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Pirro Threatens Jail Time for Lawful Gun Owners Who Travel to D.C. With Firearms

The remarks by Jeannine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, prompted swift pushback from the Republican Party’s pro-Second Amendment wing.

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Trump Administration Sued Over Cutting Off Funds for $16 Billion Tunnel

The Gateway Development Commission said that if the federal government continued to withhold funding for a rail link under the Hudson River, it would have to stop construction this week.

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From ‘Hamilton’ to Issa Rae to Philip Glass: Here’s a List of Kennedy Center Cancellations

More than two dozen musicians, dancers, theater companies and other creative groups have pulled out of performing at the Kennedy Center since President Trump returned to the White House.

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N.F.L. Said It Will Look Into Steve Tisch’s Ties to Epstein

Recently released emails reveal that Jeffrey Epstein sought to connect Mr. Tisch, whose family is a part-owner of N.Y. Giants, with multiple women.

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Woman’s Dismembered Body Is Found in a Brooklyn Basement, Officials Say

The police are investigating the death of Michelle Montgomery, whose remains were found in a public housing building in the Williamsburg neighborhood.

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Trump Says He’s Only Renovating the Kennedy Center

Even though President Trump held a movie premiere for his wife’s new film there last week, he said the state of the building was “actually sort of dangerous.”

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Federal Judge Blocks Trump Administration From Ending TPS for Haitians

The ruling pauses the Trump administration’s plan to end a program that has allowed more than 350,000 people from Haiti to remain in the United States.

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Third Candidate Enters Heated Race for Open House Seat

Julie Won, a New York City councilwoman, will face two other Democrats, one backed by the departing incumbent, Nydia Velázquez, and the other by Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

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Immigration Officers in Minneapolis Will Wear Body Cameras, Noem Says

The change comes as the federal government has provided accounts of fatal shootings that have sometimes conflicted with local officials and witness videos.

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Deal to Reopen Government Is Imperiled in the House

Some hard-line House Republicans have balked at the agreement Senate Democrats struck with President Trump to fund the government, complicating its path to enactment.

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Epstein Victims Ask Judge to Shut D.O.J. Website After Names Disclosed

A judge will hold a hearing on Wednesday after attorneys for victims in the Epstein case said the recent batch of documents released by the government included their names.

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Waymo Raises $16 Billion to Fuel Global Ambitions

The self-driving car company, an arm of Google’s parent company, is rapidly expanding its service beyond a handful of cities.

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Brad Karp Says He Regrets Interactions with Epstein

Newly released emails between Mr. Karp, the chairman of Paul Weiss, and Jeffrey Epstein reveal a number of social interactions between them.

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Woodie King Jr., Impresario of Black Theater, Dies at 88

His New Federal Theater in New York provided a rare stage for Black playwrights and emerging actors, among them Denzel Washington, Phylicia Rashad and Chadwick Boseman.

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Justice Dept. Sidelines Ed Martin as Chief of Weaponization Group

The move represents a consolidation of the authority of the deputy attorney general, Todd Blanche, in bringing Mr. Martin’s operation inside his office.

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Trump Talked to Agents Investigating Election Claims

Also, the Supreme Court secretly made itself even more secretive. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.

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Elon Musk Merges SpaceX With His A.I. Start-Up xAI

The deal further intermingles Mr. Musk’s companies and creates the most valuable private company on earth.

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Trump, in an Escalation, Calls for Republicans to ‘Nationalize’ Elections

The comments, made on a conservative podcast, follow a string of moves from his administration to try to exert more control over American elections.

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U.S. Military Tells Alaska and N.C. Troops to Stand Down on Possible Minnesota Deployment

More than 1,500 active-duty troops had been on standby to deploy to Minnesota, but were quietly taken off heightened alert over the weekend.

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‘I Didn’t Have Time to Think,’ Says Sergeant Who Threw Cooler at Man

Erik Duran, an N.Y.P.D. sergeant, said he was trying to save lives when he struck Eric Duprey with a cooler. The sergeant took the unusual step of testifying at his own manslaughter trial.

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Trump Drops Demand for Cash From Harvard After Stiff Resistance

The Trump administration has lowered the bar for a deal with the university, backtracking on its insistence on a $200 million payment to the government, The New York Times has learned.

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Brendan Banfield Found Guilty in Virginia Double Murder Trial

Prosecutors said Brendan Banfield carried out an elaborate scheme using a fetish website in 2023 to kill his wife and another man.

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Elon Musk Merges SpaceX With His A.I. Start-Up xAI

The deal further intermingles Mr. Musk’s companies and creates the most valuable private company on earth.

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Peter Attia, CBS News Contributor, ‘Ashamed’ After Epstein Files Made Public

The longevity influencer said he “never witnessed illegal behavior” but would not defend his crude remarks about women and comments on Jeffrey Epstein’s “outrageous” life.

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John Forté, Hip-Hop Redemption Tale, Dies at 50

He seemed destined for a glittering career, working with the Fugees and solo, then landed in prison. After a presidential pardon, he clawed his way back.

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How a Conservative Texas District Rejected the Politics of Division

Many Americans are growing both exhausted and frightened by Trump’s scorched-earth, hyperpartisan, fire-ready-aim approach to the presidency.

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U.S. and Iranian Officials to Meet as Trump’s Threats Loom

President Trump’s Middle East envoy and his son-in-law were expected to meet Iran’s foreign minister in Istanbul on Friday amid tensions between the countries.

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Trump to Unveil $12 Billion Critical Minerals Stockpile

The “Project Vault” initiative is intended to reduce U.S. reliance on China for key technology components.

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Soylent Is Out. Food Pouches Are In.

It’s boom times for meal-replacement products that cater to the overwhelmed (and wellness-obsessed) millennial. But Soylent they are not.

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Much of Silicon Valley Remains Mum About Minneapolis. Here’s Why.

In a shaky job market, Silicon Valley workers feel they lack the leverage needed to make their political views known.

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