FEMA Is Forcing Towns to Fend for Themselves, and Trump Opens ‘Gold Card’ Visa Applications

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<p>Plus, the secret to selling 150 million books. </p><p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/us/trump-maryland-floods-disaster-aid.html" target="_blank">Denied Federal Disaster Aid, a Town in Trump Country Feels Forgotten</a> by Campbell Robertson</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/us/politics/oil-tanker-seized-us-venezuela-trump.html" target="_blank">U.S. Steps Up Campaign Against Maduro in Seizing Tanker Off Venezuela</a> by Tyler Pager, Eric Schmitt and Nicholas Nehamas</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/us/politics/trump-gold-card.html" target="_blank">Trump Administration Opens Applications for Million-Dollar Visas</a> by Madeleine Ngo</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/climate/starting-with-formaldehyde-trump-administration-reassesses-chemical-risks.html" target="_blank">Starting With Formaldehyde, Trump Administration Reassesses Chemical Risks</a> by Hiroko Tabuchi</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/business/economy/fed-meeting-interest-rate-decision.html" target="_blank">The Fed Cut Rates Again but Deep Divisions Cloud Path Ahead</a> by Colby Smith</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/world/europe/louvre-heist-camera-delay.html" target="_blank">Louvre Heist Was Filmed Live, but the Guards Weren’t Watching</a> by Ségolène Le Stradic</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/obituaries/fern-michaels-dead.html" target="_blank">Fern Michaels, Prolific Author of Romance Novels, Dies at 92</a> by Alex Williams</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>