Trump administration plans to name David Venturella as interim ICE chief after Lyons' departure

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The Trump administration plans to name longtime immigration official David Venturella as the interim head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, replacing acting director Todd Lyons, who is leaving the agency at the end of the month, a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson and two U.S. officials told CBS News. Venturella has worked at ICE under Republican and Democratic administrations, and rejoined the agency last year, after President Trump returned to the White House.  Before

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that collided with the widget's id, which an ID-based // query would have removed alongside the widget. The H1 id has // since been removed (see also: ), but // class selectors remain the safer pattern. '.insticator-product-group', '.instiengage-core-commenting', '.instiengage-trending-now', // Legacy targets — kept defensively in case any older surface lingers. '.piano-in-article-reco', '.connatixcontainer', '.twitter-tweet', '#comment-policy', '#comment-block' ]; selectorsToRemove.forEach(function (sel) { document.querySelectorAll(sel).forEach(function (el) { el.remove(); }); }); // Post-pass: any .twt-content-only-hide wrapper that's left with only // ornamental content ( elements, whitespace, or nothing) is an // orphan from removed ad/recirc content. 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that collided with the widget's id, which an ID-based // query would have removed alongside the widget. The H1 id has // since been removed (see also: ), but // class selectors remain the safer pattern. '.insticator-product-group', '.instiengage-core-commenting', '.instiengage-trending-now', // Legacy targets — kept defensively in case any older surface lingers. '.piano-in-article-reco', '.connatixcontainer', '.twitter-tweet', '#comment-policy', '#comment-block' ]; selectorsToRemove.forEach(function (sel) { document.querySelectorAll(sel).forEach(function (el) { el.remove(); }); }); // Post-pass: any .twt-content-only-hide wrapper that's left with only // ornamental content ( elements, whitespace, or nothing) is an // orphan from removed ad/recirc content. Sweep them up so we don't show // empty striped blocks between paragraphs. document.querySelectorAll('.twt-content-only-hide').forEach(function (el) { var hasMeaningfulContent = Array.prototype.some.call(el.children, function (child) { return child.tagName !== 'HR' && child.tagName !== 'SCRIPT'; }); if (!hasMeaningfulContent) { el.remove(); } }); // Drop any height that prior code may have set on .bigtext so it grows // to fit the visible body + paywall iframe naturally. Also clear the // base `overflow: hidden` from typography.scss — `overflow: hidden` // on .bigtext would silently break `position: sticky` on the paywall // by turning .bigtext into a non-scrolling clip context. $btext.css({ 'height': 'auto', 'overflow': 'visible' }); // Sync the sticky context now and ensure the resize/observe handlers // are registered exactly once (re-firing showOffer won't stack them). syncStickyContext(); ensureStickyHandlersRegistered(); }]); /* * Sticky context helpers, hoisted out of the showOffer handler so they * register exactly once and don't leak observers/listeners on re-fire. * * `syncStickyContext` looks up the active paywall container fresh each * call (whichever element currently carries `.template-shown`) so it * works regardless of which content-lock variant Composer fired. */ var STICKY_BOTTOM_BUFFER = 24; // breathing room below iframe var STICKY_TOP_OFFSET_FALLBACK = 167; // when sticky nav not yet present function getStickyTopOffset() { // Compute from the actual sticky nav so the paywall lines up correctly // even if the nav height changes (responsive break, banner above it, // future redesign). Add a small visual gap below the nav. var stickyNav = document.querySelector('.header-container.sticky'); var navHeight = (stickyNav && stickyNav.offsetHeight) || 0; return (navHeight > 0 ? navHeight : STICKY_TOP_OFFSET_FALLBACK - 10) + 10; } function syncStickyContext() { var $btext = $('.bigtext'); var $container = $( '.piano-content-lock-upper.template-shown, .piano-content-lock.template-shown' ).first(); if (!$btext.length || !$container.length) return; if (window.innerWidth 0 && iframeHeight Skip to content Close Back America's Newspaper 1 Subscribe Close Sign in Sign in Subscribe Newsletter signup Gift subscriptions Customer service Sign Out My Account Manage newsletters Gift subscriptions Today's E-Edition Customer service Search Search Keyword: Search News Corrections Politics National World Security The Advocates Seen, Heard & Whispered Business & Economy D.C. 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that collided with the widget's id, which an ID-based // query would have removed alongside the widget. The H1 id has // since been removed (see also: ), but // class selectors remain the safer pattern. '.insticator-product-group', '.instiengage-core-commenting', '.instiengage-trending-now', // Legacy targets — kept defensively in case any older surface lingers. '.piano-in-article-reco', '.connatixcontainer', '.twitter-tweet', '#comment-policy', '#comment-block' ]; selectorsToRemove.forEach(function (sel) { document.querySelectorAll(sel).forEach(function (el) { el.remove(); }); }); // Post-pass: any .twt-content-only-hide wrapper that's left with only // ornamental content ( elements, whitespace, or nothing) is an // orphan from removed ad/recirc content. Sweep them up so we don't show // empty striped blocks between paragraphs. document.querySelectorAll('.twt-content-only-hide').forEach(function (el) { var hasMeaningfulContent = Array.prototype.some.call(el.children, function (child) { return child.tagName !