How the Bolton Indictment Compares to Trump’s Classified Documents Case

17 October 2025 at 08:52

Some charges against the onetime national security adviser resemble the dropped case against President Trump, but there are also differences.

John R. Bolton, the former White House national security adviser, in 2019 at the White House.

Eric Adams Considers Endorsing Cuomo

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Jeffery C. Mays

17 October 2025 at 08:24

The New York City mayor said he has been in discussions to back former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, and maintains his opposition to Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, the front-runner.

Mayor Eric Adams suspended his re-election campaign in September to try to consolidate opposition to Zohran Mamdani.

What’s Next for the Gaza Cease-Fire Plan

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David E. Sanger， Melanie Bencosme and Nikolay Nikolov

17 October 2025 at 05:19

Israel and Hamas have reached a cease-fire deal in Gaza, but the hard part starts now. David Sanger of The New York Times describes the major obstacles to further agreement about Gaza’s immediate future.

U.S. Military Killed Venezuelan Fisherman in Suspected Drug Boat Attack, Family Says

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Prior Beharry and Frances Robles

17 October 2025 at 07:51

For the first time, one of the 27 people killed in U.S. airstrikes on suspected drug vessels has been publicly identified.

Ace Frehley, Kiss Guitarist and Founding Member, Is Dead at 74

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Gavin Edwards

17 October 2025 at 07:18

A consummate showman, he was known for playing guitars rigged with pyrotechnic effects and for his distinctive stage persona.

Ace Frehley in performance with Kiss in 1977.

Wisconsin Man Used TikTok to Call for the Killing of ICE Agents, U.S. Says

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Neil Vigdor

17 October 2025 at 06:29

Andrew Stanton, 38, was charged with threatening federal law enforcement officers, whom he said should be shot. He pleaded not guilty and remains in custody.

Federal agents at a protest in Chicago this week. A Wisconsin man has been charged with making threats toward federal agents in a series of TikTok videos.

Parties Brace for a Political Future Without the Voting Rights Act

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Nick Corasaniti

17 October 2025 at 05:54

After the Supreme Court appeared poised to weaken a key provision of the landmark civil rights law, both parties began to reckon with an uncertain future.

Some Democrats expressed alarmed at the new political reality that could be ushered in by the Supreme Court gutting the Voting Rights Act.

John Bolton Is Indicted

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Matthew Cullen

17 October 2025 at 05:57

Also, Trump and Putin plan to meet. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.

John Bolton in the Oval Office in August 2019.

Can’t Find the Right Holiday Gift? We Can Help!

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7 October 2025 at 05:26

Ahead of the holidays, we’re responding to readers’ hardest gifting quandaries.

Mamdani Faces Islamophobic Attacks After Comments About Hamas

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Emma G. Fitzsimmons

17 October 2025 at 05:58

Zohran Mamdani, the front-runner in the race for mayor of New York City, was attacked by lawmakers from both parties over comments he made in a Fox News interview.

“I don’t really have opinions about the future of Hamas and Israel beyond the question of justice and safety and the fact that anything has to abide by international law,” Zohran Mamdani said in a Fox News interview.

Trump Warns Hamas of Strikes if Violence in Gaza Continues

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Zolan Kanno-Youngs

17 October 2025 at 05:22

The president later clarified that the United States would not be involved in such an action.

Hamas militants stood guard on Wednesday as the International Committee of the Red Cross transported the bodies of hostages who died in Gaza.

After Racist Texts, New York G.O.P. Is Set to Disband Young Republicans

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Benjamin Oreskes and Nicholas Fandos

17 October 2025 at 05:30

State party leaders are expected to eliminate the charter of the Young Republicans group, allowing them to reconstitute the organization with new leaders.

Representative Elise Stefanik called the texts by members of the Young Republicans reprehensible.

Jeffrey Meldrum, Scholar Who Stalked Bigfoot, Dies at 67

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Trip Gabriel

17 October 2025 at 05:49

His willingness to bring scientific rigor to Sasquatch studies earned him the gratitude of enthusiasts and the withering scorn of debunkers.

Machado’s Nobel Peace Prize Brings Hope and Scrutiny to Venezuela’s Opposition

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Anatoly Kurmanaev

17 October 2025 at 05:01

Ms. Machado’s efforts to reclaim a stolen election by any available means, including military intervention, has long galvanized her supporters. Her opponents say these hard-line policies have a political cost.

The opposition leader María Corina Machado in her office last year. She is now in hiding.

Trump Plans to Meet With Putin to Talk About a Cease-Fire in Ukraine

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Zolan Kanno-Youngs

17 October 2025 at 07:21

A day ahead of his meeting with Ukraine’s leader at the White House to discuss an arms package, President Trump suggested that Russia might be open to a diplomatic solution to the war it started.

President Trump with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia in August.

