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Food Pantry Patrons Face ‘Too Much Month at the End of Their Money’

18 octobre 2026 à 05:00
Food inflation, gas prices and cuts to federal benefits have created a “perfect storm” for food pantries, which have become vital parts of the family budget for millions of Americans.

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“People are hungry, and they are scared,” said Chris Manno, who volunteers and shops at a food pantry in Virginia.

Will Rural Voters Sit Out the Midterms?

Lisa Lerer, a national political correspondent, travels to a cattle auction in Calhan, Colo., to see if economic anxieties are affecting the loyalty of rural voters to the Republican Party.

In India, the Scion of a Political Dynasty Tries to Seize His Moment

18 octobre 2026 à 00:01
Rahul Gandhi is the descendant of three prime ministers. A surge of protests could give him a springboard to take on the nation’s current leader.

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Rahul Gandhi, leader of the Indian National Congress, attending a student rally in Chennai last weekend.

Graham Breaks With Trump Over Russia Sanctions Law Her Brother Championed

17 octobre 2026 à 16:14
Senator Darline Graham, appointed to fill the Senate seat of her late brother, Lindsey, gently disagreed with the president’s decision to exempt Russia from the sanctions legislation.

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Senator Darline Graham at a hearing in Washington last month.

New Round of ‘No Kings’ Rallies Focuses on Getting Out the Vote

17 octobre 2026 à 15:30
With midterm elections approaching, organizers of the demonstrations known for their anti-Trump sentiment are urging people to vote early.

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People gathered across the country Saturday in a new round of “No Kings” events, this time aimed at voter mobilization.

Paxton Hits the Road, Looking to Rally Texas Republicans

17 octobre 2026 à 15:22
Ken Paxton’s bus tour of Texas comes as polls have shown the race for Senate is increasingly close. His rival, James Talarico, is scheduled to kick off a similar tour on Sunday.

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Ken Paxton kicked off a campaign bus tour with a stop in Rockwall, Texas, on Saturday morning.

Dispute Between Trump Allies Centers on Millions Transferred From Congo

17 octobre 2026 à 16:45
The White House inquiry is focused on diverging accounts from Richard Grenell and Alina Habba Mildon about a $17 million transfer from a government account in the African country to a Texas defense firm.

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Richard Grenell and Alina Habba Mildon had once been close friends.

Dispute Between Trump Allies Centers on Millions Transferred From Congo

17 octobre 2026 à 16:45
The White House inquiry is focused on diverging accounts from Richard Grenell and Alina Habba Mildon about a $17 million transfer from a government account in the African country to a Texas defense firm.

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Richard Grenell and Alina Habba Mildon had once been close friends.

Hegseth Singled Out in Democrats’ Campaign Attacks for War and High Prices

17 octobre 2026 à 05:00
Cabinet members are seldom major figures in campaigns, but the defense secretary’s forays into politics and his bravado in defense of an unpopular war have made him a target.

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In the final weeks of a midterm congressional battle in which voters’ opposition to the war with Iran has become a major issue, Democrats are increasingly making Mr. Hegseth a main character in their campaign messaging.

Why Are There Protests in France?

17 octobre 2026 à 11:43
Student demonstrations converged on Saturday with a broader protest movement against rising living costs, heightening a national reckoning.

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Clashes between demonstrators and the police in Paris during nationwide protests on Saturday.

Justice Department Seeks to Disqualify Judge Overseeing Golf Course Lawsuit

16 octobre 2026 à 22:32
Escalating a standoff with Judge Ana C. Reyes, the Justice Department demanded that she recuse herself from a case in which she had ordered several Trump officials to testify.

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Workers used a tractor to cut down a tree at the East Potomac Golf Links last week.

Congressional Staff Open Letters Containing Suspicious Substances

16 octobre 2026 à 22:00
The incidents, the first of which was reported on Thursday, came as election officials have reported a growing number of threats directed at them.

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Members of Congress Reported receiving letters containing suspicious substances on Friday.

Ilhan Omar’s Sister’s Phone Was Seized Before Search of Lawmaker’s Home

17 octobre 2026 à 14:26
A criminal investigation into the lawmaker’s immigration process advanced after federal investigators reviewed family text messages from a seized phone.

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An officer carries a box from the Washington residence of Representative Ilhan Omar, during a search on Monday.

