The Latest National Morning news brief Trump defends his economic record in primetime address, GOP congressmen join Democrats to force ACA subsidy extension vote, Trump orders ban on sanctioned oil tankers traveling to and from Venezuela Leila Fadel Music Ho, Ho, Nope: The Christmas songs that make us cringe What are the most unbearable Christmas songs? We offer a few of the many, many options. Michel Martin World Trump administration approves $10B arms sale to Taiwan The U.S. will sell Taiwan $10 billion in weapons, including missiles, howitzers and drones, a move expected to escalate tensions with China. Leila Fadel World EU leaders meet to decide on use of frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine's war European Union leaders will meet in Brussels on Thursday to decide whether to use frozen Russian assets to help finance Ukraine's war effort. Teri Schultz Business Shrimpers hoped tariffs would provide a lifeline. They're still waiting for relief Shrimpers along the South Carolina coast are still waiting for a positive impact from President Trump's tariffs on imported shrimp that are meant to help them compete. Victoria Hansen National Catastrophic flooding forces hundreds of Washington families from their homes Hundreds of families across Washington state have been displaced by severe flooding, with some seeking safety in emergency shelters. Recovery may take years as rain continues to fall in the region. Casey Martin ICE is reopening shuttered prisons as detention centers. Many have a troubled past In its push for more immigrant detention space, the Trump administration is reopening shuttered prisons in several states. Many of these facilities, closed amid allegations of abuse and mismanagement. Meg Anderson Politics 4 Republican congressmen join Democrats to force vote on extending ACA subsidies Four Republican House members voted with Democrats to force a vote on an extension to the expiring ACA subsidies, as premiums are set to increase significantly for millions of people next month. Leila Fadel Politics Lawmakers talk about crossing the aisle to force vote on expiring ACA subsidies NPR's Michel Martin speaks to Rep. Brian Ftizpatrick, R-Pa., and Rep. Tom Suozzi, D-N.Y., about joining forces to fight to extend the expiring ACA subsidies. Michel Martin Latin America Venezuelans brace for hardship as Trump threatens oil blockade After years of shortages and economic collapse, Venezuelans face fresh uncertainty as Trump threatens an oil blockade — but many say they're too exhausted to do anything but endure. Carrie Kahn Prev 15 of 1648 Next Sponsored
National Morning news brief Trump defends his economic record in primetime address, GOP congressmen join Democrats to force ACA subsidy extension vote, Trump orders ban on sanctioned oil tankers traveling to and from Venezuela Leila Fadel
Music Ho, Ho, Nope: The Christmas songs that make us cringe What are the most unbearable Christmas songs? We offer a few of the many, many options. Michel Martin
World Trump administration approves $10B arms sale to Taiwan The U.S. will sell Taiwan $10 billion in weapons, including missiles, howitzers and drones, a move expected to escalate tensions with China. Leila Fadel
World EU leaders meet to decide on use of frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine's war European Union leaders will meet in Brussels on Thursday to decide whether to use frozen Russian assets to help finance Ukraine's war effort. Teri Schultz
Business Shrimpers hoped tariffs would provide a lifeline. They're still waiting for relief Shrimpers along the South Carolina coast are still waiting for a positive impact from President Trump's tariffs on imported shrimp that are meant to help them compete. Victoria Hansen
National Catastrophic flooding forces hundreds of Washington families from their homes Hundreds of families across Washington state have been displaced by severe flooding, with some seeking safety in emergency shelters. Recovery may take years as rain continues to fall in the region. Casey Martin
ICE is reopening shuttered prisons as detention centers. Many have a troubled past In its push for more immigrant detention space, the Trump administration is reopening shuttered prisons in several states. Many of these facilities, closed amid allegations of abuse and mismanagement. Meg Anderson
Politics 4 Republican congressmen join Democrats to force vote on extending ACA subsidies Four Republican House members voted with Democrats to force a vote on an extension to the expiring ACA subsidies, as premiums are set to increase significantly for millions of people next month. Leila Fadel
Politics Lawmakers talk about crossing the aisle to force vote on expiring ACA subsidies NPR's Michel Martin speaks to Rep. Brian Ftizpatrick, R-Pa., and Rep. Tom Suozzi, D-N.Y., about joining forces to fight to extend the expiring ACA subsidies. Michel Martin
Latin America Venezuelans brace for hardship as Trump threatens oil blockade After years of shortages and economic collapse, Venezuelans face fresh uncertainty as Trump threatens an oil blockade — but many say they're too exhausted to do anything but endure. Carrie Kahn