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Impact of State Dept.’s New ‘Continuous Vetting’ for U.S. Visa Holders Remains Unclear

The State Department offered few details about its plans for the 55 million visa holders, and it was unclear if it was culling travel documents, or making less drastic changes.

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Passengers following signs to complete their immigration procedures at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, N.J., last year.
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Vance Recounts Telling Zelensky to ‘Behave’ in Trump Meeting

It was not the first time that the vice president had addressed Ukraine’s leader with words more commonly spoken to toddlers than heads of state.

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Vice President JD Vance, right, at the White House last month. Mr. Vance sparred with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine during a meeting in the Oval Office in February.
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Trump Visits D.C. Police and Federal Officers Working on Crackdown

The president brought pizza and burgers to members of the law enforcement agencies sent in to fight crime in the capital city and gave brief remarks.

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Members of the National Guard inside Washington’s Union Station on Wednesday.
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Vance Recounts Telling Zelensky to ‘Behave’ in Trump Meeting

It was not the first time that the vice president had addressed Ukraine’s leader with words more commonly spoken to toddlers than heads of state.

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Vice President JD Vance, right, at the White House last month. Mr. Vance sparred with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine during a meeting in the Oval Office in February.
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Appeals Court Paves Way for Mass Layoffs at C.F.P.B.

In a 2-to-1 ruling, a federal appeals court said a lower court could not block the Trump administration’s plans to reduce the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s staff by nearly 90 percent.

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The seals on the entrances to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in Washington have been scraped off. The Trump administration wants to lay off most of the agency’s workers.
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Bondi Tightens Trump Administration’s Grip on D.C. Police and Names ‘Emergency’ Commissioner

The attorney general cleared the way for the police to aid in immigration enforcement and named an “emergency” commissioner, setting the stage for a conflict with local authorities.

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Department of Homeland Security agents joined Washington police officers at a traffic checkpoint on Wednesday.
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Trump Picks Gloria Gaynor, Sylvester Stallone and Kiss for Kennedy Center Honors

The actors Sylvester Stallone and Michael Crawford, the singers George Strait and Gloria Gaynor and the rock band Kiss will be honored later this year.

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Sylvester Stallone, one of the five Kennedy Center honorees announced by President Trump on Wednesday, during a gala at Mr. Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Fla., in November.
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D.C. Mayor Calls Trump’s Police Takeover ‘Unsettling’ but Promises Cooperation

Muriel Bowser, the mayor of Washington, seemed resigned to President Trump’s announced takeover of local police, telling reporters that the city’s home rule charter gave him the right to do so.

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Muriel Bowser, the mayor of Washington, D.C., during a Monday news conference.
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Protesters Gather Near White House as Trump Unveils D.C. Plans

The demonstrators said the president’s actions were the latest blow to a city that has been among the hardest hit by his executive orders and policies.

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Protesters organized by the group Free D.C. gathered near the White House on Monday as President Trump announced plans to take over Washington’s police department.
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Inspector General to Review F.A.A.’s Handling of D.C. Airspace After Crash

The announcement comes a week after the National Transportation Safety Board grilled aviation officials about safety gaps in the airspace near the capital.

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Wreckage of American Airlines Flight 5342 on the Potomac River near Reagan National Airport in January.
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Leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan Sign Peace Pledge at White House

Armenia said it would give the U.S. exclusive development rights to a transit corridor through its territory, which will be named the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity.

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Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan of Armenia, left, and President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan at a meeting in Moscow last October. The two leaders’ declaration comes after months of shuttle diplomacy between the countries.
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Leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan Sign Peace Pledge at White House

Armenia said it would give the U.S. exclusive development rights to a transit corridor through its territory, which will be named the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity.

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Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan of Armenia, left, and President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan at a meeting in Moscow last October. The two leaders’ declaration comes after months of shuttle diplomacy between the countries.
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F.A.A. Plans to Hire 8,900 Air Traffic Controllers but Still Expects Shortages

The Federal Aviation Administration says it plans to “supercharge” hiring and training between now and late 2028. It would not be enough to end a shortage of controllers.

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An air traffic control tower at Ronald Reagan National Airport.
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Former F.D.A. Chief Backs RFK Jr.’s War on Ultraprocessed Food

Dr. David A. Kessler has outlined a legal path for Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to take on the food industry, while testing President Trump’s willingness to do so.

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Dr. David Kessler has argued that the Food and Drug Administration has the authority to declare that some of the core ingredients in ultraprocessed foods are no longer “generally recognized as safe.”
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Tensions Flare Between Two Federal Agencies Charged With Aviation Safety

A marathon of recent public hearings highlighted a rift over the investigation into the fatal midair crash in January between an Army helicopter and a passenger jet.

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Jennifer Homendy, the National Transportation Safety Board chair, accused the Federal Aviation Administration of stonewalling parts of the board’s investigation into the crash.
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