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Today — 15 December 2025Main stream

Inside the Clintons’ Fight to Avoid Testifying in the House Epstein Inquiry

15 December 2025 at 05:30
Bill and Hillary Clinton have repeatedly offered to provide sworn statements, but Representative James R. Comer has threatened to hold them in contempt of Congress if they fail to appear.

© Melina Mara

For months, the Clintons have been engaging with Mr. Comer far more than was previously known to respond to his requests and avoid having to appear on Capitol Hill.
Yesterday — 14 December 2025Main stream
Before yesterdayMain stream

House G.O.P. Releases Health Plan That Would Allow Subsidies to End

The legislation, expected to come to a vote next week, would make changes that could eventually affect health care costs but are unlikely to immediately curb rising premiums.

© Eric Lee for The New York Times

Speaker Mike Johnson speaking to reporters at the Capitol on Thursday.

For Republicans, Trump’s Hands-Off Approach to Health Care Is a Problem

13 December 2025 at 07:23
The prospect of soaring health care costs could exacerbate Americans’ feelings about affordability, an issue that President Trump has tried to downplay. But Democrats plan to keep the issue front and center.

© Kenny Holston/The New York Times

President Trump said Thursday night that he may soon start negotiating with Democrats to lower health care costs.

Senate Deadlocks Over Obamacare Subsidies in Dueling Votes

12 December 2025 at 03:33
Republicans blocked Democrats’ effort to extend the expiring subsidies while Democrats thwarted a G.O.P. proposal to replace them with direct payments for basic health coverage.

© Eric Lee for The New York Times

Senator John Thune, Republican of South Dakota and the majority leader, at the Capitol this week.

Indiana Senate Republicans Reject Trump’s Redistricting Effort

12 December 2025 at 07:40
Republicans hold an overwhelming majority in the Indiana Senate, but more than a dozen of them defied the president’s wishes, voting against a map aimed at adding Republicans in Congress.

© Jon Cherry for The New York Times

Legislators at the Indiana Statehouse on Thursday as discussion over a proposed political map was underway.

Gavin Newsom Is Embracing Contradiction

11 December 2025 at 09:10
Gov. Gavin Newsom has resisted the Trump administration with his push to redistrict California, while also inviting major right-wing figures like Steve Bannon and Charlie Kirk on his podcast. In a recent conversation on “The Ezra Klein Show,” he explains why he’s willing to take these risks.
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