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Ken Buck Cuts Short House Term, Leaving Republicans Down Yet Another Member

The Colorado Republican, who announced his retirement last fall, said he would leave Congress at the end of next week, further shrinking his party’s already minuscule majority.

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Top Navalny Aide Attacked With Hammer Outside Home in Lithuania

Leonid Volkov, a top aide to Aleksei Navalny, was beaten and sprayed with tear gas as he was pulling up to his house in Vilnius.

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Poised and Precise, Hur Enters Fray Over Special Counsel’s Report on Biden

Robert K. Hur defended himself in the unhurried, forceful cadence of a veteran prosecutor, delivering his responses in a flat, matter-of-fact tone.

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Netanyahu Is Making Israel Radioactive

Things have gone terribly wrong in Gaza. They could get worse soon.

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First Aid Ship Heads to Gaza, but Far More Is Needed

The maritime package of more than 200 tons of food is a welcome milestone, but not nearly enough to prevent famine, said relief officials, who called on Israel to allow more aid delivery by land.

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Republicans Should Have Thanked Robert Hur. Instead, They Yelled.

A hearing where grievances muscled aside fact finding.

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A Chance for Hope in Haiti’s Latest Crisis

Why I am hopeful — and fearful — about the country’s future.

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Israel Has No Choice but to Fight On

As long as Hamas maintains military power, there is no hope for peace.

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A ‘Perfect Monolith’ Appears in Wales

A local resident said he discovered the shiny, silver object on a prominent hill during his daily walk.

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New Federal Judiciary Rule Will Limit ‘Forum Shopping’ by Plaintiffs

For years, litigants have tried to cherry-pick the judges in sweeping cases on abortion and immigration. Random judge selection is about to make that harder.

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The U.S. Cobbled Together $300 Million More for Ukraine

Also, the Biden special counsel was attacked on Capitol Hill. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday.

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Russia Fires Top Naval Commander After Ukrainian Strikes

American officials estimated that Ukraine, a country without a traditional navy, has sunk 15 Russian ships in the past six months.

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On the Supreme Court, Disagreeing Without Being Disagreeable

A conversation on civics and civility included discussion of whether the court is more like a really good preschool or an arranged marriage with no possibility of divorce.

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White House Denies Biden Has Set ‘Red Lines’ for Israel-Hamas War in Gaza

The Biden administration repeated its warning that Israel should not attack the city of Rafah, the southernmost city in the enclave, without protections for the more than a million people sheltering there.

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Boeing Whistleblower Who Raised Quality Concerns Is Found Dead

John Barnett had accused the plane manufacturer for retaliating against him after he flagged problems he saw at Boeing’s 787 factory in South Carolina.

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Robert Hur Defends His Report in Biden Documents Case

At a hearing, Republicans peppered Robert K. Hur about his justifications for not charging the president, and Democrats rebuked him for broad assertions about Mr. Biden’s memory.

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Trump Courts Black Voters Even as He Traffics in Stereotypes

The former president traffics in stereotypes about Black Americans, yet he is counting on them, and aggressively courting them, in seeking to return to the White House.

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Aaron Rodgers and Jesse Ventura Top RFK Jr.’s List for Vice President

Mr. Kennedy said he had been speaking with the Jets quarterback “pretty continuously” for the past month.

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Alaska Airlines Flight Was Scheduled for Safety Check on Day Panel Blew Off

The 737 Max remained in service for a day after the airline’s engineers, concerned about warning lights, scheduled it to come in for maintenance. During that period, a door plug came off in flight.

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Uvalde Police Chief Resigns After Robb Elementary School Shooting Investigation

The news comes less than a week after an investigation by the city of Uvalde found that city police officers made mistakes during a 2022 mass shooting, but did not violate policy.

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Princess Kate’s Photo, The Royal Family, and a Conspiracy Obsessed Internet

Prince William and Princess Catherine, along with Prince Harry, initially embraced social media as a way to bypass the media they reviled.

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Taxes Are a Big Gray Area in Biden’s Budget

His pledge not to raise middle-class taxes will be expensive, but offsetting increases on the rich remain unspecified.

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5 Takeaways From Hur’s Testimony About the Biden Classified Documents Inquiry

A former special counsel, Robert K. Hur, faced sharp scrutiny over his conclusion that the evidence was insufficient to charge President Biden with a crime and his disparaging remarks about the president’s memory.

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Where Will Kyrsten Sinema’s Voters Go?

The Democrat-turned-independent senator from Arizona said she will not run for re-election. Some voters who supported her say they are feeling squeezed out of politics.

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Taxing the Rich, School Funding, Housing: N.Y. Budget Battle Begins

Both of New York’s legislative chambers have announced their budget proposals. They have until April 1 to hash out a spending plan with the governor.

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Avalanche Expert’s Death Shows Dangers of Backcountry Skiing

Nick Burks, 37, an avalanche forecaster and experienced backcountry skier, was killed while skiing in the Elkhorn Mountains in northeastern Oregon last week, the authorities said.

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A Pop Star’s Wonky Climate Campaign

Adam Met wants to make it easier to build wind and solar projects.

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U.S. to Send $300 Million in Weapons to Ukraine Under Makeshift Plan

The package will keep advancing Russian troops at bay for only a few weeks, an official said.

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Nebraska Lawmakers Sustain Veto of Needle Exchange Bill

As the harm reduction approach to illegal drug use loses favor across the country, Nebraska legislators failed on Tuesday to override the governor’s veto of a bill to provide drug users with access to clean needles.

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Inflation Ticked Up Last Month, Backing the Fed’s Caution on Rate Cuts

Consumer prices climbed 3.2 percent last month from a year earlier, down notably from a 9.1 percent high in 2022, but still quicker than the roughly 2 percent that was normal before the pandemic.

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