Trump abruptly announced attempts to impose troops in some cities, while reportedly freezing childcare payments to all states – key US politics stories from 31 December at a glance
The Trump administration has pushed through a flurry of actions on the final day of 2025, including drastic reversals on two high key issues.
Donald Trump has abruptly retreated from efforts to deploy federal troops in Los Angeles, Chicago and Portland. The move marks a significant U-turn after months of tension between the federal government and local authorities.
Separately, the Department of Health and Human Services has frozen all childcare payments to states, and funding will only be released once states prove the money is being used “legitimately”.
Donald Trump has staged a sudden climbdown from his attempts to impose federal troops in law enforcement roles on Democratic-run cities, announcing on Wednesday that he was ending attempted deployments from Los Angeles, Chicago and Portland.
