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Gutting the Education Department, and a Trump Tesla Show
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Trump’s New Charm Offensive, and a Drone Attack on Moscow
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Trump Won’t Rule Out a Recession, and a Crackdown on Campus Protests
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Whiplash From the White House, and a SpaceX Explosion
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Inside Trump’s Deportation Push, and the U.S. Holds Talks With Hamas
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Trump’s Defiant Victory Lap, and the Dept. of Education’s ‘Final Mission’
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The Tariffs Are On, and Trump Suspends Ukraine Aid
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The Scramble After a White House Showdown, and R.F.K. Jr.’s Measles Response
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Iowa Moves to Eliminate Trans Rights, and Zelensky Heads to the White House
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U.S. Economy Under Stress, and a Behind-the-Scenes Look at DOGE
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The Dramatic House Budget Vote, and a New ‘Gold Card’ for Immigrants
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A Showdown on Ukraine, and a Judge Says DOGE Might Be Unconstitutional
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Republicans Face Backlash, and the Dangers of Fake A.I. Therapists
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The F.B.I.’s New Boss, and the Foreign Aid Fallout
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Trump Blames Ukraine, and More Americans Identify as L.G.B.T.Q.
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Trump Pivots Toward Putin, and R.F.K. Jr. Says ‘Nothing’ Is Off Limits
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Plane Flips Over in Toronto, and Migrants Trapped in Panama Hotel
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Supreme Court Considers Trump’s Power, and Musk’s Team Wants Access to I.R.S. Re...
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Mass Government Layoffs Begin, and New Abortion Fight Takes Shape
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Trump’s Call with Putin, and Ozempic’s Effect on Drinking
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Musk’s Growing Power, and Russia Releases American Teacher
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Trump’s Ultimatum to Hamas, and Nonstop Quakes on Greek Island
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Vance Challenges Courts’ Power, and Trump Targets the Penny
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Trump’s Attack on Foreign Aid, and Disappearing Bird Flu Data
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Midnight Deadline for Federal Workers, and Anti-Trump Protests Across U.S.
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Trump’s Gaza Takeover Plan, and Making Gods of Gamers
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Inside Musk’s Government Takeover, and Frantic Tariff Negotiations
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Trump's Trade War Heats Up, and Government Websites Go Dark
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Plane Crash Clues, and a New Way to Treat Pain
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A Plane Crash Near Washington, and 3 Contentious Senate Hearings
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Millions of Federal Workers Offered Payouts, and Kennedy’s Senate Test
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Trump’s Firing Spree, and an ‘Invisible Threat’ in L.A.
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Gazans Trek Home, and Trump's Tariff Spat With Colombia
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Trump’s First Presidential Trip, and an American Egg Crisis
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How Republicans Will Try to Pay for Trump’s Agenda, and a New A.D.H.D. Study
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Bishop Asks Trump to ‘Have Mercy,’ and Hegseth Faces New Accusations
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What Trump Did on Day 1, and Biden’s Final Acts
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Trump Takes Office, and the TikTok Roller Coaster
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Cease-Fire Expected to Move Forward, and a Last-Ditch Pitch to Save TikTok
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What to Know About the Cease-Fire Deal, and Biden Warns the Nation
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Gaza Cease-Fire ‘Right on the Brink,’ and the S.E.C. Sues Elon Musk
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Special Counsel Report Says Trump Would Have Been Convicted, and Confirmation He...
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L.A.’s Private Firefighters, and U.S. Childhood Vaccination Rates Fall
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Death Toll Climbs in L.A. Fires, and TikTok’s Last Chance
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100,000 Flee Los Angeles Wildfires, and Trump’s Last-Minute Supreme Court Ask
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Wildfires Roar Through L.A., and Trump Floats U.S. Expansion
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to Resign, and U.S. Reports First Bird Fl...
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Harris to Certify Trump’s Victory, and Driving in Manhattan Gets Pricier
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How Congress Could Find Itself Paralyzed, and New Orleans Attack Update
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China Hacks the Treasury Dept., and a Hydropower Crisis
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