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National Guard Troops Assemble in Chicago Area as Trump Officials Make Visits
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October 8, 2025, 4:30 a.m. Eastern time

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Pressed on Justice Dept. Politicization, Bondi Goes on Attack

At a Senate committee hearing, the attorney general avoided answering pointed queries by repeatedly laying into her questioners and casting her responses as a defense of the Trump administration.

National Guard Troops Assemble in Chicago Area as Trump Officials Make Visits

Troops from Texas arrived in Illinois and are expected to deploy in the Chicago area on Wednesday, a U.S. military official said. Officials there and in Portland, Ore., are trying to block the deployments in court.

In Israel, Two-Year Anniversary of Oct. 7 Attack Is Quiet but Inescapable

The somber milestone comes with peace talks underway, hostages from the Hamas-led attack still in Gaza, more than 67,000 Palestinians dead and Israel more isolated than ever.

World

As France Faces Political Turmoil, Macron Is Backed Into a Corner

The record-fast collapse of yet another government confronts President Emmanuel Macron and his country with an intensifying crisis.

Hunter Biden Pursued a Deal to Sell Land Around the U.S. Embassy in Romania

The proposed transaction, stemming from relationships that started while his father was vice president and involving a Chinese partner, underscores the extent of Mr. Biden’s questionable business dealings abroad.

Feared Sudanese Warlord Is Convicted of Crimes Against Humanity

A former Janjaweed militia commander was the first person found guilty by the International Criminal Court for atrocities in Darfur two decades ago.

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U.S.

Supreme Court Seems Skeptical of Colorado’s Conversion Therapy Ban

The court’s ruling in the Colorado case will have implications for more than 20 other states with similar laws.

New Race-Day Worry for the Chicago Marathon: Immigration Enforcement

Tensions over the federal intervention in the city have many runners worried about what to expect during the race, which passes through immigrant neighborhoods and draws many participants from abroad.

In a Private Park in North Carolina, Confederate Statues Are Rising Again

A state law limits what can happen to a Confederate statue after it is removed. Valor Memorial, a private park, has become a destination for some.

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Politics

Carney and Trump: A Collision Avoided, Save for a Nasty Comment or Two

The Canadian prime minister came to Washington determined to take the heat out of the relationship. He mostly succeeded, at least for now.

Mass Layoffs Trump Is Threatening in Shutdown Fight May Be Illegal

Unions have sued to block any firings, which budget experts believe are not even needed to protect essential federal services.

Health Care Politics Bolster Democrats in Shutdown Fight

Even President Trump has conceded that he and his party could face political pain from rising premiums, stiffening Democrats’ spines as they demand a subsidy extension.

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Business

N.J. Attorney General Investigating Uber Over Handling of Sexual Assaults

The investigation, according to people with knowledge of the inquiry, is focused on whether Uber committed consumer fraud in how it promoted consumer safeguards.

Tesla Reveals Cheaper Versions of Its Cars

Elon Musk’s electric car company said the new versions would start at around $37,000 and $40,000, prices that bring its cars closer to comparable gasoline vehicles.

Johnson & Johnson Ordered to Pay $966 Million in Latest Talc Lawsuit

The case involves a California woman who died from mesothelioma, a rare cancer. Her family claimed Johnson and Johnson’s talc powder products were to blame.

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New York

Oct. 7 Anniversary Arrives During Heated Final Stretch of Mayor’s Race

Both Zohran Mamdani and Andrew Cuomo planned to attend events marking the anniversary of the Hamas attacks and honoring the victims.

200 Animals and a 95-Year-Old Are Found Inside a Squalid Suburban Home

The woman was confined to her room by clutter, and a Long Island wildlife rehabilitator faces charges. The authorities found everything from cats to voles, many of them in dire conditions.

The Next Leader of a Key N.Y.C. Business Group? He’s From New Jersey.

Steven Fulop, the mayor of Jersey City, will take over as the head of the Partnership for New York City. Kathryn Wylde, a city power broker, has held the position for decades.

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Arts

The Strangely Beautiful Realities You Can Discover in a Ken Jacobs Film

The avant-garde director, who died Sunday, changed our ideas of what cinema was and could be while showing us the old, lost New York.

The Sound of ‘Ophelia’

Inspired by Taylor Swift’s “Showgirl” single, listen to a playlist of songs that use the tragic “Hamlet” heroine as inspiration.

Prime Video Scrubs Guns From James Bond Artwork, and 007 Fans Are Shaken

The world’s most famous spy does, after all, have a license to kill.

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Food

Emeril’s Restaurant Revived by His 22-Year-Old Son? Bam, 3 Stars!

Three years ago, E.J. Lagasse took over his father’s New Orleans flagship restaurant and made it an enchanting tasting-menu experience.

Wild Cherry Does Dinner and a Movie A24 Style

The restaurant, a collaboration between the movie studio and the Frenchette chefs, is in a 100-year-old West Village theater.