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How Venezuela Helps Feed the Violence in Colombia

After finding refuge and building power in Venezuela, a decades-old rebel group has waged the worst violence in Colombia in a generation, setting off troubling regional tensions.

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Trump Wants Sheriffs to Aid Deportation Efforts, but Who Would Pay?

The Trump administration is counting on the nation’s sheriffs to assist in enforcing its immigration policies, but holding undocumented immigrants in local jails comes with a price tag.

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Manhattan D.A. Would Face Uphill Battle if He Took Adams Case

Now that the Justice Department has directed federal prosecutors to drop Eric Adams’s case, could Alvin L. Bragg’s office pick it up?

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When Will China’s Leader Talk to Trump?

Xi Jinping seems to be in no rush to engage with President Trump, who has sent mixed signals about when a call might happen (or whether it already has).

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Jimmy Kimmel Pokes Fun at Trump’s Paper Straw Ban

“Listen, the fact of the matter is Trump loves plastic,” Kimmel said. “Most of his wives are made of plastic.”

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What Modi and India Can Offer Trump on Trade

As two-way trade expands, India’s surplus is growing. President Trump is expected to press Prime Minister Narendra Modi to lower tariffs.

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Trump Greets Fogel at White House After Release as Hostage

President Trump welcomed Marc Fogel hours after the United States secured his release from Russia.

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Appearing With Trump, Musk Makes Broad Claims of Federal Fraud Without Proof

The billionaire, whose federal cost-cutting team has been operating in secrecy, asserted that he had uncovered waste and fraud across the bureaucracy, without offering evidence.

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Trump Names 2 New Top Financial Regulators

Jonathan McKernan has been nominated to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which has been in turmoil for days and has fired a number of probationary employees.

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Somaya Critchlow Puts Black Nudes Among Old Masters

Somaya Critchlow, 31, is showing her provocative paintings alongside a storied collection that includes work by Rubens, van Dyck and Velázquez.

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Modi Hopes a White House Visit Will Keep India Out of Trump’s Cross Hairs

India is acutely aware that trade and immigration issues are a potential double whammy. But it believes it can preserve growing ties.

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Trump Names 2 New Top Financial Regulators

Jonathan McKernan has been nominated to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which has been in turmoil for days.

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Sotomayor Says Presidents Are Not Monarchs and Must Obey Rulings

Speaking in general terms at a Florida college and not naming President Trump, the Supreme Court justice’s remarks took on potency in the current climate.

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Birds of Paradise Glow on Their Mating Parade

The always colorful males light up with biofluorescence, sending off signals.

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Enjoying the Pinnacle of Power, Musk Holds Court on Trump’s Stage

The president let the spotlight in the Oval Office go to his billionaire friend/budget slasher, who cited blank checks and 150-year-old Social Security beneficiaries to justify purging the federal work force.

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Trump Orders Plans for ‘Large Scale’ Work Force Cuts and Expands Musk’s Power

The latest executive order by the president made clear that the billionaire’s cost-cutting team will have continuing oversight of the Civil Service.

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The New NIMBY Battle Over the Waste From the L.A. Fires

Federal and state officials say the temporary sites for processing hazardous waste pose no threat, but residents are worried about their air and water.

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Trump Curtails Anti-Corruption Efforts, as Aides Seek End to Eric Adams Case

The Trump administration is telling prosecutors and agents to care less on efforts to investigate foreign corruption, including a case against New York’s mayor.

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California’s FAIR Plan Gets $1 Billion Bailout After L.A. Fires

The move will likely lead to higher costs for households across the state, and may push more insurers to leave, intensifying a home insurance crisis.

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White House Bars Reporter From Event Over A.P.’s Use of ‘Gulf of Mexico’

The Associated Press has said it would refer to the Gulf of Mexico “by its original name while acknowledging” President Trump’s choice to rename the body of water.

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Trump’s Gaza Plan Is a Crazy Answer to a Valid Question

There is a case to make for fresh thinking about Gaza. But Trump’s plan is not fresh thinking, it’s fresh riffing.

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Who Is Marc Fogel? The American Teacher Caught in a Global Power Struggle.

Mr. Fogel, who had lived and taught in many countries, including Russia for nine years, spent 3 ½ years in Russian custody for having cannabis for medical use, and is in poor health.

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The Imperative Remains: End Hamas’s Control of Gaza

The region needs to be put to a choice about Gaza’s future.

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Trump Claims the U.S. Has Authority to ‘Take’ Gaza

His remarks came in a meeting with King Abdullah II of Jordan, who demurred when asked by reporters about the idea and said the two nations should consult with other Arab nations, including Egypt.

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Immigration Deal in Florida Ends DeSantis Feud With Fellow Republicans

The governor and legislators had jockeyed to prove that their respective plans for immigration enforcement aligned with President Trump’s.

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In Trump’s Washington, a War of Wordplay Takes Hold

The previous administration’s progressive lexicon has been swept away, replaced by a new official language of a bureaucracy under fire from its own president.

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An Emboldened Trump Seeks to Bend New York City to His Will

The Trump administration’s order to drop the charges against Mayor Eric Adams was the most pronounced example of the president using his power to determine the city’s future.

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Gaza Truce Imperiled as Netanyahu and Hamas Send Dueling Warnings

The Israeli leader’s warning came after Hamas said it would indefinitely postpone the next round of hostage releases.

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‘Serial Swatter’ Who Made Nearly 400 Threatening Calls Gets 4 Years in Prison

Alan W. Filion, 18, of Lancaster, Calif., pleaded guilty to making false threats of mass violence, which prosecutors said prompted large police deployments and, in some cases, unnecessary detentions.

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What to Know About the Anti-Bribery Law Trump Is Targeting

Federal prosecutors and securities regulators have gone after large companies for violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, which prohibits them from bribing foreign officials.

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