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Suspect Is Detained After Shots Reported at Dinner Attended by Trump

Secret Service officers at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, where the president was set to speak, rushed Mr. Trump out.

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Trump Calls Off Witkoff and Kushner’s Travel to Pakistan for Peace Talks

President Trump canceled plans for two top advisers to go to Pakistan for a round of Iran talks, hours after the Iranian foreign minister left the country.

Trump Confronts Iran’s Atomic Stockpile, and His Role in Expanding It

President Trump withdrew from the Obama-era nuclear accord in 2018. But Iran responded with an enrichment spree that haunts the negotiations to this day.

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On Iran’s Border, Cooking Oil Trade Is a Snapshot of Country’s Struggles

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President Trump arriving at Palm Beach, Fla., on Friday. Mr. Trump canceled plans for Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to travel to Pakistan on Saturday. — Kenny Holston/The New York Times

Lebanese Ask, ‘What Cease-Fire?’ as Violence Simmers in the South

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A crowd of women in mourning, some carry portraits, others cry and embrace each other.

Iran’s Meme War Against Trump Ushers In a Future of ‘Slopaganda’

Firm Building Trump’s Ballroom Got a Secret No-Bid Contract for a Nearby Job

The National Park Service increased the value of the contract several times over, in a process that experts said was highly unusual.

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A Year Later, Trump’s ‘Most Exclusive’ Memecoin Event Is a Lot Less Exclusive

The event caused outrage in 2025 for trading access to President Trump for investment in a family crypto venture. Even our reporter qualified for the event.

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Texas Can Arrest People Who Illegally Cross at Mexico Border, Court Says

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The 85-Year-Old Widow Snagged by Trump’s Immigration Crackdown

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A woman with short, white hair sits at a table with a patterned cloth in a bright room. Sunlight streams through large windows, and a wooden cabinet is in the background.

They Survived Torture. Why Is the Program That Helped Them Closing?

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Dr. Allen Keller, wearing a light blue shirt, and Dr. Hawthorne Smith, wearing a dark blue suit jacket and gray cap, hug on a New York street.

In Deep Blue California, a G.O.P.-Backed Voter ID Proposal Makes the Ballot

A Republican-backed initiative has cleared the signature threshold for the November election. Critics say the measure could make it harder for people to vote.

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Every Black Republican Is Leaving the House, Erasing Diversity Gains

All four Black House Republicans are retiring after this year, a reflection of the persistent lack of diversity in the G.O.P. ranks of Congress.

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A man voting at a booth with “The County of Fresno” written on it. He’s the only person in the photo. — Zaydee Sanchez for The New York Times

Why Has ‘Christ Is King’ Become a Controversial Statement?

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New York Democrats Weigh Whether Ethnicity Counts More Than Ideology

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New Taxes Cooled London’s Housing Market. Could That Happen in New York?

Economists and real estate agents call London’s taxation of wealthy property owners a cautionary tale for New York, where a second-home tax has been proposed.

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A street in central London, with skyscrapers in the distance and a man in a backpack crossing the road. — Sam Bush for The New York Times

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Japan’s New Care Workers: Bodybuilders, Wrestlers and M.M.A. Fighters

Young athletes are being recruited to plug a staff shortage in Japan’s nursing homes. The results are reshaping elder care.

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