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Trump says he’s fixing the economy. Voters are still unhappy.

Trump says he’s fixing the economy. Voters are still unhappy.

Apple News Today
Dec 18, 2025 16 min
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<p>In a prime-time address, President Trump said the economy has vastly improved since he took office. The <a href="https://apple.news/AbyylV8OASbGza2yuX5o_jw">Washington Post</a>&rsquo;s  Jacob Bogage joins to discuss why everyday Americans don&rsquo;t feel the same way.</p> <p>Trump wants a former county clerk who was convicted of tampering with voting machines freed from prison. Yvonne Wingett Sanchez of <a href="https://apple.news/A537nHl50RQyibQeUELp__A">The Atlantic</a> explains why that&rsquo;s unlikely.</p> <p>A statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in Emancipation Hall in Washington, D.C, has been replaced by one of civil-rights hero Barbara Rose Johns. <a href="https://apple.news/AgQoHlptDRC-gHcZtIPtdEw">NPR</a>&rsquo;s Rachel Treisman tells her story.</p> <p>Plus, why four Republicans <a href="https://apple.news/AGTQpIAE0SHKoAt7CcfKgQA">defied</a> House Speaker Mike Johnson to force a vote on ACA subsides, NASA has a new <a href="https://apple.news/ANM9j1fUYRy6fkftj7jdm6Q">administrator</a> after a yearlong confirmation process, and the Oscars are <a href="https://apple.news/Ac3mErUxlTZGO1jfSdjk3UA">headed</a> exclusively to YouTube.</p> <p>Today&rsquo;s episode was hosted by Gideon Resnick.</p>

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