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Trump enacted dozens of Project 2025 goals. Here's what's left

Illustration of a magnifying glass enlarging phrases from "Project 2025" including: "deleting the terms reproductive health", "noxious tenets of 'critical race theory'", "'reassign' the sex of a minor is child abuse", "how to muzzle woke propaganda", "Woke bureaucrats at the Pentagon", and "satisfy transgender extremists".
Jan 1, 2026 - Technology

2026 is AI's "show me the money" year

Animated illustration of a globe spinning forward over speed lines. More speed lines above it are forming the year 2026, the individual numbers of which rotate to reveal sparkle shapes.

The Supreme Court cases that could shape 2026

Photo illustration of President Trump with a giant gavel beside him and the Constitution in the background
Jan 1, 2026 - Economy

Charted: The sharp decline in federal employment

Jan 1, 2026 - Economy

IRS tax brackets and 2026 changes could lower taxes, boost paychecks

Illustration of a conveyor belt with percent symbols on it, which are being shrunk by a machine lowering from above.
Updated Jan 1, 2026 - World

Photos: New Year's celebrations from NYC to Sydney, as world welcomes 2026

People take part in New Year's Eve celebrations on January 01, 2026 in New York City. Thousands of people packed into Times Square to celebrate and watch the ball drop, with over one ton of confetti being released at midnight.
Updated Dec 31, 2025 - Politics & Policy

Trump's first vetoes of second term reject bipartisan bills

President Trump — wearing a navy suit, a blue tie, a white collared shirt and an American flag pin on his lapel — frowns as he appears in front of a microphone with an American flag behind him.

Trump's America 250 celebration kicks off on NYE

At night, a light projection of a historical painting with two men in colonial attire is displayed on the Washington Monument. A person in a white coat walks nearby on a dark path.
Updated Dec 31, 2025 - Politics & Policy

Trump backs off National Guard deployments in Los Angeles, Chicago, Portland

Trump wearing a dark winter jacket, white collared shirt and red tie while standing outside at Joint Base Andrews

These states could shape abortion access in 2026

5 key takeaways from Jack Smith's deposition on the Trump probes

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Dec 31, 2025 - Health

Where vaccination rates declined the most, by county

Dec 31, 2025 - World

Netanyahu raised possible "round 2" strikes on Iran with Trump

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Dec 31, 2025 - Technology

2025's AI-fueled scientific breakthroughs

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The year big events came back

Updated Dec 31, 2025 - Science

Eastern U.S. faces heavy snow threats in New Year's holiday storm

Snowplow truck clearing snow from a road during a snowy, gray winter day, with snow being pushed to the side and bare trees in the background.

Trump administration stops Minnesota child care payments amid fraud claims

Two men wearing glasses and suits in front of U.S. and health department flags. HHS Deputy Secretary Jim O'Neill wears a dark suit with a blue shirt and polka dot tie and ACF Assistant Secretary Alex Adams wears a plaid suit with a red tie.
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