end the practice of destroying homeless encampments across New York City, which was started by Mayor Eric Adams. Mayor Adams ordered the crackdown in 2022 pairing police with social workers to convince people on the sidewalks to go to shelters. Mamdani, in his communist wisdom said that would be a […] The post New York City Will Look Like 3rd World Hell Soon appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

In just 26 days, January’s Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payment will be delivered, marking a significant financial milestone for eligible recipients. Timing of Payments Adjusted for Holidays SSI payments will be issued earlier than usual, on December 31, 2025, because the first of the month falls on a holiday. This adjustment ensures beneficiaries receive their payments without delay, a standard procedure when the first day of a month falls on a weekend or holiday. This scheduling ensures that recipients can plan their finances accurately without the disruption of late payments. SSI payments are crucial for individuals with limited income who are either blind, aged 65 and older, or have qualifying disabilities. The payment amount varies based on several factors, including the number of people filing. Individual filers can receive up to $994, while couples filing jointly may receive $1,491. Those providing essential care to SSI recipients may receive up to $498. These payments are vital for covering basic needs and maintaining a standard quality of life. Social Security recipients who get Supplemental Security Income benefits will get a check on Dec. 1 and will get another on Dec. 31, for January 2026. https://t.co/h2m2BlBsSR — Journal Star (@pjstar) November 28, 2025 Cost-of-Living Adjustment for 2026 The January 2026 payment reflects a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) that increases payments by 2.8% from the previous year. This adjustment is designed to help beneficiaries keep pace with inflation and rising living costs. For individual filers, this means an increase from the prior maximum of $967 to $994. This COLA ensures that the purchasing power of SSI payments remains stable, helping recipients manage their expenses more effectively. SSI eligibility extends beyond financial need. Recipients must be U.S. citizens or noncitizens classified by the Department of Homeland Security as eligible for SSI. Additionally, they must reside in one of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, or the Northern Mariana Islands, and must not be absent from the U.S. for a whole calendar month or 30 consecutive days. These requirements aim to ensure that assistance reaches those who genuinely need it and reside within the country. Impact on Recipients and Broader Implications For many recipients, these payments are a lifeline, providing essential income to cover everyday expenses such as food, housing, and healthcare. The increase from the COLA adjustment is particularly significant given the current economic climate, where inflation has driven up the cost of goods and services. This increase helps alleviate some financial pressure on recipients, supporting their independence and dignity. Understanding the broader implications of such adjustments highlights the importance of SSI in the social safety net. This program plays a critical role in supporting vulnerable populations, ensuring that they have the financial means to lead stable lives. As the economy continues to evolve, these payments and their adjustments are vital to addressing the economic challenges faced by those most in need. Sources: Washington Examiner Social Security Administration – Cost-of-Living Adjustments Social Security Administration – COLA Factsheets Social Security Administration – SSI Calendar

All week long, I have tried to cry for the narco-terrorists who survived a U.S. military strike on their drug-laden boat, only to be snuffed in a second attack. Somehow, my eyes have stayed totally dry. The only thing wrong with the Venezuelan Two-Step is that Secretary of War Pete Hegseth did not hold a press conference and take full credit for this operation. Critics from left to right have clutched their pearls so hard over this episode that their hands are smothered in pearl dust. The sane and thoughtful Chris Whiton is among the detractors. Writing in Tuesday’s Substack, the Trump 45 foreign-affairs advisor complained: “It is a federal crime for a U.S. national or servicemember to willfully kill wounded, sick, or shipwrecked combatants who are protected by the Geneva Conventions.” Whiton would be correct, if an overhead MS-9 Reaper drone detonated a Venezuelan Navy vessel and then circled back to slam a second Hellfire missile onto the surviving sailors who bobbed beside their flaming ship. Caracas’ sailors are combatants, subject to the Geneva Convention, which Venezuela signed in 1956. However, the bad hombres in those narcotics-stuffed boats are not Venezuelan sailors. They are private-sector criminals, namely drug cartel thugs. President Trump designated the Venezuela-based Tren de Aragua a terrorist group. Thus, these vessels carry terrorists or, at least, terror-linked criminals. Tren de Aragua and their lawless associates did not sign the Geneva Convention. As non-state actors, they are not entitled to its protections. The one-two punch on this criminal/terrorist boat was no less legal than bombing an ISIS safehouse and then hitting it again, if survivors of the first blast crawled from the wreckage, to fight another day. The right thing to do: Hammer them anew, so they no longer menace society. If the U.S. armed forces no longer may kill narco-terrorists who survive single-tap strikes, then these individuals suddenly have grown a right to life that must be respected. If so, leaving them clinging to flaming flotsam on the high seas is a de facto death penalty. Those lucky enough to escape death from above might get scooped up by a yacht sailing toward the Dutch Antilles. More likely, however, any such survivors would succumb to exposure, sharks, or their injuries. Since neglect probably would kill these survivors, one could argue that the U.S. military has a moral obligation to deploy an expeditionary force to fish these cartelistos from the water and whisk them to the nearest hospital. If Hegseth’s foes are to be believed, anything less would be the ethical equivalent of a Santa Monica lifeguard spotting a beachgoer floundering in the water and then leaving his tower for lunch.  