Justice Dept. launches criminal investigation of Minnesota governor - The Washington Post
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Justice Dept. launches criminal investigation of Minnesota governor The Washington Post
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Justice Department opens investigation into Minnesota governor and Minneapolis mayor
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Federal prosecutors are investigating Gov. Tim Walz and Mayor Jacob Frey.
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Rick Caruso Will Not Run for L.A. Mayor or California Governor in 2026
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Mr. Caruso had the potential to shake up the contests for Los Angeles mayor or California governor.
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Trump’s tariffs push Canada and China to strike a deal of their own - The Washington Post
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Trump’s tariffs push Canada and China to strike a deal of their own The Washington Post
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Some U.Va. Board Members Asked to Resign as Gov. Abigail Spanberger Takes Power
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After months of upheaval at the state’s flagship university, a new Democratic governor appeared ready to shake up the school’s leadership.
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Native Americans are being swept up by ICE in Minneapolis, tribes say - The Washington Post
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Native Americans are being swept up by ICE in Minneapolis, tribes say The Washington Post
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Judge Restricts Immigration Agents’ Actions Toward Minnesota Protesters
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A federal judge ordered agents not to retaliate against people “engaging in peaceful and unobstructive protest activity” in the state and not to stop drivers who are not “forcibly obstructing” officers.
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Trump Administration Begins Criminal Inquiry Into Minnesota Leaders
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The Justice Department’s investigation is a major escalation in the state-federal battle over the conduct of immigration agents in Minneapolis.
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Gabriel Barkay, 81, Dies; His Discoveries Revised Biblical History
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One of Israel’s leading archaeologists, he found evidence that the writing of the Old Testament likely began much earlier than historians had thought.
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Judge Recommends U.S. Issue Visa to Student Who Was Deported in Error
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A federal prosecutor apologized this week, saying an ICE officer made a “mistake” in deporting Any Lucia López Belloza, a college freshman in Massachusetts, to Honduras.
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Iran Protests Quelled Since Deadly Crackdown, Residents Say
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“There is massive disappointment and disillusionment,” one Tehran resident said. A human rights group acknowledged that demonstrations had been subdued since Sunday, with thousands of people detained.
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Trump Announces Members for Gaza ‘Board of Peace,’ Including Rubio and Kushner
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The president also tapped a U.S. general to lead an international peacekeeping force that will be deployed to disarm Hamas and occupy Gaza.
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Family of man shot by ICE in Minneapolis disputes key aspects of DHS account - The Washington Post
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Family of man shot by ICE in Minneapolis disputes key aspects of DHS account The Washington Post
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No sign of new protests in Iran as a hard-line cleric calls for executions
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A Iran returns to an uneasy calm after protests led to a violent crackdown, a senior cleric is calling for the death penalty for detained demonstrators. His sermon Friday also threatened U.S. President Trump.
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As Kennedy Center Rebrands It’s Mired in Black Tape
After the institution’s board declared it the Trump Kennedy Center, a lot of signage around the building is in the midst of a makeover.
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Trump Sets Fraudster Free From Prison for a Second Time
The president issued a raft of clemency grants this week, including pardoning a woman he had given relief to once before and a man whose daughter had donated millions to a Trump super PAC.
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Protesters rally in south Yemen to call for a separate state - The Washington Post
Protesters rally in south Yemen to call for a separate state The Washington Post
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Trump Has Machado’s Nobel Prize, but Neither Got What They Really Wanted
President Trump has María Corina Machado’s medal, but he is not recognized as the prize laureate. Ms. Machado did not win Mr. Trump’s endorsement to become Venezuela’s president.
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Pentagon to overhaul independent military newspaper, calling it ‘woke’ - The Washington Post
Pentagon to overhaul independent military newspaper, calling it ‘woke’ The Washington Post
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Syria’s President Affirms Kurds’ Rights, in Overture to the Minority
President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s announcement comes after days of deadly clashes between government and Kurdish forces that have underscored the difficulty he faces in uniting the country.
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U.S. Boardings of Oil Tankers Reflect Hard Lessons Learned at Sea
Videos show U.S. forces descending quickly from helicopters onto the tankers, two years after a tragic boarding attempt.
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Trump Backs Down on Insurrection Act as Democrats Take the Offensive
Officials denounced the Trump immigration crackdown in Minneapolis at an unofficial congressional hearing, while the president said he no longer saw a need to send in military forces.
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No Link Between Acetaminophen in Pregnancy and Autism, a New Study Finds
The review looked at more than three dozen studies and found no evidence that acetaminophen increased the risk of neurodevelopmental disorders in children.
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WestJet Backpedals on Economy Seats That Don’t Recline
WestJet, Canada’s second-largest carrier, backpedaled on a new seating plan after videos of crammed travelers went viral on social media.
