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In a message obtained by Congress, the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein wrote that Donald Trump spent hours at his house with one of Mr. Epstein’s victims.
After a 54-day break, the House is expected to vote on the Senate-passed spending deal. Approval would clear it for President Trump’s signature.
Like many on Wall Street, the Treasury secretary used a limited partnership to avoid Medicare taxes. Unlike the others, he’s now overseeing the I.R.S.
The shake-up in China’s armed forces comes as both Beijing and Washington are pushing through major changes in their country’s militaries, in different ways.
The vote to end the longest ever U.S. shutdown came after a splinter group of Democrats backed a deal without the main concession their party had urged.
| Vote | Total | DemocratsDem. | RepublicansRep. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | 60 | 8 | 52 |
| No | 40 | 39 | 1 |
President Trump pressured Democrats by taking punishing actions no previous administration ever took during a shutdown.
After a U.S. occupation, years of sectarian violence and a jihadist insurgency, Iraq has become an improbable haven of calm in the Middle East.
Those responsible for the explosion “will not be spared,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India said. The blast killed at least eight people near a subway station at evening rush hour.
THE ATLANTIC MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘VOTE’
The shutdown was hurting Trump. Ending it helps him.Jonathan Chait
James Austin Johnson’s catchall monologues have become an ideal format for the recent onslaught of political news.Erik Adams
Eight senators backed a G.O.P. deal to end the longest shutdown ever. The measure still must be approved by Congress and signed by President Trump.
Kim Davis, a Kentucky county clerk who refused to issue same-sex marriage licenses, had asked the court to reconsider its landmark 2015 opinion.
Even though the pardons will have little practical effect, they stand as a reminder that President Trump often uses his powers to reward and protect his allies.
The latest strikes raised the death toll in the campaign to 76 people in 19 attacks in the Pacific and the Caribbean Sea since early September.
THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE: The 11.9.25 Issue features Parul Sehgal on Guillermo del Toro’s adaptation of ‘Frankenstein’; Emily Baumgaertner Nunn on the trafficked girls of Los Angeles; Jesse Barron on the suicide of a teen who fell in love with an A.I. chatbot; J Wortham on the art exhibition using decommissioned Confederate monuments; and more.
Three people on the joys and anxieties of A.I. romances. By Coralie Kraft
In Ukraine, unmanned weapons hunt the wounded and medics alike. Moving injured soldiers to safety has never been more difficult. By C.J. Chivers
The industry keeps echoing ideas from bleak satires and cyberpunk stories as if they were exciting possibilities, not grim warnings.By Casey Michael HenryCreditPhoto illustration by Michael Houtz
MaryBeth Lewis’s desire to be a new mom again, at 65 years old, led to a custody battle like no other. By David Gauvey Herbert
Around the U.S., primary candidates will decide the party’s direction on policy issues, and ultimately whether it has a center-left or left-wing vision.
The Justice Department moved an inquiry that appeared initially focused on the former C.I.A. director, John Brennan, to Florida, and is recruiting prosecutors.
The fact that planes are generally less full in early November helped airlines limit the impact. That will change as Thanksgiving nears.
With no negotiations, no oversight and no clarity about Iran’s stock of nuclear material, many in the region fear that another war with Israel is inevitable.
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China’s commitment to innovation poses a long-term threat to U.S. companies. What it needs now is for its citizens to spend more.
The company is opening a massive plant in Michigan to make a critical component of solar panels. It’s going toe to toe with China.
A difficult week for the administration is a sign of bigger changes to come. They could take markets by surprise.
Sonu Kalra has built a stellar record as manager of the Fidelity Blue Chip Growth fund. He calls ChatGPT’s 2022 launch AI’s “iPhone moment.”
The ruling, blocking a lower court order to fully fund the aid, added to the uncertainty around America’s largest anti-hunger program.
The Treasury Department and the IRS are issuing rules that provide hundreds of billions of dollars in tax relief to big companies and the ultrarich.
Zohran Mamdani, the mayor-elect, will encounter dwindling enrollment, lackluster reading scores and federal officials spoiling for a fight.
The Times interviewed dozens of migrant men sent to a prison in El Salvador by the Trump administration. Independent forensic analysts called the testimony credible and consistent and said the treatment met the U.N.’s definition of torture.
THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘The relationship recession‘.
In good ways and bad
The world’s biggest manufacturer now has an interest in the world decarbonising
Moderate governors offer a better model than a charming socialist in New York
More dollarisation would be a double-edged sword
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