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Plus, how job applicants are tricking A.I.  Here’s what we’re covering: Comey to Appear in Court in Case That Has Roiled Justice Department by Glenn Thrush Pressed on Justice Dept. Politicization, Bondi Goes on Attack by Glenn Thrush and Devlin Barrett Federal Workers Express Uncertainty During Government Shutdown by Ang Li White House Signals It May Try to Deny Back Pay to Furloughed Federal Work...

Plus, a new way to fight robocalls.  Here’s what we’re covering: What Is the Insurrection Act That Trump Says He’s Considering? by Chris Cameron Texas Troops Head to Chicago as Trump Weighs Use of Emergency Powers by Julie Bosman, Shawn Hubler, Anna Griffin and Eric Schmitt Trump Calls Off Diplomatic Outreach to Venezuela by Julian E. Barnes, Tyler Pager and Maria Abi-Habib Nearly 20 Percent Fewer...

Plus, when Silicon Valley comes to the farm.  Here’s what we’re covering: Supreme Court Returns to Face Trump Tests of Presidential Power by Ann E. Marimow and Abbie VanSickle Judge Again Blocks Guard Deployment as Trump Expands His Targets by Shawn Hubler, Anna Griffin and Eric Schmitt Pritzker Says Federal Agents Are Trying to Make Chicago a ‘War Zone ’ by Sonia A. Rao Both Parties Are Resigned...

Plus, your Friday news quiz.  Here’s what we’re covering: Trump ‘Determined’ the U.S. Is Now in a War With Drug Cartels, Congress Is Told by Charlie Savage and Eric Schmitt Deepfakes, Insults and Job Cuts: A Government Shutdown Like No Other by Erica L. Green F.D.A. Approves Generic Abortion Pill as Opponents Push Trump for New Restrictions by Pam Belluck Deadly Attack Outside U.K. Synagogue on Yo...

Plus, what Jane Goodall learned among the chimps.  Here’s what we’re covering: White House Uses Shutdown to Maximize Pain and Punish Political Foes by Tony Romm Trump Administration Asks Colleges to Sign ‘Compact’ to Get Funding Preference by Michael C. Bender Supreme Court Allows Lisa Cook to Remain at Fed, for Now by Ann E. Marimow and Colby Smith ‘Enough Is Enough’: Many Palestinians Say Hamas...

Plus, Italian grandmothers’ secret weapon.  Here’s what we’re covering: Shutdown Enters First Full Day With No Hint Either Side Will Give by Catie Edmondson How the Shutdown Is Affecting Federal Services and Workers by Elena Shao and Lazaro Gamio Trump and Hegseth Recount Familiar Partisan Complaints to Top Military Leaders by Helene Cooper, Eric Schmitt and Shawn McCreesh Trump Announces Deal Wit...

Plus, how live betting is changing the world of sports.  Here’s what we’re covering: Trump and Netanyahu Tell Hamas to Accept Their Peace Plan, or Else by Luke Broadwater and Shawn McCreesh Americans’ Support for Israel Dramatically Declines, Times/Siena Poll Finds by Lisa Lerer and Ruth Igielnik Trump’s Meeting With Democrats Brought No Breakthrough as a Federal Shutdown Deadline Approached by Ty...

Plus, the next Super Bowl halftime show act is revealed.  Here’s what we’re covering: Trump to Meet With Congressional Leaders as Shutdown Deadline Looms by Michael Gold Trump and Netanyahu to Discuss Plans for Postwar Gaza by Aaron Boxerman Trump Again Focuses on Portland as an Avatar of the Left by Anna Griffin What We Know About the Suspect in the Michigan Church Shooting by Talya Minsberg and...

Plus, your Friday news quiz. Here’s what we’re covering: Trump Gets the Retribution He Sought, and Shatters Norms in the Process by Alan Feuer, Jonah E. Bromwich and Maggie Haberman Trump Will Slap Tariffs on Imported Drugs, Trucks and Household Furnishings by Ana Swanson, Rebecca Robbins and Peter Eavis Hegseth Is Said to Have Summoned U.S. Military Brass From Around the Globe by Eric Schmitt, Jo...