Appeals Court Maintains Block on Trump’s Troop Deployment to Illinois

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Mattathias Schwartz

17 October 2025 at 04:46

“Political opposition is not rebellion,” wrote a Seventh Circuit panel, rejecting an attempt by the Trump administration to remove an order by a trial court judge.

Demonstrators near an immigrant processing center in Broadview, Ill., this month.

Little Fliers Everywhere

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T.M. Brown and Dolly Faibyshev

16 October 2025 at 22:20

They’re not just for missing pets or yard sales. Fliers these days are for internet memes, self-promotion and extremely esoteric messages.

Military Commander Overseeing Escalating Attacks Off Venezuela Coast Is Stepping Down, Officials Say

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Eric Schmitt and Tyler Pager

17 October 2025 at 07:26

Adm. Alvin Holsey is leaving less than a year into his tenure, and as the Pentagon escalates attacks against boats in the Caribbean Sea.

Adm. Alvin Holsey, commander of the U.S. Southern Command, in Washington last year.

U.S. B-52s and Helicopters Fly Near Venezuela in Show of Threats

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Eric Schmitt

17 October 2025 at 02:23

The Trump administration is sharply increasing U.S. military pressure on the government of Nicolás Maduro.

An Army Black Hawk helicopter with the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment at Fort Bragg in North Carolina in June.

A History of the C.I.A.’s Involvement in Latin America, From Bay of Pigs to Chile Coups

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Alan Yuhas

17 October 2025 at 04:07

For much of the 20th century, the C.I.A. devised plots to overthrow governments, kill high-profile leaders or arm dissident groups.

Fidel Castro, whom the C.I.A. made at least eight plots against, speaking with reporters in 1964 in a car. An assault rifle lies in the seat pocket.

Kanchha Sherpa, Last Member of First Team to Conquer Everest, Dies at 92

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Victor Mather

17 October 2025 at 04:29

A trip to India to find work led to a career climbing the world’s highest mountain.

Kanchha Sherpa in Nepal in May. He carried 60 pounds of gear, fixed ropes and scouted the trail for the 1953 expedition up Mount Everest.

Trump’s Unilateral Spending Cuts Complicate Shutdown Deal

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Catie Edmondson and Carl Hulse

17 October 2025 at 03:18

Democrats want guarantees that President Trump will not continue to claw back spending, ignoring any agreement they strike. But he has promised to keep defying Congress.

Representative Hakeem Jeffries, the Democratic leader, and other lawmakers on Wednesday. He called the specter of more unilateral cuts by President Trump “another indication that Republicans are not operating in good faith.”

JB Pritzker Won $1.4 Million Playing Blackjack in Las Vegas

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Michael Levenson

17 October 2025 at 03:06

The Illinois governor reported the winnings on his 2024 tax returns, which his campaign released this week. “I was incredibly lucky,” he said.

Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois said on Thursday that he won $1.4 million playing blackjack on a single trip to Las Vegas last year with his wife, MK Pritzker, and some friends.

Diane Keaton’s Cause of Death Revealed as Pneumonia

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Matt Stevens and Derrick Bryson Taylor

17 October 2025 at 02:04

A death certificate released Thursday said that the Oscar-winning actor died on Oct. 11 of bacterial pneumonia.

Diane Keaton, who died at the age of 79.

Russia Is Arming Drones With North Korean Cluster Weapons, Report Says

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John Ismay

17 October 2025 at 00:44

Though Pyongyang has largely pulled its soldiers off the front lines in Ukraine, it is expanding the types of ammunition it supplies to Russia.

Judge Says Immigration Agents Must Wear Body Cameras in Chicago

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Mattathias Schwartz and Robert Chiarito

17 October 2025 at 01:58

The federal judge said she was “profoundly concerned” that federal agents might have violated earlier limits that she had set as the Trump administration has carried out an immigration crackdown.

A federal agent kicked a tear gas canister toward a group of people in Chicago this week.

Harvard’s Wealth Is Growing, Despite Trump’s Attacks on Its Funds

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Alan Blinder

17 October 2025 at 01:00

In its latest financial report, Harvard said its endowment grew even bigger in the last fiscal year. But it still faces financial problems because of federal cuts.

Harvard and other elite schools with large endowments have said the money can be difficult to tap to help cover cuts sought by the Trump administration.

The NYC Mayoral Debate Begins at 7 p.m. Here’s What to Watch For.

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Michael Gold

17 October 2025 at 03:34

Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa will meet onstage at 7 p.m. for the first of two general election debates.

Andrew Cuomo and Zohran Mamdani last met on the debate stage in June, during the Democratic primary race; Curtis Sliwa previously ran for mayor in 2021.

She Self-Deported. Now She and Other Crime Survivors Are Suing ICE.

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Jazmine Ulloa

17 October 2025 at 01:00

Lawyers argue that the agency’s new policies have led to the detention and removal of victims of domestic violence and trafficking, despite their legal protections.

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