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Trump Sets Convicted Fraudster Free for a Second Time
Also, the C.I.A. director met Venezuela’s new leader in Caracas. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.
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The Right Is Furious With Liberal White Women
In the MAGA imagination, white women are supposed to be helpmeets, not harpies.
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Mamdani’s Push to Halt Sale of 5,000 Apartments to Big Landlord Fails
The sale of the apartments, whose residents had complained of neglect by management, to a troubled firm is an early test of the new mayor’s ability to deliver for tenants.
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ICE surge sparks fear and resistance in Minneapolis
Minneapolis residents are resisting as federal immigration agents surge into their city, creating what some locals describe as an atmosphere of fear and siege on the streets.
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Measles is spreading fast in S.C. Here's what it says about vaccine exemptions
More than 550 people have contracted measles in Spartanburg County, S.C., in a fast-growing outbreak. Like a majority of U.S. counties, nonmedical exemptions to school vaccination are also rising.
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Trump accepts a Nobel Peace Prize medal from Venezuela’s Machado - The Washington Post
Trump accepts a Nobel Peace Prize medal from Venezuela’s Machado The Washington Post
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A $12.6 Billion Budget Gap May Complicate Mamdani’s Affordability Plans
The New York City comptroller, Mark Levine, said that poor budgeting practices by the previous mayor, Eric Adams, had left the city with looming deficits.
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A Conservative Critiques Trump’s First Year
The conservative political analyst Yuval Levin gives Ezra Klein his review of Trump’s first year back in office.
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It took 75 governors to elect a woman. Spanberger will soon be at Virginia's helm
Abigail Spanberger, a former CIA officer and three-term congresswoman, is breaking long-held traditions on inauguration day. She says she wants her swearing-in to showcase the state's modern vibrancy.
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Trump’s Fateful Choice in Iran - The Atlantic
Trump’s Fateful Choice in Iran The Atlantic
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What’s Next for Cuba, Now That Its Main Oil Supplier Is Gone?
The Soviet Union was Cuba’s benefactor for decades. Venezuela took up the slack, and Mexico has supplied “humanitarian aid.” But the world is changing rapidly, our columnist says.
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Powell, an Unlikely Foil, Takes On Trump
Jerome H. Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve, this week tapped a groundswell of support that has been years in the making.
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U.S. Lawmakers Meet With Danish Prime Minister on Greenland
Seeking to calm tensions, Republicans and Democrats affirmed that they supported Denmark’s control of Greenland as President Trump vowed to buy it or take it over.
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Canada Strikes Tariffs Deal With China, as Carney Looks to Diversify From U.S.
China will in turn cut its own tariffs on Canadian canola products, Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada said in Beijing on Friday.
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For those with addiction, going into and coming out of prison can be a minefield.
Many jails and prisons around the country don't provide medication treatment for opioid use disorder. Studies show that medication makes recovery more likely and reduces the risk of overdose death.
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Trump bets on rural health as a winning midterm message - The Washington Post
Trump bets on rural health as a winning midterm message The Washington Post
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December board game update
This is a short update on the Planet Money Board Game project.
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Trump struck deals with 16 drug companies. But they're still raising prices this year
All 16 drug companies that inked deals with the Trump administration over the past few months still raised some of their prices for 2026.
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Michael Saylor’s Creative Bitcoin Strategy Isn’t Working
Michael Saylor’s financial alchemy thrust an ordinary software company, Strategy, into the center of the crypto frenzy. It all worked spectacularly, until now.
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Video Analysis of ICE Shooting Sheds Light on Contested Moments
Newly available videos and existing footage synchronized and assessed by The Times provide a frame-by-frame look at how an ICE officer ended up shooting and killing a motorist in Minneapolis.
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Trump threatens military action in Minneapolis. And, inside his healthcare plan
President Trump threatens to invoke the Insurrection Act in Minnesota to stop protests happening in Minneapolis. And, the president unveils what he calls a new healthcare plan.
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This hospice has a bold new mission: saving lives
A hospice in Uganda asked itself: Can we do more than ease the pain of dying? Can we actually prevent deaths from cervical and breast cancer?
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What Is ‘Metabolic Health,’ and Why Does It Matter?
The definition is tricky, but the effects of poor metabolic health are clear — and can wreak havoc on the body.
