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Why Israel Is Divided Over How to Investigate Oct. 7 Failures
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has proposed a commission with members chosen in a way that departs from existing law.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesStephen Colbert Doubts Trump Can Run Two Countries at Once
“The Late Show” host said the president couldn’t possibly run two nations, because “he can’t even run.”
New York Times Top StoriesHealth Dept. to Freeze $10 Billion in Funding to 5 Democratic States
The funding pause could jeopardize child care and other programs that serve hundreds of thousands of households in California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota and New York.
New York Times Top StoriesJamie Raskin: Jan. 6 Never Ended
Five years after Jan. 6, 2021, we are still caught up in a struggle over the meaning of that day.
New York Times Top StoriesVenezuela Braces for Economic Collapse From U.S. Blockade
Venezuela could lose the bulk of its export revenues this year if the U.S. blockade stays in place, according to internal government estimates, a scenario that would set off a humanitarian crisis.
New York Times Top StoriesZelensky’s Assessment Darkens as Europeans Gather to Talk Peace
With Russia still seen as unlikely to stop fighting, the Ukrainian leader’s tone has shifted from upbeat to cautionary.
New York Times Top StoriesIn China, a Debate About Political Power Ignites After Maduro’s Capture
The reactions online revealed a Chinese society divided: Some saw what happened in Venezuela as a playbook for seizing Taiwan, while others warned about ideological rigidity.
New York Times Top StoriesAt Refugee Camps, Most Birthdays Fall on New Year’s
When an exodus of Rohingya fled to Bangladesh a decade ago, the United Nations recorded many of their birthdays as Jan. 1. The date serves as a reminder of a lost identity.
New York Times Top StoriesStephen Miller Asserts U.S. Has Right to Take Greenland
In a CNN interview, the top Trump aide also echoed the president’s intent to run Venezuela as he laid out a case for the United States’ controlling weaker states by flexing its military might.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy Trump Refused to Back Venezuela’s Machado: Fears of Chaos, and Fraying Ties
U.S. intelligence suggested María Corina Machado, Venezuela’s opposition leader, would struggle to lead the government. But her relationship with Trump officials had been souring for months.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s Post About Slain Minnesota Lawmaker Dismays Her Children
The son and daughter of Melissa and Mark Hortman have asked the president to remove a social media post promoting a conspiracy theory about the assassination.
New York Times Top StoriesSteve Sheetz, Who Popularized Convenience Stores as a C.E.O., Dies at 77
Sheetz, a family-owned company that started with a single convenience store in Altoona, Pa., has more than 800 locations in seven states.
New York Times Top StoriesMamdani Chooses a Bernie Sanders Aide as His Communications Director
Anna Bahr, who leads communications for the Vermont senator and worked on his presidential campaign, is the latest appointee to a high-profile role in the Mamdani administration.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s Foray Into Venezuela Could Embolden Russia’s and China’s Own Aggression
While both countries were allied with Nicolás Maduro, the U.S. attack could give them justification to use force in other spheres, analysts said.
New York Times Top StoriesDonald Trump Was Right to Oust Maduro
President Trump made a bold decision, and it was a stunning success.
New York Times Top StoriesAppeals Court Upholds Prohibition on Trump’s Medical Research Cuts
The ruling on Monday upheld a lower court’s judgment in April that the Trump administration could not drastically slash funding from the National Institutes of Health.
New York Times Top StoriesNvidia Details New A.I. Chips and Autonomous Car Project With Mercedes
At the CES conference, Jensen Huang, the company’s chief executive, said the more efficient and powerful chip would begin shipping later this year.
New York Times Top StoriesZohran Mamdani Targets Junk Fees and Hidden Charges in Executive Orders
Trying to protect consumers by going after deceptive business practices has been an early focus of the new mayor’s administration.
New York Times Top StoriesMamdani and Hochul Celebrate Congestion Pricing a Year After Contentious Debut
The tolling program, which charges motorists to enter Manhattan’s busiest streets, had a largely successful first year after a delayed start.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Officials Brief Top Lawmakers on Maduro Raid
The briefing for congressional leaders and the top members of the intelligence, defense and foreign policy panels came two days after the military operation.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat to Know About the New Childhood Vaccine Schedule
The U.S. federal government slashed the number of diseases that all children are advised to be vaccinated against to 11 from 17.
New York Times Top StoriesDavid R. Young, 89, Is Dead; Nixon Aide Steered the Watergate ‘Plumbers’
He took part in White House machinations to stop damning leaks of classified information and directed the break-in at the Democrats’ headquarters that undid a presidency.
New York Times Top StoriesHilton ‘Maliciously Canceled’ Immigration Agents’ Reservations, DHS Says
As the U.S. ramps up deportation efforts in Minnesota, the Department of Homeland Security claimed on social media that a Hampton Inn had canceled agents’ bookings.
New York Times Top StoriesSix Big Political Questions for 2026
A wildly important midterm year is off to a chaotic start, with a raid in Venezuela, an uneasy economy and more. Here’s what we’re curious about.
New York Times Top StoriesMaduro Pleads Not Guilty
Also, health officials scaled back the number of vaccines recommended for children. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.
New York Times Top StoriesRussia Once Offered U.S. Control of Venezuela for Free Rein in Ukraine
The exchange offer was recounted at the time in congressional testimony by Fiona Hill, who ran Russian and European affairs on the National Security Council during the first Trump administration.
New York Times Top StoriesMaduro Says He Is a Prisoner of War, Not a Defendant. The Words Matter.
His simple statement in federal court was aimed directly at contradictions in the Trump administration’s actions in the Caribbean.
New York Times Top StoriesMaduro, Appearing in U.S. Court for Arraignment, Says He Was ‘Kidnapped’ and Pleads Not Guilty
“I’m innocent. I’m not guilty. I am a decent man,” the captured Venezuelan president told a judge in Manhattan federal court. “I am still president of my country.”
New York Times Top StoriesFor Many Jan. 6 Rioters, a Pardon From Trump Wasn’t Enough
Some pardoned rioters have been rearrested. Others returned to poverty and mental health challenges. And many became consumed by resentment and demands for payback.
New York Times Top StoriesAt the U.N., Even Allies Condemn U.S. Action in Venezuela
The deputy French U.N. ambassador said it chipped “away at the very foundation of international order.”