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Today — 22 December 2024Main stream

Trump Appoints ‘The Apprentice’ Producer as Special Envoy to Britain

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By: Lisa Friedman
22 December 2024 at 09:03
Mark Burnett and President-elect Donald J. Trump had a long and successful collaboration that made Mr. Trump a household name.

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Mark Burnett, the producer of “The Apprentice,” with President Donald J. Trump in 2017.
Yesterday — 21 December 2024Main stream

Congress Approves Spending Extension, Ending Shutdown Crisis

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By: Carl Hulse and Catie Edmondson
22 December 2024 at 03:38
The Senate passed the measure and sent it to President Biden’s desk, shortly after the midnight deadline for funding to lapse.

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Speaker Mike Johnson at the Capitol on Friday, after the House passed a measure to avert a shutdown. The legislative tumult of the past few days has fueled questions about his ability to continue as speaker next year.

Trump Wanted Shutdown to Happen on Biden’s Watch, Not His

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By: Michael D. Shear and Maggie Haberman
21 December 2024 at 08:14
The president-elect was eager to evade responsibility for the consequences of a potential shutdown even as he blew up a bipartisan deal that would have kept the government open.

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President-elect Donald J. Trump at Mar-a-Lago, his Florida estate, this week.

G.O.P. Spending Hawks Defy Trump on the Debt Limit, Previewing More Clashes

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By: Catie Edmondson and Andrew Duehren
21 December 2024 at 22:11
President-elect Donald J. Trump is known for his tight grip on members of his party, but the rare rejection of his demand to suspend the debt limit reflected a disconnect that could plague his policy agenda.

© Kenny Holston/The New York Times

Representative Chip Roy of Texas was one of 38 House Republicans who defied President-elect Donald J. Trump’s demand to lift the debt ceiling.

Biden Administration Weighs Putting Up Roadblocks to Trump’s Deportation Campaign

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By: Hamed Aleaziz and Zolan Kanno-Youngs
21 December 2024 at 06:05
The administration may extend protections for hundreds of thousands of immigrants whose legal status is set to expire near the start of the Trump administration.

© Todd Heisler/The New York Times

A family of refugees from Sudan arriving in Connecticut last year. People from the war-torn country are eligible for a program that allows them to live and work legally in the United States.

Biden Withdraws Proposed Regulations on Student Loans and Trans Athletes

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By: Zach Montague and Vimal Patel
21 December 2024 at 08:08
The decision to withdraw the regulations seemed to be an acknowledgment that they would go nowhere under the Trump administration.

© Tom Brenner for The New York Times

President Biden speaking about student loan debt in Wisconsin in April.

Jagmeet Singh, Key Trudeau Ally, Abandons Him in Fresh Blow to Canada’s Government

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By: Ian Austen
21 December 2024 at 04:41
The leader of the party that supported Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party vowed to bring down the government, saying Mr. Trudeau had failed Canada.

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during a cabinet swearing-in ceremony on Friday in Ottawa.

How Trump Used Government Shutdowns as Leverage During His First Presidency

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By: Maggie Haberman
21 December 2024 at 03:11
A partial government shutdown in Donald J. Trump’s first term was the longest in U.S. history.

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President-elect Donald J. Trump has repeatedly told allies and advisers over the last few days that he does not oppose a government shutdown.

Trump Moves to Replace Officials Whom New Presidents Traditionally Leave Alone

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By: Charlie Savage
21 December 2024 at 03:19
Congress devised some positions to stay on during changes in administrations. But Donald Trump has declared his intent to replace at least three.

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President-elect Donald J. Trump has said he will make Kash Patel, a Trump loyalist and F.B.I. critic, the bureau’s new director.

Meet the 38 Republicans Who Defied Trump on the Spending and Debt Deal

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By: Annie Karni
21 December 2024 at 04:44
The rebels are largely the most conservative lawmakers who are passionate about slashing spending and debt. They hail from deep-red districts where a primary challenge is less of a danger.

