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Green Card Seekers Must Leave U.S. to Apply, Trump Administration Says
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5/22/2026 1:28 PM
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| The change is likely to affect hundreds of thousands of people. It could also lead to more family separations as spouses or relatives wait for application decisions, immigration lawyers said. |
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Judge Dismisses Criminal Case Against Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia
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5/22/2026 2:47 PM
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| The move deals an embarrassing blow to the Trump administration, which made the Maryland man, Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, the face of its deportation campaign. |
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Mahmoud Khalil to Appeal to Supreme Court in Effort to Halt Deportation
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5/22/2026 2:33 PM
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| The move was expected to come after a federal appeals court on Friday ruled against Mr. Khalil, who became the face of President Trump’s crackdown on pro-Palestinian protesters. |
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White House Approves $9 Billion for Spy Agencies to Catch Up on A.I.
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5/22/2026 2:27 PM
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| The C.I.A. and N.S.A. cannot fully deploy the latest models on their classified systems because of a shortage of cutting-edge chips. |
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Regional Mediators Rush to Save U.S.-Iran Cease-Fire
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5/22/2026 12:33 PM
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| Pakistan and Qatar have dispatched teams to Iran under the looming threat of resumed war, after weeks of diplomacy failed to produce an agreement. |
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G.O.P. Break With Trump Reflects Limits of Party’s Post-Jan. 6 Truce
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5/22/2026 1:29 PM
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| Republicans, seeing President Trump’s personal agenda diverging from their political interests, vented their outrage about paying those who threatened their lives on Jan. 6, 2021. |
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Fact-Checking the Trump Administration’s Inaccurate Claims About the $1.8 Billion Fund
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5/22/2026 8:42 AM
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| The president, vice president and acting attorney general have offered a series of inaccurate claims to defend an unusual fund announced this week. |
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Lawsuit Argues Trump’s $1.8 Billion Fund Excludes Those He Targeted
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5/22/2026 3:50 PM
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| The constellation of individuals and groups involved claims to have suffered partisan attacks by the federal government under Trump, yet would not be compensated. |
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‘Colbert’ Is Done. ‘SNL’ is Stale. Where Does Late-Night TV Go From Here? | Cannonball
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5/21/2026 2:03 AM
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| Maybe “Saturday Night Live” should go instead. |
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Stephen Colbert’s Last ‘Late Show’: Laughing Well Is the Best Revenge
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5/22/2026 6:28 AM
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| The “Late Show” cancellation was a disappointment. But a surreally lovely final episode turned it into a cancellebration. |
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Colbert’s Final ‘Late Show’ Draws 6.7 Million Viewers
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5/22/2026 1:40 PM
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| The total tripled his usual audience this season. But it is only about half of what Jay Leno and David Letterman attracted for their final episodes. |
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Biden Won’t Endorse Becerra, or Anyone Else, in California Governor Race
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5/22/2026 11:46 AM
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| Former President Joseph R. Biden Jr. is not planning to endorse his health and human services secretary, Xavier Becerra, or any other candidates in the race. |
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Maryland Democrats Plan to Eliminate State’s Lone Republican Seat in Time for 2028
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5/22/2026 3:34 PM
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| A top state lawmaker who opposed drawing new districts for the fall election now says he supports a constitutional amendment that could pave the way to an all-Democrat map for the next cycle. |
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Lutnick Donated $5 Million to House Republicans Before Epstein Testimony
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5/22/2026 9:07 AM
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| Howard Lutnick, the commerce secretary, made the donation after agreeing to an interview with lawmakers about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. |
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Disconnect Widens Between Mamdani and Pro-Israel Jewish Leaders
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5/22/2026 10:17 AM
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| In recent days, Mayor Zohran Mamdani has taken actions that have made the relationship between his office and some Jewish New York leaders more fraught. |
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In #MeToo Cases, Has ‘Believe Women’ Lost Its Power in Courtrooms?
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5/22/2026 9:06 AM
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| The movement prompted a global reckoning about sexual harassment and sexual assault. But women taking the stand now are finding that defense teams are more aggressive. |
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Mac Barnett Faces Blowback for His Criticism of Children’s Books
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5/22/2026 12:07 PM
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| Mac Barnett, the national ambassador for young people’s literature published a manifesto aimed at adults. Then came the blowback. |
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Donald Trump Jr. and Bettina Anderson Wed in West Palm Beach
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5/22/2026 1:16 PM
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| President Trump’s eldest son was married in Palm Beach, Fla. The president described celebrations this weekend as a “small, little private affair.” |
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In Idaho’s Suburbs, a Rat Invasion Tests the Limits of Small Government
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5/22/2026 8:20 AM
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| Irrigation canals around Boise have served as a rat superhighway, bringing an infestation so serious that health officials have floated declaring a public emergency. |
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The Civil Rights Era Is Collapsing Before Our Eyes
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5/22/2026 2:01 AM
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| America is witnessing the greatest decimation of Black political power in over a century. |
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Watch Scorsese Make a Mean Sandwich in ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’
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5/22/2026 5:08 AM
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| The director Jon Favreau narrates a sequence featuring a character who works at a food truck and is voiced by Martin Scorsese. |
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‘Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu’: What to Know Before Seeing the Movie
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5/22/2026 2:01 AM
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| It draws from the Disney+ series. Here’s a reminder of the events of the show and how those fit into the larger franchise. |
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Dan Pfeiffer Thinks Two Democrats Could Upend American Politics
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5/22/2026 2:44 PM
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| Why 2026 might tell us a lot about 2028. |
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The Simple Answer to Taxing the Rich Is the Best Answer
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5/22/2026 12:54 PM
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| Forget complex schemes. There is an easier way to get revenue from the wealthy. |
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Explosions Injure 13 Firefighters on Staten Island Barge
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5/22/2026 4:32 PM
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| Two explosions happened within an hour of each other along the North Shore of Staten Island, leaving 16 people injured, the police said. |
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Rob Base, Rapper Known for ‘It Takes Two,’ Dies at 59
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5/22/2026 4:30 PM
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| The singer died on Friday after a “private battle with cancer,” according to his official Instagram account. |
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SpaceX Starship Test Flight Re-entering Atmosphere Over Indian Ocean
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5/22/2026 4:05 PM
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| SpaceX’s gargantuan rocket started its 12th test flight on Friday evening. |
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When Humans Went Away, the Wildlife Strayed
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5/21/2026 11:00 AM
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| When people disappeared from the landscape, as they did during the pandemic, wild animals changed how they used space and resources, scientists found. |