The New York Times

1. Supreme Court Refuses to Let Trump Deploy National Guard in Chicago

   The move signals that the justices are likely to immediately block similar deployments in other U.S. cities.

2. Student Loan Borrowers in Default Could See Wages Garnished in Early 2026

   Starting the week of Jan. 7, the Education Department will begin sending notices about paycheck deductions to about 1,000 of five million borrowers in default.

3. National Guard Troops to Arrive in New Orleans

   The troops will join an existing wave of Border Patrol agents, months after Gov. Jeff Landry first suggested that the National Guard could help tamp down on crime in Louisiana.

4. Federal Prosecutor Was Surprised by Trump’s Flights on Epstein’s Jet

   A 2020 email noted that Donald Trump was listed as a passenger on Jeffrey Epstein’s jet at least eight times from 1993 to 1996.

5. Pulled ’60 Minutes’ Report, Briefly Streamed in Canada, Is All Over the Internet Now

   At the last minute, CBS News held a segment about Venezuelan men who were deported by the Trump administration to a prison in El Salvador. It surfaced online anyway.