== 'HR' && child.tagName !== 'SCRIPT'; }); if (!hasMeaningfulContent) { el.remove(); } }); // Drop any height that prior code may have set on .bigtext so it grows // to fit the visible body + paywall iframe naturally. Also clear the // base `overflow: hidden` from typography.scss — `overflow: hidden` // on .bigtext would silently break `position: sticky` on the paywall // by turning .bigtext into a non-scrolling clip context. $btext.css({ 'height': 'auto', 'overflow': 'visible' }); // Sync the sticky context now and ensure the resize/observe handlers // are registered exactly once (re-firing showOffer won't stack them). syncStickyContext(); ensureStickyHandlersRegistered(); }]); /* * Sticky context helpers, hoisted out of the showOffer handler so they * register exactly once and don't leak observers/listeners on re-fire. * * `syncStickyContext` looks up the active paywall container fresh each * call (whichever element currently carries `.template-shown`) so it * works regardless of which content-lock variant Composer fired. */ var STICKY_BOTTOM_BUFFER = 24; // breathing room below iframe var STICKY_TOP_OFFSET_FALLBACK = 167; // when sticky nav not yet present function getStickyTopOffset() { // Compute from the actual sticky nav so the paywall lines up correctly // even if the nav height changes (responsive break, banner above it, // future redesign). Add a small visual gap below the nav. var stickyNav = document.querySelector('.header-container.sticky'); var navHeight = (stickyNav && stickyNav.offsetHeight) || 0; return (navHeight > 0 ? navHeight : STICKY_TOP_OFFSET_FALLBACK - 10) + 10; } function syncStickyContext() { var $btext = $('.bigtext'); var $container = $( '.piano-content-lock-upper.template-shown, .piano-content-lock.template-shown' ).first(); if (!$btext.length || !$container.length) return; if (window.innerWidth 0 && iframeHeight Skip to content Close Back America's Newspaper 1 Subscribe Close Sign in Sign in Subscribe Newsletter signup Gift subscriptions Customer service Sign Out My Account Manage newsletters Gift subscriptions Today's E-Edition Customer service Search Search Keyword: Search News Corrections Politics National World Security The Advocates Seen, Heard & Whispered Business & Economy D.C. 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that collided with the widget's id, which an ID-based // query would have removed alongside the widget. The H1 id has // since been removed (see also: ), but // class selectors remain the safer pattern. '.insticator-product-group', '.instiengage-core-commenting', '.instiengage-trending-now', // Legacy targets — kept defensively in case any older surface lingers. '.piano-in-article-reco', '.connatixcontainer', '.twitter-tweet', '#comment-policy', '#comment-block' ]; selectorsToRemove.forEach(function (sel) { document.querySelectorAll(sel).forEach(function (el) { el.remove(); }); }); // Post-pass: any .twt-content-only-hide wrapper that's left with only // ornamental content ( elements, whitespace, or nothing) is an // orphan from removed ad/recirc content. Sweep them up so we don't show // empty striped blocks between paragraphs. document.querySelectorAll('.twt-content-only-hide').forEach(function (el) { var hasMeaningfulContent = Array.prototype.some.call(el.children, function (child) { return child.tagName !== 'HR' && child.tagName !== 'SCRIPT'; }); if (!hasMeaningfulContent) { el.remove(); } }); // Drop any height that prior code may have set on .bigtext so it grows // to fit the visible body + paywall iframe naturally. Also clear the // base `overflow: hidden` from typography.scss — `overflow: hidden` // on .bigtext would silently break `position: sticky` on the paywall // by turning .bigtext into a non-scrolling clip context. $btext.css({ 'height': 'auto', 'overflow': 'visible' }); // Sync the sticky context now and ensure the resize/observe handlers // are registered exactly once (re-firing showOffer won't stack them). syncStickyContext(); ensureStickyHandlersRegistered(); }]); /* * Sticky context helpers, hoisted out of the showOffer handler so they * register exactly once and don't leak observers/listeners on re-fire. * * `syncStickyContext` looks up the active paywall container fresh each * call (whichever element currently carries `.template-shown`) so it * works regardless of which content-lock variant Composer fired. */ var STICKY_BOTTOM_BUFFER = 24; // breathing room below iframe var STICKY_TOP_OFFSET_FALLBACK = 167; // when sticky nav not yet present function getStickyTopOffset() { // Compute from the actual sticky nav so the paywall lines up correctly // even if the nav height changes (responsive break, banner above it, // future redesign). Add a small visual gap below the nav. var stickyNav = document.querySelector('.header-container.sticky'); var navHeight = (stickyNav && stickyNav.offsetHeight) || 0; return (navHeight > 0 ? navHeight : STICKY_TOP_OFFSET_FALLBACK - 10) + 10; } function syncStickyContext() { var $btext = $('.bigtext'); var $container = $( '.piano-content-lock-upper.template-shown, .piano-content-lock.template-shown' ).first(); if (!$btext.length || !