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Most U.K. Political Leaders Are Cautiously Welcoming Trump. Not This One.

Ed Davey, of the Liberal Democrats, says that President Trump does not represent British values, and is boycotting a state dinner with the U.S. leader over Gaza.

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Tina Brown: When Trump Visits King Charles III

He may be the last man standing who can exude global gravitas in the dumpster fire of our digitally dominated world.

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After Kirk’s Killing, Obama Says the Nation Is in a ‘Political Crisis’

Speaking at an educational summit, former President Barack Obama criticized his successor’s attacks on his political rivals in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination.

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San Francisco Politician Recalled Over the Great Highway’s Closure

Supervisor Joel Engardio was ousted by voters who were angry that he helped turn a thoroughfare into a park.

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Climate Change’s Toll in Europe This Summer: Thousands of Extra Deaths

Three times as many people in cities and towns died from severe heat as would have done in a world without human-caused warming, scientists said.

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Has Britain Gone Too Far With Its Digital Controls?

British authorities have ramped up the use of facial recognition, artificial intelligence and internet regulation to address crime and other issues, stoking concerns of surveillance overreach.

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Democrat Wins Seat of Slain Minnesota Lawmaker, Leaving State House Evenly Split

Xp Lee, a former City Council member, won a special election to replace his political mentor, former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman, who was assassinated in June.

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Trump Invokes Kirk’s Killing in Seeking to Silence Opponents on Left

In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s killing, President Trump and his allies have laid out a broad plan to target liberal groups, monitor speech, revoke visas and designate certain groups as domestic terrorists.

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Fired by Trump, a Former Labor Official Warns Against Politicizing Economic Data

Erika McEntarfer, in her first appearance since she was ousted from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, cautioned that “economic data must be free from partisan influence.”

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Fired by Trump, a Former Labor Official Warns Against Politicizing Economic Data

Erika McEntarfer, in her first appearance since she was ousted from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, cautioned that “economic data must be free from partisan influence.”

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Patel Plays the Familiar Role of Pugilist at a Senate Hearing

The F.B.I. director has come under withering attack in recent days, but with Republicans backing him, the proceedings fell into a familiar partisan groove that appeared to play to his strengths.

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Democrats Oppose Stopgap Bill, Raising Odds of a Shutdown

After allowing a stopgap spending bill to move forward earlier this year, Democrats are under intense pressure not to do so again.

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Robert Redford: A Classic American Ideal Who Escaped the Mold

Though he got his start under the old studio system, he remained a natural in the New Hollywood and beyond.

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Tropical System Could Bring Heavy Rain to Southern California This Week

The remains of Tropical Storm Mario could bring flooding to the Los Angeles area. Dry storms with lightning could ignite wildfires in Northern California.

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Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty in Killing of Charlie Kirk

Also, Israeli troops pushed into Gaza City. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday.

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Ex-Midshipman Is Charged in Threat That Led to 2 Injuries at U.S. Naval Academy

The threat, which was made on social media, caused fears of an active shooter on the campus last week, leading to one person being shot and another injured.

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Asylum Seeker Wins Bid to Delay Deportation Under U.K.-France Treaty

The case was the first challenge relating to the treaty, which aims to reduce small-boat crossings of the English Channel by migrants, to reach London’s High Court.

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Bob Woodward Remembers Robert Redford

Mr. Woodward said Mr. Redford, who portrayed him in the classic 1976 film “All the President’s Men,” was a “genuine, a noble and principled force for good.”

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Surgeon General Nominee Pledges to Divest From Wellness Interests

In financial filings, Casey Means stated that she would liquidate holdings in companies that sell personal devices, supplements, tobacco and tech.

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Trump’s Laissez-Faire Stance Gives Netanyahu Free Pass for Gaza Escalation

As Israel mounts a major Gaza offensive, President Trump has neither urged restraint nor endorsed the action, which Israel’s leader has taken as an implicit green light to proceed.

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House Passes D.C. Crime Bills as Trump Crackdown Continues

The legislation is part of a package that House Republicans are pushing to impose more federal control over the District in line with President Trump’s demands.

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Why the Kirk Assassination Is a Warning to the Left

Progressives need a cure for political desperation and despair.

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Our Allies Are Asking: ‘Why Does Putin Still Own Trump?’

Ukrainian and European officials, analysts and entrepreneurs keep asking privately, “What’s up with Trump?”

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Israeli Ground Forces Move Into Gaza City, Sowing Chaos

The long-anticipated military assault is aimed, the Israelis said, at routing the militants of Hamas, but it deepened the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip.

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G.O.P. Again Cedes Power on Tariffs to Avoid Crossing Trump

House Republicans extended a maneuver they engineered earlier in the year that effectively strips Congress of the power to disapprove of President Trump’s tariffs.

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Whistle-Blower Account Contradicts Government’s Claims on Guatemalan Children

A report filed to Congress on Tuesday alleges the Trump administration concealed data showing that dozens of children it sought to deport faced serious harm back in Guatemala.

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Text Messages From Suspect in the Kirk Shooting Provide a Glimpse of a Motive

Prosecutors said that the 22 year-old man accused of killing Charlie Kirk had texted his romantic partner: “I had enough of his hatred. Some hate can’t be negotiated out.”

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Meryl Streep, Barbra Streisand and Others Mourn Robert Redford

Redford “stood for an America we have to keep fighting for,” his frequent collaborator Jane Fonda said after his death was announced on Tuesday.

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Pat Crowley, Veteran Actress of Film and TV, Dies at 91

Named the year’s “new star” at the 1954 Golden Globes, she appeared alongside the biggest names of her time. She later embarked on a long career in television.

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Trump Delays TikTok Ban Again

It was the fourth time President Trump extended the deadline for TikTok to find a new owner or face a ban in the United States. This time, officials have said they are nearing a deal to address concerns about the app.

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