BOO! The Ghosts of Christmas Past Haunting Trump’s White HouseNeither brings good tidings or cheer, and both bode ill for the future.John Casey
BONUS PODCASTTrump’s Legacy Is Going to Get Worse (Just Wait)Historian Kevin Kruse fills Molly Jong-Fast in on how Trump compares to America’s worst presidents, and why voting rights need to be second to COVID relief on Biden’s docket.The Daily Beast
DINNER AND JOKESHow To Watch The 2017 WHCDAlthough Donald Trump won’t be attending this year's White House Correspondents’ Dinner, you still don't want to miss the show.Ashley K. Jolicoeur
ConfessionsCaitlyn: I’ve Got No ‘Loyalty’ to TrumpIn a Daily Beast video interview, Caitlyn Jenner says her loyalties lie with the LGBT community, not the president. She also mulls the possibility of becoming ‘Senator Jenner.’Lloyd Grove
HOLIDAY LIGHTSWatch: National Christmas Tree LightingThe National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony has been an American tradition for nearly 100 years. Here’s how to watch the 2016 celebration live online. Amelia Warshaw
DARKNESS VISIBLEWhen FDR Turned Off the Christmas TreeIn the wake of Pearl Harbor and the onset of World War II, President Roosevelt turned an unlit tree into a symbol of unity—and a reminder of hardship and sacrifice—for all Americans.Nicolaus Mills
SECRET LIVESThe Man Who Went Full Trump for FDRHe made up stories to smear the opposition and barely backpedaled when called out—Charlie Michelson perfected the nasty art of political mud-slinging.AD BY THE DAILY BEAST
GOOD LUCK WITH THAT!Caitlyn to GOP: Stop ‘Bullying’ Us!The transgender ex-Olympian appeared at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and said, in spite of it all, she’s a Republican and she thinks the party can change. OK then. Asawin Suebsaeng
PRESIDENTIAL PALATESHow to Make Presidential SouffléConsidering the Hoovers only ate by themselves three times during the first three years of his presidency (each year on their anniversary), they certainly knew how to feed a guest.Ailsa von Dobeneck
PRESIDENTIAL PALATESHow to Make Presidential Chicken Chop SueySilent Cal, as Coolidge was known, didn't always make for pleasant dinner company, but his wife's fascination with Chinese food nearly makes up for it.Ailsa von Dobeneck
CorrespondenceJackie Kennedy’s Letter to KhrushchevAbout a week after JFK was assassinated, Jacqueline Kennedy wrote to Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev ‘on one of the last nights I will spend in the White House.’Jacqueline Kennedy
