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‘I Love It’: Trump Is Still in Favor of $1.8 Billion Payout Fund

Todd Blanche, the acting attorney general, said on Tuesday that the administration was “not moving forward with the fund, period,” after the plan drew bipartisan backlash.

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House Advances New Sanctions on Russia and Aid to Ukraine

After G.O.P. leaders blocked additional aid to Ukraine, six Republicans and an Independent joined Democrats to force the measure to the floor against the wishes of the speaker.

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Park Service Awards No-Bid Contract to Cover Bridge Statues in Gold

Originally estimated to cost $2.4 million, the government will now spend $5 million to restore the bronzes in time for Independence Day.

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Musk and Trump Slashed Aid. Now We Lack Tools to Tackle Ebola.

The fecklessness of Washington leaders contrasts with the courage of doctors, nurses and aid workers in places like Congo.

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G.O.P. Revives Immigration Bill, Weighing Ban on Trump’s Fund

Several Republicans suggested they would insist on adding a measure to bar the president from creating a fund to pay people who claim to be victims of government persecution.

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New Intelligence Chief’s Expertise: Pursuing Trump’s Enemies

Tulsi Gabbard’s replacement as the director of national intelligence has no known national security experience.

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Bessent Calls Clash With Bill Pulte a ‘Locker Room’ Fight

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he had an argument with the housing finance director last year but now supports his appointment as acting director of national intelligence.

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Four Immigrant Workers Burned to Death in Italy

The immigrants had been working as fruit pickers in southern Italy, the authorities said, apparently as part of a system of criminal labor trafficking.

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In Apparent Reversal, Mullin Says Abrego Garcia Could Be Deported to Costa Rica

Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia has long said he would willingly go to Costa Rica. His lawyers sent the new homeland security secretary’s comments to the judge handling his deportation case.

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The Narrow Path to a Democratic Senate Runs Through Very Red States

Democrats cheer there is a way, even as new worries emerge over whether Graham Platner can flip a Maine seat. Republicans remain confident they will prevail in Texas, Iowa and Alaska.

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An Uncertain Path for Americans Exposed to Ebola

Despite long-established procedures for bringing Americans home for monitoring and treatment, the Trump administration has not said that it will allow those at risk of Ebola back into the country.

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Trump Administration Fights Court Order to Refund Some Tariffs

The administration has started to repay some of the money, but has signaled it may make it harder for certain businesses to claim the full amount they are owed.

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Mullin Says ICE Training Going Back to ‘Regular Standards’

The immigration agency had apparently cut training requirements as a part of its enforcement push over the past year.

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See the Clashes Between ICE and Protesters in New Jersey

Demonstrations outside the Delaney Hall immigrant detention center have at times turned violent, with the authorities deploying tear gas and wielding batons as protesters resisted calls to disperse.

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Six Questions Out of Tuesday’s Big Primaries in California, Iowa and Elsewhere

Who will run California? Can Democrats win Iowa? Here’s what happened, and what might be next.

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Trump Administration Turns to a New Rationale to Justify Old Tariffs

The administration has settled on a more legally and politically durable way to impose tariffs, but some say the focus on forced labor is merely a pretext for protectionism.

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Songwriter David Baerwald Shares an Unspeakable Family Secret in ‘The Fire Agent’

In “The Fire Agent,” the musician David Baerwald bases his debut novel on the shadowy life of his German-Jewish grandfather: an aristocrat, a soldier, a Buddhist and a spy.

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This Man Should Not Be in Charge of National Intelligence

Pulte’s one evident qualification is his eagerness to advance the president’s political revenge campaign.

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Ahead of NBA Finals, NYC Reverses Ban on Knicks Watch Party Outside Madison Square Garden

The decision came on Wednesday as the Knicks prepared for Game 1 of their series against the Spurs for the N.B.A. title.

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‘Infuriated’ Former Judges Take on Trump

Critics say it is unseemly for retired judges to trade on the prestige of their former positions.

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Why Democrats Are Hopeful About Making Gains in Iowa

After voting twice for Barack Obama, Iowa swung to the right. But the state has been hit hard economically and by Trump policies while growing disenchanted with its leaders.

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FBI Kills Suspect in Hostage Situation at Building With Bank in Bakersfield, California

The authorities had been negotiating with a man inside an office building in Bakersfield, Calif., that included a Chase Bank branch. It was unclear how many people he held hostage.

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Trump Suggests Vance and Rubio Should Run Together in 2028 Election

President Trump said Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio should split a ticket, without mentioning who should be at the top.

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5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Charlie Parker

Bird helped usher in bebop and transformed the alto saxophone into an instrument of startling possibility. Here’s an 11-song primer on his enduring legacy.

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Bari Weiss Speaks on Scott Pelley’s ’60 Minutes’ Firing: ‘That’s the Path That He Chose’

In her first public comments on the firing, Ms. Weiss, the CBS News editor in chief, said that the longtime correspondent had “broken” the trust in the newsroom.

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Out of Time to Delay, House to Vote on Trump’s Power to Continue War in Iran

A measure to direct the president to halt U.S. engagement in Iran had been on track to pass in late May, but Republican leaders postponed action. They have run out of time to delay the vote.

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A New Play, ‘Kenrex,’ Revisits the Story of a Bully’s Unsolved Murder

A man was shot dead surrounded by witnesses in Skidmore, Mo., but no one was ever prosecuted. Now that act of vigilante justice has inspired the play “Kenrex.”

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Protests in UK Over Henry Nowak Murder Case Turn Violent, as Leaders Urge Calm

Eleven police officers were wounded as demonstrators pelted them with rocks and garbage cans, scenes a British cabinet minister called “unacceptable.”

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Painted Into a Corner

We look at the state of the Iran war three months on.

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Trump Aims New Tariffs at 59 Countries and the European Union

Trump officials said they planned to impose levies of up to 12.5 percent on countries that failed to crack down on goods made with forced labor.

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