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Petah Tikva declared 'red city' for measles outbreak, six-month-old children to be vaccinated

According to the ministry’s statement, the exceptional step was taken due to the rapid spread of the disease in the city and the makeup of the population.

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Dec 29, 2025 • 1:15 AM EST • Health • jpost.com
Starmer v Starmer: why is the former human rights lawyer so cautious about defending human rights? – from The Audio Long Read

Many of his supporters hoped the prime minister would restore the UK’s commitment to international law. Yet Labour’s record over the past year has been curiously mixedBy Daniel Trilling. Read by Simon Darwen

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Dec 29, 2025 • 12:00 AM EST • Politics • theguardian.com
Louisiana-Lafayette defeats Norfolk State 63-54

LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — Dorian Finister had 15 points in Louisiana-Lafayette's 63-54 victory against Norfolk State on Sunday.

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Dec 28, 2025 • 8:17 PM EST • Sports • cbssports.com
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The people behind the telescope: How specialized expertise is supporting science at the edge of the universe

Behind a world-leading telescope bound for Chile is a team of engineers, machinists, electronics specialists and riggers at Cornell. Meet the specialized staff whose expertise is helping push cosmology to new frontiers.

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Dec 28, 2025 • 7:00 PM EST • Science • news.cornell.edu
The growing role of sports in President Trump's political brand

President Trump is increasingly embedding himself in sports culture. Christine Brennan, a longtime sports columnist and author, weighs in on the depths of Trump's ties to sports and what that will look like in the coming year.

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Dec 28, 2025 • 5:23 PM EST • Sports • npr.org
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How Trump is leveraging sports and sports culture for his political brand : Consider This from NPR

President Trump is using his position to access sporting events across the country and embed himself with teams and fans. And he’s leveraging sports and American sports culture to build up and amplify his political brand. NPR’s Tamara Keith speak with Christine Brennan, a longtime sports columnist and author, about the president and the significance of his strong ties to sports.For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org. Email us at considerthis@npr.org.This episode was produced by Jeffrey Pierre and Henry Larson. It was edited by Sarah Robbins, Dana Farrington and Rebekah Metzler. Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.

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Dec 28, 2025 • 4:07 PM EST • Sports • npr.org
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How Trump is leveraging sports and sports culture for his political brand : Consider This from NPR

President Trump is using his position to access sporting events across the country and embed himself with teams and fans. And he’s leveraging sports and American sports culture to build up and amplify his political brand. NPR’s Tamara Keith speak with Christine Brennan, a longtime sports columnist and author, about the president and the significance of his strong ties to sports.For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org. Email us at considerthis@npr.org.This episode was produced by Jeffrey Pierre and Henry Larson. It was edited by Sarah Robbins, Dana Farrington and Rebekah Metzler. Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.

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Dec 28, 2025 • 4:07 PM EST • Politics • npr.org
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What Does Jared Isaacman, NASA's New Administrator, Have Planned For The Beleaguered Agency?

After an initial failure to launch, billionaire Jared Isaacman has finally been confirmed as the new administrator for NASA

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Dec 28, 2025 • 3:25 PM EST • Technology • jalopnik.com
The miracle cure for sickle cell is now 2 years old. Most are still waiting.

Despite a Trump administration push, there are few facilities offering the complex treatment in the rural areas where many patients live.

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Dec 28, 2025 • 2:00 PM EST • Health • politico.com
Billionaire Trump Goon Ripped for Wild Claim About Small Businesses

Kelly Loeffler says small business owners have never been so excited to pay their taxes as under the second MAGA administration.

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Dec 28, 2025 • 12:56 PM EST • Business • thedailybeast.com
Trump's economic policies bring small business optimism to 'all-time highs'

SBA Administrator Kelly Loefller joins 'Sunday Morning Futures' to discuss the impact of President Donald Trump's economic policies on small businesses.

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Dec 28, 2025 • 11:16 AM EST • Business • foxnews.com
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Intel Xe vs. i915 Driver Performance On Linux 6.19 For Arc Alchemist GPUs

Similar to AMD GCN 1.0/1.1 GPUs where there was product overlap between the Radeon and AMDGPU kernel drivers (and now using AMDGPU by default for those aging Radeon GPUs with Linux 6.19), the Intel Arc A-Series 'Alchenist' graphics cards are in a similar boat.

