Politics: 5 stories from this week
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On Politics
July 19, 2025

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

Stephen Colbert smiling on the set of his how, with a band playing behind him.

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CBS Canceling ‘Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ After Next Season

The show will end in May, the network said, calling it “a purely financial decision.”

By John Koblin

A drawing of the Empire State Building on display next to a photo of Donald Trump.

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Trump Says He Doesn’t ‘Draw Pictures.’ But Many of His Sketches Sold at Auction.

The president disputes reporting from The Wall Street Journal that he drew a picture for Jeffrey Epstein, but as a real estate mogul, he often sketched for charity.

By Tyler Pager

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Congress Agrees to Claw Back Foreign Aid and Public Broadcast Funds

President Trump’s request to claw back $9 billion in congressionally approved spending passed despite objections from Republicans who said it abdicated the legislative branch’s power of the purse.

By Catie Edmondson

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A Timeline of What We Know About Trump and Epstein

Donald Trump was friendly for at least 15 years with Jeffrey Epstein, the multimillionaire financier and convicted sex offender who died in prison in 2019.

By Luke Broadwater

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Justice Dept. Asks for 1-Day Sentence for Ex-Officer Convicted in Breonna Taylor Raid

The administration asked the judge in the case to sentence the former officer to essentially the brief time he had served when he was first charged, and three years of supervised release.

By Glenn Thrush

MORE ON THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION

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Latest Polls: Do Americans Approve of President Trump?

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The New York Times

Tracking the Lawsuits Against Trump’s Agenda

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