California Says D.O.J. System for Identifying Noncitizens Is Sloppy

16 octobre 2026 à 20:45
State and local officials said that they received thousands of names lacking key identifying information, and that many of the names were paired with addresses over which they had no jurisdiction.

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Election Day for the primary in Huntington Beach, Calif., in June.

Appeals Court Questions Justice Dept. Claim That Trump Owns White House Records

16 octobre 2026 à 21:42
A three-judge panel appeared unconvinced by claims that a federal law requiring the president to preserve and hand over his presidential papers was unconstitutional.

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President Trump using his phone during a visit to his golf course in Virginia last year.

Katie Zacharia, Trump’s New Press Secretary, Is Ousted After 5 Days

16 octobre 2026 à 17:22
Her abrupt departure came after she was shadowed by questions about how she had presented her legal career and handled her first press briefing.

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Katie Zacharia during her first briefing at the White House on Tuesday. She was ousted on Friday.

The Rupturing Trump-Zelensky Relationship Stands to Hurt Ukraine and Its European Allies

16 octobre 2026 à 11:02
Where the two presidents’ war of words will end is anybody’s guess. But if it continues, it could threaten the crucial operational help that Ukraine still gets from the United States.

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President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine with President Trump at Mar-a-Lago in Florida in December.

Ocasio-Cortez Transfers $1 Million to Help El-Sayed in Michigan Senate Race

16 octobre 2026 à 16:21
The transfer represents an unusually large amount for a House member to give to a Senate race.

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The Arab Kingmaker in Israel’s Election Who Wants a Partnership With Jews

16 octobre 2026 à 05:56
Mansour Abbas, a dentist-turned-lawmaker, helped oust Benjamin Netanyahu once before. Now, he and a Jewish ex-police commander have teamed up to try to do it again.

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Mansour Abbas, leader of Raam, in Nazareth, Israel, in September.

Japan’s Leader Says She Loses Hours to Makeup and Chores. Opinions Abound.

16 octobre 2026 à 05:55
Sanae Takaichi said she has a busier schedule than her male predecessors, a nod to the disproportionate share of household tasks in Japan that fall to women.

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Japan's prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, said her all-male team of aides has had trouble adapting to her schedule.

How the ‘Other Maine’ Has Helped Shape a Senate Race

16 octobre 2026 à 05:03
Both Senator Susan Collins, a Republican, and Troy Jackson, her Democratic challenger, grew up in Aroostook County, a vast, isolated northern wilderness. Those roots have helped define them.

Avalanche of G.O.P. Cash Keeps the Party Competitive Despite Its Problems

16 octobre 2026 à 05:02
Republican Senate and House candidates are being out-raised by their Democratic rivals, but the party has received a huge boost from groups tied to Elon Musk and President Trump.

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President Trump’s super PAC and Elon Musk have both spent enormous amounts to support Republicans in the midterms.

Young Voters Say They Are Turning Their Backs on Trump and His Party

16 octobre 2026 à 10:04
One of the biggest surprises of 2024 was the swing of young voters, particularly men, away from Democrats to Donald Trump. Now they are swinging back.

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“I’m sure you know who Andrew Tate is,” said Suzanna Bridges, a conservative Catholic who sees misogyny laced into Trump world. “This administration is pushing for that kind of man right now — hyper, hypermasculine.”

Elon Musk Spends Heavily to Back Ken Paxton’s Senate Bid in Texas

16 octobre 2026 à 00:51
The world’s richest person, who has become the biggest known midterm donor, gave $158 million to a group that quickly spent that much to help Mr. Paxton’s Senate bid in Texas.

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Elon Musk lives in Austin and has major business interests in Texas.

The Sexual Abuse Crisis in Paris’s Public Schools

16 octobre 2026 à 04:22
A surge of abuse accusations has led Parisian authorities to acknowledge a “collective failure” to prevent sexual offenders from working in schools.

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The entrance to St.-Dominique, a kindergarten in Paris where 16 current and former employees were arrested following accusations of child abuse.

In Michigan Senate Race, Ocasio-Cortez Joins El-Sayed on Trail in Trump Country

Par : Tim Balk
16 octobre 2026 à 12:19
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez campaigned with Dr. Abdul El-Sayed in a swath of Michigan including areas won by President Trump, making a progressive pitch in a key Senate race.

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Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for the Senate in Michigan, campaigned with Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Thursday, including in areas won by President Trump.