$container.length) return; if (window.innerWidth 0 && iframeHeight Skip to content Close Back America's Newspaper 1 Subscribe Close Sign in Sign in Subscribe Newsletter signup Gift subscriptions Customer service Sign Out My Account Manage newsletters Gift subscriptions Today's E-Edition Customer service Search Search Keyword: Search News Corrections Politics National World Security The Advocates Seen, Heard & Whispered Business & Economy D.C. 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that collided with the widget's id, which an ID-based // query would have removed alongside the widget. The H1 id has // since been removed (see also: ), but // class selectors remain the safer pattern. '.insticator-product-group', '.instiengage-core-commenting', '.instiengage-trending-now', // Legacy targets — kept defensively in case any older surface lingers. '.piano-in-article-reco', '.connatixcontainer', '.twitter-tweet', '#comment-policy', '#comment-block' ]; selectorsToRemove.forEach(function (sel) { document.querySelectorAll(sel).forEach(function (el) { el.remove(); }); }); // Post-pass: any .twt-content-only-hide wrapper that's left with only // ornamental content ( elements, whitespace, or nothing) is an // orphan from removed ad/recirc content. Sweep them up so we don't show // empty striped blocks between paragraphs. document.querySelectorAll('.twt-content-only-hide').forEach(function (el) { var hasMeaningfulContent = Array.prototype.some.call(el.children, function (child) { return child.tagName !== 'HR' && child.tagName !== 'SCRIPT'; }); if (!hasMeaningfulContent) { el.remove(); } }); // Drop any height that prior code may have set on .bigtext so it grows // to fit the visible body + paywall iframe naturally. Also clear the // base `overflow: hidden` from typography.scss — `overflow: hidden` // on .bigtext would silently break `position: sticky` on the paywall // by turning .bigtext into a non-scrolling clip context. $btext.css({ 'height': 'auto', 'overflow': 'visible' }); // Sync the sticky context now and ensure the resize/observe handlers // are registered exactly once (re-firing showOffer won't stack them). syncStickyContext(); ensureStickyHandlersRegistered(); }]); /* * Sticky context helpers, hoisted out of the showOffer handler so they * register exactly once and don't leak observers/listeners on re-fire. * * `syncStickyContext` looks up the active paywall container fresh each * call (whichever element currently carries `.template-shown`) so it * works regardless of which content-lock variant Composer fired. */ var STICKY_BOTTOM_BUFFER = 24; // breathing room below iframe var STICKY_TOP_OFFSET_FALLBACK = 167; // when sticky nav not yet present function getStickyTopOffset() { // Compute from the actual sticky nav so the paywall lines up correctly // even if the nav height changes (responsive break, banner above it, // future redesign). Add a small visual gap below the nav. var stickyNav = document.querySelector('.header-container.sticky'); var navHeight = (stickyNav && stickyNav.offsetHeight) || 0; return (navHeight > 0 ? navHeight : STICKY_TOP_OFFSET_FALLBACK - 10) + 10; } function syncStickyContext() { var $btext = $('.bigtext'); var $container = $( '.piano-content-lock-upper.template-shown, .piano-content-lock.template-shown' ).first(); if (!$btext.length || !$container.length) return; if (window.innerWidth 0 && iframeHeight Skip to content Close Back America's Newspaper 1 Subscribe Close Sign in Sign in Subscribe Newsletter signup Gift subscriptions Customer service Sign Out My Account Manage newsletters Gift subscriptions Today's E-Edition Customer service Search Search Keyword: Search News Corrections Politics National World Security The Advocates Seen, Heard & Whispered Business & Economy D.C. 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that collided with the widget's id, which an ID-based // query would have removed alongside the widget. The H1 id has // since been removed (see also: ), but // class selectors remain the safer pattern. '.insticator-product-group', '.instiengage-core-commenting', '.instiengage-trending-now', // Legacy targets — kept defensively in case any older surface lingers. '.piano-in-article-reco', '.connatixcontainer', '.twitter-tweet', '#comment-policy', '#comment-block' ]; selectorsToRemove.forEach(function (sel) { document.querySelectorAll(sel).forEach(function (el) { el.remove(); }); }); // Post-pass: any .twt-content-only-hide wrapper that's left with only // ornamental content ( elements, whitespace, or nothing) is an // orphan from removed ad/recirc content. Sweep them up so we don't show // empty striped blocks between paragraphs. document.querySelectorAll('.twt-content-only-hide').forEach(function (el) { var hasMeaningfulContent = Array.prototype.some.call(el.children, function (child) { return child.tagName !== 'HR' && child.tagName !== 'SCRIPT'; }); if (!hasMeaningfulContent) { el.remove(); } }); // Drop any height that prior code may have set on .bigtext so it grows // to fit the visible body + paywall iframe naturally. Also clear the // base `overflow: hidden` from typography.scss — `overflow: hidden` // on .bigtext would silently break `position: sticky` on the paywall // by turning .bigtext into a non-scrolling clip context. $btext.css({ 'height': 'auto', 'overflow': 'visible' }); // Sync the sticky context now and ensure the resize/observe handlers // are registered exactly once (re-firing showOffer won't stack them). syncStickyContext(); ensureStickyHandlersRegistered(); }]); /* * Sticky context helpers, hoisted out of the showOffer handler so they * register exactly once and don't leak observers/listeners on re-fire. * * `syncStickyContext` looks up the active paywall container fresh each * call (whichever element currently carries `.template-shown`) so it * works regardless of which content-lock variant Composer fired. */ var STICKY_BOTTOM_BUFFER = 24; // breathing room below iframe var STICKY_TOP_OFFSET_FALLBACK = 167; // when sticky nav not yet present function getStickyTopOffset() { // Compute from the actual sticky nav so the paywall lines up correctly // even if the nav height changes (responsive break, banner above it, // future redesign). Add a small visual gap below the nav. var stickyNav = document.querySelector('.header-container.sticky'); var navHeight = (stickyNav && stickyNav.offsetHeight) || 0; return (navHeight > 0 ? navHeight : STICKY_TOP_OFFSET_FALLBACK - 10) + 10; } function syncStickyContext() { var $btext = $('.bigtext'); var $container = $( '.piano-content-lock-upper.template-shown, .piano-content-lock.template-shown' ).first(); if (!$btext.length || !$container.length) return; if (window.innerWidth 0 && iframeHeight Skip to content Close Back America's Newspaper 1 Subscribe Close Sign in Sign in Subscribe Newsletter signup Gift subscriptions Customer service Sign Out My Account Manage newsletters Gift subscriptions Today's E-Edition Customer service Search Search Keyword: Search News Corrections Politics National World Security The Advocates Seen, Heard & Whispered Business & Economy D.C. 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that collided with the widget's id, which an ID-based // query would have removed alongside the widget. The H1 id has // since been removed (see also: ), but // class selectors remain the safer pattern. '.insticator-product-group', '.instiengage-core-commenting', '.instiengage-trending-now', // Legacy targets — kept defensively in case any older surface lingers. '.piano-in-article-reco', '.connatixcontainer', '.twitter-tweet', '#comment-policy', '#comment-block' ]; selectorsToRemove.forEach(function (sel) { document.querySelectorAll(sel).forEach(function (el) { el.remove(); }); }); // Post-pass: any .twt-content-only-hide wrapper that's left with only // ornamental content ( elements, whitespace, or nothing) is an // orphan from removed ad/recirc content. Sweep them up so we don't show // empty striped blocks between paragraphs. document.querySelectorAll('.twt-content-only-hide').forEach(function (el) { var hasMeaningfulContent = Array.prototype.some.call(el.children, function (child) { return child.tagName !== 'HR' && child.tagName !== 'SCRIPT'; }); if (!hasMeaningfulContent) { el.remove(); } }); // Drop any height that prior code may have set on .bigtext so it grows // to fit the visible body + paywall iframe naturally. Also clear the // base `overflow: hidden` from typography.scss — `overflow: hidden` // on .bigtext would silently break `position: sticky` on the paywall // by turning .bigtext into a non-scrolling clip context. $btext.css({ 'height': 'auto', 'overflow': 'visible' }); // Sync the sticky context now and ensure the resize/observe handlers // are registered exactly once (re-firing showOffer won't stack them). syncStickyContext(); ensureStickyHandlersRegistered(); }]); /* * Sticky context helpers, hoisted out of the showOffer handler so they * register exactly once and don't leak observers/listeners on re-fire. * * `syncStickyContext` looks up the active paywall container fresh each * call (whichever element currently carries `.template-shown`) so it * works regardless of which content-lock variant Composer fired. */ var STICKY_BOTTOM_BUFFER = 24; // breathing room below iframe var STICKY_TOP_OFFSET_FALLBACK = 167; // when sticky nav not yet present function getStickyTopOffset() { // Compute from the actual sticky nav so the paywall lines up correctly // even if the nav height changes (responsive break, banner above it, // future redesign). Add a small visual gap below the nav. var stickyNav = document.querySelector('.header-container.sticky'); var navHeight = (stickyNav && stickyNav.offsetHeight) || 0; return (navHeight > 0 ? navHeight : STICKY_TOP_OFFSET_FALLBACK - 10) + 10; } function syncStickyContext() { var $btext = $('.bigtext'); var $container = $( '.piano-content-lock-upper.template-shown, .piano-content-lock.template-shown' ).first(); if (!$btext.length || !$container.length) return; if (window.innerWidth 0 && iframeHeight Skip to content Close Back America's Newspaper 1 Subscribe Close Sign in Sign in Subscribe Newsletter signup Gift subscriptions Customer service Sign Out My Account Manage newsletters Gift subscriptions Today's E-Edition Customer service Search Search Keyword: Search News Corrections Politics National World Security The Advocates Seen, Heard & Whispered Business & Economy D.C. 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that collided with the widget's id, which an ID-based // query would have removed alongside the widget. The H1 id has // since been removed (see also: ), but // class selectors remain the safer pattern. '.insticator-product-group', '.instiengage-core-commenting', '.instiengage-trending-now', // Legacy targets — kept defensively in case any older surface lingers. '.piano-in-article-reco', '.connatixcontainer', '.twitter-tweet', '#comment-policy', '#comment-block' ]; selectorsToRemove.forEach(function (sel) { document.querySelectorAll(sel).forEach(function (el) { el.remove(); }); }); // Post-pass: any .twt-content-only-hide wrapper that's left with only // ornamental content ( elements, whitespace, or nothing) is an // orphan from removed ad/recirc content. Sweep them up so we don't show // empty striped blocks between paragraphs. document.querySelectorAll('.twt-content-only-hide').forEach(function (el) { var hasMeaningfulContent = Array.prototype.some.call(el.children, function (child) { return child.tagName !