Abbie VanSickle il 07/12/2025

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

Franklin D. Roosevelt’s efforts to oust a Federal Trade Commission leader offer parallels to the current fight over President Trump’s actions.The battle between William E. Humphrey and Franklin D. Roosevelt has resurfaced in a blockbuster case the Supreme Court will hear on Monday,

A Abbie VanSickle
Tyler Pager, Claire Hogan, Whitney Shefte and Stephanie Swart il 07/12/2025

The Impact of Trump’s Slipping Approval Rating

After months of holding steady, President Trump‘s approval rating has dipped over the past several weeks, according to a New York Times analysis of public polling.

T Tyler Pager, Claire Hogan, Whitney Shefte and Stephanie Swart
Christopher Flavelle il 07/12/2025

How Biden Ignored Warnings and Lost Americans’ Faith in Immigration

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.People crossing the International Bridge from Matamoros, Mexico, into Texas in August 2021.

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Christopher Flavelle il 07/12/2025

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

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.Customs and Border Protection agents taking migrants to be processed at a detention center in Jacumba, Calif., in 2023.

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Elizabeth Williamson and Julia Rendleman il 07/12/2025

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

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.

E Elizabeth Williamson and Julia Rendleman
Katie J.M. Baker il 07/12/2025

The Married Scientists Torn Apart by a Covid Bioweapon Theory

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.Dr. Li-Meng Yan spoke in 2021 at a summit in Anchorage, Alaska, on early outpatient treatment for th

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Hannah Morrill il 07/12/2025

Your Gift Dilemmas, Solved

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

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Amelia Nierenberg, Saikou Jammeh and Ephrat Livni il 07/12/2025

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

A spokesman said 14 members of the military had been arrested, though much remained unclear. The West African country’s president was said to be safe but had not made an appearance by Sunday night.Soldiers patrolled in front of Benin’s radio and television offices in Cotonou on Sunday after an appar

A Amelia Nierenberg, Saikou Jammeh and Ephrat Livni
Kim Barker il 07/12/2025

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

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.Emergency workers outside the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in February after the confinement structure was punctured by a Russian drone in Prip

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