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@nytimes Breaking News: Federal officials are drafting an executive order that would help cement President Trump’s ability to control billions of dollars in scientific grants funded by the National Institutes of Health. The order would create a external committee with the power to veto awards that do not conform to Trump’s agenda, people with knowledge of the effort said.
An ICE agent shot a man in Austin, Texas, on Sunday, local authorities said. The man, an immigrant from Venezuela, was taken to a hospital and then released into ICE custody, a lawyer representing him said. https://trib.al/pkASug3
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TV lovers, we're releasing a list of the 100 Best TV Shows of the 21st Century. To create the rankings, we polled more than 500 stars, showrunners and other industry experts. Nos. 100-81 are out now.
Internal emails and documents obtained by The New York Times demonstrate President Trump’s political capture of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, including how officials once pursued a plan to unload much of the art collection. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/us/politics/trump-kennedy-center.html?smid=threads-nytimes
An ICE agent shot and injured a man in Austin, Texas, the latest violent episode amid the Trump administration’s push to increase deportations. Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/us/ice-shooting-austin-texas.html?smid=threads-nytimes
Breaking News: An ICE agent shot and injured a man in Austin, Texas, the latest violent episode amid the Trump administration’s push to increase deportations.
“A decade ago, I made a decision about my daughter’s education that I hoped would challenge New York City’s separate and unequal school system,” Nikole Hannah-Jones writes. “Now 16, she thinks I made the wrong choice.”
President Trump is expected to visit Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York City on Monday in New York.