Presidential Power Gets Tested Before Supreme Court After Long Conservative Project to Shrink Agencies

(Sun, 07 Dec 2025 16:56:49 +0000)

President Trump has repeatedly ousted leaders of independent agencies despite federal laws meant to shield those regulators from politics.

For Landmark Test of Executive Power, Echoes of a 1930s Supreme Court Battle

(Sun, 07 Dec 2025 10:02:24 +0000)

Franklin D. Roosevelt’s efforts to oust a Federal Trade Commission leader offer parallels to the current fight over President Trump’s actions.

Superpower Competition: The Missing Chapter in Trump’s Security Strategy

(Sun, 07 Dec 2025 10:02:49 +0000)

President Trump is shifting from discussion of the long-lasting competition among the world’s biggest economies and nuclear powers.

Judge Stalls Justice Dept. Effort to Seek New Comey Indictment

(Sun, 07 Dec 2025 12:34:45 +0000)

The judge’s decision prevented the government until at least next Friday from having access to much of the evidence it used to secure its original indictment against Mr. Comey.

This Nebraska Prison Rehabilitated Inmates. Until ICE Paid to Fill It With Immigrants.

(Sun, 07 Dec 2025 17:09:45 +0000)

Over two decades, a minimum-security prison aimed at helping inmates prepare to leave prison was a point of civic pride. Now, state officials have converted it to ICE detention.

Bessent Says He Divested From Soybean Farms After Ethics Office Warning

(Sun, 07 Dec 2025 18:30:30 +0000)

The Treasury Secretary said on Sunday he recently shed his holdings to comply with his federal ethics agreement.

How Stablecoins Can Help Criminals Launder Money and Evade Sanctions

(Sun, 07 Dec 2025 18:07:28 +0000)

Through layers of intermediaries, stablecoins can be moved, swapped and mixed into pools of other funds in ways that are difficult to trace, experts say.

How Biden Ignored Warnings and Lost Americans’ Faith in Immigration

(Sun, 07 Dec 2025 10:00:18 +0000)

The Democratic president and his top advisers rejected recommendations that could have eased the border crisis that helped return Donald Trump to the White House.

4 Takeaways From The Times’s Reporting on Biden’s Immigration Record

(Sun, 07 Dec 2025 10:01:54 +0000)

A New York Times review of President Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s actions on immigration showed that they created an opening for a more aggressive Trump administration agenda.

A Small Illinois City at the Center of a Seismic Shift in Abortion Access

(Sun, 07 Dec 2025 10:00:55 +0000)

Carbondale, Ill., a liberal enclave within driving distance of 10 states with abortion bans, has become a hub for the procedure. Last year there were nearly 11,000 abortions in this city of 21,000.

The Married Scientists Torn Apart by a Covid Bioweapon Theory

(Sun, 07 Dec 2025 10:00:13 +0000)

In 2020, a Chinese virologist fled to the United States, aided by allies of President Trump who sought to promote her unproven theories about the origins of Covid-19. Her husband still can’t find her.

What Do Republicans Have to Fear? Ask Tennessee.

(Sun, 07 Dec 2025 18:19:59 +0000)

What a special House election just told us.

The Crucial Lesson of a Forgotten Nixon-Era Episode

(Sun, 07 Dec 2025 11:00:04 +0000)

After my father-in-law died, we found something interesting in his files.

Your Gift Dilemmas, Solved

(Sun, 07 Dec 2025 12:59:02 +0000)

An expert from Wirecutter helps Morning readers with their trickiest holiday gift searches.

Russian Drone Strike on Chernobyl Hasn’t Led to Rise in Radiation Levels

(Sun, 07 Dec 2025 17:50:05 +0000)

Despite the finding, the authorities have been unable to fix the damage from a drone that punctured Reactor No. 4’s outermost protective shield in February.

Hong Kong Holds Vote as Officials Move Against ‘Anti-China’ Elements

(Sun, 07 Dec 2025 11:03:45 +0000)

The government is pushing hard to raise turnout in an election overshadowed by a deadly fire and public anger over safety lapses and official accountability.

Benin Coup Attempt to Oust Talon Has Been Foiled, Interior Minister Says

(Sun, 07 Dec 2025 15:27:55 +0000)

The country’s interior minister said the situation was under control after a “small group of soldiers launched a mutiny,” but the president had yet to make a public statement.