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Top Fed Official Conveys Little Urgency for Immediate Rate Cuts
The Federal Reserve is likely to hold interest rates steady when it meets at the end of the month, keeping tensions high with President Trump.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesFormer Congressional Employee Accused of Stealing 240 Phones
A Maryland man used his government job to order new cellphones worth over $150,000 and then sell them to a pawnshop, federal prosecutors said.
New York Times Top StoriesNotable Republicans Criticize Investigation of Fed Chair
Also, Iran said it is ready for war, but open to negotiate. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Attacked Boat With Aircraft That Looked Like a Civilian Plane
Even accepting the Trump administration’s claim that there is an armed conflict with suspected drug runners, the laws of war bar “perfidy.”
New York Times Top StoriesIn This Town, the Groundhog May Never See Its Shadow Again
Since Milltown Mel died, a New Jersey town has faced a groundhog crisis. Now the governor has vetoed an effort to bring in out-of-state replacements.
New York Times Top StoriesArson Suspect Targeted Mississippi Synagogue for Its ‘Jewish Ties,’ F.B.I. Says
The suspect, Stephen Spencer Pittman, was turned in by his father, who said his son had laughed as he confessed to the fire that damaged the synagogue, investigators said.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Cuts to Energy Projects in Blue States Were Unlawful, Judge Rules
The Energy Department canceled $7.5 billion in Biden-era energy spending, largely in Democratic-led states, during last year’s government shutdown.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s Attack on the Federal Reserve Is Already Backfiring
And the market is gently shrugging.
New York Times Top StoriesJudge Blocks Trump Effort to Stop Rhode Island’s Revolution Wind Project
The ruling means that construction can continue on Revolution Wind, a $6.2 billion project off the coast of Rhode Island, at least for now.
New York Times Top StoriesLawyer Whom Maduro Didn’t Hire Is Booted From His Case
Last week, a lawyer came forward claiming to represent the unseated president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro. The judge overseeing the case settled the matter on Monday.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Explores Diplomacy With Iran While Weighing Strikes, Officials Say
Abbas Araghchi, the foreign minister of Iran, said his government was ready to negotiate with the United States. Iranian security forces are cracking down on protests.
New York Times Top StoriesRichard Marx Is No Softy
The singer and songwriter who struck it big in the MTV era has a new take on the Great American Songbook — and a lot of wickedly funny revelations about his life.
New York Times Top StoriesMinnesota and Illinois Sue Trump Administration Over ICE Deployments
The two Democratic-led states claimed in separate lawsuits that the immigration enforcement campaigns violated the Constitution.
New York Times Top StoriesLeaders of Historians’ Group Veto Resolutions Critical of Israel
The executive council of the American Historical Association said the resolutions, including one accusing Israel of ‘scholasticide’ in Gaza, would put the group at risk.
New York Times Top StoriesWorld Court Hears Groundbreaking Genocide Case Against Myanmar
The case was brought to the World Court by a country not directly affected by the alleged genocide of the Rohingya, a precedent for similar claims against other countries, including Israel.
New York Times Top StoriesDan Bongino, No Longer at the F.B.I., Will Return to Podcasting
The former F.B.I. deputy director, who had hosted a right-wing, pro-Trump podcast, will restart the show after a rocky tenure at the law-enforcement agency.
New York Times Top StoriesKelly Sues Pentagon Over Threats of Punishment From Hegseth
Senator Mark Kelly, Democrat of Arizona, asked a federal judge to block the Trump administration from disciplining him for a video warning about illegal military orders.
New York Times Top StoriesApple Teams Up With Google for A.I. in Its Products
Apple was facing increasing questions about its plans for artificial intelligence as other big tech companies invested tens of billions in the technology.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat to Know About the Criminal Investigation of Fed Chair Jerome Powell
The Justice Department’s probe into whether Jerome H. Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve, lied about renovations to the central bank’s headquarters has raised alarms.
New York Times Top StoriesMeta Plans to Cut 10% to 15% of Employees in Reality Labs Business
The layoffs are set to be announced this week and would affect Meta’s work on the metaverse, as the company spends heavily on building artificial intelligence.
New York Times Top StoriesStocks, Bonds and the Dollar Fluctuate on Threat to Fed Chair Powell
Stocks and U.S. Treasuries were relatively unchanged on Monday, a sign investors don’t see an immediate threat to the economy.
New York Times Top StoriesWith Democrats at a Crossroads, Elizabeth Warren Urges a Left Turn
The Massachusetts senator signaled alarm about her party’s movement toward the center, warning in a speech that Democrats should not cozy up to the wealthy and the powerful.
New York Times Top StoriesDOJ Charges Luis Nino-Moncada, Who Was Shot by Border Patrol in Portland
Last week’s shooting of two Venezuela immigrants put the city on edge. Federal officials said the man who was shot had repeatedly backed into a Border Patrol car.
New York Times Top StoriesFederal Prosecutor Is Fired Amid Further Turmoil in Comey Case
Robert K. McBride had been serving as the top deputy to Lindsey Halligan, the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia.
New York Times Top StoriesUniversity of Michigan Picks Kent D. Syverud, Syracuse Leader, as Its Next President
Kent D. Syverud will become the fifth person to run Michigan since the start of 2022, inheriting a school that also has debated diversity.
New York Times Top StoriesSupreme Court Grapples With Louisiana Coastal Lawsuits Against Oil Companies
The justices heard arguments over whether oil companies sued by Louisiana could move the cases from state to federal court, a venue thought to be friendlier to corporate interests.
New York Times Top StoriesE.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved by Limiting Air Pollution
In a reversal, the agency plans to calculate only the cost to industry when setting pollution limits, and not the monetary value of saving human lives, documents show.
New York Times Top Storiesn Venezuela, Amnesty for Political Prisoners Stokes Hope and Frustration
Venezuela’s new leaders and President Trump have alluded to a major release of political prisoners, but the liberations have been slow to come.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Administration Nears Trade Deal With Taiwan
The deal would cut tariffs and include a commitment from Taiwanese Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation, the island’s chip giant, to build more manufacturing plants in the United States.
New York Times Top StoriesF.D.A. Decisions on Abortion Pill Were Based on Science, New Analysis Finds
A study of more than 5,000 pages of agency documents on mifepristone over 12 years found that agency leaders almost always followed the evidence-based recommendations of scientists.