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The Strategy Behind Trump’s Repeated Musings About a Third Term

The president’s comments deflect attention from other controversies. And they freeze the field of potential successors who might steal the spotlight from a lame duck.

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Trump Administration Tallies Trade Barriers That Could Prompt Tariffs

The Office of the United States Trade Representative released a report Monday highlighting foreign trade barriers that could influence tariffs the president puts into effect this week.

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N.Y.C. Cannabis Boss Resigns Amid Sexual Harassment Investigation

Dasheeda Dawson, who helped people start dispensaries, was accused of trying to pressure a businesswoman into a relationship in exchange for a city contract.

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Judge Blocks Trump Administration’s Bid to End Deportation Protections for Venezuelans

Venezuelans with Temporary Protected Status are challenging the Trump administration’s efforts to end the program for many migrants.

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Trump Takes Aim at Smithsonian, Wading Into Race and Biology

His executive order faulted an exhibit which “promotes the view that race is not a biological reality but a social construct,” a widely held position in the scientific community.

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Elon Musk Visits CIA to Discuss DOGE Cuts

A federal judge ordered the agency to reconsider its firings of employees who had been assigned to diversity recruiting.

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Trump’s Order to the Smithsonian Distorts Teaching of American History

The assumption that there is a standard, agreed-upon truth about the country’s past is a fantasy; but when declared by a sitting president, it becomes a provocation.

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Trump’s Advisers Battle Over Tariff Goals

Also, France’s far-right leader was barred from running for office. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.

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Federal Workers Walk Into Chaos Amid Return to Office

President Trump has described his new in-office requirement as a way to ensure workers are doing their jobs. He sees potentially leading more employees to quit as an added benefit.

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Abbott Delays Calling a Special House Election. Democrats Cry Foul.

Representative Hakeem Jeffries, the House minority leader, accused Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas of slow-walking a special election to hold the Republicans’ slim majority steady.

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Universities Should Not be Afraid of Contentious Ideas

Higher education cannot cede the space of public discourse and the free exchange of ideas.

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Traveling to the U.S. Under Trump: Visas, Border Control and What to Know

With increasing news reports of travelers being denied entry, understanding what might prompt extra scrutiny is key. Here’s what to know.

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Othello and Iago, a Marriage Made in Both Heaven and Hell

Because Shakespeare gave his hero and antihero equal weight, the contest between the actors playing them has never been that easy to call.

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Trump Administration Will Review Billions in Funding for Harvard

The move follows the cancellation of roughly $400 million in funding for Columbia, and suspension of $175 million for the University of Pennsylvania.

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U.S. Has Spent $40 Million to Jail About 400 Migrants at Guantánamo

The disclosure of the tab so far came after five senators visited the offshore operation, which they condemned as a waste of resources.

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Le Pen’s Embezzlement Charges and What They Mean for France’s Democracy

A court’s conviction of the far-right leader for embezzlement and its ban on her running for office have set off a new crisis for France.

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Supreme Court Leans Toward Catholic Charity in Tax Case

The Wisconsin Supreme Court had ruled that the group’s activities in serving the state’s poor were not religious enough to qualify for a tax exemption.

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Prince Harry Resigns From Charity Amid Board Dispute: What to Know

Harry resigned from Sentebale, the charity he co-founded in memory of his mother, after a dispute erupted between the charity’s chair, Sophie Chandauka, and five of its trustees.

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Estimates Imply That Tariffs Could Fall Heavily on Consumers

A White House trade adviser projected that tariffs would raise about $6 trillion over the next decade. But raising so much revenue for the government conflicts with the administration’s goal of reshoring manufacturing.

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A Quarter-Billion Dollars for Defamation: Inside Greenpeace’s Huge Loss

A pipeline company’s lawsuit against the environmental group could chill free speech, experts said. First Amendment issues are likely to figure prominently in an appeal.

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Marine Le Pen’s Embezzlement Conviction: What to Know and What’s Next

The far-right French politician was a leading candidate to become the country’s next president, but has now been barred from running for public office for five years.

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American Wealth Is at a Record High. Sentiment Is Low, and Falling.

A surge in U.S. wealth has been driven by stock and home values. But the gains are concentrated at the top, leaving others in a sour economic mood.

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Steak Fries: Deservedly Reviled or Underappreciated Edible Spoon?

They may be America’s least popular fry, but some chefs are still devoted to them.

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Trump’s Science Policies Pose Long-Term Risk, Economists Warn

Since World War II, U.S. research funding has led to discoveries that fueled economic gains. Now cutbacks are seen as putting that legacy in jeopardy.

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Trump Administration Has Begun a War on Science, Researchers Say

Nearly 2,000 scientists urged that Congress restore funding to federal agencies decimated by recent cuts.

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3 U.S. Soldiers Found Dead in Lithuania After Their Vehicle Sank in a Swamp

The soldiers were in a vehicle that became trapped in a bog during a training mission last week. A fourth soldier was still missing.

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As Rescuers Work at Collapsed Bangkok Building, Those Who Found Love There Await News

The Bangkok building razed by Friday’s quake employed men and women who had found love at work. Despite glimmers of hope, many were still beneath the rubble.

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Why the Right Still Embraces Ivermectin

Five years after the pandemic began, interest in the anti-parasitic drug is rising again as right-wing influencers promote it — and spread misinformation about it.

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What Ivermectin Can (and Can’t) Do

Social media posts have promoted the anti-parasitic drug for cancer and Covid. That has doctors alarmed.

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A NATO Plane Tracks and Dodges Russia in the Baltic Sea

The assignment was part of a new program aimed at suspected Russian sabotage. None has occurred since NATO began patrols.

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