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What to Know About ‘Hate Speech’ and the First Amendment

Par :Adam Liptak
There has been a lot of talk from Trump administration officials about punishing speech. Here is what the law says.

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“Speech is powerful,” Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. wrote in 2011. “It can stir people to action, move them to tears of both joy and sorrow, and inflict great pain.”
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Georgia Election Official Who Defied Trump Enters Governor’s Race

Par :Rick Rojas
Brad Raffensperger, the two-term Republican secretary of state, joins a primary that also includes the state’s lieutenant governor and attorney general.

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Brad Raffensperger, Georgia’s secretary of state, announced on Wednesday that he was running for governor.
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Top Bessent Aide, Daniel Katz, Expected to Be Tapped as No. 2 at I.M.F.

Par :Alan Rappeport
The appointment would come as the Trump administration has called for sweeping reforms at the global economic institution.

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The International Monetary Fund headquarters in Washington. The United States is the largest shareholder of the I.M.F.
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Nonpartisan Groups Struggle to Stay Neutral in California’s Redistricting Fight

Par :Laurel Rosenhall
Two nonprofits prided themselves on being neutral voices. Then they found that there seemed to be no middle ground in the nation’s redistricting war.

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Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democratic legislators placed a redistricting plan on the November ballot as a response to gerrymandering in Texas.
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100 Liberal Philanthropies Prepare to Push Back Against Trump Crackdown

Par :Theodore Schleifer
The institutions published an open letter to defend their missions amid fears the Trump administration could target their tax-exempt status.

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The Open Society Foundations headquarters in Manhattan.
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A Note, a Gun and a Mother’s Conscience Led to an Arrest in Kirk’s Killing

Par :Jack Healy and Anna Griffin
The man accused of shooting Charlie Kirk left a trail of evidence and had no way to outrun his parents’ recognition, court documents showed.

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F.B.I. officials last week outside the home of the parents of the suspect in Charlie Kirk’s killing.
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Susan Monarez, Fired C.D.C. Director, to Testify About Her Clash With Kennedy

Par :Sheryl Gay Stolberg
Wednesday’s hearing before the Senate health committee promises to be a referendum on the health secretary’s leadership and expose a rocky time at the nation’s public health agency.

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Susan Monarez, the former head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is set to appear before the Senate health committee on Wednesday.
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At Home and on the Seas, Trump Expands Use of American Force

Par :David E. Sanger
His first term focused on America’s rival superpowers. Now the emphasis is on homeland defense and troops on city streets.

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President Trump signed an order on Monday to send federal resources to Memphis, including the National Guard.
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A New Democratic Think Tank Wants to Curb the Influence of Liberal Groups

Par :Reid J. Epstein
Led by a former aide to Senator Harry Reid, the Searchlight Institute is hoping to persuade Democrats to play down causes like climate change and L.G.B.T.Q. rights to appeal to more voters

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Adam Jentleson, center, is introducing the Searchlight Institute, with an annual budget of $10 million and a staff that includes, from left, Cam Thompson, Charlotte Swasey, Tré Easton and Danielle Deiseroth.
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University of California Leaders to Meet as Trump Increases Pressure

Par :Alan Blinder
The Trump administration ratcheted up demands on the university system over the summer.

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The University of California has been contending with an uproar over its decision last month to comply with federal investigators’ request for information.
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He Raised Three Marines. His Wife Is American. The U.S. Wants to Deport Him.

Par :Miriam Jordan
After three decades in California, Narciso Barranco was arrested by agents while weeding outside an IHOP, stirring outrage and a fight to stop his deportation.

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Narciso Barranco at home in Tustin, Calif.
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Trump’s Medicaid Cuts Could Hamper Efforts to House the Homeless

Par :Jason DeParle and Caroline Gutman
President Trump’s signature domestic policy law could make it harder for states to fund programs to help people find stable housing.

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After Kirk’s Killing, Obama Says the Nation Is in a ‘Political Crisis’

Par :Tyler Pager
Speaking at an educational summit, former President Barack Obama criticized his successor’s attacks on his political rivals in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination.

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Former President Barack Obama speaking last year. In recent months, Mr. Obama has gone increasingly public with his criticisms of President Trump and his administration.
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San Francisco Politician Recalled Over the Great Highway’s Closure

Par :Heather Knight
Supervisor Joel Engardio was ousted by voters who were angry that he helped turn a thoroughfare into a park.

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Supervisor Joel Engardio of San Francisco had supported the closing of the Great Highway.
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Hiker Found Dead in Cascade Mountains of Washington State After Apparent Fall

Par :Hannah Ziegler
The Long Island man, 37, was hiking near Dragontail Peak, a rugged region of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness.

