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Senate Confirms Russell Vought as Office of Management and Budget Director

Mr. Vought, an architect of Project 2025 who served in the first Trump administration, will be at the center of President Trump’s plans to upend the federal bureaucracy.

© Tom Brenner for The New York Times

Russell T. Vought has made clear in speeches that he relished the opportunity to overhaul the ranks of career federal workers that Mr. Trump views as part of the “deep state.”

Trump Pauses Online Tirade to Preach Unity

At the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, Mr. Trump took a moment to speak of bipartisan comity. Just hours earlier, he torched the federal bureaucracy, the global order, the media and Democrats.

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Trump’s Gaza Takeover Plan May Sound Death Knell for the Two-State Solution

Already unlikely, the prospects for creation of a Palestinian state alongside Israel could vanish altogether if the United States takes over Gaza and displaces the population, as President Trump proposes.

© Tierney L. Cross for The New York Times

President Trump’s proposed plan would see Gaza become a U.S. territory that would not belong to the Palestinians anymore but would be open to anyone who wanted to live there.

In Fight Over San Francisco Building, Bitcoin Pioneer Is Rejected by Democratic Elite

A Bitcoin pioneer’s apartment purchase was rejected by the building’s residents after he was in escrow. The sellers — including a powerful Democrat — say they don’t care about his politics.

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The tower known as Susie’s Building, which was built in the 1920s, stands sentry over the Pacific Heights neighborhood of San Francisco.

CDC Posts, Then Deletes, Data on Bird Flu Transmission Between Cats and People

The data, which appeared fleetingly online on Wednesday, confirmed transmission in two households. Scientists called on the agency to release the full report.

© Ramsay de Give for The New York Times

Scientists have long known that cats are highly susceptible to the virus, but there had not previously been any documented cases of cats passing the virus to people.

N.Y.C. Officials Give City Workers Leeway to Yield to ICE Agents

City workers at migrant shelters, schools and hospitals can allow federal immigration personnel to enter city property if they feel threatened by the agents, a memo from City Hall said.

© Todd Heisler/The New York Times

New York City lawyers distributed a memo last month laying out 11 escalating steps that city employees should follow if federal law enforcement shows up on city premises, like the Hall Street shelter in Brooklyn.

Two Families, and One Moment in Time

Billy Witz, a reporter on the National desk who helped cover the wildfires, reflects on a surprising link between his father and a couple who lost their home in the Eaton fire.

© Mark Abramson for The New York Times

A slide of a photo taken by Morton Witz, the author’s father, shows an image of Burl Toler, who was the first Black field official in the N.F.L.

Human Torso Found in Suitcase in the East River Near Manhattan

A New York City ferry captain saw the luggage and called the Police Department’s Harbor Unit. The authorities have not identified the remains.

© Dakota Santiago for The New York Times

Police officers retrieved the suitcase near Governors Island at around 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. It was not the first time in recent months that human body parts had been found in New York City’s waters.

Army Helicopter’s Tracking Technology Turned Off at Time of Crash

Senator Ted Cruz, the chairman of the committee with oversight of transportation, said there was no compelling reason for the technology not to have been in use when the helicopter collided with a commercial jet over the Potomac River.

© Kenny Holston/The New York Times

The collision of an Army Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines commercial jet last week killed 67 people.

NCAA Bars Transgender Athletes From Women’s Sports After Trump Order

The decision, effective immediately, came a day after President Trump signed an order barring transgender girls and women from playing in women’s sports at federally funded educational institutions.

© Amy Osborne for The New York Times

Women’s volleyball players with San Jose State University greet players with Fresno State. The San Jose team was at the center of the transgender athlete debate last year after a team member sued the school and the conference over the inclusion of a transgender teammate.

Dozens of Clinical Trials Have Been Frozen in Response to Trump’s USAID Order

The stop-work order on U.S.A.I.D.-funded research has left thousands of people with experimental drugs and devices in their bodies, with no access to monitoring or care.

© Sandile Ndlovu for The New York Times

Asanda Zondi, a participant in a research study to test a new device to prevent pregnancy and H.IV. infection. A U.S.A.I.D.-funded trial shut down, leaving a medical device in her body that needed to be removed right away.

A Judge Tried to Get Out of Jury Duty. What He Said Cost Him His Job.

Richard Snyder, a town justice in upstate New York, said he could not serve as an impartial grand juror because he believed anyone appearing before him was guilty.

© Cindy Schultz/The Albany Times Union, via Associated Press

Richard Snyder resigned as town justice in Petersburgh, N.Y., after his attempt to get out of grand jury service went awry.

Airline Pilots in the DC Plane Crash Acted as Expected, Experts Say

The pilots of the American Airlines regional jet in the Washington airport collision acted as expected, aviation safety experts and other pilots said.

© Kent Nishimura for The New York Times

The air traffic control tower at Ronald Reagan National Airport, which is among the country’s most congested. Sixty-seven people died last week when a plane and Army helicopter collided there.

What to Know About the Trump Family’s Deals in the Middle East

The region has become a hot spot for the family’s business. Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law, noted last year that “Gaza’s waterfront property could be very valuable.”

© Andrea DiCenzo for The New York Times

The Trump Organization’s multiple projects in the Middle East include a deal to build a golf course and hotel in Oman, involving land owned by that country’s government.

Suit Over Firing by Trump Could Pave Way for Broader Presidential Power

If the case reaches the Supreme Court, its conservative majority will be receptive to Donald J. Trump’s argument that presidents have unlimited power to remove members of independent agencies.

© Haiyun Jiang for The New York Times

If the case reaches the Supreme Court, the conservative majority will be receptive to President Trump’s argument that presidents have unlimited power to remove members of independent agencies.

‘Screams and Smoke’: How a Deadly Mass Shooting Unfolded in Sweden

The police responding to the attack encountered firing so intense that they struggled to tell how many gunmen were on the scene, an official said.

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Police special forces leaving an adult education center in Orebro, Sweden, on Tuesday after responding to a mass shooting. The town’s police chief described the scene as “an inferno.”

Caspar David Friedrich: A Solitary Wanderer Finding His Way in the Fog

The first major U.S. exhibition of Germany’s great Romantic painter is a historic showcase. It’s also a blueprint for how to think, and how to feel, in a changing environment.

© Karsten Moran for The New York Times

“Monk by the Sea,” 1808-10, in the exhibition “Caspar David Friedrich: The Soul of Nature” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Trump’s Plan to Take Over Gaza Sets Off Democratic Infighting and G.O.P. Doubts

The president’s far-fetched proposal to take over the enclave caused a new wave of recriminations after an election in which the Mideast war tore Democrats apart and pushed some voters to the right.

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President Trump during his news conference on Tuesday night with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel.

‘Beyond the Gates’ Brings Soap Operas Back to Daytime TV

Once a centerpiece of daytime TV, soaps have mostly disappeared. “Beyond the Gates” will try to revive the genre, and will be the first ever focused primarily on a Black family.

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The actress Daphnée Duplaix (background) and the actor Maurice Johnson (foreground) on the set of the new soap opera “Beyond the Gates.”

Marijuana Dependence Linked to Higher Risk of Death

Two new Canadian studies are the largest to date looking at death rates and psychosis associated with cannabis use disorder.

© Chris Wattie for The New York Times

Recent research suggests that three in 10 cannabis users will develop cannabis use disorder, defined as being unable to stop using cannabis even though it’s causing serious health and social problems.
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