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Pam Bondi, Former Florida Prosecutor, Is Trump’s New Attorney General Pick

President-elect Trump announced his new choice hours after Matt Gaetz backed out. Ms. Bondi served on Mr. Trump’s legal team during his first impeachment.

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Here’s What to Know About Pam Bondi

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Pam Bondi stands at a lectern bearing a “Trump-Pence” sign. A large American flag hangs in the background. — Pete Marovich for The New York Times

Donald Trump’s Education Secretary Pick Is Named in Sexual Abuse Lawsuit

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Marjorie Taylor Greene Will Lead New House Panel on Government Efficiency

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Why Trump Allies Say Immigration Hurts American Workers

JD Vance and others on the “new right” say limiting immigration will raise wages and give jobs to sidelined Americans. Many studies suggest otherwise.

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The High Risk, High Reward Trump Market

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Three Short Posts Show a New Power Dynamic Between Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos

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A silhouette of a worker standing near an irrigation system in a green field. — Rick Bowmer/Associated Press

Pam Bondi is sitting in a chair onstage speaking. She is gesturing with her hand and wearing a beige blazer.

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Trump’s New Pick for Attorney General, a Surprise Turn in U.S. Drug Deaths, and More

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The ‘Landslide’ That Wasn’t: Trump and Allies Pump Up His Narrow Victory

The latest count shows President-elect Trump won the popular vote by one of the smallest margins since the 19th century. But he claims a “powerful mandate.”

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Trump Gained 95,000 Votes in New York City. Democrats Lost Half a Million.

In every neighborhood, Kamala Harris received markedly fewer votes than Joe Biden did in 2020, while Donald Trump notched modest increases in most areas.

Trump supporters gathered outside Trump Tower holding a cardboard cutout of Donald J. Trump. — Karsten Moran for The New York Times

The Liberal New Yorkers Who Say They’re Tuning Out the News

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David McCormick Defeats Senator Bob Casey in Pennsylvania

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Analysis

‘This Helps Netanyahu’: Israelis Rally Around Netanyahu Over Warrant, for Now

An I.C.C. arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu spurred outrage across Israel’s political spectrum. But in the long term, it’s not a good look for a prime minister.

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West Bank Settlement Supporters Have Big Hopes for Trump’s Presidency

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Benjamin Netanyahu points a finger upward as he speaks into two microphones behind a lectern. — Abir Sultan/EPA, via Shutterstock

With Use of New Missile, Russia Sends a Threatening Message to the West

The intermediate-range missile did not carry nuclear weapons, but it is part of a strategic arsenal that is capable of delivering them.

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The Fleeting Comforts of the Celebrity Look-Alike Contest

The culture-wide search for doubles of famous men is an election-season gift: an apolitical democratic event where — for a brief moment — everybody wins.

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Inside the Deadliest Job in America

Logging has long been a way of life for rural communities in the Pacific Northwest and South. It also comes with grave risk.

Britain Faces a Dilemma: Cozy Up to Donald Trump or Reconnect With Europe?

A Trump administration may force Prime Minister Keir Starmer to choose between his country’s most powerful ally and its biggest trading partner.

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Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron standing in an army vehicle as they travel through Paris during Armistice commemorations. — Pool photo by Ludovic Marin

China’s Hacking Reached Deep Into U.S. Telecoms

The Senate Intelligence Committee’s chairman said hackers listened to phone calls and read texts by exploiting aging equipment and seams in networks.

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Silhouettes of people in front of a large display of the People’s Republic of China flag. — Anthony Kwan for The New York Times

Police in New Jersey’s Capital Violate Residents’ Rights, U.S. Finds

The Justice Department found that Trenton officers caused innocent people’s deaths, citing an incident in which officers pushed a man’s face into the ground.

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Police officers in silhouette, one holding a long gun. — Matt Rourke/Associated Press

This Beer Is Made From Sewage. And at the Climate Summit, That’s OK.

The hoppy pilsner from Singapore, where freshwater is scarce, is part of an effort to promote recycling solutions.

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A light-green beer can resting on a white table. In the background several people are watching a video presentation. — Douglas Alteen/The New York Times

To Finish His Most Daring Film Yet, He Had to Escape Iran

Facing an eight-year prison sentence, Mohammad Rasoulof had to make the most difficult decision of his life.

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Rasoulof in black-and-white. — Joseph Michael Lopez for The New York Times

Opinion

Michelle Goldberg

What Does Marie Gluesenkamp Perez Know That Other Democrats Don’t?

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Ross Douthat

The Road to Trump’s ‘Grand New Party’

M. Gessen

What Democrats Are Getting Wrong About Transgender Rights

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Jamelle Bouie

Trump Tries on His Crown

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Neel V. Patel

Will Musk Be the Death of NASA?

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Peter Singer

What a Lame Duck President Could Do for Lame Turkeys

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Paul Krugman

How Mass Deportations Will Impact Tech Workers

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Samuel Moyn

Liberals Bet They Could Beat Trump With the Law. They Lost.

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Ezra Klein

In This House, We’re Angry When Government Fails

Michelle Cottle

Gaetz’s Withdrawal Means the Senate Passed Its First Test

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John McWhorter

The Alluring Dream That Black America Needs to Wake Up From

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Nicholas Kristof

The Warrant for Netanyahu’s Arrest Also Implicates the United States

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Seattle Power Outages Could Linger as Storms Pelt the U.S. West Coast

Atmospheric rivers are flooding the Pacific Northwest and parts of California, with more wind and rain forecast. Hundreds of thousands of people are without power.

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After Banning Booze for 120 Years, a Town Prepares to Open the Tap

Haddon Heights, N.J., voted to issue liquor licenses for the first time in its history. Not everyone is happy.

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New York’s Soccer Clubs Meet in a Playoff, and the Loathing Is Mutual

The Red Bulls and the New York City Football Club face one another on Saturday. Much of the metro area is blasé, but the fan bases are frothing.

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Chuck Scarborough to Step Down as WNBC News Anchor After 50-Year Career

The celebrated broadcaster, who started at the New York station in 1974, announced that he would wrap up his anchoring career on Dec. 12.

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