5 Takeaways From the Senate Debate in Maine

16 octobre 2026 à 06:50
The race’s fourth and final debate centered on whether Senator Susan Collins, the Republican incumbent, was as independent as she claimed to be from President Trump.

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Troy Jackson answering a question during a debate with Senator Susan Collins at Husson University in Bangor, Maine, on Thursday.

Trump Ally, Paolo Zampolli, Leaves State Department

16 octobre 2026 à 11:46
Paolo Zampolli, a longtime Trump associate, gained attention earlier this year with a report that his ex-wife had been detained by ICE after his request.

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Paolo Zampolli in Belgrade in April.

Judge Refuses to Reverse Penalties Against Crypto Firm With Ties to Trump Family

15 octobre 2026 à 20:35
The ruling denied a bid by Gemini Trust and the C.F.T.C. to nullify a settlement that required the company to pay $5 million for misleading federal regulators.

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Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, the founders of Gemini Trust, have backed ventures by President Trump and his two oldest sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump.

A Bitter White House Feud, Even by Trump-Era Standards: Alina Mildon and Richard Grenell

15 octobre 2026 à 20:52
Two Trump allies — Alina Habba Mildon and Richard Grenell — are locked in a raging dispute that has its roots in the battle for a share of the spoils in Venezuela.

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President Trump had appointed himself chairman of the Kennedy Center.

A Bitter White House Feud, Even by Trump-Era Standards: Alina Mildon and Richard Grenell

15 octobre 2026 à 20:52
Two Trump allies — Alina Habba Mildon and Richard Grenell — are locked in a raging dispute that has its roots in the battle for a share of the spoils in Venezuela.

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President Trump had appointed himself chairman of the Kennedy Center.

Oregon Has Approved Tight Gun Laws, but They Have Been Held Up in Courts

15 octobre 2026 à 23:47
The state has passed restrictive measures popular among gun safety activists. The Silver Rail Elementary School shooting seemed poised to set off conversations about gun control.

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A sheriff’s deputy outside Silver Rail Elementary school, where a shooting took place on Thursday.

Trump Cancels Planned Execution Livestream of Nidal Hasan, Fort Hood Shooter

15 octobre 2026 à 22:22
The president said only immediate families of the victims of the mass shooting in 2009 would witness the execution of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan.

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A memorial display for the soldiers killed in the 2009 mass shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, seen in April 2014.

Paxton Partied in Dubai With Fugitives Charged With Fraud, Lawsuit Says

15 octobre 2026 à 19:41
Ken Paxton celebrated New Year’s Eve in 2024 with two men wanted on federal charges, one of whom donated at least $190,000 to his campaigns. The extent of his ties to the men was unclear.

Katie Zacharia Admits Failing Bar, but Defends Calling Herself a Lawyer

15 octobre 2026 à 22:17
In an interview with a right-wing influencer, the new White House press secretary also described the harried process that led to her hiring.

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Katie Zacharia, the White House press secretary, aboard Air Force One on Wednesday. “I woke up at 3 in the morning on Tuesday to prepare with what I had,” she said of her first press briefing.

Venezuela’s Opposition Leader Calls Trump’s New Oil Partner Corrupt

16 octobre 2026 à 17:58
The businessman denied accusations made by María Corina Machado in a wide-ranging interview, in which she promised to return to Venezuela “sooner than you would expect.’‘

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While expressing frustration that she is stuck abroad, María Corina Machado vowed to return to Venezuela and rally supporters for a future election.

Senators Demand Investigation Into Ukraine Satellite Disruption

15 octobre 2026 à 17:13
Republicans joined Democrats in calling on the Pentagon’s inspector general to look into whether the Trump administration was responsible for the interruption.

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A Ukrainian drone operator prepares for a strike on a house in Russian-occupied Ukraine in July.

More Trump Allies Aided Pro-Russian Balkan Government

15 octobre 2026 à 16:53
The daughter of the president’s chief of staff joined an American businessman in Republika Srpska as he explored a gas pipeline. And six current and former campaign advisers recently traveled there for an election.

Trump Administration Sues California Over Voter Rolls

15 octobre 2026 à 15:43
The lawsuit seeks to temporarily block the state from counting mail ballots of voters it claims are likely noncitizens, opening a new front in the administration’s legal fights with election officials.

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A lawsuit from the Trump administration is seeking a court order to force California to not count — at least in the short term — any mail ballots received from some 20,000 people in the state the administration claims are “likely noncitizens.”
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