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Takeaways From Jack Smith’s Report on the Trump Election Case
Jack Smith wrote that Donald Trump would have been convicted had the case been allowed to proceed and explained why he didn’t pursue charges of incitement of the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol.
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 18:02:45 +0000 By: Alan Feuer and Charlie Savage
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Los Angeles Is Being Crushed Under the Weight of Inaction
At this point, we’d take concepts of a plan.
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 05:02:27 +0000 By: Amy Chozick
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Roll Over, Andrew Jackson. Trump Has a New Favorite.
What does the president-elect actually mean when he talks about making America great again?
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 22:21:09 +0000 By: Jamelle Bouie
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Richard Hays, 76, Dies; Theologian Who Had Stunning Change of Heart
He released a thunderclap into the evangelical world by asserting that a deeper reading of the Bible revealed that same-sex relationships are not sinful.
Sun, 12 Jan 2025 21:33:13 +0000 By: Trip Gabriel
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‘Now Is the Time of Monsters’
Four trends are converging to make life much scarier.
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 21:04:33 +0000 By: Ezra Klein
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She Is in Love With ChatGPT
A 28-year-old woman with a busy social life spends hours on end talking to her A.I. boyfriend for advice and consolation. And yes, they do have sex.
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 22:30:17 +0000 By: Kashmir Hill
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Kate Middleton, Princess of Wales, Confirms She Is in Remission from Cancer
In an Instagram post on Tuesday, she wrote: “It is a relief to now be in remission and I remain focused on recovery.”
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 00:31:42 +0000 By: Mark Landler
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Supreme Court Rebuke of Trump on Sentencing Shows Its Divisions
Two Republican appointees, Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Barrett, joined the court’s three liberals in ordering the president-elect to face sentencing on Friday.
Fri, 10 Jan 2025 03:12:41 +0000 By: Adam Liptak
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What We Know About HMPV, the Common Virus Spreading in China
While cases are climbing in China, the situation is very different from what it was when Covid-19 emerged five years ago, medical experts say. HMPV has circulated in humans for decades.
Wed, 08 Jan 2025 16:28:02 +0000 By: Stephanie Nolen
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Before Taking Office, L.A.’s Mayor Said She Would Not Go Abroad
Mayor Karen Bass of Los Angeles has been criticized for being out of the country when the wildfires broke out. Three years ago, she promised in an interview to cut back on her world travel and focus on the city.
Sun, 12 Jan 2025 23:53:40 +0000 By: Shawn Hubler and Soumya Karlamangla
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Who Are the Victims of the Los Angeles Wildfires?
At least two dozen people have been reported dead in fires raging across Los Angeles. Five lived near one another in a ravaged Altadena neighborhood.
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 20:11:05 +0000 By: Stephanie Saul, Mimi Dwyer, Claire Fahy, Kate Selig, Claire Moses, Christina Morales, Rachel Nostrant and Jenna Russell
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Can You Still Use TikTok if It’s Banned? What Users Should Know About the App.
The social media app is likely to disappear right away from the app stores of Google and Apple. But it’s unclear if users will completely lose access.
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 15:56:57 +0000 By: Eli Tan
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Bob Dylan Is Having a Hollywood Moment. His No. 1 Hater Is Ready.
A.J. Weberman sifted through the prophetic singer’s trash in search of meaning. He turned on him as a sellout and has spent decades trying to reclaim him for the counterculture.
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 22:55:58 +0000 By: Corey Kilgannon
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As a Climate Scientist, I Knew It Was Time to Leave Los Angeles
After the Bobcat fire, the area no longer felt safe.
Fri, 10 Jan 2025 20:30:31 +0000 By: Peter Kalmus
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Jack Smith, Who Led Prosecutions of Trump, Resigns
Mr. Smith, a special counsel appointed by Attorney General Merrick B. Garland, had signaled that he would step down before Donald J. Trump’s inauguration.
Sun, 12 Jan 2025 00:32:12 +0000 By: Glenn Thrush and Alan Feuer
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Judge Allows Release of Half of Jack Smith’s Report on Trump Cases
Judge Aileen M. Cannon, who dismissed the classified documents case, blocked a volume about that matter from being shown to Congress but allowed the release of a volume about the election case.
Mon, 13 Jan 2025 21:37:14 +0000 By: Alan Feuer and Charlie Savage
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A Big Idea to Solve America’s Immigration Mess
Fixing America’s broken immigration system starts with acknowledging that the United States needs more people.
Fri, 10 Jan 2025 22:13:52 +0000 By: The Editorial Board
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Why Trump’s Second-Term Agenda Could Hinge on the Court He Hates the Most
Once again, an incoming Trump White House is likely to clash with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. But the court in San Francisco has changed since 2017.
