China’s Xi Presses Trump on Taiwan in Phone Call

Both leaders gave versions of what they discussed, but the Chinese president’s take made clear the issue of the island was front and center.President Trump and President Xi Jinping of China in South Korea in October.

E Erica L. Green

Trump Administration Is Delaying Hundreds of Wind and Solar Projects

Federal agencies are delaying approvals for renewable energy projects on both federal land and private property at a time when electricity demand is going up.The Trump administration has been halting or delaying federal approvals that were once seen as routine.

B Brad Plumer and Rebecca F. Elliott

Supreme Court Clears Way for California Voting Map

The state’s Republican Party had asked the justices to step in and block the new congressional maps, which give an advantage to Democrats, before the midterms.Sorting ballots at a processing center in City of Industry, Calif., after the special election in November that asked the state’s voters to a

A Abbie VanSickle

Brad Karp Resigns as Paul Weiss Chairman Amid Epstein Fallout

The decision followed the release of a series of embarrassing emails between Mr. Karp and Jeffrey Epstein.“Recent reporting has created a distraction and has placed a focus on me that is not in the best interests of the firm,” Brad Karp said in a statement from Paul Weiss.

M Matthew Goldstein, Michael S. Schmidt and Jessica Silver-Greenberg

‘My Crazy Friend’: The Royals Who Stayed Close to Epstein

Emails, texts, photos and videos show how Jeffrey Epstein, even after becoming a convicted sex offender, burnished his ties to royal family members from several countries and their advisers.Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway at an event in Oslo in 2024.

M Michael D. Shear

Files Reveal Epstein’s Money Mingled with Silicon Valley’s Tech Start-Ups

The disgraced financier regularly courted tech industry figures not just for their prestige but also for access to promising companies.Last week’s disclosures of Jeffrey Epstein’s communications offer insight into how he made his money as an investor after his 2008 conviction.

R Ryan Mac, Erin Griffith and Matthew Goldstein

In Forcing the Clintons to Testify on Epstein, Comer Sets a New Precedent

The Republican chairman’s successful targeting of a former president who faces no charge of wrongdoing was the sort of tactic typical in an autocracy where leaders fear being jailed when they are out of power.Representative James R. Comer of Kentucky, at the Capitol on Tuesday, had been trying for m

A Annie Karni

Trump Says He Ordered Withdrawal of 700 Immigration Agents From Minneapolis

About 2,000 personnel will be left in Minnesota, where President Trump’s immigration crackdown has generated outrage.President Trump said his administration’s approach would continue to be “tough” and he urged local officials to cooperate with federal immigration officers.

M Madeleine Ngo and Mitch Smith

Prosecutor Fired After Voicing Frustration With Immigration Caseload

The prosecutor, Julie T. Le, told a judge that she and her colleagues in the U.S. attorney’s office were overwhelmed by the White House’s immigration operation in Minnesota.Federal agents arrest an individual in Minneapolis last month.

A Alan Feuer, Glenn Thrush and Hamed Aleaziz

Residents of Cortina, a Winter Olympics Hub, Are Angry About All the Construction

In Cortina d’Ampezzo, a hub for the Games in northern Italy, some residents, including a former Olympian, are annoyed about all the construction. Others are annoyed that they’re annoyed.Laborers in Cortina d’Ampezzo working in January to finish a ski lift before the Winter Games begin.

M Motoko Rich and Josephine de La Bruyère

Canada’s Tate McRae Roots for Team USA in New Olympics Ad

Tate McRae’s promotional video for NBC, in which she name checks Team USA athletes, has drawn the ire of some Canadians as the country’s relationship with the United States hits new lows.Tate McRae in December in Los Angeles.

V Vjosa Isai

Doctors’ Group Endorses Restrictions on Gender-Related Surgery for Minors

The A.M.A.’s announcement followed a similar recommendation from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. Other medical groups argued for a more personalized approach.Two major medical organizations have now endorsed age limits on gender-related surgery for teenagers struggling with gender dysphori

A Andrew Jacobs

Washington Post Cuts More Than 300 Jobs

The layoffs cut into The Post’s local, international and sports coverage, and reduced its entire work force by about 30 percent.Matt Murray, executive editor of The Washington Post, told employees that the revamped paper would focus more on national news and politics, and business and health, and le

B Benjamin Mullin, Katie Robertson and Erik Wemple

The Washington Post Eliminates Its Sports Department

The Post is laying off or reassigning all the reporters and editors in its sports section, days before the Super Bowl and the Winter Olympics in Italy.Washington Post leadership announced major layoffs within the newsroom.

B Benjamin Mullin

Mamdani Chooses a Liberal Jewish Leader to Run Antisemitism Office

Phylisa Wisdom, the executive director of the New York Jewish Agenda, shares Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s criticism of Israel’s treatment of Gaza, but supports its right to exist as a Jewish state.Mayor Zohran Mamdani pledged to keep the Office to Combat Antisemitism, which was created by his predecessor,

S Sally Goldenberg and Eliza Shapiro