Trump’s Retribution Campaign Hits a Major Roadblock, and Health Care Costs Set to Surge

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<p>Plus, what a social media break can do for your brain.</p><p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/nyregion/james-comey-case-dismissed.html" target="_blank">Judge Dismisses Cases Against Comey and James, Finding Trump Prosecutor Was Unlawfully Appointed</a> by Alan Feuer and Devlin Barrett</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/business/economy/trump-xi-meeting-china.html" target="_blank">Xi Presses Trump on Taiwan as They Agree to Meet in China in April</a> by Ana Swanson, Alan Rappeport and Edward Wong</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/us/politics/trump-obamacare-subsidies-health-care.html" target="_blank">Trump Is Considering Push to Extend Obamacare Subsidies</a> by Luke Broadwater, Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Zolan Kanno-Youngs</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/health/social-media-detox-mental-health.html" target="_blank">Study Finds Mental Health Benefit to One-Week Social Media Break</a> by Ellen Barry</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/theater/queen-of-versailles-broadway-closing.html" target="_blank">‘Queen of Versailles’ to Close as New Broadway Musicals Struggle</a> by Michael Paulson</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/technology/chatgpt-holiday-shopping.html" target="_blank">A.I. Can Do More of Your Shopping This Holiday Season</a> by Natallie Rocha and Kailyn Rhone</p><p>Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com.</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>