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Trump Tells European Leaders He Intends to Meet With Putin and Zelensky

President Trump has been stymied for months in his efforts to find a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine, after more than three years of war.

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President Trump with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia at the G20 Summit in Japan in 2019.
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Oregon Man Accused of Killing 3 Women Is Now Charged With Murdering a Fourth

The killings spread fear in the area after the bodies were found over several months in early 2023.

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Melissa Smith, the mother of Kristin Smith, whose body was found in early 2023, speaking at a news conference at the Multnomah County District Attorney’s office in Portland, Ore., on Tuesday.
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What Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Means for the 2028 Olympics

The 2028 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles will draw thousands of foreign visitors to the United States.

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President Trump at the White House on Tuesday. He earlier imposed a travel ban and visa restrictions on 19 countries, which makes it harder than ever for foreign visitors to come to the United States.
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A Sergeant Shoots 5 Soldiers in His Unit at Fort Stewart

The suspect used his own handgun and was subdued by other soldiers at the Army base in Georgia, the authorities said.

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Fort Stewart-Hunter Army Airfield in Georgia was locked down after reports of a shooting around 11 a.m. on Wednesday.
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Trump Spending Bill Means Big Cuts for New Mexico

Health care. Food. Outdoor recreation. Wildfire protection. The arts. President Trump’s new domestic policy law will have wide-ranging effects in New Mexico, which depends heavily on federal funding.

The earthen Cañada De Ancha Dam in Chimayo, N.M., is in desperate need of repairs to protect about 1,000 nearby residents in a potential flood area.
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China Turns to A.I. in Information Warfare

Documents examined by researchers show how one company in China has collected data on members of Congress and other influential Americans.

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The Chinese technology company GoLaxy tracked people in Hong Kong as it sought to counter opposition to the 2020 Hong Kong National Security Law.
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Trump to Double India’s Tariff to 50% Over Russian Oil Purchases

Tariffs on Indian exports to the United States will surge to 50 percent by late August, as part of an effort by President Trump to pressure Russia into resolving its war in Ukraine.

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A fuel station in Sonipat, India. Under a new executive order, India would face a 25 percent tariff starting on Aug. 27 if it continues to buy oil from Russia.
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Trump to Announce Additional $100 Billion Apple Investment in U.S.

The White House said the pledge would bring more of the company’s supply chain and advanced manufacturing to the United States.

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President Trump has threatened Apple and other phone manufacturers with a 25 percent tariff on products made outside the United States.
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Stanford Newspaper Challenges Legal Basis for Student Deportations

A new lawsuit brought by a First Amendment watchdog group argues that the use of a rarely invoked immigration law to target pro-Palestinian demonstrators is unconstitutional.

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The lawsuit on behalf of the student newspaper at Stanford University argues that several of its staff members have been forced to self-censor or quit the paper out of fear that the government could retaliate for what it publishes.
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Senator Marsha Blackburn Will Run for Governor of Tennessee

A conservative Trump ally in the Senate, Ms. Blackburn will now try to become the first woman to serve as governor.

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Senator Marsha Blackburn, Republican of Tennessee
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A judge blocks FEMA from repurposing disaster mitigation funding.

A federal judge in Massachusetts said the Trump administration’s move to redirect $4 billion left states exposed to damage from natural disasters.

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Damaged homes after a tornado tore through Cave City, Ark., in March.
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Trump Suggests Vance is MAGA Movement’s Heir Apparent

President Trump said Vice President JD Vance was “probably favorite at this point” to succeed him as leader of the hard-right political movement.

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President Trump said on Tuesday that Vice President JD Vance was “most likely” to succeed him as the leader of the MAGA movement.
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Lindsey Vonn’s Comeback Is Winning 40-Something Fans. Can She Win Gold?

The ski racer’s comeback has made her a folk hero among aging Americans who want to live fearlessly. Vonn, taking aim at the 2026 Olympics, isn’t done yet.

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Lindsey Vonn is expected to compete at the Olympics in February in one or both of the most dangerous events: the downhill and super-G, where racing speeds reach 70 miles an hour.
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Colleges Use Title IX Playbook to Crack Down on Anti-Semitism

Under Obama, federal rules pushed universities to build new bureaucracies to address sexual misconduct. Trump is doubling down on that tactic for antisemitism claims.

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Columbia University and other institutions have added the position of Title VI coordinator to their administrative rosters.
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Jacob’s Pillow Cancels Remainder of Festival After Death at Center

A production manager died at the dance center last week in what the district attorney’s office in Berkshire County, Mass., described as a workplace accident.