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 10:00:48 +0000 By:
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Former Oakland Mayor Is Indicted on Federal Corruption Charges
Sheng Thao, who was recalled by voters in the California city in November, said last year that she had done nothing wrong. She pleaded not guilty to the charges on Friday.
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 21:13:09 +0000 By:
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In a Fire’s Ruins, Signs of a Previous Loss Leave a Family With Seeds of Hope
The Carrs have made their life’s work honoring the dreams of their precocious son, who died suddenly at 16. They rescued some mementos and others survived when their Altadena home burned to the ground.
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 16:56:03 +0000 By:
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For Decades, He Has Regretted Sending a Man Away for Life. Can He Fix It?
Weakened by cancer and nagged by his conscience, a former Georgia prosecutor wants the courts to reverse the sentence he demanded for a man who didn’t physically harm anyone in his crimes.
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 10:01:14 +0000 By:
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F.A.A. Temporarily Halts Launches of Musk’s Starship After Explosion
The agency launched an investigation into the “space vehicle mishap” on Thursday night that forced commercial flights to divert and caused debris to rain toward Caribbean islands.
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 23:13:54 +0000 By: Eric Lipton
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U.S. Resolves Civil Rights Inquiry Into Illinois Deputy’s Killing of Black Woman
While the Justice Department found no discriminatory practices in the shooting death of Sonya Massey, 36, Sangamon County must update its policies and training.
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 23:07:56 +0000 By: Adeel Hassan
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Report Projecting Drop in Freshman Enrollment Delivered Incorrect Findings
The National Student Clearinghouse, which produced the report, reversed its conclusions after identifying methodological errors in its research.
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 23:06:52 +0000 By: Zach Montague
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‘La Migra!’ A Glimpse of Trump’s Promised Deportation Storm
Sweeps by Border Patrol agents in California have stoked fears among undocumented migrant workers on the eve of Donald J. Trump’s presidential inauguration.
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 22:51:53 +0000 By: Steve Eder and Miriam Jordan
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U.S. Finds Pattern of Excessive Force by Louisiana State Police
A Black man died after a beating by the police in 2019. The assault “demonstrated serious failures,” the Justice Department said, including improper supervision.
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 23:03:37 +0000 By: Simon J. Levien
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How Wildfires Came for Southern California
Many Californians thought wildfires couldn’t reach deep into their cities. But the Los Angeles fires showed how older homes became fuel that fed the fires.
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 22:20:35 +0000 By: Soumya Karlamangla, James Glanz and Robert Gebeloff
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C.I.A. Analyst Pleads Guilty to Leaking Classified Documents About Israel
The analyst was charged with two counts of violating the Espionage Act and faces up to a decade in prison for disclosing sensitive information about Israel’s response to an Iranian attack.
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 22:15:10 +0000 By: Adam Goldman
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What Biden’s Move on the Equal Rights Amendment Could Actually Do
Presidents have no direct role in approving constitutional amendments. So what could President Biden’s pronouncement recognizing a new one actually do?
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 22:05:48 +0000 By: Annie Karni
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Freed Cuban Dissident: The Church and Biden Got Duped
Hundreds more Cuban dissidents are expected to be released in the coming days in a deal with President Biden, but even a top beneficiary is balking.
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 22:44:38 +0000 By: Frances Robles
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Judge Cannon Mulls Release of Trump Documents Report to Congress
The decision by Judge Aileen M. Cannon not to issue an immediate ruling raised the possibility that President-elect Donald J. Trump would take office in the meantime and have power over the report’s release.
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 22:01:18 +0000 By: Alan Feuer and David C. Adams
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U.S. to Deploy ‘Extraordinary Measures’ to Avoid Default on Jan. 21
Janet L. Yellen, the outgoing Treasury secretary, urged lawmakers to raise the debt limit and protect the full faith and credit of the United States.
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 22:50:10 +0000 By: Alan Rappeport
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Ahead of Trump Presidency, the Fed Quits Global Climate Network
Federal Reserve Bank officials said the decision to leave the network came after the group’s work had “increasingly broadened in scope.”
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 20:51:58 +0000 By: Madeleine Ngo
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Can Trump Save TikTok From a Potential Ban?
It is unclear if Mr. Trump, who has previously said he will spare the social media platform, will or can stop the ban.
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 20:29:12 +0000 By: David McCabe
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Crackdown Bill Exposes Democratic Rift on Immigration as Trump Takes Power
A G.O.P. measure to deport immigrants accused of minor crimes has spotlighted a divide among Democrats over how to position themselves on immigration, with some already shifting to the right.
