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Investigators Seek Information From Government Officials as Part of Air Force One Leak Investigation

After The New York Times reported on security concerns related to the Qatari-donated jet, the F.B.I. sought to speak with several people who flew aboard the plane with President Trump last week and asked for their phones.

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New York Times Files Motion to Quash Subpoenas of Its Journalists

The Justice Department is seeking to compel grand jury testimony as part of an investigation into Times reporting on the president’s new Air Force One jet.

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G.O.P. Appears to Boost Socialist’s Primary Campaign for Wisconsin Governor

Republicans seem to view Francesca Hong as their weakest opponent in a general election. They are spending $2.2 million in an apparent attempt to aid her primary campaign.

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Hegseth Plans to Screen All Troops, Including Women, for Low Testosterone

Pete Hegseth, as defense secretary, has sought to cultivate an image as a manosphere-friendly leader.

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House Republican in Key Swing Race Discloses a Drunk-Driving Arrest

Representative Mike Lawler of New York said in a televised interview that he was arrested on St. Patrick’s Day in 2012, after learning that his father was gravely ill.

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Boat That Sank Near Alcatraz Rolled After Wave Struck, Officials Say

The accident in the San Francisco Bay on Tuesday led to the death of the boat owner’s brother. The authorities say they plan to end the search for three people still missing.

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Trump Administration Fires U.S. Attorney Minutes After His Appointment

Federal judges had chosen the veteran Seattle prosecutor to fill the vacant seat. Now, a potential legal battle looms.

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A Key Senator Says He Is Undecided on Trump’s Attorney General Pick

Also, the World Cup final is set. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.

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Video Pushed Local Police to Come Clean. D.H.S. Is Ignoring the Lessons.

The agency has said little about two fatal encounters in the past week. Local police departments have learned to be forthcoming.

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Clayton Dodges Question on 2020 Election, and Democrats Call Him on It

Jay Clayton’s nomination to lead the U.S. intelligence community comes as the White House pushes to use declassified intelligence to show concerns about election security.

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Almost Half of House Democrats Vote to End Aid to Israel

The measure failed, but the level of support among Democrats exposed a stark shift in the party away from backing the Jewish state.

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England Lost in the World Cup. They Were Always Going to Lose.

The football team, like Britain itself, is burdened by the dead weight of impossible expectations.

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Here Are the Maine Democrats Running to Replace Graham Platner

To win, they’ll have to convince Democrats at a July 25 convention that they’re the best candidate to take on Senator Susan Collins, a Republican.

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Ukraine’s Minister of Defense, a Proponent of Drone War, Steps Down

Mykhailo Fedorov announced he was leaving the ministry on Wednesday after conflicts with generals and military contractors over the role of innovative robot and drone weapons in war.

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U.S. Military Forces Again Blockade Iranian Ports

Following the collapse of the cease-fire with Iran, President Trump ordered U.S. warships and aircraft to stop vessels going to and from Iran.

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Cyclospora Outbreak: What to Know About Symptoms and Food Safety

The parasite has sickened thousands across the United States. Experts have tips on how to stay safe.

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Senators Grill Justice Dept. Officials on New York Times Subpoenas

Democrats questioned the acting attorney general, Todd Blanche, and a U.S. attorney about subpoenas issued to Times journalists who reported on security concerns with the president’s new plane.

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Blanche Faces Crucial Hurdle After Rocky Hearing

Even a single Republican “no” vote would block Mr. Blanche’s nomination from consideration by the full Senate, which could sink his confirmation.

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Court Filings Describe Ongoing Contact Between ICE and Iran on Deportations

In a sworn declaration, a lawyer says an Iranian official reported receiving regular dossiers on Iranian detainees from Immigration and Customs Enforcement for months.

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Inside Maine Democrats’ Search for a New Senate Nominee After Graham Platner’s Exit

Democratic candidates are hastily building bare-bones campaigns and forgoing traditional outreach like TV ads in a sprint to appeal to party delegates, rather than Maine voters.

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F.B.I. Searches Houston ICE Shooting Van for Drugs

Federal investigators believe illegal drugs were inside the vehicle, though the immigration agents involved in the encounter do not appear to have known that.

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Meet Earth’s Newest Monkey. (And Check Out Its Orange Lips.)

It is only the fifth new African monkey identified as a new species in the past 75 years.

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Flash Flood Emergency Is Issued in Texas After Days of Pounding Rain

Roads were turning to rivers on Wednesday as emergency officials in towns around San Antonio raced to rescue people who had been stranded.

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Canada Wildfire Air Pollution and Heat Wave Combo Pose Heightened Health Risks

Days that are both extremely hot and polluted come with higher risks of respiratory ailments and other health risks.

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Treasury to Begin Minting $1 Gold Trump Coins Featuring President’s Face

Critics question whether the coins are legal and argue that President Trump is using the currency to celebrate himself.

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New Jersey Couple Aids Meteorite Discovery After it Crashes Through Their Roof

A New Jersey couple helped scientists uncover the makeup of an unusual asteroid after it fell into their bedroom.

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How Worried Should You Be About Cyclospora?

Don’t stop eating fruits and vegetables.

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Our Top Editor on Subpoenas of Times Journalists

The Trump administration issued subpoenas to reporters who wrote about security concerns involving the new Air Force One. Joe Kahn, the executive editor of The New York Times, responds to what he calls a “naked attempt to intimidate” the newspaper.

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Superagent? Obviously. Secret Weapon in 2028? Maybe.

Ari Emanuel’s empire has grown beyond Hollywood to include the U.F.C., WWE and some key figures in the manosphere. That could work out well for his brother Rahm Emanuel.

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U.S. Strikes Hit Greater Tunb Island in Strait of Hormuz

The U.S. military said on Wednesday it had attacked Iranian cruise missile storage and launch sites on Greater Tunb, one of several small islands in the Strait of Hormuz subject to a decades-old territorial dispute.

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