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Federal Agents Shoot 2 During Traffic Stop in Portland, Ore. by Anna Griffin, Hamed Aleaziz and Thomas Fuller
Amid Protests, ICE Told Agents to Take ‘Decisive Action’ if Threatened by Hamed Aleaziz
Highlights From The Times’s Interview With President Trump by The New York Times
Senate Advances Measure to Curb Trump’s Use of Force in Venezuela by Robert Jimison and Megan Mineiro
Plus, President Trump sits down with The Times.
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What We Know About the Fatal ICE Shooting in Minneapolis by Alexandra E. Petri and Hannah Ziegler
Trump Says U.S. Oversight of Venezuela Could Last for Years by David E. Sanger, Tyler Pager, Katie Rogers and Zolan Kanno-Youngs
Hoisting Russian Flags, ‘Shadow Fleet’ Edges Into the Light by Paul Sonne and Michael Schwirtz
Plus, a journey to a melting continent.
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Trump Claims Venezuela Will Send Oil to U.S. by Stanley Reed and Chris Cameron
U.S. Pressures Venezuela to Expel Official Advisers From China, Cuba, Iran and Russia, Officials Say by Julian E. Barnes, Edward Wong and Eric Schmitt
Rubio Tells Lawmakers Trump Wants to Buy Greenland by Edward Wong, Tyler Pager and Eric Schmitt
Plus, Marjorie Taylor Greene’s last day.
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At the U.N., Even Allies Condemn U.S. Action in Venezuela by Farnaz Fassihi
Venezuela’s Legislators Offer Scorn as Trump Demands Obedience by Simon Romero, María Victoria Fermín and Annie Correal
Maduro Says He Is a Prisoner of War, Not a Defendant. The Words Matter by Hurubie Meko
Congress Is Divided Over Maduro Raid After First Briefing by Robert Jimison and Megan M...
Plus, data centers in space?
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Maduro and His Wife to Be Arraigned in Manhattan Federal Court by William K. Rashbaum and Benjamin Weiser
Trump Says U.S. Is ‘In Charge’ of Venezuela, While Rubio Stresses Coercing It by Edward Wong
‘No One Is Ready for This’: How a Deadly Bar Fire Upended a Swiss Town by Ségolène Le Stradic and Aurelien Breeden
Vaccines Are Helping Older People More Than We Knew by Paula Span
On Today’s Episode:
Trump Says U.S. Will ‘Run’ Venezuela After Capture of Maduro
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Plus, your Friday news quiz.
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How a Fire Ripped Through a Swiss Bar and Broke a Village’s Heart by Ségolène Le Stradic
Trump Abandons Efforts to Deploy National Guard to 3 Major Cities by Tyler Pager
With Obamacare’s Higher Premiums Come Difficult Decisions by Reed Abelson
Tech Giants Are Racing to Embed A.I. in Schools Around the Globe by Natasha Singer
Welcome to the Office. Now Take Off Your Shoes by Lora K...
Plus, the viral video that got the White House’s attention.
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How Russia’s War Machine Brutalizes and Exploits Its Own Soldiers by Paul Sonne, Anton Troianovski, Milana Mazaeva, Nataliya Vasilyeva and Alina Lobzina
Justice Dept. Now Said to Be Reviewing 5.2 Million Pages of Epstein Files by Devlin Barrett
Health Dept. Pauses Child Care Funding to Minnesota, Citing State’s Fraud Scandal by Tim Balk and Ernesto...
Plus, the mountain climbing brothers trying to rewrite the world's maps.
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C.I.A. Conducted Drone Strike on Port in Venezuela by Julian E. Barnes and Tyler Pager
U.S. Kills 2 in Strike in Pacific, as Trump Pressures Venezuela by Eric Schmitt
Russia Threatens to Toughen Its Stance on Ending the War in Ukraine by Neil MacFarquhar and Ivan Nechepurenko
U.S. Pledges $2 Billion for U.N. Aid but Tells Agencies to ‘Ad...
Plus, food trends coming in 2026.
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Trump and Zelensky Meet to Iron Out Peace Plan, but Deal Remains Elusive by Aishvarya Kavi and Katie Rogers
With Critical Decisions Ahead, Netanyahu Faces Mounting Pressure by David M. Halbfinger
Trump Says the U.S. Struck a ‘Big Facility’ in Campaign Against Venezuela by Tyler Pager and Julian E. Barnes
Student Loan Borrowers in Default Could See Wages Garnished in Early 20...
Plus, the biggest lottery jackpots ever.
