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Today — 13 December 2025Main stream

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.
Yesterday — 12 December 2025Main stream

A Seized Oil Tanker Off Venezuela and the Big Business of Dark Fleet Smuggling

The U.S. seizure of a vessel off Venezuela is likely to squeeze the country’s government, but do little to counter the tankers that secretively move oil from sanctioned countries.

© Adriana Loureiro Fernandez for The New York Times

Oil tankers anchored at a refinery in Punto Fijo, Venezuela, in 2022. The country relies heavily on a so-called dark fleet to export its oil.
Before yesterdayMain stream

Trump Doesn’t Want to Talk About Affordability. Democrats Say That’s a Gift.

11 December 2025 at 18:02
The president continues to brush off an issue that he said he would solve in his first months in office. Some Democrats say he is making the same mistake as his predecessor.

© Doug Mills/The New York Times

President Trump speaking in Mount Pocono, Pa., on Tuesday. The White House rejected the idea that Democrats were winning on the affordability message.

Always on My Mind: Trump’s Enduring Focus on Joe Biden

11 December 2025 at 08:26
After nearly 11 months in office, the president’s tendency to talk about his predecessor is more pronounced than ever.

© Kenny Holston/The New York Times

President-elect Donald J. Trump and President Biden at Mr. Trump’s inauguration in January. Mr. Trump’s allies dispute the idea that he is obsessed with his predecessor.

Trump’s Approval Ratings Are Low, Again. This Time It Might Matter.

11 December 2025 at 21:05
Unlike during his last time in the White House, people now disapprove of Trump because of the economy, not in spite of it.

© Photo illustration by Philotheus Nisch for The New York Times

Mexico Approves 50% Tariffs on Many Chinese Imports

11 December 2025 at 13:15
The tariffs will apply to goods from China and other nations. Washington has been pressuring Mexico to move away from dealing with China.

© Jose Luis Gonzalez/Reuters

A display of cars by the Chinese automaker BYD in the Mexican city of Ciudad Juarez. China is the second largest exporter to Mexico after the United States.

How to Fight Rising Utility Bills? Take Over the Company, Activists Say.

11 December 2025 at 07:22
A grass-roots coalition is trying to push New York State to use eminent domain to buy out Central Hudson Gas & Electric and replace it with a public authority.

As the Price of Beef Soars, Restaurants Are in ‘Code Red’ Mode

11 December 2025 at 02:32
Midpriced steakhouses and fine-dining establishments are trying to figure out how to cover their rising costs without scaring away customers.

© Hunter McRae for The New York Times

Restaurants that specialize in steak, like Halls Chophouse in Charleston, S.C., are feeling the same sticker shock from beef prices as consumers in grocery stores.

Trump’s Search for Powell’s Replacement Adds to Cacophony Around Interest Rate Decision

10 December 2025 at 23:22
The end of Jerome Powell’s term as Fed chair will give President Trump his biggest opportunity yet to reshape the central bank.

© Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times

Naming a new Federal Reserve chair will be President Trump’s biggest opportunity yet to reshape the central bank.
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