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Appeals Court Again Blocks U.S. From Cutting Texas Border Wire Along Rio Grande
The injunction is the second time that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has sided with Texas in a yearlong dispute over barbed wire around the city of Eagle Pass.
Published: 2024-11-28 03:23:51
Ohio Governor Signs Bathroom Restrictions for Transgender Students
The state is one of at least a dozen states to set restrictions on bathrooms for transgender students at public schools.
Published: 2024-11-28 01:43:24
Youth Pastor Charged With Nearly 200 Sex Crimes Going Back Decades
Many of the victims were the West Virginia pastor’s relatives, the police said, including five nieces who filed a complaint against him in 2004.
Published: 2024-11-28 00:16:07
Transgender Activists Question the Movement’s Confrontational Approach
Facing diminishing public support, some activists say all-or-nothing tactics are not working. “We have to make it OK for someone to change their minds.”
Published: 2024-11-26 19:34:56
Mark Zuckerberg Meets With Trump at Mar-a-Lago
The president-elect has long been critical of Mr. Zuckerberg’s social media platforms, saying they censor conservative viewpoints.
Published: 2024-11-28 01:52:56
Mexico’s President and Trump Describe a Positive Talk but Differ on Migration Details
The discussion between President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico and the president-elect came after Mr. Trump threatened tariffs unless Mexican authorities stopped migrants and drugs from coming across the border.
Published: 2024-11-28 01:54:40
How Will Trump’s Covid Contrarians Handle the Next Pandemic?
President-elect Donald J. Trump’s selections to run the nation’s health agencies are alarming infectious disease experts.
Published: 2024-11-28 00:18:05
U.S. Border Agents Seize 3,000 Fake Gibson Guitars
They would have been worth nearly $18 million if they were genuine, making it the largest counterfeit instrument seizure in history, officials said.
Published: 2024-11-27 23:27:03
John Fetterman Has a Message for Democrats in New Interview
“Buckle up and pack a lunch, because it’s going to be four years of this,” the Democratic senator from Pennsylvania said.
Published: 2024-11-27 23:20:51
Robert Dixon, Last Surviving Buffalo Soldier, Dies at 103
A member of the Ninth Cavalry, one of the U.S. Army’s all-Black regiments, he trained West Point cadets in military horsemanship during World War II.
Published: 2024-11-27 22:32:17
Tran Defeats Steel in California House Race, Flipping a Seat for Democrats
Derek Tran, a consumer rights lawyer and Army veteran, defeated Representative Michelle Steel, a Republican two-term incumbent, flipping a seat in Orange County, Calif.
Published: 2024-11-27 22:02:36
Trump Picks Keith Kellogg to Be Envoy to Ukraine and Russia
The retired Army lieutenant general could play a key role in any negotiations to end the yearslong war between the countries.
Published: 2024-11-27 20:20:48
Musk’s Slashing of the Federal Budget Faces Big Hurdles
The so-called Department of Government Efficiency, with Elon Musk as co-leader, has advantages that past budget-cutters did not, but laws and court challenges can still make change slow and difficult.
Published: 2024-11-28 01:35:06
Trump Cabinet Picks Face Bomb Threats and ‘Swatting’
A Trump transition team spokeswoman said law enforcement officials had “acted quickly to ensure the safety of those who were targeted.”
Published: 2024-11-28 00:35:25
Judge Dismisses Defamation Suit Against Fox News Brought by Jan. 6 Figure
The suit was brought by Ray Epps, who was falsely characterized by Tucker Carlson and others as being a government agent who instigated the violence at the Capitol.
Published: 2024-11-27 17:41:58
As Congress Feuds Over Farm Bill, Growers Are ‘Stuck in Limbo’
The agriculture and nutrition measure was last updated in 2018 and originally expired two years ago. Farmers fear the Trump administration’s priorities will eclipse theirs next year.
Published: 2024-11-27 17:11:53
What’s a Democratic Billionaire to Do Now?
The party’s donor class is still wrestling with Donald Trump’s victory, worried about retribution and sluggish liberal energy. Some rich Democrats are even pondering leaving the country.
Published: 2024-11-27 15:22:55
Two Presidents, Two Policies, One Superpower: America in Transition
Even as President Biden brokers a cease-fire in Lebanon, President-elect Donald J. Trump is running his own foreign policy without waiting to be sworn in.
Published: 2024-11-28 06:05:28
Kentucky Auction of Confiscated Alcohol Includes Rare Bourbon Bottles
A new state law grants the Kentucky Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control the authority to auction off impounded alcohol.
Published: 2024-11-27 10:04:16
Record Number of Travelers Expected Over Thanksgiving Week
Bad weather threatens roads over the holiday, but airports have had little trouble on Wednesday.
Published: 2024-11-27 23:06:11
Trump Picks Stanford Physician Dr. Jay Bhattacharya to Head N.I.H.
As the director of the National Institutes of Health, Dr. Jay Bhattacharya would oversee the world’s premier medical research agency, with a $48 billion budget and 27 separate institutes and centers.
Published: 2024-11-27 14:03:53
