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New York Times Politics
Jan 25, 2025

Hegseth's Views May Clash With Reality at the Pentagon
The new defense secretary's goals run counter to the military's apolitical tradition and efforts to build a force that mirrors America.

New York Times Politics
Jan 25, 2025

Hegseth's Views May Clash With Reality at Defense Department
The new defense secretary's goals run counter to the military's apolitical tradition and efforts to build a force that mirrors America.

New York Times Politics
Jan 25, 2025

U.S. Halt to Foreign Aid Does Not Apply to Arms to Israel and Egypt
Secretary of State Marco Rubio's orders could force many groups working on global aid to stop their programs. And the White House has approved sending more 2,000-pound bombs to Israel.

New York Times Politics
Jan 25, 2025

Trump's Moves to Upend Federal Bureaucracy Touch Off Fear and Confusion
Agencies are gripped with uncertainty about how to implement the blizzard of new policies as workers frantically try to assess the impact on their lives.

New York Times Politics
Jan 25, 2025

Kristi Noem Is Confirmed as Homeland Security Secretary
The former South Dakota governor now leads the agency that runs the nation's immigration system.

New York Times Politics
Jan 25, 2025

State Dept. Halts Global Mine-Clearing Programs
Efforts to clear unexploded munitions in places like Iraq and Southeast Asia will stop for at least three months, according to a surprise announcement.

New York Times Politics
Jan 25, 2025

Pete Hegseth, New Defense Secretary, Outlines Pentagon's Priorities
After being sworn-in by Vice President JD Vance, the Pentagon's new leader addressed the Defense Department's three million employees.

New York Times Politics
Jan 25, 2025

C.I.A. Now Favors Lab Leak Theory to Explain Covid's Origins
A new analysis that began under the Biden administration is released by the C.I.A.'s new director, John Ratcliffe, who wants the agency to get "off the sidelines" in the debate.

New York Times Politics
Jan 25, 2025

Here's What Trump Ordered in First Week, on Immigration, DEI and More
Through a flurry of orders, the new president quickly began driving the country in a different direction on many contentious issues.

New York Times Politics
Jan 25, 2025

Who Are the Three Republican Senators Who Voted Against Pete Hegseth?
Senators Lisa Murkowski, Susan Collins and Mitch McConnell voted against confirming Donald Trump's pick for defense secretary. To Capitol insiders, their decisions weren't surprising.

New York Times Politics
Jan 25, 2025

Trump Fires at Least 12 Inspectors General in Late-Night Purge
The internal government watchdogs were believed to have been dismissed at several major agencies, though the Justice Department's was not said to have been among them.

New York Times Politics
Jan 25, 2025

How Trump Shifted Policy in Week 1, on Immigration, DEI and More
Through a flurry of orders, the new president quickly began driving the country in a different direction on many contentious issues.

New York Times Politics
Jan 25, 2025

Trump's Crypto Venture Divides the Industry He Aims to Support
The president's promotion of a speculative digital coin left some crypto investors feeling blindsided, while others saw it as a gimmick that undermined the industry's credibility.

New York Times Politics
Jan 25, 2025

Trump Visits North Carolina and California, Alternately Soothing and Sparring
In North Carolina, the president pledged "the support that you need to quickly recover and rebuild" after a hurricane. His message to fire-ravaged California had a different tone.

New York Times Politics
Jan 25, 2025

Trump Fires 17 Inspectors General in Late-Night Purge
The internal government watchdogs were believed to have been dismissed at several major agencies, though the Justice Department's was not said to have been among them.

New York Times Politics
Jan 24, 2025

U.S. Military Planes Carrying Migrants Land in Guatemala
The Department of Defense said this week that it would provide planes for deportation flights.

New York Times Politics
Jan 24, 2025

Hegseth Is Second Cabinet Secretary to Need Tiebreaker Vote, After DeVos
In 2017, Betsy DeVos barely survived her confirmation vote to become President Trump's secretary of education.

