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Trump’s Census Overhaul Would Exclude Some Immigrants and Remove Questions on Race (Gift Article)

The proposals for 2030 are among significant changes that would upend a process for helping allot congressional seats and shape policies that address disparities.

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The Atlantic politicsbusiness
Why Trump Has It Out for Canada

The superficial similarities between the U.S. and its closest friend are likely driving much of the president’s vitriol.

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New York Times politics
Opinion | Trump Is Sabotaging the Midterms. The Supreme Court Must Stop Him. (Gift Article)

The country has built a system in which Americans can have confidence. President Trump is trying to wreck it.

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Bloomberg legalpolitics
DOJ Finds Berkeley Law School Admissions Racially Discriminatory

The US Justice Department said Wednesday that the University of California Berkeley School of Law discriminated against applicants based on race, the Trump administration’s latest crackdown on college...

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New York Times legalpolitics
Judge Lifts West Point’s Restrictions on Civilian Professors’ Speech (Gift Article)

A federal judge also said that the government had offered no real justification for limiting the ability of a professor who sued to express opinions in a Military Academy classroom.

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New York Times politicsculture
Trump Administration Accuses Berkeley Law School of Racial Discrimination (Gift Article)

The Justice and Education Departments said the school had penalized white and Asian applicants, the latest in a series of investigations into admissions at elite universities.

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The Atlantic politics
How 9/11 Changed New York—And America

The attacks 25 years ago inspired a sense of national unity. It has since been shattered.

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The Atlantic politics
Does Trump Want Republicans to Win the Midterms?

Traditionally, candidates try to distance themselves from unpopular presidents. But this year, that’s impossible.

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New York Times politics
Thousands Gather for Funeral of Norway’s King Harald (Gift Article)

Royal families and heads of state, including President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, attended the funeral of King Harald V in Oslo.

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New York Times entertainmentpolitics
Justin Vivian Bond, Cabaret Chanteuse, Left New York for Paris. New York Called Her Back. (Gift Article)

Justin Vivian Bond, a cabaret performer and MacArthur “genius,” left New York to move to Paris. Now she’s back at Joe’s Pub to tell us all about it.

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The Times (UK) worldpolitics
I’ll fund defence by… building council houses, Andy Burnham say

You could see the moment at PMQs when the cabinet fell in love with the prime minister, as he hailed ‘the Labour way’

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New York Times worldpolitics
Iran’s Strikes on Base in Jordan Caused Limited Damage, U.S. Officials Say (Gift Article)

The latest round of fighting may result in reports of traumatic brain injuries among American service members, officials warned.

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Medium politicsculture
The Fading-Out Electoral Vortex

Blowing up immigration myths on a psychedelic L Street ride

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New York Times politicsworld
Toxic PFAS Cleanups at Military Sites Face Decades of Delay (Gift Article)

The Pentagon has again postponed PFAS cleanups at hundreds of military sites, in some cases up to 19 years, prompting bipartisan anger in Congress.

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New York Times politics
Trump Is Delayed After Emergency Slide Deploys on New Air Force One (Gift Article)

The mishap occurred while the Qatari-donated jet was parked on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews. It delayed President Trump’s departure to a Republican convention in Dallas.

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Election Officials Grapple With Uncertainty as Supreme Court Considers Mail Ballot Plan (Gift Article)

As they wait for word on whether the Trump administration’s new system to screen ballots can move forward, local officials say they are running out of time.

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The Atlantic politics
All the Places Trump Was on 9/11

The president’s latest version doesn’t square with the facts.

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New York Times politics
Why Trump’s Republican Midterm ‘Convention’ Isn’t a Real Convention (Gift Article)

No nominations or formal party business will be happening, as they would at a traditional presidential convention. But the made-for-TV speeches will look much the same.

