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By splitting money for Israel’s war effort from aid to Ukraine and coupling it with spending cuts, Speaker Mike Johnson has put the House on a collision course with the Senate. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/yPxdti2

He was the longest-serving Black staff member in the history of the U.S. Congress, rising to a senior role with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/Z9LO7zn

The vote reflected deep partisan divisions over Jacob Lew’s nomination, which nearly all Senate Republicans voted against. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/psA5hrS

The justices struggled to distinguish private conduct, which is not subject to the First Amendment, from state action, which is. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/9YvRd47

The sweeping order is a first step as the Biden administration seeks to put guardrails on a global technology that offers both great promise and significant danger. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/Ap6Ctmd

A Colorado judge ordered a welding company to use a check or other conventional method to pay a settlement after it tried to deliver 6,500 pounds in coins. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/1VL5Sg4

Judge Tanya Chutkan ruled that her order should stay in effect while the former president’s lawyers pursue an appeal. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/K2RUndC

Target, CVS and Rite Aid are pulling products from shelves after federal investigators found unsanitary conditions and recommended a recall. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/K4zWaT2

Residents in and around the city, no longer under lockdowns, spent the weekend coming together to mourn, share meals and prepare to bury their dead. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/v0UwMWS

The man sought to purchase a gun silencer in August but was denied after self-reporting mental health issues on a federal form, a gun store owner said. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/cmDMTGA

The sheriff said that the threats prompted an alert to all law enforcement agencies in the state, weeks before the gunman, an Army reservist, fatally shot 18 people this week. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/7FIMNxy

A fishing vessel with two aboard left Washington State on Oct. 12 and was reported missing on Sunday. On Thursday, one of the men was rescued, officials said. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/5FB2fAS

After two long days of being locked down amid the manhunt for a gunman who killed 18 people, the small city in Maine started to come back to life, forever changed. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/nOEgDRt

The former vice president said he would end his bid in a surprise announcement at a gathering of Jewish Republican donors. “It’s become clear to me that this is not my time,” he said. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/qorNtIs

Here’s what we know about the shooting, the country’s deadliest of the year. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/5GE7Kvp

The state broadly allows people to carry an open or concealed gun without a permit, according to Everytown for Gun Safety. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/Jc4XeZC

Many of the puppets were still missing, however, after the theft of a U-haul truck in San Francisco holding props for the critically acclaimed Persian epic “Song of the North.” from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/yrq3bhe

After a tumultuous struggle that put their divisions on display, Republicans turned to a little-known social conservative from Louisiana who led congressional efforts to overturn the 2020 election. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/LUlhSKE

The new speaker, Mike Johnson, is virtually unknown to most Americans, but he can be expected to press a hard-right social and fiscal agenda. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/7p2tPRD

The lemonade has as much caffeine as an energy drink, but does not reflect that in its marketing, according to a lawsuit. A student with a heart condition died after drinking it, her parents say. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/MUzFxWf

In an interview with the police, the off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot also said he thought he was having a nervous breakdown and had not slept in 40 hours, according to a criminal complaint. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/zZAGKFw

The city’s police chief emphasized that the attack did not appear to be related to antisemitism. No arrests have been made. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/k6CSiJ2

The Republican free-for-all for speaker reflects a web of overlapping blocs that have made the party nearly ungovernable. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/6O4fxN9

Mr. Emhoff, the husband of Kamala Harris, is the first Jewish spouse of a president or vice president. He has focused on providing comfort to people in pain after the Hamas attack. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/LHUDimj

The state has pioneered a therapeutic market for psychedelic mushrooms. Researchers are watching with a mix of excitement and unease. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/6nLgfHQ

Detroit authorities are working with the F.B.I. as the city mourns the death of Samantha Woll. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/ZTCHVSK

The Biden administration has suggested that more time is needed for hostage negotiations, the delivery of aid to Palestinians and mapping out ways to avoid more civilian casualties. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/AROKilF

Chief John Drake of the Metropolitan Nashville Police confirmed that his estranged son, John C. Drake Jr., was the suspect in the shooting of two police officers in La Vergne, Tenn., on Saturday. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/mzReuHy

Quantum technology could compromise our encryption systems. Can America replace them before it’s too late? from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/jRV5ult

It is the third record-setting year in a row, during a time when migration around the world is at historic highs. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/ygMh2aJ

The conflict in the Middle East has given President Biden a path to approving Ukraine aid that otherwise might have remained stalled. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/BDZMi21

“His hold over me is gone,” Beth Holloway said of Joran van der Sloot, the longtime suspect, who confessed to killing her daughter after she resisted his advances on a beach in Aruba in 2005. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/AEoVvj4

Faux compassion is the only kind to be found in the White House these days for Representative Jim Jordan and Republicans as they struggle to choose a new speaker. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/y6jeDNZ

The Biden administration announced the measures as U.N. restrictions approved with the 2015 nuclear deal expired. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/Uv2I6zZ

A confrontation between the officer and Leonard Cure during a traffic stop rapidly turned violent and then deadly, footage released by the Camden County Sheriff’s Office shows. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/uHkECGZ

