Binance Gives Trump Family’s Crypto Firm a Leg Up

Ties between the exchange and the president’s company, World Liberty Financial, have only strengthened since the president pardoned Binance’s founder, Changpeng Zhao.Binance has offered a series of marketing promotions to encourage its customers to buy World Liberty Financial’s stablecoin.

D David Yaffe-Bellany

Fake Post About Racist Video Looked to Be Trump’s on Truth Social

The post, which spread widely, appeared to describe the president’s rationale for deleting a racist video about the Obamas that he had shared.The spread of the fake post appeared to be aided in part by the confusion surrounding how President Trump came to post the original racist video and why it wa

S Stuart A. Thompson

Washington Post C.E.O. Will Lewis Steps Down After Stormy Tenure

Mr. Lewis will be replaced in the interim by Jeff D’Onofrio, formerly the chief financial officer, the company said.Will Lewis, the chief executive and publisher of The Washington Post, has stepped down, the company announced Saturday.

B Benjamin Mullin and Katie Robertson

Top ICE Lawyer in Minnesota Departs as Immigration Lawsuits Overwhelm Courts

Jim Stolley, the chief counsel for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Minnesota, has left as government prosecutors grapple with a crush of cases.Demonstrators at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in January in Minneapolis. Government lawyers have failed to respond in a timely manne

E Ernesto Londoño and Hamed Aleaziz

A Super Bowl in Silicon Valley Filled With Valley Billionaires

A who’s who of celebrities will join them. Just a little over 25 percent of the seats for the game will be for regular fans, with the cheapest ticket now selling for more than $4,000.The Super Bowl in Silicon Valley “is tech billionaires who got picked last in gym class paying $50,000 to pretend the

K Ken Belson and Mike Isaac

The 2026 Super Bowl Ads (So Far), Ranked

Here is our critic’s survey of this year’s Super Bowl commercials, from best to worst to A.I.George Clooney pitches Grubhub in one of two Super Bowl ads directed by Yorgos Lanthimos.

M Mike Hale

Thousands in Mississippi Remain Without Power Two Weeks After Winter Storm

A majority of those who lost service have had their power restored. But thousands in more rural areas remain in darkness, according to a local utility.Utility workers have been on the job for weeks as they try and restore power in Oxford, Miss., after an ice storm late last month.

C Chris Hippensteel

What to Know About the Cold Snap in NYC This Weekend

Cold-weary New Yorkers will get hit by another blast of frigid weather. Here’s what to expect, and what the city is doing to protect the vulnerable.A biting wind is expected to whip through New York City on Saturday night, creating wind chills of 15 to 25 degrees below zero.

T Taylor Robinson

What’s Up With This Big Freeze? Some Scientists See Climate Change Link

A warming Arctic can stretch the polar vortex, a high-altitude air ribbon, one says. The “wobble” can disrupt the jet stream, causing extreme cold in the East.Pedestrians walked the snow-covered streets of Jersey City, N.J., during last month’s winter storm. Some scientists say there is a link betwe

E Eric Niiler

After Merging xAI and SpaceX, Elon Musk Hopes He Can Win Over Wall Street

The billionaire’s decision to merge his A.I. start-up with his rocket company will test investors’ interest in giant combinations of unalike businesses.SpaceX’s launchpad near Brownsville, Texas. In addition to rockets and satellites, Elon Musk’s company now includes artificial intelligence and soci

K Kate Conger and Jack Ewing

Pelosi to Endorse Jack Schlossberg, Again Backing a Kennedy for Congress

The former speaker, a prodigious fund-raiser and shrewd campaign strategist, seldom intervenes in primaries but has made an exception for a Kennedy before.Nancy Pelosi, left, accepts the 2019 Profile in Courage Award from Jack Schlossberg and his mother, former Ambassador Caroline Kennedy, at the Jo

A Andrew Trunsky

New York Grants Pregnant Workers Paid Leave. How Many Know That?

The state is the first in the United States to require paid leave for prenatal care. While some women are using the time off for medical appointments, others don’t know that it’s available.Melecia Martinez, who lives in Brooklyn, used 20 hours of paid prenatal leave before her daughter was born last

E Emma G. Fitzsimmons