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With Comey Indictment, Trump Sets Retribution Precedent That Could Haunt His Allies

by: Peter Baker

President Trump’s retribution campaign risks ushering in a cycle of retaliation in which each new administration takes aim at the last one.

Trump Raises Possibility of Inquiry Into Wray, Another Former F.B.I. Director

by: Luke Broadwater

In a phone interview with NBC, Mr. Trump said an investigation of Christopher Wray could be underway, days after the Justice Department’s indictment of James B. Comey.

Trump to Meet With Congressional Leaders as Shutdown Deadline Looms

by: Michael Gold

Lawmakers face a Tuesday deadline to fund the government, which will require them to agree on a spending measure that can win at least 60 votes in the Senate.

What We Know About the Suspect in the Michigan Church Shooting

by: Talya Minsberg and Anushka Patil

The suspect, a 40-year-old man, was killed during the attack, officials said.

The Michigan Attack Targeted a Latter-day Saint Church

by: Lauren Jackson

The building in Grand Blanc Township served a congregation of about 150 members. And that number was growing, according to a frequent visitor.

Eric Adams Abandons Re-election Bid for Mayor of New York City

by: Nicholas Fandos, Dana Rubinstein, William K. Rashbaum and Maggie Haberman

Mayor Adams’s campaign was left foundering after repeated scandals, a federal indictment and his courtship of President Trump.

Swaggering, Scandalous, Strange: There Will Never Be Another Eric Adams

by: Matt Flegenheimer

The quotable, luxury-loving, perpetually mysterious mayor took New Yorkers on a wild and unpredictable ride.

13 Moments That Have Defined Eric Adams’s Political Career

by: Michael Rothfeld

Mr. Adams served in the New York State Senate and as Brooklyn borough president before becoming mayor of New York City in 2022. Ethical questions have followed him along the way.

What the Public Memory of Charlie Kirk Revealed

by: Nikole Hannah-Jones

For those who felt denigrated by his rhetoric, the bipartisan tributes to him as a champion of free speech augured something dangerous: the mainstreaming of formerly extremist views.

Bad Bunny Will Headline Super Bowl Halftime Show

by: Emmanuel Morgan

The Latin superstar known for hits including “MIA,” “I Like It” and “Me Porto Bonito” will perform in February in Santa Clara, Calif.

Venezuela, America and the Specter of Regime Change

by: Katrin Bennhold

In this first edition of The World newsletter, we explore why a president who campaigned against “foreign wars” is sending warships to Venezuela.

Q&A: Our New Global Newsletter Host on Creating an ‘Antidote to the Overwhelm’

by: Jodi Rudoren

Katrin Bennhold is the host of The World, a New York Times newsletter for readers around the globe. It launches this week.

Missing From a U.N. Meeting on Helping Refugees? The Refugees.

by: Verena Hölzl

World leaders will discuss how to assist the Rohingya in the world’s largest refugee settlement. But no one living there is attending the conference at the United Nations.

Pro-Europeans Set to Win Pivotal Election in Moldova Despite Russian Meddling

by: Jeanna Smialek

With virtually all the results in, the party of President Maia Sandu was set to keep its majority in Parliament, in a vote widely seen as a showdown between Europe and Russia.

The World’s 50 Best Restaurants in North America

by: Julia Moskin

No. 1 on the new ranking is Atomix, a refined Korean tasting-menu spot in New York. But other picks reflect a surprising turn to the casual.

I Beat the Anthropic A.I. Chatbot That Stole My Book

by: Andrea Bartz

A.I. feels like a runaway train. But we don’t have to let it run over us.

Ta-Nehisi Coates on Bridging Gaps vs. Drawing Lines

by: Ezra Klein

The writer Ta-Nehisi Coates joins Ezra Klein on the show to discuss how the left should think about the work of politics and persuasion in this moment.

Stowaway Found Dead in Wheel Well of American Airlines Jet, Police Say

by: Livia Albeck-Ripka

The body was found on Sunday at Charlotte Douglas International Airport in the landing gear compartment of a plane that had recently arrived from Europe, the police said.

Viv Prince, Rock’s Original Madman Drummer, Is Dead at 84

by: Alex Williams

A drummer for the 1960s British band the Pretty Things, “the high priest of lunacy” set a high bar for fiery performances and offstage misbehavior.