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Trump Threatens Annihilation in Iran in UN Speech and Lays Out Winner-Takes-All Vision
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Trump Threatens Annihilation in Iran in UN Speech and Lays Out Winner-Takes-All Vision

President Trump’s speech at the U.N. General Assembly amounted to a rejection of the founding concept of the United Nations.

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Republican Senator Urges Congress to Investigate Donald Trump Jr.
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Republican Senator Urges Congress to Investigate Donald Trump Jr.

In a letter, John Curtis of Utah called for the Senate Judiciary Committee to subpoena the sons of President Trump and former President Joseph R. Biden Jr.

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Trump Officials Eject 750,000 From Obamacare Markets, Claiming Fraud
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Trump Officials Eject 750,000 From Obamacare Markets, Claiming Fraud

Vice President JD Vance said the measure would save the government $2.2 billion.

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Trump Says He Supports Banning Diesel Exports to Bring Down Prices
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Trump Says He Supports Banning Diesel Exports to Bring Down Prices

Diesel prices have been setting records because of the war in Iran, but the oil industry say banning U.S. exports would not make the fuel cheaper.

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Supreme Court Order Gives Parents Custody of Baby in Surrogacy Fight
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Supreme Court Order Gives Parents Custody of Baby in Surrogacy Fight

A surrogate refused to have an abortion after the fetus was diagnosed with a serious heart problem. She asked the justices to block a court order giving custody to the biological parents.

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Zelensky Says He Hopes Trump Will Help to End Russia-Ukraine War ‘Before Winter’
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Zelensky Says He Hopes Trump Will Help to End Russia-Ukraine War ‘Before Winter’

The remarks by President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine came during a meeting with President Trump as an effort to restart talks with Russia has gone nowhere.

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F.B.I. Shut Down Inquiry Into Top Ally of Senator Susan Collins
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F.B.I. Shut Down Inquiry Into Top Ally of Senator Susan Collins

The inquiry was closed last year because senior bureau officials questioned the veracity of a campaign donor’s account, according to current and former officials.

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Hispanic Voters, Abandoning Trump, Are Transforming the Midterm Map
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Hispanic Voters, Abandoning Trump, Are Transforming the Midterm Map

Texas and even Florida are the places to watch in November if a polling pattern holds.

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Fact-Checking Trump’s Speech at the United Nations
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Fact-Checking Trump’s Speech at the United Nations

President Trump’s remarks about oil reserves, the drug trade and his peace efforts contained falsehoods and exaggerations.

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Veterans Package Stalls After House’s Swift Departure
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Veterans Package Stalls After House’s Swift Departure

A veterans benefits bill that Republicans had hoped to pass ahead of the midterm elections is falling apart amid a battle over its cost.

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Trump Officials Eject 750,000 From Obamacare Markets, Claiming Fraud
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Trump Officials Eject 750,000 From Obamacare Markets, Claiming Fraud

Vice President JD Vance said the measure would save the government $2.2 billion.

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Trump Is Back on TV, Briefly, as Many Networks Carry His U.N. Speech Live
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Trump Is Back on TV, Briefly, as Many Networks Carry His U.N. Speech Live

A suspension of pool coverage remains in effect. But the in-house United Nations broadcaster provided a feed of the president’s remarks.

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Republicans in Tight Senate Races Call for End to Iran War
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Republicans in Tight Senate Races Call for End to Iran War

Representative Ashley Hinson of Iowa and Mike Rogers of Michigan distanced themselves from President Trump amid concern that high diesel prices could hurt the party in November.

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An Army of Paid Creators Is Carpeting the Web With Political Content
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An Army of Paid Creators Is Carpeting the Web With Political Content

Unlike celebrity influencers with large followings, these creators produce a blizzard of videos for a fraction of the cost of traditional online campaigns and, in the process, shift public conversation.

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How Unions Are Confronting A.I. Threats in the Workplace
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How Unions Are Confronting A.I. Threats in the Workplace

The machinists union shows how workers are negotiating for a say in the ways artificial intelligence is used in their workplaces.

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Trump Meets Middle East Leaders as Regional Wars Widen
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Trump Meets Middle East Leaders as Regional Wars Widen

The Iran war and the fight between the Houthis and Saudi Arabia in Yemen have forced Gulf Arab states to reckon with spiraling conflicts and to reassess U.S. security guarantees.

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Will Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Run for President in 2028? Here’s What She Said.
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Will Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Run for President in 2028? Here’s What She Said.

In a wide-ranging interview, the New York congresswoman offered her most detailed insight yet into how she is thinking about a possible presidential run.

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Many Democrats Are Avoiding Kamala Harris. Abdul El-Sayed Welcomed Her.
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Many Democrats Are Avoiding Kamala Harris. Abdul El-Sayed Welcomed Her.

The former vice president wants to help her party in the midterms, but not many are taking her up on the offer. Except for the Senate nominee in Michigan, who appeared with her on Tuesday.

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