6 Takeaways on the Unwinding U.S.-Ukraine Alliance

A Times investigation reveals the inside story of the Trump administration’s chaotic push for a peace deal and its erratic role in the war.President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine and President Trump at Mar-a-Lago on Sunday.

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Justice Dept. Is Now Said to Be Reviewing 5.2 Million Pages of Epstein Files

The number represents a more precise, and potentially much larger, figure than earlier estimates. The department is seeking to enlist about 400 lawyers to help in the review.Jeffrey Epstein with Ghislaine Maxwell in an image released by the Justice Department. The department is looking to review rou

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Justice Dept. Leaders Pushed to Charge Abrego Garcia, Emails Show

The release of the emails raised serious questions about whether the Justice Department had misled a judge in telling him that local prosecutors had acted alone in charging Mr. Abrego Garcia.Excerpts from the emails appeared to suggest that Justice Department leaders had played a greater role in bri

A Alan Feuer

For Zohran Mamdani, a Crowning Moment, With Challenges Looming

Mr. Mamdani will become mayor of New York City on Thursday, carrying the hopes of the left, Muslims and younger voters as he looks to improve affordability.Zohran Mamdani won the race for mayor of New York City by capturing more votes than any candidate since the 1960s, and recent polls suggest his

N Nicholas Fandos

Mamdani Will Be First N.Y.C. Mayor to Use the Quran at His Swearing-In

Zohran Mamdani, New York City’s first Muslim mayor, will use two family Qurans and one that belonged to the writer Arturo Schomburg at his two swearing-in ceremonies.The Quran belonging to Arturo Schomburg, the Black writer and historian, will play a role in Zohran Mamdani’s inauguration.

M Maya King

The Keys to the City of New York Are Made in New Jersey

Mayor Eric Adams has handed out dozens of ceremonial golden keys during his single term. Since 2023, they have come from across the Hudson River.In New York, ceremonial “keys to the city” were traditionally replicas of a real 1812 key to City Hall. The keys recently bestowed by Mayor Eric Adams have

S Sarah Maslin Nir and Maria Cramer

An Intense White House Response From a Single Viral Video

A video purporting to expose extensive fraud at child care centers in Minnesota shows the relationship between the Trump administration and self-described citizen journalists.Mako Childcare Center in Minneapolis has been out of business for three years, according to Minnesota records. It was one of

K Ken Bensinger and Ernesto Londoño

Health Dept. Pauses Child Care Funding to Minnesota, Citing State’s Fraud Scandal

The pause affects a funding stream that provides $185 million in annual aid to the state’s day care centers, as federal investigations into fraud in Minnesota’s social services programs continue.Federal agents executed a raid connected to a fraud investigation in Bloomington, Minn., earlier this mon

T Tim Balk and Ernesto Londoño

Tatiana Schlossberg, Kennedy Daughter Who Wrote of Her Cancer, Dies at 35

An environmental journalist and child of Caroline Kennedy, she wrote of her struggle with leukemia in The New Yorker in November, drawing worldwide sympathy.Tatiana Schlossberg in 2019. After learning of her cancer diagnosis, she wrote, “I did not — could not — believe that they were talking about m

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Tatiana Schlossberg Was a Kennedy, and a Rookie Reporter

Tatiana Schlossberg, who died on Tuesday, was the granddaughter of John F. Kennedy. But as a journalist, her first editor remembers, she insisted on putting in the work.Tatiana Schlossberg, granddaughter of John F. Kennedy and daughter of Caroline Kennedy, on her first day at The Record in 2012.

D Daniel Sforza

Ben Nighthorse Campbell, Former Colorado Senator, Dies at 92

A Democrat turned Republican, he was the only Native American during three terms in the House of Representatives and in 12 years in the Senate. He was also a judo expert and an Olympian.Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, when he announced he would retire from the Senate. His relatively modest legislat

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From A.I. to Immigration, These New State Laws Will Take Effect in 2026

States across the country have also passed new rules around cellphone usage for minors, medically assisted death and gender-related care.An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent during an immigration raid in Mecca, Calif., in December. A new California law will ban law enforcement officers from

C Chris Hippensteel and Sonia A. Rao