== 'HR' && child.tagName !== 'SCRIPT'; }); if (!hasMeaningfulContent) { el.remove(); } }); // Drop any height that prior code may have set on .bigtext so it grows // to fit the visible body + paywall iframe naturally. Also clear the // base `overflow: hidden` from typography.scss — `overflow: hidden` // on .bigtext would silently break `position: sticky` on the paywall // by turning .bigtext into a non-scrolling clip context. $btext.css({ 'height': 'auto', 'overflow': 'visible' }); // Sync the sticky context now and ensure the resize/observe handlers // are registered exactly once (re-firing showOffer won't stack them). syncStickyContext(); ensureStickyHandlersRegistered(); }]); /* * Sticky context helpers, hoisted out of the showOffer handler so they * register exactly once and don't leak observers/listeners on re-fire. * * `syncStickyContext` looks up the active paywall container fresh each * call (whichever element currently carries `.template-shown`) so it * works regardless of which content-lock variant Composer fired. */ var STICKY_BOTTOM_BUFFER = 24; // breathing room below iframe var STICKY_TOP_OFFSET_FALLBACK = 167; // when sticky nav not yet present function getStickyTopOffset() { // Compute from the actual sticky nav so the paywall lines up correctly // even if the nav height changes (responsive break, banner above it, // future redesign). Add a small visual gap below the nav. var stickyNav = document.querySelector('.header-container.sticky'); var navHeight = (stickyNav && stickyNav.offsetHeight) || 0; return (navHeight > 0 ? navHeight : STICKY_TOP_OFFSET_FALLBACK - 10) + 10; } function syncStickyContext() { var $btext = $('.bigtext'); var $container = $( '.piano-content-lock-upper.template-shown, .piano-content-lock.template-shown' ).first(); if (!$btext.length || !$container.length) return; if (window.innerWidth 0 && iframeHeight Skip to content Close Back America's Newspaper 1 Subscribe Close Sign in Sign in Subscribe Newsletter signup Gift subscriptions Customer service Sign Out My Account Manage newsletters Gift subscriptions Today's E-Edition Customer service Search Search Keyword: Search News Corrections Politics National World Security The Advocates Seen, Heard & Whispered Business & Economy D.C. 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that collided with the widget's id, which an ID-based // query would have removed alongside the widget. The H1 id has // since been removed (see also: ), but // class selectors remain the safer pattern. '.insticator-product-group', '.instiengage-core-commenting', '.instiengage-trending-now', // Legacy targets — kept defensively in case any older surface lingers. '.piano-in-article-reco', '.connatixcontainer', '.twitter-tweet', '#comment-policy', '#comment-block' ]; selectorsToRemove.forEach(function (sel) { document.querySelectorAll(sel).forEach(function (el) { el.remove(); }); }); // Post-pass: any .twt-content-only-hide wrapper that's left with only // ornamental content ( elements, whitespace, or nothing) is an // orphan from removed ad/recirc content. Sweep them up so we don't show // empty striped blocks between paragraphs. document.querySelectorAll('.twt-content-only-hide').forEach(function (el) { var hasMeaningfulContent = Array.prototype.some.call(el.children, function (child) { return child.tagName !== 'HR' && child.tagName !== 'SCRIPT'; }); if (!hasMeaningfulContent) { el.remove(); } }); // Drop any height that prior code may have set on .bigtext so it grows // to fit the visible body + paywall iframe naturally. Also clear the // base `overflow: hidden` from typography.scss — `overflow: hidden` // on .bigtext would silently break `position: sticky` on the paywall // by turning .bigtext into a non-scrolling clip context. $btext.css({ 'height': 'auto', 'overflow': 'visible' }); // Sync the sticky context now and ensure the resize/observe handlers // are registered exactly once (re-firing showOffer won't stack them). syncStickyContext(); ensureStickyHandlersRegistered(); }]); /* * Sticky context helpers, hoisted out of the showOffer handler so they * register exactly once and don't leak observers/listeners on re-fire. * * `syncStickyContext` looks up the active paywall container fresh each * call (whichever element currently carries `.template-shown`) so it * works regardless of which content-lock variant Composer fired. */ var STICKY_BOTTOM_BUFFER = 24; // breathing room below iframe var STICKY_TOP_OFFSET_FALLBACK = 167; // when sticky nav not yet present function getStickyTopOffset() { // Compute from the actual sticky nav so the paywall lines up correctly // even if the nav height changes (responsive break, banner above it, // future redesign). Add a small visual gap below the nav. var stickyNav = document.querySelector('.header-container.sticky'); var navHeight = (stickyNav && stickyNav.offsetHeight) || 0; return (navHeight > 0 ? navHeight : STICKY_TOP_OFFSET_FALLBACK - 10) + 10; } function syncStickyContext() { var $btext = $('.bigtext'); var $container = $( '.piano-content-lock-upper.template-shown, .piano-content-lock.template-shown' ).first(); if (!$btext.length || !$container.length) return; if (window.innerWidth 0 && iframeHeight Skip to content Close Back America's Newspaper 1 Subscribe Close Sign in Sign in Subscribe Newsletter signup Gift subscriptions Customer service Sign Out My Account Manage newsletters Gift subscriptions Today's E-Edition Customer service Search Search Keyword: Search News Corrections Politics National World Security The Advocates Seen, Heard & Whispered Business & Economy D.C. 