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New Round of Trump Threats and Pullbacks Raises Uncertainty in Mideast

Par : Katie Rogers
Analysts and lawmakers are trying to divine whether Mr. Trump’s latest announcement means negotiations with Iran will truly get underway Monday or if the president is just working through unappealing options.

© Pete Marovich for The New York Times

President Donald Trump aboard Air Force One on Sunday. He said that talks with Iran would begin on Monday and that there could be a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
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Spokane Wildfires Destroy Hundreds of Buildings as 60,000 People Evacuate

Par : Christina Morales
Firefighters were hopeful that improving weather conditions in Washington state could help efforts to contain the blaze, which officials described as the largest natural disaster in the history of Spokane.

© John Stember for The New York Times

All of Christine and Bryan Farris’s belongings burned in the Old Trail fire in Spokane, Wash.
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Ohio Senator Calls Former Son-in-Law Accused of Abuse Unfit for Office

Par : Annie Karni
Senator Bernie Moreno, Republican of Ohio, broke his silence about allegations of domestic abuse his daughter has made against Representative Max Miller.

© Eric Lee for The New York Times

Representative Max Miller of Ohio categorically denied the accusations against him in a roughly 20-minute livestream that he had previewed as a “special announcement.”
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What We Know About the Shooting at an In-N-Out Burger in Idaho

Par : Bernard Mokam
Gunfire brought panic to a shopping center in Twin Falls in what the authorities described as a chaotic scene. At least three people were killed.

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The In-N-Out Burger in Twin Falls, Idaho, on Saturday after the shooting. The location, the first in the city, had opened on July 24.
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Man Charged in Girl’s Abduction Nearly Four Years After She Was Last Seen

Par : Mack Liederman
The police found the girl, who was 15 when she disappeared in 2022 in Milwaukee, alive in Virginia in May. A man faces more than 60 charges, including abduction, in connection with the case.

© Vincent Alban/Reuters

Prosecutors in Milwaukee last month charged a Virginia man with kidnapping, child enticement and abduction.
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Chicago’s Mayoral Race Is Taking Shape. But What About the Incumbent?

Par : Mitch Smith
Several prominent Democrats already are running for mayor of Chicago. Mayor Brandon Johnson has not said whether he will seek a second term next year.

© Jamie Kelter Davis for The New York Times

Mayor Brandon Johnson of Chicago.
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‘Comradely’ Talks and a ‘Deer Leader’ Mascot: Scenes From the D.S.A. Summit

Par : Emma Goldberg and Jamie Kelter Davis
At a national meeting of the Democratic Socialists of America, nervous energy and a sprawling tableau of sometimes-competing interests were on display.

Attendees listen as Katie Sims speaks during an afterparty at Maria’s Packaged Goods and Community Bar following the Democratic Socialists of America Summit on Friday in Chicago, Illinois.
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Five Big Moments in Michigan’s Democratic Senate Primary

Par : Bayliss Wagner
Divisions over Israel and high-profile endorsements have shaped the closely-watched race between a progressive former public health official and a more moderate member of Congress.

© Emily Elconin for The New York Times; Nick Hagen for The New York Times

Haley Stevens and Dr. Abdul El-Sayed
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Trump, Paul Weiss and the Capitulation of Big Law: 5 Takeaways

Par : Michael S. Schmidt and Jessica Silver-Greenberg
The law firm Paul Weiss led the legal resistance against President Trump. Then it led a sudden retreat across the legal industry. A Times investigation examined how it caved to White House pressure.

© Andrew Kelly/Reuters

Paul Weiss’s offices in Washington.
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A Marijuana Giant That Won Over Trump Has Found Enemies Closer to Home

Par : David Ovalle
Concerns about polluted water and excessive runoff — and the pervasive smell of cannabis — in a small Florida town have made the company, Trulieve, the target of local criticism and state investigations.

© Zack Wittman for The New York Times

Water flows from Trulieve’s storm water retention pond onto James and Felicia Lamb’s property neighboring the Trulieve cultivation facility in Waukeenah, Fla.
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Days After Deadly Shooting, Seattle Tightens Security on Festivities

Par : Sejal Govindarao · Drew Atkins and Anna Griffin
A recent shooting that killed three people at a food festival in Seattle did not deter crowds from the city’s Seafair Weekend Festival.

