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Tuition Increases and Layoffs Are Coming to a Broad Set of Universities

20 juin 2025 à 07:02
Schools say the Trump administration’s cuts to higher education are forcing them to consider extreme cost-cutting measures, even as more students than ever are heading to college this year.

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Duke University, in Durham, N.C., is one of many colleges and universities around the country that says it may need to cut staff.

Seeking Jobs and Purpose, Fired Federal Workers Form New Networks

20 juin 2025 à 05:01
Government employees swept up in President Trump’s purge meet for happy hour and gather virtually as they navigate the stress of losing their careers and confront a tough job market.

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Kathryn Kullberg, center, is a wildlife conservationist whose job was eliminated because of funding cuts under the Trump administration. She co-founded a group that hosted a happy hour for about a dozen conservationists who were also out of work because of the administration’s changes.
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Appeals Court Lets Trump Keep Control of California National Guard in L.A.

20 juin 2025 à 07:28
A panel rejected a lower court’s finding that it was likely illegal for President Trump to use state troops to protect immigration agents from protests.

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National Guard troops were stationed in front of the Metropolitan Detention Center last week.

Man Is Charged With Trying to Kidnap Memphis Mayor, Police Say

19 juin 2025 à 22:20
The 25-year-old man told the police that he had gone to the home of Mayor Paul Young to confront him about crime. The police later found a stun gun, rope and duct tape in the man’s car, they said.

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Mayor Paul Young of Memphis last year. He was targeted at his home on Sunday by a man who intended to confront him, the police said.

U.S. Spy Agencies Assess Iran Remains Undecided on Building a Bomb

19 juin 2025 à 18:47
U.S. intelligence officials said Iran was likely to pivot toward producing a nuclear weapon if the U.S. attacked a main uranium enrichment site, or if Israel killed its supreme leader.

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A missile on display in Tehran in February. American spy agencies believe that it could take several months, and up to a year, for Iran to make a nuclear weapon.

Juneteenth Goes Uncelebrated at White House as Trump Complains About ‘Too Many’ Holidays

19 juin 2025 à 19:54
President Trump made no statement about the federal holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, other than saying there were too many like it. Lesser occasions routinely garner official proclamations.

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“I’m not tracking his signature on a proclamation today,” Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, said of the president on Thursday.

Trump Buys Himself Time, and Opens Up Some New Options

19 juin 2025 à 21:25
While President Trump appears to be offering one more off ramp to the Iranians, he also is bolstering his own military options.

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“I will make my decision whether or not to go within the next two weeks,’’ Mr. Trump said in a statement on Thursday.
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  • How the Supreme Court’s Transgender Ruling Reveals a Shift
    In its biggest ruling of the term, the Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a Tennessee law that prohibits some medical treatments for transgender youths, shielding similar laws in more than 20 other states. Adam Liptak, who covers the Supreme Court for The New York Times, describes the three factions of justices in the 6-to-3 decision.
     

How the Supreme Court’s Transgender Ruling Reveals a Shift

In its biggest ruling of the term, the Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a Tennessee law that prohibits some medical treatments for transgender youths, shielding similar laws in more than 20 other states. Adam Liptak, who covers the Supreme Court for The New York Times, describes the three factions of justices in the 6-to-3 decision.

They Followed a Truck for 300 Miles. Then They Stole $100 Million in Jewelry.

19 juin 2025 à 15:01
Seven men have been indicted in the July 2022 theft at a rest stop north of Los Angeles, which federal prosecutors believe was the largest jewelry heist in United States history.

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Seven men were charged after bags of jewels and luxury watches were stolen from a Brink’s semi truck at a rest stop in Lebec, Calif., in 2022.

Karen Read Acquittal Exposes Flaws in Police Practices, Supporters and Critics Say

19 juin 2025 à 14:55
Both sides agreed that the investigation into the death of Ms. Read’s boyfriend, a Boston police officer, was flawed and plagued by unethical and unprofessional conduct.

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Karen Read in court on Wednesday, after the verdict was read.

