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3 More Prosecutors Resign Over Adams Case, Refusing to Admit Wrongdoing They had been placed on administrative leave after refusing to abandon the corruption case against Mayor Eric Adams. “We will not confess wrongdoing when there was none,” they wrote.

Breaking News: Three federal prosecutors who worked on the criminal corruption case against Mayor Eric Adams said that they would resign rather than admit wrongdoing in refusing to abandon the case, according to an email obtained by The New York Times.

Top Producer of ‘60 Minutes’ Quits, Saying He Lost Independence (Gift Article) The news program has faced mounting pressure from both President Trump and its corporate ownership at Paramount, the parent company of CBS News.

The executive producer of 60 Minutes, Bill Owens, said that he would resign from the long-running Sunday news program because he had lost his journalistic independence. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/b...

Democrats Land in El Salvador, Seeking Release of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia (Gift Article) The visit comes on the heels of a trip by Senator Chris Van Hollen, who met last week with the deported man, Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia.

Four Democratic lawmakers have arrived in El Salvador, where they intend to continue pressing for the release of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia who was wrongly deported to a prison in the Central American country. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/u...

Trump Aides Solicit Ideas to Raise Birthrate, From Baby Bonuses to Fertility Planning (Gift Article) Baby bonuses and menstrual cycle classes are among the ideas pitched to Trump aides as they consider plans to try boosting the birthrate.

Baby bonuses and menstrual cycle classes are among the ideas pitched to Trump aides as they consider plans to try boosting the birthrate. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/u...

Pete Hegseth is pictured wearing a blue suit, looking to his left. A headline reads: "Pete Hegseth Said to Have Shared Sensitive Attack Details in Second Signal Chat." Photo by Eric Lee/The New York Times

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared detailed information about strikes in Yemen to a second unclassified Signal group chat that included his wife and brother, people familiar with the matter said. nyti.ms/4jBQ1wV

Who Is J. Harvie Wilkinson, the Judge Behind a Scathing Rebuke of the White House? (Gift Article) The judge, a conservative Reagan appointee, wrote a blistering opinion accusing the administration of failing to give a man wrongly deported to El Salvador any semblance of due process.

The judge, a conservative Reagan appointee, wrote a blistering opinion accusing the administration of failing to give a man wrongly deported to El Salvador any semblance of due process. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/18/u...

Supreme Court to Hear Arguments on Trump Plan to End Birthright Citizenship (Gift Article) The Trump administration had asked the justices to lift a nationwide pause on the policy as lower court challenges continue.

The Supreme Court announced that it would hear arguments in a few weeks over Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/u...

Kennedy’s Plan to Send Health Officials to ‘Indian Country’ Angers Native Leaders Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he is committed to improving the Indian Health Service. Native American leaders have doubts. “It’s shameful,” one said.

Ahead of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s visit this week with Native health providers and tribal leaders in Arizona and New Mexico, he's said he is committed to improving the Indian Health Service. Native American leaders have doubts.

How a Black Progressive Transformed Into a Conservative Star (Gift Article) Xaviaer DuRousseau once marched in Black Lives Matter protests. Then he started watching PragerU videos — and they resonated with him.

Xaviaer DuRousseau once marched in Black Lives Matter protests. Then he started watching PragerU videos — and they resonated with him.
By @kellen.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/u...

Lawyers for Maryland Man Erroneously Deported to El Salvador Assail Trump Administration (Gift Article) The case has raised questions not only about how the man could have ended up on a plane to El Salvador, but also about why the administration has apparently not moved to correct its mistake.

Lawyers for a Maryland man who was inadvertently deported last month to a notorious Salvadoran prison despite an order that he could remain in the U.S. urged the judge overseeing his case to force the Trump administration to bring him back as soon as possible. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/u...

What to Watch in Today’s Big Elections in Wisconsin and Florida (Gift Article) Voters in a crucial court race and two House special elections will provide hints of how the country views President Trump and Elon Musk, months after they took power.

In Wisconsin, a nearly $100 million race for control of the State Supreme Court has morphed from an important clash over the state’s direction into a referendum on Elon Musk’s supersized role in national politics. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/u...

Doug Emhoff’s Law Firm Is Said to Be Trump’s Next Target (Gift Article) The firm, Willkie Farr & Gallagher, also employs a top investigator for the congressional committee that documented President Trump’s role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

The law firm that employs Doug Emhoff, former Vice President Kamala Harris’s husband, has learned that it is among the next firms that Trump plans to use his power to punish, according to four people briefed on the matter. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/u...

Hello, DC! Today's my first day as a Congress correspondent for the NYT. Excited to dive in.

Add me to your lists! Send tips and scoops and tidbits: michael.gold@nytimes.com

And for sensitive info, I am also on Signal: migold81

Judge Says Trump Can’t Fire Chair of Federal Workers Board Without Cause (Gift Article) Cathy Harris had sued to block her dismissal from the panel that handles government employee disputes. Employees swept up in the Trump administration’s mass firings have appealed to the board.