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Dec 28, 2025 • 11:10 AM EST • Technology • phoronix.com
Live updates: Trump administration news, Epstein files release
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Dec 28, 2025 • 8:27 AM EST • Politics • cnn.com
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Politics chat: Trump meets Zelenskyy; American heritage creates GOP rift

President Trump is meeting with Ukrainian Pres. Volodymyr Zelenskyy today and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tomorrow.

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Dec 28, 2025 • 7:58 AM EST • Politics • npr.org
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Commentary: America tried something new in 2025. It's not going well

Glow up or grow up? Times columnists Anita Chabria and Mark Z. Barabak look back and assess whether 2025 was good for America or an unmitigated disaster.

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Dec 28, 2025 • 6:00 AM EST • Politics • latimes.com
Thousands in Kabul attend Afghanistan’s national buzkashi championship

Taliban authorities attend traditional sport characterised by limited formal rules and fierce physical competition.

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Dec 28, 2025 • 5:28 AM EST • Sports • aljazeera.com
Cassidy bill to strengthen veterans’ health care passes Senate

Sen. Bill Cassidy’s VetPAC Act passed the Senate, creating a new commission to strengthen and review Veterans Health Administration operations.

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Dec 28, 2025 • 5:06 AM EST • Health • shreveporttimes.com
How Cameroon Fought to Save Its Malaria Program After the U.S. Cut Critical Funding

When the Trump administration slashed foreign aid, it gutted a program that had reduced malaria deaths world wide. In northern Cameroon, health workers tried to protect children in one last rainy season.

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Dec 28, 2025 • 5:00 AM EST • Health • nytimes.com
Mamdani needs rapport with Trump to continue as he seeks federal support for New York City

The administration has targeted Democrat-led cities with large-scale immigration raids and troop deployments.

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Dec 28, 2025 • 5:00 AM EST • Politics • newsday.com
A look at politics and the Trump administration for 2025
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Dec 27, 2025 • 6:15 PM EST • Politics • 13wmaz.com
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Central Colorado Humanists Sunday Science Offers "Insights from a Geriatrician", Jan. 4 - by Ark Valley Voice Staff

“Insights from a Geriatrician” is the title of the Central Colorado Humanists Sunday Science program for Jan. 4, 2026. Dr. Erika Altneu, M.D., will

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Dec 27, 2025 • 1:00 PM EST • Science • arkvalleyvoice.com
West Ham 0-1 Fulham: Late Irons gaffe gifts win to Cottagers

Opportunistic Fulham again found a way against a West Ham United side who keep discovering new ways to lose in a 1-0 Cottagers victory at the London Stadium on Saturday.

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Dec 27, 2025 • 11:53 AM EST • Sports • nbcsports.com
The Second Trump Administration, South America Shifts Right, Time For Sports : Up First from NPR

NPR’s Ron Elving has been thinking about the state of U.S. politics since President Donald Trump returned to power. Also, several countries in South America elected conservative and even far right leaders in 2025, marking a political and ideological shift in the region. And, we’ll have the highlight reel from the year in sports.

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Dec 27, 2025 • 10:47 AM EST • Sports • npr.org
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The Second Trump Administration, South America Shifts Right, Time For Sports : Up First from NPR

NPR’s Ron Elving has been thinking about the state of U.S. politics since President Donald Trump returned to power. Also, several countries in South America elected conservative and even far right leaders in 2025, marking a political and ideological shift in the region. And, we’ll have the highlight reel from the year in sports.

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Dec 27, 2025 • 10:47 AM EST • Politics • npr.org
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Week in Politics: 2025 politics overview; a look ahead at midterms

President Trump began the year with huge plans and a GOP in lockstep, but heading into 2026 there are cracks in his support that could affect how much his administration gets done.

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Dec 27, 2025 • 7:43 AM EST • Politics • npr.org
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Opportunistic NU Defense Fuels 34-7 GameAbove Sports Bowl Win

After a scoreless first quarter in Friday afternoon's GameAbove Sports Bowl at Ford Field, the matchup's outlook remained firmly up for grabs. But the Northw...

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Dec 27, 2025 • 7:30 AM EST • Sports • nusports.com
2025: a year in political cartoons – from a Bond-villain Trump to a toppled prince | Martin Rowson, Ella Baron, Nicola Jennings and Ben Jennings

Our cartoonists look back at a year of covering tragedy, farce and everything in between – and having to draw far too many Donald Trumps

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Dec 27, 2025 • 1:00 AM EST • Politics • theguardian.com
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Don't rule out EU customs union, TUC boss Nowak tells Starmer

Trade unionist Paul Nowak says he wants to see the "closest possible" economic relationship with the EU.

