The Best of Late Night This Week
This week, there was one topic top of mind for the hosts, and one topic only: the start of former President Donald Trump’s criminal hush-money trial in Manhattan.
Here’s what they had to say →
House Set to Vote on Aid Bills for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan
The pieces of the $95 billion package were expected to pass, putting the legislation on track for enactment after a tortured journey through Congress.
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The Senate passed a two-year extension of a warrantless surveillance law, moving to renew the law shortly after it had expired.
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Here’s how Speaker Mike Johnson’s jigsaw puzzle of a foreign aid plan would work.
5 min read
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SKIP ADVERTISEMENTMyanmar’s Ragtag Rebels See the Tide Turning Their Way
Resistance fighters are handing Myanmar’s army defeat after defeat this year, for the first time raising the possibility that the military junta could be at risk of collapse.
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These maps and charts show what’s happening in Myanmar’s civil war.
5 Takeaways From the First Week of Donald Trump’s Criminal Trial
A full jury was seated, a horrifying incident shook the court and opening statements were set to begin on Monday.
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Here’s Where Jurors in the Hush-Money Trial Say They Get Their News
Prosecutors and defense lawyers tried to divine the political leanings of prospective jurors through questions about what news media they consumed.
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A man died after setting fire to himself near the courthouse. Friends said he was a caring person overtaken by paranoia.
5 min read
Top Chinese Swimmers Tested Positive for a Banned Drug, Then Won Olympic Gold
Several of the athletes won medals at the 2021 Games and are favorites for this year’s Paris Olympics. The case has prompted accusations of a cover-up.
13 min read
Here are some key takeaways from our investigation.
4 min read
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SKIP ADVERTISEMENTFears Over Iran Buoy Netanyahu at Home. For Now.
Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, lost support after the Hamas-led attacks on Israel. Tensions with Iran have helped him claw some of it back.
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An Israeli weapon used in the strike damaged Iranian air defenses without being detected, officials said.
It Introduced Ozempic to the World. Now It Must Remake Itself.
Novo Nordisk’s factories work nonstop turning out its blockbuster weight loss drugs, but the Danish company now has far bigger ambitions.
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Here’s how Ozempic is transforming a small Danish town.
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SKIP ADVERTISEMENTG.O.P. Intensifies Scrutiny of Voting: ‘We’re Keeping a Close Eye on You’
The Trump campaign and the Republican Party plan to dispatch over 100,000 volunteers and lawyers to monitor elections in battleground states.
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How Kennedy Got on the Michigan Ballot With Only Two Votes
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the independent candidate, used a loophole to gain ballot access in a state that will be crucial to the 2024 outcome.
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A lawsuit put fresh focus on Eric Hovde’s comments about older voters.
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Analysis
Could the Union Victory at VW Set Off a Wave?
Some experts say the outcome at a plant in Chattanooga, Tenn., may be organized labor’s most significant advance in decades. But the road could get rockier.
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In a landmark victory for organized labor, workers at a Volkswagen plant in Tennessee voted to join a union.
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SKIP ADVERTISEMENTArchie Moore, Australian Artist, Wins Top Prize at Venice Biennale
Moore, an Indigenous Australian artist, won the Golden Lion for “kith and kin,” which draws on what he says is 65,000 years of family history.
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These eight highlights have drawn big crowds at the Venice Biennale.
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SKIP ADVERTISEMENTMaureen Dowd
Melania’s Trials
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Mike Pence: Donald Trump Has Betrayed the Pro-Life Movement
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Frank Bruni
The Most Important Thing I Teach My Students Isn’t on the Syllabus
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Maia Szalavitz
Say Hello to Your Addiction Risk Score — Courtesy of the Tech Industry
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Stephen Markley
A Planetary Crisis Awaits the Next President
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Daniel Levy
A Cheat Sheet to the Middle East’s Web of Friends and Enemies
Ross Douthat
How New Wars Have Brought Back Old American Divisions
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Jamelle Bouie
When Pregnant Patients ‘Become Radioactive to Emergency Departments’
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This week, there was one topic top of mind for the hosts, and one topic only: the start of former President Donald Trump’s criminal hush-money trial in Manhattan.
Here’s what they had to say →
Most Major Crimes Are Down in New York. Why Are Assaults Up?
Homicides, rapes and shootings in New York City have decreased, but the number of assaults has remained stubbornly high.
6 min read
Columbia Students Arrested Over Campus Rally May Face Other Consequences
Students who camped in tents to protest the war in Gaza, including the daughter of Representative Ilhan Omar, may be barred from finishing the semester.
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Scientists Fault Federal Response to Bird Flu Outbreaks on Dairy Farms
Testing for H5N1 infection has been limited, and the outbreak was said to be confined. But asymptomatic cows in North Carolina may change all that.
6 min read
What to Do When Your 401(k) Leaves Something to Be Desired
Over the course of a career, the high fees and a lower-quality menu of investment options found in some plans can shrink your balance significantly.
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