Plus, how big was Jimmy Kimmel’s first night back?  Here’s what we’re covering: What We Know About the Shooting at a Dallas ICE Facility by Pooja Salhotra White House Eyes New Round of Mass Layoffs if Government Shuts Down by Tony Romm China for First Time Promises to Reduce Its Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Somini Sengupta With Sobs and Doubts, Greenlandic Women Receive Apology for Forced Contracep...

Plus, robot fight club.  Here’s what we’re covering: Trump Cancels Meeting With Democrats as Shutdown Nears by Catie Edmondson ‘Your Countries Are Going to Hell’: Trump Airs His Grievances at the U.N. by Luke Broadwater In a Sudden Shift, Trump Says Ukraine Can Win the War With Russia by David E. Sanger Jimmy Kimmel, Somber but Defiant, Defends Free Speech in Return to ABC by John Koblin and Micha...

Plus, America’s new astronauts.  Here’s what we’re covering: Trump Issues Warning Based on Unproven Link Between Tylenol and Autism by Azeen Ghorayshi Supreme Court Allows Trump to Fire F.T.C. Commissioner by Abbie VanSickle and Ann E. Marimow Jimmy Kimmel’s Show to Return to ABC on Tuesday Night by John Koblin, Brooks Barnes, Michael M. Grynbaum and Benjamin Mullin Cache of Devices Capable of Cra...

Plus, would you swim in the Chicago River?  On Today’s Episode: U.N. Gathers Amid Its 80th Anniversary and a ‘Free Fall,’ by Farnaz Fassihi Britain, Australia, Canada and Portugal Recognize a Palestinian State , by Mark Landler At Kirk Service, an Extraordinary Fusion of Government and Christianity , by Elizabeth Dias Trump Demands That Bondi Move ‘Now’ to Prosecute Foes , by Alan Feuer, Glenn Thr...

Plus, your Friday news quiz.  On Today’s Episode: Trump Pressures Broadcasters Over Critical Coverage, Escalating Attack on Speech , by Zolan Kanno-Youngs Kennedy’s Advisory Panel Votes to Limit M.M.R.V. Vaccine for Children Under 4 , by Apoorva Mandavilli Since Leaving Washington, Elon Musk Has Been All In on His A.I. Company , by Cade Metz, Kate Conger and Ryan Mac The Plot to Free the Nuns , by...

Plus, smart glasses and even smarter headphones. On Today’s Episode: ABC Pulls Jimmy Kimmel Off Air for Charlie Kirk Comments After F.C.C. Pressure , by John Koblin, Michael M. Grynbaum and Brooks Barnes Kennedy’s Vaccine Committee to Vote on Hepatitis B and Covid Shots , by Apoorva Mandavilli 5 Takeaways From Ousted C.D.C. Director’s Hearing , by Christina Jewett and Dani Blum Fed Cuts Rates for...

Plus, Robert Redford’s legacy.  On Today’s Episode: Kirk Killing Suspect Faces Aggravated Murder Charge, and Death Penalty , by Anna Griffin, Jack Healy, Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs and Jacey Fortin Trump Invokes Kirk’s Killing in Justifying Measures to Silence Opponents , by Zolan Kanno-Youngs, Andrew Duehren, Kenneth P. Vogel and Katie Rogers Patel Plays the Familiar Role of Pugilist at a Senate He...

Plus, a “sci-fi” discovery about ants.  On Today’s Episode: Israel Is Committing Genocide in Gaza, U.N. Inquiry Says , by Nick Cumming-Bruce Israel Launches Ground Offensive in Gaza City , by Lara Jakes, Gabby Sobelman, Isabel Kershner and Natan Odenheimer White House Plans Broad Crackdown on Liberal Groups , by Katie Rogers and Zolan Kanno-Youngs Appeals Court Says Lisa Cook Can Remain on Fed Boa...