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that collided with the widget's id, which an ID-based // query would have removed alongside the widget. The H1 id has // since been removed (see also: ), but // class selectors remain the safer pattern. '.insticator-product-group', '.instiengage-core-commenting', '.instiengage-trending-now', // Legacy targets — kept defensively in case any older surface lingers. '.piano-in-article-reco', '.connatixcontainer', '.twitter-tweet', '#comment-policy', '#comment-block' ]; selectorsToRemove.forEach(function (sel) { document.querySelectorAll(sel).forEach(function (el) { el.remove(); }); }); // Post-pass: any .twt-content-only-hide wrapper that's left with only // ornamental content ( elements, whitespace, or nothing) is an // orphan from removed ad/recirc content. Sweep them up so we don't show // empty striped blocks between paragraphs. document.querySelectorAll('.twt-content-only-hide').forEach(function (el) { var hasMeaningfulContent = Array.prototype.some.call(el.children, function (child) { return child.tagName !== 'HR' && child.tagName !== 'SCRIPT'; }); if (!hasMeaningfulContent) { el.remove(); } }); // Drop any height that prior code may have set on .bigtext so it grows // to fit the visible body + paywall iframe naturally. Also clear the // base `overflow: hidden` from typography.scss — `overflow: hidden` // on .bigtext would silently break `position: sticky` on the paywall // by turning .bigtext into a non-scrolling clip context. $btext.css({ 'height': 'auto', 'overflow': 'visible' }); // Sync the sticky context now and ensure the resize/observe handlers // are registered exactly once (re-firing showOffer won't stack them). syncStickyContext(); ensureStickyHandlersRegistered(); }]); /* * Sticky context helpers, hoisted out of the showOffer handler so they * register exactly once and don't leak observers/listeners on re-fire. * * `syncStickyContext` looks up the active paywall container fresh each * call (whichever element currently carries `.template-shown`) so it * works regardless of which content-lock variant Composer fired. */ var STICKY_BOTTOM_BUFFER = 24; // breathing room below iframe var STICKY_TOP_OFFSET_FALLBACK = 167; // when sticky nav not yet present function getStickyTopOffset() { // Compute from the actual sticky nav so the paywall lines up correctly // even if the nav height changes (responsive break, banner above it, // future redesign). Add a small visual gap below the nav. var stickyNav = document.querySelector('.header-container.sticky'); var navHeight = (stickyNav && stickyNav.offsetHeight) || 0; return (navHeight > 0 ? navHeight : STICKY_TOP_OFFSET_FALLBACK - 10) + 10; } function syncStickyContext() { var $btext = $('.bigtext'); var $container = $( '.piano-content-lock-upper.template-shown, .piano-content-lock.template-shown' ).first(); if (!$btext.length || !$container.length) return; if (window.innerWidth 0 && iframeHeight Skip to content Close Back America's Newspaper 1 Subscribe Close Sign in Sign in Subscribe Newsletter signup Gift subscriptions Customer service Sign Out My Account Manage newsletters Gift subscriptions Today's E-Edition Customer service Search Search Keyword: Search News Corrections Politics National World Security The Advocates Seen, Heard & Whispered Business & Economy D.C. 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that collided with the widget's id, which an ID-based // query would have removed alongside the widget. The H1 id has // since been removed (see also: ), but // class selectors remain the safer pattern. '.insticator-product-group', '.instiengage-core-commenting', '.instiengage-trending-now', // Legacy targets — kept defensively in case any older surface lingers. '.piano-in-article-reco', '.connatixcontainer', '.twitter-tweet', '#comment-policy', '#comment-block' ]; selectorsToRemove.forEach(function (sel) { document.querySelectorAll(sel).forEach(function (el) { el.remove(); }); }); // Post-pass: any .twt-content-only-hide wrapper that's left with only // ornamental content ( elements, whitespace, or nothing) is an // orphan from removed ad/recirc content. Sweep them up so we don't show // empty striped blocks between paragraphs. document.querySelectorAll('.twt-content-only-hide').forEach(function (el) { var hasMeaningfulContent = Array.prototype.some.call(el.children, function (child) { return child.tagName !== 'HR' && child.tagName !== 'SCRIPT'; }); if (!hasMeaningfulContent) { el.remove(); } }); // Drop any height that prior code may have set on .bigtext so it grows // to fit the visible body + paywall iframe naturally. Also clear the // base `overflow: hidden` from typography.scss — `overflow: hidden` // on .bigtext would silently break `position: sticky` on the paywall // by turning .bigtext into a non-scrolling clip context. $btext.css({ 'height': 'auto', 'overflow': 'visible' }); // Sync the sticky context now and ensure the resize/observe handlers // are registered exactly once (re-firing showOffer won't stack them). syncStickyContext(); ensureStickyHandlersRegistered(); }]); /* * Sticky context helpers, hoisted out of the showOffer handler so they * register exactly once and don't leak observers/listeners on re-fire. * * `syncStickyContext` looks up the active paywall container fresh each * call (whichever element currently carries `.template-shown`) so it * works regardless of which content-lock variant Composer fired. */ var STICKY_BOTTOM_BUFFER = 24; // breathing room below iframe var STICKY_TOP_OFFSET_FALLBACK = 167; // when sticky nav not yet present function getStickyTopOffset() { // Compute from the actual sticky nav so the paywall lines up correctly // even if the nav height changes (responsive break, banner above it, // future redesign). Add a small visual gap below the nav. var stickyNav = document.querySelector('.header-container.sticky'); var navHeight = (stickyNav && stickyNav.offsetHeight) || 0; return (navHeight > 0 ? navHeight : STICKY_TOP_OFFSET_FALLBACK - 10) + 10; } function syncStickyContext() { var $btext = $('.bigtext'); var $container = $( '.piano-content-lock-upper.template-shown, .piano-content-lock.template-shown' ).first(); if (!