Bear Whose Head Was Stuck for Two Years Is Freed

19 juin 2025 à 17:46
An unwelcome plastic collar was removed from around the neck of a 2-year-old bear.

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From left, Angela Kujawa, Sherry Raifsnider and Miranda VanCleave of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources helping the black bear.

A Tree Trimmer’s Front-Row Seat to Trump’s Impromptu Iran Remarks

19 juin 2025 à 17:17
Any other president might have discussed a potential Iran strike in an Oval Office address or in a formal news conference. Mr. Trump did it while hanging with a crew at a job site.

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President Donald Trump spoke to the media as a new flagpole is being installed at the White House on Wednesday by a crew that included Christopher Tattersall, right.

ICE Imposes New Rules on Congressional Visits

19 juin 2025 à 16:53
The policy says that ICE field offices are not subject to a federal law that allows members of Congress to make unannounced oversight visits to immigration facilities that “detain or otherwise house aliens.”

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Four Democratic representatives were denied access on Wednesday to an immigration processing facility in suburban Chicago where they believed immigrants were being held for days without access to lawyers.

‘Little Lobbyists’ Urge Senators to Oppose Trump’s Bill Cutting Medicaid

19 juin 2025 à 12:34
Children with disabilities and their parents who rely on the health insurance program took to Capitol Hill this week to warn that the proposed reductions could be ‘devastating.’

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Members of the Little Lobbyists walk through the halls before meetings with senators in the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington on Tuesday.

In Crisis With Iran, U.S. Military Officials Focus on Strait of Hormuz

19 juin 2025 à 11:04
Pentagon officials are trying to prepare for all of the ways Iran could retaliate, as President Trump hints at what he might do.

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Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy ships in the Persian Gulf last April.

Court Leaves States to Decide on Trans Treatments for Minors

19 juin 2025 à 05:04
The Supreme Court decision upholding a Tennessee ban on gender transition care for trans youths means a state-by-state patchwork of policies will remain.

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Court Leaves States to Decide on Trans Treatments for Minors

19 juin 2025 à 05:04
The Supreme Court decision upholding a Tennessee ban on gender transition care for trans youths means a state-by-state patchwork of policies will remain.

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  • Texas Might Ban Hemp
    Gov. Greg Abbott must decide this week whether to sign or veto a bill to ban hemp-derived intoxicants, part of a national debate over the fast-growing industry.
     

Texas Might Ban Hemp

19 juin 2025 à 05:02
Gov. Greg Abbott must decide this week whether to sign or veto a bill to ban hemp-derived intoxicants, part of a national debate over the fast-growing industry.

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T.H.C.-infused drinks, like those made at the 8th Wonder Brewery in Houston, are the kind of intoxicants that Gov. Greg Abbott could ban if he signs anti-hemp legislation on his desk.
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  • How the L.A. Port got hit by Trump’s Tariffs
    New York Times reporter Ana Swanson reports from the Los Angeles Port, the largest port in the Western Hemisphere as well as the place that first saw the signs of Trump’s tariff war. The Port of Los Angeles is significant because of our trade relationship with China in particular, which is why The Trump administration’s 145% tariffs on the country resulted in lower volume at the port. Ana Swanson explains what the port illustrates about U.S. trade and how what’s felt at the Port of Los Angeles w
     

How the L.A. Port got hit by Trump’s Tariffs

19 juin 2025 à 06:59
New York Times reporter Ana Swanson reports from the Los Angeles Port, the largest port in the Western Hemisphere as well as the place that first saw the signs of Trump’s tariff war. The Port of Los Angeles is significant because of our trade relationship with China in particular, which is why The Trump administration’s 145% tariffs on the country resulted in lower volume at the port. Ana Swanson explains what the port illustrates about U.S. trade and how what’s felt at the Port of Los Angeles will soon be felt by U.S. consumers.

A Trump Executive Order Could Affect Ukrainian Refugees in Iowa

19 juin 2025 à 05:00
The Trump administration suspended a temporary humanitarian program for Ukrainians. Now many are losing their ability to work, and fear deportation.

