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Trump Administration Aims to Strip More Foreign-Born Americans of Citizenship

An official with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services said the agency would prioritize “those who’ve unlawfully obtained U.S. citizenship.”

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ICE Arrests Disrupt Schools, Prompting Fear Among Families

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Immigration Agents and Protesters Face Off in Frigid Minnesota

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A naturalization ceremony in Boston in August. The Trump administration has been closing loopholes in the immigration system and throwing up roadblocks for people seeking to enter and stay in the country. — Tony Luong for The New York Times

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Venezuela’s Navy Begins Escorting Ships as U.S. Threatens Blockade

The Venezuelan government has ordered its Navy to escort several ships carrying oil products, setting up a potential confrontation with the U.S. military.

Tankers Under Sanction Are Only a Subset of Fleet Moving Venezuelan Oil

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Top Republican Examining Boat Strike ‘Satisfied’ With Military Mission

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An oil tanker at anchor as dawn begins to break. — Adriana Loureiro Fernandez for The New York Times

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Bongino to Step Down as No. 2 F.B.I. Official, Ending a Tumultuous Stint

The departure of Dan Bongino had seemed inevitable since August, when the White House hired Missouri’s attorney general to share his job as deputy director.

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Republicans Clinch Democrats’ Bid to Force Vote on Health Subsidies

Four Republicans teamed up with Democrats to go around G.O.P. leaders, but the proposal would not see action until January, after the subsidies have expired.

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Dan Bongino walking through a hallway at the Capitol with several other people. — Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images

Fani Willis Calls Trump and Allies ‘Criminals’ at Georgia Senate Hearing

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House Republicans Press Jack Smith Over Investigations Into Trump

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Nick Reiner Appears in Court for First Time in Parents’ Murder Case

He did not enter a plea. Nick Reiner has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the stabbing deaths of Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner.

Video Footage Shows Nick Reiner Enter Store an Hour Before His Arrest

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Reiner Family Associate Details Events Before and After Killings Were Discovered

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A security guard stands outside a white gate at Rob Reiner’s house in Brentwood. The house has tall green bushes and a pine tree with ornaments is visible beyond the gate. The gate has a wreath on it. — Patrick T. Fallon/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

How Rob Reiner Created His Comedy Legacy

These moments from his movies brought the laughs, in many different ways, our critic writes.

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A Revelation Tore Apart Her Fairy-Tale Marriage, and Shocked the Nation

Rhinelander v. Rhinelander was one of the most scandalous trials of the Jazz Age. A century later, it reads as a tragedy about the country’s original sin.

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In a black-and-white image, a woman in a fur-trimmed cloth coat sits in a wood-paneled room. On either side of her sit women in fur coats. All have short 1920s-style bob haircuts and wear cloche hats. — Getty Images

N.Y. Governor Will Sign Right-to-Die Bill for the Terminally Ill

Gov. Kathy Hochul cast the move in unusually personal terms, saying she had felt “the pain of seeing someone you love suffer and feeling powerless to stop it.”

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Gov. Kathy Hochul folds her arms in front of her as she speaks while standing behind a lectern adorned with a sign that says, “Your Family Is My Fight.” — Cindy Schultz for The New York Times

Nearly $900 Million Flowed in Secret to Help Harris and Trump in 2024

Filings reveal the extraordinary scope of a shadow campaign-finance system in modern contests for the White House.

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People watching the debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris on a TV screen at the venue in Philadelphia where the debate was held. — Kenny Holston/The New York Times

Warner Bros. Says Ellisons ‘Misled’ Shareholders in Takeover Bid

The claim was made as part of Warner Bros. Discovery’s dismissal of Paramount’s hostile takeover offer.

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Oscars to Be Streamed on YouTube, Ending Longtime Run on ABC

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said that it had reached a deal with YouTube for exclusive rights to the show starting in 2029.

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Warner Bros., which has its headquarters in Burbank, Calif., agreed to sell itself to Netflix in a deal worth $83 billion. — Aleksey Kondratyev for The New York Times

One Way the Brown Attack Was Unusual: The Gunman Escaped

It is rare for a gunman in a high-profile shooting to get away, and many are apprehended within days. This search is stretching into its fourth day.

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Video footage shows a man in black walking near lawn hedge. — Providence Police, via Reuters

Australia Shooting Is a Reminder of Islamic State’s Power to Inspire Attacks

ISIS is too weakened to seize territory, experts said, but its ability to churn out propaganda aimed at provoking violence against the West persists.

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2 U.K. Police Forces Pledge to Arrest People Who Chant ‘Globalize the Intifada’

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Paramedics wheel away a wounded man on a stretcher in the dark. Emergency vehicles are parked on either side of them and a crowd is gathered in the dark. — Matthew Abbott for The New York Times

Fighting for Femininity, Not Feminism

A group of young conservatives feel that the pressures they face as 20-something women have been made worse by the liberal feminism that defined their youth.

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A blue and yellow illustration playing on the caricature of Rosie the Riveter; in this version, she’s pregnant and holding a whisk. — Stefania Infante

22 Remarkable People (and One Ape) Who Died in 2025

Diane Keaton, Jane Goodall and George Foreman are among the artists, innovators and thinkers who died this year. Here’s how we’ll remember them.

Beloved Objects Left Behind: Metal Crosses, a Recliner and a Blue Wedding Suit

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Nicholas Kristof

Let’s Go Beyond Trump’s Vile Words About Rob Reiner

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President Trump leans forward across a lectern, with a portrait of Ronald Reagan behind him. — Kenny Holston/The New York Times

Jamelle Bouie

The White House Is a Lost Cause

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Vivek Ramaswamy

Groyperism Isn’t Conservatism. It’s Anti-Americanism.

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Ben Buchanan and Matt Pottinger

Trump Is Doubling Down on His Disastrous A.I. Chip Policy

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