A federal judge has blocked the Trump admin from firing Cathy Harris — the chair of an independent board that protects government workers from political discrimination and unfair labor practices, including wrongful termination www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/u...

Here’s What to Watch For in Trump’s Speech to Congress (Gift Article) Presidents typically use these speeches to promote their accomplishments and lay out their plans. President Trump is expected to touch on Ukraine and government cuts.

And here are four things to watch for: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/u...

Here’s How to Watch Trump’s Address to Congress (Gift Article) At 9 p.m. Eastern, President Trump will speak to a joint session of Congress for the first time in his second term. The New York Times will carry the address live.

At 9 pm ET, Trump will speak to a joint session of Congress for the first time in his second term. We'll be covering the address with live coverage. Here's how to follow along: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/u...

USAID workers clear out their desks as Trump's push to gut agency hits final steps U.S. Agency for International Development workers, some in tears, are carting away belongings from a final visit to their now-closed headquarters.

A little girl stood next to her mother holding a sign saying, “I am proud of you Daddy.” A woman who left the building loaded down with bags burst into tears at the cheers greeting her. A small crowd of supporters enveloped her in hugs.

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Really nearly walked out of Babygirl

Trump’s Third-Term Talk Faces Pushback From a Democratic Congressman (Gift Article) Representative Dan Goldman plans a resolution to reinforce the Constitution’s two-term limit.

Representative Dan Goldman will introduce a resolution to affirm Congress’s support for the 22nd Amendment limiting presidents to two terms in office www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/u...

When This Stanford Professor Got Cancer, He Decided to Teach a Class About It (Gift Article) Dr. Bryant Lin, who teaches medicine at Stanford University, was given a terminal diagnosis. He wanted his students to understand the humanity at the core of medicine.

I mostly post about politics on here, but this moving piece by National fellow Kate Selig is too moving not to share www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/u...

C.D.C. Suggests Terms Like ‘Health Equity’ Are Off-Limits, Then Backtracks (Gift Article) President Trump’s attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion efforts are making life difficult for some public health officials, who view eliminating racial disparities as part of their mission.

Trump’s assault on diversity, equity and inclusion efforts is provoking heated debate within his administration — and the public health field — over whether words like “race,” “equity” and “disparity” are too politically toxic to use. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/u...

A statement from a spokesperson for The New York Times on White House press coverage:

White House Moves to Pick the Pool Reporters Who Cover Trump (Gift Article) In announcing plans to handpick the reporters who can ask the president questions, the White House is breaking decades of precedent.

White House breaks decades of precedent, announcing plans to handpick the reporters who can ask the president questions. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/b...

Having served as a Moscow correspondent in the early days of Putin's reign, this reminds me of how the Kremlin took over its own press pool and made sure that only compliant journalists were given access.

21 Civil Servants Resign From DOGE, Refusing to Implement Elon Musk’s Changes The employees had worked for the U.S. Digital Service, a technology-focused unit rebranded by Mr. Musk and empowered by President Trump.

Here's our story: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/u...

DOGE Quietly Deletes the 5 Biggest Spending Cuts It Celebrated Last Week (Gift Article) The cuts, highlighted on an earlier version of the “wall of receipts” posted by Elon Musk’s team, contained mistakes that vastly inflated the amount of money saved.

Last week, DOGE posted an online “wall of receipts,” celebrating how much it had saved by canceling federal contracts. Now it has deleted all of the 5 biggest “savings” on that original list, after NYT and other outlets pointed out errors. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/u...

U.S. Objects to Calling Russia ‘Aggressor’ in G7 Statement on Ukraine Invasion The American opposition to a draft of a Group of 7 statement marking the third anniversary of Russia’s attack on Ukraine comes after President Trump blamed Kyiv for starting the war.

In negotiating a G7 statement on the Ukraine war, Trump administration objects to calling Russia the "aggressor," trying to reverse the group's position over the past three years. @stevenerlanger.bsky.social @matinastevis.bsky.social David Sanger www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/w...

Trump 2.0: Rewriting Histories (Gift Article) Watch or listen to our political round table breaking down President Trump’s latest week in office.

Watch — or listen! — to our political round table breaking down President Trump’s latest week in office featuring Michael Barbaro, Elisabeth Bumiller (former bureau chief turned writer-at-large), Charlie Savage and Zolan Kanno-Youngs www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/p...

All of the Trump Administration’s Major Moves in the First 100 Days (Gift Article) The New York Times is tracking the actions and significant statements of President Trump and his administration during the first 100 days of Mr. Trump’s second term.

It’s Trump’s 30th day back in office. Our team is tracking his actions and statements daily through his first 100 days. Check out the latest — free link here. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...