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Dec 26, 2025 • 8:44 PM EST • Politics • bbc.com
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Europe & China Dominate Business School Rankings From ShanghaiRanking

British, Australian & Chinese B-schools came out as the big winners in the annual ShanghaiRanking of business administration programs.

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Dec 26, 2025 • 7:54 PM EST • Business • poetsandquants.com
Mexico's movers and shakers: 7 political figures you need to know

Mexico's top political figures include Security Minister Omar García Harfuch, business leaders like Altagracia Gómez, ambassador Ronald Johnson and more.

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Dec 26, 2025 • 7:13 PM EST • Politics • mexiconewsdaily.com
Year in review: Trump's foreign policy : The NPR Politics Podcast

Editor's note: This episode originally aired on December 16, 2025.As we approach 2026, the NPR Politics Podcast is taking a look back at the year that was in different political areas. Today, we explore what President Trump's administration has done in terms of foreign policy, and what might be expected in the coming year.This episode: senior White House correspondent Tamara Keith, White House correspondent Franco Ordoñez, and national security correspondent Greg Myre.This podcast was produced by Casey Morell and Bria Suggs, and edited by Rachel Baye.Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi.Listen to every episode of the NPR Politics Podcast sponsor-free, unlock access to bonus episodes with more from the NPR Politics team, and support public media when you sign up for The NPR Politics Podcast+ at plus.npr.org/politics.

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Dec 26, 2025 • 12:00 PM EST • Politics • npr.org
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Jennifer Aniston Is Winning Christmas In Her New Photo Gallery

The "Friends" and "Morning Show" TV queen showed off her sparkling season on Instagram.

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Dec 26, 2025 • 10:15 AM EST • Entertainment • huffpost.com
Top stories in Wisconsin politics in 2025, Wisconsin's 1970s bra flag

From a Supreme Court race to deep cuts to federal government, it's been a big year for Wisconsin politics. Today, our politics team looks back at the stories of the year. we'll hear that discussion of the year in politics. And, from Wisconsin Life, a story about a groundbreaking feminist artist in Wisconsin in the 1970s.

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Dec 26, 2025 • 6:46 AM EST • Politics • wpr.org
Nigeria provided US with intelligence for strikes on Islamist militants, says foreign minister

Strikes against group accused by Donald Trump of attacking Christian communities took place on Christmas Day in country’s north-west

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Dec 26, 2025 • 6:00 AM EST • Politics • theguardian.com
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Should the U.S. model its vaccine policy on Denmark's? Experts say we're nothing alike

The Trump administration wants to revamp U.S. childhood vaccination recommendations to align with some other peer nations, including one tiny country in northern Europe.

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Dec 26, 2025 • 6:00 AM EST • Health • npr.org
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We need to address the ‘cardiovascular deserts’ in health care: Lee Kirksey

For my part, I refuse to forget the communities like the one in which I grew up that represent the best of Ohio. Cardiovascular deserts are yet another dimension of health disparities that require political will, partnership and tailored strategies to address, writes guest columnist Dr. Lee Kirksey, a Cleveland vascular surgeon and health equity advocate.

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Dec 26, 2025 • 5:40 AM EST • Health • cleveland.com
Georgia requests $1.4B to transform rural health care

The Kemp administration is applying for a one-time federal grant to be awarded by New Year's Eve to fund the GREAT Health program.

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Dec 26, 2025 • 5:00 AM EST • Health • ajc.com
Clean energy is surging despite political attacks. But a slowdown may be looming

Over the past year, the Trump administration and Congressional Republicans have waged a sweeping campaign against America's renewable energy industry. At least for now, though, clean energy is still booming in the United States.

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Dec 26, 2025 • 4:41 AM EST • Politics • npr.org
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A nutritionist cut out ultra-processed foods 2 years ago. Here are the habits he kept, and the ones he ditched.

Over the past year, the nutritionist Rob Hobson has made two helpful tweaks to the way he plans and prepares his meals to work better with his busy schedule.

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Dec 26, 2025 • 3:26 AM EST • Business • businessinsider.com
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NJ 2025: The year in politics

What can NJ expect from Sherrill administration in 2026?