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New York Times politics
Trump’s Convention Offers an Unusual Fund-Raising Opportunity for Republicans (Gift Article)

Republicans are hoping to use the Dallas extravaganza as a fund-raising opportunity, with some local parties charging as much as $20,000 to be an “honorary delegate.”

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The Times (UK) legalpoliticsworld
When the British left Palestine — Sebastian Faulks’s foreboding new novel

Faulks returns with Farewell to Eden, the story of a soldier sent into the febrile atmosphere of Palestine in 1947, just as the Mandate is about to expire

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New York Times legalpoliticsbusiness
Is LSU vs. SEC feud cooling? Lawsuit hearing postponed, president says roster issue ‘moot’

LSU president Wade Rousse sent SEC commissioner Greg Sankey a letter, dated Wednesday, to “clear up the allegations against LSU.”

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New York Times politics
60 Posts in 10 Hours: How Trump’s Social Media Reflects His Version of Reality (Gift Article)

With an assist from A.I., President Trump offers a window into how he wants to be seen — and, critics say, a barometer of his mental state.

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New York Times politicsworld
Opinion | Canada and the Bully to Its South (Gift Article)

Readers discuss the contrasts between the United States and Canada, and the renaming of Lake Ontario as Lake America. Also: Conquering “digital territory.”

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New York Times politicsworld
Why Israel Reacted With Fury to U.K. Sanctions on West Bank Settlements (Gift Article)

The fierce retaliation of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government to the new restrictions is a reflection of his tough re-election fight, analysts say.

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New York Times politics
Salvadorans to Keep Temporary Protected Status for Now, Trump Officials Say (Gift Article)

Temporary Protected Status for El Salvador was set to expire on Wednesday. The Trump administration said it would make an announcement about the program’s future at the “appropriate time.”

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New York Times politics
Texas Republicans Are Turning Against Data Centers. Will It Matter in November? (Gift Article)

The industry’s rapid expansion has scrambled traditional political alliances and forced G.O.P. leaders to respond to a backlash from some of their most reliable rural voters.

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New York Times politicsworld
Republican Convention Live Updates: GOP Convenes in Texas for Trump's Midterm Pageant (Gift Article)

The president will speak on both nights of a gathering in Dallas billed as a midterm convention. But with his approval ratings sagging, it’s unclear whether the event will help Republicans in tough ra...

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New York Times politics
Yankees must be careful in building back Aaron Judge, despite his push to play

This is about keeping Judge healthy and getting him back to peak form — not the AL East title. The Yankees can’t afford to lose him again.

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The Atlantic politics
Inside the White House on 9/11

John McConnell on his memories of working in the White House on September 11, 2001. Plus: American Pastoral by Philip Roth.

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New York Times businesspolitics
Trump’s Midterm Pitch Clouded by Iran War and Canada Tariffs (Gift Article)

A worsening trade war and a spike in oil prices could create new economic risks as the president prepares to rally Republicans for the midterms.

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Bloomberg politics
Hunter Biden’s ‘Laptop’ Memecoin Surges, Then Plummets on Debut

Hunter Biden’s $LAPTOP coin began as a troll. Then traders did what they have done with short-lived internet jokes in this era of speculative boom and bust: send the token up before inevitably sending...

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New York Times politicsworldsports
The Cricket Briefing: England boast a potent new-ball attack, but have Pakistan been set up to fail?

It's advantage England as Pakistan, put into bat, were dismissed cheaply at Edgbaston with Emilio Gay scoring his third Test 50 in reply

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The Atlantic businesspoliticssports
The Wrath of MAGA

The ferocity of the response to Jon Ossoff reveals something deeper about the world of Trump supporters.

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New York Times politicstechnologytransportation
Opinion | I Expected Tech Fatalism. Americans Are Putting Up a Remarkable Fight Instead. (Gift Article)

Three-fourths of Americans oppose data centers. Why?

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Tate Brothers Must Remain in U.S. Jail Until Extradition Case Is Decided (Gift Article)

A judge in Miami declined to release Andrew and Tristan Tate from custody while they fight extradition to Britain.

