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Aaron Jessop and his 4-year-old niece, Azure Jessop attend a Christmas tree lighting Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, in Hildale, Utah. In this former haven for a polygamous religious sect on the Utah-Arizona line to do something that is common across the United States but had been forbidden here for decades: Lighting a public Christmas tree, (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

A federal judge is expected to consider whether to set aside a Trump administration order pausing the construction of a major offshore project for New York. Norwegian developer Equinor has a hearing set for Wednesday in a lawsuit to overturn the Trump administration's freeze on the company's Empire Wind project. Equinor said it will likely have to kill the partially-finished project if construction can’t resume soon. The administration froze five big offshore wind projects on the East Coast days before Christmas, citing national security concerns. Developers and states sued to fight the administration’s order. A judge ruled Monday that a project serving Rhode Island and Connecticut could resume.

The holiday season is about giving, gratitude and for many kids, the excitement of opening presents. That’s the focus of the Bless Our Children campaign, which aims to make sure every child on Delmarva has a gift to open Christmas morning.