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How Democrats Are Embracing Dark Money
The left is creating new, obscure nonprofits to funnel hundreds of millions of dollars into politics and advocacy.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesThe Epstein Emails Show #MeToo Never Stood a Chance
The files reveal the mechanics of doubt that the #MeToo movement had to contend with.
New York Times Top StoriesTexas Voucher Program Incites Fight Over Funding Islamic Schools
As Muslim private schools try to join Texas’ new voucher program, top Republicans have vowed to stop what they call “radical Islamic indoctrination.”
New York Times Top StoriesBen Lerner’s ‘Transcription’ Shows Us Why the Novel Will Never Die
With “Transcription,” the writer makes a case for the vitality of the form.
New York Times Top StoriesCould There Be a Popular Uprising in Cuba?
There is no organized opposition on the island because many critics of the regime have fled. But anti-government protests have been growing.
New York Times Top StoriesWealthy Donors Are Hiding Political Money in Secretive Nonprofits
Using philanthropy for campaign donations is illegal. But an exception for some nonprofits has allowed Democratic billionaires like Bill Gates and Michael Bloomberg to remain anonymous when they want to play politics.
New York Times Top StoriesThey Get Drunk Without Drinking: What It’s Like to Have Auto-brewery Syndrome
Inside the mystifying syndrome that can upend people’s lives and reputations.
New York Times Top StoriesGeorgia Lawmakers End Session Without Fixing a Threat to Its Midterm Elections
The state legislature failed to push back a deadline that requires Georgia to get rid of its current voting system and find a new one — all before November.
New York Times Top StoriesStudents Are Disciplined Over Antisemitic Posts Targeting Hockey Rivals
A Connecticut high school said that it was aware of the Instagram posts and that antisemitism is “repugnant and antithetical to our values as a school.”
New York Times Top StoriesMyanmar Junta Chief Ascends to President, Five Years After Coup
U Min Aung Hlaing’s elevation to the civilian post is the conclusion of elections in the country, which were stage managed by the military.
New York Times Top StoriesLate Night Says Goodbye to Pam Bondi
President Trump is “on a bit of a firing spree,” Jimmy Fallon said on “The Tonight Show” on Thursday, adding, “Ironically, the only staffer who has immunity is RFK Jr.”
New York Times Top StoriesBeing Trump’s ‘Friend’ in Europe Is Becoming a Real Liability
For more than three years, Giorgia Meloni’s leadership of Italy has seemed unshakable. Now she suddenly seems vulnerable.
New York Times Top StoriesCosmopolitan Shanghai Is an Uneasy Fit in China’s Narrative of Western Sins
Shanghai’s many layers of architecture, culture and politics have made it a difficult fit for the Communist Party’s preferred narrative of Chinese victimhood and Western sins.
New York Times Top StoriesIn Syria, Kidnappings of Women and Girls Fuel a Minority Group’s Fears
A Times investigation found that abductions of women and girls from Syria’s Alawite minority were more common, and more brutal, than the government has acknowledged.
New York Times Top StoriesCuba Says It Is Pardoning More Than 2,000 Prisoners
The Cuban government said the releases were a humanitarian gesture during Holy Week. It was not clear if they were related to ongoing negotiations between Cuba and the United States.
New York Times Top StoriesPam Bondi Wanted a Graceful Exit. But Trump Wanted Her Gone.
Pam Bondi had a feeling her days as attorney general were numbered. But she didn’t expect President Trump to drop the curtain quite so soon.
New York Times Top StoriesGucci Mane Held at Gunpoint, Prompting 2 Rappers’ Arrests
The hip-hop titan was forced to sign papers releasing a rapper known as Pooh Shiesty from his record contract during an armed confrontation in January at a Dallas music studio, officials said.
New York Times Top StoriesHegseth Fires Army Chief Amid Battle With Its Leaders
Senior Army officers reacted with anger and frustration to news of Gen. Randy George’s dismissal, characterizing it as the latest blow to the service.
New York Times Top StoriesDid Jesus Rise From the Dead? A Debate.
A ‘Christian Atheist’ joins Ross Douthat.
New York Times Top StoriesPam Bondi Fired as Trump’s Attorney General
In a social media post, President Trump said he was replacing Ms. Bondi with Todd Blanche, her deputy, on an interim basis.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat to Know About the ‘Massive’ Military Bunker Beneath Trump’s Ballroom
President Trump has been talking about the emergency facility beneath what was once the East Wing, details of which are usually kept secret, as he tries to justify his renovation.
New York Times Top StoriesJohnson Wavers on Ending the Shutdown, Reflecting His Weak Hold on Power
The House speaker first panned, then endorsed, then punted on, then pitched and now is delaying a bill to reopen the Homeland Security Department, showing his vulnerability in the face of party rifts.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Awe of a Moon Launch in an Age of Trump, Turmoil and Tribal Divisions
The launch of Artemis II captured the tenor of the times in a country that can still do big things but seems forever mired in big problems.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Fires His Attorney General
Also, France’s president voices European frustration with the U.S. leader. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.
New York Times Top StoriesRival Nations Seize On Choke Points to Counter Trump
From Iran to China, President Trump’s global aggression has encouraged other countries to search for new ways to pressure the U.S. economy.
New York Times Top StoriesBiruté Galdikas, 79, Who Worked to Save Wild Orangutans in Borneo, Dies
With Jane Goodall and Dian Fossey, she was one of three prominent researchers of great apes who were sometimes called the “trimates.”
New York Times Top StoriesHershey’s Promises to Use Only Real Chocolate After Backlash
The change follows weeks of complaints from a grandson of the Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup inventor and other vocal consumers.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Singular Failure of Pam Bondi
The core of Mr. Trump’s dissatisfaction with the attorney general was apparently her failure to serve his need for revenge against his enemies.
New York Times Top StoriesBlake Lively’s Retaliation Case Against Justin Baldoni Heads to Trial Without Harassment Claims
A federal judge tossed the actress’s sexual harassment claims against Justin Baldoni in a split decision that sets the stage for a contentious trial.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Are High California Gas Prices Affecting Your Life?
Tell us how the sharp increase in gas prices is changing how you live and work.