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Texas State House Panel Advances Gerrymandered Congressional Map

The full Texas House will now vote next week on a map drawn to flip five House districts to the G.O.P., but Democrats might walk out to deny Republicans a quorum.

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Terry M. Wilson, a Texas state representative, looks through maps during a public hearing on congressional redistricting in Austin on Friday.
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Protesters in Thailand Denounce Prime Minister After Clashes With Cambodia

Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra of Thailand had already been suspended after a leaked phone call that many say showed her selling out her country.

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A rally in Bangkok on Saturday calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra of Thailand.
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What Do Trump’s Tariff Hikes Mean for Canada’s Trade-Dependent Economy?

After Canada failed to strike a trade deal with Washington, the president raised tariffs on some Canadian exports this week.

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Tiff Macklem, the governor of the Bank of Canada, said that tariffs on cars, steel and aluminum were “having a very direct, severe effect” on some industries.
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Mike Huckabee, Israel’s Passionate Defender as Gaza War Drives Allies Away

Mr. Huckabee, a Baptist minister, is the first evangelical to serve as American ambassador to Israel. Christian conservatives and the Netanyahu government are pleased.

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Mike Huckabee, the U.S. ambassador to Israel, on Tuesday at his official residence in Jerusalem.
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An American Team Went to Combat Haiti’s Gangs, Then Lost Two of Its Own

A Haitian American Navy veteran and his police officer cousin who were working in Haiti with Studebaker, an American military contractor, are missing and presumed dead.
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Iran Is Holding at Least 4 US Citizens, Rights Groups and Families Say

Two were seized after Israel and the United States attacked Iranian targets in June, and two others have been held since 2024.

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An anti-American mural in Tehran this spring.
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U.S. Victims of Hamas and Hezbollah Attacks Sue UNRWA

Relatives of people killed in terrorist attacks accuse the agency that aids Palestinians of providing support to the armed groups.

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American citizens living in Israel and the United States filed a lawsuit accusing UNRWA of providing support to Hamas and Hezbollah.
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Lashing Out Over Russia and Jobs Data, Trump Displays His Volatile Side

The president had been on something of a winning streak. But when faced with facts and foes that wouldn’t bend to his will, he responded with impatience and disproportionate intensity.

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President Trump faced unwelcome news on two of the biggest issues on his plate this week, and responded with fiery confrontations.
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Why Cortez Masto Tangled With Cory Booker on the Senate Floor

The Democrat from Nevada said she refused to be lectured about how to challenge President Trump, and she argues that her party needs to do more to gain voters’ trust.

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Senator Catherine Cortez Masto in Washington on Friday.
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Texas Pushes Redistricting Into an Era of ‘Maximum Warfare’

Republicans are pursuing every possible advantage, essentially trying to win elections long before people vote. In response, even some once-squeamish Democrats are talking about fighting ‘fire with fire.’

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The attempt in Texas to redraw the map for the state’s U.S. House districts has pushed many Democrats to a breaking point.
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Eric Holder on Why He Reversed Course on Gerrymandering

Mr. Holder, the attorney general in the Obama administration, has long fought to end gerrymandered legislative maps. But a Republican effort in Texas threatens democracy, he said in an interview.

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Eric Holder at a campaign event in Wisconsin in 2022. This week, he argued that Democrats need to pursue aggressive gerrymanders.
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Donor List Suggests Scale of Trump’s Pay-for-Access Operation

A new disclosure shows how corporations and individuals, including many in the crypto business, wrote big checks while seeking favor from the president.

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Investors in President Trump’s memecoin took a White House tour the day after an exclusive dinner with Mr. Trump at his golf course in Virginia in May.
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An American Team Went to Combat Haiti’s Gangs, Then Lost Two of Its Own

A Haitian American Navy veteran and his police officer cousin who were working in Haiti with Studebaker, an American military contractor, are missing and presumed dead.
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No Pets Left Behind: How a Dog’s Hurricane Rescue Changed Florida Law

A state trooper went to the aid of a bull terrier who had been abandoned as Hurricane Milton approached. Now the dog, named Trooper, is thriving, and his story inspired stricter animal protections.
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India Will Buy Russian Oil Despite Trump’s Threats, Officials Say

There is a growing sense in India that its leaders should not allow American policymaking to shape its choices on vital energy supplies.

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An oil refinery in Guwahati, India, in 2023. Russia is the source of more than one third of India’s oil imports.
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