Sofiia Hedzhymanova, 12, looking at a family photos on her grandmother’s night stand in DeWitt, Iowa. The Hedzhymanovi family was one of the first to be sponsored in the small Midwest town.

SpaceX Starship Explodes During Test in Texas

19 juin 2025 à 03:43
The Starship experienced a “major anomaly” before starting its 10th flight test. Elon Musk’s giant moon and Mars rocket has a mixed record of success.
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Trump, Iran and the Specter of Iraq: ‘We Bought All the Happy Talk’

18 juin 2025 à 21:22
President Trump is pondering swift military action in Iran. There were similar expectations that the war in Iraq would be quick and triumphant.

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President George W. Bush and Condoleezza Rice, the national security adviser, in the Oval Office in March 2003.

U.S. to Review Social Media Posts of Student and Scholar Visa Applicants

18 juin 2025 à 19:13
The State Department is restarting the processing of visa applications from students and visiting scholars, but is screening for “hostility” toward the United States.

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All applications for F, M and J nonimmigrant visas will be reviewed, officials said.

As Trump Debates Iran Action, the Meaning of ‘America First’ Is on the Line

18 juin 2025 à 18:45
As President Trump ponders involving the United States in Israel’s attacks on Iran, the G.O.P. faces a thorny question: What does “America first” really mean?

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A clash between Tucker Carlson and Ted Cruz embodies the rupture on the right over whether the United States should get involved in Israel’s attacks on Iran.

Justice Dept. to Cut Gun-Sale Inspectors by Two-Thirds as It Moves to Downsize A.T.F.

18 juin 2025 à 18:30
The move is part of the Trump administration’s effort to defang and downsize the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

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The Justice Department plans to eliminate 541 of the estimated 800 investigators responsible for determining whether federal dealers are following federal law and regulations.

Democrats’ Wary Response to Transgender Ruling Shows the Party’s Retreat

19 juin 2025 à 09:46
While some in the party denounced the Supreme Court’s decision, other top leaders remained quiet, underscoring the party’s discomfort on the issue.

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A rally in support of transgender rights in Washington this year.

U.S. Strike on Iran Would Bring Risks at Every Turn

18 juin 2025 à 17:53
The largest perils may lie in the aftermath, many experts say, just as they did in Afghanistan and Iraq.

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The American B-2 stealth bomber is the only plane capable of carrying the bombs needed to strike Iran’s deepest nuclear facilities, but the decision to use them is not without risk.

New Report Highlights Air Traffic Control Staffing Woes

18 juin 2025 à 17:18
While faulting some towers for inefficient practices, the report recognized significant external factors and called on Congress to help address the problem.

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The control tower at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in February.

Iran Crisis Overshadowed as Senators Squabble at Hearing

18 juin 2025 à 16:26
A hearing featuring Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth exposed a major divide over the dangers of using U.S. troops domestically.

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Senators asked Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth questions about domestic military use and the names of bases during a hearing ostensibly about the defense budget.

Trump Suggests He May Withhold California Disaster Aid Over His Feud With Newsom

18 juin 2025 à 16:11
President Trump and Gov. Gavin Newsom have traded sharp insults in recent days as California awaits billions of dollars in federal wildfire relief.

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Burned homes in the rain after the Eaton fire in Altadena, Calif., in January.

What to Know After Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Transgender Care for Minors

18 juin 2025 à 15:50
The decision to uphold the Tennessee law will most likely mean a patchwork of laws throughout the country, a map that traces current political polarization.

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Outside the Supreme Court, opposing groups on transgender care rally in December in Washington.

Karen Read Acquitted in Murder Trial Over Boyfriend’s Death Outside Boston

18 juin 2025 à 16:58
A jury cleared Ms. Read of charges related to the 2022 death of John O’Keefe, a Boston police officer, and convicted her only of drunken driving, in a trial that attracted wide attention.

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Karen Read, center, gestured to her supporters on Tuesday outside Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham, Mass. A jury there acquitted her of murder on Wednesday.

Andrea Lucas Defends E.E.O.C. Record Under Trump at Senate Hearing

18 juin 2025 à 15:05
Ms. Lucas, the acting chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, is seeking Senate approval to renew her role as commissioner, which is a requirement for her leadership post.

