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  1. U.S. Races to Sell Venezuelan Oil, Transforming Ties With Former Foe

    Wed, 14 Jan 2026 22:02:33 -0000

    U.S. officials brokered the sale of hundreds of millions of dollars worth of Venezuelan oil to stabilize the country’s economy after capturing its president.
  2. U.S. Moves Some Personnel From Qatar Air Base as Trump Weighs Military Response to Iran

    Wed, 14 Jan 2026 23:04:40 -0000

    Nonessential personnel were moved from Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, an American site that could be a target of Iran if President Trump ordered an attack on the country.
  3. What are Trump’s Options in Iran?

    Thu, 15 Jan 2026 00:39:14 -0000

    President Trump has said that “help is on the way” for Iranian protesters. Amid reports that thousands of the protesters have been killed, our national security correspondent David E. Sanger describes what some of Mr. Trump’s options might be.
  4. Trump’s Gulf Allies Do Not Want Him to Bomb Iran

    Wed, 14 Jan 2026 22:26:17 -0000

    While several of the Gulf Arab countries harbor little love for Iran, they worry that the consequences of rising tensions could blow back on them.
  5. Iran Postpones Execution of Protester as Trump Threatens ‘Strong Action’

    Wed, 14 Jan 2026 23:52:39 -0000

    Iran had planned to put a 26-year-old protester to death amid the wave of unrest in the country, but apparently stood down for now.
  6. Congress Is Spurning Many of Trump’s Proposed Spending Cuts

    Wed, 14 Jan 2026 22:38:53 -0000

    Months after the partisan clash that led to the longest shutdown in history, lawmakers have agreed on spending bills that look far different from what the president wanted.
  7. Food Prices Keep Climbing, Rattling Consumers and Trump

    Wed, 14 Jan 2026 22:09:56 -0000

    Weather, supply, tariffs, labor and changing consumer habits continue to drive up the cost of groceries. President Trump falsely claims prices are falling.
  8. Trump Administration to Halt Immigrant Visa Processing for 75 Countries

    Thu, 15 Jan 2026 00:38:40 -0000

    Federal officials said the move was meant to discourage immigration by people whom they deemed likely to rely on public benefits.
  9. Trump Cuts $2 Billion in Federal Funding for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services

    Wed, 14 Jan 2026 22:44:50 -0000

    Notices went out late Tuesday to more than 2,000 programs nationwide that will be affected by budget slashing at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
  10. After White House Meeting on Greenland, Trump Remains Unmoved

    Thu, 15 Jan 2026 00:50:51 -0000

    Denmark’s foreign minister left the White House saying that his country had a “fundamental disagreement” with President Trump, as several NATO countries sent troops to Greenland.
  11. Why Greenland Matters for a Warming World

    Wed, 14 Jan 2026 15:16:10 -0000

    The fate of the world’s largest island has outsize importance for billions of people on the planet, because as the climate warms, Greenland is losing ice. That has consequences.
  12. Will the U.S. Inherit Venezuela’s Oil Curse? 

    Wed, 14 Jan 2026 14:37:19 -0000

    The country’s biggest problem may not be President Trump.
  13. Trump Signs Bill Allowing Schools to Serve Whole Milk Again

    Wed, 14 Jan 2026 20:40:17 -0000

    The law, which was approved unanimously by Congress late last year, also gives schools more flexibility in serving nondairy milks.
  14. What Voters Told Democrats About ICE, Rising Costs and Party Perceptions

    Thu, 15 Jan 2026 01:11:04 -0000

    In focus groups, swing voters gave Democratic politicians some tough feedback on the party.
  15. Lawyers for Renee Good’s Family Plan to Investigate Minnesota ICE Shooting

    Thu, 15 Jan 2026 00:13:51 -0000

    Ms. Good was killed by an ICE agent last week. Separately, a federal judge put off ruling on a request by the state to block the surge of immigration agents to the Minneapolis area.
  16. Can the ICE Agent Who Shot Renee Good in Minneapolis Be Prosecuted?

    Wed, 14 Jan 2026 21:30:34 -0000

    The Trump administration is unlikely to bring a federal case, and any criminal case would face high hurdles. But charges are not out of the question.
  17. Woman Killed by ICE Agent Seemed at Fault, N.Y. Republican Says

    Thu, 15 Jan 2026 01:05:10 -0000

    Bruce Blakeman, the likely Republican candidate for governor, said the killing of Renee Good was just one point of disagreement between him and Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat.
  18. Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Unhappiness

    Wed, 14 Jan 2026 22:06:05 -0000

    One reason for the toxicity of American politics may be that our quality of life is slipping behind our peers’.
  19. Kaiser Permanente Agrees to Pay $556 Million to Settle Medicare Overbilling Claims

    Wed, 14 Jan 2026 23:07:03 -0000

    The Justice Department and whistle-blowers accused the major health insurer of overbilling the government for about $1 billion under the private plans.