Trump Administration Plans to Upend Head Start by Deregulating It The White House tried but failed to block funding for preschool for poor children. Instead, it will seek to strip away standards on health, literacy — and brushing teeth. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/u...

Trump Administration Plans to Upend Head Start by Deregulating It

The White House tried but failed to block funding for preschool for poor children. Instead, it will seek to strip away standards on health, literacy — and brushing teeth.

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How a Top Law Firm Went From Standing Up to Trump to Bending the Knee Paul Weiss was a progressive stalwart for decades and led the legal resistance against Trump in his first term. Then it surrendered without a fight. This is the story of its transformation. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/02/u...

How a Top Law Firm Went From Standing Up to Trump to Bending the Knee

Paul Weiss was a progressive stalwart for decades and led the legal resistance against President Trump in his first term. Then it surrendered without a fight. This is the inside story of its transform...

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CAIR, a Muslim Nonprofit, Gets a Terrorism Label in Florida and Texas The federal government designates terrorism groups. But Governors Ron DeSantis and Greg Abbott have gotten in the game, and a focus is CAIR, a nonprofit. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/u...

CAIR, a Muslim Nonprofit, Gets a Terrorism Label in Florida and Texas

The federal government designates terrorism groups. But Governors Ron DeSantis and Greg Abbott have gotten in the game, and a focus is CAIR, a nonprofit.

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A U.S. Citizen Deleted His Phone’s Data. Now He Faces a Felony Charge. 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. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/u...

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

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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Berlin Pride Event Attacker Killed in Police Shootout, Officials Say The confrontation with the suspect in what has been described as a likely act of Islamist terrorism occurred as a large-scale manhunt was underway, the authorities said. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/26/w...

Berlin Pride Event Attacker Killed in Police Shootout, Officials Say

The confrontation with the suspect in what has been described as a likely act of Islamist terrorism occurred as a large-scale manhunt was underway, the authorities said.

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Government Overhauls Teen Pregnancy Program to Focus on Marriage and Starting Families The administration canceled grants to organizations across the country, accusing them of encouraging premarital sex. New criteria say programs should stress abstinence. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/22/u...

Government Overhauls Teen Pregnancy Program to Focus on Marriage and Starting Families

The administration canceled federal grants to organizations across the country, accusing them of encouraging premarital sex. New criteria say programs should stress abstinence.

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Even the ‘Salad Queen’ Isn’t Eating Greens Right Now Foot traffic to chains such as Chopt and Chipotle fell in recent weeks after a recall from Taylor Farms and changing messages from the F.D.A. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/23/b...

Even the ‘Salad Queen’ Isn’t Eating Greens Right Now

Foot traffic to chains such as Chopt and Chipotle fell in recent weeks after a recall from Taylor Farms and changing messages from the F.D.A.

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In Maine, Democrats Pick Troy Jackson to Replace Platner in Senate Race Mr. Jackson, a progressive former State Senate president, clinched the nomination at a hastily arranged state party convention. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/25/u...

Troy Jackson Picked to Replace Platner as Democratic Nominee in Maine Senate Race

Mr. Jackson, a progressive former State Senate president, clinched the nomination at a hastily arranged state party convention.

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Trump Orders Warnings Placed at ‘Inaccurate’ Smithsonian History Museum President Trump said the signage at the National Museum of American History would correct what a disputed White House report described as “extreme political activism.” www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/a...

Trump Orders Warnings Placed at ‘Inaccurate’ Smithsonian History Museum

President Trump said the signage at the National Museum of American History would correct what a disputed White House report described as “extreme political activism.”

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Chief Prosecutor of International Criminal Court Is Removed After Sexual Misconduct Charge The ICC, which prosecutes some of the world’s most serious crimes, has been in limbo for years over the allegations against Karim A. A. Khan, its top prosecutor. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/w...

Karim Khan Is Ousted as I.C.C. Chief Prosecutor Over Sexual Misconduct

The International Criminal Court, which prosecutes some of the world’s most serious crimes, has been in limbo for years over the allegations against Karim A. A. Khan, its top prosecutor.

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ICE Targets ‘Detention Desert’ With New Facility in North Carolina Even as ICE has retreated from its plan to buy warehouses, the new complex near the Virginia border signals that the agency remains determined to increase its detention capacity. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/23/u...

ICE Targets ‘Detention Desert’ With New Facility in North Carolina

Even as ICE has retreated from its plan to buy warehouses, the new complex near the Virginia border signals that the agency remains determined to increase its detention capacity.

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Federal Agents Were Told F.B.I. Will No Longer Investigate ICE Confrontations Senior officials deny such a change is in the works, despite guidance shared with agents around the country in recent days. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/19/u...

Federal Agents Were Told FBI Will No Longer Investigate ICE Confrontations

Senior officials deny such a change is in the works, despite guidance shared with agents around the country in recent days.

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Hegseth Plans to Screen All Troops, Including Women, for Low Testosterone Pete Hegseth, as defense secretary, has sought to cultivate an image as a manosphere-friendly leader. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/15/u...

Hegseth Plans to Screen All Troops, Including Women, for Low Testosterone

Pete Hegseth, as defense secretary, has sought to cultivate an image as a manosphere-friendly leader.

