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Timeline of Trump’s Deportation Flights, From Alien Enemies Act to Judge’s Order

A New York Times review of flight data showed that at the time of a federal judge’s order, two flights were in the air, and one had not yet taken off.

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Trump Pulls Secret Service Protection From Hunter and Ashley Biden

The president posted on social media that Hunter Biden would lose his security detail “effective immediately” and also identified the country he was vacationing in.

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Trump Lawyer Refuses to Answer Judge’s Questions in Deportation Flight Hearing

The Trump administration tried to have the hearing canceled and sought to remove the judge overseeing it, as White House officials took a confrontational stance.

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Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt’s Farmhouse Among Properties Burned in Wildfires

In a video posted to social media, Gov. Kevin Stitt of Oklahoma said he had experienced the “total loss” of his farmhouse over the weekend.

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Nayib Bukele, El Salvador’s Leader, Sees Opportunity in Trump’s Deportations

Nayib Bukele’s role in the Trump administration’s deportation strategy signals a new level of power and global visibility for El Salvador’s young leader.

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Trump Says He’ll Release JFK Assassination Files on Tuesday

Mr. Trump did not provide additional details on what the trove of files would include, but he has long promised to release them unredacted.

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Texas Midwife Charged in Abortion Case

The two arrests in greater Houston appear to be the first time abortion providers have been charged with violating abortion bans in their state since Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022.

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A Court Showdown on Deportations

Also, wildfire danger looms over the southern Plains. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.

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Canada Turns to European Allies Amid Trump Threats

Days after becoming prime minister, Mark Carney visited Paris and London to highlight deep European friendships as his country fights back against President Trump’s tariffs and annexation talk.

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Trump Discussion With Putin to Focus on What Ukraine Will Lose

In an echo of the Yalta Conference in 1945, the American and Russian leaders will talk on Tuesday about who gets what in the process of ending the war in Ukraine.

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Anti-Abortion Lawyer Pushed Out of F.D.A. After Republican Senator’s Pressure Campaign

Hilary Perkins, a career lawyer and a conservative, was targeted by Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri for defending the Biden administration’s position on the abortion pill.

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Out at Sea for 95 Days, a Peruvian Fisherman Clung to Hope

Máximo Napa Castro, 61, was spotted by the crew of an Ecuadorean tuna boat after he set out from the Peruvian port of Marcona in December.

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Thomas Moser, Woodworker Whose Chairs Were Works of Art, Dies at 90

Self-taught, he practiced “the lost art of making furniture well,” producing pieces for collectors, presidents and even the pope.

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Deported Professor Rasha Alawieh Attended Hezbollah Leader’s Funeral, D.H.S. Says

Dr. Rasha Alawieh was detained in Boston and denied entry when returning from a trip to Lebanon. The government says she attended a Hezbollah leader’s funeral.

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Warned Off Meeting Voters, Republicans Who Do Confront Anger and Unease

In a deeply conservative district and a more liberal one, two Republicans found uncertainty and anxiety about the Trump administration’s agenda and their support of it.

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Trump Invoked the Alien Enemies Act to Speed Up Deportations: What to Know

The Alien Enemies Act of 1798 gives the president wartime powers to deport undocumented immigrants with little to no due process.

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Gene Hackman’s Wife Died at Least a Day Later Than Originally Thought

Betsy Arakawa made several calls to a medical clinic on Feb. 12, the day after the authorities initially believed that she died.

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Trump’s Unwelcome News to Auto Chiefs: Buckle Up for What’s to Come

President Trump’s approach to tariffs has unsettled many corporate leaders who believed he would use the levies as a negotiating tool. As it turns out, he sees them as an end in themselves.

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What’s Next for Mahmoud Khalil? A Fight to Keep His Case in New York.

The Trump administration’s effort to have his case heard in Louisiana could let some of America’s most conservative judges set a precedent on deportations.

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Émilie Dequenne, Belgian Actress Who Starred in ‘Rosetta,’ Dies at 43

She won the Cannes Film Festival’s best actress award for her debut performance in 1999 and was later diagnosed with a rare adrenal gland cancer.

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Jury Awards $50 Million to California Man Burned by Starbucks Tea

Michael Garcia, 30, underwent skin grafts on his genitals after a hot tea spilled on him in a Starbucks drive-through in 2020, his lawyers said.

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A Pentagon Nomination Fight Reveals the New Rules of Trump’s Washington

When Elbridge A. Colby’s nomination for an obscure but important Pentagon job drew resistance, President Trump’s most ardent backers rallied to his defense.

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How South Sudan Returned to the Brink of War

An attack on a U.N. helicopter has highlighted rising tensions in the world’s youngest country, where a seven-year-old peace deal looks ever more fragile.

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Trump Says Biden’s Pardons are ‘Void’ and ‘Vacant’ Because of Autopen

The use of the autopen, a device that reproduces signatures and is ubiquitous in government and business, is ordinarily uncontroversial. There is no power to undo a pardon in the Constitution or case law.

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Democracy Is on the Line in Israel and America

The rule of law is in danger in both America and Israel if some red lines are not drawn and defended.

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Democracy Is on the Line in Israel and America

The rule of law is in danger in both America and Israel if some red lines are not drawn and defended.

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Trump’s Plan to Discuss Ukraine’s Power Plants With Putin Prompts Questions

The call, scheduled for Tuesday, will be the first known conversation between the two leaders since Mr. Putin laid out numerous conditions for a cease-fire with Ukraine.

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The Ex-Patients’ Club

Laura Delano walked away from the treatments that defined her teens and 20s. Now, she’s hoping to create a road map for others to follow.

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The Republicans Pushing Trump to Save Biden’s Clean Energy Tax Credits

Despite President Trump’s rollback of climate policy, some Republicans and business leaders say clean energy can help his “energy dominance” agenda.

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Larry Bell’s Vast Collection of 12-String Acoustic Guitars

The artist Larry Bell has amassed a vast collection of acoustic instruments, carefully stored in a climate-controlled room.

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