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Today — 9 October 2025Main stream

Comey’s Two Legal Challenges to His Indictment, Explained

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By: Charlie Savage
9 October 2025 at 06:28
A lawyer for the former F.B.I. director said he would accuse the Justice Department of malicious and selective prosecution and contend that a U.S. attorney was illegally appointed.

© Kenny Holston/The New York Times

Journalists and a handful of protesters gathered outside James B. Comey’s court appearance Wednesday in Alexandria, Va.

Texas’ Blue-State Deployments Shred Relations Between Governors

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By: J. David Goodman
9 October 2025 at 06:23
State leaders have prided themselves on finding bipartisan consensus, but President Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops from Texas to Illinois has ripped the veneer off that image.

© Jamie Kelter Davis for The New York Times

Members of the Texas National Guard at the U.S. Army Reserve Training Center in Elwood, Ill., a far southwest suburb of Chicago, on Tuesday.

Stephen Miller Cited ‘Plenary Authority,’ Then Paused. Conspiracies Started Flying.

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By: Michael M. Grynbaum
9 October 2025 at 05:04
Online skeptics wondered if Mr. Miller had caught himself saying something he did not mean to. CNN says there was a technical glitch.

© Anna Rose Layden for The New York Times

Stephen Miller, the White House deputy chief of staff, before making an appearance on a CNN broadcast from the White House on Monday.

Trump’s Energy Cuts Punished Mostly Blue States. Red States Might Be Next.

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By: Maxine Joselow and Brad Plumer
9 October 2025 at 02:24
As New York and other states tally the damage, a leaked document suggests more Energy Department cuts may be coming.

© Ariana Gomez for The New York Times

Workers at a direct air capture facility under construction in Texas last year.

Before Trump Ordered In Troops, Federal Officers Called Portland Protests ‘Low Energy’

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By: Hamed Aleaziz， Adam Goldman and Anna Griffin
9 October 2025 at 01:16
Oregon officials say the atmosphere outside an ICE building that has drawn daily demonstrations since June has grown worse since the president’s threats.

© Samantha Swindler/The Oregonian, via Associated Press

Protesters outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Portland, Ore., on Sept. 27. President Trump announced earlier that day that he would send troops to Portland to handle what he described as a “War ravaged” city.

Tom Homan Was Said to Have Received $50,000 From Agents. He May Not Have to Return It.

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By: Zach Montague
9 October 2025 at 00:08
Public corruption experts said the Justice Department had options for recovering money used in a sting operation. But that may not happen for years.

© Kent Nishimura for The New York Times

Justice Department regulations detail strict requirements on how funds in sting operations can be used.
Yesterday — 8 October 2025Main stream

Joan Kennedy, Who Married Into a Dynasty, Dies at 89

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By: Katharine Q. Seelye
9 October 2025 at 00:27
The wife of Senator Edward Kennedy for a quarter of a century, she both basked and struggled in the reflected glare of a political family in the spotlight.

© George Tames/The New York Times

Joan Kennedy with her husband at the time, Edward M. Kennedy, in Boston in 1979, when he announced his campaign for the 1980 Democratic presidential nomination. Their children Kara Ann and Patrick joined them for the event.

Justin Pearson, ‘Tennessee Three’ Democrat, to Run for Congress

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By: Emily Cochrane
9 October 2025 at 00:36
Mr. Pearson, a member of the Tennessee General Assembly, was briefly expelled in 2023 after leading a gun control protest from the chamber floor.

© Jon Cherry for The New York Times

State Representative Justin J. Pearson in Nashville in 2023. He announced on Wednesday that he would challenge U.S. Representative Steve Cohen, a fellow Memphis Democrat.

James Comey, Former FBI Director, to Appear in Court for Arraignment

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By: Glenn Thrush， Karoun Demirjian and Minho Kim
9 October 2025 at 02:53
The former F.B.I. director appeared in a brief hearing in federal court. His lawyers sought clarity on the details of a case filed under pressure from President Trump.

© Jared Soares for The New York Times

James Comey, the former F.B.I. director, in 2020.

Trump’s H-1B Visa Fee Could Strain Universities and Schools

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By: Madeleine Ngo
8 October 2025 at 17:00
Higher education leaders and public-school superintendents say they depend on skilled foreign workers to fill critical roles.

© Cydni Elledge for The New York Times

Many institutions depend on H-1B visas to fill positions in the STEM and medical fields.

Justices Appear Open to Challenge of Mail-In Ballot Rules by Illinois Politician

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By: Abbie VanSickle
9 October 2025 at 02:03
A majority of the court appeared sympathetic to the argument that political candidates should be able to sue over their states’ election laws. The case is one of several lodged by allies of President Trump.

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Under Illinois law, ballots postmarked by Election Day are counted if they are received up to 14 days later.

Pam Bondi Goes on the Attack During Senate Hearing

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By: Glenn Thrush and Devlin Barrett
8 October 2025 at 07:30
At a Senate committee hearing, the attorney general avoided answering pointed queries by repeatedly laying into her questioners and casting her responses as a defense of the Trump administration.

© Kenny Holston/The New York Times

Attorney General Pam Bondi testifying in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday.

Air Traffic Staffing Shortages Disrupt Travel for Second Straight Day

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By: Karoun Demirjian and Christine Chung
8 October 2025 at 08:31
The national air space has long been reeling from a staffing crisis among air traffic controllers, as the F.A.A. grapples with a shortage of about 3,000 controllers.

© Jim Vondruska/Reuters

An air traffic control tower at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago in 2023. Staffing shortages were expected to delay flights by over 40 minutes at O’Hare.

3 Key Takeaways From the Bondi Hearing

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By: Devlin Barrett
8 October 2025 at 07:43
The session before a Senate panel featured more fireworks than facts as Democrats and the attorney general repeatedly clashed.

© Kenny Holston/The New York Times

Attorney General Pam Bondi testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee in Washington on Tuesday.

Carney and Trump: A Collision Avoided, Save for a Nasty Comment or Two

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By: Ian Austen and David E. Sanger
8 October 2025 at 07:47
The Canadian prime minister came to Washington determined to take the heat out of the relationship. He mostly succeeded, at least for now.

© Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times

During a meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada on Tuesday, President Trump told reporters that “the people of Canada will love us again,” even if some American-imposed tariffs remained in place — which he insisted they would.

Health Care Politics Bolster Democrats in Shutdown Fight

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By: Catie Edmondson and Carl Hulse
8 October 2025 at 06:38
Even President Trump has conceded that he and his party could face political pain from rising premiums, stiffening Democrats’ spines as they demand a subsidy extension.

© Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times

Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, the minority leader, with other Democratic senators at the Capitol on Tuesday.

Mass Layoffs Trump Is Threatening in Shutdown Fight May Be Illegal

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By: Tony Romm
8 October 2025 at 06:38
Unions have sued to block any firings, which budget experts believe are not even needed to protect essential federal services.

© Pete Marovich for The New York Times

President Trump has already dismissed thousands of civil servants during the eight months that he has held office.
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