C.I.A. Expands Secret Drone Flights Over Mexico
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C.I.A. Expands Secret Drone Flights Over Mexico

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The United States has stepped up secret drone flights over Mexico to hunt for fentanyl labs, part of the Trump administration’s more aggressive campaign against drug cartels, according to U.S. officials. The covert drone program, which has not been previously disclosed, began under…

In Moving to Stop Adams Case, Career Lawyer Sought to Stave Off Deeper Crisis
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In Moving to Stop Adams Case, Career Lawyer Sought to Stave Off Deeper Crisis

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The threat of a mass firing was unspoken but loomed over the videoconference call. Summoning the staff of the Justice Department’s public integrity section on Friday morning, the acting deputy attorney general, Emil Bove III, was matter-of-fact. Two lawyers needed to step forward…

Who Is Marc Fogel? The American Teacher Caught in a Global Power Struggle.
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Who Is Marc Fogel? The American Teacher Caught in a Global Power Struggle.

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Marc Fogel had traveled readily to and from Russia many times before his fateful last return to the country in August 2021. He had taught history for almost a decade, mostly to the children of diplomats, at the Anglo-American School in Moscow. But…

Trump Plans to Send  Billion in Arms to Israel, Bypassing Some Lawmakers
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Trump Plans to Send $8 Billion in Arms to Israel, Bypassing Some Lawmakers

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The State Department has given Congress formal notification that it plans to move forward with sales of more than $8 billion in weapons to Israel, bypassing an informal review process that was still ongoing in one House committee. The move took place just…

Opinion | ‘Why Don’t Democrats Fight Fire With Fire?’ Three Opinion Writers on a Wounded Party
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Opinion | ‘Why Don’t Democrats Fight Fire With Fire?’ Three Opinion Writers on a Wounded Party

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Patrick Healy, the deputy Opinion editor, hosted an online conversation with the Times Opinion columnists Michelle Goldberg and Bret Stephens and the contributing Opinion writer Frank Bruni on the problems and challenges for the Democrats as President Trump seeks unchecked power. Patrick Healy:…

U.S. Considers Sending Israel 24,000 Assault Rifles Held Back Under Biden
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U.S. Considers Sending Israel 24,000 Assault Rifles Held Back Under Biden

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Trump administration is considering sending 24,000 assault rifles to Israel that had been held up at the State Department on the orders of Antony J. Blinken, the former secretary of state, a U.S. official said. Mr. Blinken had asked the State Department…

Opinion | Trump is Already Failing. That’s the Key to a Big Democratic Rebound.
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Opinion | Trump is Already Failing. That’s the Key to a Big Democratic Rebound.

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Democrats are a party controlled by elites, liberals and special interest groups. They are out of touch with America’s middle class. They are personified by a president who let inflation get the better of him and world events spin out of his…

How the World Is Reeling From Trump’s Aid Freeze
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How the World Is Reeling From Trump’s Aid Freeze

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines In famine-stricken Sudan, soup kitchens that feed hundreds of thousands of civilians trapped in a war zone have shut down. In Thailand, war refugees with life-threatening diseases have been turned away by hospitals and carted off on makeshift stretchers. In Ukraine, residents on…

Internal FBI Emails Offer Glimpse Into Trump 2020 Election Investigation
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Internal FBI Emails Offer Glimpse Into Trump 2020 Election Investigation

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A series of internal F.B.I. emails released on Thursday showed that agents and officials followed standard procedure nearly three years ago when they opened the historic criminal investigation into Donald J. Trump’s attempts to stay in power after he lost the 2020 election….

U.S. Economy Grew 2.3 Percent in Fourth Quarter
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U.S. Economy Grew 2.3 Percent in Fourth Quarter

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Growth slowed but remained resilient at the end of 2024, leaving the U.S. economy on solid footing heading into a new year — and a new presidential administration — that is full of uncertainty. U.S. gross domestic product, adjusted for inflation, grew at…