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Judge Rules Trump Unlawfully Targeted Stanford Students Who Criticized Israel

Par : Chris Cameron
The ruling was a win for Stanford’s student newspaper, The Stanford Daily, and it followed another court victory for students targeted by the Trump administration last year.

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A lawsuit argued that student journalists had been forced to self-censor out of fear of government retaliation.
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For Trump, the Iran War Is Stuck Between Combat and Genuine Peace

Par : Peter Baker
The war has deteriorated over the past six months into Mr. Trump’s own version of a “forever war,” with no clear goals and no end in sight.

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President Trump has been unable so far to broker an agreement to end the war on satisfactory terms.
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James Roche, Embattled Air Force Secretary, Dies at 86

Par : Trip Gabriel
A former executive in the weapons industry, he led the Air Force amid reports of sexual assault at its service academy and a multibillion-dollar procurement scandal.

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James Roche at the Pentagon in October 2001. He was named Air Force secretary earlier that year after retiring from the Navy and working as a defense contracting executive.
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Milo Yiannopoulos, a Right-Wing Provocateur, Is Arrested by ICE

Par : Chris Cameron · Hamed Aleaziz and Ken Bensinger
Mr. Yiannopoulos, a prominent early supporter of President Trump, was detained at the New Orleans airport. The Trump administration publicized his arrest and shared a mug shot.

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Milo Yiannopoulos at a rally in Baltimore in 2021.
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California Sues Trump Administration Over Offshore Wind Cancellation

Par : Heather Knight
The state is asking a court to reverse a Trump administration agreement and reinstate a planned offshore wind farm.

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A wind farm turbine off the coast of Block Island, R.I., in 2023. California was an early adopter of wind power, but offshore wind farms have so far been developed only on the East Coast.
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Trump Administration Appeals Ruling Halting Mail-In Voting Rules

Par : Zach Montague
The Postal Service appealed an emergency decision from Thursday that blocked it from changing its procedures for mail-in voting ahead of the upcoming midterm elections.

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Workers sorted through ballots at a ballot processing facility in California last November.
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Trump Administration Looks to Give a Swath of Yosemite Park to Developer

Par : Shawn Hubler and Maxine Joselow
The proposed land swap would allow easy access to the crown jewel of the national park system. Democrats and former Park Service officials are incensed.

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Visitors walk through Yosemite Valley in Yosemite National Park.
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Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Uphold Ban on Transgender Troops

Par : Ann E. Marimow and Dave Philipps
President Trump issued an executive order barring transgender service members from the military as part of a broader attack on transgender rights.

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If the justices accept the case, they could schedule oral arguments during the Supreme Court’s term that begins in October.
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Autopsy Shows Man Killed by National Guard in Memphis Was Shot in Back

Par : Emily Cochrane
The death of the man after a confrontation with National Guard troops is under investigation. An autopsy by a medical examiner shows that he was shot in the back and declared it a homicide.

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An autopsy released this week shows that a man killed by National Guard members in Memphis was shot in the back.
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Trump Creates a Space Academy and Honors the Artemis Astronauts

Par : Luke Broadwater
President Trump presented the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the Artemis II crew, which took a journey around the moon.

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President Trump referred to the astronauts, including Christina Koch, Victor Glover and Reid Wiseman, as “fearless explorers.”
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$42 Million Abu Ghraib Jury Verdict Is Overturned on Appeal

Par : Mattathias Schwartz
A Fourth Circuit panel ordered the case to be dismissed, citing a new Supreme Court ruling limiting the ability of foreign citizens to sue in U.S. court.

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The Abu Ghraib prison, years after it returned to Iraqi control.
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Six Months In, Iran Appears Stronger and U.S. Goals Unclear

Par : Steven Erlanger
Trump’s replacement of a military war with a heightened economic one is not expected to alter Iran’s strategy, while further impoverishing its people.

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A man holding an Iranian flag in an apartment destroyed by U.S.-Israeli airstrikes in Tehran earlier this year.
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Who Is Haakon, Norway’s New King?

