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Leaders at Davos Economic Forum Vow to ‘Stay the Course’ on Climate Action

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David Gelles
Officials and business executives at the annual gathering in Switzerland said the fight against global climate change would continue with or without the United States.

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Ursula von der Leyen, the European Commission president, in Davos on Tuesday. “The Paris Agreement continues to be the best hope for all humanity,” she said.

Trump Moves Quickly to Install New Leaders at Key U.S. Attorneys’ Offices

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Devlin Barrett， Benjamin Weiser， Glenn Thrush and William K. Rashbaum
The interim appointments, two in New York and one in Washington, signaled a break from past practice that reflects the importance of frontline prosecutors to the administration’s plans.

© Rod Lamkey Jr. for The New York Times

Current and former law enforcement officials said the new administration’s approach came as a surprise to Justice Department veterans.

Hochul’s Budget Aims More at Pocketbook Issues Than at Trump

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Benjamin Oreskes and Jay Root
The $252 billion spending plan for New York addressed concerns about affordability, crime and the cost of living, but did little to anticipate President Trump’s policies.

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Gov. Kathy Hochul, who is expected to face a robust re-election challenge in 2026, introduced a spending plan that seemed aimed at addressing affordability concerns among voters.

Trump’s Executive Order to End E.V. Subsidies Draws Pushback

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Jack Ewing
Automakers and even some Republicans may fight to preserve funds, and environmental activists will likely sue, but some experts said that some changes may not survive legal challenges.

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President Trump’s executive orders present a challenge to automakers that have invested billions of dollars in electric vehicles.

Trump Is at the Peak of His Power. The Question Is for How Long.

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Shane Goldmacher
Republicans are defined today more by a single man than perhaps either party has been in decades, even as the clock starts ticking on Donald Trump’s tenure.

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In many ways, Mr. Trump has been given the rarest of opportunities: a second chance to impose a sweeping first-term-style vision, with fresh congressional majorities, just as he had in 2017.

Garth Hudson, Multifaceted Musician With the Band, Dies at 87

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Peter Applebome
He was the last surviving original member of one of the most influential groups of the 1960s and ’70s, with its blend of rock, r&b and country.

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Garth Hudson in 2010. The Band’s guitarist and songwriter Robbie Robertson said Mr. Hudson was “far and away the most advanced musician in rock ‘n’ roll.”

Trump Closes Border, Leaving Migrants in Mexico With Few Options

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Paulina Villegas， Rocío Gallegos and James Wagner
On Monday, President Trump took action to close the nation’s southern border and terminate a widely used app. Many migrants expressed despair, and some moved to cross the border anyway.

© Paul Ratje for The New York Times

Inez Alarcón, 35, and her son, William Josué Torres Alarcón, 16, and a family friend, Anderson Mora, 18, all from Venezuela, at a crossing between Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, and El Paso. Their group was the last to enter the United States before all asylum appointments were canceled.

Trump Says Putin Is ‘Destroying Russia’

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Anton Troianovski
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia praised President Trump’s second inauguration, but the American leader did not return the compliment.

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President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia has said he welcomed President Trump’s readiness to “restore direct contacts with Russia.”

Can Trump End Birthright Citizenship? Not Easily.

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Eileen Sullivan， Patrick J. Lyons and Isabelle Taft
President Trump signed an order that would treat the U.S.-born children of undocumented immigrants as noncitizens, effectively denying them birthright citizenship. The Constitution could stand in the way.

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The 14th Amendment says, “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.”
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