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Russia Has Lost More Than 350,000 Soldiers, New Estimate Finds
The number raises the prospect that about half a million soldiers in total have died on the Russian and Ukrainian sides.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesWhich Trump Tariffs Are in Place, in the Works or Ruled Illegal
The president has reworked his tariffs repeatedly — sometimes because they have been declared illegal — with more updates still to come.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Republicans Gained an Edge on the Midterm House Map Over 10 Days
Republicans are charging ahead in the nation’s redistricting race, and showing new bullishness after months of growing midterm fears.
New York Times Top StoriesHow ‘The View’ Landed at the Center of a Free Speech Battle
The Trump administration’s focus on the show is testament to the enduring influence of an old-fashioned broadcast TV program started 29 years ago.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Minority Districts Fueled the G.O.P.’s Southern Ascendancy in Congress
The “majority-minority” House districts struck down by the Supreme Court last week sent a surge of Black and Hispanic lawmakers to Congress. They also opened opportunities for the G.O.P.
New York Times Top StoriesTwo Court Decisions Have Unleashed an Era of Perpetual Redistricting
Four states are considering drawing new maps in the coming weeks. Another dozen or more could join the fray next year.
New York Times Top StoriesHow China May Have Sought to Recruit a House Aide to Spy on the U.S.
A staff member on the House China Committee was promised $10,000 for U.S. policy insights, on issues like Venezuela and rare-earth minerals.
New York Times Top StoriesLong Overlooked, Caspian Sea Provides Strategic Trade Route for Iran
The landlocked body of water has taken on new significance, with Russia shipping military and commercial goods to bolster Tehran’s ability to withstand the U.S. assault.
New York Times Top StoriesTaiwan’s Plastic Habit Collides With Shortages Caused by a Faraway War
Taiwan, one of the world’s biggest plastic users, is facing supply disruptions caused by the war in Iran. The crunch is already trickling down into everyday life.
New York Times Top StoriesChina’s Exports and Imports Set Records in April Amid High Energy Costs
The country’s exports surged and its trade surplus with the United States widened ahead of President Trump’s scheduled visit next week to Beijing.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy the Trump-Xi Summit Matters, Even if Little Seems to Come of It
The war in Iran, trade, artificial intelligence and Taiwan are expected to be on the agenda. But expectations are modest.
New York Times Top StoriesA Less Muscular Victory Day Parade Shows Putin’s Growing Vulnerability
The event, shrunken because of security fears, adds to a sense that Moscow and other cities can no longer be insulated from the war.
New York Times Top StoriesHow China’s Leader Lost Faith in His Generals
Xi Jinping spent 13 years building a military to rival that of the United States. But the stronger the Chinese forces grew, the less he trusted the generals he had handpicked to run them.
New York Times Top StoriesIn Hungary, Viktor Orban Loyalists Jump Ship
Peter Magyar, the incoming prime minister, has promised to push out “puppets of the old regime.” Many are jumping first.
New York Times Top StoriesMan Dies in Subway Attack; Mamdani Orders Inquiry Into Suspect’s Release From Bellevue
A 76-year-old man died after he was pushed down subway stairs, and the police arrested a suspect who had been discharged from the public hospital’s psychiatric unit hours earlier.
New York Times Top StoriesRepublicans Are Building an Advantage in Redistricting. How Much?
Where things stands in the race for House control after recent court rulings.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Conducts Third Boat Strike in 5 Days, Killing 2 and Leaving a Survivor
Of the 57 attacks in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific against boats accused of drug trafficking, there have rarely been survivors.
New York Times Top StoriesBlake Lively Settlement Had No Financial Payout, Filing Confirms
Justin Baldoni’s company did not agree to make a payout as part of the deal that ended Ms. Lively’s lawsuit, but she is able to seek compensation through a separate legal avenue.
New York Times Top StoriesLive: Ezra Klein Moderates California Housing Forum With Candidates for Governor
The Opinion columnist Ezra Klein moderates a forum with five of the top candidates for governor of California.
New York Times Top StoriesNorovirus Outbreak Sickens 115 on Cruise Ship
More than 100 passengers and 13 crew members on the Caribbean Princess reported being ill, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
New York Times Top StoriesAfter Frederiksen Falls Short in Denmark, Right-Leaning Politician Is Asked to Form Government
King Frederik X has appointed a right-leaning politician to try to form the next government.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Targets Iran’s Missile and Drone Program With Sanctions
The new measures are focused on Chinese companies that supply Iran’s military with materials to make drones.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Plans to Fire F.D.A. Commissioner Marty Makary
Dr. Makary has been a supporter of the Make American Healthy Again Movement but made some enemies in the administration over vaping, the abortion pill and rejections of new drugs.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Administration Wants to Strip 12 Immigrants of U.S. Citizenship
The targeted Americans are accused misdeeds that can qualify them to lose citizenship, but denaturalization has rarely been invoked in the past.
New York Times Top StoriesAlabama Asks Supreme Court to Allow it to Use New Voting Map
State officials urged the justices to allow them to jettison Alabama’s congressional district map, citing the Supreme Court’s recent decision that dealt a blow to the Voting Rights Act.
New York Times Top StoriesLawmakers May Continue to Inspect ICE Detention Centers, Appeals Court Rules
A federal appeals court declined, for now, to halt an order requiring D.H.S. to permit unannounced visits to immigration detention centers by Democrats in Congress.
New York Times Top StoriesFacing Pressure, Trump Officials Reject Claims They’re Softening on Immigration
Immigration hard-liners have grown frustrated with the level of deportations and the Department of Homeland Security’s attempts, under its new secretary, to stay under the radar.
New York Times Top StoriesProposed Rule by Postal Service Could Allow Handguns to Be Mailed
The proposal comes after the Justice Department said this year that a century-old law banning the practice was unconstitutional. Democratic leaders are calling it “unlawful.”
New York Times Top StoriesVirginia’s Top Court Delivers a Major Victory for Republicans
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New York Times Top StoriesU.F.O. Files Released by U.S. Shed Light on What the Government Knows
The Pentagon on Friday released online what it called “new, never-before-seen” files, dating back decades, related to unidentified flying objects.