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Medical examiner likely to classify death of ICE detainee as homicide, recorded call says - The Washington Post
Medical examiner likely to classify death of ICE detainee as homicide, recorded call says The Washington Post
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An injured NFL team, a power substation and a theory that won’t fade - The Washington Post
An injured NFL team, a power substation and a theory that won’t fade The Washington Post
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Trump Cabinet secretaries conspired to violate Constitution, judge says - The Washington Post
Trump Cabinet secretaries conspired to violate Constitution, judge says The Washington Post
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Trump threatens Insurrection Act deployment to quell Minnesota ICE protests - The Washington Post
Trump threatens Insurrection Act deployment to quell Minnesota ICE protests The Washington Post
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ICE agent shoots man in leg as Minneapolis protests flare - The Washington Post
ICE agent shoots man in leg as Minneapolis protests flare The Washington Post
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Democrats launch campaign for Virginia voters to join redistricting fight - The Washington Post
Democrats launch campaign for Virginia voters to join redistricting fight The Washington Post
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Journalists confront new reality in reporting after FBI raid - The Washington Post
Journalists confront new reality in reporting after FBI raid The Washington Post
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Democratic lawmakers say they’re under investigation for military orders video - The Washington Post
Democratic lawmakers say they’re under investigation for military orders video The Washington Post
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Analysis | How Trump’s economy is really doing right now - The Washington Post
Analysis | How Trump’s economy is really doing right now The Washington Post
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Saks files for bankruptcy as it struggles to pay debts - The Washington Post
Saks files for bankruptcy as it struggles to pay debts The Washington Post
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Videos show security forces firing into crowds in at least six cities across Iran - The Washington Post
Videos show security forces firing into crowds in at least six cities across Iran The Washington Post
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With tensions high, Israel and Iran secretly reassured each other via Russia - The Washington Post
With tensions high, Israel and Iran secretly reassured each other via Russia The Washington Post
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Trump administration indefinitely pauses immigrant visa processing for 75 nations - The Washington Post
Trump administration indefinitely pauses immigrant visa processing for 75 nations The Washington Post
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Photos emerge from Iran’s protests, veiled by government blackout - The Washington Post
Photos emerge from Iran’s protests, veiled by government blackout The Washington Post
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What Trump’s War Against Wokeness Is Really About - The Atlantic
What Trump’s War Against Wokeness Is Really About The Atlantic
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Guest column | Today’s writers are too chummy. They should start brawling again. - The Washington Post
Guest column | Today’s writers are too chummy. They should start brawling again. The Washington Post
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FBI executes search warrant at Washington Post reporter’s home - The Washington Post
FBI executes search warrant at Washington Post reporter’s home The Washington Post
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Trump makes obscene gesture, mouths expletive at Detroit factory heckler - The Washington Post
Trump makes obscene gesture, mouths expletive at Detroit factory heckler The Washington Post
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World’s fattest parrots set for mating bonanza after bumper berry crop - The Washington Post
World’s fattest parrots set for mating bonanza after bumper berry crop The Washington Post
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Trump Is Risking a Global Catastrophe - The Atlantic
Trump Is Risking a Global Catastrophe The Atlantic
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The polar vortex returns. Here’s how cold it’ll get where you are. - The Washington Post
The polar vortex returns. Here’s how cold it’ll get where you are. The Washington Post
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Opinion | Mamdani is showing Democrats the way beyond wokeness - The Washington Post
Opinion | Mamdani is showing Democrats the way beyond wokeness The Washington Post
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Opinion | Trump wants $1.5 trillion for defense. What a bargain. - The Washington Post
Opinion | Trump wants $1.5 trillion for defense. What a bargain. The Washington Post
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Iran’s opposition is battling to oust regime but hobbled by divisions - The Washington Post
Iran’s opposition is battling to oust regime but hobbled by divisions The Washington Post
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Boomers are staying in the job market as Gen Z struggles to break through - The Washington Post
Boomers are staying in the job market as Gen Z struggles to break through The Washington Post
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Photos: Minneapolis Neighborhoods vs. ICE - The Atlantic
Photos: Minneapolis Neighborhoods vs. ICE The Atlantic
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Putin’s Explosive Message to Trump - The Atlantic
Putin’s Explosive Message to Trump The Atlantic
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How Doubt Became a Weapon in Iran - The Atlantic
How Doubt Became a Weapon in Iran The Atlantic
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He Was Homeschooled for Years, and Fell So Far Behind - The Atlantic
He Was Homeschooled for Years, and Fell So Far Behind The Atlantic
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Dramas Keep Showing Us Hapless Men — and Hypercompetent Women
Several of the past year’s films center on confused, bumbling protagonists — surrounded by women who are anything but.
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Top prosecutors in D.C., Minneapolis leave amid turmoil over shooting probe - The Washington Post
Top prosecutors in D.C., Minneapolis leave amid turmoil over shooting probe The Washington Post
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Halligan defends her use of U.S. attorney title in combative court filing - The Washington Post
Halligan defends her use of U.S. attorney title in combative court filing The Washington Post
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