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Another Government Shutdown? Here’s What Travelers Should Know.
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Another Government Shutdown? Here’s What Travelers Should Know.

NYT > U.S. > PoliticsIt was not immediately clear whether passengers would face delays at airport security checkpoints in the coming days if a government shutdown does occur.​It was not immediately clear whether passengers would face delays at airport security checkpoints in the coming days if a government shutdown does occur. ​Read More

A D.H.S. Shutdown Looms. Bruised Minnesotans Urge Their Parties to Dig In.
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A D.H.S. Shutdown Looms. Bruised Minnesotans Urge Their Parties to Dig In.

NYT > U.S. > PoliticsCongressional Democrats say they will approve no money for the Department of Homeland Security without guardrails on immigration agents. Their voters in Minnesota are demanding no less.​Congressional Democrats say they will approve no money for the Department of Homeland Security without guardrails on immigration agents. Their voters in Minnesota are demanding...

Trump Wants Smithsonian to Create a Different Official Portrait
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Trump Wants Smithsonian to Create a Different Official Portrait

NYT > U.S. > PoliticsThe painted portrait from President Trump’s first term was completed more than four years ago, but never unveiled. Now he wants the National Portrait Gallery to commission a new one.​The painted portrait from President Trump’s first term was completed more than four years ago, but never unveiled. Now he wants the...

RFK Jr. Allies Target States to Overturn Vaccine Mandates for Schools
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RFK Jr. Allies Target States to Overturn Vaccine Mandates for Schools

NYT > U.S. > PoliticsProponents of vaccines warn that the efforts will further dismantle the immunization infrastructure and lead to more outbreaks of disease.​Proponents of vaccines warn that the efforts will further dismantle the immunization infrastructure and lead to more outbreaks of disease. ​Read More

Local Sheriffs Voice Frustration With ICE
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Local Sheriffs Voice Frustration With ICE

NYT > U.S. > PoliticsAs tension builds over immigration raids around the country, local law enforcement officials are increasingly speaking out. We followed a sheriff from Maine who lambasted ICE operations in his state as he traveled to Washington to share concerns with lawmakers.​As tension builds over immigration raids around the country, local law enforcement...

Venezuela’s Natural Gas, Not Oil, Might Be a Big Early Prize
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Venezuela’s Natural Gas, Not Oil, Might Be a Big Early Prize

NYT > U.S. > PoliticsThe South American country has natural gas that could be extracted and exported quickly, but geopolitical challenges have stymied development.​The South American country has natural gas that could be extracted and exported quickly, but geopolitical challenges have stymied development. ​Read More

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Why Did the Courts Do That? Let Him Explain.

NYT > U.S. > PoliticsAdam Liptak, The Times’s chief legal affairs correspondent, is writing a new weekly newsletter, The Docket, to help demystify the justice system.​Adam Liptak, The Times’s chief legal affairs correspondent, is writing a new weekly newsletter, The Docket, to help demystify the justice system. ​Read More

Trump Pardons Klecko, Jamal Lewis and Other Former N.F.L. Players
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Trump Pardons Klecko, Jamal Lewis and Other Former N.F.L. Players

NYT > U.S. > PoliticsThe players included Super Bowl champions and a Hall of Famer who had been charged for crimes ranging from perjury to drug trafficking.​The players included Super Bowl champions and a Hall of Famer who had been charged for crimes ranging from perjury to drug trafficking. ​Read More

DHS Shutdown Nears as Immigration Enforcement Talks Stall
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DHS Shutdown Nears as Immigration Enforcement Talks Stall

NYT > U.S. > PoliticsSenate Democrats refused to move ahead with a spending bill needed to keep the Department of Homeland Security running because it lacked limits they have demanded on federal immigration agents.​Senate Democrats refused to move ahead with a spending bill needed to keep the Department of Homeland Security running because it lacked...