New York Times Politics
Jan 24, 2025

In Visit to Pacific Palisades, Trump Praises Firefighters and Blames Democratic Officials
After a tour of areas damaged by the California wildfires, the president sparred with local leaders and blamed them for a wide variety of issues affecting the disaster response.

New York Times Politics
Jan 24, 2025

Two military jets carrying migrants landed in Guatemala, the U.S. Embassy and local authorities said.


New York Times Politics
Jan 24, 2025

Trump Officials Pause Programs to Let In Immigrants, Including Ukrainians
The pause on several initiatives that allowed immigrants to enter the country temporarily will block the entrance of people fleeing some of the most unstable and desperate places in the world.

New York Times Politics
Jan 24, 2025

Trump and Newsom Promise to Work Together on California Wildfire Relief
Gov. Gavin Newsom told the president that California needed his help, and President Trump said he would work to "get something completed."

New York Times Politics
Jan 24, 2025

Nearly 3 Decades After Texas Woman's Murder, a Former Tenant Is Charged
Mary Moore Searight, a prominent landowner and benefactor, was killed in 1996 at her home in Paris, Texas. In 2023, DNA obtained from a tenant, David Paul Cady Jr., linked him to her final moments, the authorities say.

New York Times Politics
Jan 24, 2025

New Luxury Hotel in Serbia Will Be a Trump-Kushner Joint Project
The plan illustrates the continued ambitions of the Trump family to forge new international deals even as President Trump has returned to the White House.

New York Times Politics
Jan 24, 2025

Trump Reinstates Longstanding Republican Anti-Abortion Policy
The move came after he addressed thousands of abortion opponents in Washington to mark the 52nd anniversary of the Supreme Court's 1973 decision in Roe v. Wade.

New York Times Politics
Jan 24, 2025

How Trump's Second Term Is Already Different From His First
The new president's advisers have become masters of the government bureaucracy they have promised to upend.

New York Times Politics
Jan 24, 2025

Education Dept. Ends Book Ban Investigations
The department said it would relinquish its role investigating schools that had received civil rights complaints after removing books dealing with sexual and racial identity.

New York Times Politics
Jan 24, 2025

Interior Department Says Gulf of Mexico Is Now ‘Gulf of America'
Trump also renamed Denali, North America's tallest peak, as Mount McKinley, despite objections from Alaska's senators.

New York Times Politics
Jan 24, 2025

Contenders to Lead the Democratic Party Scramble to Show Momentum
As two Midwesterners battle for control of the Democratic National Committee, they are making loud yet unverifiable claims about their levels of support.

New York Times Politics
Jan 24, 2025

Trump Pauses Disbursements to Program Supplying H.I.V. Treatment Worldwide
Pepfar, which is estimated to have delivered lifesaving treatment to as many as 25 million people in 54 countries, faces a funding delay of as long as 180 days.

New York Times Politics
Jan 24, 2025

Trump's New U.S. Attorney in D.C. Comes to Aid of Oath Keepers Leader
Ed Martin, a longtime advocate for Jan. 6 defendants recently named to run the prosecutors' office, sought to undo a judge's order barring Stewart Rhodes from visiting Washington.

New York Times Politics
Jan 24, 2025

As Newsom Plans to Greet Trump, He Faces a Political Test
Gov. Gavin Newsom faces what may be his greatest political test and leadership challenge. He planned to greet President Trump upon his arrival in Southern California on Friday.

New York Times Politics
Jan 24, 2025

Senate to Vote on Pete Hegseth's Confirmation, With Outcome Uncertain
With two G.O.P. senators opposed, Pete Hegseth, President Trump's pick for defense secretary, can afford to lose only one more. If he is confirmed, it is likely to be by the smallest margin for that post in modern times.

New York Times Politics
Jan 24, 2025

What Stood Out in Trump's Speech to Davos
During his campaign, Donald J. Trump vowed to end the Ukraine war by Day 1 of his new term as president. Jeanna Smialek, the Brussels bureau chief for The New York Times, looks at how he described the war in an appearance at the World Economic Forum since taking office.

