The Brutalist Report

The New York Times

• For Trump, Hegseth’s Approach to Venezuela Strikes Is a Growing Liability [64d]
• Son of El Chapo Pleads Guilty to Kidnapping Father’s Former Cartel Partner [64d]
• A Crucial Week in Ukraine Peace Negotiations [64d]
• FEMA Won’t Reinstate Suspended Workers Who Signed Letter Criticizing Trump [64d]
• Zelensky Turns to Europe After Talks With U.S. Officials [64d]
• Trump Becomes the Wild Card in Razor-Thin Honduras Election [64d]
• TSA Imposes $45 Fee for Travelers Without REAL ID Starting February 2026 [64d]
• This Year, a Smaller Christmas at the White House [64d]
• Russian Launch Site Mishap Leaves Country’s Space Program in Limbo [64d]
• Starbucks to Pay $39 Million in Landmark N.Y.C. Labor Law Settlement [64d]
• Johnson and Trump Try to Avoid an Upset House Loss in Tennessee [64d]
• U.S. Pushes U.K. to Spend More on Medicines in Deal to Avoid Tariffs [64d]
• College Students Choosing A.I. Majors Over Computer Science [65d]
• For ‘No Tax on Tips,’ the I.R.S. Gets Intimate [65d]
• It’s Your Duty to Pay the Duty: Buyers Hit With Extra Charges on Packages [65d]
• Appeals Court Says Alina Habba, Former Trump Lawyer, Is Serving Unlawfully as U.S. Attorney [65d]
• Young Workers Learn to Embrace the Office [65d]
• Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Had a Camera Follow Him. 50 Cent Has the Footage. [65d]
• Floods in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam Have Killed Over 1,200. Here’s What to Know. [65d]
• Hong Kong Contractors Used Unsafe Netting at Fire Site, Officials Say [65d]
• Your Drone Questions [65d]