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As Trump Turns Against Ukraine, Republicans in Congress Stay Quiet

Follow our live updates on the Trump administration and federal agency cuts.As President Trump makes an abrupt pivot toward Russia, upending generations of American foreign policy, he is also defying members of his own party in Congress, many...

Meet Germany’s Far-Right Leader, a Study in Contradictions

When Vice President JD Vance criticized his German hosts last week for sidelining far-right parties, he did not mention by name the Alternative for Germany, known as the AfD.But soon after his speech at the Munich Security Conference,...

Judge in Eric Adams Case to Consider Bid to Dismiss Corruption Charges on Wednesday

Judge Dale E. Ho, who on Wednesday will hold a hearing in the foundering corruption case against Mayor Eric Adams of New York, is facing a storm of demands that he look deeply into the federal government’s reasons...

‘Here We Go Again’: Kentucky Residents Face More Destruction and Anxiety From Storms

As the rains began to drench Eastern Kentucky this weekend, Mimi Pickering looked anxiously out her window in the town of Whitesburg as the North Fork Kentucky River kept rising, and rising, and rising.Would it once again swallow...

At Least 3 Dead in Kentucky as Rainstorm Pounds the State

At least three people, including a child, were dead after a severe rainstorm pounded a large swath of the South and left hundreds of thousands of people without power on Sunday morning.Kentucky was hit particularly hard, with intense...

As Trump Slashes Federal Jobs, Alabama’s ‘Rocket City’ Braces for Impact

Over galaxy-themed beers at InnerSpace Brewing in Huntsville, Ala., Stewart Money has heard it all recently from government engineers and contractors winding down after work. They have expressed anxiety about how cuts to the federal work force could...

Sexual Violence Against Children Soars in Congo, U.N. Group Says

Sexual violence against children in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has soared in recent weeks, the United Nations Children’s Fund said on Thursday, as ethnic tensions and disputes over land and mineral resources fuel fighting in the...

Hamas Signals Progress Toward Resumed Hostage Releases

Hamas said on Thursday that it was still committed to upholding the cease-fire deal with Israel, including releasing more hostages this weekend, a sign of diplomatic progress amid widespread concern about the future of the precarious truce with...

Opinion | Look Past Elon Musk’s Chaos. There’s Something More Sinister at Work.

Whatever you choose to call it, Elon Musk has captured the inner workings of the U.S. government on President Trump’s behalf. His operatives reportedly infiltrated the General Services Administration, gained access to the nation’s system for issuing payments...

Opinion | The Pharmaceutical Industry Heads Into Elon Musk’s Wood Chipper

In a month of one bombshell after another (and many all at the same time), it can be hard to track the damage that the Trump administration is inflicting. But unlike attacks on predictable issues like D.E.I. and...
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As Trump Turns Against Ukraine, Republicans in Congress Stay Quiet

Follow our live updates on the Trump administration and federal agency cuts.As President Trump makes an abrupt pivot...
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