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Trump Orders Investigation of Biden and His Aides

The executive order is the latest effort by President Trump to stoke outlandish conspiracy theories about his predecessor and question the legality of his actions in office.

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Judge Considers Early Release of Martin Luther King Jr. Assassination Documents

The materials are scheduled to be unsealed in 2027, but President Trump signed an executive order in January aimed at moving up the date.

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Trump Restricts Harvard’s International Students From Entering U.S.

The Trump administration has sought a workaround to the courts, which have largely blocked his efforts to restrict foreign students.

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‘Carol,’ Whose Detention Rattled Her Small Missouri Town, Is Released

Ming Li Hui’s detention by the immigration authorities brought the reality of President Trump’s immigration crackdown to rural Missouri, where supporters rallied for her freedom.

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Fearful House Republicans Scramble to Mollify Musk

Republicans in the chamber are bending over backward to appease the world’s richest man, who is furious at them for voting for a bill to deliver President Trump’s domestic policy agenda.

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Orien McNeill, Artist Who Made Mischief on the Water, Dies at 46

He was the pied piper of a loose community of DIY artists homesteading on New York City’s waterways, which he used as his canvas and stage.

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At ‘CPAC of the Center,’ Democratic Moderates Beat Up on the Left

At a wonky gathering in Washington, centrist Democrats argued that they were the majority-makers the party needed to take control of Congress in 2026 and beyond.

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Santa Ono’s Bid for U. of Florida President Shows Politicization of Higher Education

Florida officials rejected Santa Ono of Michigan as the next president of the state’s flagship university, revealing how deeply politicized higher education has become.

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U.S. Brings Back Guatemalan Wrongly Deported to Mexico

The Trump administration obeyed the instructions of the judge in the case, a significant departure from the defiant stance it has staked out in other immigration matters.

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U.S. Is Trimming Back Its Collection of Consumer Price Data

The cutbacks would have “minimal impact,” the government said, but economists warned of reduced confidence in inflation data produced by a struggling statistical system.

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2 Hikers, a Father and Daughter, Are Found Dead Near Maine’s Highest Peak

Their bodies were found near the summit of Mount Katahdin, at the end of the Appalachian Trail, officials said, after a search that began on Monday.

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Judge Orders Trump Administration to Take Steps to Give Due Process to Deported Migrants

The judge also said the men, expelled under the Alien Enemies Act, were likely to prevail in their claims that they had been treated unfairly, deported with no chance to contest their removals.

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L.A. County to Pay $2.7 Million to Teen Beaten in Juvenile Hall ‘Gladiator Fight’

Surveillance video captured a 16-year-old being repeatedly punched, kicked and stomped by juveniles while probation officers watched.

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Nearly All Remaining Voice of America Employees Could Be Fired Under Plan

A proposed restructuring would leave only 18 employees at the federally funded news agency, which was founded in 1942 to combat Nazi propaganda.

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Saharan Dust Is Expected to Ramp Up Over Florida on Thursday

A dust plume that has been traveling across the Atlantic may later spread as far as Texas and Georgia as a weather system breaks it apart.

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Republican Megabill Projected to Add $2.4 Trillion to Debt

Also, Trump said that Putin would retaliate against Ukraine. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.

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Trump Escalates Attack on Columbia University by Threatening Its Accreditation

The administration notified the university’s accrediting body that federal agencies had found that the school violated Jewish students’ civil rights.

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The Trump Pardons Are Out of Control

A menacing new frontier of presidential power.

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Judge Blocks Deportation of Family of Suspect in Colorado Attack

Lawyers for the wife and children of the man charged with attacking an event supporting hostages in Gaza filed a lawsuit on Wednesday seeking their release.

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Karine Jean-Pierre, Former Biden Press Secretary, Leaves Democratic Party

In a coming book, Ms. Jean-Pierre will describe a “betrayal” by her party when Joseph R. Biden Jr. ended his re-election campaign. Democrats were quick to criticize her.

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U.S. Vetoes U.N. Resolution Demanding Immediate Gaza Cease-Fire

The Security Council resolution also sought the release of all the hostages and the resumption of full-scale aid deliveries.

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To Bolster Columbia Inquiry, Prosecutor Likened Hamas Graffiti to Cross Burning

An internal Justice Department clash over safety and free speech rights centered on vandalism directed at Columbia University’s interim president.

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How Higher Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum Will Affect Companies

Home builders, car manufacturers and can makers are among those that will see higher prices for materials. Those companies could charge customers more.

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Israel Says It Made Record Weapons Sales Abroad While Fighting War

The exports show how Israel is pursuing new markets as its forces battle on multiple fronts.

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Trump Delighted by Saudi Deal for Two Rare Arabian Leopards

Move over, pandas. Two Arabian leopards are coming to the National Zoo.

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How Trump Talks About Antisemitism

On the campaign trail, President Donald Trump repeatedly promised voters that he’d be the “best friend Jewish Americans have ever had in the White House.” But after a string of violent antisemitic attacks, the president has been criticized for his slow or muted responses. Tyler Pager, a White House correspondent for The New York Times, explains.

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Man Is Accused of Aiding California Fertility Clinic Bomber

Daniel Park, 32, of Washington State, was arrested Tuesday night at Kennedy Airport and charged with providing material support to terrorists, officials said.

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‘Sinners’ Goes Beyond Horror and the Blues for Clarksdale, Miss.

The community effort and attention around “Sinners,” a blockbuster horror movie, became an opportunity to talk about investing in the Delta town that built the blues.

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It’s Not Just Poor Rains Causing Drought. The Atmosphere Is ‘Thirstier.’

Higher temperatures caused by climate change are driving complex processes that make droughts bigger and more severe, new research shows.

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Putin and Zelensky Trade Accusations Amid Escalating Attacks

The belligerent language and the recent strikes make clear that a wide gap separates Ukraine and Russia, even as their officials have been engaged in direct talks.

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