Trump Live Updates: Blanche Wins Over G.O.P. Holdouts; Iran Denies Direct U.S.-Iran Talks (Gift Article)

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Exclusive | Trump Administration to End Medicare Drug Plan Subsidy

Program that held down premiums won’t be renewed for 2027, resulting in higher costs for some seniors.

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A U.S. Citizen Deleted His Phone’s Data. Now He Faces a Felony Charge. (Gift Article)

Federal prosecutors charged a man returning to the United States with obstruction because he gave them a passcode that erased his smartphone during a customs search.

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Opinion | Who Does JD Vance Think He Is? (Gift Article)

The chameleon effect is endangering the vice president’s political prospects.

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Netanyahu is finally getting his White House meeting. He may not like what comes with it.

The Israeli prime minister had been hoping for a sit-down with Trump for months — and getting one may not improve straining ties.

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Officials Call Attack Near Berlin Pride Celebration a ‘Terror Attack’ (Gift Article)

The hunt for a 21-year-old man began early Sunday, in what officials called a likely act of Islamist terrorism.

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Trump Holds Off on Major War Escalation Against Iran as Advisers Raise Concerns (Gift Article)

Among the worries is that expanded hostilities could dangerously drain the diminished stockpile of air defense munitions in the Middle East.

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Opinion | Maduro’s Case Is Due Back in Court. Prosecutors May Be in for a Big Surprise. (Gift Article)

It’s a story a century old.

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Iran Rushed Out $6 Billion of Oil During Brief Truce With U.S.

About 20 Iranian tankers carrying millions of barrels of oil set sail for Asia—likely for sail to China—after the U.S. lifted its blockade.

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Mike Lindell Not Registered to Vote in Minnesota, Where He is Running for Governor (Gift Article)

President Trump endorsed Mike Lindell, a leader of the election denial movement, for Minnesota governor this week.

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Vance says Trump administration ‘absolutely screwed up’ release of the Epstein files

The vice president said former AG Pam Bondi ‘overstated what we had.’

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Treasury Department considers minting a $1 Trump coin

The draft design of the coin, which was overseen by the Office of the U.S. Treasurer Brandon Beach, features Trump’s profile on one side of the coin.

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E. Jean Carroll Receives $5.6 Million Payment From Trump in Civil Case (Gift Article)

A federal jury found President Trump liable for sexually assaulting and defaming Ms. Carroll. He exhausted his appeals last month, prompting a judge to order that the money be paid.

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Lindsey Graham, Republican Senator and Trump Ally, Dies From ‘Sudden Illness’ (Gift Article)

He died from “a brief and sudden illness” on Saturday evening, his office said. Over more than two decades in the Senate, he consistently pushed for the use of U.S. military power overseas.

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Trump-Appointed Judge Reluctantly Grants Dismissal of Proud Boys Case (Gift Article)

Judge Timothy J. Kelly, a federal judge in Washington, noted that he had little choice but to accept the Trump administration’s move to end the case.

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