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Trump Renovates the Lincoln Bathroom in Marble and Gold
President Trump said the new look was “totally in keeping” with the era of Abraham Lincoln.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesAs the Shutdown Pain Grows, Trump Attends to Other Matters
The president attended a Halloween party Friday and called attention to the marble renovation of a White House bathroom.
New York Times Top StoriesNASA Gets Moon Lander Plan B’s From SpaceX and Blue Origin
As NASA worries that China will win the next moon race, Elon Musk and his company tangled with critics.
New York Times Top StoriesSNAP Map: Here’s Who Will Be Affected by Disruptions to Food Aid
More SNAP recipients live in Democratic districts. But the program touches every corner of the country.
New York Times Top StoriesTwenty Years Later, Atrocities Haunt Darfur Again
The world seems unable, or unwilling, to do much to stop a new struggle on an old battlefield, as atrocities sweep villages and towns.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat Tuesday’s Elections Might Tell Us About Trump
He’s not on the ballot, but the results could carry hints about the future of his movement.
New York Times Top StoriesAlison Knowles, Artist Who Took Lunch to New Levels, Dies at 92
An early participant in the eccentric collection of artists known as Fluxus, she was perhaps best known for pieces centered on a humble tuna sandwich and a giant salad.
New York Times Top StoriesMexico Winds Down Search for Survivor of U.S. Boat Strike
The Pentagon said one person survived a U.S. military strike on a boat in the Pacific, but after searching for days, Mexican officials are about to give up.
New York Times Top StoriesThe U.S. Was Ordered to Pay Food Stamp Benefits
Also, California Democrats are feeling unusually confident. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.
New York Times Top StoriesJD Vance Says He Hopes Usha Vance Embraces Christianity, Setting Off Backlash
Critics included some Indian Americans, who said the remarks did not respect the religious decisions of Usha Vance, who grew up in a Hindu household.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Judge Dismisses Texas Challenge to the State’s Abortion Shield Law
The lawsuit was filed against an Ulster County clerk who rebuffed an attempt to enforce a Texas judgment against a New York doctor for sending abortion pills to that state.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat Happened to the Art of the Deal?
We urge the administration to allow millions of Americans to receive food aid.
New York Times Top Stories‘Ridiculousness’ Is Ending, and With It an Era for MTV
The cable channel has run endless reruns of the comedy clip show for several years, a move that other cable companies copied.
New York Times Top StoriesDo You Rely on Food Stamps? Tell Us About How You’re Preparing for the Possible Loss of Assistance.
As food assistance funding runs out, Times reporters want to hear from people who rely on it, or who work to help feed people in their community.
New York Times Top StoriesDemocrats Confident in Final Days of California Proposition 50 Redistricting Election
Proponents say voters are motivated by stopping President Trump. Republicans have already begun pointing fingers over lackluster fund-raising and coordination.
New York Times Top StoriesIn One Jamaican Town, Hurricane Melissa Left Behind Floodwaters and Dead Livestock
The Category 5 storm ravaged western Jamaica and drenched the small community of New River, where residents were coping with a massive clean up. At least 19 people have died nationwide, officials said.
New York Times Top StoriesSelma van de Perre, Dutch Jew Who Resisted Nazis, Dies at 103
“It is impossible not to marvel at her steadiness and courage,” one reviewer wrote after reading her memoir.
New York Times Top StoriesAre Wealth Taxes the Best Way to Tax the Ultra Rich?
Plans for a wealth tax, which is dividing France, have gotten popular around the world as inequality has widened and government debt has risen.
New York Times Top StoriesA.I. Is Making Death Threats Way More Realistic
Online harassers are generating images and sounds that simulate their victims in violent situations.
New York Times Top StoriesA Republican Seeks to Match Trump’s Gains on Democratic Turf in New Jersey
With President Trump making inroads with Black and Latino voters, the path to the governor’s office runs through regions Democrats can no longer take for granted.
New York Times Top StoriesVirginia Advances Redistricting Plan Toward New Congressional Maps
The Democrat-controlled legislature approved an amendment that would allow redistricting next year, but the process will take months.
New York Times Top StoriesRepublicans in Congress Show Signs of Angst Over Trump’s Trade War
Senators opposed the president’s plan to import beef from Argentina and voted three times this week to end his power to enforce sweeping tariffs.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat If You Spent Every Waking Moment Taking On Elon Musk?
Aaron Greenspan was once a promising entrepreneur. He has spent the last two decades lobbing grenades at the country’s most powerful tech moguls.
New York Times Top StoriesAs Government Shutdown Slows Air Traffic Training, These Schools Are Stepping In
New programs cannot turn out the numbers needed to make up for the controller shortfall. But they hope to have a higher success rate than the Federal Aviation Agency’s official academy.
New York Times Top StoriesThune Rejects Trump’s Call to Change the Senate Filibuster
The Senate majority leader is unwilling to pursue the “nuclear option” to blow past a Democratic filibuster and reopen the government.
New York Times Top StoriesWill the Unmaking of Prince Andrew Be the Making of King Charles?
The decision by King Charles III to strip the title of his brother Prince Andrew showed a level of accountability rarely applied to royals.
New York Times Top StoriesInterest Rates Are Falling. Why Are People Still Buying Money Market Funds?
The Federal Reserve’s rate cut will reduce investor returns, yet money market funds remain a good deal, our columnist says.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat’s Next for Andrew After He Loses ‘Prince’ Title?
King Charles III’s brother will retreat further from public life after additional damaging revelations about his ties to the sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein.
New York Times Top StoriesU.N. Human Rights Chief Says U.S. Attacks on Accused Drug Smugglers Are Illegal
The Trump administration’s military strikes on boats near South and Central America violate international law and must be investigated, a top official says.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Only National Parks Employee Who Tracks Leaky Oil Wells Is Out of a Job
Forrest Smith was forced to step down last month as the National Park Service’s chief petroleum engineer. He wasn’t replaced.