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The body of a New York man who apparently died from a fall while hiking in the Enchantments in Washington State was found last week, the authorities said.
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Democrat Wins Seat of Slain Minnesota Lawmaker, Leaving State House Evenly Split

Par :Ernesto Londoño
Xp Lee, a former City Council member, won a special election to replace his political mentor, former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman, who was assassinated in June.

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Xp Lee works at the Minnesota Department of Health and served on the City Council of Brooklyn Park, a suburb of Minneapolis.
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Trump Invokes Kirk’s Killing in Seeking to Silence Opponents on Left

Par :Zolan Kanno-Youngs · Andrew Duehren · Kenneth P. Vogel and Katie Rogers
In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s killing, President Trump and his allies have laid out a broad plan to target liberal groups, monitor speech, revoke visas and designate certain groups as domestic terrorists.

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“The radical left has done tremendous damage to the country,” President Trump told reporters outside the White House on Tuesday, as he continued to play down violence on the right.
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Patel Plays the Familiar Role of Pugilist at a Senate Hearing

Par :Glenn Thrush and Alan Feuer
The F.B.I. director has come under withering attack in recent days, but with Republicans backing him, the proceedings fell into a familiar partisan groove that appeared to play to his strengths.

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“I’m not going anywhere!” Kash Patel, the F.B.I. director, told the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday.
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Retired Admiral Is Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison for Bribery

Par :Alexandra E. Petri
Robert P. Burke, a retired four-star admiral, was convicted in May of exchanging a government contract for a lucrative post-retirement job with the company that got it.

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Retired Adm. Robert P. Burke, center, walking out of the federal courthouse in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday after being sentenced to six years in prison.
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Ex-Midshipman Is Charged in Threat That Led to 2 Injuries at U.S. Naval Academy

Par :Rylee Kirk
The threat, which was made on social media, caused fears of an active shooter on the campus last week, leading to one person being shot and another injured.

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The threat against the campus in Annapolis, Md., was made during a time of heightened concern after the murder of a conservative activist on a Utah college campus.
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In Charlie Kirk Killing, Finger Pointing From Left and Right Began Before the Evidence Was In

Par :Jeremy W. Peters
Before much was known about the accused, the right and left rushed to blame the other side, fitting a historical pattern.

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The location where Charlie Kirk was shot and killed last week at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah.
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In the Kirk Shooting, Some Messages on the Bullets Apparently Meant Nothing

Par :Sabrina Tavernise
In a style typical of today’s very online internet culture, some of Tyler Robinson’s coded messages were inside jokes meant for himself and his roommate.

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Law enforcement officers searched a residential area near Utah Valley University last week.
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House Passes D.C. Crime Bills as Trump Crackdown Continues

Par :Michael Gold
The legislation is part of a package that House Republicans are pushing to impose more federal control over the District in line with President Trump’s demands.

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Homeland Security Investigation agents and Metropolitan Police Department officers arrested a man for allegedly smoking marijuana in public last month.
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Federal Courts Want More Money From Congress for Security

Par :Mattathias Schwartz
The judiciary’s leadership met in Washington, emphasized their budgetary needs and said that threats against judges remained a problem.

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New legislation proposed by House Republicans would provide $58 million in additional money for the U.S. States Marshals Service and to protect the Supreme Court, as well as $30 million for lawmakers’ security. But it would not earmark new funds for the protection of lower-court judges.
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G.O.P. Again Cedes Power on Tariffs to Avoid Crossing Trump

Par :Robert Jimison
House Republicans extended a maneuver they engineered earlier in the year that effectively strips Congress of the power to disapprove of President Trump’s tariffs.

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Tuesday’s maneuver was the latest instance in which House Republicans, many of whom have spent much of their career opposing tariffs as a matter of principle, have given up their power over trade.
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Oklahoma Schools Were Instructed to Hold a Moment of Silence for Charlie Kirk

Par :Sarah Mervosh
Public and private entities have been criticized over decisions to honor the right-wing activist, or their choice not to.

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Ryan Walters, the superintendent of schools in Oklahoma, said he wanted public schools in the state to honor Charlie Kirk’s views on free speech.
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Democrats Oppose Stopgap Bill, Raising Odds of a Shutdown

Par :Catie Edmondson
After allowing a stopgap spending bill to move forward earlier this year, Democrats are under intense pressure not to do so again.

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Representative Hakeem Jeffries and Senator Chuck Schumer spoke to reporters last week about a possible government shutdown.
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Text Messages From Suspect in the Kirk Shooting Provide a Glimpse of a Motive

Par :Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs
Prosecutors said that the 22 year-old man accused of killing Charlie Kirk had texted his romantic partner: “I had enough of his hatred. Some hate can’t be negotiated out.”