© Lindsey Wasson/Associated Press

A makeshift memorial for victims of a shooting at the Bite of Seattle food festival where three people were killed.
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More Than a Dozen Wildfires Burn in Washington State, Forcing Evacuations

Par : Pooja Salhotra
The Old Trails fire near Spokane had grown to about 3,500 acres by Sunday morning, propelled by strong wind gusts and high temperatures.

© John Stember for The New York Times

The Old Trail fire leveled homes overnight in northwest Spokane, Wash. Residents surveyed the damage on Sunday morning.
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Shooting at In-N-Out in Idaho Leaves at Least 3 Dead and 5 Wounded

Par : Mack Liederman · Sejal Govindarao and Leo Sands
The shooting occurred at a busy shopping center in Twin Falls, as people were getting food, shopping and going to the movies on a Saturday afternoon. The police said the shooter was dead.

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Police and fire crews respond at an In-N-Out Burger restaurant in Twin Falls, Idaho, on Saturday after a shooting that left at least three people dead.
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Mitch McConnell, Still Hospitalized, Misses Signature Kentucky Political Picnic

Par : Emily Cochrane and Jon Cherry
Senator Mitch McConnell’s ongoing hospitalization meant he missed his final chance to attend the signature western Kentucky event while in office.

James Comer supporters look on at the 146th St. Jerome Picnic.
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Trump Calls for $1.8 Billion Fund Over Blanche Attorney General Fight

Par : Mark Walker
The president vowed to push for the payout fund if Senate Republicans fail to confirm Todd Blanche as attorney general, reigniting a dispute over the settlement.

© Pete Marovich for The New York Times

President Trump departing for Bedminster, N.J. Over the weekend, Mr. Trump raised the prospect of resurrecting a $1.8 billion supporter fund as negotiations stalled over Todd Blanche’s nomination for attorney general.
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Timeline of Trump’s Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Renovation Saga

Par : Pooja Salhotra
President Trump vowed to restore the Reflecting Pool, a defining feature of Washington. Months later, it is empty and closed to the public.

© Salwan Georges for The New York Times

The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool sat empty and fenced in last month, after what prosecutors said was a “botched” renovation.
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Trump’s Polling Numbers Hit a New Low. Don’t Expect Him to Change Course.

Par : Peter Baker
Barely a third of Americans approve of Mr. Trump’s handling of the job, putting him at historic depths for a second-term president at this stage of his tenure.

© Kenny Holston/The New York Times

A flurry of new samples in recent days found that Mr. Trump is at the nadir of his presidency.
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In Dropping Reflecting Pool Case, Pirro Draws Trump’s Wrath

Par : Glenn Thrush
Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney in Washington, blamed shoddy construction, contradicting President Trump’s pet theory. Mr. Trump said he disagreed “100%” with her.

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Jeanine Pirro withdrew the felony charge against the ex-Olympian David Hearn on Friday.
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$4 Million Settlement in Suit Against Officer Who Took Nude Images From Women’s Phones

Par : Emmett Lindner
Julian Alcala, who was a police officer in Eastern Missouri, had illegally obtained the private images during traffic stops, the authorities said.

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Julian Alcala had been employed by the police department in Florissant, Mo., for 11 months, during which time he illegally obtained nude images from women during traffic stops, officials said.
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Scope of Hacks on U.S. Water Supply Widens as Evidence Points to Iran

Par : Dustin Volz and Ernesto Londoño
Michigan and Minnesota are among at least seven states coping with cyberattacks aimed at disrupting water systems nationwide.

© Erin Kirkland for The New York Times

Michigan officials said some of their water systems had been affected but continued to operate safely.
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Scope of Hacks on U.S. Water Supply Widens as Evidence Points to Iran

Par : Dustin Volz and Ernesto Londoño
Michigan and Minnesota are among at least seven states coping with cyberattacks aimed at disrupting water systems nationwide.

© Erin Kirkland for The New York Times

Michigan officials said some of their water systems had been affected but continued to operate safely.
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Justice Dept. Subpoenas Times Freelancer in Effort to Identify Sources

Par : Devlin Barrett
A previously undisclosed subpoena, involving reporting on a failed SEAL Team 6 mission in North Korea, reflects the government’s expanding campaign to investigate leaks of secrets.