Nearly 200 G.O.P. lawmakers have supported Representative Jim Jordan, the hard-right Ohio lawmaker, in the speaker fight. Some Republicans say that may doom the party in coming elections. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/beTAgML

Three members of a California family admitted to roles in a ring that shipped stolen catalytic converters, which contain lucrative precious metals, to New Jersey, prosecutors said. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/gGPIr7p

The judge will still have to decide if and when the former president is violating her rules against attacking prosecutors and witnesses, and how to punish him if he does. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/EgP8beT

The airline said in an internal memo that it would board economy passengers with window seats before others in economy to save time. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/I2zsWJD

The Ohio Republican won over several mainstream members of his party who had initially withheld their support, but was still short of the votes needed to win the gavel. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/twUeEQc

A presidential trip to Israel at such a critical moment would pose enormous challenges for the White House, in terms of both politics and security. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/MBSNowH

Conservative Christians’ strong connection to Israel forms the backbone of Republican support, and is tied to beliefs about biblical promises and prophecy. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/mEk5yFJ

The boy, who was stabbed more than two dozen times, and his mother were both wounded by their landlord on Saturday outside Chicago in an attack fueled by the war in the Middle East, officials said. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/mxJWLCb

The two Republican candidates appeared to diverge on attitudes toward civilians in the Gaza Strip who are bracing for an invasion by Israel. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/sibELmv

The victory by Mr. Landry, the state’s attorney general, secures Republican control of Louisiana after eight years of divided government. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/FtgZUbv

One week into the war in Israel, American Jews gathered for Sabbath service, expressing grief, horror and fury over the growing violence. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/K3sjF2U

Allies of the Ohio Republican, who must persuade scores of his colleagues to support his bid for speaker, are threatening right-wing retribution to any G.O.P. lawmakers who dare oppose him. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/y6rI42v

The justices apparently added the new case to ensure that Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson could take part in deciding whether to overrule a major precedent. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/B3vnHuz

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken is visiting the Middle East as the Israel-Palestinian conflict reaches a degree of violence not seen in many years. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/tQaPu6I

The Republican rivals exchanged barbs this week over the U.S. response to the Hamas attack on Israel. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/H6dWNru

American intelligence agencies tracked a shipment of 1,000 containers of military equipment and munitions from North Korea to Russia, according to the White House. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/Ii7Yxjv

The 17 employees from the Broward Sheriff’s Office in Fort Lauderdale were accused, in separate cases, of falsifying paperwork to collect money from two relief programs. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/nYNUpsB

Mr. Ramaswamy becomes the second G.O.P. presidential candidate to agree to such a debate, with the governors of Florida and California also set to debate. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/QRD5SHP

Ruben Gallego, a Democratic congressman vying for one of the most competitive Senate seats in the country, is pitching himself to Native American voters. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/m3vKMZt

The term is used to describe someone who becomes distressed or aggressive from mental illness or stimulant use, but medical groups say it is used to justify deaths in police custody. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/pXcSqUA

In a court filing, the former president’s legal team accused prosecutors in the classified documents case of trying at any cost to win a verdict against him by Election Day. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/t9Kv2CU

In a court filing, the former president’s legal team accused prosecutors in the classified documents case of trying at any cost to win a verdict against him by Election Day. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/571piE9

Once a frequent crossing point, Starr County in South Texas, where new border barriers are planned by the Biden administration, has been relatively calm, local officials said. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/UtA7ifG

Mr. Ellis was one of three known remaining survivors of the massacre, in which a white mob burned down the Greenwood district of Tulsa, Okla., killing as many as 300 Black residents. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/wTXeVJj

The president’s national security adviser said “20 or more” Americans remained missing, though it is not known how many of them are actually in the hands of Hamas. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/iIKYPn9

A conservative mastermind of the race-based “Southern strategy,” he later, as a writer, had second thoughts after assessing income inequality under three Republican presidents. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/Xz0cFqQ

Schools for children of military members achieve results rarely seen in public education. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/p6nyl1L

The investigation into the episode is continuing, and the authorities have not released the name of the suspect. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/m6Ud05y

Robert Hur, the special counsel appointed to investigate how sensitive material ended up at the home and office of President Biden, met with the president over the past two days. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/9Ei1sOD

Less than a week after his ouster, the former speaker indicated he would be open to reinstatement as Republicans prepared to discuss whom to nominate to succeed him. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/aUp12VW

Democrats and Republicans put aside an increasingly partisan divide over Israel to condemn the Hamas attack. But that support may be harder to maintain as Israel retaliates. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/r1bPUmS

His remarks echoed the type of anti-Muslim rhetoric that he successfully tapped into during his 2016 presidential run. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/aepj3wr

By choosing among and sometimes writing the questions the court agrees to answer, recent studies say, the justices have distorted the judicial process. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/H3bDrTt

The second-ranking Republican, who was cut out of major decisions by the previous speaker, is pitching himself as uniquely positioned to unify the deeply divided House G.O.P. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/XFr0V2D

A storm can last a day. But the disruption to learning can last years. As natural disasters become more common, school districts are grappling with how to adapt. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/SZgWzju

