Trump Doubles Down on Defiance After the Collapse of the Matt Gaetz Selection

President-elect Donald J. Trump’s decision to install Kash Patel as F.B.I. director indicates that he remains undaunted by Washington resistance as he appoints ideological warriors, conspiracy theorists and even relatives.

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Schumer Presses for F.B.I. Checks and Senate Consideration of Trump Nominees

In a letter, the Democratic leader said members of his party would work with Republicans to consider the president-elect’s nominees — but asserted they should undergo traditional Senate vetting.

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Distrustful of Health Agencies, These Voters Cheer Trump’s Picks to Run Them

Some voters galvanized by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s pledge to “Make America Healthy Again” said they believed the health establishment was dismissive and even corrupt.

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Russia’s Economy Is Slowing, Opening Fissures Over Policy

The slowdown is worrying for the Kremlin but not serious enough to significantly hobble its war effort.

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Centrist Party Edges Out Far-Right Challengers in Romania

The center-left Social Democrats won the most votes in a parliamentary election but a strong nationalist showing could make it difficult to form a stable Western-oriented government.

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Inside a Secret Plan to Bring Uyghurs Trapped in China to the United States

On Thanksgiving eve, U.S. diplomats reunited family members who had not seen each other in years because of China’s harsh policies on the ethnic group.

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Biden Opens the Only Trip of His Presidency to Sub-Saharan Africa

The president stopped in Cape Verde on his way to Angola, where he will highlight American commitment to Africa in the economic competition against China.

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How a Right-Wing Schools Activist Started a Culture War in Manhattan

In March, Maud Maron introduced a resolution about transgender students’ participation in sports. The fallout has derailed a parent council in an overwhelmingly liberal district.

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Closing Arguments to Begin in Subway Chokehold Trial

Daniel Penny was charged with manslaughter in the choking death of Jordan Neely, a homeless man who was shouting in a subway car, last year.

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Biden Issues a ‘Full and Unconditional Pardon’ of His Son Hunter Biden

The pardon comes weeks before President Biden leaves office and transfers power to President-elect Donald J. Trump, who spent years attacking Hunter Biden over his legal and personal issues.

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