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Zohran Mamdani promises to govern 'expansively and audaciously' in inaugural speech as NYC mayor

By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE
Jan 01, 2026 5:29 pm - Zohran Mamdani became mayor of New York City on Thursday, taking over one of the most unrelenting jobs in American politics with a promise to transform government on behalf of the city's striving, struggling working class.
Trump, in interview, defends his energy and health, offers new details on screening he underwent

By MICHELLE L. PRICE
Jan 01, 2026 5:18 pm - President Donald Trump defended his energy and health in an interview with The Wall Street Journal and disclosed that he had a CT scan, not an MRI scan, during an October examination about which he and the White House delayed offering details.
Trump delays increased tariffs on upholstered furniture, kitchen cabinets and vanities for a year

By MICHELLE L. PRICE
Jan 01, 2026 5:09 pm - President Donald Trump signed a New Year's Eve proclamation delaying increased tariffs on upholstered furniture, kitchen cabinets and vanities for a year, citing ongoing trade talks.
Health subsidies expire, launching millions of Americans into 2026 with steep insurance hikes

By ALI SWENSON
Jan 01, 2026 4:05 pm - Enhanced tax credits that have helped reduce the cost of health insurance for the vast majority of Affordable Care Act enrollees expired Dec. 31, cementing higher health costs for millions of Americans at the start of the new year.
Capitol riot ‘does not happen’ without Trump, Jack Smith told Congress

By ERIC TUCKER
Dec 31, 2025 6:46 pm - The Jan. 6., 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol “does not happen” without Donald Trump, former special counsel Jack Smith told lawmakers earlier this month in characterizing the Republican president as the “most culpable and most responsible person” in the criminal conspiracy to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
These bipartisan bills were noncontroversial — until Trump vetoed them

By MICHELLE L. PRICE and MEG KINNARD
Dec 31, 2025 6:39 pm - 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.
Department of Justice is reviewing more than 5.2 million documents related to Jeffrey Epstein

By STEPHEN GROVES and SEUNG MIN KIM
Dec 31, 2025 6:36 pm - 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 with a law mandating release of the files, according to a person briefed on a letter sent to U.S. Attorneys.
Trump says he’s dropping push for National Guard in Chicago, LA and Portland, Oregon, for now

By MICHELLE L. PRICE
Dec 31, 2025 4:30 pm - 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.
Russian drone attack injures 3 Ukrainian children as Putin expresses confidence in victory

By ILLIA NOVIKOV
Dec 31, 2025 1:44 pm - Russian drones blasted apartment buildings and the power grid in the southern Ukraine city of Odesa in an overnight attack that injured six people, including a toddler and two other children, officials said Wednesday.
These bipartisan bills were noncontroversial — until Trump vetoed them

By MICHELLE L. PRICE and MEG KINNARD
Dec 31, 2025 1:41 pm - 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.

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