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....
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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
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
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
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.
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.
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
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
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
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...








