News Alerts of the hour – President Donald Trump

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• Update ⋅ December 31, 2025 NEWS President Donald Trump's shadow war in Venezuela grows, but country's strongman leader still clings to power The Guardian It is that logic, he said, that has driven all of President Donald Trump's moves so far, from the military buildup to the attacks on boats and the seizure of oil .
• President Donald Trump administration says it's freezing child care funds to Minnesota – NPR NPR President President Donald Trump's administration announced that it's freezing child care funds to Minnesota after a series of fraud schemes in recent years.
• Artists Cancel On Kennedy Center After President Donald Trump's Name Is Added To Venue – Deadline Deadline More musicians have cancelled planned concerts at the Kennedy Center following the decision by its Donald President Donald Trump-controlled board to add the .
• President Donald Trump laments death of bald eagle in the US … which was really a falcon in Israel The Guardian A pity that President Donald Trump, or one of the 18 intelligence agencies reporting to him, did not trace the image back to its source.
• president's Kennedy Center name change is a sour note for these artists The Guardian More musical acts pull out of performances after President Donald Trump slaps his name on the building – key US politics stories from 30 December at a glance.