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Trump Urges Oil Companies to Speed Work in Venezuela

President Trump met with executives on a day when the U.S. seized another tanker carrying Venezuelan oil.

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After President’s Capture, U.S. and Venezuela Explore Restoring Diplomatic Ties

The move embodied the contradictions and fast-changing nature of the two countries’ relationship.

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Judge Blocks Trump Officials From Freezing Billions in Social Services Funds

The judge directed the Trump administration to release funds for three social services programs it had planned to withhold from five Democratic-led states.

 

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Washington National Opera Is Leaving the Kennedy Center

The opera, which has performed at the arts center since 1971, was concerned about declines in attendance and donations during President Trump’s second term.

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Iran Convulsed in Second Night of Nationwide Protests

Large marches against the government occurred despite an internet blackout and threats of a severe crackdown.

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New Cellphone Video Shows ICE Agent’s Perspective Before Minneapolis Shooting

The Department of Homeland Security posted a clip of the video on social media and said it was taken by the agent, who killed a woman in the shooting.

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Officials Identify Pair Shot by Border Patrol in Portland, Ore.

The two who were shot during a traffic stop are connected to the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, city and federal officials said.

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Indiana Routs Oregon to Reach Its First Title Game

The 56-22 win set up a showdown between the Hoosiers, led by the Heisman Trophy winner Fernando Mendoza, and the Miami Hurricanes.

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An Interview With the President

Listen to David Sanger, a White House correspondent for The Times, walk us through the extended conversation with President Trump.

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  2. On Global Power
  3. On $2,000 Tariff Checks
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  4. On the Economy
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  5. On Venezuela
  6. On Ilhan Omar and Somalis
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  7. Taking a Call
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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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U.S. Hiring Turned Sluggish Over First Year of Trump’s Second Term

As economists pointed to some of the president’s policies to explain the latest government data, White House aides sought to make the case for optimism in 2026.

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Analysis

Putin Delivers a Warning to Europe at Mach 10

A nuclear-capable missile fired into Ukraine near Poland sent a message to Europe days after its leaders agreed to postwar security guarantees, analysts said.

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Hessy Levinsons Taft, Jewish Baby on Cover of Nazi Magazine, Dies at 91

Without her parents’ knowledge, her portrait was entered as a prank in a contest in 1935 to represent the ideal Aryan infant — and she won.

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In 1935, this photo graced the cover of the German magazine Sonne ins Haus, depicting the ideal Aryan baby. But there was a twist: The baby was Jewish.

After Police Kill 2 People in One Night, Mamdani Responds Cautiously

Mayor Zohran Mamdani did not call the shootings justified, but said N.Y.P.D. officers were placed in “incredibly difficult and dangerous circumstances.”

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Mamdani Condemns Slurs and Pro-Hamas Chant at Heated Queens Protest

Pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel demonstrators hurled threats at each other outside an event. The mayor said those actions had “no place in our city.”

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No Amazon, No Gmail: Trump Sanctions Upend the Lives of I.C.C. Judges

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

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Joel Habener, Whose Research Led to Weight-Loss Drugs, Dies at 88

His discovery of the protein fragment GLP-1 was crucial in the development of Ozempic, Wegovy and other blockbuster obesity and diabetes treatments.

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Minnesota Woman Dies After Shark Bite in U.S. Virgin Islands

People at the beach went to the woman’s rescue and helped her ashore, the authorities said, but she died at a hospital.

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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.

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