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.

A Adam Entous

Justice Dept. 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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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

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

Mamdani Chooses a Veteran N.Y.C. Education Leader as Schools Chancellor

The selection of Kamar Samuels, who leads schools on the West Side of Manhattan, could help Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani craft his schools agenda.Kamar Samuels, a veteran of New York City’s public schools, is expected to be named schools chancellor by Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani.

T Troy Closson

Mamdani Nominates Top City Lawyer and Deputy Mayor of Health

The mayor-elect said the selections indicate his administration’s commitment to help New York City’s vulnerable residents.Steven Banks, the former head of the Legal Aid Society, will serve as New York City’s top lawyer in the administration of Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani.

J Jeffery C. Mays

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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Katherine Maher of NPR Has Come Out on Top Despite Battles With Trump and the CPB

Katherine Maher has taken an unyielding approach to NPR’s biggest battles — which has sometimes put her at odds with her colleagues in public media.Katherine Maher, the chief executive of NPR, has dealt with plenty of criticism this year. Did she consider quitting? “I really don’t like bullies,” she

B Benjamin Mullin