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1:30 PM ET, January 1, 2026

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Wall Street Journal:
As Signs of Aging Emerge, Trump Responds With Defiance  —  In an interview, the president says he has eschewed some advice from his doctors and regrets getting advanced imaging  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump is taking more aspirin than his doctors recommend.
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Kanishka Singh / Reuters:
Jack Smith says Trump acknowledged to others that he lost 2020 election  —  Jack Smith, the former Justice Department special counsel who brought two now-dropped criminal cases against U.S. President Donald Trump, said that the Republican had acknowledged to others that he lost the 2020 election …
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Politico:
7 takeaways from Jack Smith's congressional testimony
Josh Christenson / New York Post:
Jack Smith withheld names of GOP lawmakers from judges who granted access to phone records
Discussion: RedState, Raw Story and NewsMax.com
New York Times:
Trump's Tangled Web of Deal-Making, Policy and Riches  —  Since his return to office, President Trump and his family have engaged in a moneymaking campaign like none in modern American history.  —  It is enriching the family, as well as important officials and business partners.
Tyler Pager / New York Times:
Trump Abandons Efforts to Deploy National Guard to 3 Major Cities  —  The troops had nearly no presence in two of the cities, Portland and Chicago.  But the decision signaled a retreat, at least for now, in one of the president's most audacious attempts to test his power.
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Michelle L. Price / Associated Press:
Trump says he's dropping push for National Guard in Chicago, LA and Portland, Oregon, for now
Aaron Pellish / Politico:
Trump ends National Guard deployment in 3 cities after Supreme Court loss
Discussion: RedState and The Japan Times
The White House:
Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Adjusts Imports of Timber, Lumber, and Their Derivative Products into the United States  —  SUPPORTING AMERICA'S LUMBER INDUSTRY: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed a Proclamation invoking Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (Act) …
Discussion: ABC News, The Hill, CBS News and Bloomberg
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Alex Frangos / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Rolls Back Tariffs on Furniture and Kitchen Cabinets  —  The president has watered down import levies on a host of products in recent months to address concerns about the cost of living  —  President Trump delayed by a year tariff increases on upholstered furniture, kitchen cabinets and vanities …
Dana Rubinstein / New York Times:
Zohran Mamdani Is Sworn In as Mayor of New York City  —  Zohran Mamdani officially took office as mayor after the New Year's Eve ball drop, in a private ceremony held at a shuttered relic of the city's subway.  —  Zohran Mamdani, the left-leaning populist who deployed a mix of charm …
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Safiyah Riddle / Associated Press:
Zohran Mamdani will be sworn in as mayor on a Quran, a first in New York City history
Avery Lotz / Axios:
Trump enacted dozens of Project 2025 goals.  Here's what's left  —  The Heritage Foundation's Project 2025 was a campaign trail boogeyman for President Trump, but much of it became reality during his first year back in office.  —  Why it matters: From reshaping the federal government …
Discussion: Raw Story
Paul Waldman / MS NOW:
Why Minnesota child care fraud is MAGA's new obsession  —  President Donald Trump on Wednesday morning was thinking about child care fraud in Minnesota, an issue so urgent he just had to tell his Truth Social followers about it.  “Much of the Minnesota Fraud, up to 90% …
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ABC News:
HHS freezing child care payments to all states after Minnesota fraud allegations: Official
Tom Latchem / The Daily Beast:
ICE Barbie and ICE Baldy Dance Badly to ‘Ice Ice Baby’ in Cringe NYE Vid  —  VERY VANILLA  —  Noem and Miller swayed to Vanilla Ice at Trump's bash in an on-the-nose moment for the architects of the deportation drive.  —  Two key architects of Donald Trump's ICE immigration blitz were caught …
Washington Post:
Trump is reconstituting the Fine Arts panel set to review his ballroom  —  The White House is seeking members likely to clear the way for President Donald Trump's controversial ballroom and other projects.  —  The White House is moving to install Trump-aligned appointees to a commission charged …
Discussion: New York Sun
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Molly Crabapple / The Guardian:
They tried to smear him as an antisemite - but Mayor Zohran Mamdani walks in a rich Jewish tradition  —  When I look at Mamdani, I don't see some radical departure.  I see him an heir to the Yiddish socialism that helped build New York  —  Billionaires raised fortunes against him.
Dylan Wells / Washington Post:
She provides the raw material to Trump's influencer machine  —  Margo Martin, a lesser-known member of the president's staff, fuels social media with a blitz of Trump content.  —  Over the past two years, a little-known aide to President Donald Trump has become one of the GOP's …
Miles Johnson / Financial Times:
Iran offers to sell advanced weapons systems for crypto  —  Overture from Ministry of Defence Export Center comes as heavily sanctioned states turn to digital assets  —  Iran is offering to sell advanced weapons systems including ballistic missiles, drones and warships to foreign governments …
Discussion: Breitbart
Tony Dokoupil / CBS News:
Don't just trust me.  Make me earn it.  —  A lot has changed since the first person sat in the Evening News chair.  For me, the biggest difference is this: people don't trust us like they used to.  —  And it's not just us.  It's all legacy media.  —  I get it.
Discussion: The Hill, The Wrap and Mediaite
Julianna Bragg / Axios:
The Supreme Court cases that could shape 2026  —  The Supreme Court has many pivotal cases lined up for the coming year, many revolving around President Trump's policies.  —  The big picture: Trump has relied heavily on the court's emergency docket during his second term, using it to block lower court rulings while cases play out.
Discussion: Raw Story
Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
Trump briefed on intelligence regarding Ukraine's alleged plot on Putin's residence  —  President Trump was briefed by CIA Director John Ratcliffe at the White House on Wednesday, where he was informed that there is that there is no evidence Ukraine launched an attack on Putin's residence …
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Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Finds Ukraine Didn't Target Putin in Drone Strike
NPR:
Rideshare union rights, social media limits and other state laws taking effect Jan. 1  —  Here at NPR, we like to ring in the new year by looking at new state laws taking effect on Jan. 1.  —  This year, states are enacting a slew of laws focused on wages, social media rules …
Emily Peck / Axios:
Charted: The sharp decline in federal employment  —  There are 271,000 fewer federal employees than there were at the start of 2025 — about a 9% drop, per the latest tally from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. … - In November, there were 2.74 million, according to the latest employment report.
Joseph Choi / The Hill:
ObamaCare subsidies expire; premiums spike for millions: What to know  —  After months of fighting and countless proposals for a bipartisan compromise, the expiration date for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) enhanced premium tax subsidies has arrived, with millions of Americans set to feel the pain.
Politico:
US military strikes three more alleged drug boats, killing 3 and possibly leaving survivors … The military said three people were killed when the first boat was struck, while people in the other two boats jumped overboard and distanced themselves from the vessels before they were attacked.
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Caitlin Yilek / CBS News:
Alleged drug smugglers jumped overboard in recent boat strikes, U.S. military says
 
 
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