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.

HHS freezing child care payments to all states after Minnesota fraud allegations: Official  —  HHS also said it's tightening requirements for other payments.  —  A “Department of Health and Human Services” sign outside the Center for Disease Control (CDC) headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, US, on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025.

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 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.

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.

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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

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.

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.

Future of D.C. golf courses uncertain as Trump administration terminates lease  —  National Links Trust, the nonprofit that has run the courses since 2020, objects to Interior Department's assertion that it hasn't fulfilled its obligations.  —  The Trump administration terminated …

Here's everything Elon Musk promised in 2025 - and failed to deliver … By now, everyone knows that Elon Musk is very much an optimist when it comes to making predictions.  —  That's the nice way to put it.  To be blunt, Musk is a “bullshit artist.”  He makes promises he can't keep.

Department of Justice is reviewing more than 5.2 million documents related to Jeffrey Epstein  —  The Department of Justice has expanded its review of documents related to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to 5.2 million as it also increases the number of attorneys trying to comply …