A chaotic transition process that cast aside Gov. Chris Christie’s blueprints has left the president-elect’s team scrambling to fill key posts. It is not clear whether the communications had anything to do with Donald J. Trump or his campaign. This year’s preinaugural concert in Washington may not be like star-studded affairs of the past, but supporters say they don’t care. From the moment he is sworn in, the new president, Donald J. Trump, may be in violation of a lease with the federal government. Over two weeks of hearings, Donald J. Trump’s cabinet picks have strongly embraced a deeply conservative approach to governing. Mr. Mnuchin, who failed to disclose nearly $100 million in assets, said the disclosure forms were “complicated” and his omissions were “unintentional.” President-elect Donald J. Trump says the federal government can be managed like a business. We’re about to find out if he’s right. When he was running for president, Mr. Perry said the department should be shut down. He takes a different view, now that he has been picked to run it. Donald J. Trump will take the oath of office on Friday. There will be plenty of pomp and a some protests, too, as thousands of people descend on Washington. Visits by athletes, authors, rock stars and other celebrities gave President Obama a big exit. Ivanka Trump has declared that she is taking a “formal leave of absence” from her company. With her father’s inauguration nearing and her husband, Jared Kushner, serving as his senior adviser, the role that Ms. Trump will play in Washington remains unclear. The New York Times is driving to the inauguration with supporters of President-elect Donald J. Trump. On Wednesday, we traveled with a woman from Massachusetts. Thirteen-plus hours later, we made it to Washington. Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day. Here’s what you need to know to start your day. In an about-face for the Mexican government, Joaquín Guzmán Loera, known as El Chapo, was turned over to American officials on Thursday night. The material sheds additional light on the torture program as the future of the Senate’s classified full report on it hangs in the balance with the Obama presidency ending. The largest U.S. collector of student loan payments is accused of engaging in the sloppiness and misleading tactics seen in the subprime market. Yahya Jammeh, Gambia’s leader for 22 years, is refusing to make way for the newly elected president, Adama Barrow, who has yet to enter his own country as president. The Supreme Court justice, Teori Zavascki, had earned a reputation as a judge prepared to curb abuses of power by influential lawmakers and business leaders. The highway agency found that while Tesla’s Autopilot feature didn’t prevent a crash in Florida, the system performed as it was intended. The disaster came after earthquakes struck the region on Wednesday, prompting officials to close schools and the subway system in Rome as a precaution. The 17-story Plasco Building, one of the Iranian capital’s oldest and most prominent skyscrapers, crumpled into a smoldering heap as millions watched on state TV. Palestinians in the West Bank protested the idea, which even many hard-line Israelis are not keen to embrace, seeing it as a catalyst to more fighting. Ben Hubbard, a Mideast correspondent for The Times, tags along with his wife, a storyteller who was invited to Davos as a “Cultural Leader.” The global elites, perplexed by the rise of populism threatening to upend globalization, have expressed worries over what the new political order will mean. Ms. Peters, who sang with the Metropolitan Opera for 35 years, was 20 when she was catapulted to stardom as a last-minute substitute in “Don Giovanni.” The Australian Open’s No. 2 seed is out, and his former coach, Boris Becker, feels a recent shift in the player’s priorities has affected his intensity. The largest housing project in the United States, which was a social caldron a generation ago, has passed 365 days without a shooting. The new study suggests that both termites and plants may be jointly responsible for forming fairy circle landscapes in Namibia. The oath is traditionally administered by the chief justice. In 2009, Justice John Roberts garbled the oath while swearing in Barack Obama. A multigovernment decision to stop the search, already the longest and most expensive in aviation history, raises ethical questions. The movie, “A Dog’s Purpose,” is aimed squarely at an audience of dog lovers but the footage threatens to repel the very audience filmmakers hope to draw. On the eve of Donald J. Trump’s inauguration, a look at some of the best-remembered speeches from presidents taking office. We’ve given ourselves the time and space needed to figure out whether the hole in our lives is one that only he was meant to fill. A show at the Morgan Library & Museum offers a fresh take on the master poet. Goodbye, Belle of Amherst. More Recent Articles |
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