Gov. Gavin Newsom, appearing on “Real Time With Bill Maher,” said his own party talked down to people and was stuck in an echo chamber.

The girls of St. Barnabas had to scramble to find a new high school. All Hallows rescued them, opening its doors to girls for the first time in 115 years. Then, in January, a familiar email arrived.

More than 20 inches of rain — about a half-year’s worth — fell in some areas near the border on Thursday and Friday.

President Trump has turned a central precept of American diplomacy on its head, embracing fellow leaders who abandon democratic principles.

Dr. Peter Marks, a veteran of the agency, wrote that undermining confidence in vaccines is irresponsible and a danger to public health.

The 7.7-magnitude earthquake near Mandalay, in a country already torn by war, was felt across Southeast Asia, and experts warned there could be tens of thousands dead.

The defense secretary’s office has ordered that some books be removed from circulation in its library, and the academy has ended the use of affirmative action in admissions.

Katrina Armstrong is leaving the post a week after the university agreed to a list of demands from the White House.

Harvard University has been under pressure by the Trump administration to follow directives related to diversity and combating antisemitism.

Also, JD Vance went to Greenland. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.

Republicans may seem oblivious to voter discomfort with the administration’s excesses, but Elise Stefanik’s pulled nomination shows they see trouble ahead.

The trip was both a reconnaissance mission and a passive-aggressive reminder of President Trump’s determination to fulfill his territorial ambitions, no matter the obstacles.

University officials said they had not been informed of the federal agents’ plans and called the situation “deeply concerning.”

The deal combined two of Mr. Musk’s companies, which have been on different trajectories. The transaction valued xAI at $80 billion and X at $33 billion, the billionaire said.

Ranchers in Texas claim livestock was sickened by ‘forever chemicals’ in fertilizer made from sewage sludge. Now Synagro, a Goldman Sachs-backed firm, has lost a deal to manufacture there.

The president has targeted firms that he claims have “weaponized” the legal system. On Friday, Jenner & Block and WilmerHale fought back in court, while Mr. Trump said he’d reached a deal with Skadden to avert an executive order.

Both Republicans and Democrats think Elon Musk will help them win a key race the Wisconsin Supreme Court next week.

The split between Europe and the United States over how to end the war is exposing a new, disorienting reality for an alliance in trouble.

The bureau has been in turmoil as the Trump administration moved to fire hundreds of employees, ordered the rest to stop working and closed offices.

The Trump administration seemed to hold back immediately after the January wildfires. But its multipronged assault on California has now begun in earnest.