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Today — 1 April 2026Main stream

Judge Orders Construction Stopped on Trump’s White House Ballroom

✇NYT | Top Stories
By: Zach Montague
1 April 2026 at 06:26
A federal judge required the president to seek lawmakers’ input and pursue traditional approvals before proceeding with the $400 million replacement for the East Wing.

© Doug Mills/The New York Times

A federal judge ordered on Tuesday that construction be halted of the White House ballroom.

Trump Says U.S. Will Be Out of Iran Within Two to Three Weeks

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By: Tyler Pager and Edward Wong
1 April 2026 at 09:38
The White House said the president would address the nation about Iran on Wednesday evening.

© Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times

President Trump told reporters on Tuesday that he had attained his goal of dealing with Iran’s nuclear program and that gasoline prices in the United States would be coming down.

Judge Dismisses Lawsuit That Challenged Ban on Endorsements by Churches

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By: David A. Fahrenthold and Elizabeth Dias
1 April 2026 at 07:53
Conservatives had expected a victory in the case after the I.R.S. agreed to a settlement that allowed churches to voice support for candidates.

© Kenny Holston/The New York Times

A federal judge in Texas on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit seeking to overturn the 70-year-old ban on political activity by churches.

South Dakotans React to Daily Mail Article on Bryon Noem, Kristi Noem’s Husband

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By: Shawn McCreesh
1 April 2026 at 09:08
In the tiny town of Castlewood, S.D., where everyone knows the Noems, the prevailing sense was that people can’t help but feel bad for Bryon Noem after a tabloid photo leak.

© Ben Brewer for The New York Times

Castlewood is not far from the Noem family farm in South Dakota.

Trump’s Presidential Library Video Draws Mixed Reactions From Miami Residents

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By: Audra D. S. Burch， David C. Adams and Patricia Mazzei
1 April 2026 at 05:41
The president’s foundation released a video showing a gleaming tower by Biscayne Bay emblazoned with his name. It would dominate the skyline.

© Kirby Lee/Imagn Images, via Reuters Connect

President Trump plans to use the prime property with bay views donated to him by the state of Florida to maximum effect.

Backdoor Funding of Homeland Security Agency Could Weaken Congress Anew

✇NYT | Top Stories
By: Carl Hulse
1 April 2026 at 05:51
An emerging Republican plan to skirt a Democratic filibuster and fund an entire department without congressional appropriations would be the latest example of surrendering power to the White House.

© Jamie Kelter Davis for The New York Times

Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis in early January. Using the complex budget process known as reconciliation to fund the entire Homeland Security Department, as Republicans are suggesting, would be a significant departure from traditional congressional practice.

Who Is Getting Paid During the Department of Homeland Security Shutdown?

✇NYT | Top Stories
By: Madeleine Ngo
1 April 2026 at 05:38
At least 120,000 law enforcement officers who work for the agency have continued to collect paychecks throughout the funding lapse. But tens of thousands of workers have gone without pay.

© Gene J. Puskar/Associated Press

A T.S.A. agent checks passengers at the security checkpoint at Pittsburgh International Airport on Monday.

At the National Archives, the Declaration Gets More Company

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By: Jennifer Schuessler
1 April 2026 at 06:02
The Emancipation Proclamation and the 19th Amendment have been added to the Archives’s rotunda, the first permanent changes there in nearly 75 years.

© Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times

Visitors looked at the original copy of the 19th Amendment this week. The document was recently added to the permanent display in the rotunda at the National Archives in Washington.

Gavin Newsom Suggests His Conservative Critics Are Gay in Online Insults Criticized as Homophobic

✇NYT | Top Stories
By: Tim Balk
1 April 2026 at 03:44
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s aides said that their online insults were meant to ridicule figures on the right. But some critics say they are homophobic.

© Felix Hörhager/picture-alliance, via AP Images

Gov. Gavin Newsom of California, a potential 2028 presidential candidate, is attracting criticism for social media posts taunting his opponents by suggesting they are gay.

Judge Blocks Trump’s Order to End Funding for NPR and PBS

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By: Benjamin Mullin
1 April 2026 at 03:52
The ruling will have minimal effect on the federal money going to public media because Congress voted to claw back funding. But it could have implications for any future funding.

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TMZ Goes After Members of Congress Living It Up Amid DHS Shutdown

✇NYT | Top Stories
By: Catie Edmondson
1 April 2026 at 03:14
After lawmakers left Washington for a two-week spring break with the Department of Homeland Security shut down, the Hollywood tabloid began publishing photographs of them living it up around the country.