Plus, Gen Z’s go-to financial adviser.  On Today’s Episode: Kirk Shooting Suspect Held ‘Leftist Ideology,’ Utah Governor Says , by Jack Healy and Orlando Mayorquín Right-Wing Activists Urge Followers to Expose Those Celebrating Kirk Killing , by Alan Feuer, Ken Bensinger and Pooja Salhotra U.K. Plans Biggest Security Operation Since Coronation for Trump’s State Visit , by Lizzie Dearden Far-Right...

Plus, your Friday news quiz.  On Today’s Episode: Trump Says Person Is in Custody in Connection With Kirk Shooting , by Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, Devlin Barrett, Glenn Thrush, Maggie Haberman and Isabella Kwai Bolsonaro Sentenced to 27 Years in Prison for Plotting Coup in Brazil , by Ana Ionova and Jack Nicas Nepal’s Young Protesters Find an Unlikely Partner: The Army , by Alex Travelli States Wan...

Plus, why firefighters are sounding an alarm.  On Today’s Episode: Charlie Kirk Assassination Raises Fear of Surging Political Violence , by Richard Fausset, Ken Bensinger and Alan Feuer Putin’s Message to Ukraine, Europe and Trump: I Won’t Back Down , by Anton Troianovski Boat Suspected of Smuggling Drugs Is Said to Have Turned Before U.S. Attacked It , by Charlie Savage and Helene Cooper Firefig...

Plus, 7-Eleven’s new master plan. On Today’s Episode: Israel Attempts to Kill Hamas Leadership in Airstrike on Qatar, a Gaza War Mediator , by Adam Rasgon, Vivian Nereim and Ronen Bergman Judge Rules Fed Governor Can Remain in Role, for Now , by Colby Smith and Tony Romm Trump Administration Halts I.R.S. Crackdown on Major Tax Shelters , by Jesse Drucker 6 Takeaways From Kennedy’s Childhood Health...

Plus, the fight for control of Fox News.  On Today’s Episode: Israeli Military Orders Residents of Gaza City to Evacuate , by Adam Rasgon House Panel Releases Drawing for Epstein Apparently Signed by Trump , by Michael Gold Supreme Court Lifts Restrictions on L.A. Immigration Stops , by Adam Liptak Trump Administration Says It Has Begun Immigration Crackdown in Chicago , by Hamed Aleaziz and Julie...

Plus, why you’re wrong about your Zodiac sign. On Today’s Episode: How JPMorgan Enabled the Crimes of Jeffrey Epstein , by David Enrich, Matthew Goldstein and Jessica Silver-Greenberg Russia Unleashes Largest Drone Assault of War, Setting Government Building Ablaze , by Andrew E. Kramer What We Know About the Hyundai-LG Plant Immigration Raid in Georgia , by Chris Hippensteel Grand Juries in D.C....

Plus, your Friday news quiz.  On Today’s Episode: How a Top Secret SEAL Team 6 Mission Into North Korea Fell Apart , by Dave Philipps and Matthew Cole Is the Jobs Data Still Reliable? Yes, at Least for Now , by Ben Casselman Members of Congress Grasp for a Stopgap Deal to Avert a Shutdown , by Catie Edmondson Trump to Sign Order Renaming the Defense Department as the Department of War , by Erica L...

Plus, a Chinese coffee giant comes to America.  On Today’s Episode: States Go Their Own (and Contradictory) Ways on Vaccine Policy , by Emily Baumgaertner Nunn Kennedy Faces Senate Grilling After Vaccine Changes and C.D.C. Shake-Up , by Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Megan Mineiro Trump Administration Says Boat Strike Is Start of Campaign Against Venezuelan Cartels , by Eric Schmitt, Helene Cooper, Alan...