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Adopting Trump’s Voice, Justice Dept. Asks Judge to Let Ballroom Proceed

LUKE BROADWATER AND ZACH MONTAGUE

The court filing links the security breach at the White House correspondents’ dinner to the lawsuit over President Trump’s ballroom project.

Military Quietly Accelerates Boat Strikes, Deploying More Aircraft

ERIC SCHMITT

The military has increased the number of secret fixed-wing attack aircraft and armed MQ-9 Reaper drones, according to two people familiar with the matter.

The king’s visit comes amid foreign policy disagreements with the United States.

STEPHEN CASTLE

Affidavit in suburban Massachusetts mother's alleged slaying of children reveals gruesome details

A Wellesley, Massachusetts, mother is accused of murdering her two children and fleeing to Vermont, according to a newly released arrest affidavit.

Mississippi’s largest synagogue finds triumph in rebuilding after arson

Members of Mississippi's largest synagogue have walked through the structure for the first time since a fire damaged it in the predawn hours of Jan. 10

Camp Mystic director offers tearful apology to victims' families during hearing

One of the directors of Camp Mystic has offered a tearful apology to the families of the 25 girls and two teen counselors killed in the 2025 Texas flood

King Charles to address Congress as U.S.-British ties face rare strain

ANA CEBALLOS

The king's address, the centerpiece of a four-day state visit, comes at a moment of unusual strain between Washington and London.

Carnival cruise ship passenger dies after falling from balcony – FBI investigates high-seas horror

A passenger died aboard the Carnival Firenze cruise ship after apparently falling from her stateroom balcony near Catalina Island off Southern California.

After Another Attempt on Trump’s Life, Is Political Violence on the Rise in the U.S.?

SABRINA TAVERNISE

A conversation with Sean Westwood, a professor at Dartmouth who tracks political violence and Americans’ perceptions of it.

Trump Tests the Limits of His Most Faithful Supporters

KATIE ROGERS

The president’s rhetoric on religion, along with hard-line immigration policies and the U.S. war in Iran, has splintered a coalition of Christian voters who returned him to the White House.

FBI extradites Chinese hacker accused of stealing COVID-19 research

A Chinese hacker accused of stealing COVID-19 research from American institutions has been extradited from Italy to face federal charges, Kash Patel announced.

Appeals Court Rules Against Trump Detention Policy, Creating a Split

MATTATHIAS SCHWARTZ

The question of whether undocumented immigrants can settle in the United States without facing arrest and detention is likely headed to the Supreme Court.

King Charles, Queen Camilla and the Trumps Trade Gifts

MAX BEARAK

King Charles III gave President Trump a framed, high-quality reproduction of the 1879 design plans for the Resolute Desk, which is still in the Oval Office.

Students injured in Brown University shooting sue school, alleging security failures

Brown University is facing lawsuits from three students injured in a campus shooting on December 13

Former Fauci adviser indicted for allegedly concealing communications related to COVID-19 research

A former senior adviser to Dr. Anthony Fauci has been indicted on federal charges alleging he conspired to hide his communications related to COVID-19 research as the pandemic unfolded