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Amish Shah Wins Democratic Primary in Swing Arizona House District

Par :Tim Balk
Dr. Amish Shah, who beat the choice of the party’s House campaign arm, will face Jay Feely, a Republican, in a battleground district that covers parts of Phoenix.

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Dr. Amish Shah has preached about the value of door-knocking.
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Republican Lawmaker Urges Charges Against Jack Smith

Par :Glenn Thrush
The criminal referral could provide a catalyst for a prosecution of Mr. Smith, who as special counsel became a top target of the president’s retribution campaign.

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Jack Smith, a former special counsel, testifying before the House Judiciary Committee in January.
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Man Found Guilty in 2023 Stabbings Near UC Davis, and Is Ruled Insane

Par :Ishani Desai
A jury this week found Carlos Reales Dominguez guilty of involuntary manslaughter in two deaths, but a judge ruled that he was insane at the time of the crimes. He faces time in a mental hospital.

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Carlos Reales Dominguez during his arraignment in Yolo County Superior Court in Woodland, Calif., in 2023.
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Doctors Could Soon Make Call on Late-Term Abortions in Massachusetts

Par :Jenna Russell
A bill would leave it to physicians to decide if an abortion is necessary after 24 weeks of pregnancy. Current state law allows such abortions only under certain circumstances.

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The Massachusetts House passed a bill to loosen the rules on late-term abortions. The Senate is expected to vote on the measure before the legislative session ends next week.
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With Saudi Deal, Trump Loosens Nuclear Standards for One Close Ally

Par :David E. Sanger and William J. Broad
Nuclear experts say it throws fuel on the smoldering fire of atomic proliferation, creating a destabilizing situation that could raise the risk of nuclear war.

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President Trump with Mohammed bin Salman, the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, at the White House last year.
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How the Pentagon Withholds Iran War Details

Par :Helene Cooper · Paul Abowd · Jon Hazell · Whitney Shefte · Rafaela Balster and Stephanie Swart
Our Pentagon correspondent Helene Cooper explains how a lack of transparency reflects a tension between the Pentagon’s claims of operational security and the American public’s right to know what the military is doing in Iran.
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Trump’s Plan for Science: More Money for A.I., Less for Universities

Par :Christopher Flavelle and Sheryl Gay Stolberg
Michael Kratsios, President Trump’s science adviser, proposed overhauling how the government funds research. Democrats said Mr. Trump’s actions had weakened science.

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Michael Kratsios, the director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, testified before a House committee on Wednesday.
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‘Charlie Kirk Memorial Highway’ Signs Face Backlash From Vietnam Veterans

Par :Alena Cerro
The signs appeared last month on a stretch of Tennessee State Route 386 north of Nashville that was designated Vietnam Veterans Boulevard nearly four decades ago.
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U.S. Signs Deal to Help Saudis Obtain Nuclear Power

Par :Brad Plumer
The accord is intended to further bind the United States with the Saudi government as the war with Iran strains the relationship.

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President Trump with Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, prime minister of Saudi Arabia, during an arrival ceremony at the Royal Palace in Riyadh, last year.
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House Adopts $95 Billion G.O.P. Budget for Iran War

Par :Catie Edmondson
Republican leaders muscled through resistance in their own ranks to approve the budget blueprint for the war and other measures, but its prospects were far dimmer in the Senate.

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In the days leading up to the vote, various House Republican factions had quietly voiced grievances about the plan.
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House Republicans Pass Stock Trading Bill Tied to SAVE Act and Voter ID Measure

Par :Olivia Diaz
The measure has drawn bipartisan backing amid a public outcry against the practice, but Democrats opposed it after Republicans added a voter ID requirement.

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People lining up to vote in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., in 2024. The stock trading measure faces a murky fate in the Senate after Republican leaders folded in voting restrictions favor by President Trump.
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House Passes Defense Bill Amid Iran War Divide

Par :Robert Jimison
Republicans pushed through the $1.15 trillion bill over opposition from Democrats, who said backing it was akin to embracing the war.

