Senior department officials who were defense lawyers for the president and those in his orbit are now in jobs that typically must approve any such payout, underscoring potential ethical conflicts.
Todd Blanche, the deputy attorney general, Attorney General Pam Bondi and Kash Patel, the F.B.I. director, with President Trump in the Oval Office last week.
The Trump administration is closing in on a deal with the University of Virginia, four months after government pressure forced the school’s previous president to resign.
In the proposed deal, the University of Virginia would agree to comply with the Trump administration’s expansive interpretation of a 2023 Supreme Court decision that ended explicit consideration of race in admissions to higher education, according to three people briefed on negotiations.
Ian Cleary sent Facebook messages to Shannon Keeler six years after he sexually assaulted her when they were college students in Pennsylvania, prosecutors said.
From beers at a Bangkok bar to a climb up Mount Omine in Japan, The Times traced the pivotal months before Mr. Mangione was charged with killing UnitedHealthcare’s C.E.O.
The president has taken novel steps to assist certain employees seen as central to his political agenda, like those who patrol the border and conduct deportations.
The New York man, Christopher Moynihan, appears to be the only rioter so far who has been charged again with committing an offense against an elected official.
Andrew Cuomo, whose stewardship of the M.T.A. as governor was contentious, suggested that the authority hand over responsibility for capital construction and maintenance to the city.
A woman from China was charged with stealing gold last month from National Museum of Natural History. It’s one of several high-profile recent thefts from French institutions.
Kyle Kunkler fought for a restricted weed killer that can harm plants and wildlife when it drifts to nearby land. He’s now at the E.P.A., which wants to allow its use.
The controversial herbicide, dicamba, works against “superweeds” that are resistant to other treatments, but can harm crops on nearby farms. Planting soybeans in Illinois.
The Trump peace plan calls for an international security force in the Gaza Strip, but countries that might send troops are wary of danger, an unclear mission and being seen as occupiers.
As the Supreme Court releases opaque orders about Trump administration policies, dozens of federal judges shared their concerns with The New York Times about risks to the lower courts’ legitimacy.
Soldiers outside the Louvre’s pyramid on Monday. Police patrols have focused mostly on the Louvre’s crowded central entrance, France’s interior minister said.
Australia’s got reserves and mining expertise, and the United States is eager to invest in alternatives to China. But building mines, refineries and factories could take years.
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