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Dec 26, 2025 • 12:08 AM EST • Politics • njspotlightnews.org
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Year in review: Trump’s environmental policy : The NPR Politics Podcast

As we approach 2026, the NPR Politics Podcast is taking a look back at the year that was in different political areas. Today, we look at how America’s stance on environmental policy has shifted under the second Trump administration and what the potential impacts could be.This episode: voting correspondent Ashley Lopez, senior White House correspondent Tamara Keith, climate correspondent Michael Copley, and automotive and energy correspondent Camila Domonoske.This podcast was produced by Casey Morell and Bria Suggs, and edited by Rachel Baye.Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi.Listen to every episode of the NPR Politics Podcast sponsor-free, unlock access to bonus episodes with more from the NPR Politics team, and support public media when you sign up for The NPR Politics Podcast+ at plus.npr.org/politics.

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Dec 25, 2025 • 12:00 PM EST • Politics • npr.org
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Idaho's Fort Hall is one example of how broadband gaps create health gaps, too

Tribes awarded millions in a second round of broadband funding saw their payments held up under the Trump administration.

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Dec 25, 2025 • 6:10 AM EST • Health • idahocapitalsun.com
Did 2025 mark the end of British parliamentary democracy as we know it?

The conventions and rituals that define the way we do politics rapidly eroded this year – setting the UK on a course into the unknown, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

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Dec 25, 2025 • 5:00 AM EST • Politics • theguardian.com
Pediatrics group sues HHS for cutting funds for children's health programs

The suit alleges HHS made the cuts in retaliation for the doctors' group speaking out against the Trump administration's positions and actions.

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Dec 24, 2025 • 9:12 PM EST • Health • nbcnews.com
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Alameda Health System to Lay Off Hundreds in January After Massive Federal Cuts

The significant cuts to Medicaid caused by the Trump administration’s tax and spending bill are pushing Alameda Health System to lay off nearly 300 workers.

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Dec 24, 2025 • 5:00 PM EST • Health • kqed.org
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Resident shares concerns over possible entertainment district for downtown Oxford

OXFORD — There was a light agenda for the Oxford City Council meeting Tuesday night.

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Dec 24, 2025 • 4:53 PM EST • Entertainment • annistonstar.com
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Judge blocks Trump effort to strip security clearance from attorney who represented whistleblowers

A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from enforcing a March presidential memorandum to revoke the security clearance of prominent Washington attorney Mark Zaid, ruling that the order — which also targeted 14 other individuals — could not be applied to him.

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Dec 24, 2025 • 2:13 PM EST • Politics • pbs.org
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Inside a Bronx housing model that could grow under Mamdani’s administration

The developments integrate housing, food access, health care and education.

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Dec 24, 2025 • 12:05 PM EST • Politics • ny1.com
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Democratic-led states sue HHS over proposal targeting hospitals that offer transgender care to minors

Eighteen Democratic-led states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging a new Trump administration policy seeking to bar transgender care for minors at federally-funded hospitals.

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Dec 24, 2025 • 11:35 AM EST • Politics • cnn.com
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The US banned a former EU official's visa over Big Tech rules — and the fight is playing out on X

The Trump administration targeted EU figures over platform regulation, triggering backlash from Macron and digital regulators.

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Dec 24, 2025 • 11:23 AM EST • Business • businessinsider.com
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Federal Health Programs Will Cover Up To $500 Worth Of CBD For Certain Patients By April, Trump Official Dr. Oz Says

A top Trump administration health official said last week that his agency will soon launch a novel program to have Medicare cover the costs of CBD for certain patients. But while the administration has not yet released specific details about the initiative’s rollout, one cannabis company that says it’s partnering with the government on the […]

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Dec 24, 2025 • 10:37 AM EST • Health • marijuanamoment.net
2025 Unfiltered: Moments that marked Colorado’s decidedly off-kilter political year

From the flurry of executive orders that ushered in President Donald Trump’s second term to a blizzard of lawsuits filed by the state’s Democratic officials, the state’s political year was marked by near-constant conflict between the GOP-controlled federal government and the Democrats who run Colorado. The year saw the Trump administration step up immigration enforcement […]

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Dec 24, 2025 • 7:00 AM EST • Politics • coloradopolitics.com
The nation’s cartoonists look back on the year that was.

Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other head-slapping events in the world of politics. The fruits of these labors are hundreds of cartoons that entertain and enrage readers of all political stripes. Here's a look back on the past year through the eyes of the cartoonists. Edited by Matt Wuerker.

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Dec 24, 2025 • 6:47 AM EST • Politics • politico.com
Medicaid expansion cuts in Idaho threaten access to health care for everyone

If Medicaid expansion is cut, there are no options for Idahoans who lose health insurance coverage, writes guest columnist Hillarie Matlock.