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Speaking for Fallen Soldiers, Trump Says They Supported the Iran War

Par :Katie Rogers
President Trump attended a dignified transfer for the soldiers as Americans were growing increasingly critical of the war.

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President Donald J. Trump salutes during a dignified transfer for the remains of U.S. Army soldiers killed in Jordan, in Dover, Del., on Wednesday.
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Intimidation Charges Dismissed Against Louisiana Attorney General

Par :Rick Rojas and Eduardo Medina
Liz Murrill, a Republican, was indicted after sending warning letters to New Orleans’s Democratic leaders. The dispute was one of the latest flare-ups in a long conflict between the city and state.

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The 16-count indictment charged Liz Murrill with malfeasance in office and intimidation and retaliation against a public official.
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Widow of Malcolm-Jamal Warner Sues His Mother for $1.2 Million

Par :Christine Hauser
Tenisha Delilah Warner said in a lawsuit filed in Georgia that she was entitled to the money according to a premarital agreement.

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Malcolm-Jamal Warner, an actor known for playing Theo Huxtable on “The Cosby Show,” in 2023. He died in 2025.
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What to Know About the Death of Nolan Wells in Mississippi

Par :Rick Rojas and Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs
Nearly three weeks after the 18-year-old was found dead off an island near the Mississippi coast, there have been no conclusive answers as to what happened.

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James Woolsey, Embattled C.I.A. Director Under Clinton, Dies at 84

Par :Thom Shanker
He arrived in Washington a conservative Democrat and drifted rightward, supporting the 2003 invasion of Iraq and Donald J. Trump’s 2016 presidential bid.

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R. James Woolsey, the director of central intelligence from 1993 to 1995, held increasingly prestigious government positions over a long career in Washington.
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House Republicans Have Tied the Defense Policy Bill to Trump’s SAVE Act

Par :Michael Gold
House Republicans have tied their entire legislative agenda to President Trump’s voting restriction measure, as he has demanded.

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Speaker Mike Johnson, pictured with other House Republican leaders at a news conference in June, has acted to placate Republican colleagues enraged that the SAVE America Act ran aground in the Senate.
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South Carolina and Nevada Fight to Kick Off Democrats’ 2028 Presidential Calendar

Par :Shane Goldmacher
The calendar order could be hugely important to the 2028 presidential primary race. Democratic insiders will try to sketch out a schedule this week, and rival states are sniping at one another.

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Trump Administration Pressures Some Immigrants to Self-Deport With Fines Up to $1.8 Million

Par :Miriam Jordan
Tens of thousands of immigrants have received letters to pay up or leave, as the government enlists debt collectors and seizes tax refunds.

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Immigrants waiting in line for hearings at Annandale Immigration Court in Annandale, Va., in May.
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Rubio and Chinese Diplomat Make Plans for Trump and Xi’s Washington Summit

Par :Edward Wong
Secretary of State Marco Rubio spent much of a meeting with China’s foreign minister discussing the summit, but did not bring up President Trump’s claims of election interference by China.

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President Donald Trump with Xi Jinping in Beijing in May.
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At a Utah Campus, an Emotional Odyssey After Charlie Kirk’s Death

Par :Robert Draper
Since Mr. Kirk was gunned down at Utah Valley University, the school and its students have struggled to find a way forward.

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From left, Caleb Chilcutt, Sage Lloyd and Sophie Grizzle, members of Utah Valley University’s chapter of Turning Point USA, in the campus courtyard where Charlie Kirk was gunned down in September.
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Government Overhauls Teen Pregnancy Program to Focus on Marriage and Starting Families

Par :Jan Hoffman
The administration canceled federal grants to organizations across the country, accusing them of encouraging premarital sex. New criteria say programs should stress abstinence.

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The Trump administration canceled a $1.6 million grant for a teen pregnancy prevention project run by Fact Forward, a nonprofit in Columbia, S.C., led by Rena Dixon.
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Women Are Too Controlling, She Wrote. Her Message Still Resonates.

