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Koch Political Operation Spent Nearly $550 Million During 2024 Cycle

The huge sum shows that while the Koch network may not hold significant power at high levels of the Republican Party, it remains a financial juggernaut.

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Charles Koch in 2019. The Koch family network now downplays its commitment to campaigns and elections, but it has continued to spend money on politics.
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Why Middle-Class Americans Say Life Is Unaffordable

Economists say that a typical middle-class family today is richer than one in the 1960s. Americans in their 20s and 30s don’t believe it.

© Kim Raff for The New York Times

Alicia Wrigley and her husband, Richard Gailey, both musicians and teachers, live in Salt Lake City with their 2-year-old.
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U.S. and Venezuela Jam Caribbean GPS Signals to Thwart Attacks, Raising Flight Hazard

Military brinkmanship between President Trump and Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela has led to an increase in electronic warfare in the region.

© Alejandro Cegarra for The New York Times

A member of Venezuela’s security forces on the tarmac at Maiquetia International Airport in Caracas this month. The F.A.A. has issued a warning to all aircraft operating there.
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Hezbollah Is Down, but Not Out, as Lebanon Faces Pressure to Disarm It

The Lebanese militant group has resisted calls to lay down all its arms, risking a return to war with Israel.

© David Guttenfelder/The New York Times

Hezbollah supporters gathered around the grave of Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah’s former leader, who was killed by an Israeli airstrike, on the anniversary of his death, in Dahiya, Lebanon, in September.
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Lawmakers Criticize Justice Dept. For Not Releasing All Epstein Files

Republicans and Democrats who had been pressing for the disclosure accused officials of failing to comply with a law that requires all material to be released.

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Senator Chuck Schumer, the minority leader, said, “Simply releasing a mountain of blacked out pages violates the spirit of transparency and the letter of the law.”
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Taiwan’s Subway Stabber Planned His Deadly Spree, Police Say

Investigators said they were unsure of the attacker’s motives. But clues pointed to an isolated and increasingly troubled life, and no accomplices.

© Billy H.C. Kwok for The New York Times

Taipei Main Station on Friday evening, where the attacker threw smoke bombs and began his stabbing spree.
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Mangione’s Lawyers Take Issue With Bondi’s Ties to UnitedHealthcare

Lawyers for Luigi Mangione, who is accused of killing UnitedHealthcare’s chief executive, say Attorney General Pam Bondi should have recused herself from the case.

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Attorney General Pam Bondi recently worked for a lobbying firm that lists UnitedHealthcare’s parent company among its clients.
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Epstein Files Timeline: How the Trump Administration Released Records

A year of political pressure and partial disclosures preceded the release of long-sought records on Jeffrey Epstein.

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President Trump has faced persistent scrutiny over his shifting stance on the release of Justice Department files related to Jeffrey Epstein.
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6 Takeaways From the First Batch of the Epstein Files

Many of the Justice Department documents were heavily redacted, and President Trump’s name was rarely mentioned. The White House also sought to make political hay of the release of photos of Bill Clinton.
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Toss a Coin in the Trevi Fountain? That’ll Be 2 Euros, Wish Not Included

Starting on Feb. 1, Rome will charge tourists a fee to go down into the basin of the famed 18th-century fountain. Not every one is happy (except Romans, who won’t have to pay).

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Visitors admiring the Trevi Fountain in Rome, on Friday. The small square around it is often densely packed.
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