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How Vaccines Are Revealing Cracks in Trump’s G.O.P.

Par :Jess Bidgood
Some Republicans are starting to worry that the issue of health care could cost them politically.

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Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana invited Susan Monarez, the former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention who was fired last month, to testify before the Senate health committee.
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Upending Precedent, Thune Bows To Realities of a Polarized Senate

Par :Michael Gold
In using the nuclear option, John Thune has turned a Senate precedent on its head, defying his reputation as an institutionalist.

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Congressional experts said that Senator John Thune’s piecemeal changes have dealt a significant blow to the minority party’s ability to force bipartisan consensus.
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After National Tragedies, Obama and Trump Are a Study in Contrasts

Par :Tyler Pager
Former President Barack Obama said the job of an American president is to “remind us of the ties that bind us together.” President Trump apparently disagrees.

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President Barack Obama hugging Mark Barden at an Oval Office event in January 2016. Mr. Barden lost his son, Daniel, in the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
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Bear Injures Hiker at Yellowstone National Park in Surprise Encounter

Par :Aishvarya Kavi
In a rare confrontation, a 29-year-old man suffered injuries to his chest and left arm, park officials said.

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A bear injured a male hiker at Yellowstone National Park on Tuesday.
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Republican Senator Casts Doubt on Kennedy’s Vaccine Advisers

Par :Megan Mineiro
Senator Bill Cassidy, the chairman of the health committee, said Americans should not trust a possible change to the childhood vaccine guidance.
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Missing Teen’s Remains Found in Tesla Registered to the Singer D4vd

Par :Christine Hauser · Neil Vigdor and Matt Stevens
The decomposing body of Celeste Rivas, who was reported missing in April 2024 in Southern California, was found inside the vehicle in an impound lot, the authorities said.

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A car was found at an impound lot last week with remains inside. The car was registered to the singer D4vd, according to a person with knowledge of the situation.
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After Kirk’s Death, Students Return to Campus and Learn ‘How To Be Adults’

Par :Anna Griffin
Utah Valley University burst into the nation’s consciousness when Charlie Kirk was slain there. Its students resumed classes Wednesday, most trying to get on with their busy lives.

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Makeshift memorials dotted the campus of Utah Valley University, where Charlie Kirk was killed.
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3 Police Officers Are Killed in Shooting in Southern Pennsylvania

Par :Campbell Robertson · Pooja Salhotra · Rylee Kirk and Alexandra E. Petri
Two other officers were injured in the shooting in York County, officials said, adding that the person who fired on the officers was also dead.

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A patient was airlifted in a helicopter after a shooting in York, Pa., on Wednesday.
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Thieves Steal $700,000 in Gold From Natural History Museum in Paris

Par :Christine Hauser
The heist was the latest in a string of thefts at museums in France.

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“Native gold specimens” were stolen from the National Museum of Natural History in Paris overnight Monday.
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‘Pay Attention!’: Spirit Airlines Pilot Scolded for Flying Near Air Force One

Par :Caroline Hopkins Legaspi
An air traffic controller sternly told the pilot to “pay attention,” “get off the iPad” and turn the plane to steer clear of a flight carrying President Trump.

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Spirit Airlines planes in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., in 2022. A Spirit Airlines plane flying from Fort Lauderdale to Boston on Tuesday was instructed to move farther away from Air Force One.
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Senator Suggests Meeting Between Kennedy and His C.D.C. Director Was Recorded, Then Backtracks

Par :Christina Jewett
The senator, Markwayne Mullin, quickly backtracked after pressing the now former director, Susan Monarez, on an exchange with the health secretary.

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Senator Markwayne Mullin, Republican of Oklahoma, asserted that Susan Monarez, the former head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, was not correctly describing an exchange she had with the health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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Ousted C.D.C Chief Describes Tense Meeting With Kennedy

Par :Sheryl Gay Stolberg
Dr. Susan Monarez told senators at a committee hearing on Wednesday that the health secretary had hurled false and hurtful accusations about the nation’s health agency.

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Dr. Susan Monarez, the former head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, detailed a tense meeting with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that led to her being fired.
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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 Change Course After Their Initial Words Help Trump

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 and Megan Mineiro
At a Senate health committee hearing, Dr. Susan Monarez painted a picture of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as a man wedded to his own ideology and uninterested in government scientists.

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Susan Monarez, the former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, described in vivid detail some of the turmoil inside the C.D.C.
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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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Head of University of California Warns of Risk From Trump Threats

Par :Alan Blinder
After the Trump administration ratcheted up its demands of the university system over the summer, its Board of Regents met on Wednesday to consider how to respond.

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The University of California system has been criticized over its decision last month to give federal investigators information about students and employees linked to antisemitism complaints.
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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 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. 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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