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Mike Johnson Shuts Door on Key Health Care Vote, and a Dangerous New Drug Hits U.S. Cities

Mike Johnson Shuts Door on Key Health Care Vote, and a Dangerous New Drug Hits U.S. Cities

The Headlines
Dec 17, 2025 9 min
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<p>Plus, the subway stop that’s also a museum. </p><p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/us/politics/obamacare-subsidies-house.html" target="_blank">Johnson Rules Out House Vote to Extend Health Insurance Subsidies</a> by Michael Gold and Carl Hulse</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/us/politics/trump-expanded-travel-ban.html" target="_blank">Trump Expands Travel Ban and Restrictions to 20 More Countries</a> by Tyler Pager and Hamed Aleaziz</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/us/politics/trump-blockade-venezuela-oil-tankers.html" target="_blank">Trump Orders Blockade of Some Oil Tankers to and From Venezuela</a> by Edward Wong, Simon Romero, Charlie Savage and Julian E. Barnes</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/us/politics/trump-administration-unemployment-rate-economy.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share" target="_blank">White House Shrugs Off Rise in Unemployment Rate</a> by Tony Romm</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/us/politics/trump-cash-payments.html" target="_blank">Trump Dangles Cash Payments to Buoy Voters’ Views of the Economy</a> by Tony Romm and Andrew Duehren</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/health/medetomidine-withdrawal-symptoms-treatment.html" target="_blank">A Powerful New Drug Is Creating a ‘Withdrawal Crisis’ in Philadelphia</a> by Jan Hoffman</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/world/europe/rome-subway-stations-museum-archaeology.html" target="_blank">At Rome’s New Stations, Peruse Ancient Relics While Catching a Train</a> by Elisabetta Povoledo</p><p>Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: <a href="mailto:theheadlines@nytimes.com">theheadlines@nytimes.com</a>.</p> <p><p>Subscribe today at <a href="http://nytimes.com/podcasts">nytimes.com/podcasts</a> or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher">https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher</a>. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.</p></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>

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