© Ed Jones/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

A SEAL Team 6 mission conducted in 2019 in North Korea was detailed in a New York Times article last year.
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Fact-Checking Trump’s Claims About the Effect of the Iran War on Oil Prices, Munitions and More

Par : Linda Qiu
The president misleadingly blamed the Biden administration’s weapons transfers to Ukraine for current concerns over munitions stockpiles, among other claims about the Iran war.

© Kenny Holston/The New York Times

President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attending a dignified transfer last month for Army soldiers killed while deployed to Jordan last month.
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How Ukraine Is Making Inroads With MAGA and a Trump Ally, Laura Loomer

Par : Anton Troianovski · Ken Bensinger and Constant Méheut
Ukraine and its supporters have invested years in trying to undo the skepticism of the country’s war effort harbored by President Trump’s MAGA movement and the president himself.

© Doug Mills/The New York Times

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine with President Trump during the NATO summit in Ankara last month.
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She Voted for a Justice Who Overturned Roe. Now it Haunts Her on the Trail.

Par : Lisa Lerer and Beth Reinhard
Senator Susan Collins, who supports abortion rights, endorsed Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination for the Supreme Court. It has emerged as a major issue in her campaign for re-election.

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Officer Charged With Violating Privacy for Recording Colleagues’ Racism

Par : Jill Cowan and Shawn Hubler
The charges stem from recordings that Daniel Flores made over the course of 2024, when he was working in a Los Angeles police unit that recruited new officers.

© Mel Melcon

After The Los Angeles Times reported on the recordings last year, the Police Department opened an internal investigation, and the taped remarks were denounced across the board by city leaders.
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Charges Dropped Against Ex-Olympian David Hearn Accused of Damaging Reflecting Pool

Par : Madaleine Rubin and David A. Fahrenthold
A former Olympian will not face trial after federal prosecutors acknowledged that the Trump administration’s claims of vandalism were false.

© Rod Lamkey/Associated Press

David Hearn, center, pleaded not guilty this month to a felony charge of vandalism. Prosecutors had accused him of ripping the Reflecting Pool’s lining.
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George Santos Fined Over Bets on State of the Union on Kalshi Prediction Market

Par : Santul Nerkar
A federal regulator fined the former lawmaker $35,000 over allegations of insider trading by placing bets on Kalshi about whether he would attend the State of the Union address in February.

© Adam Gray for The New York Times

Former Representative George Santos was fined over allegations he engaged in insider trading by betting on his attendance at the State of the Union address in February.
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Trump Backs Away From Deal to Let Ukraine Build Patriot Missiles

Par : Chris Cameron
The president of Ukraine had warned that the country was running out of Patriot interceptors, the most reliable weapon it has to shoot down Russian ballistic missiles.

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President Trump holding a cabinet meeting on Friday at Camp David in Maryland.
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Missing Australian Hiker Found Dead on Wyoming Trail

Par : Alena Cerro
The man had been traveling the Continental Divide Trail, which goes through five states and is described by a hiking group as one of the “most challenging landscapes in North America.”

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Members of Teton County Search and Rescue found the hiker dead on Wednesday.
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Trump and Netanyahu May Be at Odds Again Over Gaza Plan

Par : Michael Crowley
President Trump’s announcement came at a difficult point in his relationship with the Israeli leader over their war against Iran.

© Pete Marovich for The New York Times

President Trump dismissed concerns about a plan for disarming Hamas proposed by the Board of Peace yet also tempered expectations.
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New Gaza Plan Hailed by Trump Again Pressures Netanyahu

Par : Michael Crowley
President Trump’s announcement came at a difficult point in his relationship with the Israeli leader over their war against Iran.

© Pete Marovich for The New York Times

President Trump dismissed concerns about a plan for disarming Hamas proposed by the Board of Peace yet also tempered expectations.
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Charges Dropped Against Ex-Olympian David Hearn Accused of Damaging Reflecting Pool

Par : Madaleine Rubin and David A. Fahrenthold
A former Olympian will not face trial after federal prosecutors acknowledged that the Trump administration’s claims of vandalism were false.

© Rod Lamkey/Associated Press

David Hearn, center, pleaded not guilty this month to a felony charge of vandalism. Prosecutors had accused him of ripping the Reflecting Pool’s lining.
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Hunter Biden Blames Cancer for Joe Biden’s Disastrous Debate

Par : Reid J. Epstein and Nina Agrawal
Medical experts say it is unlikely that Mr. Biden’s debate performance was affected by the cancer that was diagnosed months later.

© Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times

Former President Joseph R. Biden Jr. at an event in Washington last year.
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Trump Administration Plans to Upend Head Start by Deregulating It

Par : Coral Davenport
The White House tried but failed to block funding for preschool for poor children. Instead, it will seek to strip away standards on health, literacy — and brushing teeth.

© Rebecca Blackwell/Associated Press

A teacher at a Head Start program run by Easterseals South Florida instructing students on reading and writing. Head Start has served over 30 million children since it was created.
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John Ali, Nation of Islam Official Who Clashed With Malcolm X, Dies at 98

Par : Clay Risen
He was widely suspected of being an F.B.I. informant and of playing a role in the 1965 assassination of Malcolm, the charismatic Black activist.

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John Ali, back row center, the Nation of Islam’s de facto second-in-command, stands behind the group’s leader, Elijah Muhammad, and between Jabir Herbert Muhammad, left, Mr. Muhammad’s son, and James Shabazz during a news conference after the assassination of Malcolm X in February 1965.
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Why Mitch McConnell Isn’t Giving Up His Senate Seat

Par : Carl Hulse
Democrats are demanding that the Kentucky Republican resign. Others who were sidelined for far longer faced no such calls, but times are changing.

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Senator Mitch McConnell heading to a vote in May.
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Nancy Guthrie Ransom Notes Released by Sheriff’s Department Searching for New Leads

Par : Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs
The 84-year-old mother of Savannah Guthrie, the television news anchor, has been missing for nearly six months.

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A memorial near the driveway to Nancy Guthrie’s residence in February in Tucson, Ariz.
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Trump Blames Minnesota, Not Iran, for Cyberattack, Despite Initial Investigation

Par : Chris Cameron
President Trump claimed without evidence that Minnesota’s Democratic government was “behind” a cyberattack on the state’s own water systems. Investigators believe Iran is likely responsible.

© Eric Lee for The New York Times

Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota said President Trump’s attempt to blame him for the cyberattack “further illustrates there’s no plan to win a war with Iran.”
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Trump to Appeal Judge’s Ruling Denouncing I.R.S. Lawsuit as Exercise in Self-Dealing

Par : Alan Feuer and Andrew Duehren
It was the latest sign that the president was doubling down on his fight for aspects of a deal that brings him vast benefits, even though they have jeopardized the confirmation of his pick for attorney general.

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President Trump reiterated his support for the so-called anti-weaponization fund in a social media post on Friday.
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Trump Escalates Feud With Senate Over Blanche

Par : Michael Gold
The president’s comments threw the confirmation of Todd Blanche, his pick to be attorney general, further into doubt.

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Todd Blanche, the acting attorney general, during a cabinet meeting at Camp David on Friday.
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Driver Fatally Shoots Kidnapped Victim in Trunk in Chino Hills

Par : Orlando Mayorquín and Vik Jolly
An abduction from a home in Chino Hills led to a short police chase. The driver fired at a man in the trunk before being gunned down.

© KTLA 5

The abduction and police chase took place in Chino Hills, an upper-middle-class community near the eastern edge of Los Angeles County.
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Todd Blanche’s Loyalty to Trump Is Putting His Attorney General Confirmation at Risk

Par : Glenn Thrush
Todd Blanche’s approach has collided with the jury-of-two reality in the Senate that has, thus far, kept him from the prize he covets: the stability and status conferred by a Senate confirmation.

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Todd Blanche, according to current and former officials, understands that coping with President Trump’s demands, rages and U-turns is the price to pay for rising in his orbit.
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Coast Guard Vows to Protect Crews From Brain Injuries Caused by Rough Seas

Par : Dave Philipps
The head of the Coast Guard said “decisive action” would be taken so the injuries would be recognized, treated and prevented.

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U.S. Coast Guard students training near Cape Disappointment in Washington in 2023.
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Amid Talk of a Party Switch, Fetterman Vows ‘Never’

Par : Carl Hulse
Changing one’s affiliation is rare in the Senate, but it can have big consequences. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania says he is staying put as a Democrat.

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Senator John Fetterman, Democrat of Pennsylvania, at the Capitol this week.
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