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Dec 24, 2025 • 6:00 AM EST • Health • idahocapitalsun.com
Sam Blackburn's Christmas wish list for Ohio sports teams, column

TR columnist Sam Blackburn has dusted off his Santa hat and offered up gifts to Ohio's sports teams. The Browns, Bengals and Reds have long lists.

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Dec 24, 2025 • 5:06 AM EST • Sports • zanesvilletimesrecorder.com
Mad about Science: The solarwinds hack » Sandpoint Reader

By Brenden BobbyReader Columnist It’s important to practice good cybersecurity when you’re at home or at your job. Don’t click links you can’t verify. Don’t open emails from people you don’t recognize trying to...

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Dec 24, 2025 • 12:12 AM EST • Science • sandpointreader.com
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State Department imposes sanctions on former EU official, disinformation group leaders for ‘censorship’

The US State Department on Tuesday imposed visa sanctions on a former top European Union official and employees of organizations that combat disinformation for alleged censorship – sharply ratcheting up the Trump administration’s fight against European regulations that have impacted digital platforms, far-right politicians and Trump allies, including Elon Musk.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 6:38 PM EST • Politics • cnn.com
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Science funding was hit in 2025. What does that mean for the future? : Consider This from NPR

2025 was a hard year for science. The Trump administration upended federal funding for all kinds of scientific pursuits, slashing budgets across agencies like NASA, NIH and NOAA. NPR's Rob Stein and Katia Riddle spoke to scientists and officials who worry that those cuts could cause the United States to lose its competitive edge as a global hub for research and innovation, and steer future generations away from careers in science. For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org. Email us at considerthis@npr.org.This episode was produced by Michael Levitt, with audio engineering by Zo vanGinhoven. It was edited by Sarah Handel, Scott Hensley and Amina Khan. Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 4:27 PM EST • Science • npr.org
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Fox News Politics Newsletter: Boasberg says Trump must provide due process to CECOT migrants

Welcome to the Fox News Politics newsletter, with the latest updates on the Trump administration, Capitol Hill and more Fox News politics content.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 3:06 PM EST • Politics • foxnews.com
The Trump Administration's big year in health tech

In this edition of STAT Health Tech: A look back at the big changes in health tech, and AstraZeneca joins wearables study with Lilly, Novo.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 1:59 PM EST • Health • statnews.com
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Trump administration’s plan to shrink vaccine schedule sends health sector scrambling

The health sector is working to navigate what could be the most significant changes to the U.S. vaccine program in decades.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 11:28 AM EST • Health • statnews.com
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The disunity of science is a feature, not a bug

