With Their Voter Bill Stymied, G.O.P. Leaders Ponder a Plan B

Republicans are eying a last-ditch procedural maneuver to overcome united Democratic opposition, but the chances for success are slim.Senator John Thune, the majority leader, brought the SAVE America Act to the floor under intense pressure from President Trump and conservatives who maintained that i

C Carl Hulse

What to Know About Democrat Emily Gregory’s Win in Florida

A mother of three won a statehouse seat that includes Mar-a-Lago, while a union electrician leads in a State Senate race in conservative West Tampa.Emily Gregory, a first-time candidate, won in Palm Beach County, Fla., not by focusing on her most famous constituent but by castigating leaders in Tall

D David W. Chen

Kate Marvel, Prominent Climate Scientist, Resigns From NASA

Kate Marvel, a well-known author, joins an estimated 95,000 people who have left federal science agencies since President Trump returned to the White House.Kate Marvel, a scientist at the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies at Columbia University, is one of the almost 100,000 scientists to leav

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A Phone-Free Childhood? One Irish Village Is Making It Happen.

Tired of seeing its elementary-school children struggle with online temptations, the town of Greystones proposed a ‘no smart devices’ code. Most everyone bought in.The seaside town of Greystones, Ireland, is experimenting with a voluntary ban on smart devices for preteen children. Most of the town,

S Sally McGrane and Therese Aherne

Matt Brittin, Former Google Executive, Named the New BBC Head

Matt Brittin, the former president of Google in Europe, will become the new director general. Among the items on his to-do list: handling a lawsuit from President Trump.The former head of Google in Europe, Matt Brittin, has been named as the new leader of the BBC.

S Stephen Castle

Tracy Kidder, Author of ‘The Soul of a New Machine,’ Dies at 80

A Pulitzer Prize-winning narrative journalist, he wrote deeply reported books that often focused on heroic goodness in people.Tracy Kidder in 1999 in Northampton, Mass. He moved to rural Western Massachusetts after completing a creative writing master’s program at the University of Iowa.

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Stephen Colbert Is Writing a New ‘Lord of the Rings’ Movie

In an announcement video with the director Peter Jackson, the late-night host said he was developing a new film based on early chapters of the trilogy.Stephen Colbert will focus on writing a new “Lord of the Rings” movie after his talk show ends in May.

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Mamdani Is Quietly Backing Away From a Threat to Raise Property Taxes

The mayor has left lawmakers with the belief he does not plan to pursue an unpopular property tax increase, as he looks to close a budget gap of $5.4 billion over two years.Mayor Zohran Mamdani blamed his predecessor, Eric Adams, for leaving the city with a multibillion-dollar deficit.

S Sally Goldenberg, Benjamin Oreskes and Jeffery C. Mays