So, imagine that Navy Seals aboard the USS Gerald R. Ford swoop in to save these survivors. Surprise! An enraged narco-terrorists opens fire on the incoming Gringos. Three Seals tumble into the Caribbean, dead. What would those bashing Hegseth say then? Meanwhile, a Trump-hostile news agency reports that those who were blown apart by that second bomb were not model citizens. “According to a source familiar with the incident, the two survivors climbed back onto the boat after the initial strike,” ABC’s Chief Global Affairs Correspondent Martha Raddatz said on Wednesday’s “World News Tonight.” “They were believed to be potentially in communication with others and salvaging some of the drugs. Because of that, it was determined they were still in the fight and valid targets. A JAG officer was also giving legal advice.” There is a simple solution to all of this: Those who prefer not to get obliterated in narcotics boats or wind up clutching the wreckage after military assaults should spend their days in more worthwhile ways. In short, if you want to stay alive and well, do not smuggle fentanyl and other deadly drugs into the United States of America. Secretary Pete Hegseth’s response to this entire controversy should be two words:  “You’re welcome.” We publish a variety of perspectives. Nothing written here is to be construed as representing the views of The Daily Signal. The post Three Cheers for the Pentagon’s Two-Step Boat Attack appeared first on The Daily Signal.

In a country halfway across the world, Agnes remembers the song her dad taught her when she was scared. And that was most of the time. While American children can’t sleep because of invisible monsters, in Nigeria, the nightmares are real life. Would tonight be the night the men attacked, burning, shooting, and killing? “In those moments,” she remembers, “my dad sang to us, ‘God will never forsake us. God will never abandon us. Even when there is suffering and persecution, God will never leave us.’” It is the song of millions of sons and daughters now, passed down through the years of grief—the nation’s unofficial heirloom. Like so much of Africa, Nigeria’s story is one of constant violence, suffering, and mourning. While the government looks away, tens of thousands of Christians have been massacred, buried in mass graves that have taken over miles of desolate countryside. At the hands of Boko Haram or the Fulani herdsman, armed gangs roam across the country—kidnapping, beheading, and setting on fire anyone in their path. Some are held hostage in terror camps, others are forced into brutal marriages against their wills, raped by so many men they don’t know who their babies’ fathers are. It is, most people who have been there will tell you, worse than genocide. Fred Williams, a missionary to Nigeria, has pleaded with the West to intervene. “Since [2001], the attacks have been relentless, continuous,” he stressed. “[These are] stories of carnage and killing and horror. … Thousands are being killed,” he insists. “I’m constantly in those villages. I have interviews. I have photos. Most of what is happening is too graphic to show the media. That is how bad it is,” he tells reporters. Just days ago, a bride and her bridal party were kidnapped in the north, as another pastor and members of his congregation were put in cars and driven away. To where, no one knows. Nigerian President Bola Tinubu, who’s tried to absolve himself of the world’s criticism, arguing he’s done everything he can to protect Christians, declared a national “security emergency” last week, authorizing the police and army to recruit and train additional personnel. “There will be no more hiding places for agents of evil,” Tinubu vowed. But Nigerians have heard that before. When 300 girls were abducted from a Catholic school last month and Nigerian leaders did nothing, parents started begging America to intervene. “We almost had a heart attack,” Peter Jagaba said emotionally of his daughter Paulina’s capture. Like the thousands of fathers who have walked this dread before him, he’s asking his government to get involved. “I want the Federal Government of Nigeria to bring back my daughter safe and alive,” Jagaba told The Wall Street Journal. “I’m also calling on the American government to help us—we need help from anywhere,” he said desperately. President Trump, who’s become actively engaged in the crisis across Africa these last several weeks, has been open about his disgust with the country’s leaders. “I’m really angry about it,” Trump said during an interview in late November, arguing the Nigerian government has “done nothing” and that “what’s happening in Nigeria is a disgrace.” He’s leaned on Congress to find ways that members can help the administration apply more pressure there, especially in stopping the bloodshed that’s claimed tens of thousands of innocent lives. On Tuesday, the House Appropriations Committee hosted a joint briefing to investigate the slaughter of Christians in Nigeria with Republicans, Democrats, and experts like former Congresswoman and U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom Chair Vicky Hartzler. Together, they agreed, time is short. “The Nigerian government is trying to run out the clock,” longtime human rights advocate Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., warned. “We cannot allow this to happen. We must act quickly and decisively to save more lives.” To be a Christian, or even a moderate Muslim living in Nigeria, Smith explained, “means to be living under the constant threat of murder, rape, and torture by radical Islamist groups. … The most brutal and murderous anti-Christian persecution in the world—as well as the systemic targeting and killing of moderate Muslims who speak