New York Times Politics
Jan 24, 2025

Trump's Pick for Commerce Secretary Reveals Positions at More Than 800 Companies
Howard Lutnick disclosed details of complex financial interests, holding at least $800 million in assets.

New York Times Politics
Jan 24, 2025

Howard Lutnick, Trump's Commerce Nominee, Discloses Business Interests
Howard Lutnick disclosed details of complex financial interests, including at least $800 million in assets and positions in more than 800 companies.

New York Times Politics
Jan 24, 2025

Independent Watchdog, in Trump's Cross Hairs, Scrutinizes Terrorism Watch List
The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, which the White House has threatened to purge, called for new limits on the list in a report issued on Friday.

New York Times Politics
Jan 24, 2025

Trump Supports the Police, Just as Long as They Support Him
President Trump's flurry of pardons this week sent a message to law enforcement: He will "back the blue" if they back him.

New York Times Politics
Jan 24, 2025

Pence Wages Lonely Crusade Against Kennedy as Abortion Opponents Avoid Fight
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has taken different positions on the issue, has pledged to promote President Trump's anti-abortion agenda in a bid to get confirmed as health secretary.

New York Times Politics
Jan 24, 2025

Samantha Hegseth Is Bound by a Nondisparagement Clause
Samantha Hegseth is contractually obligated not to speak ill of him, according to the terms of their divorce. A former sister-in-law has said Pete Hegseth was threatening and abusive toward Samantha Hegseth.

New York Times Politics
Jan 24, 2025

Hegseth Could Be Confirmed With Smallest Margin of Any Defense Secretary
For the last 50 years, almost every nominee to lead the Pentagon has been a consensus pick who drew lopsided margins of support in the Senate. Pete Hegseth's nomination has been a notable exception.

New York Times Politics
Jan 24, 2025

Trump Leaves Democrats Dazed and on the Defensive
Locked out of power in Washington, the party is struggling to agree on a unified message of opposition. Some of its lawmakers are even telling Republicans they want to work together.

New York Times Politics
Jan 24, 2025

Adam Schiff, Trump's Favorite Foil, Tries to Insulate California From His Wrath
As a congressman who led the first impeachment of President Trump, Mr. Schiff relished his role in the resistance. Now a senator, he must protect his state's interests at a perilous time.

New York Times Politics
Jan 24, 2025

Anthony Fauci Stripped of Government Security Protection
Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, who was one of the nation's top health officials for decades, had received death threats during the coronavirus pandemic. He has hired his own security detail.

New York Times Politics
Jan 24, 2025

Hegseth Paid Woman Who Accused Him of Rape $50,000, Senator Says
The settlement's existence after a 2017 accusation had been documented before the defense secretary nominee's confirmation hearing this month, but the amount had not been known publicly.

New York Times Politics
Jan 24, 2025

Putin Dismisses Trump's Sanctions Threat and Repeats His Stolen Election Claim
Russia's president flattered his American counterpart as "smart" and "pragmatic," and repeated Mr. Trump's baseless claim that the 2020 election was stolen.

New York Times Politics
Jan 24, 2025

Musk Plan for Retooling Government Takes Shape, but Big Questions Loom
The rebranding of a former White House digital office into the new Department of Government Efficiency signals its potential limits, budget experts said.

New York Times Politics
Jan 24, 2025

Trump Leaves Democrats Dazed, With Some Willing to Work With Republicans
Locked out of power in Washington, the party is struggling to agree on a unified message of opposition. Some of its lawmakers are even telling Republicans they want to work together.

New York Times Politics
Jan 24, 2025

What Is the H-1B Visa Program and Why Are Trump Backers Feuding Over It?
A debate over the program for skilled foreign workers has pitted immigration hard-liners against some of President Trump's most influential supporters in the tech industry.

New York Times Politics
Jan 24, 2025

Trump to Visit North Carolina and California, With Disaster Aid an Open Question
While he has expressed support for North Carolina residents, the president has criticized California's Democratic leaders and threatened to withhold federal aid from the state.

