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Deportations by India Cause Tension Along Border with Bangladesh

India is driving out Bangladeshi immigrants it says are in the country illegally. Bangladesh is pushing back, leaving people stranded along the border amid increasing tensions between the countries.

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Pat Oliphant, Cartoonist Who Skewered the Powerful, Dies at 90

The winner of countless awards, including a Pulitzer Prize, he was described in 1990 as “the most influential political cartoonist now working.”

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Maine ICE Shooting: What We Know About the Death of Joan Sebastian Guerrero

A federal immigration agent shot and killed a man in a car on Monday morning in Biddeford, Maine. It was the second fatal encounter in a week involving an agent and a person in a vehicle.

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Health Dept. Rescinds Freeze on $10 Billion for 5 Democratic States

The reversal of the funding pause came after the administration faced repeated setbacks in a suit challenging the decision, which could have jeopardized programs for low-income households.

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Democratic Senate Candidates in Maine Denounce Deadly ICE Shooting

The killing of a man in Biddeford quickly became an issue in the Senate race, with Democrats aiming to tie Senator Susan Collins to President Trump’s immigration crackdown.

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Graham’s Death Complicates G.O.P. Agenda in Congress

Senators returned to the Capitol mourning their colleague, who played pivotal roles on multiple issues confronting lawmakers.

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Tension Emerges Among Democratic Socialists Over 2028 Endorsement

A meeting to decide on a plan to back a presidential candidate, most likely Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, turned acrimonious, and a proposal to poll members was rejected.

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The Ridiculous Rise of Victor Marx

Once started, the process of voter radicalization isn’t easy to modulate.

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Judge Denounces Trump’s I.R.S. Suit as Improper Exercise in Self-Dealing

The decision also recommended disciplinary action against the lawyers involved, including the acting attorney general, Todd Blanche.

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Health Officials in Michigan Identify ‘Potential Source’ of Cyclospora Outbreak

The illness, which has sickened thousands across much of the United States, is on track to contribute to the largest outbreak in recent history.

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Trump’s Strait of Hormuz Fee Could Double the Cost of Shipping

The potential expense of a 20 percent charge to move oil and other goods through the strait has stirred concern among shippers.

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Trump Sharply Cuts the Size of Two National Monuments in Utah

Native American tribes and environmental groups are expected to challenge the move to shrink the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments.

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Trump’s Cease-Fire Effectively Collapses as He Vows to Restart Blockade and Tolls

After several days of strikes, the president notified Congress that fighting had begun again and announced shipping fees that his administration previously deemed illegal.

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ICE Shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo Through Open Passenger Window in Houston, Witnesses Say

A congresswoman and a lawyer relayed witness accounts that diverge from Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s version of the fatal encounter.

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Lindsey Graham’s Death Transforms the Race for His Democratic Challenger

Annie Andrews, a pediatrician, has offered condolences to those who loved Mr. Graham while considering the political fallout from his death. Republicans are scrambling to arrange a new primary election.

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Trump Reimposes a Naval Blockade of Iran

Plus, Lindsey Graham’s sister was appointed to his Senate seat. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.

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Hamas Forces Interfered With Aid Distribution, U.N. Says

A raid by armed personnel led the World Food Program to suspend its operations in one part of Gaza, the U.N. said. Hamas disputed the accusations.

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For 35 Years, Undocumented, and Chasing the American Dream

Lorenzo Salgado Araujo hoped to obtain legal status, his family said. He was killed last week by an immigration agent who was looking for a different man.

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Trump Administration Announces New Attack on the International Criminal Court

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the United States will “dismantle” the international court that tries grave crimes “brick by brick, if necessary.”

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Bison Attacks Tourist at Yellowstone National Park, Tossing Him Into the Air

A man was hospitalized after a visibly agitated bull bison flipped him about eight feet in the air near a campground road.

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Trump’s Threat to Impose Fees in the Strait of Hormuz Contradicts His Aides

President Trump said the United States could collect tolls or fees, despite Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio saying no country could do so.

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Trump Administration Is Snapping Up Stakes in Private Companies. Could A.I. Be Next?

Some tech executives are nervous that the administration’s recent scrutiny of artificial intelligence models could be a prelude to a demand for an ownership stake.

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D.O.J. Turns Over Evidence in Minnesota D.H.S. Shootings

Investigators had for months refused to share information with their state counterparts about three shootings involving federal agents.

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Authorities Investigate Fatal Shooting in Biddeford, Maine, Involving Federal Agents

The killing occurred in Biddeford, about 20 miles south of Portland. The Trump administration has been conducting a surge of immigration enforcement.

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Conflict Over Iranian Planes Imperils Yemen’s Fragile Peace

The Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen accused Saudi Arabia of striking an airport in the Yemeni capital, Sana. The escalation came after a dispute over an Iranian plane that carried Houthi officials to Tehran.

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How Lindsey Graham’s Journey From Trump Critic to Ally Made Him a Power Player

He initially called Donald Trump a “kook” who was “unfit for office,” only to join the new president’s Mar-a-Lago circle. “I’m still in the game,” Mr. Graham once explained of his much-analyzed turnabout.

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Appeals Court Revives Lawsuits Tying Tylenol Use in Pregnancy to Autism and A.D.H.D.

A federal appeals court overruled a district court judge who dismissed the lawsuits, citing unreliable scientific evidence.

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Women Have Earned Our Menopause Revolution

A new generation is not willing to settle for being invisible.

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Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Is Challenged in Court by California and 11 Other States

The lawsuit, filed by California and 11 other states, argues that the deal would harm movie theaters and damage America’s entertainment industry.

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Trump Backs Lindsey Graham’s Sister to Finish His Senate Term in South Carolina

Gov. Henry McMaster of South Carolina will name a replacement for Senator Lindsey Graham, who died on Saturday.

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