Politics: 5 stories from this week

December 21, 2024

Here are some stories you might have missed this week, curated by Times editors and personalized for you.

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Trump Moves to Replace Officials Whom New Presidents Traditionally Leave Alone

Congress devised some positions to stay on during changes in administrations. But Donald Trump has declared his intent to replace at least three.

By Charlie Savage

Tierney L. Cross for The New York Times

A Weary Biden Heads for the Exit

Still stinging from the election, President Biden is pushing for his final priorities but has largely absented himself from the national conversation about Donald Trump after warning repeatedly that he was a threat to American democracy.

By Peter Baker and Zolan Kanno-Youngs

Speaker Mike Johnson, in a suit and tie, standing and speaking into a microphone, with reporters clustered behind him.

Pete Kiehart for The New York Times

Congress Approves Spending Extension, Ending Shutdown Crisis

The Senate passed the measure, sending it to President Biden’s desk, shortly after the midnight deadline for funding to lapse.

By Carl Hulse and Catie Edmondson

President-elect Donald J. Trump walks into a stately room, toward a podium that reads “Trump Vance.”

Maddie McGarvey for The New York Times

Trump Wanted Shutdown to Happen on Biden’s Watch, Not His

The president-elect was eager to evade responsibility for the consequences of a potential shutdown even as he blew up a bipartisan deal that would have kept the government open.

By Michael D. Shear and Maggie Haberman

A rolled-up copy of The Des Moines Register sits on the handle of a glass door.

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Trump Sues The Des Moines Register, Escalating Threats Against the Media

President-elect Donald J. Trump has said he would use his power to punish people he claims have wronged him. Those goals are now coming into focus.

By Zolan Kanno-Youngs, Maggie Haberman, David Enrich and Alan Feuer

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