New York Times Politics
Jan 24, 2025

From Fires to Mudslides, Catastrophe Has Defined Newsom's Tenure
Gov. Gavin Newsom faces what may be his greatest political test and leadership challenge. He planned to greet President Trump upon his arrival in Southern California on Friday.

New York Times Politics
Jan 24, 2025

Trump Says States Should Manage Disasters. Former FEMA Leaders Agree.
"I'd rather see the states take care of their own problems," the president said. Federal emergency managers from both parties have made the same argument.

New York Times Politics
Jan 23, 2025

Trump Officials Move to Quickly Expel Migrants Biden Allowed In Temporarily
A memo appears to allow Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to target programs that let in more than a million people.

New York Times Politics
Jan 23, 2025

Trump Pardons Anti-Abortion Activists Who Blockaded Clinic
The move came ahead of the March for Life, the annual anti-abortion rally in Washington where Vice President JD Vance is expected to address attendees.

New York Times Politics
Jan 23, 2025

Prosecution Seeks Pause in 9/11 Case Until Trump Administration Is in Place
The new administration does not yet have a confirmed defense secretary, attorney general or solicitor general in place.

New York Times Politics
Jan 23, 2025

Trump Pulls the Military Back Into the Political and Culture Wars
The removal of a portrait of Gen. Mark A. Milley, the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, from a Pentagon hallway was among the president's early actions.

New York Times Politics
Jan 23, 2025

Judge Blocks Trump's Executive Order to End Birthright Citizenship
A federal judge in Seattle has issued a temporary order halting the president's plan.

New York Times Politics
Jan 23, 2025

Trump Vows to Declassify Files on Assassinations of JFK, RFK and MLK
President Trump told security agencies to develop plans to make public all documents related to the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy and the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

New York Times Politics
Jan 23, 2025

Kash Patel, Trump's FBI Pick, Sees Good in QAnon and Evil in the Bureau
Kash Patel's public comments on the QAnon conspiracy theory suggests he sees its adherents more as an audience to be courted rather than an ideology to follow.

New York Times Politics
Jan 23, 2025

Senate Advances Pete Hegseth's Nomination as Defense Secretary to Final Vote
All but two Republicans voted to advance Pete Hegseth's nomination as secretary of defense to a final vote, as Democrats raced to bolster fresh allegations about his personal conduct.

New York Times Politics
Jan 23, 2025

Senate Pushes Hegseth Toward Approval as G.O.P. Discounts New Allegations
All but two Republicans voted to advance Pete Hegseth's nomination as secretary of defense to a final vote, as Democrats raced to bolster fresh allegations about his personal conduct.

New York Times Politics
Jan 23, 2025

Brooke Rollins, Trump's Agriculture Pick, Addresses Tariff and Immigration Impact on Farmers
Brooke Rollins, the president's nominee to lead the Agriculture Department, appeared before the Senate Agriculture Committee on Thursday.

New York Times Politics
Jan 23, 2025

Trump Drive to Cut Safety Net Could Hit His Voters
The new administration wants to slash aid for health, food and housing, but many of those programs now reach the struggling working class he is courting.

New York Times Politics
Jan 23, 2025

House Passes Bill to Penalize Some Abortion Providers
The measure, which would require that medical providers resuscitate infants born alive during abortions, has no path to enactment after Democrats blocked it this week.

New York Times Politics
Jan 23, 2025

Many Jan. 6 Rioters Pardoned by Trump Attacked Police, Videos Show
President Trump pardoned men who violently attacked police officers on Jan. 6 along with nearly 1,600 other people who had been charged in connection with the riot. But his grant of clemency did not erase the video evidence of their crimes.

New York Times Politics
Jan 23, 2025

Violent Acts of Many Jan. 6 Rioters Pardoned by Trump Are Shown in Videos
President Trump pardoned men who violently attacked police officers on Jan. 6 along with nearly 1,600 other people who had been charged in connection with the riot. But his grant of clemency did not erase the video evidence of their crimes.

New York Times Politics
Jan 23, 2025

Trump Criticizes Europe and Threatens Tariffs at World Economic Forum
President Trump doubled down on the prospect of across-the-board tariffs in a video appearance to business executives and politicians gathered in Davos, Switzerland.

