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December 23, 2025 8 mins

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Angering Denmark, Trump Appoints Special Envoy to Greenland by Amelia Nierenberg, Jeffrey Gettleman and Maya Tekeli

Trump Administration Orders Nearly 30 U.S. Ambassadors to Leave Their Posts by Edward Wong

Trump Halts 5 Wind Farms Off the East Coast by Maxine Joselow and Lisa Friedman

Trump Announces New ‘Trump Class’ of Warships by Zolan Kanno-Youngs, Eric Schmitt a...

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Plus, a day of Waymo chaos in San Francisco. 

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What to Know on the Initial Release of Materials From the Epstein Files by Alan Feuer and Devlin Barrett

U.S. Coast Guard Pursues Oil Tanker Linked to Venezuela by Nicholas Nehamas, Christiaan Triebert, Tyler Pager, Anatoly Kurmanaev and Eric Schmitt

R.F.K. Jr. Likely to Swap U.S. Childhood Vaccine Schedule for Denmark’s by Apoorva Mandavilli

As U.S. Guns Pour Int...

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Plus, the subway stop that’s also a museum. 

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Johnson Rules Out House Vote to Extend Health Insurance Subsidies by Michael Gold and Carl Hulse

Trump Expands Travel Ban and Restrictions to 20 More Countries by Tyler Pager and Hamed Aleaziz

Trump Orders Blockade of Some Oil Tankers to and From Venezuela by Edward Wong, Simon Romero, Charlie Savage and Julian E. Barnes

White House Shrugs Off Rise in Unemployment ...

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Plus, how foreign patients are paying for U.S. organs. 

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Sydney Gunmen Were Motivated by ISIS, Australia’s Leader Says by Victoria Kim, Jin Yu Young, Yan Zhuang and Livia Albeck-Ripka

Bondi Suspects Were in Southern Philippines, Where ISIS Is Active by Jason Gutierrez and Sui-Lee Wee

Police Share New Images of Man Sought in Deadly Shooting at Brown by Mark Arsenault, Thomas Gibbons-Neff, Jacey Fortin and Mitc...

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Plus, the hunt for the gunman in a shooting at Brown University. 

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Australian Police Plan to Charge Suspect in Bondi Massacre by Victoria Kim, Yan Zhuang, Jin Yu Young and Livia Albeck-Ripka

Police Say They Are Still Searching for Brown University Gunman by Mitch Smith, Qasim Nauman, Mark Arsenault and Thomas Gibbons-Neff

Rob Reiner, Actor Who Went on to Direct Classic Films, Dies at 78 by Julia Jacobs

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Plus, a big Hollywood battle just got messier. 

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Same Product, Same Store, but on Instacart, Prices Might Differ by Ben Casselman

Trump Clears Sale of More Powerful Nvidia A.I. Chips to China by Tripp Mickle and Ana Swanson

Trump Promises Farmers $12 Billion to Blunt Fallout From His Trade War by Alan Rappeport, Kevin Draper and Ana Swanson

A Weakened Hamas Still Dominates Gaza, Building Day by Day by Adam Ras...

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Plus, the race to save music history. 

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Vaccine Committee May Make Significant Changes to Childhood Schedule by Apoorva Mandavilli

U.S. Military’s Boat Strikes Planning Takes On New Significance by Helene Cooper, Julian E. Barnes, Charlie Savage and Eric Schmitt

Pentagon Investigator Faults Hegseth for Improper Use of Signal by Robert Jimison, Megan Mineiro and John Ismay

Trump Returns to Gasoline as Fuel of C...

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Trump Appears to Fight Sleep During Cabinet Meeting by Zolan Kanno-Youngs

Trump Calls Somalis ‘Garbage’ He Doesn’t Want in the Country by Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Shawn McCreesh

Republican Wins Tennessee House Race After a Trump-Led Rescue Mission by Shane Goldmacher and Emily Cochrane

Michael and Susan Dell to Put $250 in 25 Million Children’s Accounts by Nicholas Kulish

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Plus, what a social media break can do for your brain.

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Judge Dismisses Cases Against Comey and James, Finding Trump Prosecutor Was Unlawfully Appointed by Alan Feuer and Devlin Barrett

Xi Presses Trump on Taiwan as They Agree to Meet in China in April by Ana Swanson, Alan Rappeport and Edward Wong

Trump Is Considering Push to Extend Obamacare Subsidies by Luke Broadwater, Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Zolan Kanno-...

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Plus, a new crash-test dummy.

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U.S. and Ukraine Expected to Press on With Peace Plan Talks by Cassandra Vinograd

Mamdani and Trump Tamp Down Fears Over National Guard in New York City by Emma G. Fitzsimmons

Back Home, Voters Stand by Marjorie Taylor Greene After She Stood Up to Trump by Rick Rojas and Sean Keenan

Denmark Offers Lessons as Europe Toughens Up on Immigration by Jeanna Smialek and Amelia Nierenber...

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