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Reçu aujourd’hui — 17 juillet 2025NYT

N.Y.C. Panel Withdraws Proposal to Switch to Open Primaries

17 juillet 2025 à 02:41
The panel, created by Mayor Eric Adams, said it would introduce other ballot initiatives, but not a proposal that would allow all voters to participate in primaries regardless of party.

© Angelina Katsanis for The New York Times

In an open primary system, candidates from all parties appear on a single ballot. The top two vote-getters then advance to the general election.

Maurene Comey, Prosecutor of Jeffrey Epstein, Is Fired

Maurene Comey, who is the daughter of the former F.B.I. director James Comey, worked on the criminal cases against Jeffrey Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell.

© Ted Shaffrey/Associated Press

Maurene Comey, an assistant U.S. attorney in Manhattan, was fired on Wednesday.

Vance Tries to Sell the Benefits of Trump’s Megabill but Ignores the Costs

17 juillet 2025 à 01:31
In a visit to Pennsylvania, Vice President JD Vance stressed tax cuts and savings accounts for newborns, with no mention of trims to Medicaid and nutritional assistance programs many Trump voters rely on.

© Eduardo Munoz/Reuters

Vice President JD Vance spoke at a machine shop in eastern Pennsylvania on Wednesday to promote the Trump administration’s signature domestic policy legislation.

Ceratosaur Fossil Auctioned for $30.5 Million by Sotheby’s

17 juillet 2025 à 01:17
The price paid for the juvenile specimen of the 150-million-year old predatory dinosaur is the third-highest on record.

© Eduardo Munoz/Reuters

A handler with the juvenile Ceratosaurus skeleton during preparations for the Sotheby’s Natural History auction in New York City earlier this month.

Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia Question Evidence in Criminal Case

17 juillet 2025 à 01:10
The exchanges unfolded at a hearing in Federal District Court in Nashville intended to determine whether Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia should be freed from criminal custody as he awaits trial.

© Jim Watson/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

Demonstrators gathered to support Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia this month in Maryland.

Can Trump Fire Powell? He Likely Lacks Case to Remove Fed Chair, Experts Say.

17 juillet 2025 à 01:03
The Trump administration is toying with removing Jerome H. Powell as chair of the Federal Reserve, accusing him of mismanaging a multibillion-dollar update to its Washington headquarters.

© Al Drago for The New York Times

President Trump has seized on Jerome H. Powell’s renovation of the Federal Reserve’s headquarters as a potential reason to fire him, intimating that he engaged in “fraud.”

Trump’s National Guard Troops Are Questioning Their Mission in L.A.

17 juillet 2025 à 00:33
Thousands of National Guard members have served in the L.A. region since last month. Six soldiers spoke in interviews about low morale over the deployment.

© Mark Abramson for The New York Times

Members of the California National Guard have protected federal buildings and accompanied agents on immigration raids in the Los Angeles region.

Scandal-Ridden Fyre Festival Is Sold for $245,000 on eBay

17 juillet 2025 à 00:18
Billy McFarland, who served nearly four years in prison for fraud, said in April that he would put the beleaguered brand that he founded up for sale.

© Ben Sklar for The New York Times

Fyre Festival organizer Billy McFarland, who wound up going to prison for nearly four years after he entered a guilty plea to charges that included wire fraud, in Brooklyn following his release in 2022.
Reçu hier — 16 juillet 2025NYT

Louisiana Police Chiefs Accused of Fabricating Robberies in Immigrant Visa Scheme

16 juillet 2025 à 23:16
Prosecutors said the chiefs and other officials exploited a program that offers immigrant victims of violent crime a pathway to residency and citizenship.

© KATC, via Associated Press

Alexander C. Van Hook, the acting U.S. attorney for the Western District of Louisiana, announcing charges against current and former police chiefs at a news conference in Lafayette, La., on Wednesday.

Congress Was Supposed to Vote on 3 Crypto Bills This Week

16 juillet 2025 à 22:59
The crypto industry was headed for a landmark moment in the House with three bills that it helped push going to a vote. But a coalition of ultraconservative House Republicans staged a mutiny.

© Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times

Three bills that the crypto industry pushed were scheduled for votes this week in the House of Representatives.
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