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Trump Considers DeSantis for Defense Secretary as His Support for Hegseth Falters

President-elect Donald J. Trump is weighing his options, even as Pete Hegseth meets with senators to muster support. Accusations of past misconduct have threatened his nomination from the start.

Amy Harmon
2024-12-04 15:00:51
United States
Law and Legislation

Which States Have Passed Bans on Treatment for Transgender Minors?

Transgender minors and their parents, guardians and doctors have challenged bans in 18 states, with mixed results.

Emily Cochrane
2024-12-04 15:00:50
United States
Transgender

Here’s What Led to Tennessee’s Ban on Gender-Affirming Care

Vanderbilt University Medical Center announced the opening of a new transgender care clinic in 2018. Years later, conservatives called for an investigation.

Eshe Nelson
2024-12-04 15:00:34
United States
News and News Media

Guardian Journalists Strike Over Planned Sale of The Observer

Workers have begun a 48-hour walkout, the first in 50 years for the outlet, over a proposal to sell The Observer to Tortoise Media, a digital media start-up.

Constant Méheut
2024-12-04 15:00:09
United States
Defense and Military Forces

Zelensky Offers $24 One-Off Payment to Win Over War-Weary Ukrainians

Citizens will be entitled to a $24 one-off payment this winter, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced, in a move apparently intended to soften the blow of a tax rise to help fund the war effort.

Lynsey Chutel
2024-12-04 15:00:09
Iran
Iran

Iran Releases Narges Mohammadi, Nobel Laureate, From Prison for 21 Days

The activist, whose health has deteriorated, had bone surgery last month.

Choe Sang-Hun
2024-12-04 15:00:07
United States
Politics and Government

Why South Korea’s Leader Made Such a Fateful Decision

A day after he declared — and then withdrew — martial law, President Yoon Suk Yeol was politically isolated as observers pondered his future in leadership.

Martial Law Didn’t Silence South Korea’s Media. It Empowered Them.

Journalists criticized the president’s attempt to place the press under military control, hardened by years of challenges to press freedoms by the country’s political leaders.