Changes to Powerball and Mega Millions have led to increasingly large jackpots in recent years. The next drawing will be on Monday. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/20cqlBA

American and Israeli officials said none of Israel’s intelligence services had specific warning that Hamas was preparing a sophisticated assault. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/pHGatWI

The moves were designed by the Biden administration to reassure Israelis of the United States’ commitment, despite months of tension between Mr. Biden and Israel’s prime minister. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/52ylr8z

Several Republicans fumed at the rebels in their ranks for rendering Congress impotent at a time when legislation and additional funding could be needed to help Israel. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/0brE9N6

At least 961 birds died in one night in Chicago after crashing into the windows of the McCormick Place Lakeside Center during the height of the fall migration. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/uc1NH34

The impact of the writers’ and actors’ strikes has rippled far from Hollywood, including to the town where “Stranger Things” is partially filmed. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/vyqZgic

Less than a year after losing her son in a murder that captivated the true crime community, Stacy Chapin spent three days navigating CrimeCon. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/kmR0Kfa

A chocolate maker faces more than $44,400 in penalties for violations connected to an explosion that killed seven people at a Pennsylvania factory in March, regulators said. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/8OeNipD

The Hamas attack on Israel could narrow the chances for the president’s efforts to negotiate a new alignment in the region by normalizing relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/0lGn2sB

The bill had driven intense debate within the growing South Asian community in California. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/yEbwd3X

Republicans renewed their opposition to President Biden’s decision to unfreeze $6 billion for humanitarian purposes as part of recent hostage release negotiations. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/HOkLo3R

The end of a pet’s troubled term in the White House hints at the complicated dynamics inside one of the world’s most exclusive mansions. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/S0P6uIp

The Biden administration’s decision to add to the border wall is a confusing one. And the president has insisted that he does not think the new wall will be effective. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/tfib02S

Joseph D. Schmidt, who served in a military intelligence battalion, was arrested this week in San Francisco after relocating to Hong Kong since 2020. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/Wk5V3EK

President Biden has tried to contain a surge of migration by embracing, or at least tolerating, some of his predecessor’s approaches. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/9EclUJo

Among the issues the Senate majority leader said he hoped to address with top Chinese officials were economic reciprocity and fentanyl. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/tMOS8fX

President Biden has chosen not to weigh in forcefully on the Republican meltdown in the House, instead trying to contrast his own achievements with the chaos of his rivals. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/XuoihVF

He had been accused by hundreds of patients and was expected to face a criminal trial next year. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/gnQYVmy

Bakersfield, Calif., became more diverse and culturally expansive while the former House speaker was increasingly caught up in Washington’s barbed politics. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/zRWPY3a

The Trump campaign’s total, which cannot be independently verified until later this month, was built in part by an outpouring of money after his mug shot in Georgia was released. from NYT > U.S. News https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/04/us/politics/trump-campaign-fund-raising-desantis.html

The former Trump adviser has helped create the spectacle of G.O.P. dysfunction, using it to build his own following and those of the right-wing House rebels who took down Kevin McCarthy. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/2d5TnRp

The demands would likely be met with stiff resistance from hard-line members of the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/32cJbKw

The arguments focused on whether the activist, Deborah Laufer, has the right to sue a Maine hotel, even though she did not plan to stay there. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/7nrbXh1

Representative Patrick T. McHenry of North Carolina, who took the gavel, may oversee the election of a new speaker. But he does not have the power to run the chamber. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/SZ4b8sQ

The pharmaceutical companies said they would begin talks even as several of them were suing the Biden administration over a new law authorizing the negotiations. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/4kLBi7Z

Two top advisers to former President Donald J. Trump claimed without evidence that Democrats are working to “steal” the 2024 election. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/xFGwsm8

Gov. Gavin Newsom of California’s choice of a successor to Dianne Feinstein was complicated by two television interviews that attracted political pressure from many sides. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/De6XFxa

The police recovered Rep. Henry Cuellar’s vehicle after it was stolen from the Navy Yard in Washington. The Texas Democrat was unharmed. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/SofVEiQ

Gideon Cody orchestrated the widely criticized raids on The Marion County Record and the home of its publisher. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/367Jsnt

Gov. J.B. Pritzker of Illinois called for the president, a fellow Democrat, to step up federal aid as Chicago struggles to house thousands of migrants. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/dF4wXYx

Landlords had argued that a rent-stabilization law that covers about a million units is an unconstitutional government taking of private property. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/Fh2gPxe

Some say a bill awaiting Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signature that would forbid caste-based bias is badly needed, while others say it unfairly singles out Hindus for legal exposure. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/hAjFd6f

The impact on air quality was expected to be mild, but New Yorkers sensitive to air quality should take extra care, officials said. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/GHaNj6L

Bishop Joseph Strickland, a hero to the emboldened traditionalist wing of American Catholicism, is in open warfare with the Vatican as it hosts a landmark gathering. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/FQBA5Yk

Gov. Gavin Newsom will name Laphonza Butler to fill the vacancy left by the death of Dianne Feinstein. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/tDqE097

The former president is making the case to his supporters that he is being wrongfully prosecuted. And it might bring him more support. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/4gv2fGL