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Today — 19 December 2025Main stream

Trump Signs Law Repealing Tough Sanctions on Syria

The Caesar Act was imposed in 2019 in response to widespread and systematic violations of human rights by the regime of former dictator Bashar al-Assad.

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A heavily damaged neighborhood in the eastern city of Deir al-Zour, Syria, in August. The lifting of U.S. sanctions will bolster Syria’s new government’s efforts to rebuild a nation in ruins.

Trump Signs Law Repealing Tough Sanctions on Syria

The Caesar Act was imposed in 2019 in response to widespread and systematic violations of human rights by the regime of former dictator Bashar al-Assad.

© Nicole Tung for The New York Times

A heavily damaged neighborhood in the eastern city of Deir al-Zour, Syria, in August. The lifting of U.S. sanctions will bolster Syria’s new government’s efforts to rebuild a nation in ruins.

With New E.U. Loan, Ukraine Avoids Budget Crunch and Can Plan War Effort

19 December 2025 at 19:12
The loan will cover two-thirds of the country’s financial needs for the next two years. It also bolsters Ukraine’s position in ongoing peace talks.

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Members of Ukraine’s 148th Artillery Brigade at a firing position in the Zaporizhzhia region of eastern Ukraine in October.

Trump’s Attacks on Rob Reiner and Others Characterize an Uninhibited 2nd Term

19 December 2025 at 13:00
Many of President Trump’s supporters love his professional-wrestling style of leadership. But some of his recent attacks have sickened even some of his own political allies.

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Mr. Trump’s brash personality has been an element of his appeal to supporters, who find it bracingly authentic in contrast to cookie-cutter politicians.

F.D.A. Turmoil Keeps Spotlight on Its Commissioner

19 December 2025 at 18:01
The agency’s high-level turnover and conflicting policy decisions on drug oversight have fueled concerns about the leadership of Dr. Marty Makary.

© Al Drago for The New York Times

Dr. Marty Makary, the F.D.A. commissioner, has faced intense criticism as the agency undergoes top-level turnover in critical areas like drug approvals.

‘A Singularly Turbulent Time’: Deeper Uncertainty in Store for Global Economy

19 December 2025 at 13:00
A reordering of the rules of trade, set on top of transformational change in technology, demographics and climate, is remaking jobs, politics and lives.

© Linh Pham for The New York Times

A furniture factory in Vietnam. Chinese exports are surging not just into Europe but even more sharply into Southeast Asia.

Trump Signs Order to Ease Restrictions on Marijuana

Marijuana’s classification as one of the most dangerous and habit-forming substances has long drawn criticism.

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President Trump said the move would allow for more research to be done with cannabis.

Democratic State Lawmakers Vow to Unite and Push Back on Trump’s Deportations

19 December 2025 at 08:15
Lawmakers from a half-dozen states said Thursday they will use legislation next year to thwart the tactics of federal law enforcement carrying out immigration policies.

© Victor J. Blue for The New York Times

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and other federal law enforcement officers conducted a street raid in New York in October.

Trump Relies on Distortions to Support His Pressure Campaign on Venezuela

19 December 2025 at 07:29
The president has a long record of making false or misleading statements. But the sheer density of them in his administration’s boat attacks and Venezuela pressure campaign is exceptional.

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Mr. Trump says an “armed conflict” makes the killings of people on the vessels lawful, but law-of-war experts say standards for a war to exist are not met.

TikTok Signs Agreements With Investors in Step Toward Avoiding a U.S. Ban

19 December 2025 at 09:24
The Chinese-owned video app formalized commitments from the software giant Oracle and two investment firms as part of a deal to keep operating in the United States.

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Investment agreements bring TikTok, one of the country’s most popular social media apps, closer to resolving years of questions about its future.

The Junior Congressman Who’s Pushing Republicans on Epstein

19 December 2025 at 07:33
The top Democrat on the Oversight Committee, Representative Robert Garcia has brought aggressive tactics and reality-show flair to investigating Jeffrey Epstein’s ties to President Trump.

© Kenny Holston/The New York Times

Mr. Garcia, 48, is a former mayor of Long Beach, Calif., who has been in Congress fewer than three years. He has been leading Democrats on the Oversight Committee, the House’s top investigative panel, for almost six months.

Kennedy Center Board Moves to Rename It the Trump-Kennedy Center

19 December 2025 at 07:38
The board for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced that it would now be named the Trump-Kennedy Center, although a formal change may have to be approved by Congress.

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The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts was so named by law.

A Lesson From the Abrego Garcia Saga

19 December 2025 at 02:35
Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia’s release from immigration detention last week offers a useful model for how Democrats can successfully challenge the Trump administration, the Opinion columnist Jamelle Bouie argues.

Zelensky Appeals to E.U. Leaders for Frozen Russian Funds to Fight War

19 December 2025 at 00:35
President Volodymyr Zelensky said in Brussels, where the leaders had gathered, that without the money, his country would have to reduce its drone production significantly.

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Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, spoke during a news conference on Thursday as part of the European Council meeting in Brussels Thursday.

Trump Moves to End Gender-Related Care for Minors, Threatening Hospitals That Offer It

Proposed new rules would punish the hospitals by pulling all federal financing. Advocates say lawsuits will follow.

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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., with President Trump and Mehmet Oz, the Medicaid and Medicare services administrator, in the White House in September.
Yesterday — 18 December 2025Main stream

Trump Announces $1,776 ‘Warrior Dividend’ for Military

19 December 2025 at 09:03
President Trump promised active duty troops a $1,776 check, citing increased revenue raised by tariffs, but the funding is coming from money for the military included in this year’s domestic spending law.

© Kenny Holston/The New York Times

U.S. service members at Fort Bragg, N.C., in June.

Trump Media to Merge With TAE Technologies, a Nuclear Fusion Firm, in a $6 Billion Deal

Trump Media & Technology Group, the social media and crypto company part owned by President Trump, said it would help develop a “utility-scale fusion power plant.”

© Yuvraj Khanna for The New York Times

Trump Media & Technology Group is the parent company of Truth Social, a social media platform that has struggled to gain widespread traction.

6 Takeaways From Trump’s Address to the Nation

18 December 2025 at 20:21
In an 18-minute address, President Trump said the economy was booming despite the public’s consistent concerns about prices. Here are six takeaways from the speech.

© Doug Mills/The New York Times

President Trump in an address from the White House on Wednesday argued that U.S. economy under his leadership is in better shape than many voters think.
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