Par : Lynsey Chutel
Crown Prince Haakon, the only son of King Harald V, will become monarch, a largely ceremonial and symbolic role.

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Crown Prince Haakon of Norway in 2024. As heir to the throne, Haakon has spent a life carrying out royal duties, and increasingly took on a more central role as his father’s health deteriorated.
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‘The Sauna Is Hot and Uncomfortable’: Vote on E.U. Talks Makes Iceland Sweat

Par : Amelia Nierenberg and Egill Bjarnason
The usually genial country has been bitterly divided over a vote this weekend on whether to enter membership talks with the European Union.

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Posters on bus stops urged a “no” vote in Iceland’s capital, Reykjavik, on Tuesday, asking “Natural resources for sale?”
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A Town Council Turns to a Deck of Cards to Break a Tie

Par : Reis Thebault
Two candidates for Town Council in Gila Bend, Ariz., finished with the same number of votes. A century-old state law mandated breaking the tie with a game of chance.

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Patricia Riggs, the interim town clerk of Gila Bend, Ariz., declared Jesus Rubalcava the winner of the Town Council seat after a game of high-card draw with the opposing candidate, Athena Guerrero.
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Six Months In, Iran Appears Stronger and U.S. Goals Unclear

Par : Steven Erlanger
Trump’s replacement of a military war with a heightened economic one is not expected to alter Iran’s strategy, while further impoverishing its people.

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A man holding an Iranian flag in an apartment destroyed by U.S.-Israeli airstrikes in Tehran earlier this year.
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Harald V, Norway’s King as Tradition and Modernity Collided, Dies at 89

Par : Alan Cowell
His 35-year reign opened an ancient monarchy to marriages with so-called commoners and to an incendiary association with Jeffrey Epstein.

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King Harald V of Norway at his consecration ceremony in 1991.
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Judge Once Again Bars Postal Service From Restricting Mail-In Vote

Par : Zach Montague
After reviewing the agency’s final plan to comply with President Trump’s demands, a federal judge barred the Postal Service from imposing new restrictions on mail-in voting.

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In a filing on Thursday, the Postal Service denied that its proposal left any room for it to second-guess states on which voters were eligible to cast a ballot.
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LA Mayor Karen Bass Eases Street Vending Crackdown After Debate

Par : Livia Albeck-Ripka
Mayor Karen Bass said food vendors discourage restaurant patrons, mentioning them alongside homeless encampments. Her opponent, Nithya Raman, said vendors should be brought into the system.

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Street vendors are ubiquitous presences across the Los Angeles area, offering foods from many cultures.
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Lake Ontario Didn’t Ask for Trump to Rename It

Par : Katie Rogers
There is a U.S.-led war in the Middle East and the midterm elections on the horizon, but President Trump’s latest priority seems to be “Making The Great Lakes Even Greater.”

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Boats were anchored along the waterfront of Lake Ontario in Toronto on Thursday.
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Trump Elevates Ben Moss, Former Vance Aide, as White House Staff Secretary

Par : Chris Cameron
The move amounted to one of the few major changes in West Wing personnel in Mr. Trump’s second term.

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Ben Moss, chosen as the next White House staff secretary, at the Oval Office on Thursday.
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Trump Plans to Mark 9/11 at the Pentagon, Not Ground Zero

Par : Maggie Haberman · Zolan Kanno-Youngs · Dana Rubinstein and Sally Goldenberg
President Trump originally intended to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Sept. 11 with remarks at ground zero, but the memorial’s organizers do not allow speeches. Mr. Trump changed his plans.

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Memorials left at the south tower reflecting pool last year at the World Trade Center in Manhattan.
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White House Construction May Have Contributed to Close Call With Trump’s Helicopter

Par : Karoun Demirjian
A controller let a jet take off after missing warnings that Marine One was about to fly through the area, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.