$btext.length || !$container.length) return; if (window.innerWidth 0 && iframeHeight Skip to content Close Back America's Newspaper 1 Subscribe Close Sign in Sign in Subscribe Newsletter signup Gift subscriptions Customer service Sign Out My Account Manage newsletters Gift subscriptions Today's E-Edition Customer service Search Search Keyword: Search News Corrections Politics National World Security The Advocates Seen, Heard & Whispered Business & Economy D.C. 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that collided with the widget's id, which an ID-based // query would have removed alongside the widget. The H1 id has // since been removed (see also: ), but // class selectors remain the safer pattern. '.insticator-product-group', '.instiengage-core-commenting', '.instiengage-trending-now', // Legacy targets — kept defensively in case any older surface lingers. '.piano-in-article-reco', '.connatixcontainer', '.twitter-tweet', '#comment-policy', '#comment-block' ]; selectorsToRemove.forEach(function (sel) { document.querySelectorAll(sel).forEach(function (el) { el.remove(); }); }); // Post-pass: any .twt-content-only-hide wrapper that's left with only // ornamental content ( elements, whitespace, or nothing) is an // orphan from removed ad/recirc content. Sweep them up so we don't show // empty striped blocks between paragraphs. document.querySelectorAll('.twt-content-only-hide').forEach(function (el) { var hasMeaningfulContent = Array.prototype.some.call(el.children, function (child) { return child.tagName !== 'HR' && child.tagName !== 'SCRIPT'; }); if (!hasMeaningfulContent) { el.remove(); } }); // Drop any height that prior code may have set on .bigtext so it grows // to fit the visible body + paywall iframe naturally. Also clear the // base `overflow: hidden` from typography.scss — `overflow: hidden` // on .bigtext would silently break `position: sticky` on the paywall // by turning .bigtext into a non-scrolling clip context. $btext.css({ 'height': 'auto', 'overflow': 'visible' }); // Sync the sticky context now and ensure the resize/observe handlers // are registered exactly once (re-firing showOffer won't stack them). syncStickyContext(); ensureStickyHandlersRegistered(); }]); /* * Sticky context helpers, hoisted out of the showOffer handler so they * register exactly once and don't leak observers/listeners on re-fire. * * `syncStickyContext` looks up the active paywall container fresh each * call (whichever element currently carries `.template-shown`) so it * works regardless of which content-lock variant Composer fired. */ var STICKY_BOTTOM_BUFFER = 24; // breathing room below iframe var STICKY_TOP_OFFSET_FALLBACK = 167; // when sticky nav not yet present function getStickyTopOffset() { // Compute from the actual sticky nav so the paywall lines up correctly // even if the nav height changes (responsive break, banner above it, // future redesign). Add a small visual gap below the nav. var stickyNav = document.querySelector('.header-container.sticky'); var navHeight = (stickyNav && stickyNav.offsetHeight) || 0; return (navHeight > 0 ? navHeight : STICKY_TOP_OFFSET_FALLBACK - 10) + 10; } function syncStickyContext() { var $btext = $('.bigtext'); var $container = $( '.piano-content-lock-upper.template-shown, .piano-content-lock.template-shown' ).first(); if (!$btext.length || !$container.length) return; if (window.innerWidth 0 && iframeHeight Skip to content Close Back America's Newspaper 1 Subscribe Close Sign in Sign in Subscribe Newsletter signup Gift subscriptions Customer service Sign Out My Account Manage newsletters Gift subscriptions Today's E-Edition Customer service Search Search Keyword: Search News Corrections Politics National World Security The Advocates Seen, Heard & Whispered Business & Economy D.C. 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that collided with the widget's id, which an ID-based // query would have removed alongside the widget. The H1 id has // since been removed (see also: ), but // class selectors remain the safer pattern. '.insticator-product-group', '.instiengage-core-commenting', '.instiengage-trending-now', // Legacy targets — kept defensively in case any older surface lingers. '.piano-in-article-reco', '.connatixcontainer', '.twitter-tweet', '#comment-policy', '#comment-block' ]; selectorsToRemove.forEach(function (sel) { document.querySelectorAll(sel).forEach(function (el) { el.remove(); }); }); // Post-pass: any .twt-content-only-hide wrapper that's left with only // ornamental content ( elements, whitespace, or nothing) is an // orphan from removed ad/recirc content. 