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Trump’s Social Security Promise Under Strain as DOGE Cuts Take Toll

President Trump promised not to touch Social Security, but as Elon Musk’s team trims staff and plans cuts to phone services, the system is groaning under the pressure.

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Trump Tariffs May Make It Too Expensive to ‘Drill, Baby, Drill’

President Trump’s tariff polices have sent oil prices falling, which may push energy companies to reconsider their plans to drill.

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In Trump Cases, Supreme Court Retreats From Confrontation

In a series of narrow and technical rulings, the justices have seemed to take pains to avoid a showdown with a president who has challenged the judiciary’s legitimacy.

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The Destruction of the American Ideal

Under Trump, we are becoming unrecognizable to our former selves.

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Supreme Court Pauses Ruling Requiring Trump to Rehire Thousands of Federal Workers

A federal judge in California had ordered the Trump administration to rehire government employees fired as part of its efforts to slash the federal work force.

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Trump to Sign Order Aimed at Reviving a Struggling Coal Industry

The moves include loosening environmental rules, but it is unclear how much they can help reverse the sharp decline in coal power over the last two decades.

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Man Pleads Guilty to Trying to Assassinate Justice Kavanaugh

Nicholas J. Roske, 29, of California, faces a maximum sentence of life in prison. He was arrested near the justice’s home in 2022, with a pistol, a knife and other weapons.

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He Was Held Captive in His Room for Decades. Then He Set It on Fire.

Firefighters found a 32-year-old man who weighed 68 pounds. The police say his stepmother locked him away when he was 12.

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Elon Musk Calls Peter Navarro a ‘Moron’ in Escalating Tariff Fight

The feud between two of President Trump’s top advisers is playing out as the administration’s new tariffs have caused huge losses across global financial markets.

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Trump’s Tariffs Are Already Reducing Car Imports and Idling Factories

A few carmakers have closed factories, laid off workers or shifted production in response to the auto tariffs that took effect last week.

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I.R.S. Agrees to Share Migrants’ Tax Information with ICE

The agreement is a major departure from the Internal Revenue Service’s efforts to gain the trust of migrants and encourage them to file their taxes.

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Two Chinese Citizens Captured in Ukraine While Fighting for Russia, Zelensky Says

The Ukrainian president did not suggest that they had been sent by Beijing’s military, but he pointed to their presence as further evidence that Moscow was not truly interested in peace.

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Case in Texas Could Shed More Light on Invocation of Alien Enemies Act

A case involving a Venezuelan migrant, Daniel Zacarias Matos, could explore the question of whether President Trump has used the Alien Enemies Act in a lawful manner.

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Texas Deportation Case Could Shed More Light on Trump’s Use of Alien Enemies Act

A case involving a Venezuelan migrant, Daniel Zacarias Matos, could explore the question of whether President Trump has used the Alien Enemies Act in a lawful manner.

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I.R.S. Audits Are at a Record Low. Trump’s Cuts Could Make Them Even Rarer.

The Biden plan to increase tax revenue through more enforcement is being reversed.

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Pilots Discussed Alternate Ways to Land Before Deadly Jeju Air Crash

The pilots’ conversation with air traffic controllers, revealed in a partial transcript, could offer clues to what caused the disaster in South Korea, which killed 179 people.

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Belgian Prince Seeks Pension Benefits

A court case by the Belgian king’s younger brother argued that he was entitled to a state pension to keep his wife and adult children financially safe.

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Glenn Youngkin on D.E.I., Trump’s Tariffs and a Possible 2028 Run

In an interview, the Republican governor of Virginia spoke at length about his views on diversity efforts, among other subjects.

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Glenn Youngkin, an Anti-D.E.I. Governor, Once Championed Diversity

Not long before he became Virginia’s governor, Mr. Youngkin helped lead, and spoke approvingly of, efforts to improve racial and gender diversity at his private equity firm.

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Wall Street Bursts With Anger Over Tariff ‘Stupidity’

Billionaire investors are in an unfamiliar position, watching and cringing as tariffs roll on and the stock market reels.

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International Booker Prize Shortlist: 6 Books to Talk About

The nominees for the translated fiction award “don’t shut down debate, they generate it,” said the author Max Porter, who leads the judging panel.

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Some Israelis Favor Attacking Iran, Expressing Skepticism About Talks

Many Israelis were surprised when President Trump announced that the United States would engage in “direct” negotiations with Iran in an effort to rein in the country’s nuclear program.

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Dominican Republic Nightclub Roof Collapse: At Least 13 Killed

The authorities said search and rescue operations were continuing at the Jet Set nightclub in Santo Domingo, the capital.

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An Explosive Clock Is Ticking on Iran and Its Nuclear Program

Expected talks between Iran and the United States would be a late, and perhaps last, opportunity to control Tehran’s nuclear ambitions and avoid war.

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How Do You Rebuild a Place Like the Palisades?

It was an idyllic pocket of Los Angeles where people knew their neighbors — and homes sold for $5 million. The fire ignited competing visions for its future.

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Supreme Court Clears Way for Deportations, and a Stock Market Fake-Out

Plus, a new push to clone ancient animals.

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The Global Sell-Off

We explore the stock market panic over tariffs.

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With Trump’s Return, Netanyahu Faces Fewer Restraints On Gaza Than Ever

On the war, President Trump is more aligned than his predecessor with the aims of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel and his right-wing coalition.

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Is Trump Having a Liz Truss Moment?

Ms. Truss, Britain’s prime minister for 44 days, was forced out after her radical policies caused a market meltdown. But there are some key differences with President Trump.

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Israel’s Supreme Court Considers Netanyahu’s Attempt to Fire Spy Chief

The hearing on the move opened with unruly scenes, as hecklers forced judges to pause the proceedings before resuming them without a public audience.

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