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Judge Tosses Criminal Charges Against James Comey and Letitia James

A federal judge threw out the charges after finding that the prosecutor President Trump handpicked to bring the cases had been illegally appointed. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
Trump Administration Live Updates: Judge Tosses Criminal Charges Against James Comey and Letitia James
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November 24, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin, Black Power Activist Known as H. Rap Brown, Dies at 82

A charismatic orator in the 1960s, he called for armed resistance to white oppression. As a Muslim cleric, he was convicted of murder in 2000 and died in detention. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/u...
Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin, Black Power Activist Known as H. Rap Brown, Dies at 82
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November 24, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Texas Asks Supreme Court to Clear Way for Republican-Friendly Congressional Map

State officials are seeking to use a newly redrawn map for the 2026 midterms, part of a nationwide redistricting push by President Trump. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...
Texas Asks Supreme Court to Clear Way for Republican-Friendly Congressional Map
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November 22, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Eli Lilly Reaches $1 Trillion in Value, Buoyed by Demand for Its Weight Loss Drugs

The 150-year-old drugmaker is the first company in health care to hit the milestone. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/h...
Eli Lilly Reaches $1 Trillion in Value, Buoyed by Demand for Its Weight Loss Drugs
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November 21, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Lawrence Summers to Stop Teaching at Harvard While It Investigates His Epstein Ties

The former Harvard president had previously stepped down from other positions following revelations about his longtime connections to Jeffrey Epstein. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
Lawrence Summers to Stop Teaching at Harvard While It Investigates His Epstein Ties
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November 20, 2025 at 1:25 AM
An FBI Trainee Hung a Pride Flag Near His Desk. He Says He Was Fired for It.

He described his dismissal as the latest move by senior FBI officials to play politics, damaging morale and hindering the bureau’s ability to carry out its public safety mission. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
An F.B.I. Trainee Hung a Pride Flag Near His Desk. He Says He Was Fired for It.
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November 19, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Nvidia’s Profit Jumps 65% to $31.9 Billion. Is It Enough for Wall Street?

The company, which makes the computer chips essential to the artificial intelligence boom, also said revenue in its recent quarter rose to $57 billion. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/t...
Nvidia’s Profit Jumps 65% to $31.9 Billion. Is It Enough for Wall Street?
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November 19, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Larry Summers Resigns From OpenAI’s Board

Mr. Summers’ departure from the artificial intelligence company’s board followed revelations of his communications with the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/t...
Larry Summers Resigns From OpenAI’s Board
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November 19, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Jessica Tisch Will Remain Police Commissioner Under Mamdani

Commissioner Tisch, the current head of the N.Y.P.D., said she had agreed to serve in Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s administration. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/n...
Jessica Tisch Will Remain Police Commissioner Under Mamdani
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November 19, 2025 at 1:47 PM
CDC Links Measles Outbreaks in Multiple States for the First Time

If the outbreaks cannot be extinguished by January, the anniversary of the first cases in Texas, the US will lose “elimination status” as determined by the World Health Organization. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/h...
C.D.C. Links Measles Outbreaks in Multiple States for the First Time
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November 18, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Federal Court Blocks Texas’ Republican-Friendly Congressional Map

The move by a three-judge panel dealt a blow to efforts by Texas Republicans and President Trump to flip Democratic seats in the state. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
Federal Court Blocks Texas’ Republican-Friendly Congressional Map
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November 18, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Judge Says Justice Dept. May Have Committed ‘Misconduct’ in Comey Case

The ruling by a magistrate judge in Alexandria, Va., was only the most recent setback in the department’s efforts to bring charges against the former F.B.I. director James B. Comey. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/u...
Judge Says Justice Dept. May Have Committed ‘Misconduct’ in Comey Case
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November 17, 2025 at 6:34 PM
A.I.G. Parts Ways With Incoming President Before He Assumes Role

John Neal’s withdrawal from the insurer comes as the company grapples with another high-profile departure. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/n...
A.I.G. Parts Ways With Incoming President Before He Assumes Role
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November 14, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Trump Plan Could Limit Green Cards for Immigrants From Travel Ban Countries

The policy change is a major expansion of the administration’s push to crack down on immigration from countries that it says lack sufficient screening and vetting abilities. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/u...
Trump Plan Could Limit Green Cards for Immigrants From Travel Ban Countries
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November 14, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Bondi Assigns Prosecutor to Look Into Epstein’s Ties to Prominent Democrats

Mr. Trump sought investigations into figures including former President Bill Clinton and a former treasury secretary, Larry Summers www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
Trump Administration Live Updates: Bondi Assigns Prosecutor to Look Into Epstein’s Ties to Prominent Democrats
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November 14, 2025 at 7:56 PM
City Council Approves Plan That Could Bring 14,700 Homes to Queens

The New York plan would open up 54 blocks of Long Island City, which are mostly warehouses and parking lots, to housing. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/n...
City Council Approves Plan That Could Bring 14,700 Homes to Queens
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November 12, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Trump Ramps Up Pressure on G.O.P. to Thwart Epstein Vote

Representative Lauren Boebert, one of the Republicans pressing for more Epstein disclosures, was summoned for a meeting in the White House Situation Room. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
Trump Ramps Up Pressure on G.O.P. to Thwart Epstein Vote
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November 12, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Epstein Alleged in Emails That Trump Knew of His Conduct

In a message obtained by Congress, the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein wrote that Donald J. Trump spent hours at his house with one of Mr. Epstein’s victims. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
Epstein Alleged in Emails That Trump Knew of His Conduct
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November 12, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Infant Formula Recall Expands as Botulism Outbreak Grows

Federal health officials said caregivers should stop using all ByHeart powdered formula products after 15 infants in 12 states were hospitalized. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/h...
Infant Formula Recall Expands as Botulism Outbreak Grows
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November 12, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Supreme Court Denies Request to Revisit Same-Sex Marriage Decision

Kim Davis, a Kentucky county clerk who refused to issue same-sex marriage licenses, had asked the court to reconsider its landmark 2015 opinion. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Supreme Court Denies Request to Revisit Same-Sex Marriage Decision
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November 10, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Trump Pardons Giuliani and Others Involved in Effort to Overturn 2020 Election

The pardons of former Trump aides, which would only apply in federal court, are largely symbolic and cannot shield them from ongoing state-level prosecutions.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Trump Pardons Giuliani and Others Involved in Effort to Overturn 2020 Election
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November 10, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Officials Demand States ‘Undo’ Work to Send Full Food Stamps

The Trump administration told states Saturday to “immediately undo” any actions to provide full food stamp benefits to low-income families, threatening financial penalties if they do not comply.
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Trump Administration Live Updates: Officials Demand States ‘Undo’ Work to Send Full Food Stamps
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November 9, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Elon Musk Wins $1 Trillion Tesla Payday

Shareholders approved a plan to grant Mr. Musk shares worth nearly $1 trillion if he meets ambitious goals, including vastly expanding the company’s stock market valuation. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/b...
Elon Musk Wins $1 Trillion Tesla Payday
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November 6, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Judge Orders Trump Administration to Fully Fund Food Stamps This Month

A federal judge rebuked the administration for the way it tried to fund only partial benefits to food stamp recipients. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
Judge Orders Trump Administration to Fully Fund Food Stamps This Month
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November 6, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Supreme Court Clears Way for Trump Transgender Passport Policy

A lower court judge had temporarily blocked the administration’s policy requiring that passports reflect sex as found on an original birth certificate. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
Supreme Court Clears Way for Trump Transgender Passport Policy
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November 6, 2025 at 8:55 PM