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Today — 10 December 2025Main stream

Trump Administration Withdraws Plan to Overhaul Homeless Aid

10 December 2025 at 10:39
The abrupt decision to revise the plan added new uncertainty and possible delays into the government’s distribution of $3.9 billion in homelessness relief.

© Aaron Wojack for The New York Times

A homeless camp outside Suisun City, Calif., last month.

Inside the Pentagon’s Scramble to Deal With Boat Strike Survivors

Officials initially weighed sending survivors of U.S. attacks on boats suspected of drug smuggling to a notorious prison in El Salvador, to keep them away from American courts.

© Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times

Recent news reports on strike orders given by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth have raised questions of potential war crimes.

Democrats Say Hegseth Balked at Call for Full Video of Boat Strike

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth briefed congressional leaders on Tuesday about the monthslong military campaign targeting people suspected of being drug traffickers at sea.

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at the Capitol on Tuesday.

Stephen Miller’s Stock Sale Raises Questions, Ethics Experts Say

10 December 2025 at 07:32
Mr. Miller, one of President Trump’s top advisers, sold shares in the mining company MP Materials following a lucrative deal between the company and the government.

© Doug Mills/The New York Times

Stephen Miller, one of the president’s top advisers, sold shares of a mining company after it had begun negotiations with the government, raising concerns among ethics experts.

Trump’s Nvidia Chip Deal Reverses Decades of Technology Restrictions

10 December 2025 at 08:14
President Trump’s decision to allow Nvidia to sell its chips to China has raised questions about whether he is prioritizing short-term economic gain over long-term American security interests.

© Pete Marovich for The New York Times

President Trump with Jensen Huang, the chief executive of Nvidia, at the White House in April.

Ukraine Could Be ‘Ready for Elections,’ Zelensky Says

10 December 2025 at 08:44
The Ukrainian president told reporters that a vote could be held in 60 to 90 days if the country received security protections from the United States.

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President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine speaking at the White House in Washington, D.C., in October.

At State Dept., a Typeface Falls Victim in the War Against Woke

Secretary of State Marco Rubio called the Biden-era move to the sans serif typeface “wasteful,” casting the return to Times New Roman as part of a push to stamp out diversity efforts.

© Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times

Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the White House last month.

Democrat Eileen Higgins Wins Miami Runoff Election to Become City’s First Female Mayor

10 December 2025 at 09:13
Eileen Higgins, a former Miami-Dade County commissioner, will also be the city’s first female mayor and the first non-Hispanic mayor since the 1990s.

© Saul Martinez for The New York Times

Eileen Higgins in Miami in November.

Legal Groups Sue Justice Dept. for Secret Memo Justifying Boat Strikes

10 December 2025 at 05:53
“The public deserves to know how the Trump administration has justified the outright murder of civilians as lawful,” the organizations said in their lawsuit.

© Doug Mills/The New York Times

The lawsuit, filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and other legal groups, seeks the release of a secret memo that provides a legal rationale for the Trump administration’s strikes.

Trump Administration Fights Roadblock to Pursuing Comey Case

10 December 2025 at 00:42
The battle preceded the department’s looming decision over whether — and how — to bring new charges against James B. Comey.

© Alex Kraus/Bloomberg

A ruling by a federal judge over the weekend has temporarily blocked prosecutors from gaining access to a crucial trove of evidence they used to bring charges against James B. Comey, the former F.B.I. director, in late September.

Gov. Pritzker Signs Bill Imposing New Limits on Immigration Enforcement in Illinois

10 December 2025 at 00:28
The measure restricts immigration arrests around state courthouses. Republicans have criticized the law and suggested it would face legal challenges.

© Jamie Kelter Davis for The New York Times

Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois appeared in Chicago in October at a protest against the Trump administration.
Yesterday — 9 December 2025Main stream

Judge Suggests Lindsey Halligan, Prosecutor on Comey and James Cases, Should Resign

9 December 2025 at 23:11
Lindsey Halligan’s indictments against James B. Comey, the former F.B.I. director, and Letitia James, the attorney general of New York, were dismissed last month over Ms. Halligan’s appointment.

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Lindsey Halligan at the White House in March.

Supreme Court Struggles With How to Insulate the Federal Reserve From Politics

9 December 2025 at 18:04
The president seemed poised for a big Supreme Court win letting him remove officials without cause. But the justices appeared to struggle with how to insulate the Federal Reserve from politics.

© Caroline Gutman for The New York Times

President Trump has mused about trying to fire Jerome H. Powell, the Fed chair, but he has not followed through. Indeed, no president has sought to remove a member of the Fed board without cause.

The Business Strategy That Could Drive Up Your Grocery Bill, and Trump’s $12 Billion Bailout

Plus, a big Hollywood battle just got messier.

© Rachel Bujalski for The New York Times

In tests in four U.S. cities, nearly 200 volunteers checked prices on 20 grocery items on Instacart. They found differences in item after item.

A Key Question for the Supreme Court: What About the Fed?

9 December 2025 at 18:04
The president seemed poised for a big Supreme Court win letting him remove officials without cause. But the justices appeared to struggle with how to insulate the Federal Reserve from politics.

© Caroline Gutman for The New York Times

President Trump has mused about trying to fire Jerome H. Powell, the Fed chair, but he has not followed through. Indeed, no president has sought to remove a member of the Fed board without cause.

Same Product, Same Store, but on Instacart, Prices Might Differ

9 December 2025 at 19:00
The findings are the latest example of how the notion of a single price is breaking down in the digital age, a trend economists say could be pushing up some prices.

© Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times

In tests in four cities across the country, nearly 200 volunteers checked prices on 20 grocery items on Instacart. They found differences in item after item.

Wrenching Pain, a Severe Infection: An ICE Detainee Is Ordered Released

By: Ana Ley
9 December 2025 at 16:00
A judge blamed “deliberate indifference” for the illness of a man held by immigration officials. Across the country, several courts have blasted conditions in U.S. facilities.

© Todd Heisler/The New York Times

Javier Tomas Muñoz Materano, 23, was transferred to eight immigration detention facilities. Along the way, he began displaying symptoms of a serious infection.
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