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 20:22:00 +0000 By: Maya C. Miller
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Jan. 6 Cases Grind On, Days Before Trump Re-enters the White House
It is unclear what Donald J. Trump intends to do with the Jan. 6 investigation, the largest single criminal inquiry the Justice Department has undertaken in its 155-year history.
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 21:33:03 +0000 By: Alan Feuer
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Vivek Ramaswamy Plans to Run for Ohio Governor
The entrepreneur will continue leading Donald J. Trump’s government efficiency project before turning his attention to a campaign. He has encountered some turbulence with Mr. Trump, and with Elon Musk.
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 23:00:14 +0000 By: Jonathan Swan, Maggie Haberman and Theodore Schleifer
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Who Is Behind RedNote, the Chinese App Attracting TikTok Users Worried About the Ban?
Until this week, the app was little known outside of China.
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 20:55:37 +0000 By: Meaghan Tobin
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‘Red Note,’ a Chinese app, is dominating downloads, thanks to TikTok users.
The law that took aim at TikTok over national security concerns has prompted Americans looking for alternatives to download Xiaohongshu, a social media app that is popular in China.
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 18:50:04 +0000 By: Claire Fu and Meaghan Tobin
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DeWine Names Lt. Gov. Jon Husted to Fill JD Vance’s Senate Seat
Vivek Ramaswamy, who was also seen as a possible replacement for the vice president-elect, is widely expected to run for governor of Ohio instead.
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 20:24:27 +0000 By: Katie Glueck and Shane Goldmacher
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How Biden’s Inner Circle Protected a Faltering President
“Your biggest issue is the perception of age,” Mike Donilon, the president’s longtime strategist, told him in 2022, according to people who heard him.
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 22:36:56 +0000 By: Katie Rogers, Adam Entous, Maggie Haberman and Carl Hulse
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As California Burns, ‘Octavia Tried to Tell Us’ Has New Meaning
The phrase, which gained momentum in 2020, has resurfaced, in part because it can seem like Octavia Butler was more than a fiction writer.
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 21:12:03 +0000 By: Veronica Chambers
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Trump’s Inauguration Day is Likely One of the Coldest in Decades
An arctic chill is headed to Washington (and much of the United States) on Monday.
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 20:10:13 +0000 By: Judson Jones and Erin McCann
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Why Is Trump Glaring in His Inaugural Portrait?
At a moment of peak triumph and celebration, President-elect Donald J. Trump looks stern in his inauguration portrait.
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 23:10:05 +0000 By: Shawn McCreesh
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Here Are Key Dates in the Equal Rights Amendment’s 100-Year History
President Biden says he believes the amendment has met the requirements to be enshrined in the Constitution. Its history has been long and complex.
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 19:36:16 +0000 By: Noah Weiland
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Fire Breaks Out at a Huge Battery Site in California
The fire at the Moss Landing plant, which stores electricity for the power grid, was unrelated to wildfires in Los Angeles.
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 18:55:05 +0000 By: Brad Plumer
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Discovering L.A., as L.A. Reels
Jesus Jiménez, who started covering Southern California in December, describes how reporting on the wildfires has helped him learn about the city.
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 16:31:16 +0000 By: Jesus Jiménez
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Tiktok’s Sale May be in China’s Hands
A change to China’s export rules could give Beijing sign off on any deal that would force the internet giant ByteDance to give up TikTok.
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 18:40:45 +0000 By: Meaghan Tobin
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Senate Pushes Bill to Deport Migrants Charged With Crimes Past a Key Hurdle
Ten Democrats joined Republicans in voting to advance the measure in a critical test vote that put it on track for quick enactment under President-elect Donald J. Trump.
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 20:23:24 +0000 By: Maya C. Miller
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Trump Moves Inauguration Indoors Amid Forecast of Extreme Cold
The change, a rare break with tradition, will deny Mr. Trump the pomp and large audience he hoped for at his second swearing-in.
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 21:02:51 +0000 By: Maggie Haberman
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What to Know After the Supreme Court Ruling on a Potential TikTok Ban
The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a law that could result in the app going offline as soon as Sunday.
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 15:19:41 +0000 By: David McCabe
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Supreme Court Backs Law Requiring TikTok to Be Sold or Banned
The company argued that the law, citing potential Chinese threats to the nation’s security, violated its First Amendment rights and those of its 170 million users.
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 22:12:40 +0000 By: Adam Liptak
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Biden Says Equal Rights Amendment Has Passed, but Does Not Force Certification
The remarks were largely a symbolic gesture of support for a century-long campaign to enshrine gender equality in the Constitution. But advocates said they could add heft to a future legal fight.
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 21:26:09 +0000 By: Peter Baker, Erica L. Green and Annie Karni
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U.S. Reveals Once-Secret Support for Ukraine’s Drone Industry
The development of a new generation of drones has revolutionized how wars are fought, according to U.S. officials.