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that collided with the widget's id, which an ID-based // query would have removed alongside the widget. The H1 id has // since been removed (see also: ), but // class selectors remain the safer pattern. '.insticator-product-group', '.instiengage-core-commenting', '.instiengage-trending-now', // Legacy targets — kept defensively in case any older surface lingers. '.piano-in-article-reco', '.connatixcontainer', '.twitter-tweet', '#comment-policy', '#comment-block' ]; selectorsToRemove.forEach(function (sel) { document.querySelectorAll(sel).forEach(function (el) { el.remove(); }); }); // Post-pass: any .twt-content-only-hide wrapper that's left with only // ornamental content ( elements, whitespace, or nothing) is an // orphan from removed ad/recirc content. Sweep them up so we don't show // empty striped blocks between paragraphs. document.querySelectorAll('.twt-content-only-hide').forEach(function (el) { var hasMeaningfulContent = Array.prototype.some.call(el.children, function (child) { return child.tagName !== 'HR' && child.tagName !== 'SCRIPT'; }); if (!hasMeaningfulContent) { el.remove(); } }); // Drop any height that prior code may have set on .bigtext so it grows // to fit the visible body + paywall iframe naturally. Also clear the // base `overflow: hidden` from typography.scss — `overflow: hidden` // on .bigtext would silently break `position: sticky` on the paywall // by turning .bigtext into a non-scrolling clip context. $btext.css({ 'height': 'auto', 'overflow': 'visible' }); // Sync the sticky context now and ensure the resize/observe handlers // are registered exactly once (re-firing showOffer won't stack them). syncStickyContext(); ensureStickyHandlersRegistered(); }]); /* * Sticky context helpers, hoisted out of the showOffer handler so they * register exactly once and don't leak observers/listeners on re-fire. * * `syncStickyContext` looks up the active paywall container fresh each * call (whichever element currently carries `.template-shown`) so it * works regardless of which content-lock variant Composer fired. */ var STICKY_BOTTOM_BUFFER = 24; // breathing room below iframe var STICKY_TOP_OFFSET_FALLBACK = 167; // when sticky nav not yet present function getStickyTopOffset() { // Compute from the actual sticky nav so the paywall lines up correctly // even if the nav height changes (responsive break, banner above it, // future redesign). 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that collided with the widget's id, which an ID-based // query would have removed alongside the widget. The H1 id has // since been removed (see also: ), but // class selectors remain the safer pattern. '.insticator-product-group', '.instiengage-core-commenting', '.instiengage-trending-now', // Legacy targets — kept defensively in case any older surface lingers. '.piano-in-article-reco', '.connatixcontainer', '.twitter-tweet', '#comment-policy', '#comment-block' ]; selectorsToRemove.forEach(function (sel) { document.querySelectorAll(sel).forEach(function (el) { el.remove(); }); }); // Post-pass: any .twt-content-only-hide wrapper that's left with only // ornamental content ( elements, whitespace, or nothing) is an // orphan from removed ad/recirc content. Sweep them up so we don't show // empty striped blocks between paragraphs. document.querySelectorAll('.twt-content-only-hide').forEach(function (el) { var hasMeaningfulContent = Array.prototype.some.call(el.children, function (child) { return child.tagName !== 'HR' && child.tagName !== 'SCRIPT'; }); if (!hasMeaningfulContent) { el.remove(); } }); // Drop any height that prior code may have set on .bigtext so it grows // to fit the visible body + paywall iframe naturally. Also clear the // base `overflow: hidden` from typography.scss — `overflow: hidden` // on .bigtext would silently break `position: sticky` on the paywall // by turning .bigtext into a non-scrolling clip context. $btext.css({ 'height': 'auto', 'overflow': 'visible' }); // Sync the sticky context now and ensure the resize/observe handlers // are registered exactly once (re-firing showOffer won't stack them). syncStickyContext(); ensureStickyHandlersRegistered(); }]); /* * Sticky context helpers, hoisted out of the showOffer handler so they * register exactly once and don't leak observers/listeners on re-fire. * * `syncStickyContext` looks up the active paywall container fresh each * call (whichever element currently carries `.template-shown`) so it * works regardless of which content-lock variant Composer fired. */ var STICKY_BOTTOM_BUFFER = 24; // breathing room below iframe var STICKY_TOP_OFFSET_FALLBACK = 167; // when sticky nav not yet present function getStickyTopOffset() { // Compute from the actual sticky nav so the paywall lines up correctly // even if the nav height changes (responsive break, banner above it, // future redesign). Add a small visual gap below the nav. var stickyNav = document.querySelector('.header-container.sticky'); var navHeight = (stickyNav && stickyNav.offsetHeight) || 0; return (navHeight > 0 ? navHeight : STICKY_TOP_OFFSET_FALLBACK - 10) + 10; } function syncStickyContext() { var $btext = $('.bigtext'); var $container = $( '.piano-content-lock-upper.template-shown, .piano-content-lock.template-shown' ).first(); if (!$btext.length || !$container.length) return; if (window.innerWidth 0 && iframeHeight Skip to content Close Back America's Newspaper 1 Subscribe Close Sign in Sign in Subscribe Newsletter signup Gift subscriptions Customer service Sign Out My Account Manage newsletters Gift subscriptions Today's E-Edition Customer service Search Search Keyword: Search News Corrections Politics National World Security The Advocates Seen, Heard & Whispered Business & Economy D.C. 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