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The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol spent roughly eight hours on Thursday questioning Stephen Miller, a top White House adviser to former President Donald J. Trump, in an at times contentious exchange that included queries about Mr. Trump’s speech before a crowd the morning of…

WASHINGTON — The director of the C.I.A. said on Thursday that “potential desperation” to extract the semblance of a victory in Ukraine could tempt President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia to order the use of a tactical or low-yield nuclear weapon, publicly discussing for the first time a concern that…

Shortly after Catalina Ortiz-Sierra lost her job and failed to make payments on what she thought was a loan, a collections agent in 2019 threatened to take away her dog, Milo, a Shih Tzu-poodle mix. “I was like, ‘What do you mean you can take my dog away?’” Ms. Ortiz-Sierra,…

WASHINGTON — Gina McCarthy, the White House climate adviser, has told confidants that she has been frustrated by the slow pace of climate progress and intends to step down in the coming months, according to several people to whom she has spoken. Ms. McCarthy, 67, who has served since the…

Should Twitter put such a measure in place, Mr. Musk could take his bid directly to shareholders with a so-called tender offer. If they like Mr. Musk’s offer, they could sell their stock to the billionaire, allowing him to gain control of the company. The board is also considering soliciting…

Good evening. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday. 1. The flagship of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet sank amid conflicting claims of the cause. Ukraine said it had hit the vessel, the Moskva, with a missile. Russia said it had been damaged by a fire and that it later…

Once you’ve overcome your shyness, there’s the question of how best to frame constructive criticism. Some of the things you’ve heard may not actually be helpful — like the often-recommended “sandwich” method, which involves sandwiching criticism between two layers of praise. This approach “is not supported by evidence, and research…

“I had just gotten done with the cocktail training and the other bartender was like, ‘Oh, Tyler, go downstairs and get some beer and I’ll show you where we restock it’,” Mx. Glenn said. It was while Mx. Glenn was downstairs that, according to the prosecutors’ narrative of events, Mr….