out against radical Islamists or refuse to conform with their extreme ideals—occurs in Nigeria, the ground zero of religious violence.” And while the Nigerian government has a “fundamental, constitutional obligation to protect its citizens,” he underscored, “the perpetrators of this persecution operate with complete impunity.” The United States, he promised, “is committed to standing firmly with the persecuted, no matter where in the world.” Rep. Brian Mast, R-Fla., chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, wanted people to understand the severity of what’s taking place 5,500 miles away. “This is not merely ‘intercommunal violence’ or a ‘resource conflict,’ as many claim. This is a targeted campaign of religious cleansing,” he argued. “Whether it is Boko Haram, Islamic State West Africa Province, or radicalized nomadic Fulani militants, the objective is to drive Christians out of their ancestral lands in the Middle Belt and impose a radical Islamist ideology, as has already happened across the northern states, where blasphemy laws are used to oppress.” He paused, adding solemnly, “I firmly stand with President Trump in his decision to redesignate Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern. We must demand that the Nigerian government disarm these militias, return displaced families to their homes, and bring the perpetrators to justice.” Brad Brandon, CEO and founder of Across Nigeria, agrees that putting the spotlight on the terrorism happening across the country is exactly what believers there desperately need. “The attention that’s happening here in the United States is something that many Nigerians have been waiting for and asking for,” he told Family Research Council President Tony Perkins on Wednesday’s “Washington Watch.” “Their government has been nonresponsive. … So to get the United States government involved, members of Congress involved, to see the media starting to talk about it—from Bill Maher to Nicki Minaj to President Trump, all of these people drawing attention to it—it’s a welcome change for Nigerians who are suffering under this persecution.” Brandon pointed out the astonishing statistic that 70% of all Christians killed around the world are killed in northern Nigeria. “I’ve stood at the mass graves of friends of mine who’ve been buried, many, many times,” he said somberly. Then he paused, raising the one question that should motivate every leader act: “If the United States does not address this right now globally, who will?” Originally published by The Washington Stand The post ‘We Must Act Quickly’: Hill Leaders Push for Immediate Action on Nigeria appeared first on The Daily Signal.

The holiday season is passing quickly. Thanksgiving is already in the rear view mirror, soon to be joined by Christmas and Hanukkah. And come the fast approaching January 1st the bell officially rings to welcome in 2026. Which is another way of saying, the 2026 congressional election year is about to dawn. Which, in turn, raises what should be obvious questions. Those questions would be:  How will the liberal “mainstream” media cover the 2026 election?  Will they make the election a referendum on President Trump?  As a result of 2026, who will the media pronounce the presumed winner in the 2028 presidential sweepstakes? For both parties? Common sense says that the answers to all of those questions are not yet knowable. And probably won’t be until the day after the 2026 election. But of one thing, based on past experience with the media, Americans can be sure. They know that the media coverage of the 2026 election will lean left. Beginning long before the election has even been held. With a heavy bias to saying that President Trump and Republicans are the losers.  The off-year elections gave Democrats great hope of a dramatic sweep to retake the House and Senate. Affordability and every other news topic will be grist for Democrats to blame the current status quo on the GOP. Redistricting offers hope of staying in the House majority, but can it match the sway of incessant media bias? In the long ago - the very long ago - of the 1960 presidential campaign between Democrat Senator John F. Kennedy and Republican Vice President Richard Nixon, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Theodore H. White wrote what would be the first of many books and articles following and reporting in detail on a presidential campaign. In doing so White, writing in his bestselling The Making of the President 1960 described the press covering Democrat Kennedy as follows:  There is no doubt that this kindliness, respect and cultivation of the press colored all the reporting that came from the Kennedy campaign, and the contrast colored adversely the reporting of the Nixon campaign. By the last weeks of the campaign, those forty or fifty national correspondents who had followed Kennedy since the beginning of his electoral exertions into the November days had become more than a press corps-they had become his friends and, some of them, his most devoted admirers. When the bus or the plane rolled or flew through the night, they sang songs of their own composition about Mr. Nixon and the Republicans in chorus with the Kennedy staff and felt that they, too, were marching like soldiers of the Lord to the New Frontier. To say the least, there has been much political water over the political dam since 1960, and the shape of the media is very different. But the essence of the problem with the 1960 media following Democrat Kennedy as described by White remains -- if not being even more problematic. The hard fact here is that much of today’s media, as with the 1960 media and Nixon, has a visceral loathing of both President Trump and Republicans in general. Which in turn will, in 2026, affect the media coverage of the election. And affect that coverage both in terms of individual Senate, House and governor races as well as the overall coverage of the election in general.  So as the final lap of the holiday season approaches, rest up. Because when 2026 finally dawns, the media’s 2026 election coverage will begin. And it won’t be pretty.