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Andrea Lucas faced tough questions from Senate Democrats over her record at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, including her role in dismissing transgender discrimination cases.

Stanley Nelson, Journalist Who Investigated Klan Murders, Dies at 69

18 juin 2025 à 15:11
Born and raised in Louisiana, he investigated unresolved civil-rights-era killings in the Deep South. His reporting on one of those cases made him a Pulitzer Prize finalist.

Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Transgender Care for Minors

18 juin 2025 à 17:05
The justices ruled that the state’s law, which prohibited some medical treatments for transgender youths, did not violate equal protection principles.

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A group demonstrating outside the Supreme Court as the case on medical treatments for transgender youths was argued in December.

The D.N.C. Is in Chaos and Desperate for Cash Under Ken Martin

18 juin 2025 à 16:24
Under its new leader, Ken Martin, the Democratic National Committee has been plagued by infighting and a drop in big donations, raising alarms from Democrats as they try to win back power.

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As Democrats are locked out of power in Washington, the party’s new chairman, Ken Martin, has confronted internal battles in the early months of his tenure.

Reporter Is Detained by ICE After Reporting on Immigration Protest

18 juin 2025 à 14:07
Mario Guevara, a Spanish-language reporter originally from El Salvador, was arrested while covering a “No Kings” protest outside Atlanta on Saturday, his lawyers said.

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Mario Guevara worked as a reporter in El Salvador before he moved to the United States, where he built a following covering immigration arrests.

Trump’s Base in Uproar Over His Openness to Joining Iran Fight

18 juin 2025 à 14:32
The president’s supporters are warring over two dueling campaign promises: to steer clear of foreign wars and to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon.

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Tucker Carlson and Senator Ted Cruz of Texas. A confrontation between the two men over Israel and Iran embodies the rupture on the right over whether the United States should get involved.

The Last Time Supreme Court Considered Trans Rights, It Protected Them

18 juin 2025 à 13:44
In 2020, the justices ruled 6-3 that gay and transgender workers were shielded from employment discrimination nationwide.

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Gerald Bostock, whose case let to the Supreme Court agreeing that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 guaranteed nationwide protection from workplace discrimination to gay and transgender people, at his home in Atlanta in 2019.

Trump Quizzes Workers at the White House: ‘Any Illegal Immigrants?’

18 juin 2025 à 13:28
President Trump decided to check the immigration status of a work crew installing a new flagpole at the White House.

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A worker tended to a fountain outside of the White House earlier this month.

These States Have Laws Restricting Some Treatments for Transgender Minors

18 juin 2025 à 13:21
Transgender minors and their parents, guardians and doctors have challenged bans in 19 states, with mixed results.

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What Has Medical Research Found on Gender Treatments for Trans Youth?

18 juin 2025 à 15:03
The Supreme Court cited the uncertainty in the scientific evidence when upholding Tennessee’s ban on the treatments.

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Puberty blockers are prescribed to prevent the permanent physical changes of puberty.

Sotomayor’s Dissent Criticizes Supreme Court Decision in Transgender Care Case

18 juin 2025 à 12:18
Justice Sotomayor also read her dissent from the bench, a move typically reserved to emphasize a justice’s extreme displeasure with a decision.

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Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote a 31-page dissent, arguing that the judiciary had long played a role in shielding individuals from discrimination.

Tucker Carlson Berates Ted Cruz Over Bellicose Stance on Iran

18 juin 2025 à 13:51
In an interview that highlighted a rift on the far right over the role of the United States in confronting Iran, the host confronted the senator over his hawkish stance, suggesting he was ill-informed.

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Tucker Carlson berated Senator Ted Cruz, Republican of Texas, for his hawkish stance on Iran and quizzed him about his knowledge of the country.

Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Transgender Care for Minors

18 juin 2025 à 11:35
The justices ruled that Tennessee’s law, which prohibited some medical treatments for transgender youths, did not violate equal protection principles.

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A group demonstrating outside of the Supreme Court as the transgender case was argued in December.
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