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Today — 17 December 2025Main stream

Trump Orders Blockade of Some Oil Tankers to and From Venezuela

The move is an escalation of military operations and a pressure campaign against Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s leader. But its scope and economic impact are not clear.

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Oil tankers anchored in Punto Fijo, Venezuela, in 2021. Venezuela relies entirely on tankers to export its oil to world markets.

On British Roads, Chinese Cars Are Racing Ahead

17 December 2025 at 13:00
BYD, Chery and other Chinese automakers are winning over drivers in Britain, where tariffs are low and buyers are open to new brands.

© Owen Richards for The New York Times

Norman Podhoretz, Influential Editor and Neoconservative Force, Dies at 95

17 December 2025 at 12:19
A New York intellectual and onetime liberal stalwart, his Commentary magazine became his platform as his political and social view turned sharply rightward.

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Norman Podhoretz in 1971.

Trump and Top Aides Publicly Defend Susie Wiles After Explosive Interviews

17 December 2025 at 03:27
President Trump praised his chief of staff as doing “a fantastic job,” and more than a dozen members of his cabinet have posted defenses of her on social media.

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Susie Wiles criticized the article as a “disingenuously framed hit piece” but did not deny the authenticity of the quotes.

Johnson Rules Out House Vote to Extend Health Insurance Subsidies

17 December 2025 at 10:43
The speaker had planned to give moderate Republicans seeking an extension of the tax credits a vote on their proposal, but said on Tuesday it was simply “not to be.”

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Speaker Mike Johnson had signaled openness to allowing debate on the proposal to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies, but ultimately rejected a bid to do so by politically vulnerable Republicans.

Trump Expands Travel Ban and Restrictions to 20 More Countries

17 December 2025 at 08:49
People from Syria, South Sudan and those with documents issued by the Palestinian Authority are included in the latest restrictions. More than 35 countries are now under U.S. travel restrictions.

© Dakota Santiago for The New York Times

Beyond the travel restrictions, the ban could have major ramifications for nationals of those countries already in the United States.

Mayor Adams’s Farewell To-Do List: Praise Himself, Undermine Mamdani

17 December 2025 at 07:04
Before jetting off to Mexico, Mayor Eric Adams held an unusual news conference that included a time capsule, a new theme song and a defense of his one-term tenure.

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Mayor Eric Adams is leaving for Mexico, his fourth international trip in the last three months.

Remixing Trump’s Economy Speech, Vance Strikes a Different Tone

17 December 2025 at 06:26
Vice President JD Vance pleaded with everybody to just hang in there a little longer, saying the economy would improve.

© Tom Brenner for The New York Times

Vice President JD Vance, on Tuesday in Allentown, Pa., said of the economy, “I know that there is so much more progress to be made.”

Hegseth Declines to Show Lawmakers Boat Strike Video

The defense secretary joined the secretary of state on Capitol Hill to deliver the first classified briefings to include all members of the House and Senate on the maritime attacks.

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth briefed lawmakers on Tuesday on the military’s strikes on boats in international waters.

U.S. Is Seeking Exemption From a European Climate Law, Officials Say

17 December 2025 at 03:32
Diplomats told E.U. officials that the bloc’s law on methane, a potent greenhouse gas, would hurt American oil and gas companies.

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A liquified natural gas tanker. This year the Trump administration signed a deal with the European Union in which Europe pledged to buy American gas in exchange for tariff relief.

France Passes Welfare Budget Law, Giving Government Rare Win

17 December 2025 at 02:36
Sébastien Lecornu, the third French prime minister in less than a year, succeeded where his two predecessors failed — at least for now.

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Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu, at France’s National Assembly on Tuesday, seems to have succeeded after a false start.

White House Dismisses Rise in Unemployment

By: Tony Romm
17 December 2025 at 02:03
The Trump administration looked to recast elements of a dour jobs report Thursday as a sign of strength.

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The White House insisted on Tuesday that the economy remained strong under President Trump’s watch.

U.S. Threatens Penalties Against European Tech Firms Amid Regulatory Fight

The Trump administration singled out European tech firms by name and promised economic consequences Tuesday unless the E.U. rolls back tech regulation and lawsuits.

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The Office of the United States Trade Representative, led by Jamieson Greer, said that the European Union had “persisted in a continuing course of discriminatory and harassing lawsuits, taxes, fines, and directives” against U.S. companies.

Takeaways From Susie Wiles’s Vanity Fair Interviews Describing Trump World

17 December 2025 at 01:10
During 11 interviews with Vanity Fair over President Trump’s first year back in office, Ms. Wiles, his chief of staff, opened up about the president, the people around him and their internal fights.

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Susie Wiles, the White House chief of staff, typically shuns publicity. She called a recent article in Vanity Fair, based on 11 interviews she gave over the past year, “a disingenuously framed hit piece on me and the finest President, White House staff, and Cabinet in history.”
Yesterday — 16 December 2025Main stream

Australia Doubles Down on Gun Control in Wake of Bondi Beach Shooting

16 December 2025 at 22:26
The country has long looked warily at the cycle of gun violence in the United States, where meaningful changes in policy have been rare.

© Matthew Abbott for The New York Times

A memorial in Sydney on Tuesday. The shooting, which left at least 15 dead and scores of others injured, has forced a hard look at gun control in Australia.

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.”

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

New Yorkers Back Mamdani’s Push for Free Child Care, Poll Shows

16 December 2025 at 21:07
A Siena University poll showed that voters support having wealthy New Yorkers pay more in taxes to fund child care statewide, and favored Gov. Kathy Hochul in next year’s election.

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The favorability ratings for Zohran Mamdani, the mayor-elect of New York City, have risen statewide and in New York City rise since his election last month.

New Yorkers Back Mamdani’s Push for Free Child Care, Poll Shows

16 December 2025 at 21:07
A Siena University poll showed that voters support having wealthy New Yorkers pay more in taxes to fund child care statewide, and favored Gov. Kathy Hochul in next year’s election.

© Shuran Huang for The New York Times

The favorability ratings for Zohran Mamdani, the mayor-elect of New York City, have risen statewide and in New York City rise since his election last month.

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

17 December 2025 at 00:56
In interviews with Vanity Fair, Susie Wiles, the White House chief of staff, said President 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.
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