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❶ Looking back at 2025 and ahead to 2026

Plus, the predictions about 2025 Americans made way back in 1998 that turned out to be right -- as well as the predictions that were wrong ...

January 02, 2026

☞ Happy New Year, Page One readers! As the new year begins, rest assured that you can count on the same old Page One newsletter to bring you the news while guiding you around paywalls to premium content every Monday through Friday in 2026.

Of course, there will be some changes coming to the newsletter in the year ahead. Some will be subtle changes that you may or may not even notice — like some of the incremental design changes that were implemented throughout 2025. Others will be more noticeable — like the first-ever Page One focus group coming later this month (stay tuned for details and an invitation).

What will never change is that Page One will be the 100% free and the absolute best daily newsletter you can possibly subscribe to in order stay relentlessly informed about news, culture and current events.

Thank you for being a subscriber and have a happy, healthy and well-informed 2026. Now, onto a look back at some of the stories that defined 2025 and a look ahead at what may be in store for 2026.

All the best,

Andrew Tavani, Page One executive editor

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P.S. - In case you missed any installments of the Top 100 most clicked-on stories of 2025 featured in Page One, click here to see the full list.

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