New York Times Politics
Jan 23, 2025

After His Jan. 6 Case Was Dropped, a Florida Man Is Arrested on a Gun Charge


New York Times Politics
Jan 23, 2025

Supreme Court Revives Law Meant to Fight Money Laundering
The Corporate Transparency Act, which requires businesses to disclose ownership information, was blocked by a federal judge as beyond Congress's authority.

New York Times Politics
Jan 23, 2025

Trump Criticizes Europe and Threatens Tariffs in Davos Speech
President Trump doubled down on the prospect of across-the-board tariffs in a video appearance to business executives and politicians gathered in Davos, Switzerland.

New York Times Politics
Jan 23, 2025

John Ratcliffe Confirmed as C.I.A. Director
He has offered a vision for a more aggressive spy agency, and his focus on the threat from China is widely shared by Republican and Democratic lawmakers.

New York Times Politics
Jan 23, 2025

Judge Blocks Trump's Plan to End Birthright Citizenship
A federal judge in Seattle has issued a temporary order halting the president's plan.

New York Times Politics
Jan 23, 2025

Tell Us How It Feels to Be a Federal Employee Right Now
We want to know what you think about the changes President Trump is making to federal government jobs. How are the administration's new policies going to affect you and your work?

New York Times Politics
Jan 23, 2025

New Research Finds Potential Alternative to Abortion Pill Mifepristone
The research could further complicate the polarized politics of abortion because the drug in the study is the key ingredient in a pill used for emergency contraception.

New York Times Politics
Jan 23, 2025

Sarah McBride, Congress's First Transgender Member, Faces the Trump Era
Representative Sarah McBride did not run for Congress emphasizing L.G.B.T.Q. issues. But since her arrival in Washington, her identity has come under attack from newly empowered Republicans.

New York Times Politics
Jan 23, 2025

‘A Bounty on My Head': Congress's First Transgender Member Faces the Trump Era
Representative Sarah McBride did not run for Congress emphasizing L.G.B.T.Q. issues. But since her arrival in Washington, her identity has come under attack from newly empowered Republicans.

New York Times Politics
Jan 23, 2025

Trump Revokes Security Detail for Pompeo and Others, Despite Threats From Iran
The officials had been part of an aggressive posture against Iran during President Trump's first term.

New York Times Politics
Jan 23, 2025

What Republicans Could Slash to Pay for Trump's Tax Cuts: Medicaid and More
President Trump wants a massive tax cut and immigration crackdown bill. Now Republicans must decide what to cut to help pay for it.

New York Times Politics
Jan 23, 2025

F.B.I. Pick Pushed False and Misleading Claims About Trump Investigations
Kash Patel, Donald J. Trump's choice to run the bureau, has made a series of spurious assertions about the Russia, Jan. 6 and classified documents inquiries.

New York Times Politics
Jan 23, 2025

Kash Patel, Trump's F.B.I. Pick, Pushed False Claims About Trump Investigations
Kash Patel, Donald J. Trump's choice to run the bureau, has made a series of spurious assertions about the Russia, Jan. 6 and classified documents inquiries.

New York Times Politics
Jan 23, 2025

Hegseth's Nomination Faces Test Vote
The vote may indicate whether fresh allegations about his personal conduct that surfaced this week are enough to stop his confirmation.

New York Times Politics
Jan 23, 2025

Trump Revels in a Presidential Perk: The Omnipresent Press Pool
His volubility in his first few days back in office underscores that President Trump is in charge of his own show.

New York Times Politics
Jan 23, 2025

Trump Revokes Security Detail for Pompeo and Others Despite Threats From Iran
The officials had been part of an aggressive posture against Iran during President Trump's first term.

New York Times Politics
Jan 23, 2025

Justice Dept. Cancels Entry-Level Job Offers in Honors Program
The program, which has functioned quietly for decades, is the latest target of Trump administration appointees who are eager to exert more control over who gets government jobs.

