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What to Know About the Homeland Security Shutdown
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What to Know About the Homeland Security Shutdown

NYT > U.S. > PoliticsFunding for the Department of Homeland Security lapsed on Saturday amid a standoff over restrictions that Democrats have demanded for federal immigration agents. But much of its work continues.​Funding for the Department of Homeland Security lapsed on Saturday amid a standoff over restrictions that Democrats have demanded for federal immigration agents....

Trump Administration Ends Credit for Start-Stop Feature in Cars
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Trump Administration Ends Credit for Start-Stop Feature in Cars

NYT > U.S. > PoliticsManufacturers will no longer get a credit toward vehicle emissions standards by installing engines that automatically stop at red lights.​Manufacturers will no longer get a credit toward vehicle emissions standards by installing engines that automatically stop at red lights. ​Read More

In Munich, Lawmakers Concede Scars Remain After Trump’s Greenland Threat
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In Munich, Lawmakers Concede Scars Remain After Trump’s Greenland Threat

NYT > U.S. > PoliticsCongress members said that President Trump’s coveting of Greenland had left a mark, even as they expressed hope for a less bellicose approach to foreign relations.​Congress members said that President Trump’s coveting of Greenland had left a mark, even as they expressed hope for a less bellicose approach to foreign relations. ​Read...

In First Public Comments Since Trump’s Racist Video, Obama Laments Lost Decorum
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In First Public Comments Since Trump’s Racist Video, Obama Laments Lost Decorum

NYT > U.S. > PoliticsIn a podcast interview, former President Barack Obama did not directly address the video posted by Mr. Trump but denounced a “clown show” on social media.​In a podcast interview, former President Barack Obama did not directly address the video posted by Mr. Trump but denounced a “clown show” on social media. ​Read...

Trump’s Relentless Self-Promotion Fosters an American Cult of Personality
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Trump’s Relentless Self-Promotion Fosters an American Cult of Personality

NYT > U.S. > PoliticsPresident Trump has engaged in a spree of self-aggrandizement unlike any of his predecessors, fostering a mythologized superhuman persona and making himself the inescapable force at home and around the world.​President Trump has engaged in a spree of self-aggrandizement unlike any of his predecessors, fostering a mythologized superhuman persona and making...

More Than Ever, Videos Expose the Truth. And Cloud It, Too.
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More Than Ever, Videos Expose the Truth. And Cloud It, Too.

NYT > U.S. > PoliticsIn Minneapolis, videos of the Alex Pretti killing undermined the federal government’s account. But an A.I. video of Brad Pitt shows the dangers ahead.​In Minneapolis, videos of the Alex Pretti killing undermined the federal government’s account. But an A.I. video of Brad Pitt shows the dangers ahead. ​Read More

More Than Ever, Videos Expose the Truth. And Cloud It, Too.
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More Than Ever, Videos Expose the Truth. And Cloud It, Too.

NYT > U.S. > PoliticsIn Minneapolis, videos of the Alex Pretti killing undermined the federal government’s account. But an A.I. video of Brad Pitt shows the dangers ahead.​In Minneapolis, videos of the Alex Pretti killing undermined the federal government’s account. But an A.I. video of Brad Pitt shows the dangers ahead. ​Read More

Republican State Legislators Rush to Limit Their Own Regulators
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Republican State Legislators Rush to Limit Their Own Regulators

NYT > U.S. > PoliticsSouth Carolina’s state legislature is one of 17, mainly in heavily Republican states, that is moving to handcuff state agencies at a moment of tectonic changes in energy, technology and finance.​South Carolina’s state legislature is one of 17, mainly in heavily Republican states, that is moving to handcuff state agencies at...

New U.S. Boat Strike Kills 3 in the Caribbean
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New U.S. Boat Strike Kills 3 in the Caribbean

NYT > U.S. > PoliticsThe attacks since early November had specifically targeted suspected drug smuggling boats in the Pacific Ocean.​The attacks since early November had specifically targeted suspected drug smuggling boats in the Pacific Ocean. ​Read More

Democrats in Illinois Senate Primary Debate How to Combat Trump’s ICE
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Democrats in Illinois Senate Primary Debate How to Combat Trump’s ICE

NYT > U.S. > PoliticsAn upcoming Senate primary contest in Illinois, which is likely to pick the state’s next senator, has centered on Democrats’ future approach to federal immigration policy.​An upcoming Senate primary contest in Illinois, which is likely to pick the state’s next senator, has centered on Democrats’ future approach to federal immigration policy. ​Read...