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Trump’s Steep Science Budget Cuts to Be Turned Back by Congress

After the White House called for billions of dollars in funding reductions, senators and representatives are rescinding the proposed cuts and even boosting funds for basic research.

© Kendrick Brinson for The New York Times

Each year, the president submits a budget request to Congress in advance of the annual appropriations process, but only Congress has the power of the purse.
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A (Lawyerly) Spat Erupts Over the Defense of Nicolás Maduro

Disputes among lawyers are not exactly rare, but in the case of Mr. Maduro, the captive leader of Venezuela, the stakes are high and the interested parties are many.

© Karsten Moran for The New York Times

The lawyer Barry J. Pollack, left, has argued that he was representing Nicolás Maduro, not a different lawyer who he said had improperly entered the case.
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Acquired Tastes

The dream of cohabitating with a group of friends is an attractive fantasy, but we can benefit from its lessons, regardless of our living situation.
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Trump Eyes Greenland, and Europe Figures Its Best Bet Is a Negotiation

European officials were stunned that President Trump restated his desire for Greenland after a yearlong effort to dissuade him, according to diplomats and others.

© Ivor Prickett for The New York Times

Nuuk, the capital of Greenland. “The real question is, by what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland?” Stephen Miller, one of President Trump’s closest aides, said this week.
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What Happens if Federal Agents and Local Officers Stop Getting Along?

Cooperation among law enforcement agencies is critical to many investigations, experts say. After a series of shootings by immigration agents, the relationship is showing cracks.

© David Guttenfelder/The New York Times

Federal agents at the scene where an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis on Wednesday.
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Trump’s $100 Billion Venezuela Oil Plan Gets a Cool Reception

President Trump met with oil and gas executives on Friday in an effort to push them to invest money in Venezuela, a plan many of them are reluctant to embrace.

© Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times

President Trump during a meeting with energy executives at the White House on Friday. He wants the biggest U.S. and European oil companies to pour at least $100 billion into Venezuela.
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Judge Blocks Trump Officials From Freezing Billions in Social Services Funds

The ruling temporarily halted plans to freeze more than $10 billion in funds for anti-poverty programs bound for five Democratic-led states.

© Mark Vancleave/Associated Press

Children watching television at ABC Learning Center in Minneapolis in December. Minnesota is one of the states that was targeted for a freeze in child care subsidies and other funds.
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I.C.C. Judges Denounce Effect of Trump’s Sanctions

President Trump’s retaliation against top officials at the International Criminal Court has shut them out of American services and made even routine daily tasks a challenge.

© Peter Dejong/Associated Press

The International Criminal Court in The Hague. U.S. sanctions come at a time when the court is investigating claims of atrocities in Afghanistan, Libya, Myanmar, Sudan, Ukraine and Venezuela, as well as Gaza.
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Volkswagen Suffers More Than Rivals From Auto Industry Woes

The German automaker’s sales in the United States plunged last year, hit by tariffs and the end of tax credits for electric vehicles.

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Electric vehicles at a Volkswagen plant in Dresden, Germany. The company is an extreme example of how difficult it has been for foreign automakers to cope in the U.S. car market.
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Rare Comic Introducing Superman Sells Privately for $15 Million

The copy of Action Comics No. 1, published in 1938, was stolen from the actor Nicolas Cage in 2000 and recovered more than a decade later.

© Andrew Wilson/Metropolis Collectibles Inc, via Associated Press

A copy of the comic that introduced Superman in 1938. Fewer than 100 copies are known to exist.
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