New York Times Politics
Jan 23, 2025

Brooke Rollins, Trump's Agriculture Pick, to Face Questioning from Lawmakers
Brooke Rollins, the president's nominee to lead the Agriculture Department, will appear before the Senate agriculture committee on Thursday.

New York Times Politics
Jan 23, 2025

Trump's Agriculture Pick to Face Questioning from Lawmakers
Brooke Rollins, the president's nominee to lead the Agriculture Department, will appear before the Senate agriculture committee on Thursday.

New York Times Politics
Jan 23, 2025

Zelensky Could Face Tough Re-election Prospects, Polls Show
The high popularity that the Ukrainian president had in the early days of the Russian invasion, with an approval rating of about 90 percent, has dipped badly.

New York Times Politics
Jan 23, 2025

House G.O.P. Floats Medicaid Cuts and More to Finance Trump's Huge Agenda
President Trump wants a massive tax cut and immigration crackdown bill. Now Republicans must decide what to cut to help pay for it.

New York Times Politics
Jan 23, 2025

Mexico's Ambitious Plan to Prepare to Receive Its Citizens Deported From the US
The plan, called "Mexico Embraces You," seeks to reassure undocumented migrants facing expulsion. Some experts question if the government is really ready to reabsorb them.

New York Times Politics
Jan 23, 2025

Saudi Arabia Says It Will Increase U.S. Trade and Investment by $600 Billion
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman spoke with President Trump, who has warned of retaliation against governments he sees as acting against U.S. interests.

New York Times Politics
Jan 22, 2025

Trump Pardons 2 D.C. Officers Convicted in Fatal Chase and Cover-Up
The death of a young Black man, Karon Hylton-Brown, led to days of protests in 2020, not long after the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer.

New York Times Politics
Jan 22, 2025

Andrew Puzder Is Trump's Pick for Ambassador to the European Union
Mr. Puzder, a former fast food executive, was nominated in 2017 to be President Trump's labor secretary, but he withdrew amid bipartisan scrutiny of his business record and character.

New York Times Politics
Jan 22, 2025

White House to Old Staff: Go Home. Don't Call Us. We'll Call You.
President Trump is taking dramatic steps in seeking to place his stamp on the federal bureaucracy.

New York Times Politics
Jan 22, 2025

How One Country Plans to Resettle Planeloads of Deportees from the U.S.
The case of Guatemala reveals how President Trump's promised sweeps could change life outside the United States, too.

New York Times Politics
Jan 22, 2025

Trump Picks Conservative Activist to Lead U.S. Media Agency
L. Brent Bozell III, once a critic of President Trump, now runs an organization that criticizes the media for perceived bias against Republicans, particularly Mr. Trump.

New York Times Politics
Jan 22, 2025

Trump Picks Sean Curran to Lead the Secret Service
Mr. Curran, a current agent, will take the helm of an agency that has been the focus of several investigations since the July assassination attempt against President Trump.

New York Times Politics
Jan 22, 2025

Why William McKinley, the 25th President, Is Trump's New Hero
William McKinley, the 25th president, loved tariffs and expanded American territory. What more do you need to know?

New York Times Politics
Jan 22, 2025

How Trump Decided to Pardon Silk Road Founder Ross Ulbricht
Libertarian and crypto allies of Ross Ulbricht, who was serving a life sentence for distributing drugs on his Silk Road website, leveraged President Trump's desire for political support to secure his release.

New York Times Politics
Jan 22, 2025

Justice Department Orders a Halt to Civil Rights Work
It also signaled it could seek to back out of Biden-era agreements with police departments that engaged in discrimination or violence.

New York Times Politics
Jan 22, 2025

Border, Asylum, Citizenship: Trump Kicks Off Vast Immigration Changes
More is coming, but many directives will take time to be implemented or will face political, legal or practical obstacles.

New York Times Politics
Jan 22, 2025

Trump Administration Cancels Flights for Refugees Already Approved for Travel
The decision leaves refugees who have completed a lengthy process stranded abroad and facing extended separation from loved ones already in the U.S.

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