News for December 13, 2025

Washington state is dealing with severe flooding and rescue work as Gov. Bob Ferguson warns that recovery will be costly, slow, and potentially dangerous, while the Midwest braces for a dangerous arctic blast.

The National Weather Service says a blast of arctic air, snow, and flooding is sweeping across the United States and creating dangerous travel and cold-weather risks.

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko won U.S. sanctions relief on the country’s potash sector after releasing political prisoners, in a sign of a possible thaw with Washington.

President Donald Trump said Thailand and Cambodia had agreed to a ceasefire, but fighting continued on the border and Thai officials rejected his claim.

The Trump administration has made the final step to U.S. citizenship harder for many immigrants by pausing naturalization cases, adding stricter vetting, and canceling oath ceremonies.

NBC News found that President Donald Trump’s attacks on political rivals have been followed by a surge in threats against lawmakers from both parties.

Utah’s Republican governor approved a repeal of a new law that had blocked public sector unions from bargaining for workers, after the Utah Legislature reversed course in a special session.

Florida’s health department is pushing to end some school vaccine mandates, and doctors are warning that the move could put children at higher risk.