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The White House Wrecking Ball
President Trump’s demolition of the East Wing has struck a nerve in Washington and beyond.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesQueens Tenants Were Urged to Report Immigrants to ICE, Officials Say
A sign posted in the lobby of an apartment building listed “immigration” alongside crimes it said should be reported to a tip line, state officials said.
New York Times Top StoriesPentagon Announces ‘Next Generation’ Press Corps
The Defense Department said that dozens of new reporters had agreed to sign the Pentagon’s rules on reporting, which have been rejected by many major news organizations.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Imposes Sanctions on Russian Oil Companies as His Frustration With Putin Mounts
The sanctions are among the most significant measures that the United States has taken against the Russian energy sector since the beginning of the war in Ukraine.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Said He Wouldn’t Touch the East Wing. Then He Tore It All Down.
President Trump initially said the ballroom construction would not affect the East Wing. The White House now says it was cheaper and more structurally sound to simply demolish it.
New York Times Top StoriesSamantha Eggar, Oscar-Nominated Star of ‘The Collector,’ Dies at 86
She also had leading roles in “Doctor Dolittle” with Rex Harrison, “Walk, Don’t Run” with Cary Grant and “The Molly Maguires” with Sean Connery.
New York Times Top StoriesDrug-Smuggling Submarines on Display at Latin American Naval Base
A display of confiscated vessels at a naval base in Ecuador offers a peek at why drug smuggling is so hard to stop.
New York Times Top StoriesCardiovascular Benefits of Wegovy Extend Beyond Weight Loss, Study Shows
An analysis found that a shrinking waist size was responsible for only around a third of the cardiovascular benefits in people who took Wegovy.
New York Times Top StoriesThree Offers in One Month: Paramount’s Secret Pursuit of Warner Bros. Discovery
A letter from Paramount’s chief executive, David Ellison, to Warner Bros.’ board of directors reveals weeks of talks between the two companies.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Is Demolishing the Entire East Wing
Also, oil prices have fallen sharply. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.
New York Times Top StoriesSoo Catwoman, ‘the Female Face of Punk,’ Is Dead at 70
With a tuft of hair on either side of her shaved head and long tendrils of eyeliner swiped across her lids, she helped define a scene.
New York Times Top StoriesMamdani Plans to Keep Tisch as Police Commissioner if Elected NYC Mayor
Zohran Mamdani’s intention to retain Jessica Tisch is likely to placate powerful New Yorkers who have lobbied Mr. Mamdani to keep her.
New York Times Top StoriesMisty Copeland Will Take Her Final Bow
The famed ballerina retires from her career with the American Ballet Theater after one final performance on Wednesday night.
New York Times Top StoriesTesla Profit Falls 37% After It Cut Car Prices
The company sold more cars but made less money on each one because of discounts and low-interest loans.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Revives Foreign Aid, Helping Needy Billionaires
As children die for want of cheap medicines, the U.S. spends billions on Argentina — thus rescuing rich investors who made bad bets.
New York Times Top StoriesBorder Patrol Plans Immigration Crackdown in S.F. Bay Area
Border Patrol agents are being sent to a U.S. Coast Guard base in Alameda, Calif., ahead of an immigration operation in the San Francisco region.
New York Times Top StoriesIceland Says It Is No Longer Mosquito-Free
Iceland was one of the only mosquito-free places in the world, at least according to its records. Not anymore.
New York Times Top StoriesUniversity of Virginia Makes Deal With White House to Halt Investigations
The Justice Department had been scrutinizing one of the nation’s premier public universities over accusations of civil rights violations.
New York Times Top StoriesI.C.J. Tells Israel to Facilitate Aid to Gaza
The International Court of Justice said Israel must work with U.N. agencies, including UNRWA, the group for Palestinian aid, which Israel has banned.
New York Times Top StoriesAs Johnson Delays, Grijalva Sues to Be Sworn In to Congress
Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva, Democrat of Arizona, along with the state’s attorney general, argued that the speaker had no authority to delay swearing her into office.
New York Times Top StoriesVance Says He’s Not in Israel to Babysit Gaza Cease-Fire
Vice President JD Vance said recent visits by top American officials were to monitor the cease-fire, but not “in the sense of, you know, you monitor a toddler.”
New York Times Top StoriesAt a Mass Burial in Gaza, Palestinians Mourn the Unknown Dead
Under the terms of a cease-fire deal, Israel and Hamas have been exchanging remains, but Gaza’s medical authorities have not been able to identify many of them.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Strikes Boat in Pacific, Expanding Operation Against Drug Running Suspects
It was the eighth known strike, and the first outside of the Caribbean, in the Trump administration’s campaign against what it says are boats carrying drugs bound for the United States.
New York Times Top StoriesFor Robbers Like the Louvre Thieves, Bright Vests Actually Help Them Hide
Given the ubiquity of neon-colored safety jackets, criminals are using them to carry out crimes in plain sight.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Said Black Chicagoans Wanted His ‘Blitz.’ Many Disagree.
Six weeks into the federal crackdown in Chicago, the attack on crime that the president promised hasn’t happened, and many in the city’s Black population haven’t been won over.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Wants the American People to Pay Him $230 Million
Trump should pay a political price for his brazen corruption. Instead, he is telling American taxpayers to pay a price, directly to him.
New York Times Top StoriesAs Shutdown Drags and Trump Flexes, Congress Cedes Its Relevance
“It’s like we have given up,” one Republican lawmaker said.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat Are Gripen Fighter Jets and Why Does Ukraine Want Them From Sweden?
The Swedish warplanes are well suited to the rugged combat operations Ukraine will have to carry out, experts say.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Administration Cuts Cyberdefense Even as Threats Grow
China has penetrated networks that control infrastructure systems and has hacked telecommunications companies.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy Weren’t the Jewels Stolen From the Louvre Insured?
Thieves snatched jewelry valued at more than $100 million, but the museum will not be compensated for the loss.