Late Night Lampoons Trump’s State of the Union Ratings

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27 février 2026 à 08:43

Stephen Colbert joked that the president “is really dragging down broadcast television” with lower ratings for Tuesday’s State of the Union than last year’s address.

Trump’s Shields Are Down

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Par : Carlos Lozada

27 février 2026 à 07:39

Personnel once meant policy; now it means flattery.

Pentagon Fires Another Laser at Drone, Prompting New Air Closure

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Par : Karoun Demirjian · Kate Kelly · Eric Schmitt and Chris Cameron

27 février 2026 à 06:25

After the downing of a Customs and Border Protection drone, the F.A.A. closed the airspace above Fort Hancock, Texas.

A police officer walked with a police dog at El Paso International Airport, after the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration lifted its temporary closure of the airspace over El Paso earlier this month.

Germany’s Oil and Gas Output Is Dwindling as Prices Rise

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Par : Stanley Reed and Maximilian Mann

27 février 2026 à 06:00

Natural gas production in Germany has fallen about 80 percent in the past two decades even as the country seeks to replace flows from Russia.

The Gas Nord production facility of Harbour Energy Germany in Langwedel-Holtebüttel.

Pakistan Strikes Afghanistan in ‘Open War’ Against Taliban Regime

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Par : Elian Peltier and Safiullah Padshah

27 février 2026 à 08:21

The airstrikes came hours after Afghan troops had attacked Pakistani border positions and follow months of worsening relations between the neighboring countries.

Taliban security personnel standing guard near a border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan in Nangarhar Province on Friday.

Green Party Defeats Labour in U.K. Special Election, in Blow to Starmer

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Par : Michael D. Shear

27 février 2026 à 06:41

The result marks the first time the Greens have won a British parliamentary by-election and signals the frustration of left-leaning voters with Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

Hannah Spencer, who won a historic victory for the Green Party on Thursday, outside a polling station in the Gorton and Denton district outside Manchester.

Hillary Clinton Denies Knowing Epstein or His Crimes in a Tense Deposition

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Par : Annie Karni

27 février 2026 à 03:56

After resisting testifying for months, the former secretary of state entered the session defiant, and grew irate after a Republican leaked a photo from inside the room.

Google Workers Seek ‘Red Lines’ on Military A.I., Echoing Anthropic

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Par : Tripp Mickle

27 février 2026 à 03:53

More than 100 Google A.I. employees sent a letter to Jeff Dean, a chief scientist, opposing Gemini’s use for U.S. surveillance and some autonomous weapons.

Jeff Dean, the chief scientist of Google DeepMind, Google’s artificial intelligence division, at a company event in 2018.

Fact-check: In Trump’s Case for an Attack on Iran, False or Unproven Claims

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Par : Mark Mazzetti · Edward Wong · David E. Sanger and Julian E. Barnes

27 février 2026 à 03:15

Key elements of the Trump administration’s arguments this week for another military campaign against Iran do not hold up.

People walked past a missile system and banners of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, in Tehran last year.

Mamdani’s Gift for Trump: A Front Page Celebrating the President

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Par : Emma Goldberg

27 février 2026 à 02:26

What do you bring the president when you visit the White House? Mayor Zohran Mamdani made a choice that seemed to please Donald Trump.

The famous New York Daily News front page from Oct. 30, 1975, after President Gerald Ford refused to bail out New York City, which was facing bankruptcy.

Regime Change in Cuba Appeals to Trump but Carries Risks

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Par : Michael Crowley

27 février 2026 à 01:33

The Trump administration is signaling a different approach, after demanding an end to Cuba’s communist leadership.

“Cuba does not kneel,” the country’s president, Miguel Díaz-Canel, center, told a state-run newspaper this month.

Federal Judge Accuses Trump Administration of Repeatedly Disobeying Orders

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Par : Mitch Smith · Ernesto Londoño and Mattathias Schwartz

27 février 2026 à 02:38

The federal judge identified 210 orders issued in 143 cases in Minnesota in which he said Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials had not complied with court orders.

Judge Patrick Schiltz was nominated to the bench by President George W. Bush.

Supreme Court Lawyer Who Moonlighted in High-Stakes Poker Is Convicted of Tax Fraud

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Par : Neil Vigdor

27 février 2026 à 02:29

The lawyer Thomas C. Goldstein, who co-founded the SCOTUSblog website, hid millions in gambling income from the government, federal prosecutors said.

Thomas Goldstein represented Epic Games, makers of the popular Fortnite video game, in an antitrust case brought against Apple in the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, in San Francisco, in 2022.

Trump Ally Expands Inquiry of Former Officials Who Investigated the President

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Par : Charlie Savage

27 février 2026 à 02:17

The office of a prosecutor based in Miami has issued new subpoenas in a wide-ranging inquiry aimed at President Trump’s perceived foes.

Some of President Trump’s allies have hoped that Jason A. Reding Quiñones, the U.S. attorney for the District of Southern Florida, would develop a “grand conspiracy” inquiry.

After F.B.I. Raid, Los Angeles School Board Discusses Superintendent’s Future

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Par : Dana Goldstein and Shawn Hubler

27 février 2026 à 05:15

Board members held an emergency meeting a day after agents raided the home and office of Alberto Carvalho, the Los Angeles Unified School District superintendent. They did not reach a resolution and agreed to reconvene Friday.

Los Angeles Unified school board members met Thursday afternoon in an emergency closed session a day after the F.B.I. raid of Alberto Carvalho’s home.

Iranians Cite Progress in Talks, but a Marathon Session Produces No Deal

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Par : Farnaz Fassihi and David E. Sanger

27 février 2026 à 03:00

Representatives of the countries were in Geneva this week to discuss the fate of Iran’s nuclear program.

The U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff, who, with Jared Kushner, Mr. Trump’s son-in-law, is negotiating with Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi.

After a Speedboat Shootout in Cuba, There are More Questions Than Answers

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Par : Frances Robles and Patricia Mazzei

27 février 2026 à 00:29

The Cuban government’s account of a supposed armed raid into its territory was called into question after one of the men identified as being on the boat turned up in Miami.

Cuban coast guard ships docked at the Port of Havana on Thursday.

Anthropic Says It Cannot ‘Accede’ to Pentagon in Talks Over A.I.

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Par : Julian E. Barnes and Sheera Frenkel

27 février 2026 à 02:03

Anthropic said it was standing firm on not having its A.I. used in certain scenarios by the Pentagon, which has imposed a Friday deadline on the company to give unfettered access to its technology.

“We cannot in good conscience accede to their request,” Dario Amodei, chief executive of Anthropic, said in a statement.

Netflix Backs Out of Bid for Warner Bros., Paving Way for Paramount Takeover

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Par : Lauren Hirsch · Michael M. Grynbaum and Benjamin Mullin

27 février 2026 à 00:48

The move was a stunning development in the long-running corporate battle for the storied media giant.

Testimony Offers New Details on Justice Dept. Role in Abrego Garcia Prosecution

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Par : Alan Feuer

27 février 2026 à 00:28

A top prosecutor, Robert E. McGuire, painted an extraordinary picture of senior Justice Department leaders peering over his shoulder and hurrying him along.

Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia and his wife, Jennifer Vasquez Sura, arriving at federal court in Nashville on Thursday.

N.Y. Man With China Ties Charged With Marijuana Trafficking in Oklahoma

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Par : Jay Root · Michael Forsythe and Bianca Pallaro

27 février 2026 à 00:20

Sin Tung Chan was a member of a prominent hometown association in the city, one of hundreds of social clubs that often maintain close ties with the Chinese government.