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How Trump Is Transforming the U.S. Government’s Environmental Role

Par :David Gelles and Maxine Joselow
The E.P.A. said this week it would revoke its own ability to fight climate change. It’s the latest move in an extraordinary pivot away from science-based protections.

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A smoggy street in Los Angeles in 1954.
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Mike Donilon Had $4 Million Incentive to Secure a 2024 Biden Win

Par :Reid J. Epstein and Tyler Pager
Mike Donilon was promised a bonus that would have doubled his payment for work on the campaign if the former president had been re-elected.

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Mike Donilon was among former President Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s aides who resisted calls for him to end his re-election campaign, even after a damaging debate performance.
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A Short History of Awkward Gift Giving Between U.S. and U.K. Leaders

Par :Stephen Castle
For foreign leaders seeking to woo President Trump, a thoughtful gift is a time-honored diplomatic tactic. But there are pitfalls.

© Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times

President Trump and Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain in Aberdeen, Scotland, on Monday. On the visit, Scotland’s first minister, John Swinney, presented Mr. Trump with gifts including a document dating from 1853 that registered the marriage of Mr. Trump’s maternal great-grandparents.
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Judge Bars Trump Administration From Punishing 2 Law Professors for I.C.C. Work

Par :Zach Montague
A federal judge in New York permanently blocked the government from pursuing penalties against the professors over their assistance to the International Criminal Court.

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The International Criminal Court in The Hague prosecutes cases of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity.
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Gaza Hunger Presents Trump With Moral Test Familiar to Past Presidents

Par :Michael Crowley
The crisis has echoes of past humanitarian crises that left presidents wringing their hands over how to respond.

© Saher Alghorra for The New York Times

The plight of Palestinians in Gaza has emerged as a test for President Trump.
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This Democrat Wants Cognitive Standards in Congress. Her Colleagues Disagree.

Par :Annie Karni
Representative Marie Gluesenkamp Perez says age-related cognitive decline among elected officials is a major issue for voters.

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The issue Representative Marie Gluesenkamp Perez wants to address is not new in Congress, where there are now more members than ever age 70 and older.
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Trump’s A.I. Challenge: Focus on Weapon Concerns or Woke-ism?

Par :David E. Sanger
In the Biden era, the government feared AI models would guide the spread of chemical, biological or nuclear weapons. President Trump signed an order on “Preventing Woke A.I. in the Federal Government.”

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President Trump’s executive action bars the U.S. government from buying, using or promoting A.I. models that contradict the views of the president or his supporters.
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Hunter Biden Trashes Democrats, Including George Clooney, in Podcast Appearances

Par :Reid J. Epstein
In a profane tirade, the former president’s son sought to settle scores with Anita Dunn, David Axelrod, James Carville and George Clooney. Among others.

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In a videotaped conversation, Hunter Biden dismissed George Clooney as “a brand” and James Carville as someone who “hasn’t run a race in 40 years.”
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Democrats’ 2024 Autopsy Is Described as Avoiding the Likeliest Cause of Death

Par :Reid J. Epstein and Shane Goldmacher
An audit being conducted by the D.N.C. is not looking at Joe Biden’s decision to run or key decisions by Kamala Harris’s team, according to six people briefed on the report.

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A Democratic audit of the 2024 election is said to be focusing less on the Biden and Harris campaign and more on how outside groups supported the effort.
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Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Hits Senior Care Work Force

Par :Madeleine Ngo
Nursing homes and home care agencies have lost workers as the Trump administration has moved to end deportation protections for migrants with temporary legal status.

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Staff members serving food to residents of Sinai Residences, a retirement community in Boca Raton, Fla.
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Interior Dept. to Put Wind and Solar Projects Through Stricter Political Review

Par :Brad Plumer
Industry groups said the directive could create new delays and bottlenecks for renewable energy projects across the country.

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Wind tower components on a lot in Newton, Iowa, this month.
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Justice Dept. Asks for 1-Day Sentence for Ex-Officer Convicted in Breonna Taylor Raid

Par :Glenn Thrush
The administration asked the judge in the case to sentence the former officer to essentially the brief time he had served when he was first charged, and three years of supervised release.

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Brett Hankison appearing for his federal trial last October in Louisville, Ky.
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Justice Dept. Asks for 1-Day Sentence for Ex-Officer Convicted in Breonna Taylor Raid

Par :Glenn Thrush
The move was a stunning reversal of Biden-era efforts to address racial disparities in local law enforcement.

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Brett Hankison appearing for his federal trial last October in Louisville, Ky.
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Justice Dept. to Move Ahead With Bribery Case Against Cuellar

Par :Glenn Thrush
The decision to sustain the prosecution of the Texas Democrat stands in contrast to the department’s decisions to drop or downgrade investigations of Trump allies or those he deems politically useful.

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Representative Henry Cuellar, Democrat of Texas, was accused of bribery and money laundering on behalf of an oil and gas company owned by Azerbaijan’s leaders.
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How Much Military Aid Has the U.S. Given to Ukraine? Here’s What to Know.

Par :John Ismay
The United States began sending weapons to Ukraine years before Russia invaded in 2022.

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The 148th separate artillery brigade of Air Assault Forces fire a French 155-millimeter self-propelled howitzer at a Russian target in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine in April.
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How Much Military Aid Has the U.S. Given to Ukraine? Here’s What to Know.

Par :John Ismay
The United States began sending weapons to Ukraine years before Russia invaded in 2022.

© Tyler Hicks/The New York Times

The 148th separate artillery brigade of Air Assault Forces fire a French 155-millimeter self-propelled howitzer at a Russian target in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine in April.
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Trump Reluctantly Comes Around to Backing Ukraine. Will He Stick With It?

Par :David E. Sanger and Maggie Haberman
President Trump is formalizing a new plan to sell American weapons to European allies, who would pass them onto Kyiv. But he made it clear this wasn’t his war.

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The approach President Trump is taking seems intended to keep him at least one arm’s length away from the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
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Trump’s Willingness to Arm Ukraine Puts Him Closer to Biden Approach

Par :David E. Sanger and Maggie Haberman
President Trump is expected this week to formalize a new plan to sell American weapons to European allies, who would pass them onto Kyiv.

© Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times

The approach President Trump is taking seems designed to keep him at least one arm’s length away from the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
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Why Trump’s Abraham Accords Have Not Meant Mideast Peace

Par :Vivian Nereim
The 2020 agreements addressed diplomacy and commerce, not conflicts or the Palestinians. Predictions that the deals would produce regional peace were baseless, analysts say.

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President Trump leading Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel and officials from Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates outside the White House to sign the Abraham Accords in 2020.
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