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Federal Agents Shoot 2 During Traffic Stop in Portland, Ore. by Anna Griffin, Hamed Aleaziz and Thomas Fuller

Amid Protests, ICE Told Agents to Take ‘Decisive Action’ if Threatened by Hamed Aleaziz

Highlights From The Times’s Interview With President Trump by The New York Times

Senate Advances Measure to Curb Trump’s Use of Force in Venezuela by Robert Jimison and Megan Mineiro

Iran Is Cut Off From Internet as Protests Calling for Regime Change Intensify by Farnaz Fassihi, Pranav Baskar and Sanam Mahoozi

A Fierce Debate With Polymarket: Did the U.S. ‘Invade’ Venezuela? by Joe Rennison

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Plus, President Trump sits down with The Times. 

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What We Know About the Fatal ICE Shooting in Minneapolis by Alexandra E. Petri and Hannah Ziegler

Trump Says U.S. Oversight of Venezuela Could Last for Years by David E. Sanger, Tyler Pager, Katie Rogers and Zolan Kanno-Youngs

Hoisting Russian Flags, ‘Shadow Fleet’ Edges Into the Light by Paul Sonne and Michael Schwirtz

Kennedy Flips Food Pyramid to Emphasize Red Meat and Whole Milk by Alice Callahan and Dani Blum

New Dietary Guidelines Abandon Longstanding Advice on Alcohol by Roni Caryn Rabin

The Robot Cars Have Come for the Kids by Corina Knoll

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Plus, a journey to a melting continent. 

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Trump Claims Venezuela Will Send Oil to U.S. by Stanley Reed and Chris Cameron

U.S. Pressures Venezuela to Expel Official Advisers From China, Cuba, Iran and Russia, Officials Say by Julian E. Barnes, Edward Wong and Eric Schmitt

Rubio Tells Lawmakers Trump Wants to Buy Greenland by Edward Wong, Tyler Pager and Eric Schmitt

President Expects Impeachment if G.O.P. Falters in Midterm Elections by Karoun Demirjian

White House Posts False Jan. 6 Narrative on Riot’s 5th Anniversary by Luke Broadwater and Alan Feuer

How Did This Family End Up Back in a Toxic House? by Rukmini Callimachi and Blacki Migliozzi

Journey to the Melting Continent by Raymond Zhong

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Plus, Marjorie Taylor Greene’s last day. 

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At the U.N., Even Allies Condemn U.S. Action in Venezuela by Farnaz Fassihi

Venezuela’s Legislators Offer Scorn as Trump Demands Obedience by Simon Romero, María Victoria Fermín and Annie Correal

Maduro Says He Is a Prisoner of War, Not a Defendant. The Words Matter by Hurubie Meko

Congress Is Divided Over Maduro Raid After First Briefing by Robert Jimison and Megan Mineiro

Stephen Miller Asserts U.S. Has Right to Take Greenland by Chris Cameron

Kennedy Scales Back the Number of Vaccines Recommended for Children by Apoorva Mandavilli

Trump’s Harshest Republican Critics? Lawmakers Headed for the Exits by Kellen Browning

Eva Schloss, Anne Frank’s Stepsister and Holocaust Survivor, Dies at 96 by Jenny Gross

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Plus, data centers in space? 

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Maduro and His Wife to Be Arraigned in Manhattan Federal Court by William K. Rashbaum and Benjamin Weiser

Trump Says U.S. Is ‘In Charge’ of Venezuela, While Rubio Stresses Coercing It by Edward Wong

‘No One Is Ready for This’: How a Deadly Bar Fire Upended a Swiss Town by Ségolène Le Stradic and Aurelien Breeden

Vaccines Are Helping Older People More Than We Knew by Paula Span

Even the Sky May Not Be the Limit for A.I. Data Centers by Eli Tan and Ryan Mac

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On Today’s Episode:

Trump Says U.S. Will ‘Run’ Venezuela After Capture of Maduro

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Plus, your Friday news quiz. 

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How a Fire Ripped Through a Swiss Bar and Broke a Village’s Heart by Ségolène Le Stradic

Trump Abandons Efforts to Deploy National Guard to 3 Major Cities by Tyler Pager

With Obamacare’s Higher Premiums Come Difficult Decisions by Reed Abelson

Tech Giants Are Racing to Embed A.I. in Schools Around the Globe by Natasha Singer

Welcome to the Office. Now Take Off Your Shoes by Lora Kelley

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Plus, the viral video that got the White House’s attention. 

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How Russia’s War Machine Brutalizes and Exploits Its Own Soldiers by Paul Sonne, Anton Troianovski, Milana Mazaeva, Nataliya Vasilyeva and Alina Lobzina

Justice Dept. Now Said to Be Reviewing 5.2 Million Pages of Epstein Files by Devlin Barrett

Health Dept. Pauses Child Care Funding to Minnesota, Citing State’s Fraud Scandal by Tim Balk and Ernesto Londoño

Gaza Aid Groups Face Suspensions Under New Israeli Rules by Ephrat Livni

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Plus, the mountain climbing brothers trying to rewrite the world's maps.

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C.I.A. Conducted Drone Strike on Port in Venezuela by Julian E. Barnes and Tyler Pager

U.S. Kills 2 in Strike in Pacific, as Trump Pressures Venezuela by Eric Schmitt

Russia Threatens to Toughen Its Stance on Ending the War in Ukraine by Neil MacFarquhar and Ivan Nechepurenko

U.S. Pledges $2 Billion for U.N. Aid but Tells Agencies to ‘Adapt, Shrink, or Die’ by Nick Cumming-Bruce

As Youth Sports Professionalize, Kids Are Burning Out Fast by Ken Belson

Twins’ Peaks: The Gilbertson Brothers Want to Rewrite Your Country’s Map by Sarah Scoles

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Plus, food trends coming in 2026. 

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Trump and Zelensky Meet to Iron Out Peace Plan, but Deal Remains Elusive by Aishvarya Kavi and Katie Rogers

With Critical Decisions Ahead, Netanyahu Faces Mounting Pressure by David M. Halbfinger

Trump Says the U.S. Struck a ‘Big Facility’ in Campaign Against Venezuela by Tyler Pager and Julian E. Barnes

Student Loan Borrowers in Default Could See Wages Garnished in Early 2026 by Emmett Lindner

More Student Loan Borrowers Are Shedding Debts in Bankruptcy by Tara Siegel Bernard

Winter Storm Brings Blizzard Conditions to Midwest by Johnny Diaz

How We’ll Eat in 2026: More Caution, More Crunch by Kim Severson

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