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Conservative Project at Supreme Court Meets Trump’s Push to Oust Officials

President Trump has repeatedly ousted leaders of independent agencies despite federal laws meant to shield those regulators from politics.

6 min read

For Landmark Test of Executive Power, Echoes of a 1930s Supreme Court Battle

Franklin D. Roosevelt’s efforts to dismiss a Federal Trade Commission leader offer parallels to the current fight over President Trump’s actions.

5 min read

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Superpower Competition: The Missing Chapter in Trump’s Security Strategy

President Trump is shifting from discussion of the long-lasting competition among the world’s biggest economies and nuclear powers.

5 min read

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ICE Takes Over a Prison Once Devoted to Second ChancesPreviously a point of civic pride, the Nebraska facility is now used to detain immigrants.

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Judge Stalls Justice Dept. Effort to Seek New Comey Indictment

The move prevented the government until at least next Friday from accessing much of the evidence it used to secure its original indictment against James Comey.

3 min read

Criminals Are Using a Cryptocurrency to Launder Money and Evade Sanctions

Through layers of intermediaries, stablecoins can be moved, swapped and mixed into pools of other funds in ways that are difficult to trace, experts say.

6 min read

How Biden Ignored Warnings and Lost Americans’ Faith in Immigration

Former President Biden and his top advisers rejected recommendations that could have eased the border crisis that helped return Donald Trump to the White House.

15 min read

Why We Did This Story

Peter Wallsten

Peter Wallsten

Accountability and Enterprise Editor, Washington

Anger over skyrocketing illegal migration helped return Donald Trump to the presidency. New reporting by The Times’s Christopher Flavelle found that President Joe Biden and advisers repeatedly rebuffed recommendations to stem that migration.

Peter Wallsten

Peter Wallsten

Accountability and Enterprise Editor, Washington

Readers often ask how we choose what to investigate. We wanted to give people a fuller picture of decisions that contributed to the border crisis under Biden that helped lay the groundwork for Trump’s actions today.

Peter Wallsten

Peter Wallsten

Accountability and Enterprise Editor, Washington

The Times has reported on Trump’s crackdown, the impact on communities and the causes of illegal migration. Now, some Biden administration officials are speaking openly about how policy failures helped get America to this point.

Peter Wallsten

Peter Wallsten

Accountability and Enterprise Editor, Washington

Biden declined our request for an interview. Some of his aides defended their decisions, noting that the economy and Covid were their priorities and blaming Republicans for blocking critical legislation.

Peter Wallsten

Peter Wallsten

Accountability and Enterprise Editor, Washington

Times reporters are covering Trump’s crackdown in Chicago, Minneapolis, Nashville, New York and other cities. Our reporting on Biden and Trump aims to hold leaders and officials to account for their decisions and give readers insight into policy affecting their lives.

Netflix Always Wanted Some HBO Shows. Now It Gets All of HBO Instead.

Netflix’s blockbuster deal to buy Warner Bros., including HBO, is the latest twist in a rivalry that has reshaped the entertainment industry.

5 min read

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Hong Kong Holds Vote as Officials Move Against ‘Anti-China’ Elements

The government is pushing hard to raise turnout in an election overshadowed by a deadly fire and public anger over safety lapses and official accountability.

6 min read

Weekend Reads

The Great Read

The Married Scientists Torn Apart by a Covid Bioweapon Theory

In 2020, a Chinese virologist fled to the U.S., aided by Trump allies who sought to promote her unproven theories about Covid-19. Her husband can’t find her.

14 min read

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Cynthia Erivo Loves to Read While Getting Tattooed

“I have to be still for a certain amount of time,” says the “Wicked” star and author of “Simply More: A Book for Anyone Who Has Been Told They’re Too Much.”

3 min read

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In Honduras, Some Voters Were Swayed by Trump, Others Angered

President Trump backed Nasry Asfura days before the Nov. 30 election and denounced his opponents. In a close race, that has potentially tipped the scales.

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No. 2 Indiana Upsets No. 1 Ohio State to Win Big Ten Championship

Once the losingest program in college football history, the Hoosiers have now secured the No. 1 seed in the playoff.

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Francis Ford Coppola’s Watch Sold for $11 Million. It’s Not for Everyone.

Frenzied bidding pushed the polarizing F.P. Journe timepiece into near-record territory despite one dealer calling the design “goofy.”

3 min read

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Dreams and Drought, in a Hollywood 6,000 Miles Away

In Brazil’s parched northeast, a sleepy town has become the nation’s own Hollywood. Climate change and technology are posing new challenges there too.

5 min read