Par :Vivian Yee and Isadora Kosofsky
The message in “The Surrendered Wife,” the best-selling book by Laura Doyle, was provocative. Many women credit it with saving their marriages.

Laura Doyle, author of “The Surrendered Wife" and several other books, alongside her husband, John Doyle.
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Arizona Elections: 6 Takeaways From the Trump-Dominated Primaries

Par :Tim Balk
Republicans nominated a former N.F.L. kicker in a top House battleground, a Trump loyalist for governor and an election denier for the state’s top election post.

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Representative Andy Biggs of Arizona, who was endorsed by President Trump, easily won the Republican primary for governor over Representative David Schweikert.
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Election Denier Wins G.O.P. Nomination to Be Arizona’s Top Election Official

Par :David W. Chen
State Representative Alexander Kolodin will take on Adrian Fontes, the incumbent Democratic secretary of state, after defeating a more moderate Republican in the primary.

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State Representative Alexander Kolodin at the State Capitol in Phoenix last year.
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Andy Biggs, Trump’s Pick, Wins Republican Nomination for Arizona Governor

Par :Reis Thebault
Representative Andy Biggs, a conservative Republican and an ally of the president, will try to unite Republicans against Gov. Katie Hobbs in a crucial swing state.

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Representative Andy Biggs debated his Republican opponents in Scottsdale, Ariz., in June.
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Saudis Reach Deal With U.S. That Could Let Them Enrich Nuclear Fuel

Par :David E. Sanger · Edward Wong and William J. Broad
U.S. lawmakers and Israeli officials have expressed opposition to such a plan, to be announced Wednesday, fearing that the kingdom could use a civilian nuclear project to develop nuclear weapons.

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President Trump shaking hands with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud at the White House last November.
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House Narrowly Passes Stopgap Spending Bill, but Shutdown Fight Looms

Par :Catie Edmondson
Republicans managed to push through legislation to fund the government through Dec. 4. But with Democrats opposed, the stage is set for a broader battle.

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Speaker Mike Johnson at the Capitol on Tuesday.
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Wildfire Threatening Pleasanton Prompts Evacuation Order for Thousands

Par :Soumya Karlamangla and Francesca Regalado
One firefighter was injured as a fire spread quickly across dry hillsides in Northern California, forcing some residents to evacuate.

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The Little fire in Northern California, which has prompted evacuation orders.
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Trump Lifts Ban on Direct Flights to Lebanon

Par :Karoun Demirjian
The prohibition had been in place since 1985, when it was imposed in response to Hezbollah’s hijacking of TWA Flight 847.

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President Trump with President Joseph Aoun of Lebanon at the White House on Tuesday.
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With His Latest Threats, Trump Signals to Iran That He Is Willing to Escalate

Par :David E. Sanger
President Trump is facing a critical moment in the war, which has failed to bring about the “unconditional surrender” he once demanded.

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“We’ll be hitting that area probably pretty soon,” President Trump said of Pickaxe Mountain on Tuesday. “And there’s not a thing they can do about it.”
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Jury Deadlocks on Murder Charges Against 2 Men in California Mass Shooting

Par :Ishani Desai
The defendants were convicted of weapons charges in connection with the 2022 shootout in Sacramento, which left six people dead and 13 others injured outside a downtown arena.

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A crime scene investigator taking photographs of evidence markers at the scene of the shooting in Sacramento, Calif., in 2022.
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Hegseth Estimates Iran War Has Cost $37.5 Billion

Par :Greg Jaffe
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is requesting as much as $70 billion in emergency military spending after nearly five months of war.

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“This is a new request based on new realities of a world we face, stepping up to meet that moment,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Tuesday.
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Troy Jackson Tightens Hold on Democratic Senate Nomination in Maine

Par :Bayliss Wagner
State Democrats released a ballot for their nominating convention on Saturday that includes Mr. Jackson and two long-shot candidates with little public support from delegates.

