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Today — 18 December 2025NYT | Top Stories

Bongino to Step Down From F.B.I.

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By: Glenn Thrush， Maggie Haberman and Adam Goldman
18 December 2025 at 06:37
The departure of Dan Bongino had seemed inevitable since August, when the White House hired Missouri’s attorney general, Andrew Bailey, to share his job as deputy director.

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Dan Bongino, the F.B.I. deputy director, at the Capitol last month.

Fani Willis Calls Trump and Allies ‘Criminals’ in Hearing Before Georgia Senate Committee

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By: Richard Fausset and Danny Hakim
18 December 2025 at 05:35
The district attorney in Atlanta addressed a Republican-led committee created to investigate her conduct during her prosecution of President Trump last year.

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District Attorney Fani T. Willis assailed Republican adversaries and stumped for political allies at the hearing on Wednesday.

Jack Smith Defends Trump Prosecutions in House Deposition

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By: Glenn Thrush and Alan Feuer
18 December 2025 at 06:12
Even adversaries of Jack Smith, the former special counsel, conceded that his tight-lipped, painstaking approach made tripping him up particularly difficult.

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Jack Smith, the former special counsel, during a break in a closed-door deposition with the House Judiciary Committee.

Let’s Go Beyond Trump’s Vile Words About Rob Reiner

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By: Nicholas Kristof
18 December 2025 at 06:00
We must do far more to address the national crisis of addiction that leaves so many households in despair as well as danger.

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Trump Administration Aims to Strip More Foreign-Born Americans of Citizenship

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By: Hamed Aleaziz
18 December 2025 at 06:00
An official with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services said it would prioritize “those who’ve unlawfully obtained U.S. citizenship.”

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A naturalization ceremony in Boston in August. The Trump administration has been closing loopholes in the immigration system and throwing up roadblocks for people seeking to enter and stay in the country.

California’s Endless Fog Is Finally Clearing

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By: Amy Graff
18 December 2025 at 05:13
An unrelenting gloom has blanketed much of the state’s Central Valley since late November.

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Wind turbines peak above fog in Livermore, Calif., on Saturday.

Stabbing Near Chabad Headquarters Investigated as a Possible Hate Crime

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By: Maia Coleman
18 December 2025 at 05:22
A dispute on a Brooklyn street appeared to explode after the perpetrator made antisemitic statements, the police said.

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The violence took place in the heart of a Crown Heights, just steps from the headquarters of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement, a globe-spanning sect of Hasidic Judaism.

Storm Knocks Out Power for Hundreds of Thousands in the Pacific Northwest

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By: Amy Graff
18 December 2025 at 04:46
The region has faced significant flooding in the last week. Powerful winds from another storm have compounded the misery.

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Winds knocked a tree into a car in Tacoma, Wash., as extreme weather continued to batter the Pacific Northwest on Wednesday.

Nearly $900 Million Flowed in Secret to Help Harris and Trump in 2024

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By: Theodore Schleifer and Ashley Cai
18 December 2025 at 04:00
The main dark-money group backing Kamala Harris and Joe Biden raised a staggering $613 million last year, while its pro-Trump counterpart brought in $275 million, new filings show.

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Both Donald J. Trump and Kamala Harris benefited heavily from so-called dark money in 2024, but Democrats leaned more on the practice of funneling money through nonprofit groups that do not have to disclose their donors.

Top Republican Examining Boat Strike ‘Satisfied’ With Military Mission

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By: Robert Jimison
18 December 2025 at 04:00
After viewing video of a follow-up strike, Republicans largely had confidence in the Pentagon’s legal rationale while Democrats questioned its legality.

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Representative Mike Rogers, Republican of Alabama, during a hearing on Capitol Hill in July. He leads the House Armed Services Committee, which oversees the military.

Republicans Clinch Democrats’ Bid to Force Vote on ACA Subsidies

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By: Michael Gold
18 December 2025 at 01:42
After the speaker denied them a vote on extending the subsidies, four Republicans from competitive districts joined Democrats’ bid to go around G.O.P. leaders and force action.

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Brendan Carr Says FCC ‘Isn’t Independent’ Amid Concerns of How Trump Might Use the Agency

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By: Cecilia Kang
18 December 2025 at 03:56
The comment from Brendan Carr, a Republican, raised concerns from lawmakers about how President Trump might use the agency.

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Brendan Carr, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, at a Senate committee hearing on Wednesday.

Venezuelan Navy Escorts Vessels After Trump’s Blockade Threat

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By: Eric Schmitt， Anatoly Kurmanaev and Riley Mellen
18 December 2025 at 03:22
The Venezuelan government was said to have ordered the escort, according to two people familiar with the matter. It was not immediately clear whether the vessels were subject to U.S. sanctions.

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An oil tanker anchored near the Cardón Refinery in Punto Fijo, Venezuela, in 2021.

More Than 2,000 Dinosaur Footprints Are Found in the Italian Alps

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By: Elisabetta Povoledo and Victor Mather
18 December 2025 at 02:33
Two hundred million years ago, prosauropods walked the earth. They left something behind.

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Dinosaurs once roamed the earth, including, it seems, in this spot in Italy.

N.Y. Governor Will Sign Right-to-Die Bill for the Terminally Ill

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By: Grace Ashford
18 December 2025 at 02:27
Gov. Kathy Hochul cast the measure in unusually personal terms, saying she had felt “the pain of seeing someone you love suffer and feeling powerless to stop it.”

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Gov. Kathy Hochul said she had agreed to sign the bill after adding amendments intended to protect New Yorkers from being pressured into life-ending decisions.

ICE Arrests Disrupt Schools, Prompting Fear Among Families

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By: Madeleine Ngo
18 December 2025 at 02:09
President Trump’s immigration crackdown has at times resulted in arrests near schools, setting off concerns among parents, educators and students.

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Parents say they have grown concerned about taking their children to school, worried that they could be detained or that their children could witness violent arrests.

Tankers Under Sanction Are Only a Subset of Fleet Moving Venezuelan Oil

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By: Rebecca F. Elliott
18 December 2025 at 01:48
The scope of President Trump’s blockade against ships carrying oil from Venezuela was not clear on Wednesday.

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An oil tanker docked at Cardón Refinery in Punto Fijo, Venezuela, in 2021. More than 400 tankers have moved Venezuelan oil or related products since 2019, and these vessels are part of a bigger fleet of ships that trade oil illicitly.

Senate Passes Defense Policy Bill, Clearing It for Trump

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By: Megan Mineiro
18 December 2025 at 01:27
The legislation authorizes $900 billion for the Pentagon, provides a pay raise for troops, and has some measures to reassert congressional oversight.

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Army troops participating in a parade in Washington in June. The bill includes a pay raise of 3.8 percent for military personnel.

How the Rhinelander Trial Scandalized the Jazz Age

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By: Laura Wexler
17 December 2025 at 18:00
Rhinelander v. Rhinelander was one of the most scandalous trials of the Jazz Age. 100 years later, it reads as a tragedy about the country’s original sin.

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Alice Rhinelander, center, with her sisters in the courtroom during the annulment trial.
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