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Lawmakers Seek Investigation of Judges Who Criticized Supreme Court

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Karoun Demirjian
The Republican leaders of the Senate and House Judiciary Committees told Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. that anonymous judges who responded to a Times questionnaire may have violated ethics rules.

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“We are deeply concerned that these public attacks on the court from sitting federal judges damage the public’s faith and confidence in our judicial system,” the two Republicans told Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. in a letter.

FAA Warns of Air Traffic Cuts Friday if Government Shutdown Continues

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Karoun Demirjian
The plan, which officials said was intended to help air traffic controllers, could force the cancellation of thousands of flights as the administration seeks to pressure Democrats to end the shutdown.

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Sean Duffy, the transportation secretary, and Bryan Bedford, the administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, during a news conference on Wednesday.

In China, Victims of Abuse Are Told to ‘Keep It in the Family’

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Alexandra Stevenson and Joy Dong
Cases of domestic violence in China point to a legal system that looks good on paper but is failing victims because of a lack of resources and political will.

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Ms. Xie, holding flowers, entering a court in Chengdu, China, last year. Ms. Xie, who chose not to disclose her first name, said she was attacked by her husband more than a dozen times over her three-year marriage and that she had repeatedly asked the police to detain him.

An Emboldened Mamdani Sheds Conciliatory Tone

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Emma G. Fitzsimmons
Fresh from a stunning victory, Zohran Mamdani, the mayor-elect, said in an interview that his supporters wanted “a politics of consistency” and aggressive action, including on taxing the rich.

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Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has called to raise taxes on the wealthy to help fund his ambitious policy agenda. In an interview after his election, he said it was also about fairness.

Trump vs. Mamdani: President Sees a Capable Foil in New York’s Next Mayor

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Tyler Pager
President Trump has berated Zohran Mamdani, the mayor-elect of New York City, in public. But privately, Mr. Trump describes him as slick and a good talker.

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Zohran Mamdani at an election watch party in Brooklyn on Tuesday night. He addressed the president in his victory speech, saying, “To get to any of us, you will have to get through all of us.”

Radiation May Be Unnecessary for Many Breast Cancer Patients

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Roni Caryn Rabin
Doctors have already begun reducing radiation treatment for women at low risk of recurrence or spread of the disease. A new study finds that some women at greater risk can safely avoid radiation.

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Researchers followed 1,600 women for a median of 9.6 years and found that survival rates were similar in two groups of patients: 81.4 percent among the patients who had received radiation treatment and 81.9 percent among those who had not.
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