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Republicans Tried to Squelch the Epstein Furor. Instead, They Fed It.

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Michael Gold
A House investigation that the G.O.P. has tried to use to deflect calls for more transparency has yielded striking revelations that have only fueled the Epstein saga.

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As Republicans sought to show movement on the issue this year, Representative James R. Comer of Kentucky, the Republican chairman of the House Oversight Committee, issued subpoenas to an array of sources, including for a broad set of documents from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate.

Justice Dept. Memo Blessing Boat Strikes Is Said to Rely on Trump’s Claims About Cartels

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Charlie Savage and Julian E. Barnes
Accounts of a secret Justice Department memo offer a window into how administration lawyers approved the president’s desired course of action.

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The Trump administration has insisted that its boat strikes are lawful, telling Congress in September that Mr. Trump had “determined” that the United States was in a noninternational armed conflict.

Justice Dept. Joins Lawsuit to Challenge California’s New Redistricting Maps

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Laurel Rosenhall
The agency intervened in a lawsuit brought by the California Republican Party seeking to throw out a map, approved last week by the state’s voters, that would redraw House districts to favor Democrats.

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On Thursday, the Justice Department announced it would join a lawsuit filed by the California Republican Party that aims to block new voter-approved congressional maps championed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat.

Some TSA Workers to Get $10,000 Bonus Checks for Shutdown Work

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Karoun Demirjian
Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, began handing out $10,000 checks to T.S.A. workers who “went above and beyond” during the shutdown, after the president recommended similar bonuses for some air traffic controllers.

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Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, announced on Thursday that several Transportation Security Administration officers would be awarded checks of $10,000 for working during the shutdown.

Trump Officials Prepare Tariff Exemptions, Seeking to Lower Food Prices

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Ana Swanson， Maggie Haberman and Tyler Pager
If the proposal goes into effect, it would be the latest rollback of one of President Trump’s key economic policies over concerns about affordability.

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Shoppers at a grocery store in Brooklyn last week. Food prices have risen significantly this year, and a gauge of consumer confidence hit near-record lows this month.

Hochul Approved Permits That Could Help Clients of Her Husband’s Firm

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Jay Root
Opponents of a natural gas pipeline approved by Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York noted that the project would benefit a client of the prominent law firm where her husband works.

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Critics said Gov. Kathy Hochul should have recused herself from decisions to issue permits that benefited recent clients of the law firm that employs her husband, William Hochul.

SNAP Benefits Are Resuming as Government Reopens After Shutdown

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Linda Qiu
Several states have restarted food stamp payments, but millions of Americans are still awaiting the November deposits that the Trump administration resisted paying out in full.

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A grocery store in Anchorage earlier this month. Payments to some food stamp recipients could be delayed as states restart their funding processes.

Indiana Professor Removed From Class Over White Supremacy Lesson

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Stephanie Saul
The professor will no longer be able to teach a class on diversity after she showed students a diagram that included the “Make America Great Again” slogan as an example of white supremacy.

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The Indiana University campus in Bloomington. A state law requires universities to monitor whether faculty members are fostering “intellectual diversity.”

Former Prince Andrew and Another Prominent Briton Come Up in the Epstein Emails

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Mark Landler
Newly released files from Jeffrey Epstein include correspondence with Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Peter Mandelson, the former British ambassador to Washington.

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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the former prince, left, and Peter Mandelson, the former British ambassador to Washington, right.

SNAP’s Problems Started Long Before the Shutdown

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Meghan McCarron
The government shutdown caused a panic among recipients, but the monthly budgeting issues go back 50 years and may get worse.

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While the government shutdown paused payments, many SNAP recipients turned to food banks to fill the gap in their monthly needs.

Mafia Member Recruited Son’s Friends for Gambling Ring, Prosecutors Say

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Santul Nerkar， Jonah E. Bromwich and Tracey Tully
Prosecutors say the New Jersey man farmed out his betting operations, and that some participants were college athletes. Gambling charges are on the rise throughout collegiate and professional sports in the United States.

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Matthew J. Platkin, the New Jersey attorney general, said the multimillion-dollar sports betting operation had unfolded despite the fact that sports gambling was legal in the state.
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