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 10:03:42 +0000 By: Julian E. Barnes
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Los Angeles Fire Chief Faces Calls for Resignation
As a disastrous fire continues to burn on the city’s west side, some are calling Chief Kristin Crowley to account: Why wasn’t the city better prepared?
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 19:09:09 +0000 By: Shawn Hubler and Alexandra Berzon
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The Terrifying Ride of Copter 17
A former Army pilot. An aging helicopter. Furious winds. The race to put out the Eaton fire tested Los Angeles County’s night-flying firefighters like never before.
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 16:03:32 +0000 By: Thomas Fuller
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Biden to Commute Drug Offender Sentences
The action, aimed at inmates who received harsher sentences based on old disparities in drug laws, is the broadest commutation of individual sentences ever issued by a U.S. president.
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 21:30:54 +0000 By: Erica L. Green and Zolan Kanno-Youngs
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Kristi Noem Faces Questions on Immigration as Trump’s Homeland Security Pick
The department that the South Dakota governor seeks to lead will be critical to fulfilling the incoming administration’s promises to quickly crack down on immigration.
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 19:17:17 +0000 By: Hamed Aleaziz
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‘I’m Urging You Not to Run’: How Schumer Pushed Biden to Drop Out
The New York senator, who swallowed concerns for months and then stalled for time on sharing them with President Biden, ultimately told him he risked going down as one of the “darkest figures.”
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 14:59:01 +0000 By: Annie Karni and Luke Broadwater
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How Trump’s Border Czar Thomas Homan Found MAGA
Thomas Homan once defended Obama-era policies and health care for transgender immigrants. Now he’s eyeing hotlines to report undocumented neighbors and arrests of local officials who get in the way.
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 17:18:24 +0000 By: Alexandra Berzon and Hamed Aleaziz
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More Than a Week After the Fires, Los Angeles Evacuees Remain in Limbo
Many neighborhoods are still off-limits to residents. Evacuees say they are increasingly frustrated and at a loss over what to do next.
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 04:31:26 +0000 By: Kellen Browning, Jesus Jiménez and Jennifer Medina
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Nancy Pelosi Is Skipping Trump’s Inauguration
The former speaker clashed with Donald Trump throughout his first term, and the acrimony between the two persisted after he left office.
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 03:00:40 +0000 By: Chris Cameron and Annie Karni
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In Fire-Scarred Altadena, Some Residents Insist on Staying Put
In fire-scarred Altadena, dozens of people are still living in their homes and surviving without electricity or clean tap water.
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 01:57:35 +0000 By: Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, Rukmini Callimachi, Jack Healy and Erin Schaff
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Patrick Mahomes Is Entering a Stretch That Could Define His Legacy
The Kansas City star can separate himself from Terry Bradshaw, Joe Montana and Tom Brady, a columnist for The Athletic writes.
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 15:08:56 +0000 By: The New York Times
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How Do Ohio State and Notre Dame Stack Up Against Each Other?
Here’s everything to know ahead of the two storied programs’ national championship clash, by the numbers.
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 15:08:56 +0000 By: The New York Times
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3 Potential Hires for Every N.F.L. Head Coaching Vacancy
Deion Sanders, Pete Carroll and Marcus Freeman are names to watch in this year’s coaching carousel.
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 15:08:56 +0000 By: The New York Times
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He Had One of the Rarest Trading Cards in the World. But Selling It Was Far From Easy.
It’s every collector’s dream to pull the biggest chase card from a newly released set. However, it does come with some baggage.
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 15:08:56 +0000 By: The New York Times
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Why Rivalry Games No Longer Matter in College Football
The expanded College Football Playoff has an unintended consequence, a columnist for The Athletic writes.
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 15:08:56 +0000 By: The New York Times
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How a New League Is Changing the U.S. Women’s Basketball Game
With the launch of Unrivaled, more top-tier W.N.B.A. players than ever have elected to stay in the U.S. this offseason.
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 15:08:56 +0000 By: The New York Times
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Meet the 2 Young Cross-Country Skiers Aiming for American Olympic History
Olympic medals in the sport have always proved to be elusive to American men. Could the curse break soon?
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 15:08:56 +0000 By: The New York Times
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A Tale of Two Teenage Grand Slam Winners in Australia
Emma Raducanu and Iga Swiatek both won their first majors before they turned 20. Thus far in their careers, that’s about where the similarities end.
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 15:08:56 +0000 By: The New York Times
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Is Liverpool Going to Win the Premier League? If So, When?
The Athletic’s experts debate whether the title is heading to Anfield.
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 15:08:56 +0000 By: The New York Times
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