Speeches and Statements

• The Two Questions I Wish We’d Stop Asking in 2026 - How did we get here? I don’t want to know.
• King Charles Urges ‘Compassion’ and Finding Strength in Diversity in Annual Christmas Message - His annual Christmas message was more outward-looking than last year’s, when he focused on the medical workers who had helped him and his daughter-in-law after their cancer diagnoses.
• The White House Is Just ‘Trying to Keep Grandpa Busy’ - Jamelle Bouie, Michelle Cottle and David French convene to discuss the year that was.
• Rubio Meets (and Meets, and Meets … ) the Press - The secretary of state held a marathon news conference, offering little news but more respect for reporters than most others in the Trump administration.