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.

Trump administration reportedly freezes all childcare payments to all states  —  Trump official says funds will be released ‘only when states prove they are being spent legitimately’  —  The Department of Health and Human Services is freezing all childcare payments to all states …

Trump says he's dropping push for National Guard in Chicago, LA and Portland, Oregon, for now  —  President Donald Trump said he's dropping — for now — his push to deploy National Guard troops in Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon, a move that comes after legal roadblocks hung up the effort.

7 takeaways from Jack Smith's congressional testimony … Here's what we learned from the 255-page transcript:  —  Smith built his case around Trump's allies  —  Some of Smith's most substantive testimony centered on his never-implemented trial strategy: using Republicans who believed in Trump to make the case against him.

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.

Zohran Mamdani will be sworn in as mayor on a Quran, a first in New York City history  —  Incoming Mayor Zohran Mamdani will take his oath of office on a centuries-old Quran, marking the first time a mayor of New York City has used Islam's holy text to be sworn in and underscoring a series of historic firsts for the city.

U.S. Finds Ukraine Didn't Target Putin in Drone Strike  —  Disclosure of the findings come as Trump appeared to play down the Russian claim of an attempted drone attack  —  WASHINGTON—U.S. national-security officials said Wednesday that Ukraine didn't target Russian President Vladimir Putin …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

Several reported killed in Iran protests over economic woes  —  Several people were killed during unrest in Iran overnight into Thursday, Iranian media and rights groups reported, as the biggest protests to hit the country for three years over soaring inflation sparked violence in several regions.

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 …

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.

People (Still) Have (Some of) the Power: Looking Forward to 2026  —  There's no show this New Year's Eve at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts because the jazz musicians scheduled to play will be a no-show.  They cancelled.  A fun thing happened after Donald Trump first took …

These bipartisan bills were noncontroversial — until Trump vetoed them  —  President Donald Trump issued the first vetoes of his second term on Tuesday, rejecting two low-profile bipartisan bills, a move that had the effect of punishing backers who had opposed the president's positions on other issues.