Mathematical models wield miraculous power, but mistaking them for reality has trapped science in a destructive quest for a “Theory of Everything.” Physicist and philosopher Ragner Fjelland argues that this leads to bloated, Frankenstein theories kept alive by clumsy, ad-hoc amendments, which reduce rather than boost science’s power. Fjelland calls for a radical shift in our attitude: we must reorientate towards creating entirely new theories, celebrating rather than lamenting disunity and diversity in science. Science, from the scientific revolution in the seventeenth century to the present day, has more or less developed in a “reductionist” way. The fundamental assumption is that all sciences may be ordered in a hierarchy that can be represented as an upside-down pyramid. At the top we find the human sciences, and at the bottom physics. Strong (or “ontological”) reductionism maintains that all theories at one level can be completely reduced to the lower level, all the way down to theories of atoms and elementary particles, or whatever is “at the bottom.” In the end, all diversity in the world can be unified in one fundamental theory. Hence it is called a final theory, or a Theory of Everything.One of the central figures in developing the idea of a Theory of Everything is the Dutch theoretical physicist Gerard 't Hooft, who received a Nobel Prize in physics in 1999 for his work. He emphasizes the non-empirical status of the theory:There exists no closely resembling alternative theory. This means that any slight change brought about in the rules would make the theory unlikely or inelegant. The theory will be a "package deal": take it, or leave it. This should hold both for the local laws and for the boundary conditions.This endeavor is not new. On the contrary, it goes all the way back to the birth of Western philosophy 2,500 years ago. The Babylonians made regular astronomical observations during a period of 600 years, from 747 BCE until 150 ACE. They developed mathematical techniques to predict astronomical phenomena, but they made no attempts at explaining them. However, the Greeks developed models, both material and theoretical, to explain the observed phenomena.The best example is Plato’s late dialogue Timaeus. Here he introduces a divine craftsman, the Demiurge, who has constructed the universe according to an original plan. Plato seems to have thought that the original plan is what is actually real, while the material world is merely an imperfect realization of it. He therefore does not, in the Timaeus, reconstruct the material universe, but the original plan, which can then be used to explain the material universe.Plato’s aim in producing a theoretical model is to reconstruct the original plan. That is what he carries out in Timaeus—and some modern physicists have embarked on the same project. For example, Einstein’s basic attitude is reflected in the title of Abraham Pais’ biography: “Subtle is the Lord...,” echoing Einstein’s comment, “Subtle is the Lord, but malicious He is not.” In an interview Einstein compared our situation to a child who enters a huge library. The child knows that someone has written the books, but he does not know the languages in which they are written. He suspects that there is a mysterious order, but he does not know what it is.___“We have all been working in what Husserl called the Galilean style; that is, we have all been making abstract mathematical models of the universe to which at least the physicists give a higher degree of reality than they accord the ordinary world of sensation.”Steven Weinberg, Nobel Prize in Physics (1979)___This Platonist view is contrary to a widespread impression of science, symbolized by the picture of the “father” of modern science, Galileo Galilei, with his telescope. According to this impression, Galileo liberated himself from the dominating metaphysics of his day—basically Aristotelian philosophy—and constructed a telescope that he directed towards the sky, showing that Jupiter has four moons. He also performed experiments with bronze balls rolling down inclined planes and found the law of freely falling bodies.However, in other cases Galileo emphasized the unreliability of our senses. It is easy to see why. He defended Copernicus’ heliocentric hypothesis. According to this hypothesis, we are not at rest at the center of the universe, but moving at a tremendous speed through space. Why don’t we observe this motion? Galileo praises Copernicus because “with reason as his guide he resolutely continued to affirm what sensible experience seemed to contradict.” In other places he directly refers to Plato. SUGGESTED VIEWING The quest for a final theory With Michio Kaku Galileo’s Platonism goes back to his early writings. In The Assayer, published as early as 1623, Galileo compared the universe to a grand book that is written in the language of mathematics, and “its characters are triangles, circles, and other geometric figures without which it is humanly impossible to understand a single word of it.” Therefore, things that cannot be described by mathematics—for example, colors, smells and odors—are not real. They are merely subjective.This division into subjective and objective, advocated by Galileo and his younger contemporary René Descartes, is normally associated with a mechanistic world view, which is regarded as the opposite of Platonism. When we reduce something to, for example, molecules and atoms, we move “downwards.” In contrast, the Platonist moves “upwards,” to abstract entities. However, it only shows that when we address fundamental questions, we should be careful in applying everyday spatial metaphors like “up” and “down.”___Nature is complex, and we cannot in general construct mathematical models that adequately describe the world.___The endeavor of finding a Theory of Everything has been heavily criticized. In 2006, the theoretical physicist Lee Smolin published “The Crisis in Fundamental Physics.” He argued that one of the most fundamental principles of science is that we should only regard theories as scientific if we have the possibility to show that they are false by experiments. Although he did not refer to Karl Popper, other critics have referred to Popper and argued that a theory is not scientific if it cannot be falsified (see for example Ellis & Silk 2014).These were not the first physicists to be anti-reductionists. In 1972, the journal Science published an article by the physicist Philip Anderson with the title “More Is Different.” This is the kind of article a scientist would normally write only after he has won a Nobel Prize. However, Anderson won the Nobel Prize for physics five years later, in 1977. The article is amazing, not primarily because it argues in favor of anti-reductionism in general, but because it argues for anti-reductionism within physics itself. Anderson’s conclusion was:At each stage entirely new laws, concepts, and generalizations are necessary, requiring inspiration and creativity to just as great a degree as in the previous one. Psychology is not applied biology, nor is biology applied chemistry.We may say that Plato started the “unity of science movement,” based on Euclidean geometry as the model of all knowledge. A distinguishing mark of geometry is that all possible constructions can be reduced to a few fundamental principles. We have to acknowledge that this approach has limitations. In general, we can easily model technological systems. In addition, we may construct simplified and idealized models that capture important aspects of systems, from various perspectives and for various purposes. But nature is complex, and we cannot in general construct mathematical models that adequately describe the world. In a complex system, each level has its distinct, emergent, properties that are characteristic of this level. Therefore, a complex system should be investigated at different levels and from different perspectives. Instead of exclusively pursuing a scientific ideal based on the unity of science, we should acknowledge the diversity—or even the disunity—of science.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 7:00 AM EST • Science • iai.tv
New Health Ministry guidelines: Sperm bank donations from one donor limited to 12 families