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Whistle-Blower Account Contradicts Government’s Claims on Guatemalan Children

Par :Zach Montague
A report filed to Congress on Tuesday alleges the Trump administration concealed data showing that dozens of children it sought to deport faced serious harm back in Guatemala.

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A report filed by the Government Accountability Project, a whistle-blower protection group, said at least 30 of the 327 children the government cleared for imminent removal had “indicators of being a victim of child abuse, including death threats” in Guatemala, based on the government’s own findings.
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Trump Says Republicans Will Host a Midterm Convention Next Year

Par :Kellen Browning
The event could be an opportunity to energize the party, which will be playing defense as it seeks to retain control of Congress.

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President Trump speaking in the Oval Office on Monday. The Republican National Committee would likely be responsible for putting together the convention.
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Bondi Prompts Broad Backlash After Saying She’ll Target ‘Hate Speech’

Par :Glenn Thrush and Alan Feuer
The attorney general also said she could investigate businesses that refused to print Charlie Kirk vigil posters as the Trump administration pushes to punish anyone who celebrated his killing.

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Attorney General Pam Bondi later appeared to back away from a broad interpretation of her remarks on “hate speech,” which had raised free speech concerns.
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Judge Rejects Bid by Menendez Brothers for New Trial

Par :Matt Stevens
Erik and Lyle Menendez, who were recently denied parole, have now been blocked from another once-promising path to freedom.

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The Menendez brothers, whose first trial took place in 1990, were each denied parole in August.
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Shapiro, Denouncing Political Violence, Warns Trump Is Inflaming Tensions

Par :Katie Glueck
Gov. Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania, the target of an arson attack this year, argued that political violence like the killing of Charlie Kirk requires universal condemnation.

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Gov. Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania last month. His remarks on Tuesday came five months after an arsonist set the Pennsylvania governor’s mansion ablaze as Mr. Shapiro and his family slept.
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Former C.D.C. Director to Tell Lawmakers She Was ‘Fired for Holding the Line’

Par :Sheryl Gay Stolberg
Susan Monarez is set to provide her first detailed account of her ouster in testimony before the Senate Health Committee on Wednesday.

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The removal of Susan Monarez as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention less than a month after her Senate confirmation stunned public health leaders.
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LimeWire, the Former File-Sharing Service, Is Buying Fyre Festival Brand

Par :Sopan Deb
The streaming service, which became popular in the 2000s, paid $245,000 for the festival naming rights. It’s unclear what exactly it plans to do with the embattled brand.

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Trash, discarded materials and remnants of the failed Fyre Festival in 2017.
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Mary Rose Oakar, 85, First Arab American Woman in Congress, Dies

Par :Trip Gabriel
In her 16 years on Capitol Hill, she emerged as a champion of women’s rights, especially equal pay for comparable work.

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Representative Mary Rose Oakar, an eight-term Ohio Democrat, in 1981. She helped found what is now the Bipartisan Women’s Caucus.
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Johnson Releases Spending Bill, Daring Democrats to Oppose It

Par :Catie Edmondson
The speaker put forward a stopgap bill to fund the government past Sept. 30, saying there was “zero chance” he would add concessions Democrats have demanded.

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Speaker Mike Johnson, Republican of Louisiana, spoke to reporters on Tuesday at the Capitol.
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Here’s what to expect from the charges and first hearing.

Par :Sonia A. Rao
The 22-year-old accused of killing Charlie Kirk is being held on suspicion of felony murder. Prosecutors expect to file formal charges ahead of his court appearance.

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The man accused of killing Charlie Kirk is being held without bail in the Utah County jail in Spanish Fork, Utah.
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Cassidy, His Job in Peril, Scrutinizes Kennedy on Vaccines

Par :Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Megan Mineiro
Senator Bill Cassidy, a Republican physician and vaccine proponent who is facing a primary challenge from the right, has a fraught relationship with the health secretary.

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Senator Bill Cassidy will be in the spotlight on Wednesday, when Dr. Susan Monarez will appear before his committee at his invitation to tell her story publicly for the first time.
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Joe Manchin Would Like a Word. (OK, Maybe Several Words.)

Par :Robert Draper
The voluble former senator, now retired from politics, appears to miss the arena and is mulling a return to it.

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Joe Manchin III aboard his boat docked on Washington’s Wharf. Over his 14 years in the Senate, Mr. Manchin was often a pivotal figure in big-ticket legislative negotiations when he butted heads with liberals.
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