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.

House Republicans Buried the Jack Smith Transcript on New Year's Eve.  I Read It So You Don't Have To.  —  12 takeaways from Smith's closed-door testimony  —  House Republicans released the 255-page transcript of Jack Smith's closed-door deposition on New Year's Eve.

Mamdani takes office, promising sweeping change for New York City … Mamdani repeatedly pledged wholesale changes to city services, a lofty task given the municipal government's gigantic size — it employs more than 300,000 people — and the nest of union contracts and civil service rules that govern that vast workforce.

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.

‘A Directive From Above’: Former NYT Editor Lays Out How The Paper Pushes Anti-Trans Bigotry  —  Follow the Trans News Network Bluesky starter pack here, and find our other socials here.  —  The New York Times headquarters, taken from Wikimedia Commons.  —  Subscribe to TNN  —  Support us!

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) …

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.

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.

Minnesota Families Are Rattled by Threat to Cut Federal Aid for Child Care  —  After the federal government threatened to withhold funds for Minnesota's child-care program, citing fraud concerns, parents and providers warned that the effects could be dire.  —  Minnesota day-care providers …

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 …

Q&A: Curtis Sliwa  —  He lost the race become New York's mayor to Zohran Mamdani, but the Guardian Angels founder tips his red beret to the ‘Z Man.’  —  Curtis Sliwa was the Republican candidate in the 2025 New York mayoral election, his second consecutive losing run for mayor.

Russia Asks United States to Stop Pursuit of Fleeing Oil Tanker  —  The tanker, which had been sailing to Venezuela to pick up oil, has claimed Russian protection, although the U.S. authorities say it is a stateless vessel.  —  The government of Russia has made a formal diplomatic request …

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.

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 …

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.

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 …