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Dec 23, 2025 • 7:00 AM EST • Health • timesofisrael.com
We're backing the partnerships that strengthen mental health care for Idaho’s kids

Idaho is widely known as a mental health care desert, especially for kids. We believe that can change, writes guest columnist Roger Quarles.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 6:00 AM EST • Health • idahocapitalsun.com
How the Trump administration is recasting government’s role in regulating health technology

Federal agencies that used to set up guardrails for health technology have transformed into cheerleaders for new risky technologies like AI.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 4:30 AM EST • Health • statnews.com
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The politics of the pause: 6 things to know about Trump administration’s suspension of offshore wind

The administration’s decision highlights a growing state-federal conflict over energy policy. It could also rebound by prompting more solar in rural Virginia.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 4:15 AM EST • Politics • cardinalnews.org
Trump denies Colorado disaster aid for wildfires, prompting accusations of ‘political games’

Colorado politicians on both sides of the aisle are pushing back after President Donald Trump’s administration denied two disaster declaration requests that would have unlocked federal funds for recovery efforts. Gov. Jared Polis said in...

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Dec 22, 2025 • 7:35 PM EST • Politics • vaildaily.com
VISN 8 Innovators Poised to Transform Veteran Care at the 2025 Veterans Health Make-a-thon | VA Tampa health care

VISN 8 continues to lead the way in health care innovation within the Veterans Health Administration.

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Dec 22, 2025 • 7:00 PM EST • Health • va.gov
Health Ministry tightens oversight as demand for sperm donations surges

Health Ministry updates sperm bank rules as demand rises and fewer people donate, capping families per donor at 12, tightening genetic screening, and new import standards to improve safe donations.

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Dec 22, 2025 • 7:00 PM EST • Health • jpost.com
Trump administration to scrap federal rule requiring transparency into health AI tools

The Trump administration wants to scrap rules that require developers to disclose how AI tools used to treat patients were developed and tested.

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Dec 22, 2025 • 6:30 PM EST • Health • statnews.com
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What cuts to research under Trump have meant for science in 2025

Trump administration officials say changes to federal agencies engaged in science were made in the interests of better science that benefits more Americans. Many scientists we spoke with disagree.

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Dec 22, 2025 • 5:36 PM EST • Science • npr.org
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Is CBS News censoring 60 Minutes?

Bari Weiss blocked a critical story about the Trump administration — as CBS’s billionaire backers seek Trump’s help.

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Dec 22, 2025 • 5:35 PM EST • Politics • vox.com
US signs new health deals with 9 African countries that mirror Trump's priorities

The U.S. government has signed health deals with at least nine African countries. These new deals reflect the Trump administration's priorities and its focus on mutual benefits.

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Dec 22, 2025 • 4:32 PM EST • Health • apnews.com
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US Signs New Health Deals With 9 African Countries That Mirror Trump's Priorities

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The U.S. government has signed health deals with at least nine African countries, part of its new approach to global health funding, with agreements that reflect the Trump administration’s interests and priorities and are geared toward providing less aid and more mutual ...

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Dec 22, 2025 • 4:32 PM EST • Health • usnews.com
Judge presses Trump administration on its plans for Kilmar Abrego Garcia

An apparently frustrated federal judge pressed the Trump administration Monday to share what it was going to do next in the fast-moving saga over Kilmar Abrego Garcia days after she found he was being unlawfully held in immigration custody.

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The Culture War Comes for Science

The Trump administration has exploited and exacerbated the problems besetting science. Our moment demands a new contract answerable to the scientific needs of American society.

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Dec 22, 2025 • 2:47 PM EST • Science • commonwealmagazine.org
Fox News Politics Newsletter: Trump admin pausing all off shore wind project construction

Welcome to the Fox News Politics newsletter, with the latest updates on the Trump administration, Capitol Hill and more Fox News politics content.

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EPA administrator signals faster permitting, industry collaboration at LABI roundtable

The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry earlier this month hosted a business roundtable with EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, giving Louisiana business leaders a rare chance to engage face… Already an INSIDER? Sign in. We are glad you enjoy reading Business Report. Continue reading this story and get ACCESS to all our content from any […]

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The Democrats Had One Huge Shutdown Win. Trump Tried to Thwart It. He Just Failed.

