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The Government Is Shut Down. But Not for Fossil Fuels.

Federal workers who issue permits for oil, gas and mining operations are on the job, along with those working to repeal pollution limits.

© Kristina Barker for The New York Times

While other federal employees have been furloughed, this week the Interior Department prepared to open more than 250,000 acres of land in Wyoming and Nebraska to oil drilling.

Senators Move to Force Vote to Bar Ground Strikes in Venezuela

The bid comes after the Senate rejected a similar measure to curb President Trump’s attacks against alleged drug runners in the Caribbean Sea.

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“The American people do not want to be dragged into endless war with Venezuela without public debate or a vote,” said Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky, a Republican who has teamed up with two Democrats on the resolution.

The Growing Blowback Against Marc Benioff

New revelations about efforts by his company, Salesforce, to work with the Trump administration is getting heat from San Francisco officials and now allies.

© Jessica Christian/San Francisco Chronicle, via Associated Press

Marc Benioff’s rightward shift has turned at least one major ally against him.

Trump’s 2-Hour Call with Putin, and Why Iran Is Pushing Gender Transition Surgeries

Plus, your Friday news quiz.

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President Donald Trump, seen in Alaska in August, says he plans to meet again with President Vladimir Putin of Russia to discuss a cease-fire. President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine has arrived in Washington to seek more weapons.

Fact-Checking the Debate

Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa traded barbs over the police, prostitution and President Trump.

© Pool photo by Angelina Katsanis

The three leading candidates to be New York City mayor: Andrew M. Cuomo, Curtis Sliwa and Zohran Mamdani.

Universities Are Standing Up to Trump

A White House proposal for special funding treatment crossed a line for several schools. Some say it feels like a turning point in the federal government’s battle with higher education.

© Tony Luong for The New York Times

At Brown, some students and faculty worried their school might go along with the White House’s proposal after it agreed to an earlier deal.
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