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The Doctor Will Seek Your Vote Now
Dozens of Democratic doctors are running for office in the midterms, including some spurred by opposition to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his anti-vaccine stance.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesPrimary Becomes Purity Test for a State G.O.P.: ‘You Can’t Serve Two Masters’
For years, Republican state legislators in Montana have been willing to team up with Democrats, but in nearly two dozen races on June 2, a nationally attuned right has those lawmakers in its sights.
New York Times Top StoriesMaduro’s Successor Is Purging Allies Who Kept Him in Power in Venezuela
The successor to Venezuela’s captured President Nicolás Maduro is purging the people who kept him in power.
New York Times Top StoriesIn Angola, Pope Leo XIV Faces the Legacy of Slavery
His visit includes a trip to a shrine where enslaved Africans were baptized before being forced into the treacherous voyage across the Atlantic Ocean.
New York Times Top StoriesA Potent Threat in Strait of Hormuz: Iran’s “Mosquito Fleet”
Separate from the regular Iranian Navy, with boats that often go more than 115 miles per hour, it’s what a retired U.S. official calls a “disruptive force.”
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Spat Gives Spain Leader Pedro Sánchez a Political Lifeline
To leftists abroad, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of Spain is a hero for standing up to President Trump. At home, Mr. Trump is seen as Mr. Sánchez’s political savior from thorny domestic challenges.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Trump Helped Pope Leo Find His Voice
After his election last year, Leo XIV developed a reputation as a mild-mannered mediator. President Trump’s attacks have made him more combative.
New York Times Top StoriesFederal Court Temporarily Freezes Nexstar’s Merger With Tegna
The judge said the two television companies could not combine operations while an antitrust lawsuit proceeded. Nexstar said its deal was already done.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Extends Sanctions Exemption on Some Russian Oil as High Gas Prices Persist
The Trump administration made the announcement hours after Iran said that the Strait of Hormuz was open to commercial ships.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Expected to Loosen Restrictions on Psychedelic Drugs
An upcoming executive order is intended to accelerate research into the compounds’ efficacy in treating PTSD, depression and other mental health problems, officials said.
New York Times Top StoriesIn Phoenix, Trump Eyes Lower Gas Prices and Frets About the Midterms
President Trump told a crowd of supporters that the price of oil and gas was coming down, part of an effort in recent days to present a rosier picture of the nearly two-month-long Iran war.
New York Times Top StoriesWith Vaccines Widely Popular, Kennedy Changes Tone, but Maybe Not His Plans
Several moves suggest Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. could revive his campaign to question the safety and effectiveness of the shots after the midterm elections.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Will Participate in a Marathon Bible Reading
He will read a passage from the Old Testament that his Christian supporters cite as a call to national repentance and divine blessing.
New York Times Top StoriesTornados Reported Across the Midwest as Powerful Storms Slam the Region
One reported tornado downed trees and damaged cars in Lena, Ill., an official said.
New York Times Top StoriesWhite House and Anthropic Hold ‘Productive’ Meeting, Aiming for a Compromise
Friday’s meeting at the White House followed the introduction of Anthropic’s powerful new artificial intelligence model, Mythos, which U.S. officials believe could be critical for security.
New York Times Top StoriesAn Explosion Rattles a Toronto Neighborhood. A Drake Video Was to Blame.
A blast on Thursday night turned out to be for a video shoot, but it unnerved residents who had lived through a propane plant explosion in 2008.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s Dispute With Pope Leo Deepens Divisions on the Right
Sean Hannity criticized the pope. Tucker Carlson attacked Mr. Hannity. And President Trump suggested ranking MAGA figures: “good, bad, and somewhere in the middle.”
New York Times Top StoriesHomeland Security Expands Deportation Fleet With High-End Jets
The contract for five planes doubles the Department of Homeland Security’s fleet of jets to expel immigrants, and includes two Gulfstream planes, according to documents and interviews.
New York Times Top StoriesLawsuit Against Alec Baldwin for ‘Rust’ Shooting Heads Toward Trial
Although the criminal case against Mr. Baldwin was thrown out, the actor still faces civil cases about the fatal shooting of a cinematographer in 2021.
New York Times Top StoriesNew PEPFAR Data Show Worrying Declines in Testing and Treatment for H.I.V.
The numbers are the first to quantify the effect of the Trump administration’s shutdown and restarting of a program that has saved millions of lives worldwide.
New York Times Top StoriesWestern States Need Water. San Diego Has Extra. Will They Make A Deal?
San Diego County is shopping a surplus of desalinated seawater to Western states that are facing increasingly urgent drought and short supplies.
New York Times Top StoriesCerebras, an A.I. Chip Maker, Files to Go Public as Tech Offerings Ramp Up
The Silicon Valley chip maker filed a prospectus just as SpaceX, Anthropic and OpenAI prepared for their own listings, in what is shaping up to be a wave of enormous initial public offerings.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Frames Iran War as All but Over in Optimistic Social Media Flurry
Iranian officials did not confirm most of Mr. Trump’s claims and disputed several of them.
New York Times Top StoriesF.B.I. Launches Manhunt for Youth Volleyball Coach Accused of Sex Abuse
The bureau has informed high schools, colleges and volleyball clubs in the New York City area that the coach, Edgar Lazaro Castillo, is being investigated in connection with sexual assault.
New York Times Top StoriesStrait of Hormuz Is Declared ‘Open,’ Boosting Hope for a Deal
Also, a college with a cookie house. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.
New York Times Top StoriesContours of NYC’s Pied-à-Terre Tax Begin to Take Shape
As state leaders determine how much owners of high-priced second homes in New York City may have to pay, they are also wrestling with opaque L.L.C.-ownership issues.
New York Times Top StoriesJapan’s Cherry Blossom Database, 1,200 Years Old, Has a New Keeper
The remarkable catalog of dates is one of the longest-running records of climate change. Its creator died, setting off a search for a successor.
New York Times Top StoriesStrait of Hormuz Is Open During Cease-Fire in Lebanon, U.S. and Iran Say
Statements from President Trump and Iran aimed to raise confidence in the safety of the waterway, but shipping experts said risks remained.
New York Times Top StoriesN.Y.C. Doormen and Building Owners Reach an Agreement to Avert a Strike
The deal affects about 34,000 apartment building workers. The last time they had staged a walkout was in 1991.
New York Times Top StoriesProsecutor Withdraws From Trump Team’s Investigation of Ex-CIA Director John O. Brennan
A career Justice Department lawyer, Maria Medetis Long, in Miami is said to have raised concerns about whether the evidence justified moving forward with a bid to prosecute John O. Brennan.