last news of the week
As Trump Turns Against Ukraine, Republicans in Congress Stay Quiet
NYT > Top StoriesCongressional Republicans have mostly tempered their criticism or deferred to the president as he topples what were once their party’s core foreign policy principles. Read More
S.S. United States, Historic 20th Century Ocean Liner, Sets Out for Final Voyage
NYT > Top StoriesThe S.S. United States, the largest passenger ship ever built in America, left Philadelphia under tow on Wednesday, eventually to be sunk off the Gulf Coast. Read More
Aiding Trump Outweighs Prosecutions, Justice Dept. Official Suggests
NYT > Top StoriesEmil Bove III, the acting deputy attorney general, tried to persuade a judge to let him drop a corruption case against Mayor Eric Adams. He said the mayor was crucial to the president’s agenda. Read More
Missouri Clinics Resume Abortions
NYT > Top StoriesAbortion opponents had tried to block, or severely limit, the procedure, against the will of voters who in November enshrined abortion rights in the state constitution. Read More
So, You Want to Get Rid of the Penny. Do You Have a Plan for the Nickel?
NYT > Top StoriesPresident Trump’s plan to eliminate the penny could save the government money, but there’s no guarantee. Read More
RFK Jr. Announces New HHS Guidance Recognizing Only Two Sexes
NYT > Top StoriesThe new guidance follows President Trump’s demand that the Health and Human Services Department align with his executive order barring transgender athletes from women’s sports. Read More
The Escalating Feud Between Trump and Ukraine’s Leader
NYT > Top StoriesAlso, Microsoft said it created a new state of matter. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday. Read More
Congestion Pricing Was Going Well and Trump Is Killing It
NYT > Top StoriesFor now the only metric that matters is the depth of Donald Trump’s spite. Read More
Judge Orders Mississippi Newspaper to Remove Editorial, Alarming Press Advocates
NYT > Top StoriesThe owner of The Clarksdale Press Register said he planned to challenge a judge’s order against an editorial that criticized city officials. Read More
Trump Team Finds Loophole to Effectively Maintain Spending Freezes
NYT > Top StoriesOfficials cite other legal authorities — not Mr. Trump’s court-blocked directives — to keep withholding foreign aid and domestic grant money. Read More
‘Long Live the King’: Trump Likens Himself to Royalty on Truth Social
NYT > Top StoriesA fondness for regal themes was apparent as the president applauded his administration’s move to kill congestion pricing in New York. Read More
Alarmed by Trump’s Gaza Plan, Arab Leaders Brainstorm on Their Own
NYT > Top StoriesSince President Trump suggested depopulating Gaza, Arab officials have offered other ideas for reconstruction. But the emerging consensus repackages old plans as new ones. Read More
With Trump’s Prostration to Putin, Expect a More Dangerous World
NYT > Top StoriesThis is a humiliating month to be an American. Read More
Octogenarian Who Shot Teen in Kansas City Dies Days After Pleading Guilty
NYT > Top StoriesAndrew D. Lester, 86, was awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty last week to felony assault in the 2023 shooting of Ralph Yarl. Read More
Trump Administration Moves to End New York’s Congestion Pricing Tolls
NYT > Top StoriesThe transportation secretary said he would revoke federal approval for the program, citing the cost to motorists; the Metropolitan Transportation Authority quickly filed a lawsuit to stop the move. Read More
Trump Calls Zelensky a ‘Dictator’ as Feud Escalates Over Ukraine Peace Talks
NYT > Top StoriesPresident Trump called Volodymyr Zelensky a “dictator without elections” after the Ukrainian president said Mr. Trump was in a “web of disinformation.” Read More
As Tourists Swarm Erupting Mount Etna, Italian Authorities Warn Them Away
NYT > Top Stories“A lot of people are trying to get closer to admire this natural phenomenon,” a local mayor warned his community. “But it is extremely dangerous!” Read More
Ukrainians Say They Feel Betrayed by Trump and U.S.
NYT > Top StoriesPresident Trump’s claim that Ukraine was responsible for its war with Russia has left many Ukrainians disillusioned. Read More
With ‘Companion’ and ‘Novocaine,’ Jack Quaid Makes Comedy Painless
NYT > Top StoriesWith his movies “Companion” and “Novocaine,” the young actor is showing he can do comedy, pain and a mix of the two. Read More
Trump Falsely Suggests Ukraine Is to Blame for the War: What to Know
NYT > Top StoriesA look at how the war in Ukraine began, the state of the peace talks and why the country isn’t holding elections. Read More
Microsoft Says It Has Created a New State of Matter to Power Quantum Computers
NYT > Top StoriesMicrosoft’s new “topological qubit” is not based on a solid, liquid or gas. It is another phase of matter that many experts did not think was possible. Read More
‘Time for Him to Go’: New Yorkers Sour on Eric Adams
NYT > Top StoriesDozens of interviews suggested that New Yorkers believed that the mayor was compromised by his association with President Trump. Read More
The Cryptocurrency Scam That Turned a Small Town Against Itself
NYT > Top StoriesHow did a successful, financially sophisticated banker gamble his community’s money away? Read More
Brazil Charges Bolsonaro With Attempting a Coup
NYT > Top StoriesBrazil’s attorney general accused former President Jair Bolsonaro of overseeing a scheme to try to hold on to power. The Supreme Court will decide whether he is arrested. Read More
Has America Become a Threat to Europe?
NYT > Top StoriesThe Trump administration has many Europeans worried that the U.S. is no longer a trusted ally. Read More
Congo Is Bleeding. Where Is the Outrage?
NYT > Top StoriesThis is not the first time the world has overlooked violence in Congo. Read More
Jet-Skis in Rwanda. Bodies Ashore in Congo.
NYT > Top StoriesThe Rwandan shore of Lake Kivu offers leisure and relaxation. Across the border in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the same lake was recently the site of devastation and misery after a rebel offensive. Read More
Hochul Meeting on Eric Adams’s Future Plunges Him Deeper Into Crisis
NYT > Top StoriesWith four key deputy mayors saying they planned to step down, Mayor Eric Adams is facing growing questions about his ability to lead New York City. Read More
Hurricane, Dog Who Protected Obama White House From Intruder, Dies at 15
NYT > Top StoriesThe jet-black Belgian Malinois drew widespread attention a decade ago when he wrestled a man to the ground on the White House lawn. Read More
Judge Declines to Block Musk Team’s Foray Into Federal Agencies
NYT > Top StoriesA coalition of states had sought to temporarily block Elon Musk’s operatives from having access to sensitive data and ordering mass firings. Read More
HP to Buy Humane, Maker of the Ai Pin, for $116 Million
NYT > Top StoriesHumane, which marketed its Ai Pin as the next big thing after smartphones, had raised $240 million from investors, including OpenAI’s Sam Altman. The pin will be discontinued. Read More