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Russell Vought, the director of the Office of Management and Budget, has directed all departments to make plans to eliminate positions that aren’t funded and “not consistent with the president’s priorities.”

But “After the Hunt” feels like a messy first-draft script, shoddily directed, rather than an accomplished feature from a veteran filmmaker.

The Met chorus, directed by Tilman Michael, was excellent in its various incarnations.

As directed by Mr. Villazón, the chorus, which plays a major role in the opera, is not benign: Its goal is to subsume Amina and suppress rebellion.

He instructed executives to stay calm and directed employees not to comment on the ads.