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First Test of Trump’s Power to Fire Officials Reaches Supreme Court

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By:Adam Liptak
16 February 2025 at 15:52
The court’s conservative majority may be receptive to the argument that presidents have unlimited power to remove leaders of independent agencies.

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The Supreme Court is expected to act in the coming days on the Trump administration’s emergency application.

Ukraine Won’t Accept a Deal It Didn’t Help Negotiate, Zelensky Says

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By:Maggie Haberman
16 February 2025 at 11:35
Volodymyr Zelensky, the president of Ukraine, told NBC News that he’d warned President Trump that Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin, is a “liar.”

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President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, left, met with Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and other officials at the Munich Security Conference on Friday.

Welcoming the Armenian Government to Have I Been Pwned

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By:Troy Hunt
3 December 2024 at 23:55
Welcoming the Armenian Government to Have I Been Pwned

Today, we're happy to welcome the 37th government to have full and free access to domain searches of their gov domains in Have I Been Pwned, Armenia. Armenia's National Computer Incident Response Team AM-CERT now joins three dozen other national counterparts in gaining visibility into how data breaches impact their national interests.

As we expand the reach of governments and organisations into HIBP, we hope to give defenders better insights into the impact of data breaches on their people so that the impact and value to attackers diminish.

Putin Has Long Wanted More Power in Europe. Trump Could Grant It.

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By:Paul Sonne
16 February 2025 at 09:50
Remarks by Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth are fueling concerns that the U.S. will move away from Europe and align with Moscow.

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President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia in Togliatti, Russia, last month, in a photo released by the Russian state media.

Trump Suggests No Laws Are Broken if He’s ‘Saving His Country’

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By:Maggie Haberman · Charlie Savage and Jonathan Swan
15 February 2025 at 21:37
President Trump shared a quotation on social media, making it clear it was one he wanted people to absorb: “He who saves his Country does not violate any Law.”

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“He who saves his Country does not violate any Law,” Mr. Trump wrote, first on his social media platform Truth Social, and then on the website X.

How Trump’s One-for-One Tariff Plan Threatens the Global Economy

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By:Peter S. Goodman
16 February 2025 at 04:01
In starting a process to impose reciprocal tariffs on American trading partners, the White House is sowing uncertainty and risking inflation.

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Rows of cars waiting to be shipped at the Port of Tianjin in China. President Trump is aiming to advance a new era in which trade treaties give way to country-to-country negotiations.

Venting at Democrats and Fearing Trump, Liberal Donors Pull Back Cash

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By:Lisa Lerer · Reid J. Epstein and Theodore Schleifer
16 February 2025 at 04:01
Demoralized donors are frustrated with Democrats’ failings and worried about retribution from the president. Their frugality has left liberal groups struggling to fight the new administration.

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President Trump has not yet taken action against any liberal groups or donors, but many worry that he or his allies may seek to punish them through congressional investigations, lawsuits or tax audits.

Trump Killed a Major Report on Nature. They’re Trying to Publish It Anyway.

✇NYT > Climate and Environment
By:Catrin Einhorn
10 February 2025 at 14:37
The first full draft of the assessment, on the state of America’s land, water and wildlife, was weeks from completion. The project leader called the study “too important to die.”

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Most of the 12 chapters in the report were written by teams of a dozen or so specialists.

Forest Service Layoffs and Frozen Funds Increase the Risk From Wildfires

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By:Christopher Flavelle and Austyn Gaffney
15 February 2025 at 04:03
The Trump administration’s decision to fire 3,400 workers and pause funds used for wildfire prevention comes as wildfires are growing more dangerous and frequent.

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David Needham, a U.S. Forest Service ranger, monitored a prescribed burn, which is intended to clear out vegetation that could feed a wildfire, in Colorado in 2022.

Trump’s Funding Freeze Raises a New Question: Is the Government’s Word Good?

✇NYT > Climate and Environment
By:Brad Plumer and Nicholas Nehamas
14 February 2025 at 08:48
Companies that get federal grants or loans usually sign a legally binding agreement and depend on getting reimbursed. The new administration has upended that expectation.

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Energy Department officials have ordered an internal review of potentially billions of dollars worth of climate and infrastructure spending that was awarded by the Biden administration after the Nov. 5 election.
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