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Before Ascending to Top Tier of F.B.I., Bongino Fueled Right-Wing Disbelief

The post of deputy director will give Dan Bongino access to vast amounts of highly sensitive intelligence, as well as rumor, speculation and false accusations that F.B.I. agents regularly receive.

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DoorDash to Pay $16.8 Million to Workers for Pocketing Their Tips

The payments, part of a settlement with the New York attorney general’s office, will return as much as $14,000 to some workers.

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Trump, Meeting With Macron, Says He Might Visit Russia

At a meeting at the White House, President Trump declined to call President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia a dictator while President Emmanuel Macron of France stated flatly that “the aggressor is Russia.”

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Putin Dangles Deals for Rare Earth Metals for U.S.

In an interview broadcast on Monday, President Vladimir Putin said U.S. companies stood to profit in Russia, but suggested a Ukraine peace deal was still far-off.

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Joann, 80-Year-Old Crafts and Fabrics Retailer, Will Close All Stores

The announcement that the chain would close all 800 of its stores in 49 states comes after a period of financial turmoil.

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Trump and Europe Clashed Over Ukraine

Also, the virtuoso Roberta Flack died at 88. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.

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Judge Questions Constitutionality of Musk’s DOGE Operation

The judge expressed concern over the unresolved issues about who is in charge of Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency, if it is not Mr. Musk, as the White House has claimed.

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Federal Judge Shields More Transgender Inmates From Trump Order

A group of transgender women in federal prisons who would have been moved into men’s facilities can stay where they are for now.

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Supreme Court Justices Appear Narrowly Divided Over Death Row Prisoner Plea for DNA Testing

The justices heard arguments in the case of a man on death row in Texas who claims DNA testing could spare his life.

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Protesters Display Upside-Down American Flag at Yosemite

Organizers said the inverted flag, historically used as a sign of distress, was meant to draw attention to the Trump administration’s cuts to the National Park Service.

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Stefanik’s Confirmation Is on Ice as Republicans Guard Their Scant Majority

The congresswoman from New York is in line to be confirmed as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. But first, her colleagues need her vote to pass their embattled budget plan.

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Ukraine Nears a Deal to Give U.S. a Share of Its Mineral Wealth

President Trump said that Ukraine’s president may soon visit the White House to sign a deal, though how it ties in to efforts to end the Russian invasion and guarantee Ukraine’s security is unclear.

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What Germany’s Election Result Means for Its Economy

The next German government faces calls to loosen borrowing rules, slash energy costs and spur innovation. It won’t be easy.

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DeSantis Talks Up Wife as Potential Successor, Clashing With Trump

Far from tamping down chatter that Casey DeSantis could run for governor of Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis praised her popularity and “intestinal fortitude.”

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Federal Personnel Office Tells Agencies That Musk’s Directive Is ‘Voluntary’

President Trump said employees would be “sort of semi-fired” or fired if they didn’t comply with an Elon Musk order to detail their work. Some agencies told staff members to ignore it. Federal workers said they didn’t know what to do.

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Institute Asks Judge in Trump Documents Case to Disclose Special Counsel Report

The report is the second volume of a report Jack Smith wrote after dropping the federal criminal cases he brought against Donald J. Trump because of his 2024 election victory.

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Clint Hill, Who Sprang to Kennedys’ Side as Shots Were Fired, Dies at 93

A Secret Service agent, he leaped onto the president’s limousine in Dallas in 1963 and was credited with saving the first lady’s life. But he was haunted by his inability to save her husband.

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Jane Fonda’s SAG Awards Speech: ‘Empathy Is Not Weak or Woke’

While some stars have been less politically outspoken this awards season, she issued a call to action as she accepted a lifetime achievement award from the Screen Actors Guild.

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Roosevelt Hotel Shelter, Symbol of NYC Migrant Crisis, Will Close

Mayor Eric Adams announced on Monday that the hotel will stop housing migrants by June, calling the closure a milestone in New York City’s response to the crisis.

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How Friedrich Merz Will Try to Lead Europe Despite a Weakened Hand

The likely next chancellor is unpopular, and his country’s economy has stalled. But his penchant for risks could help lead to a European showdown with President Trump.

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Vivek Ramaswamy to Kick Off Run for Ohio Governor in Cincinnati

The former presidential candidate is seeking the top office in his home state after a brief stint on President Trump’s cost-cutting task force alongside Elon Musk.

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AI Video of Trump and Musk Appears on TVs at HUD Building

The video, which appeared to be generated by artificial intelligence, was emblazoned with the message “Long Live the Real King.”

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Jen Psaki Gets Nightly Prime-Time Show at MSNBC

The change is part of a broad shake-up at the network, including the cancellation of Joy Reid’s program.

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U.S. Votes Against U.N. Resolution Demanding Russian Withdrawal from Ukraine

The United States voted against a resolution, backed by most of Europe, demanding Russian withdrawal from Ukraine — a deep fissure between allies, and a sharp shift in American policy.

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U.S. Clashes With European Allies at the U.N. Over Ukraine

The United States voted against a Ukrainian resolution, backed by most of Europe, demanding Russian withdrawal from Ukraine — a deep fissure between allies, and a sharp shift in American policy.

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F.D.A. Reinstates Fired Medical Device, Food and Legal Staffers

The agency changed course just days after firing employees who oversee the safety of food and life-sustaining medical devices. Dozens of workers said they and others were back at work Monday.

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Why Tensions Are Rising Over Israel’s Operations in the West Bank

Amid the most intensive Israeli operations in the area in decades, Palestinians fear entrenched displacement and a return to military control in some towns.

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Elon Musk Congratulates AfD Leader on Germany’s Election Results

The leader of the party said she received the call after the party known as the AfD finished second in national elections, by far the best showing in its history.

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In One Woman’s Life, the Story of Ukraine’s War, 3 Years On

In treatment for cancer and with her husband in a Russian prison, Olha Kurtmallaieva, 25, worries that time may be running out for her and, possibly, her country.

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Roberta Flack’s 11 Essential Songs

One of the supreme voices of the 1970s and a master of revelatory reinterpretation has died at 88.

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