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New Ideas Emerge to End Gaza Conflict and Govern After War

As Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel and President Trump head into a meeting on Monday, new proposals are under discussion.

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Which Federal Benefits and Services Continue During a Government Shutdown?

Without a deal in Congress by Tuesday, the government will run out of funding.

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Alaska Seized a $95,000 Plane Over Illicit Cargo: A Six-Pack of Beer

The plane’s owner, an 82-year-old veteran, has asked the Supreme Court to hear his case and set limits on forfeitures of property used to commit crimes.

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The Man Expanding Trump’s Presidential Powers

Coral Davenport, a New York Times reporter, explains how Russell Vought, the director of the Office of Management and Budget, plans to circumvent Congress’s budgetary powers to advance the Trump administration’s agenda.

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Trump to Meet With Congressional Leaders as Shutdown Looms

The top four congressional leaders were set to gather with President Trump on Monday, but with both sides dug in, there appeared to be little chance of a breakthrough to avoid a shutdown.

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Electric Vehicles Face a ‘Pretty Dreadful Year’ in the U.S.

The end of a federal tax credit is expected to push sales of battery-powered cars down but auto experts believe the market will eventually recover.

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She Was Fired for a Comment on Her Private Facebook Account

A look at how one state has turbocharged the crackdown on anyone who has criticized Charlie Kirk after his death.

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Why Is Your Flight Always Delayed? Blame Government Shutdowns

The end of a government shutdown doesn’t mean that everything springs back to normal. Some of the damage endures.

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Trump’s Tariffs Threaten to Break Some Small Businesses

Import duties are posing a challenge to some smaller companies, which fear that raising prices to cover higher costs will drive away customers.

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Fragile N.C. Residents Lose Medicaid Support for Food and Housing

One year after Hurricane Helene, people in the hard-hit western region of North Carolina can no longer rely on a successful program that helped keep them afloat.

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Fragile N.C. Residents Lose Medicaid Support for Food and Housing

One year after Hurricane Helene, people in the hard-hit western region of North Carolina can no longer rely on a successful program that helped keep them afloat.

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Octopuses Invade English Coast, ‘Eating Anything in Their Path’

The highly intelligent cephalopods filled fishing nets and gobbled up crabs and lobsters in Devon and Cornwall this summer.

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Democrats Are in Crisis. Eat-the-Rich Populism Is the Only Answer.

A blistering assault on economic elites, a moderate stance on cultural issues and a rejection of politics as usual. That’s how to remake the Democratic Party.

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The Man Behind Trump’s Push for an All-Powerful Presidency: Russell Vought

Russell T. Vought spent years drawing up plans to expand presidential power and shrink federal bureaucracy. Now he is moving closer to making that vision a reality, threatening to erode checks and balances.

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‘I’m From Here!’: U.S. Citizens Are Ending Up in Trump’s Dragnet

As immigration agents take a more aggressive approach, they have stopped and in some cases detained American citizens.

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‘I’m From Here!’: U.S. Citizens Are Ending Up in Trump’s Dragnet

As immigration agents take a more aggressive approach, they have stopped and in some cases detained American citizens.

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Trump and Netanyahu to Discuss Plans for Postwar Gaza

The president and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel are set to meet in Washington after a week in which Israel grew more isolated internationally.

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The Rise and Fall of Eric Adams

Mr. Adams has suspended his re-election campaign, becoming the first mayor of New York City to fail to win a second term since David N. Dinkins.

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Welcome to the Jumble: Inside Brooklyn’s Bike Flea Market

The community of those who love biking in the city keeps growing.

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I Beat the Anthropic A.I. Chatbot That Stole My Book

A.I. feels like a runaway train. But we don’t have to let it run over us.

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High-Skilled Visas Have Problems. Trump’s $100,000 Fee Won’t Fix Them.

For years, proposals have circulated to stop abuse of the H-1B program. The Trump administration’s big changes largely ignored them.

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Trump’s $100,000 Visa Upends Lives: ‘My Dreams Were Shattered’

A generation of students in India pinned hopes and family savings on careers that once soared on H-1B visas allowing work in the United States.

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Missing From a U.N. Meeting on Helping Refugees? The Refugees.

World leaders will discuss how to assist the Rohingya in the world’s largest refugee settlement. But no one living there is attending the conference at the United Nations.

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Bad Bunny Will Headline Super Bowl Halftime Show

The Latin superstar known for hits including “MIA,” “I Like It” and “Me Porto Bonito” will perform in February in Santa Clara, Calif.

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Trump Raises Possibility of Inquiry Into Wray, Another Former F.B.I. Director

In a phone interview with NBC, Mr. Trump said an investigation of Christopher Wray could be underway, days after the Justice Department’s indictment of James B. Comey.

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13 Moments That Have Defined Eric Adams’s Political Career

Mr. Adams served in the New York State Senate and as Brooklyn borough president before becoming mayor of New York City in 2022. Ethical questions have followed him along the way.

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What We Know About the Suspect in the Michigan Church Shooting

The suspect, a 40-year-old man, was killed during the attack, officials said.

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Moldova’s Pivotal Election Projected to End in Victory for Pro-Europeans

The party of President Maia Sandu appeared poised to keep its majority in Parliament, in a vote widely seen as a showdown between Europe and Russia.

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Stowaway Found Dead in Wheel Well of American Airlines Jet, Police Say

The body was found on Sunday at Charlotte Douglas International Airport in the landing gear compartment of a plane that had recently arrived from Europe, the police said.

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Trump to Meet With Congressional Leaders as Shutdown Deadline Looms

Lawmakers face a Tuesday deadline to fund the government, which will require them to agree on a spending measure that can win at least 60 votes in the Senate.

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