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Troy Jackson appears almost certain to emerge as the winner at the Maine Democratic Party’s nominating convention on Saturday in Bangor.
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Senate Panel Advances Jay Clayton as Next Spy Chief on Party-Line Vote

Par :Dustin Volz
If the full Senate confirms him as expected, Mr. Clayton will take over the Office of the Director of National Intelligence from Bill Pulte, a housing official with little national security experience.

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Jay Clayton during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday.
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Roger Rogoff Files Suit Challenging Trump’s Power to Fire Him

Par :Jonah E. Bromwich and Danny Hakim
In the first lawsuit of its kind, Roger Rogoff argues that the Trump administration cannot fire him as U.S. attorney without first winning Senate approval for another candidate.

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Roger Rogoff, a former federal prosecutor and state judge, in court in Seattle in 2016.
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Trump Pushes Chinese Election Threat, but Files Show Russia’s Heavy Hand

Par :Alan Feuer and Dustin Volz
Intelligence documents that the White House released to back up President Trump’s claims about China highlight Russian efforts to influence U.S. elections.

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President Trump with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia in 2025. Mr. Trump has consistently resisted admitting U.S. findings that Russia has tried to interfere in American presidential elections.
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Hegseth and Caine Will Appear Before Senators to Seek More Money for Iran War

Par :Greg Jaffe
The Pentagon seeks an additional $70 billion to cover the costs of the conflict and replenish depleted weapons stocks.

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, left, and Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testifying before a Senate committee in May.
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How Republicans Turned Olive Garden Into a Voter ID Talking Point

Par :Michael Gold
Republicans claim that Olive Garden polices its Never-Ending Pasta Bowl more tightly than the United States does its elections. It’s not that simple.

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An Olive Garden in Manhattan. The restaurant chain has recently found itself at the center of a bitter political debate.
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Kaylee Hottle, ‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ Actress, Dies in Car Crash

Par :Victor Mather
A deaf teenage actress, she appeared in “Godzilla vs. Kong” and “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire.”

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Kaylee Hottle at the premiere of “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” in Hollywood, Calif., in March 2024.
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Trump Officials Withhold $1 Billion in Medicaid Funds From California and Minnesota Over Suspected Fraud

Par :Sarah Kliff
The administration accused California and Minnesota of fraudulent activity in their public health insurance programs.

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Dr. Mehmet Oz and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., two top health officials, at a news conference on Tuesday.
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Democrats Demand Information From Law Firm Over Its Deal With Trump

Par :Michael S. Schmidt
The demand from top congressional Democrats signals their plans to investigate the nature of law firms’ agreements with the Trump administration if they return to power after the midterm elections.

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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom agreed to do $100 million in pro bono work on issues that President Trump supports in a deal it reached with the White House.
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Judges Reject Biden’s Effort to Keep Memoir Recordings Private

Par :Karoun Demirjian
The former president is fighting the Justice Department’s effort to release tapes and transcripts.

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Former President Joseph R. Biden Jr. during a South Carolina Democratic Party fund-raising event in February.
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Democrats’ Top Senate Candidate in Maine Won’t Support Schumer for Leader

Par :Reid J. Epstein
Troy Jackson, who is set to become the party’s nominee, also said in an interview that he was not sure he wanted the support of Senator Chuck Schumer in the general election.

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Troy Jackson, a former president of the Maine Senate, has little time or money to build a campaign after Graham Platner’s unexpected exit from the Senate race.
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Pentagon Identifies Soldier Killed and Another ‘Believed’ Killed in Iran War

Par :Jacey Fortin · Pooja Salhotra · Maia Spoto and Madaleine Rubin
Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton, the 17th service member named, was killed during the disposal of a drone. The military also said Sgt. Angel S. Rampersad was “believed to have been killed in action.”

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Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton had been assigned to a unit at Fort Bragg in North Carolina.
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