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Appeals Court Pauses for Now Contempt Proposal by Trial Judge

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Par :Alan Feuer
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Judge James E. Boasberg had threatened to open contempt proceedings to determine whether the Trump administration had violated his order not to deport Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador.

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The appeals court made clear that it was not ruling on the merits of Judge James E. Boasberg’s plan for contempt proceedings but rather wanted more time to study the issue.
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Judge Rules Against Trump Administration on Passport Changes

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Par :Amy Harmon and Maya Shwayder
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A group of transgender plaintiffs sued President Trump and the State Department over a new rule prohibiting passports from including a gender different from the sex listed on an original birth certificate.

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Julia E. Kobick at a hearing in 2022 on her nomination to become a federal judge.
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The Head of the I.R.S. Was Ousted

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Par :Matthew Cullen
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Also, Milwaukee is facing a lead crisis in its schools. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.

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Gary Shapley, who briefly led the I.R.S.
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Judge Rules Against Trump Administration on Passport Changes

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Par :Amy Harmon and Maya Shwayder
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A group of transgender plaintiffs sued President Trump and the State Department over a new rule prohibiting passports from including a gender different from the sex listed on an original birth certificate.

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Julia E. Kobick at a hearing in 2022 on her nomination to become a federal judge.
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FSU Shooting Suspect Was Shaped by Guns, Extreme Views and Chaotic Childhood

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Par :Patricia Mazzei · Andrew Pantazi · Kate Selig and Christina Morales
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His biological mother said in an interview on Friday that she was bewildered by the attack, and had been against the presence of firearms in her son’s life.

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Flowers left at Florida State University’s campus where a shooting left two dead and six others injured on Thursday.
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Trump-Allied Prosecutor Sends Letters to Medical Journals Alleging Bias

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Par :Teddy Rosenbluth and Rebecca Robbins
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An interim U.S. attorney is demanding information about the selection of research articles and the role of N.I.H. Experts worry this will have a chilling effect on publications.

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Edward Martin Jr., a Republican activist serving as interim U.S. attorney in Washington, D.C., sent letters to science and medical journals, accusing them of bias.
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Trump Administration Bolsters Putin With Hint of Abandoning Ukraine Talks

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Par :David E. Sanger
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President Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio both suggested Friday that the United States might wash its hands of the peace effort.

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the United States would abandon efforts to end the war in Ukraine if meaningful progress is not made within days.
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Inside El Salvador’s CECOT Prison, Where Abrego Garcia Was Held

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Par :Annie Correal
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A U.S. senator was allowed to meet with Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, but he was denied access to where Mr. Abrego Garcia had been held. What is that prison like?

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Senator Chris Van Hollen, center right, and Chris Newman, a family lawyer for Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, speaking to a member of the military in El Salvador after being prevented from visiting the prison where Mr. Abrego Garcia was being held on Thursday.
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Don Mischer, Master of Live Television, Is Dead at 85

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Par :Richard Sandomir
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He produced and directed major events like the Oscars, Emmys and Tonys, as well as Super Bowl halftime shows and Olympic opening ceremonies.

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The producer and director Don Mischer in 2004 at the Democratic National Convention in Boston. Working in live television, he said, was a job that had “a stress level that can be scary but is so thrillingly alive, it becomes addictive.”
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CJR Editor Sewell Chan Is Fired

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Par :Katie Robertson and Benjamin Mullin
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Sewell Chan, who started as executive editor of the publication in September, said his firing after several staff complaints was “baffling.”

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Sewell Chan said he had learned earlier this week of several staff complaints about his behavior and had offered to meet with the employees.
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Justice Dept. Pushes Trump’s Agenda on Religion, Sports and Antisemitism

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Par :Glenn Thrush
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The head of the division directed its staff to focus on enforcing edicts on transgender women in sports and other issues, shifting from its founding purpose of fighting race-based discrimination.

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Harmeet Dhillon, the head of the Justice Department’s civil rights division, has taken steps to reverse a handful of high-profile Biden-era actions focused on addressing racial discrimination.
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Trump Administration Claims Harvard Failed to Report Large Foreign Donations

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Par :Karoun Demirjian
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Stepping up its pressure campaign, the Education Department accused the university of failing to report large foreign gifts as required by law. Harvard disputed the claim.

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The Harvard campus this week. The Education Department told the university to provide names of foreign donors and all records of communication with them from the beginning of 2020.
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Trump’s Attack of Powell Tempered by Risk of Market Panic

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Par :Colby Smith · Jonathan Swan and Maggie Haberman
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President Trump again attacked the chair of the Federal Reserve this week, but advisers say the president has turned more cautious on policies that could stoke extreme financial volatility again.

