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- Melania Trump Has a Warning for Humanity: ‘The Robots Are Here’by Shawn McCreesh on September 5, 2025 at 3:25 am
The first lady has shown herself to be captivated by the wonders and dangers and opportunities of modern technologies.
- Justice Amy Coney Barrett Argues Her Own Case, and the Court’s, in New Bookby Jodi Kantor on September 5, 2025 at 3:10 am
In a new book, Justice Amy Coney Barrett asks for faith in the Supreme Court but reveals very little.
- Venezuelan Jets Fly Over U.S. Navy Ship in Show of Forceby Eric Schmitt on September 5, 2025 at 2:59 am
The flyover took place two days after the United States carried out a military strike on a boat in the Caribbean that U.S. officials said was carrying drugs.
- Biden Has Surgery to Remove Skin Cancer Lesionsby Reid J. Epstein and Gina Kolata on September 5, 2025 at 2:30 am
Three months earlier, former President Joseph R. Biden Jr. had a diagnosis of an aggressive form of prostate cancer.
- Health Dept. Plans Vaccine Poll Run by Trump Ally’s Firmby Chris Cameron on September 5, 2025 at 2:11 am
The no-bid contract was published amid Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s effort to move the nation’s health infrastructure away from some vaccines.
- Trump Is Exploring Ways to Take Over the Sept. 11 Memorial and Museumby Tyler Pager and Graham Bowley on September 5, 2025 at 1:25 am
It was unclear exactly how the federal government would take control of the site in Lower Manhattan. As a candidate, Mr. Trump offered a preview of one potential option.
- Trump to Sign Order Renaming the Defense Department as the Department of Warby Erica L. Green on September 5, 2025 at 1:16 am
The president is turning back the clock to the name the agency held until shortly after World War II.
- Trump Claims the Power to Summarily Kill Suspected Drug Smugglersby Charlie Savage on September 5, 2025 at 12:52 am
The move to treat criminals as if they were wartime combatants escalated an administration pattern of using military force for law enforcement tasks at home and abroad.
- At Harvard, Judge’s Ruling on Funding Gives Students One More Thing to Ponderby Chris Hippensteel on September 5, 2025 at 12:09 am
Many students were cautiously hopeful after a judge said the Trump administration could not freeze research funding to the university. But they also had other things on their minds.
- Trump Administration to End Security Programs Protecting European Allies From Russiaby Erica L. Green on September 4, 2025 at 11:37 pm
Ending the longstanding program is expected to impact hundreds of millions of dollars that have gone toward countries that border Russia.
- Trump Officials Ask Military Lawyers to Serve as Immigration Judgesby John Ismay, Charlie Savage and Kirsten Grind on September 4, 2025 at 11:18 pm
Emails sent out call for volunteers to take six-month assignments hearing asylum and deportation cases.
- Trump Asks Supreme Court to Allow Removal of FTC Commissionerby Ann E. Marimow on September 4, 2025 at 10:55 pm
A federal appeals court had reinstated the commissioner, Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, saying she was fired ‘without cause.’
- 5 Takeaways From RFK Jr.’s Senate Hearingby Apoorva Mandavilli, Dani Blum, Christina Jewett and Reed Abelson on September 4, 2025 at 10:30 pm
During often tense exchanges, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defended his positions on Covid vaccines, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and autism.
- Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Move to Cut $4.9 Billion in Foreign Aidby Chris Cameron on September 4, 2025 at 10:19 pm
The judge expressed deep skepticism of the administration’s arguments that it had the power to withhold funds appropriated by Congress.
- Time Is Running Out for Lebanon to Disarm Hezbollah, U.S. Officials Warnby Michael Crowley on September 4, 2025 at 10:01 pm
The United States, Israel and the Gulf Arab states are pressuring Lebanon’s government to act decisively against the group.
- After Boat Strike, Rubio Says U.S. Will Help Other Nations ‘Blow Up’ Crime Groupsby Edward Wong on September 4, 2025 at 9:54 pm
The Trump administration aims to carry out more violent strikes against drug cartels, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said as he met with Ecuador’s president.
- Man Accused of Killing Israeli Embassy Staffers Pleads Not Guiltyby Zach Montague on September 4, 2025 at 9:49 pm
At an arraignment on Thursday, Elias Rodriguez faced federal hate crime and other charges that could result in the death penalty.
- Kavanaugh Acknowledges ‘Difficult Job’ of His Lower-Court Colleaguesby Mattathias Schwartz on September 4, 2025 at 9:39 pm
Speaking at a judicial conference in Memphis, the justice expressed sympathy for the district-court judges whose rulings the Supreme Court has repeatedly paused.
- RFK Jr. Faces Senate Grilling After Vaccine Changes and C.D.C. Shake-Upby Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Megan Mineiro on September 4, 2025 at 9:35 pm
A three-hour hearing before the Senate Finance Committee revealed that the health secretary was on uncertain ground even with some Republicans who voted to confirm him.
- G.O.P. Senators Sharply Question Kennedy on Vaccinesby Megan Mineiro on September 4, 2025 at 9:19 pm
At a contentious hearing with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary, Republicans who voted to confirm him were among his critics.