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Yesterday — 14 December 2025Main stream

How The Times Analyzed the S.E.C.’s Cryptocurrency Enforcement

The New York Times set out to understand — and quantify — just how much things had changed within the agency after President Trump resumed office.

© Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times

A portrait array in the lobby of the Securities and Exchange Commission showing President Trump and Vice President JD Vance; its chairman, Paul S. Atkins; and Commissioners Hester M. Peirce, Caroline A. Crenshaw and Mark T. Uyeda.

U.S.-U.K. Trade Deal Hits Stumbling Block

14 December 2025 at 01:48
The U.S. government has paused a tech-focused trade pledge with Britain over broader disagreements about Britain’s digital regulations and food safety rules.

© Doug Mills/The New York Times

President Trump and Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain in September, after signing an agreement that pledged to extend research collaborations and deepen partnerships in the tech industry.

MAHA Moms Are Angry at the E.P.A. Lee Zeldin Is Trying to Win Them Back.

14 December 2025 at 01:14
A split is emerging within Trump’s base as health activists accuse Mr. Zeldin of leading the agency to prioritize chemical industry interests over public health.

© Niki Chan Wylie for The New York Times

Lee Zeldin, the E.P.A. administrator, appeared with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in Salt Lake City earlier this year. Recently, Mr. Zeldin has gone on a charm offensive.
Before yesterdayMain stream

F.D.A. Approves Two New Drugs to Treat Gonorrhea

13 December 2025 at 06:34
The sexually transmitted disease has become increasingly resistant to existing antibiotics.

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Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the bacterium that causes gonorrhea.

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.

Elon Musk Tests Europe’s Willingness to Enforce Its Online Laws

12 December 2025 at 22:00
Backed by White House officials, the tech billionaire has lashed out at the European Union after his social media platform X was fined last week.

© Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times

Elon Musk has grown increasingly confrontational toward Europe over the past year.

Trump Moves to Stop States From Regulating AI With a New Executive Order

12 December 2025 at 12:56
The order would create one federal regulatory framework for artificial intelligence, President Trump told reporters in the Oval Office.

© Doug Mills/The New York Times

President Trump, who has said it’s important for America to dominate in the race to develop A.I., has said that the various state A.I. laws have created a confusing patchwork of regulations.

Bessent Accelerates Regulation Overhaul to Jumpstart Growth

12 December 2025 at 04:03
The Treasury Secretary unveiled changes to the Financial Stability Oversight Council to ease “overregulation.”

© Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent argued that financial stability was best achieved through faster economic growth, which he said was constrained by unnecessary regulations.

What IndiGo Airline’s Meltdown Reveals About India’s Economy

12 December 2025 at 00:20
A tangle of problems at IndiGo, the dominant carrier, resulted in gridlocked airports across the country. Worse, it was the symptom of an even bigger problem.

© Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters

An IndiGo flight prepares to land in Mumbai, India, earlier this month. Operation troubles at the airline led to snarled airports across the country recently.

China Suspends Some Export Controls on Critical Minerals but Retains Others

7 November 2025 at 20:32
The Chinese government followed through on promises it made publicly after a recent summit, but has not yet taken other actions sought by the White House.
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