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A passenger jet came within a mile of Marine One in early August, after an air traffic controller at Ronald Reagan National Airport appeared to have missed multiple warnings.
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Progressives Condemn Pick of Pro-Israel Democrat Atop House Panel

Par : Annie Karni
Outrage over making Representative Jared Moskowitz, who is vocally pro-Israel, the top Democrat on a Middle East policy subcommittee reflected the party’s rift over Israel.

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On Tuesday, Representative Jared Moskowitz of Florida, a vocally pro-Israel Democrat, was chosen to serve as the ranking member on a key subcommittee with jurisdiction over Middle East policy.
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In Trump’s Washington, Ballooning National Debt Stirs Little Action

Par : Peter Baker
The relative indifference to the news that the U.S. government now owes $40 trillion demonstrates how drastically the politics of deficit spending has changed.

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A sign showing the national debt last week at a bus stop in Washington.
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Obama to Headline Fund-Raiser With Jeffries in New York

Par : Shane Goldmacher
The top Democrats will gather party donors on Sept. 10, just as Republicans converge in Texas for their unusual midterm convention.

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Representative Hakeem Jeffries and former President Barack Obama will aim to give Democrats a financial boost at a time when money is a concern for the party heading into the midterm elections.
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Trump Signs Executive Order to Rename Lake Ontario to Lake America

Par : Erica L. Green
The president also reiterated his criticism that Canada “treats us very badly.” Trade talks between the nations collapsed last week.

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Yielding on French Could Restart Trade Talks, Canadian Officials Say

Par : Ian Austen and Vjosa Isai
Canada’s minister in charge of trade with the U.S. was responding to comments by Jamieson Greer, the U.S. trade representative. But that was before any mention of Lake Ontario.

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Dominic LeBlanc, Canada’s minister responsible for trade with the United States, center, with Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada.
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Trump Administration to Expand Deportation Flights to Haiti

Par : Hamed Aleaziz · Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Frances Robles
Flights to the Caribbean nation will increase from once a month to once a week now that the Supreme Court allowed President Trump to cancel a humanitarian program.

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Deportation flights to Haiti will increase as soon as this week.
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Trump Raises Money in Texas With Control of the Senate in the Balance

Par : Luke Broadwater
Many Republicans are hoping for financial support from President Trump, whose fund-raising power in the party remains unmatched despite his low poll numbers.

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A cutout of President Trump in Cypress, Texas, during the Republican primary runoff for Senate between Attorney General Ken Paxton and Senator John Cornyn in May.
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U.S. to Withdraw 200 Troops Sent to Nigeria Under Trump

Par : Eric Schmitt · Saikou Jammeh and Ismail Auwal
Officials say the small, limited deployment could serve as a model. But terrorists in the country have continued to attack and kill.

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Nigerian soldiers took part in a search-and-rescue exercise at the Maiduguri Air Force Base earlier this month. Nigerian forces worked with the American military to kill one of the Islamic State’s highest-ranking leaders.
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Democrats to Force Senate Vote on Israel’s Human Rights Practices

Par : Robert Jimison
Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland is leading a group of Democrats seeking answers about violence against Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

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A handcuffed Palestinian man being detained by Israeli border police officers during an army operation in the Qalandiya refugee camp in the West Bank on Tuesday.
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As Anger Grows Over Trump Tariffs, Some in Canada Want Out of U.S. F-35 Deal

Par : Ian Austen
A year into a government review of the purchase of as many as 88 F-35s, one premier says buying American warplanes makes no sense in the face of President Trump’s latest tariffs.

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The F-35 Lightning, made by American defense contractor Lockheed-Martin, costs between $82.5 million and $109 million per plane, depending on the variant.
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Democratic Socialists Are the Toast of the Party in Uruguay

Par : Jack Nicas and Anita Pouchard Serra
The success of progressive candidates in the United States is inspiring leftists abroad struggling under pressure from the Trump administration and its allies.

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Participants at the Panamerican Congress in Montevideo, Uruguay.
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China’s Information Control Could Hamper Flood Rescue Efforts in Tibet

Par : Lily Kuo
Videos of the disaster, which tore through the border area between Tibet and Nepal, have been removed from social media by China’s censors.

