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

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Dec 17, 2025

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Plus, the subway stop that's also a museum.

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Johnson Rules Out House Vote to Extend Health Insurance Subsidies by Michael Gold and Carl Hulse
Trump Expands Travel Ban and Restrictions to 20 More Countries by Tyler Pager and Hamed Aleaziz
Trump Orders Blockade of Some Oil Tankers to and From Venezuela by Edward Wong, Simon Romero, Charlie Savage and Julian E. Barnes
White House Shrugs Off Rise in Unemployment Rate by Tony Romm
Trump Dangles Cash Payments to Buoy Voters' Views of the Economy by Tony Romm and Andrew Duehren
A Powerful New Drug Is Creating a 'Withdrawal Crisis' in Philadelphia by Jan Hoffman
At Rome's New Stations, Peruse Ancient Relics While Catching a Train by Elisabetta Povoledo

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Plus, the subway stop that's also a museum.

Here's what we're covering:

Johnson Rules Out House Vote to Extend Health Insurance Subsidies by Michael Gold and Carl Hulse
Trump Expands Travel Ban and Restrictions to 20 More Countries by Tyler Pager and Hamed Aleaziz
Trump Orders Blockade of Some Oil Tankers to and From Venezuela by Edward Wong, Simon Romero, Charlie Savage and Julian E. Barnes
White House Shrugs Off Rise in Unemployment Rate by Tony Romm
Trump Dangles Cash Payments to Buoy Voters' Views of the Economy by Tony Romm and Andrew Duehren
A Powerful New Drug Is Creating a 'Withdrawal Crisis' in Philadelphia by Jan Hoffman
At Rome's New Stations, Peruse Ancient Relics While Catching a Train by Elisabetta Povoledo

Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com.

Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?sou.... For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.