| This Activist Has Long Been Polarizing. Mamdani Is Standing by Her.
- Cea Weaver, a tenant advocate named to a high-profile role in Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration, is facing criticism for past comments calling homeownership “a weapon of white supremacy.”
Wed, 07 Jan 2026 02:11:18 +0000
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| Justice Dept. Memo Approved Military Incursion Into Venezuela as Lawful
- The specifics of the memo are unclear. But Attorney General Pam Bondi told lawmakers in briefings this week that the administration would share the document with them.
Wed, 07 Jan 2026 02:05:48 +0000
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| Michael Reagan, Son of President Reagan, Dies at 80
- Mr. Reagan, who was adopted by Ronald Reagan and his first wife, Jane Wyman, had cancer, according to a statement.
Wed, 07 Jan 2026 02:00:57 +0000
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| Aldrich Ames, C.I.A. Turncoat Who Helped the Soviets, Dies at 84
- As chief of the counterintelligence branch of the C.I.A.’s Soviet division, he had access to some of the nation’s deepest secrets. He had been serving a life sentence since 1994.
Wed, 07 Jan 2026 01:58:36 +0000
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| Michigan City to Pay $3.25 Million After Woman Was Mistakenly Declared Dead
- Timesha Beauchamp, 20, was found alive at a funeral home after she had been pronounced dead during a medical episode in Southfield, Mich. She died weeks later.
Wed, 07 Jan 2026 01:31:29 +0000
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| N.Y.C. Child Care Programs Brace for Cuts After Federal Funding Freeze
- The Trump administration said it was placing a hold on $10 billion in subsidies across five states, including New York.
Wed, 07 Jan 2026 01:25:18 +0000
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| U.S. Pressures Venezuela to Expel Advisers From Cuba, China, Russia and Iran
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio was said to have listed the Trump administration’s demands to Venezuela’s new leader, Delcy Rodríguez, in a classified meeting Monday with senior congressional leaders.
Wed, 07 Jan 2026 01:08:31 +0000
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| Pardoned Jan. 6 Rioters Rally and Demand More from Trump
- The “J6ers,” as they refer to themselves, praised President Trump but called for more action from his administration, including financial restitution and prison reform.
Wed, 07 Jan 2026 00:39:01 +0000
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| Mamdani Paves ‘The Bump,’ A Troublesome Bike Ramp at the Williamsburg Bridge
- The small but symbolic gesture, at the foot of the Williamsburg Bridge, signals more ambitious street redesign plans from the new mayor.
Wed, 07 Jan 2026 00:36:44 +0000
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| Tim Walz Says He Ended Minnesota Governor Run to Shield Residents From Trump
- “I don’t think any governor in history has had to fight a war against the federal government every single day,” Gov. Walz said after ending his re-election bid.
Wed, 07 Jan 2026 00:25:54 +0000
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| Mamdani Issues Executive Orders on Homeless Shelters and City Jails
- Mayor Zohran Mamdani directed city agencies to make plans to comply with rules governing health and safety at the facilities, and said they must work to end solitary confinement.
Wed, 07 Jan 2026 00:15:53 +0000
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| Suspect in Brown and M.I.T. Killings Discussed Attacks in Videos, Officials Say
- Claudio Neves Valente, who is accused of killing two students at Brown and an M.I.T. professor, left rambling descriptions of the shootings.
Wed, 07 Jan 2026 00:05:11 +0000
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| Rubio Tells Lawmakers Trump Wants to Buy Greenland
- President Trump has said since his first term that he wants to acquire Greenland, and he asked aides for an updated plan on Monday. European leaders reject the president’s assertions.
Tue, 06 Jan 2026 23:56:42 +0000
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| Venezuelan Leaders Project Independence
- Also, Europe discusses postwar plans for Ukraine. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday.
Tue, 06 Jan 2026 23:02:35 +0000
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| Trump Administration Posts False Jan. 6 Narrative on Riot’s 5th Anniversary
- A new web page on the official White House site blames the Capitol Police and Democrats for the pro-Trump mob riot, absolving the president of responsibility and calling participants “innocent.”
Tue, 06 Jan 2026 22:57:01 +0000
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| Doug LaMalfa’s Death Further Depletes House G.O.P. Majority
- The California Republican’s sudden passing, on the same day that Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene’s resignation took effect, made the party’s House math even trickier.
Tue, 06 Jan 2026 22:44:29 +0000
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| Judge Orders Halligan, a Trump Loyalist, to Explain Why She Has Kept U.S. Attorney Title
- The ruling was the most robust effort to date to press the prosecutor, Lindsey Halligan, on why she has continued to serve as the U.S. attorney, despite an order throwing out her appointment.
Tue, 06 Jan 2026 22:27:11 +0000
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| Israel Tells Doctors Without Borders to End Its Work in Gaza
- The move against the medical aid group enforces policies limiting criticism of Israel’s conduct in the war and requiring personal details about Gazan employees.
Tue, 06 Jan 2026 22:21:54 +0000
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| Optimism About Nuclear Energy Is Rising Again. Will It Last?
- Companies like Kairos Power are building new types of reactors with the encouragement of the Trump administration, but their success is far from assured.
Tue, 06 Jan 2026 22:17:13 +0000
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| There Were Good Reasons to Depose Maduro
- But taking Venezuela’s oil while leaving the regime in place weren’t among them.
Tue, 06 Jan 2026 22:00:07 +0000
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