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Trans Youth Care Ban, Brown Shooting Suspect, Kennedy Center Renamed and more
CNN 5 Things
Dec 18, 2025

We start with the Trump administration’s health policy changes on care for transgender minors and marijuana. There’s a potential break in the Brown University shooting investigation. We’ll tell you about a plane crash that authorities say killed a NASCAR driver and his family. We’re getting a glimpse of the second batch of photos from Jefferey Epstein’s estate. Plus, a change President Donald Trump frequently joked about came true.