Karoun Demirjian il 07/11/2025

Here Are Airports That Will Be Affected by the Air Traffic Slowdown

The cuts to flights are expected to begin Friday and deepen over the weekend to reach a 10 percent reduction in air traffic by next Friday.Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport is one of the many airports that could face delays.

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Christine Chung, Claire Fahy and Gabe Castro-Root il 07/11/2025

What Travelers Need to Know About the Shutdown, Flight Reductions and Delays

As the government shutdown continues, more challenges await passengers as they deal with the newest announcement from the Trump administration: a 10 percent cut in flights at 40 U.S. airports.A 10 percent cutback in flights at 40 airports across the U.S. is likely to affect major hubs like Los Angel

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Rebecca F. Elliott, Jack Ewing and Reid J. Epstein il 07/11/2025

Elon Musk Wins $1 Trillion Tesla Pay Package

Tesla shareholders approved a plan to grant Elon Musk shares worth nearly $1 trillion if he meets ambitious goals, including vastly expanding the company’s stock market valuation.Elon Musk, Tesla’s chief executive, had threatened to leave the company if shareholders rejected the pay plan.

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Abbie VanSickle il 06/11/2025

Supreme Court Clears Way for Trump Transgender Passport Policy

A lower court judge had temporarily blocked the administration’s policy requiring that passports reflect sex as found on an original birth certificate.“Displaying passport holders’ sex at birth no more offends equal protection principles than displaying their country of birth,” wrote the justices wh

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Alan Rappeport and Adam Liptak il 06/11/2025

Trump Team Now Claims Its Trillions in Tariff Revenue Are ‘Incidental’

In arguments before the Supreme Court, the White House backed away from its claims that President Trump’s tariffs were about raising revenue.When the White House’s solicitor general defended the president’s use of tariffs before the Supreme Court on Wednesday, he said it was “only incidental” that t

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Alan Feuer, Devlin Barrett and Michael S. Schmidt il 06/11/2025

Justice Dept. Is Said to Be Investigating D.C. Mayor Over Foreign Trip

The investigation into Muriel E. Bowser, which is being handled by the U.S. attorney’s office in Washington, could face significant hurdles because of the known facts of the case and recent turmoil inside the Justice Department.It remains unclear how far the investigation into Muriel E. Bowser, a De

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Heather Knight il 07/11/2025

San Francisco Sees Nancy Pelosi as a Tireless Leader for the City

Representative Nancy Pelosi, after announcing her retirement, was praised by many San Franciscans for her tireless efforts on behalf of the city. Some of her work went unheralded.Nancy Pelosi, with her grandchildren, during the Pride Parade in San Francisco in 2019. She has long been a champion of L

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Katie Glueck il 06/11/2025

Republicans Retire Pelosi as a Villain, and Turn to Mamdani

Searching for another liberal boogeyman, Republicans have zeroed in on Zohran Mamdani. Whether their strategy will work in the midterms is less clear.Republicans hope to turn Zohran Mamdani, the newly elected mayor of New York City, into the next national-level villain after Nancy Pelosi. They think

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Grace Ashford and Benjamin Oreskes il 07/11/2025

Mamdani Wants to Tax the Rich. Can He Persuade State Leaders?

After an impressive victory, Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani now must find funds for his programs. His push for higher taxes puts Gov. Kathy Hochul, who faces a re-election fight, in a tough spot.Gov. Kathy Hochul has long been an opponent of tax increases, but she might consider raising the corporate ta

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Dana Rubinstein, Nicholas Fandos, Grace Ashford and Benjamin Oreskes il 07/11/2025

Stefanik to Launch Campaign to Challenge Gov. Hochul in New York

Elise Stefanik, a Republican congresswoman, is a leading ally of President Trump who has gone to great lengths to criticize Ms. Hochul and Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani.Representative Elise Stefanik, a Republican who represents the North Country, is closely allied with President Trump.

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Riley Mellen il 07/11/2025

U.S. Sends Attack Aircraft to El Salvador Amid Regional Troop Buildup

A New York Times analysis of satellite imagery and air traffic control communications found that U.S. military planes began operating out of the Central American country in mid-October.The AC-130J Ghostrider that later appeared in El Salvador taxied near a runway in Ceiba, P.R., in late October.

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Riley Mellen, Coleman Lowndes, David Seekamp, James Surdam and Zach Caldwell il 07/11/2025

How Radio Traffic Let Us Track U.S. Drones in the Caribbean

The U.S. military’s buildup near Venezuela has been rapidly growing and changing. Riley Mellen, from Visual Investigations, describes what’s visible, and audible, about the deployment.

R Riley Mellen, Coleman Lowndes, David Seekamp, James Surdam and Zach Caldwell
Megan Mineiro il 07/11/2025

Republicans Block Measure to Bar Military Strike on Venezuela

All but two G.O.P. senators voted against a resolution to stop the president from expanding his military campaign against drug traffickers to include land targets inside Venezuela.Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky was one of two Republicans who joined Democrats on Thursday in voting to prevent an attack

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Katie Benner il 07/11/2025

California Fire Victims Urge State to Hold Insurers Accountable

“We thought we could trust the system,” said a homeowner in Altadena whose insurance policy was canceled only months before the January fires destroyed his home.More than eight out of 10 of those whose homes were destroyed in the fires are still displaced.

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Julia Halperin and Zachary Small il 07/11/2025

Who’s Selling the $10 Million Gold Toilet? Signs Point to the Mets’ Owner.

The billionaire Steve Cohen is reported to have purchased the 18-karat flushable sculpture by Maurizio Cattelan in 2017. It’s now coming up for sale at Sotheby’s.Sotheby’s will auction a solid gold toilet, a sculpture by the Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan that is called “America.” The auction is s

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Rebecca Robbins, Margot Sanger-Katz and Dani Blum il 07/11/2025

Trump Announces Deal to Drop Obesity Drug Prices to as Little as $149 a Month

President Trump announced a deal with Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk to lower prices on hugely popular weight-loss drugs for Medicare, Medicaid and American patients who pay with their own money.Americans have been able to buy Wegovy and Zepbound for about $500 a month in most cases.

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