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The Doris Duke Theater at Jacob’s Pillow.
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Mary Sheffield and Solomon Kinloch Jr. Advance in Detroit Mayoral Election

Mary Sheffield and Solomon Kinloch Jr. will face off in a November election. Mike Duggan, Detroit’s mayor for a dozen years, is not seeking re-election.

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Mary Sheffield, Detroit City Council president, at her campaign office.
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Georgetown Scholar Reaches Deal to Return to Work While Fighting Deportation

In a settlement, the government agreed to reinstate Badar Khan Suri’s legal status amid litigation over the Trump administration’s efforts to deport him.

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Badar Khan Suri was arrested in March and held for nearly three days in an immigration detention center.
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Trump Threatens Federal Takeover of Washington After Member of DOGE Is Assaulted

President Trump shared a photograph that appeared to show a 19-year-old software engineer shirtless and bloodied, after an attempted carjacking in the capital.

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President Trump boarding Air Force One on Sunday.
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4 Dead After Medical Transport Plane Crashes in Arizona

The plane was landing at Chinle Municipal Airport in the Navajo Nation in Arizona to pick up a patient for a medical transfer. It was not immediately clear what had caused the crash.
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A judge blocks FEMA from repurposing disaster mitigation funding.

A federal judge in Massachusetts said the Trump administration’s move to redirect $4 billion left states exposed to damage from natural disasters.

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Damaged homes after a tornado tore through Cave City, Ark., in March.
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Officials Move to Open Inquiry on Trump’s ‘Russia Hoax’ Grievance

Such an investigation would have to overcome a number of legal and practical hurdles, but an order by Attorney General Pam Bondi asking for a grand jury inquiry in Florida accomplishes political objectives.

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The decision by Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate the “Russia Hoax” comes at a time of increasing pressure on the Trump administration to produce more information about the F.B.I.’s files on Jeffrey Epstein.
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LeShon Johnson, Ex-N.F.L. Player, Is Convicted in Major Dogfighting Case

Federal investigators said that they had seized 190 pit-bull-type dogs from the former running back, who previously pleaded guilty to state dogfighting charges in 2004.

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LeShon Johnson playing for the Arizona Cardinals in 1996.
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ICE Offers, Then Quickly Withdraws, Cash Bonuses for Swiftly Deporting Immigrants

The short-lived effort underscored the mounting pressure on ICE to meet President Trump’s aggressive deportation targets.

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Members of ICE arresting a man from Mexico in Miami Beach, Fla., in May.
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California Democrats Look to Redraw House Map Amid Texas Redistricting War

As a Texas senator summoned the F.B.I. to round up Democrats, the redistricting war that began in Texas was spreading, with California aiming at five Republican House seats.

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Gov. Gavin Newsom of California at a news conference in Downey, Calif., in July.
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4-Day Manhunt Yields No Confirmed Sighting of Montana Suspect

The man accused of fatally shooting four people in a bar disappeared into a rugged forest. An official said the search for him was law enforcement’s “top focus.”

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Public access to an area west of Anaconda, Mont., known as Stump Town has been blocked while the authorities search for the suspect in a deadly shooting.
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F.B.I. Is Asked to Arrest Texas Democrats in Battle Over House Seats

It was unclear how the agency would respond. Democratic lawmakers left the state to stop Republicans from redrawing district maps to their advantage.

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Senator John Cornyn, Republican of Texas, faces a primary challenge from the state’s conservative attorney general, Ken Paxton. Both seek President Trump’s endorsement.
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Why the G.O.P. Isn’t Doing Many Town Halls

The booing started in seconds at Representative Mike Flood’s town hall in Lincoln, Neb. Annie Karni, a congressional correspondent for The New York Times, reports from the auditorium after the Republican congressman’s town hall, which she said was one of the most raucous political events she’s ever witnessed.
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Owner of Funeral Home With Nearly 200 Decaying Bodies Admits to Fraud

Prosecutors say the couple who ran the funeral home cheated customers of cremation services and spent the money on vacations and jewelry.

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According to prosecutors, the Nature Funeral Home in Penrose, Colo., had been leaving bodies to decompose at the site for years.
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House Oversight Committee Issues Subpoenas for Epstein Files

The committee’s Republican chairman requested that the documents from the Justice Department and former government officials be delivered by Aug. 19.

