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Officials Trying to Determine if New Orleans Suspect Had Ties to Terrorist Groups

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Eric Schmitt
U.S. officials have warned that the conflict in Gaza and Lebanon could spill into the United States, most likely in the form of small radicalized groups acting on their own initiative or lone-wolf terrorists.

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A counterterrorism analyst said the attack in New Orleans on Wednesday was a fairly sophisticated assault, given the multiple layers involved: truck ramming, firearms and improvised explosive devices.

A Mexican Mayor’s Odyssey: From Undocumented Migrant to Cartel Target

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Simon Romero and César Rodríguez For The New York Times
A former undocumented resident of California who now runs a town in Mexico, Crispín Agustín Mendoza has survived one assassination attempt. But he says, “I have to learn how to survive.”

Armed men tried to kill Crispín Agustín Mendoza, mayor of Alcozauca, Mexico, in his home. But he fought back, and now is guarded at all times by six soldiers.

Trump Says He Plans to Attend Carter’s Funeral

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Maggie Haberman
In wide-ranging remarks at a New Year’s Eve party at Mar-a-Lago, the president-elect also predicted that Mike Johnson would secure enough votes to be re-elected as House speaker.

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President-elect Donald J. Trump and Melania Trump arrived at a New Year’s Eve event at Mar-a-Lago on Tuesday.

Chief Justice Roberts Condemns Threats to Supreme Court and Judiciary

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Adam Liptak
In his year-end report on the federal judiciary, the chief justice decried violence, intimidation and disinformation and warned against defiance of court rulings.

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“Violence, intimidation and defiance directed at judges because of their work undermine our Republic, and are wholly unacceptable,” Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. wrote in his year-end report.

Pentagon Appeals Court Upholds Plea Deals in Sept. 11 Case

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Carol Rosenberg
The three-judge decision appeared, at least for now, to put plea proceedings for Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and two others back on track to take place in early January at Guantánamo Bay.

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The plea deals are a first step in a monthslong process that will potentially continue through 2025 at Camp Justice, the military commission complex Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.

Pentagon Releases Detainee Held at Guantánamo Since Day 1

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Carol Rosenberg
The prisoner, who was repatriated to Tunisia, was never charged. His transfer is part of a Biden administration push to further reduce the dwindling detainee population at the wartime prison.

© Petty Officer First Class Shane T. McCoy/U.S. Navy

An image taken by the U.S. military on Jan. 11, 2002, showing the first prisoners at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, soon after their arrival.

‘Hanging Out With Jimmy Carter,’ Biden Faces the Echoes of History

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Peter Baker
President Biden is yet another one-term Democrat hurt by inflation and struggling to free hostages before leaving office. But Mr. Carter’s enhanced reputation offers hope that he too may be remembered more favorably.

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President Jimmy Carter and Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr. in 1978. Both saw themselves as straight shooters in a world of spinners.

How Elon Musk Has Planted Himself Almost Literally at Trump’s Doorstep

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Maggie Haberman， Jonathan Swan and Ryan Mac
For much of the period since Election Day, the billionaire has been staying at a $2,000-a-night cottage at Mar-a-Lago, giving him easy access to the president-elect.

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Elon Musk has attended personnel meetings at Mar-a-Lago, sat in on phone calls with foreign leaders and spent hours with President-elect Donald J. Trump in his office.

China Hacked Treasury Dept. in ‘Major’ Breach, U.S. Says

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Ana Swanson and David E. Sanger
The episode comes at a particularly sensitive moment, just as the Biden White House is dealing with one of the most far-reaching, and damaging, hacks into American infrastructure in the cyberage.

© Rod Lamkey Jr. for The New York Times

The Treasury Department said it had worked with the F.B.I., the intelligence community and other investigators to determine the impact of the breach.

Jimmy Carter Carved a New Mold for Ex-Presidents

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Sheryl Gay Stolberg
Jimmy Carter redefined what a president can do after departing the White House, leaving a lasting imprint through his work overseas, particularly in the realm of public health.

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Former President Jimmy Carter, left, and Suleiman Jasir al-Herbish, the director general of the OPEC Fund for International Development, in 2010. The fund provided financial support for the Carter Center’s efforts to eliminate Guinea worm disease.

Trump Endorses Mike Johnson to Continue as House Speaker

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Maggie Haberman， Jonathan Swan and Carl Hulse
The question of whether the president-elect would back the speaker for another term has hung over Republicans, especially after recent tensions. But the endorsement does not lock up the job for Mr. Johnson.

© Kenny Holston/The New York Times

The endorsement ended days of private discussions by the president-elect and his allies about whether to try to save Speaker Mike Johnson.
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