© Maansi Srivastava for The New York Times

Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky has never bent to President-elect Donald J. Trump.
Before yesterdayMain stream

The Shutdown Crisis Leads to Questions About Who Is in Charge

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By: Andrew Ross Sorkin， Ravi Mattu， Bernhard Warner， Sarah Kessler， Michael J. de la Merced and Lauren Hirsch
20 December 2024 at 22:34
Donald Trump has yet to take office but the president-elect and Elon Musk are already influencing policy, putting the federal government hours away from a shut down.

© Pool photo by Brandon Bell

Donald Trump and Elon Musk are changing policy even before the president-elect takes office next month.

Why Public School Curriculum Is Resistant to Political Pressure

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By: Dana Goldstein
20 December 2024 at 18:01
Politicians on both the left and the right have sought to change or limit what teachers can do inside classrooms. Teachers often ignore them.

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President-elect Donald J. Trump has vowed to push a “patriotic” curriculum.

Trump Tariffs? Europe Braces but Has No Clear Strategy

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By: Jim Tankersley， Jenny Gross， Liz Alderman and Melissa Eddy
20 December 2024 at 16:22
The incoming president promised “tariffs all the way” unless Europe bought more U.S. oil and gas. European officials have no clear strategy for avoiding a trade war.

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Newly imported cars in Wilmington, Calif. In 2023, the United States and the European Union traded more than $1.5 trillion in goods and services.

Trump Puts $4 Billion in Shares of His Media Company in a Trust

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By: Matthew Goldstein
20 December 2024 at 20:19
A regulatory filing showed that the president-elect transferred some 115 million shares of Trump Media to a trust controlled by his son Donald Trump Jr.

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President-elect Donald J. Trump is the largest shareholder of Trump Media & Technology Group, the parent of the social media platform Truth Social.

Zelensky Raises Prospect of European Peacekeepers in Ukraine

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By: Jenny Gross and Constant Méheut
20 December 2024 at 01:16
But many European leaders say that with no sign that Russia is interested in peace, it is too early to discuss the presence of peacekeeping forces.

© Mauricio Lima for The New York Times

A destroyed Ukrainian tank hit by a Russian drone last May remained in pieces alongside the road between villages not far from the front line in the Kharkiv region, in northern Ukraine, this month.

Dozens of House Republicans Defy Trump’s Orders to Support Spending Bill

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By: Michael D. Shear
20 December 2024 at 10:40
Thirty-eight Republican lawmakers resisted the president-elect’s command to support a spending and debt deal, showing that at least some of his followers are willing to buck his leadership in the right circumstances.

© Maddie McGarvey for The New York Times

Republican resistance to the spending and debt deal backed by President-elect Donald J. Trump came from conservatives who would normally align themselves with his philosophy.

Spending Deal Debacle Threatens Mike Johnson’s Hold on House Speaker Job

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By: Carl Hulse
20 December 2024 at 05:27
A Republican backlash to the speaker’s plan to temporarily fund the government has sparked new talk of ousting him, and highlighted the challenges he will face if he manages to keep his job.

© Kenny Holston/The New York Times

Speaker Mike Johnson can afford very few defections if he wants to hang on to his post.

Billionaire Rivals Bezos and Musk Are Said to Have Dined With Trump at Mar-a-Lago

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By: Maggie Haberman
20 December 2024 at 02:36
Elon Musk, the chief executive of Tesla, and Jeff Bezos, the Amazon founder, ate with President-elect Donald J. Trump. Both have courted Mr. Trump.

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Jeff Bezos is among a string of tech billionaires who have flocked to President-elect Donald J. Trump’s Florida estate.

Adams Hosts Fox News at City Hall, as N.Y. Leaders Mute Trump Hostility

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By: Benjamin Oreskes and Jeffery C. Mays
20 December 2024 at 09:41
In an interview, Mayor Eric Adams criticized the Biden administration and did not take aim at President-elect Donald J. Trump. He is not the only New York Democrat treading lightly.

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Mayor Eric Adams invited Fox News into City Hall on Wednesday for a sit-down interview.

Trump’s Return May Worsen Financial Woes for Global Health Institutions

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By: Stephanie Nolen
20 December 2024 at 01:02
The U.S. provides nearly half of the aid for global health, including childhood vaccination, H.I.V. treatment and disease surveillance.

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A health worker in Burkina Faso distributing malaria prevention drugs to children in 2019, part of an effort partially financed by the Global Health Fund.
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