Congress struck back in a little-noticed move that shifted power away from the Trump administration.

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Trump administration removes dozens of career diplomats from overseas posts

The Trump administration is removing numerous career ambassadors from their posts abroad, marking the latest shake-up of the US State Department and diplomatic corps.

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Trump named Gov. Jeff Landry a special envoy to Greenland. Denmark isn’t happy about it.

The Danish foreign minister said he was summoning the U.S. ambassador to explain the move.

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How To Submit Public Comments To Oppose Proposed Rules Restricting Transgender Health Care Access

Comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services can help fight the Trump administration’s latest attempt to restrict federal funding for transgender health care for youth. This toolkit details how to submit them.

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Dec 22, 2025 • 9:04 AM EST • Health • americanprogress.org
The DOGE mindset is still central to the Trump administration's agenda as 2025 ends

The Department of Government Efficiency effort was one of the most consequential and controversial – if not entirely successful – changes the Trump administration made in 2025.

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Ministers defend ‘most ambitious animal welfare strategy in generation’ before publication

Conservatives claim government’s plan for higher welfare standards for farmed animals could undermine British agriculture

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Dec 22, 2025 • 4:26 AM EST • Politics • theguardian.com
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UK health minister vows to prevent renewed doctors' strikes

Britain's health minister Wes Streeting said he would do everything he can to prevent further strikes by hospital doctors who returned to work on Monday after a five-day walkout.

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Colorado governor accuses Trump of playing ‘political games’ after disaster request denials

DENVER (AP) — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis accused President Donald Trump of playing “political games” Sunday after the Trump administration denied disaster declaration requests following wildfires and…

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Colorado gov accuses Trump of playing 'political games' on disaster requests

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has accused President Donald Trump of playing “political games” after the Trump administration denied disaster declaration requests made by the state

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Mental health conditions are associated with increased risk of subsequent self-harm, assault and unintentional injuries in two nations

Nature Mental Health - In this two-nation administrative register study (~5 million individuals), mental health conditions were linked to subsequent unintentional, self-harm and assault...

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Dec 21, 2025 • 7:00 PM EST • Health • nature.com
‘Alarming’ medicine shortages in Gaza amid Israeli restrictions

Gaza's Health Ministry says the most critical drug shortages are in emergency services.

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White House pushes Smithsonian to comply with review to receive federal funding

The Trump administration has signaled to the Smithsonian Institution that the White House could withhold federal funding from the museum organization if it does not comply with the administration’s unprecedented, sweeping review.

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US pursuing another tanker ship near Venezuela amid Trump blockade

The US is pursuing a vessel in international waters near Venezuela on Sunday after attempting to intercept it, a US official said, as President Donald Trump’s administration tightens its crackdown on the country’s oil industry.

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James Ransone, star of 'The Wire' and 'Sinister,' dies at 46

James Ransone, the prolific star of such series as 'The Wire' and films like 'Sinister' and 'The Black Phone,' has died by suicide at the age of 46.

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Senator & minister James Lankford on importance of faith, connection
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Trump administration criticized after partial Epstein file drop as US seizes second tanker off Venezuela - live updates
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Trump administration plans to break up National Center for Atmospheric Research

Scientific organizations say the move is "dangerous" and would "hurt the economic health of the nation."

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One word sums up climate politics in 2025: Greenlash

In a year shaped by Trump's return to the White House, the new administration touted "energy dominance" and protesters threw eggs at "swasticars."

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Dec 20, 2025 • 10:47 PM EST • Politics • grist.org
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US seizes another vessel off Venezuela as Trump administration ramps up pressure on Caracas

Personnel from the United States boarded and seized a vessel off the coast of Venezuela, according to an official familiar with the matter, as the Trump administration ramps up pressure on Caracas.

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Trump administration criticized by lawmakers over Epstein files release - live updates

The Justice Department released a heavily redacted trove of files yesterday related to the Jeffrey Epstein investigation. Follow for live updates.

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DEP funds water quality improvements in Indian River Lagoon

The DeSantis administration continues to work on water quality.

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Dec 20, 2025 • 8:00 AM EST • Politics • floridapolitics.com
The ‘Cookie and Coal’ awards for 2025 in Georgia politics

Atlanta Journal-Constitution columnist Patricia Murphy reflects on who has been naughty and nice in Georgia politics for 2025.

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