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Trump Seeks to Redefine ‘Regime Change’ in Iran War

✇NYT | Top Stories
By: Edward Wong
1 April 2026 at 08:51
President Trump and his aides have made contradictory statements on whether the United States and Israel have transformed the Iranian government through violence.

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said during his news conference on Tuesday that “this new regime, because regime change has occurred, should be wiser than the last.”

Republican Candidate for N.Y. Governor Is Denied Public Matching Funds

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By: Grace Ashford
1 April 2026 at 02:06
Bruce Blakeman, who is trying to unseat Gov. Kathy Hochul, will not receive up to $7 million, after a 4-to-3 ruling by a Democratic-led board.

© Johnny Milano for The New York Times

Bruce Blakeman, the Nassau County executive, faces a steep fund-raising disadvantage against the Democratic incumbent, Gov. Kathy Hochul.

Four Tied to N.Y.C. Shelter Contractor Are Charged in Corruption Inquiry

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By: William K. Rashbaum and Dana Rubinstein
1 April 2026 at 06:15
The arrests were part of an investigation that is also examining the conduct of a city councilwoman, her sister and the Brooklyn Democratic leader’s husband.

© David Dee Delgado for The New York Times

Councilwoman Farah Louis is part of the focus of a federal inquiry but is not expected to be arrested on Tuesday, people familiar with the investigation said.

New Book by JD Vance Will Explore His Conversion to Catholicism

✇NYT | Top Stories
By: Lisa Lerer and Elizabeth Dias
1 April 2026 at 00:11
The vice president’s book, to be released in June, will detail his return to Christianity after leaving the loosely evangelical practice of his childhood.

© Elizabeth Frantz for The New York Times

Vice President JD Vance’s faith has become a conspicuous part of his political biography.
Yesterday — 31 March 2026Main stream

Pentagon Weighs Using Anti-Drone Lasers Near D.C. Military Base

✇NYT | Top Stories
By: Kate Kelly， Eric Schmitt and Tyler Pager
31 March 2026 at 23:11
Sightings of drones around Fort McNair, the Army base where Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio live, have prompted consideration of deploying the new technology.

© Paul Ratje for The New York Times

The LOCUST, an anti-drone laser system that has been used recently along the border with Mexico, may be deployed in Washington to help protect the military base where Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio reside.

Eric Swalwell Sends Cease-and-Desist Letter to F.B.I. Over Case Files

✇NYT | China
By: Chris Cameron
31 March 2026 at 09:24
A Trump administration effort to gather documents from an old investigation had alarmed law enforcement officials, who feared it would be used to smear the Democratic lawmaker.

Trump Posts Video of Presidential Library in Miami

✇NYT | Top Stories
By: Zolan Kanno-Youngs
31 March 2026 at 22:10
President Trump posted a video rendering that appeared to include elements generated by artificial intelligence of a skyscraper in Miami featuring what appeared to be Air Force One.

Supreme Court Rejects Colorado Law Banning ‘Conversion Therapy’ for L.G.B.T.Q. Minors

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By: Ann E. Marimow
1 April 2026 at 01:43
The state and more than 20 others restrict therapists from trying to change the gender identity or sexual orientation of clients under 18.

© Rachel Woolf for The New York Times

Kaley Chiles, a licensed professional counselor, at her office in Colorado Springs in September. Mrs. Chiles filed suit in 2022 over Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy for minors.

Trump Faces a Decision on Whether to Start a Ground War in Iran

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By: David E. Sanger and Tyler Pager
31 March 2026 at 21:02
The president wants a negotiation, but the Iranians say they are refusing until a cease-fire is declared. And while Marines and the 82nd Airborne Division offer new leverage, the risks escalate quickly.

© Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times

President Trump and his tight circle of close aides have made opening the Strait of Hormuz a new, and nonnegotiable, issue.

Europe Has a ‘Guns vs. Butter’ Problem. War in Iran Makes It Worse.

✇NYT | Top Stories
By: Jim Tankersley and Amanda Taub
31 March 2026 at 17:00
After decades of prioritizing domestic over military spending, the continent’s leaders are trying to pivot. That is straining national budgets and could anger voters.

© Eric Lalmand/Belga, via Associated Press

A weapons factory in Herstal, Belgium, this year. Most European countries have realized that they need to spend a lot more on guns to reduce their military dependence on the United States.
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