Trump Is Running America the Way America Ran Iraq He and his team are treating the government like hostile territory to be conquered.

Merle Louise Simon, a Sondheim Mainstay, Is Dead at 90 She originated roles in four of his Broadway musicals between 1959 and 1987, and won a Drama Desk Award for her performance in “Sweeney Todd.”

Trump Delayed Tariffs Against Canada and Mexico Also, aid agency staff members were shut out of their offices. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday

State Farm Seeks an Urgent Increase in California Rates After Fires The company asked state regulators to approve a 22 percent increase on average.

Judge Says She Will Further Block White House Spending Freeze The statement, along with a similar order from Friday, amounted to a rebuke of the move as an overreach that likely lacked legitimate authority.

N.Y. Moves to Shield Doctors Who Send Abortion Pills to States With Bans Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill meant to protect medical practitioners in New York who prescribe and send abortion pills out of state.

Illegal N.Y.P.D. Stop-and-Frisk Tactics Went Unchecked, Monitor Says Anti-crime units stopped and frisked too many people unlawfully in 2023, according to a new report that comes months before a mayoral election in which public safety may be a pivotal issue.

Why Are D.C. Plane Crash Investigators Focused on Night-Vision Goggles? Investigators have yet to determine whether the crew of an Army helicopter was wearing the devices when the Black Hawk crashed into a civilian airliner last week.

Trump Wields U.S. Power With Unclear Economic Consequences The president is right that the economy is a powerful lever against other countries but his tactics could have widespread economic repercussions.

A.C.L.U. Sues to Overturn Trump’s Order Closing Southern Border The lawsuit argues that Mr. Trump’s executive order limiting asylum access violates U.S. law.

Pacific Coast Highway Reopens Nearly 4 Weeks After Los Angeles Fires The stretch of the highway along the Pacific Ocean between Santa Monica and Malibu reopened to regular traffic. Some local officials believe it is too soon.

Who Will Govern Postwar Gaza? Four Competing Models Are Emerging. Hamas still controls most of the enclave, but Israel holds some key areas. International oversight could also be expanded, while the Palestinian Authority has presented itself as another alternative.

A Presidency That’s Off the Rails. It Took Only Two Weeks. But we’ve underestimated Trump’s political strength many times before.

Atmospheric River Forecast: More Rain Expected to Soak California Skiers may delight in the snow forecast, but the latest in a series of atmospheric rivers threatens to bring flooding and mudslides to California.

After Tariff Fight With Canada and Mexico, Trump’s Next Target Is Europe The president’s threats to slap duties on goods imported from the European Union are part of a pattern of directing the harshest penalties at the United States’ closest allies.

Guantánamo Bay Prepares for President Trump’s Migrant Surge About 200 Marines and soldiers arrived over the weekend as the base faces its most drastic changes since the Pentagon opened a prison there after the Sept. 11 attacks.

Iran Is Developing Plans for Faster, Cruder Weapon, U.S. Concludes As Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel prepares to meet with President Trump, the question of whether to strike Iran’s facilities or negotiate with Tehran appears certain to be under debate.

Crews Lift Wreckage From D.C. Plane Crash Out of Potomac A crane was removing the fuselage of the passenger jet that crashed into the river last week after colliding with a U.S. Army helicopter.

I’m the Foreign Minister of Poland. Europe Has Got the Message. As some allies grow weary of American power, Americans seem to be growing weary of their allies.

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