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Former President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton, the former secretary of state, at President Trump’s inauguration in January. They were among the former officials who received subpoenas from the House Oversight Committee.
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Trump Says Scott Bessent Rules Out Replacing Powell at Fed

With Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent not in the running, President Trump said that he has narrowed his list of replacements to four people.

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President Trump said Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent doesn’t want to run the Federal Reserve.
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Mike Flood Heckled at Town Hall Over Trump’s Domestic Policy Bill

Most Republican lawmakers are avoiding town hall meetings, reluctant to confront energized Democrats and answer tough questions. When Representative Mike Flood of Nebraska gave it a try, the booing started in seconds.

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Representative Mike Flood, Republican of Nebraska, was booed almost as soon as he took the stage at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln on Monday night.
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Titan Submersible Deaths Were Preventable, Coast Guard Report Says

The 2023 implosion killed five people on a dive to the wreckage of the Titanic, prompting a sprawling search of the north Atlantic Ocean.

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Footage from a remotely operated vehicle shows what the Coast Guard Marine Board of Investigation says is the debris of the Titan submersible.
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Tennessee Inmate Executed Despite Ethical Health Concerns

Lawyers for Byron Black, found guilty of three murders, had argued that an execution may be more painful because of his heart implant.

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Byron Black is scheduled to die by lethal injection at 10 a.m. on Tuesday
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Texas Republicans Bet Big on Latino Voters With Redistricting Map

In order to flip five U.S. House seats, Republicans are gambling that they can retain President Trump’s 2024 gains with Latinos and that voters won’t mind their hardball tactics.

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Republicans are hoping to flip five of Texas’ U.S. House seats, in towns like Laredo, from blue to red.
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Inside Jeffrey Epstein’s Manhattan Townhouse: Birthday Letters, First Edition ‘Lolita’ and More

In his seven-story townhouse, the sex offender hosted the elite, displayed photos with presidents and showcased a first edition of “Lolita,” according to previously unreported photos and letters.
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Inside Trump’s New Tactic to Separate Immigrant Families

The practice appears to be a more targeted version of the mass separation of migrant children from their parents from President Trump’s first term, which caused a global outcry.

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Evgeny and Evgeniia, who fled their native Russia to seek political asylum, have been separated from their 8-year-old son, Maksim, since May.
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Public Schools Try to Sell Themselves as More Students Use Vouchers

A decline in the number of children and rise in the number of choices has created a crisis for public schools. Some are trying new strategies to recruit students.

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Caroline Christian, one of Caissa’s team of paid canvassers who have fanned out across Orange County, Fla., to recruit parents to enroll in, or return to, public schools.
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FEMA Will Deny Grants to States and Cities That Boycott Israeli Companies

The move by the Trump administration may be largely symbolic since official boycotts on Israeli firms are rare.

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Federal Emergency Management Agency workers in Pasadena, Calif., in January. The Trump administration is linking its stance on Israel to grants awarded by the agency.
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Trump to Create Task Force for Los Angeles Olympics on Security

The group would likely work with city officials, who have a strained relationship with President Trump, ahead of the 2028 Olympics.

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Casey Wasserman, the chairman of the Los Angeles Olympics organizing committee, and Nicole Hoevertsz, an International Olympic Committee executive, talked to reporters in June.
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Trump Administration to Reinstall Albert Pike Confederate Statue in D.C.

Albert Pike was a Confederate general and diplomat who negotiated alliances with slave-owning Native American tribes during the Civil War.

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National Park Service workers removed a statue of Gen. Albert Pike in Washington after it was toppled by demonstrators in 2020.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene Asks for George Santos’s Sentence to Be Commuted

Ms. Greene, the hard-right House Republican from Georgia, called her former colleague’s seven-year sentence “excessive” in a letter to the U.S. pardon attorney.

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Representatives Marjorie Taylor Greene and George Santos during a vote on Capitol Hill in 2023.
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Tensions Flare Between Two Federal Agencies Charged With Aviation Safety

A marathon of recent public hearings highlighted a rift over the investigation into the fatal midair crash in January between an Army helicopter and a passenger jet.

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Jennifer Homendy, the National Transportation Safety Board chair, accused the Federal Aviation Administration of stonewalling parts of the board’s investigation into the crash.
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After Trump’s Firing of BLS Commissioner, Republicans Fall in Line With His Criticism

President Trump’s decision to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics forced his allies into the awkward spot of criticizing an agency they had freely cited in the past.

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President Trump in Allentown, Pa., on Sunday. He has a pattern of accepting results that benefit him and denigrating those he dislikes as being rigged or part of a scam.
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