December 20, 2025
Here are some stories you might have missed this week, curated by Times editors and personalized for you.
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Dafydd Jones
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‘Don’s Best Friend’: How Epstein and Trump Bonded Over the Pursuit of Women
The president has tried to minimize their friendship, but documents and interviews reveal an intense and complicated relationship. Chasing women was a game of ego and dominance. Female bodies were currency.
By Nicholas Confessore and Julie Tate
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Department of Justice
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6 Takeaways From the First Batch of the Epstein Files
Many of the Justice Department documents were heavily redacted, and President Trump’s name was rarely mentioned. The White House also sought to make political hay of the release of photos of Bill Clinton.
By Alan Feuer
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Eric Lee for The New York Times
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News Analysis
Shouting, Ranting, Insulting: Trump’s Uninhibited Second Term
Many of President Trump’s supporters love his professional-wrestling style of leadership. But some of his recent attacks have sickened even some of his own political allies.
By Peter Baker
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Kim Raff for The New York Times
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These Young Adults Make Good Money. But Life, They Say, Is Unaffordable.
Economists say that a typical middle-class family today is richer than one in the 1960s. Americans in their 20s and 30s don’t believe it.
By Sabrina Tavernise
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Kenny Holston/The New York Times
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‘Here We Go Again’: In Melania Trump’s Movie, This Time She Knows What She’s Doing
The first lady is behind a movie that she has said will give a better idea of what it was like for her to move into the White House for a second time.
By Katie Rogers
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