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Angering Denmark, Trump Appoints Special Envoy to Greenland by Amelia Nierenberg, Jeffrey Gettleman and Maya Tekeli
Trump Administration Orders Nearly 30 U.S. Ambassadors to Leave Their Posts by Edward Wong
Trump Halts 5 Wind Farms Off the East Coast by Maxine Joselow and Lisa Friedman
Trump Announces New ‘Trump Class’ of Warships by Zolan Kanno-Youngs, Eric Schmitt a...
Plus, a day of Waymo chaos in San Francisco.
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What to Know on the Initial Release of Materials From the Epstein Files by Alan Feuer and Devlin Barrett
U.S. Coast Guard Pursues Oil Tanker Linked to Venezuela by Nicholas Nehamas, Christiaan Triebert, Tyler Pager, Anatoly Kurmanaev and Eric Schmitt
R.F.K. Jr. Likely to Swap U.S. Childhood Vaccine Schedule for Denmark’s by Apoorva Mandavilli
Plus, your Friday news quiz.
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What We Know About the Shootings at Brown and M.I.T. by Francesca Regalado
Trump Moves to End Gender-Related Care for Minors, Threatening Hospitals That Offer It by Azeen Ghorayshi, Amy Harmon and Reed Abelson
Trump Signs Order to Ease Restrictions on Marijuana by Luke Broadwater and Ashley Southall
Trump’s ‘Warrior Dividend’ for Troops Will Be Paid for by Pentagon Housing Funds b...
Plus, don’t blame the dogs in strollers.
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A Bellicose Trump Points Fingers in Defending His Record on the Economy by David E. Sanger
Republicans Clinch Democratic Bid to Force Vote on Health Subsidies by Michael Gold
Dan Bongino Says He Will Step Down From F.B.I. in January by Glenn Thrush, Maggie Haberman and Adam Goldman
Trump Administration Aims to Strip More Foreign-Born Americans of Citizenship by Hamed ...
Plus, the subway stop that’s also a museum.
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Johnson Rules Out House Vote to Extend Health Insurance Subsidies by Michael Gold and Carl Hulse
Trump Expands Travel Ban and Restrictions to 20 More Countries by Tyler Pager and Hamed Aleaziz
Trump Orders Blockade of Some Oil Tankers to and From Venezuela by Edward Wong, Simon Romero, Charlie Savage and Julian E. Barnes
Plus, how foreign patients are paying for U.S. organs.
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Sydney Gunmen Were Motivated by ISIS, Australia’s Leader Says by Victoria Kim, Jin Yu Young, Yan Zhuang and Livia Albeck-Ripka
Bondi Suspects Were in Southern Philippines, Where ISIS Is Active by Jason Gutierrez and Sui-Lee Wee
Police Share New Images of Man Sought in Deadly Shooting at Brown by Mark Arsenault, Thomas Gibbons-Neff, Jacey Fortin and Mitc...
Plus, the hunt for the gunman in a shooting at Brown University.
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Australian Police Plan to Charge Suspect in Bondi Massacre by Victoria Kim, Yan Zhuang, Jin Yu Young and Livia Albeck-Ripka
Police Say They Are Still Searching for Brown University Gunman by Mitch Smith, Qasim Nauman, Mark Arsenault and Thomas Gibbons-Neff
Rob Reiner, Actor Who Went on to Direct Classic Films, Dies at 78 by Julia Jacobs
Plus, the Friday news quiz.
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6 Takeaways From Indiana’s Defiance of Trump by Nick Corasaniti and Mitch Smith
How a Manosphere Star Accused of Rape and Trafficking Was Freed by Megan Twohey and Isabella Kwai
Senate Deadlocks on Health Care, Leaving Subsidies to Expire by Carl Hulse
Trump Signs Executive Order to Neuter State A.I. Laws by Cecilia Kang
Hundreds Quarantined in South Carolina as Measles Spreads by ...
Plus, the secret to selling 150 million books.
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Denied Federal Disaster Aid, a Town in Trump Country Feels Forgotten by Campbell Robertson
U.S. Steps Up Campaign Against Maduro in Seizing Tanker Off Venezuela by Tyler Pager, Eric Schmitt and Nicholas Nehamas
Trump Administration Opens Applications for Million-Dollar Visas by Madeleine Ngo
Starting With Formaldehyde, Trump Administration Reassesses Chemical Ri...
Plus, the travel influencers who aren’t actually real.
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Australia’s Social Media Ban for Children Takes Effect by Victoria Kim
Trump Says Americans Are Doing Great, Even as Views on the Economy Sour by David E. Sanger
Trump Calls Europe ‘Decaying’ and Suggests ‘Size Will Win’ in Ukraine War by Amelia Nierenberg
Judge Grants Request to Unseal Grand Jury Records in Maxwell Case by Benjamin Weiser
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