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E. Jean Carroll Receives $5.6 Million Payment From Trump in Civil Case 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. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/14/n...

E. Jean Carroll Receives $5.6 Million Payment From Trump in Civil Case

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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New York to Enact Nation’s First Statewide Moratorium on Data Centers Gov. Kathy Hochul will sign an executive order pausing the construction of the largest data centers for one year while the state assesses their effects on the environment and energy use www.nytimes.com/2026/07/14/n...

New York to Enact Nation’s First Statewide Moratorium on Data Centers

Gov. Kathy Hochul will sign an executive order pausing the construction of the largest data centers for one year while the state assesses their effects on the environment and energy use.

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Pat Oliphant, Cartoonist Who Skewered the Powerful, Dies at 90 The winner of countless awards, including a Pulitzer Prize, he was described in 1990 as “the most influential political cartoonist now working.” www.nytimes.com/2026/07/13/a...

Pat Oliphant, Cartoonist Who Skewered the Powerful, Dies at 90

The winner of countless awards, including a Pulitzer Prize, he was described in 1990 as “the most influential political cartoonist now working.”

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Sam Neill, New Zealand Screen Actor and Leading Man, Dies at 78 He appeared in more than 150 productions over a five-decade career but was perhaps best known for his star turn in the “Jurassic Park” series. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/13/o...

Sam Neill, New Zealand Actor Known for ‘Jurassic Park,’ Dies at 78

He appeared in more than 150 productions over a five-decade career but was perhaps best known for his star turn in the “Jurassic Park” series.

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After Weeks of Silence, McConnell Says He Is Recovering From a Fall The senator denied that he had suffered a heart attack and said he had left the hospital and moved to a physical rehabilitation center. He did not give a timetable for returning to Capitol Hill. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/12/u...

After Weeks of Silence, McConnell Says He Is Recovering From a Fall

The Republican senator denied that he had suffered a heart attack and said he had left the hospital and moved to a physical rehabilitation center. He did not give a timetable for returning to Capitol ...

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Lindsey Graham, Republican Senator and Staunch Trump Ally, Dies at 71 He died of “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 US military power overseas. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/12/u...

Lindsey Graham, Republican Senator and Staunch Trump Ally, Dies From ‘Sudden Illness’

He died of “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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Platner Suspends Senate Bid in Maine After Rape Accusation Graham Platner, the Democratic nominee, is withdrawing from a race both parties see as crucial to their hopes of winning the Senate. He has denied the accusation. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/07...

Live Updates: Platner Suspends Senate Bid in Maine After Rape Accusation

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Midtown Manhattan Building Evacuated as Officials Warn of Collapse The complex, which once housed offices for Pfizer, is being converted to residences. Officials inspecting it found support columns were buckling, and upper floors were sagging. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/07/n...

Midtown Manhattan Building Evacuated as Officials Warn of Collapse

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Farage Says He Will Resign as Lawmaker, Forcing Special Election Nigel Farage, leader of the populist right-wing party Reform U.K., has come under increasing pressure after a series of revelations about undisclosed gifts and donations. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/07...

U.K. Live Updates: Farage Resigns and Says He Will Run Again in Special Election

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The Unstoppable Force of A.I. Hype Is Meeting One Immovable Fact www.nytimes.com/2026/06/30/o...

Opinion | The Unstoppable Force of A.I. Hype Is Meeting One Immovable Fact

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At Trump’s Direction, Federal Agencies Are Abandoning Discrimination Cases President Trump has tried to scale back anti-discrimination regulations that date back decades. Federal agencies have heeded his call. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/05/u...

At Trump’s Direction, Federal Agencies Are Abandoning Discrimination Cases

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Nearly a Million Investors Lost a Total of $3.8 Billion on Trump Crypto Coin A report from a cryptocurrency analytics firm details how those who bought the Trump memecoin have fared, with most retail investors having lost money while sophisticated traders did better. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/04/u...

Nearly a Million Investors Lost a Total of $3.8 Billion on Trump Crypto Coin

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Left-Wing Insurgent Ousts 15-Term Congresswoman in Colorado Melat Kiros, a 29-year-old democratic socialist, unseated Representative Diana DeGette in a Democratic primary to represent the Denver area. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/01/u...

Left-Wing Insurgent Ousts 15-Term Congresswoman in Colorado

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Trump Announces Republican Midterm Convention in Dallas in September Parties normally hold conventions only in presidential years, but President Trump liked the idea of mobilizing Republicans this fall. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/30/u...

Trump Announces Republican Midterm Convention in Dallas in September

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Trump Pulled In at Least $2 Billion After Returning to the White House The release of a mandatory financial disclosure for 2025 shows that the Trump family’s holdings, particularly the president’s crypto businesses, were stunningly lucrative. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/30/u...

Trump Pulled In at Least $2 Billion After Returning to the White House

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Justices Reject Trump’s Effort to End Birthright Citizenship President Trump tried to ban birthright citizenship for the children of undocumented immigrants and some temporary foreign visitors. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/06...

Supreme Court Live Updates: Justices Reject Trump’s Effort to End Birthright Citizenship

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