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In a photo released by Xinhua News Agency, a muddy river bank with debris was seen near Gyirong Port in southwestern China’s Tibetan Autonomous Region on Wednesday.
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He Thought He Destroyed a Flock Camera, but It Was a Decoy, Police Say

Par : Neil Vigdor
A Florida man was charged over the vandalism of a decoy version of the automated license plate readers, the authorities said.

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A Flock camera on a street in Massachusetts. The cameras and related technology have faced a backlash over privacy and misuse.
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Administration Lawyer Chosen to Lead Panel Considering Trump Construction Projects

Par : Luke Broadwater
Mark Paoletta, also a close associate of Justice Clarence Thomas’s, has been named by President Trump to lead the National Capital Planning Commission.

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As the chairman of the National Capital Planning Commission, Mark Paoletta will be tasked with vetting President Trump’s planned arch and other construction projects.
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West Point Climate Professor Says He Was Fired for Refusing to ‘Defy Science’

Par : Michael C. Bender and Greg Jaffe
Dr. Adam Kalkstein is suing the U. S. Military Academy, where he was a professor of geography and the only climate scientist, after being fired.

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Cadets walking near Pershing Barracks at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 2014. A West Point climate professor says he was fired for refusing to “defy science.”
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New White House Counsel Isn’t a Yes Man, but He Won’t Say No, Either

Par : Luke Broadwater
Will Scharf has proved his loyalty to President Trump, even filming a TV ad in which he blows away documents from the president’s legal cases. His new role will be to provide in-house legal advice.

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Will Scharf in the Oval Office earlier this month.
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Secret Service Officials Said to Be Put on Leave Amid Internal Inquiry

Par : Maggie Haberman · Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Kate Kelly
The agency’s top spokesman is among those on leave, according to two Trump administration officials. The agency said three people faced a misconduct investigation.

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The Secret Service has been under intense scrutiny for years, particularly after two attempts on Donald J. Trump’s life in 2024.
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Maryland Judge Blocks Democratic Redistricting Measure

Par : Campbell Robertson
A judge found that Democratic lawmakers had not followed proper procedures in passing a redistricting amendment, but the state Supreme Court will have the final say.

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The Maryland State House in downtown Annapolis.
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How Darline Graham’s Politics Compare With Her Brother’s as She Runs for Senate

Par : Bayliss Wagner
Senator Darline Graham has spoken far more about her desire to support President Trump’s agenda than she has talked about her brother’s political goals — or her own.

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Ms. Graham has said she wants government to help people no longer rely on Social Security.
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Judge Allows Postal Service Effort to Restrict Mail Voting, for Now

Par : Zach Montague
The order came amid a spate of legal challenges, including one by Democratic state attorneys general, that could still result in the rules being blocked.

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Under its new plan, the Postal Service would not deliver mail ballots in states that do not share voter data with the agency and would deliver only ballots that meet certain criteria.
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Meet Dean Roy, the 15-Year-Old Running for Vermont Governor and Ready for ‘Impact’

Par : Pooja Salhotra
Dean Roy, 15, will appear on the ballot in November as a third-party candidate. He said his generation’s concerns, like affordability and climate change, have been ignored for too long.

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“The goal here is to make enough of an impact that the leaders have to start paying attention to the youth voice,” Dean Roy said.
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Joe Manchin Pushes for More Independents to Join Congress

Par : Carl Hulse
The former Democratic-turned-independent senator and his daughter are backing independent bids for the House and the Senate to try to weaken the two-party grip on the Capitol.

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Former Senator Joe Manchin III and his daughter Heather said they believe the door is open given growing public disillusionment with partisan stalemate and party politics.
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Conservative Media Personality Makes Runoff for Alaska Governor

Par : Anna Griffin
Bernadette Wilson, who has appealed to other Republicans to consolidate around her party’s top finisher, will be one of four finalists on the ranked-choice ballot in November.

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Bernadette Wilson, a conservative Republican, is one of the 17 candidates running for governor in Alaska’s primary.
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