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Today — 16 December 2025Main stream

Cooling Labor Market and Elevated Inflation Stoke Fed Divisions on Rate Cuts

12 December 2025 at 23:28
Fed officials explained their opposition to the central bank’s decision this week to cut interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point.

© Caroline Gutman for The New York Times

The divisions on the Federal Reserve have forced Jerome H. Powell, the Fed chair, to navigate the difficult task of trying to reach a consensus among his colleagues.

A Family Transformed by a Special-Needs Preschool

16 December 2025 at 18:00
For the mother of a son and a daughter with autism, the Kennedy Children’s Center has “opened up a whole world.”

© Ahmed Gaber for The New York Times

A classroom at the Kennedy Children’s Center, which is supported by Catholic Charities of New York.

Senators Investigate Role of A.I. Data Centers in Rising Electricity Costs

16 December 2025 at 18:02
Three Democrats are seeking information from tech firms about the growing energy use of data centers and the utility bills of individuals and other businesses.

© Nathan Howard for The New York Times

The energy needs of data centers used for artificial intelligence are forcing utility companies to spend billions of dollars to upgrade the power grid, the lawmakers said.

Susie Wiles Acknowledges Trump’s ‘Score Settling’ Behind Prosecutions

16 December 2025 at 22:03
In interviews with Vanity Fair, Susie Wiles, the White House chief of staff, said Trump “has an alcoholic’s personality,” called JD Vance a “conspiracy theorist” and concluded that Pam Bondi “completely whiffed” the early handling of the Epstein files.

© Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times

Over the course of 11 interviews, Ms. Wiles offered pungent assessments of the president and his team.

ISIS ‘Ideology’ Is Linked to Australia Killings, and Trump Files New $10 Billion Lawsuit

16 December 2025 at 19:00
Plus, how foreign patients are paying for U.S. organs.

© Matthew Abbott for The New York Times

Belongings left near the site of a mass shooting in Sydney, Australia, on Monday. The gunmen targeted a Hanukkah party and killed 15 people.

Venezuela’s Oil Is a Focus of Trump’s Campaign Against Maduro

In public, the White House says it is confronting Venezuela to curb drug trafficking. Behind the scenes, gaining access to the country’s vast oil reserves is a priority.

© Adriana Loureiro Fernandez for The New York Times

Oil drilling equipment in Cabimas, Venezuela. The country has about 17 percent of the world’s known oil reserves, nearly four times the amount in the United States.

The Untold Story of How Jeffrey Epstein Got Rich

For years, rumors swirled about where his wealth came from. A Times investigation reveals the truth of how a college dropout clawed his way to the pinnacle of American finance and society.

This Week Is Pivotal for Ukraine, and for Europe’s Voice in Its Future

Often left out by the United States in peace negotiations, European countries are working to assert their leadership and bolster Ukraine with an ambitious funding plan. But can they agree?

© Pool photo by Toby Melville

From left: Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany, Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine and President Emmanuel Macron of France at a meeting in London this month.

Donald Trump Jr. Is Engaged to Bettina Anderson, a Palm Beach Socialite

16 December 2025 at 12:55
The relationship between the president’s son and Ms. Anderson had been the subject of tabloid speculation during his previous engagement to Kimberly Guilfoyle.

© Doug Mills/The New York Times

Donald Trump Jr. and Bettina Anderson in Washington in June.

Kushner’s Firm Pulls Out of Trump-Branded Hotel Deal in Serbia

The announcement came just hours after prosecutors there charged four government officials with corruption in connection with the half-billion-dollar project.

© Vladimir Zivojinovic for The New York Times

A real estate development project in Belgrade, Serbia, would have replaced bombed-out buildings with a luxury hotel bearing the Trump name.

Trump Files $10 Billion Suit Over BBC Documentary

16 December 2025 at 08:49
The British broadcaster, which has expressed regret over the editing of video clips about the president, has rejected claims that the error was evidence of a fundamental bias in its news reporting.

© Jack Taylor/Reuters

The BBC’s board chairman apologized in a letter to a British parliamentary committee, saying the documentary’s editing had been an “error of judgment.”

How the Winklevoss Twins Won Big in Trump’s Pro-Crypto Washington

16 December 2025 at 12:13
Few industry players seem closer to Trump than the 44-year-old billionaire brothers. And they have gotten more than just invitations to the White House this year.

© Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times

Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss at the White House.

Ford Will Take $19.5 Billion Hit as It Rolls Back E.V. Plans

16 December 2025 at 07:10
Ford Motor said the costs came from its decision to make fewer electric vehicles than it had planned and more hybrids that use both gasoline engines and batteries.

© Brittany Greeson for The New York Times

A Ford F-150 Lightning electric truck at the company’s plant in Dearborn, Mich., in 2022. The Lightning will no longer be a pure electric vehicle.

Trump’s Post Attacking Rob Reiner After Stabbing Death Draws Immediate Outrage

16 December 2025 at 10:06
The president attributed the killing to “Trump derangement syndrome,” but his disparaging comments drew backlash even from conservative allies who said they were inappropriate.

© Kent Nishimura/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, at the Kennedy Center in Washington in 2023. The Reiners’ 32-year-old son was “booked for murder,” according to the Los Angeles police chief, Jim McDonnell.
Yesterday — 15 December 2025Main stream

Ukraine and Allies Agree on Security Guarantee for Peace Proposal

Crucial details on the future security of Ukraine remain unsettled as negotiators seek a deal that Russia will approve.

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President Frank-Walter Steinmeier of Germany, left, and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine in Berlin on Monday.

Trump’s Cuts Hobbled US Labor Board, Leaving Festering Disputes and a Power Struggle

15 December 2025 at 18:02
Advocates fear damage to labor protections if the Supreme Court upholds the president’s move to control federal agency staffing.

© Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg

The Washington headquarters of the National Labor Relations Board, which is down to a single member. In the interim, California and New York want to strengthen their boards.

Trump’s Diversity Rollback Ends Crucial Aid for Deafblind Children Like Annie Garner

A program for deafblind children helped 3-year-old Annie Garner, born with poor vision and no ears, learn to communicate. The Trump administration cut the program’s funding over diversity goals.

© Jamie Kelter Davis for The New York Times

Casey and Leah Garner with their daughter, Annie, at their home in Reedsburg, Wis.

Kast’s Victory in Chile Is Another Win for Global Right-Wing Movement

15 December 2025 at 18:02
José Antonio Kast, who was elected president on Sunday, is the latest conservative to rise to power promising strict law and order measures.

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Presidential candidate Jose Antonio Kast of the Republicano party and his wife Maria Pia Adriazola celebrating following the 2025 presidential election runoff in Santiago, Chile on Sunday.
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