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Court Denies Lawmakers Seeking Independent Monitor of Epstein Files

A federal judge said he did not have the authority to supervise the Justice Department’s release of the documents.

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Representative Thomas Massie, Republican of Kentucky, made the request for an independent monitor in the release of the Epstein files, along with Ro Khanna, Democrat of California.
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After Maduro’s Last Dance, a New Rhythm Goes Viral in Venezuela

For years, Nicolás Maduro and his movement used song and dance to rally support. Now, millions of Venezuelans are dancing to a different political tune.

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President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, dancing during “Venezuelan Student Day” in November.
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New York’s Odd Couple: The Mayor and the Police Commissioner

Zohran Mamdani and Jessica Tisch have little in common. But both of their political futures hinge on the safety of the city.

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Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch, who served under former Mayor Eric Adams, was reappointed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
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Michele Tafoya Announces Senate Run in Minnesota

Ms. Tafoya, once a sideline reporter for N.F.L. games, has more recently turned her focus to Republican politics. She is seeking an open seat now held by a Democrat.

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Michele Tafoya joins a fledgling Republican primary field in the race to replace Senator Tina Smith, a Democrat who is retiring.
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Trump 2.0

We look at the first year of the president’s second term.

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Uber Faces Growing Pressure Over Sexual Assault Record

From the ballot box in California to the halls of Congress and Wall Street, several new initiatives would require more oversight of how the company protects its passengers.

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A billboard in Century City, Los Angeles.
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What’s a Human Life Worth? The E.P.A. Says Zero Dollars.

The Environmental Protection Agency has stopped estimating the dollar value of lives saved in the cost-benefit analyses for new pollution rules.

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Los Angeles smog in 1979. For decades, government agencies have used a theoretical value of human life when calculating the costs and benefits of new regulations.
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Investigations and a Billion-Dollar ‘Shakedown’: How Trump Targeted Higher Education

Donald J. Trump has unleashed the power of the presidency against American colleges, with mixed results.

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The president managed to chisel away at the independence of the nation’s top universities by pairing investigations with pre-emptive strikes on federal funding for schools.
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Miami Beach Nightclub Is Condemned for Playing Kanye West’s Song ‘Heil Hitler’

The club, Vendôme, was hosting several right-wing influencers, including Andrew and Tristan Tate, the brothers who are being investigated in Europe in connection with human trafficking.

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Members of the Tate Brothers entourage were seen giving the Nazi salute at the Vendôme night club in Miami Beach on Saturday.
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Cubans in Florida Are Being Deported in Record Numbers

Cubans had long benefited from legal privileges unavailable to immigrants from other countries. President Trump has changed that.

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Some Floridians worry that these deportations could stain the state’s proud Cuban identity.
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