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Today — 18 December 2025Main stream

Trump Pressed Georgia Speaker to Overturn State’s Election Vote in 2020 Call

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By: Richard Fausset and Danny Hakim
18 December 2025 at 09:18
During much of the 12.5-minute call, President Trump reiterated his claims that he had won Georgia, a state he lost by more than 11,000 votes that year.

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David Ralston, the former Georgia House speaker, in 2018.

Trump Finds That Retribution Isn’t Always So Easy

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By: Michael S. Schmidt and Jonah E. Bromwich
18 December 2025 at 07:00
In some ways, Trump’s broader flexing of power has achieved what he set out to do. But his attempts to push prosecutions of rivals have been far less successful.

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Letitia James, the New York attorney general.

For Hegseth, There Is One Boat Strike He Doesn’t Want the Public to See

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By: David E. Sanger
18 December 2025 at 09:11
The Pentagon has released plenty of video clips that show American missiles blowing boats suspected of carrying drugs out of the water. But the “double tap” strike on Sept. 2 is being kept under wraps.

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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth briefed senators on Tuesday.

ICE Must Allow Lawmakers to Inspect Detention Centers, Judge Rules

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By: Zach Montague and Michael Gold
18 December 2025 at 08:13
Judge Jia M. Cobb wrote that two policies announced in June appeared to unlawfully bar members of Congress from making unannounced visits at immigration detention facilities.

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Federal agents outside Delaney Hall Detention Facility in Newark in June. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has curbed access to its detention centers and required seven days’ notice for lawmakers seeking entry.

House Rejects Measure to Bar Strikes Inside Venezuela

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By: Robert Jimison
18 December 2025 at 07:15
The Democratic measure was defeated mostly along party lines, along with another resolution that would have halted the military’s escalating campaign of boat attacks.

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U.S. military aircraft in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, on Tuesday. For months, the U.S. military has been building up a large naval force there as President Trump continues to threaten to attack Venezuela.

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.

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.

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.

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 in Defiance of Trump’s Blockade Threat

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By: Edward Wong， Anatoly Kurmanaev and Eric Schmitt
18 December 2025 at 08:31
Pentagon officials, surprised by President Trump’s orders, scrambled to work out a plan to halt sanctioned tankers as Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s leader, vowed resistance.

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

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.

Appeals Court Allows National Guard to Remain in D.C., for Now

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By: Zach Montague
18 December 2025 at 00:15
A three-judge panel voted unanimously to allow troops to stay in the capital for the duration of the appeal, citing the city’s unique legal status.

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National Guard troops in Washington in August. A lower court judge had ordered that the troops be removed from the city, but the appeals court previously stayed the ruling while it considered the matter.

National Center for Atmospheric Research to Be Dismantled, Trump Administration Says

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By: Lisa Friedman， Brad Plumer and Jack Healy
18 December 2025 at 03:57
Russell Vought, the White House budget director, called the laboratory a source of “climate alarmism.”

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National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colo., is responsible for many of the biggest scientific advances in humanity’s understanding of weather and climate since its founding in 1960.
Yesterday — 17 December 2025Main stream

Trump Dangles Cash Payments to Assuage Affordability Concerns

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By: Tony Romm and Andrew Duehren
17 December 2025 at 18:01
With tariffs unpopular and prices still high, the White House has teased the promise of tariff rebates and large tax refunds next year.

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The president has repeatedly floated the idea of sending one-time $2,000 rebate checks to many families.

Trump Revised Chevron’s Venezuela Deal. Maduro’s Oil Trader Profited.

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By: Anatoly Kurmanaev and Tyler Pager
17 December 2025 at 20:58
A firm controlled by a businessman tied to a seized tanker carrying Venezuelan oil has sold millions of barrels from a Chevron-operated oil field.

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A statue outside Venezuela’s state oil company PDVSA headquarters in Caracas.

Next Fed Chair in ‘No-Win Scenario’ as Selection Process Draws to a Close

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By: Colby Smith
17 December 2025 at 18:02
The person picked to replace Jerome H. Powell will be thrust into a credibility problem that will be difficult to escape.

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Trump Orders Blockade of Some Oil Tankers to and From Venezuela

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By: Edward Wong， Simon Romero， Charlie Savage and Julian E. Barnes
17 December 2025 at 20:40
The move is an escalation of military operations and a pressure campaign against Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s leader. But its scope and economic impact are not clear.

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Oil tankers anchored in Punto Fijo, Venezuela, in 2021. Venezuela relies entirely on tankers to export its oil to world markets.

Trump and Top Aides Publicly Defend Susie Wiles After Explosive Interviews

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By: Tyler Pager
17 December 2025 at 03:27
President Trump praised his chief of staff as doing “a fantastic job,” and more than a dozen members of his cabinet have posted defenses of her on social media.

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Susie Wiles criticized the article as a “disingenuously framed hit piece” but did not deny the authenticity of the quotes.

Johnson Rules Out House Vote to Extend Health Insurance Subsidies

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By: Michael Gold and Carl Hulse
17 December 2025 at 10:43
The speaker had planned to give moderate Republicans seeking an extension of the tax credits a vote on their proposal, but said on Tuesday it was simply “not to be.”

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Speaker Mike Johnson had signaled openness to allowing debate on the proposal to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies, but ultimately rejected a bid to do so by politically vulnerable Republicans.
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