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Senior staffers were sworn in at a ceremony in the East Room of the White House on Jan. 22, 2017. Many of them are gone now.

Politics & Government

In A White House With Unprecedented Turnover, Survivors Have 'Endurance'

11:33am December 26, 2018

by Tamara Keith

Only a handful of aides who started in the very early days of the Trump administration have made it through the first two years. What do they share? Endurance and a tolerance for conflict.

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President Trump issued a series of angry tweets blaming Democrats in Congress for the impasse, which will affect some 800,000 federal employees.

Politics & Government

Shutdown Continues As President And Democrats Remain At Odds Over Funding For Wall

10:50am December 26, 2018

by Scott Neuman

President Trump, holed up in the White House, issued a series of angry tweets blaming Democrats for the impasse, which will affect some 800,000 federal employees.

Not throwing away his shot(gun): Christian Bale's Dick Cheney smirks and glowers in Vice.

Arts

'On The Basis Of Sex' And 'Vice': 2 Biopics — 1 Bathed In Light, 1 Steeped In Shadow

10:06am December 26, 2018

by Bob Mondello

What's your preference: hagiography or demonization? A biopic about Ruth Bader Ginsburg is blandly positive, while another about Dick Cheney offers an extended, if entertaining, screed.

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The moon rises behind a church in the Pittsburgh Diocese, one of six dioceses mentioned in the massive report on sexual abuse among Pennsylvania clergy.

For The Catholic Church, A Year Of Unending Clergy Abuse Revelations

9:16am December 26, 2018

by Virginia Alvino Young

The Catholic Church has been roiled by revelations about clergy abuse in dioceses across the country in 2018. It began with a Pennsylvania grand jury report in August that detailed decades of abuse.

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The most viral stories about school in 2018.

Education

The Most Viral Teaching Moments Of 2018

8:25am December 26, 2018

by Anya Kamenetz

Teachers used social media this year to let the world into their classrooms. What did we see? A lot of crying, hugging and learning.

Recently released from ICE custody, migrants form a line to board a bus that will take them to a shelter on Christmas Day.

National

ICE Continues To Release Asylum-Seekers At Public Park In El Paso, Texas

10:31pm December 25, 2018

Officials appear to have resumed coordinating with local shelters after days of dropping off hundreds of mostly Central American migrants without any plan.

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump speak on the phone sharing updates to track Santa's movements from the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) Santa Tracker on Christmas Eve.

President Trump To 7-Year-Old: 'Are You Still A Believer In Santa?'

6:05pm December 25, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

The president relishes speaking off the cuff but on Christmas Eve it may have led to a regretful blunder when he insinuated a boy was too old to believe Santa is real.

Pope Francis delivers his Christmas Day blessing from the main balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on Tuesday.

Pope Francis Calls For Fraternity In Christmas Day Address

3:58pm December 25, 2018

by Francesca Paris

The pope, an outspoken advocate for refugees and migrants, urged the international community to set aside its differences and turn its attention to crises around the world.

National

8-Year-Old Migrant Boy Dies In Government Custody In New Mexico Hospital

3:37pm December 25, 2018

by Francesca Paris

The Guatemalan child died after midnight on Tuesday in Alamogordo, N.M. He's the second child to die in U.S. Customs and Border Protection custody this month.

Sabri Canaan, 30, dons a Santa suit to deliver presents as Baba Noel (Father Christmas) on Christmas Eve in Bethlehem. His driver Mohammed Battah (left) briefs him on the list of children receiving gifts.

World News

In Bethlehem, 'Baba Noel' Delivers Christmas Gifts To Palestinian Children

12:53pm December 25, 2018

by Daniel Estrin

In the Holy Land, Santa doesn't come down the chimney or wait till kids are asleep to deliver presents. "Baba Noel" or Father Christmas hops out of a red van and makes house calls while they're awake.