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RFK Jr. Assures Vaccine Skeptics They Have a ‘Friend at the White House’
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RFK Jr. Assures Vaccine Skeptics They Have a ‘Friend at the White House’

The health secretary spoke at a conference featuring misinformation about vaccines, including a claim that the success of the polio vaccines was a “fraud.”

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Toxic Fracking Waste Becoming a Political Issue in Ohio
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Toxic Fracking Waste Becoming a Political Issue in Ohio

The Democratic candidate for governor backed restrictions on disposal of fracking wastewater around a hard-hit town, and called for a “thorough investigation” of the dangers.

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Hasan Piker’s Comments Create Headaches for Abdul El-Sayed
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Hasan Piker’s Comments Create Headaches for Abdul El-Sayed

Under pressure, the Democratic Senate nominee in Michigan this week rejected Hasan Piker’s argument that the U.S. has caused more terror than Al Qaeda.

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The Public Charge Rule: How Trump’s Green Card Policy Could Affect Immigrant Families
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The Public Charge Rule: How Trump’s Green Card Policy Could Affect Immigrant Families

The policy, set to take effect Friday, would give immigration officers broader authority to deny permanent residency to people using public benefits.

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G.O.P. Representative Breaks With Trump in Ad Criticizing the Immigration Crackdown
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G.O.P. Representative Breaks With Trump in Ad Criticizing the Immigration Crackdown

Representative María Elvira Salazar, a three-term representative from Miami, won re-election by 20 percentage points in 2024. Her ad suggests worry among some Republicans about their standing with Hispanic voters.

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Russia and China Veto U.S. Bid to Renew U.N. Monitoring of Iran Nuclear Program
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Russia and China Veto U.S. Bid to Renew U.N. Monitoring of Iran Nuclear Program

The conflict underscored the distance between world powers over the United States’ pressure campaign on Iran.

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Trump Air Force One Photos Fuel Kennedy Center Demolition Speculation
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Trump Air Force One Photos Fuel Kennedy Center Demolition Speculation

Images captured through the windows of Air Force One showed President Trump reviewing a poster with the title “Kennedy Center DEMOLISHED.”

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Jon Kyl, Senator Known for His Skills Behind the Scenes, Dies at 84
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Jon Kyl, Senator Known for His Skills Behind the Scenes, Dies at 84

The Arizona politician rose to the second-highest position in the Republican-held Senate caucus thanks to his policy smarts and deft political sensibilities.

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Are Trump’s Official Papers His Personal Property?
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Are Trump’s Official Papers His Personal Property?

The administration argues that presidential papers are like those of Supreme Court justices.

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G.O.P. Representative Breaks With Trump in Ad: Hispanics ‘Feel Betrayed’
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G.O.P. Representative Breaks With Trump in Ad: Hispanics ‘Feel Betrayed’

Representative María Elvira Salazar, a three-term representative from Miami, won re-election by 20 percentage points in 2024. Her ad suggests worry among some Republicans about their standing with Hispanic voters.

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China Stockpiled Oil, and Now It Could Dominate the Energy Landscape
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China Stockpiled Oil, and Now It Could Dominate the Energy Landscape

The war with Iran revealed just how much influence the world’s biggest oil importer has over prices and other countries’ supplies of jet fuel, gasoline and diesel.

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The Fed Raised Rates. What Comes Next?
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The Fed Raised Rates. What Comes Next?

Kevin M. Warsh, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, on Wednesday left open-ended how much more interest rates may have to rise to tame inflation.

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Who Will Win the Midterms? Republicans Are Reeling.
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Who Will Win the Midterms? Republicans Are Reeling.

The party is putting up a costly defense of states and districts that President Trump won easily in 2024. And in places like Georgia, strategists wonder if it’s too late.

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Jewish Leaders in Michigan Urge Support for El-Sayed’s Senate Bid
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Jewish Leaders in Michigan Urge Support for El-Sayed’s Senate Bid

The public petition comes after other Michigan Jews registered their discontent with Abdul El-Sayed, the state’s Democratic Senate nominee.

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Stung by Voting Rights Decision, Many Black Southerners Plan for November
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Stung by Voting Rights Decision, Many Black Southerners Plan for November

Black Democratic candidates for governor, the Senate and the House are hoping that attacks on Black representation will motivate more voters.

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Trump’s Minnesota Surge Threatened Democracy, Judge Warns
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Trump’s Minnesota Surge Threatened Democracy, Judge Warns

In a rare interview, Patrick Schiltz, who served as the federal court’s chief judge last winter, called the administration’s actions “a grave threat to the rule of law.”

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State Department Extends Visa Ban on Abbas, Other Palestinian Officials
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State Department Extends Visa Ban on Abbas, Other Palestinian Officials

The move would prevent Mahmoud Abbas, the leader of two governing Palestinian groups, from traveling to the United States next week for the United Nations General Assembly.

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Park Service Steamrolls Through Review of Trump’s Arch
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Park Service Steamrolls Through Review of Trump’s Arch

Despite objections from preservationists, final approval for the 250-foot-tall monument appears on track for November.

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