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Immigration Officials Conduct Operation at Wildfire Site in Washington State

Local firefighting officials provided few details about the incident at Olympic National Forest. Federal officials rarely enforce immigration laws at the site of an emergency.

© U.S. Forest Service

A view of the Bear Gulch wildfire on July 21. It started in early July and is still burning.
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Trump Threatens to Investigate Chris Christie Over ‘Bridgegate’

President Trump floated the idea after the former governor of New Jersey, a onetime ally, criticized his use of the Justice Department.

© Sophie Park for The New York Times

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaking at a campaign event in New Hampshire last year.
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Zelensky Calls for ‘Lasting’ Peace in Ukraine Ahead of Trump Meeting

Before a meeting with President Trump, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said that Russia’s 2014 seizure of Ukrainian land became “a springboard for a new attack.”

© Tyler Hicks/The New York Times

Members of the 38th Separate Marine Brigade firing rockets at a Russian target on the front line in eastern Ukraine in February.
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Why Russia Sold Alaska to the U.S.

The Trump-Putin summit will take place in a former Russian colony that the United States bought for $7.2 million in 1867. Here’s how the deal came together and why its legacy matters.

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The $7.2 million U.S. Treasury check that sealed the American purchase of Alaska in 1867.
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