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The president’s advisers have repeatedly told him that firing Jerome H. Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, is both legally and financially fraught.
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A TikTok Influencer Opens Up About Her Skin Picking Condition

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Par :Chloe W. Shakin
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Millions of people compulsively pick their skin or pull their hair. Social media is helping some of them to recover.

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Sarah Redzikowski began picking her skin as a child as a way to cope with stress at home. “I get in front of the mirror and then suddenly the time is gone,” she said.
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Trump Shifted on Tariffs After Bond Holders Got Jittery. He Held Millions Himself.

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Par :Ben Protess · Andrea Fuller and Joe Rennison
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As of August, the president’s investment portfolio showed significantly more in bonds than in stocks. It is unclear if his personal holdings had any bearing on his decisions regarding tariffs.

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While there is no indication that President Trump did anything improper, he had a financial incentive to change course on tariffs.
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Who Is J. Harvie Wilkinson, the Judge Behind a Scathing Rebuke of Trump?

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Par :Alan Feuer and Adam Liptak
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The judge, a conservative Reagan appointee, wrote a blistering opinion accusing the administration of failing to give a man wrongly deported to El Salvador any semblance of due process.

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In recent weeks Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III has voiced his outrage at the White House’s mistake and refusal to do much to get Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia back from a notoriously dangerous Salvadoran prison.
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Trump’s Trade War With China Puts Bromance With Xi Beyond Reach

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Par :Edward Wong
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President Trump says he wants Xi Jinping, China’s leader, to call him to talk tariffs. Mr. Xi is ghosting Mr. Trump, and markets are plummeting.

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President Donald Trump with President Xi Jinping of China at the G20 Summit in Japan in 2019. “He’s been a friend of mine for a long period of time,” Mr. Trump said of Mr. Xi last week.
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Top DOGE Officials Moved From Social Security Administration to Justice Dept.

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Par :Glenn Thrush
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The Elon Musk operatives were abruptly shifted to the department’s immigration enforcement unit as part of an expanding effort to use personal data in deportation cases, one official said.

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The Justice Department has been given a vastly expanded role in immigration enforcement under President Trump.
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I.R.S. Head Is Ousted in Treasury Leader Bessent’s Struggle With Musk

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Par :Jonathan Swan · Andrew Duehren · Alan Rappeport and Maggie Haberman
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent complained to President Trump that the acting commissioner had been installed without his knowledge.

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Gary Shapley, a longtime I.R.S. agent, was lauded by conservatives after he publicly argued that the Justice Department had slow-walked its investigation into Hunter Biden’s taxes.
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Google Makes History With Rapid-Fire Antitrust Losses

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Par :Steve Lohr
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Within a year, two federal judges declared the tech giant a monopoly in search and ad technology. The tide may be turning for antitrust.

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The Google antitrust lawsuits are “important affirmations of the ability of the government to pursue major monopolization cases and prevail,” said Nancy Rose, an M.I.T. economist.
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Battling ‘Eat and Flee’ Tourists, Venice Brings Its Entrance Fee Back

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Par :Elisabetta Povoledo
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A measure to limit day tourism on peak days began for the second year on Friday, charging day trippers five euros (or 10 for the spontaneous traveler).

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Tourists at the Rialto Bridge in Venice. The city has recently banned cruise ships from its lagoon and taken other measures to counteract crowding.
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‘Psychological Torture’: London Bans Busking in a Famed Tourist Hub

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Par :Jonathan Wolfe
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Noise complaints led the authorities to halt street performances in Leicester Square. Some miss the music. Others found the noise “bloody annoying.”

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Street performers have been a fixture in Leicester Square for generations, but they were barred from the tourist hub this week.
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Trump’s Least Favorite Judge Has Friends in High Places

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Par :Mattathias Schwartz and Alan Feuer
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To President Trump, Judge James E. Boasberg is “a troublemaker” and a “Radical Left Lunatic.” But his record and biography, including a friendship with Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh, say otherwise.

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Friends and colleagues describe Judge James E. Boasberg as a moderate, known for his calm temperament and thoughtful jurisprudence.
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Are Easter Baskets Getting Out of Hand?

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Par :Claire Fahy
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Social media feeds are awash in images of lavish baskets overflowing with expensive gifts. Some parents are giving their children bikes. Others are pushing back.
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Under Trump, National Security Guardrails Vanish

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Par :Helene Cooper and Julian E. Barnes
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America’s adversaries have more room to operate, at least in the disinformation space, cybersecurity experts say.

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F.B.I. headquarters. In the past, the bureau would counter foreign disinformation campaigns by calling them out, but it has instead shut down its foreign influence task force.
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