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AFSCME Leader Lee Saunders to Retire as Unions Face New Opposition

Lee Saunders has led the country’s top union for local public workers at a time of growing public support and official opposition.

© Demetrius Freeman for The New York Times

Lee Saunders in his office in Washington in May. He’s stepping down after 50 years at the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees.
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Trump Administration Drops Subpoena Demanding List of Jews From Penn

The move was a rare pullback for the administration, which has used inquiries as leverage. Few schools resisted as Penn did after it was pressed for antisemitism complaints and a list of campus groups involved with Judaism.

© Hannah Beier for The New York Times

The University of Pennsylvania campus in Philadelphia.
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