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New York Times politicslegaltransportation
How Trump’s Mail Voting Plan Would Work (Gift Article)

The plan, which two dozen states have challenged as unconstitutional, puts in place new requirements about who can receive mail ballots.

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New York Times medialegalpolitics
In Brooklyn, a Landscape Designer Turned a Gray Roof Into a Green Roof (Gift Article)

The Brooklyn garage’s rooftop was a flat, empty surface. Then Julie Farris made it bloom.

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The Atlantic politics
The Inside Story of What Happened at Stars and Stripes

For generations, the newspaper has served American military families without interference from the government. That work must continue. And it must remain editorially independent.

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New York Times politicsworldbusiness
Measuring the Cost of Trump’s Multiple Wars (Gift Article)

Voters and some Republican lawmakers are growing weary of President Trump’s trade battles and the economic fallout from fighting in the Middle East.

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New York Times politicstransportation
Dallas Protests Planned as Trump, Republicans Gather for RNC Convention (Gift Article)

City officials erected barricades, mapped out street closures and coordinated with federal agencies as protesters planned anti-Trump marches and demonstrations near the convention venue.

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NRC politicsworld
Ook in de Eerste Kamer wil GroenLinks-PvdA zich Pro noemen, maar dat mag van de PVV niet zonder slag of stoot. ‘Tsja, het is allemaal politiek natuurlijk’

Politiek: In de Eerste Kamer probeert GroenLinks-PvdA de naam te veranderen in Pro. De manier waarop noemt de PVV „een list”. Niettemin is er een meerderheid voor een voorstel dat ervoor zorgt dat Pro...

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Bloomberg worldpolitics
Iran Attacks on US Navy Show Limits of Tanker-Sinking Reprisals

The US tactic of striking Iranian tankers in reprisal for attacks on American warships faces a key obstacle: Tehran likely values putting a hole in an American destroyer more than losing an empty carg...

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New York Times politics
Will Trump’s Midterm Convention Help or Hurt Republicans? 5 Things to Watch. (Gift Article)

At an unusual gathering in Dallas, some of the party’s top candidates will be forced to decide just how tightly to tether themselves to an unpopular president.

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NRC politicsworld
Ongehoord Nederland is nog wel even te zien, maar minister Letschert lijkt juridisch sterk te staan bij haar besluit om de omroep uit het bestel te verwijderen

Zes vragen over intrekking licentie ON! Was het Hitler-fragment doorslaggevend in de aanloop naar het voorlopige besluit van minister Letschert om Ongehoord Nederland uit het bestel te nemen? En hoe g...

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New York Times politicstransportation
TSA PreCheck Now Unlocks Access to Visit Airports Without a Plane Ticket (Gift Article)

At more than a dozen U.S. airports, T.S.A. PreCheck members can now apply to enter the secure area, even if they’re just going to meet someone on a flight.

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New York Times politicsworldtransportation
Germany’s Right Turn (Gift Article)

We take stock of the AfD’s success.

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The Times (UK) politicsworldlegal
Reform UK member seen hitting protester ‘acted in blind panic’

Stephen Cooling claimed he did not hit anyone with his metal walking stick at the conference and was waving it around while waiting for security

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New York Times businesssciencepolitics
California, an Environmental Bastion, Warms to Nuclear Energy (Gift Article)

The state is considering extending the life of its last nuclear power plant, Diablo Canyon, and allowing construction of new reactors to help meet its clean energy goals.

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Washington Post politicshealth
Doctors say Trump’s weight poses a significant health risk

The president has gained about 20 pounds since his campaign, according to his statements and those of aides.

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Washington Post politics
Paxton’s former top law enforcement official endorses Talarico

David Maxwell, a former Texas Ranger decorated for his decades of service, reported Paxton to the FBI in 2020.

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