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Today — 31 December 2024Main stream

Jimmy Carter Carved a New Mold for Ex-Presidents

30 December 2024 at 23:56
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

The question of whether the president-elect would back the speaker for another term has hung over Republicans, especially after recent tensions over an end-of-year spending bill.

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

What If Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan Lived In This Alternate Timeline?

31 December 2024 at 00:00
Carter’s vision and persistence on solar energy deserve to be brightly illuminated.

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President Jimmy Carter announcing his solar energy policy in 1979 in front of solar panels placed on the West Wing roof of the White House.
Yesterday — 30 December 2024Main stream

Biden Announces $2.5 Billion in Security Aid to Ukraine

30 December 2024 at 22:53
The Treasury Department also released an additional $3.4 billion in budget aid as the Biden administration rushes assistance to Kyiv in its final weeks in office.

© Mauricio Lima for The New York Times

A destroyed Ukrainian tank in the country’s Kharkiv region this month. The latest tranche of U.S. aid will include air defense, artillery and other critical weapons systems, President Biden said on Monday.

Jimmy Carter’s Funeral Will Be Held on Jan. 9 in Washington

30 December 2024 at 22:54
The state funeral will cap more than a week of remembrances honoring Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, who died at 100 on Sunday.

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The National Cathedral in Washington in 2018. Former President Jimmy Carter’s state funeral will be held there on Jan. 9.

Among Presidents, Jimmy Carter Was the Odd Man Out

30 December 2024 at 08:20
Jimmy Carter’s relationship with his successors in the Oval Office, both Republicans and fellow Democrats, was generally tense because of his outspokenness. That never mattered to him.

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In 2009, all of the living presidents gathered to welcome Barack Obama to the White House.

Social Media Companies Face Global Tug-of-War Over Free Speech

President-elect Donald J. Trump’s picks for the F.C.C. and F.T.C. have vowed to remove censorship online. That conflicts with European regulators who are pushing for stricter moderation.

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President-elect Donald J. Trump and Brendan Carr, his choice to head the Federal Communications Commission, at a SpaceX Starship launch in Boca Chica, Texas, in November.

Democratic N.Y. Lawmakers Brace for Risks of a Trump Administration

30 December 2024 at 16:00
After President-elect Donald J. Trump’s gains in New York, lawmakers plan to focus on high costs and crime while safeguarding policies about immigration and abortion.

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Gov. Kathy Hochul has proposed sharing some of the state’s excess sales tax revenue by issuing checks to state taxpayers.

Jimmy Carter Deserved Our Thanks and Respect, Not Our Sneers

30 December 2024 at 07:42
We in the media and chattering class jeered at a man who probably improved more lives over a longer period than any other recent president.

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Jimmy Carter in 1996.

Jimmy Carter, Peacemaking President Amid Crises, Is Dead at 100

30 December 2024 at 08:24
Rising from Georgia farmland to the White House, he oversaw the historic Camp David peace accords, but his one-term presidency was waylaid by troubles at home and abroad.

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Mr. Carter brokered peace between Israel and Egypt with the Camp David accords, one of his major presidential accomplishments.
Before yesterdayMain stream

Interior Dept. Is Caught Between Tribes in Casino Battles

29 December 2024 at 04:26
The Biden administration’s consideration of three proposed tribal casinos in California and Oregon has touched off a fierce debate about tribal sovereignty and land rights.

© Ian C. Bates for The New York Times

The land in Santa Rosa, Calif., where the Koi Nation Tribal Council wants to build a casino.

Can Trump Prevent a TikTok Ban? His Team Says ‘He Will Deliver’

13 November 2024 at 06:54
When asked about whether President-elect Donald Trump would prevent a TikTok ban in the United States, a spokeswoman told The New York Times: “He will deliver.”

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President-elect Donald J. Trump on election night in West Palm Beach, Fla. Asked about whether Mr. Trump would prevent a TikTok ban in the United States, a spokeswoman told The New York Times: “He will deliver.”

Trump Urges Supreme Court to Pause TikTok Ban

28 December 2024 at 07:31
The president-elect took no position on the app’s First Amendment challenge to the law, which sets a Jan. 19 deadline to sell or close the popular platform.

© Kent Nishimura for The New York Times

A supporter of TikTok during a protest in Washington in March.
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