Mangione’s Lawyers Take Issue With Bondi’s Ties to UnitedHealthcare NYT | Top Stories Hurubie Meko 20 December 2025 at 13:57 Lawyers for Luigi Mangione, who is accused of killing UnitedHealthcare’s chief executive, say Attorney General Pam Bondi should have recused herself from the case. © Tierney L. Cross/The New York TimesAttorney General Pam Bondi recently worked for a lobbying firm that lists UnitedHealthcare’s parent company among its clients.
Judge Convicted of Obstructing Agents as They Sought Undocumented Immigrant NYT | Top Stories Julie Bosman 19 December 2025 at 21:14 The Wisconsin state judge, Hannah C. Dugan, was accused of ushering a man to a side door as federal agents waited outside a courtroom. © Sara Stathas/ReutersJudge Hannah C. Dugan entered court on the first day of her federal trial.
Several Billion Dollars Were Lost to Fraud in Minnesota, Prosecutors Say NYT | Top Stories Ernesto Londoño 19 December 2025 at 09:39 Federal prosecutors said they were now investigating fraud worth billions of dollars in 14 social services programs in the state. © Jamie Kelter Davis for The New York TimesFederal agents executed a search warrant as part of a fraud investigation in Minnesota.
The Billionaires Have Gone Full Louis XV NYT | Opinion Michael Hirschorn 14 December 2025 at 19:55 The first rule of dark money is to quit blabbing about it. Did they think people would thank them for it?
Thomas L. Friedman Says We’re in a New Epoch. David Brooks Has Questions. NYT | Opinion David Brooks, Thomas L. Friedman and Derek Arthur 12 December 2025 at 18:02 Two columnists debate this strange moment.
Bessent Says He Divested From Soybean Farms After Ethics Office Warning NYT | China Alan Rappeport 8 December 2025 at 02:30 The Treasury Secretary said on Sunday he recently shed his holdings to comply with his federal ethics agreement.
China’s Security State Sells an A.I. Dream NYT | China Vivian Wang 5 November 2025 at 00:32 China’s new national drive to embrace artificial intelligence is also giving the authorities new ways to monitor and control its citizens.