Trump Is Hosting Governors at the White House, but Only Republicans

The president’s decision to exclude Democratic governors from an annual meeting later this month breaks a longstanding tradition.Gov. Jared Polis of Colorado has clashed with President Trump in recent months over Mr. Polis’s refusal to pardon Tina Peters, a former county clerk.

T Tyler Pager

Federal Vaccine Advisers Take Aim at Covid Shots

One panelist accused the F.D.A. of withholding data on potential harms. The advisers also are reviewing research on vaccines given to pregnant women.Dr. Robert Malone, during a December meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices in Atlanta.

A Apoorva Mandavilli

TrumpRx: What to Know About Insurance Benefits, Pricing and Savings

People may be able to pay less for prescriptions with their insurance rather than via the new government website. The Trump drugstore is meant to help people buy medications using their own money.President Trump; Dr. Mehmet Oz, who oversees Medicare and Medicaid; and Joe Gebbia, who oversees the des

R Rebecca Robbins

Trump Deletes Racist Video Portraying the Obamas as Apes

The White House press secretary had dismissed criticism of the clip’s racist content as “fake outrage.” But later Friday, the clip disappeared from the president’s social media feed.

E Erica L. Green, Isabella Kwai and Zolan Kanno-Youngs

Trump Administration Social Media Posts Echo White Supremacist Messaging

A flurry of posts from the White House, Department of Labor and Department of Homeland Security have included images, slogans and even a song used by the white nationalist right.In the past month, government agencies have made dozens more social-media posts that include iconography associated with f

E Evan Gorelick

U.S. Seeks to Expedite Deportation of 5-Year-Old Liam Conejo Ramos

Liam was detained last month in Minneapolis during an immigration enforcement operation in which his father was also detained by federal agents.Adrian Conejo Arias and his son, Liam Conejo Ramos, in San Antonio after being released from an immigration detention center in Dilley, Texas.

J Jazmine Ulloa

Bard College President Leon Botstein Was Close With Jeffrey Epstein

Bard College’s president, Leon Botstein, said his school needed cash. But a rare watch and a Caribbean visit show how his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein sometimes veered into the personal.Leon Botstein has been leading Bard College since 1975. He says his connections with Jeffrey Epstein were foc

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Paul Weiss Partners Turned on Brad Karp After Learning Extent of His Epstein Ties

Mr. Karp resigned as chairman of the elite law firm after senior partners met to decide his future.Brad Karp’s problems began months ago when embarrassing revelations about his dealings with Jeffrey Epstein began to dribble out of the Justice Department’s files.

J Jessica Silver-Greenberg, Rob Copeland, Maureen Farrell and Matthew Goldstein

Nancy Guthrie’s Abduction Set Off a Storm. This Sheriff Is Riding It Out.

Sheriff Chris Nanos is surrounded by chaos but is trying to keep his cool as the search for a celebrity news anchor’s mother grinds on.Sheriff Chris Nanos is contending with the F.B.I. director, a horde of reporters and the forces of celebrity. And then there’s the investigation itself.

R Reis Thebault and Neil Vigdor

Nancy Guthrie’s Disappearance Rekindles Kidnapping Fears

High-profile abductions, like those of Patty Hearst and J. Paul Getty III, have captured the nation’s attention, but experts say kidnappings by strangers are exceedingly rare.The disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of the “Today” anchor Savannah Guthrie, is the latest case of its kind to capt

M Michael Levenson

A Trump Deal With Iran May Hinge on the Number Zero

Can the two sides get past Iran’s claim that it has a “right” to enrich uranium?Workers at a uranium conversion facility in Isfahan, Iran, in 2005. Analysts say Iran’s position on enrichment reflects the country’s intense pride in a nuclear program that has become a symbol of Iranian independence.

M Michael Crowley

N.Y.P.D. Sergeant Found Guilty in Death of Bronx Man He Threw Cooler At

Erik Duran was convicted of second-degree manslaughter, making him the first New York City police officer to be found guilty of killing a civilian while on duty in a decade.Sergeant Erik Duran was convicted of second-degree manslaughter for the death of Erik Duprey on Friday.

C Chelsia Rose Marcius and Maria Cramer

Netanyahu Suggests Other Officials to Blame for Oct. 7 Failings

In a document released on Thursday night, the Israeli leader sought to distance himself from responsibility for intelligence and security failings before the Hamas-led attack.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, center, and President Isaac Herzog, right, at a memorial last week for Ran Gvili

A Adam Rasgon