National African American Museum Faces Uncertainty Without Its Leader

National African American Museum Faces Uncertainty Without Its Leader

In the eight years since it opened on the National Mall, the National Museum of African American History and Culture has become one of the glittering jewels of the Smithsonian Institution. With award-winning architecture, a three-tiered shape evoking a traditional Yoruban crown, and installations portraying the struggles and triumphs of …

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With Trump In Power, Foreign Crypto Companies Make Inroads in US

With Trump In Power, Foreign Crypto Companies Make Inroads in US

Last month, Paolo Ardoino, the chief executive of the cryptocurrency company Tether, joined business executives and U.S. lawmakers for a private lunch at the Willard, a luxury hotel near the White House. For years, Tether had faced accusations that it lied about its finances and allowed crime to flourish on …

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She’s Young, Trump-Friendly, and Has a White House Press Pass

She’s Young, Trump-Friendly, and Has a White House Press Pass

The waitress was pouring tap water. But Natalie Winters was quick to ask for bottled. “No fluoride for our dear dinner guest!” she said, gesturing to me. “Only filtered water and pesticide-free limes.” We were sitting in the back corner of Butterworth’s, a Capitol Hill bistro that has become a …

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She’s Young, Trump-Friendly, and Has a White House Press Pass

She’s Young, Trump-Friendly, and Has a White House Press Pass

The waitress was pouring tap water. But Natalie Winters was quick to ask for bottled. “No fluoride for our dear dinner guest!” she said, gesturing to me. “Only filtered water and pesticide-free limes.” We were sitting in the back corner of Butterworth’s, a Capitol Hill bistro that has become a …

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Federal Workers Walk Into Chaos Amid Return to Office

Federal Workers Walk Into Chaos Amid Return to Office

For some federal employees, returning to the office has meant an expansion of their duties to include cleaning toilets and taking out the trash. For others, it has been commuting to a federal building only to continue doing their work through videoconferencing. Some showed up at the office just to …

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The Teacher in Room 1214

The Teacher in Room 1214

It was 45 seconds too late, but the teacher had a plan. A gunman had just barraged her classroom with an AR-15, killing two students and injuring four others before turning to a classroom across the hall. The bullet-riddled walls were crumbling. Ceiling tiles were falling. If the shooter came …

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Elon Musk Is Focused on DOGE. What About Tesla?

Elon Musk Is Focused on DOGE. What About Tesla?

Elon Musk’s role as President Trump’s cost-cutting czar and his immersion in right-wing politics appears to be diverting his attention from Tesla at a perilous moment for the electric car company. Tesla’s car sales fell 1 percent last year even as the global market for electric vehicles grew 25 percent. …

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