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Trump’s Fund Shows Blanche Choosing Loyalty Over Pushing Back

By: Glenn Thrush β€”
Once seen by some as the most conventional of President Trump’s political appointees, Todd Blanche has taken off the gloves in his new role as acting attorney general.

Todd Blanche, the acting attorney general, during an appearance before the Senate appropriations subcommittee on Tuesday.

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Eliot Engel, a 16-Term Bronx Liberal in Congress, Dies at 79

By: Sam Roberts β€”
After defeating a Democratic fixture in a 1988 primary, he rose to lead the House Foreign Affairs Committee, then was toppled himself in 2020, undone by an overheard comment.

Representative Eliot Engel in his Bronx office in 1998. He was a reliable champion of liberal causes.

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β€˜We Are Going to Deeply Regret This War’

By: Robert Siegel， E.J. Dionne Jr.， Mona Charen and Jillian Weinberger β€”
Three journalists on the potential repercussions of Operation Epic Fury.

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Fed’s Independence Faces Critical Tests as Trump Seeks to Remake Institution

By: Colby Smith β€”
The central bank faces two major hurdles early on in 2026 that will determine the extent to which it operates free of political meddling.

President Trump has said anybody who disagrees with him will never get the top job at the Federal Reserve, prompting concern that his nominee will prioritize pleasing him over all else.

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Jack Smith Defends Trump Prosecutions in House Deposition

By: Glenn Thrush and Alan Feuer β€”
Even adversaries of Jack Smith, the former special counsel, conceded that his tight-lipped, painstaking approach made tripping him up particularly difficult.

Jack Smith, the former special counsel, during a break in a closed-door deposition with the House Judiciary Committee.

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Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin, Black Power Activist Known as H. Rap Brown, Dies at 82

By: Paul Vitello β€”
A charismatic orator in the 1960s, he called for armed resistance to white oppression. As a Muslim cleric, he was convicted of murder in 2000 and died in detention.

Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin, then known as H. Rap Brown, in 1967. At the time, he was chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.

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Pentagon Relaxes Press Access Rules

By: Erik Wemple β€”
Under new guidelines, journalists will not need approval from the Defense Department before publishing articles containing information not officially released.

Pentagon reporters have had access to the building’s corridors for decades.

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Republicans Demand Information From the College Board and Firms That Help Set College Prices

By: Ron Lieber β€”
In letters to consultants and the College Board, House and Senate Judiciary leaders invoked antitrust law and asked how student data feeds pricing algorithms.

Representative Jim Jordan, rear row, right, is among the leaders requesting that college consulting firms share information about their pricing algorithms, among other issues.

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Trump Urges Congress to β€˜Kill’ Voice of America as Its Leader Defends Gutting It

By: Minho Kim and Megan Mineiro β€”
In a heated hearing, Kari Lake, the Trump ally in charge of the federally funded international broadcasting network, called the media agency β€œa rotten piece of fish” that should be defunded.

β€œPresident Trump wants to eliminate the agency,” Kari Lake said, referring to her global media agency. β€œWe need to eliminate this agency, find what’s salvageable and move it over to the Department of State.”

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Emil Bove Denies Suggesting Justice Dept. Ignore Court Orders in Deportation Cases

By: Devlin Barrett β€”
During a confirmation hearing for an appeals court opening, Emil Bove III was repeatedly questioned about a whistle-blower complaint that portrayed political appointees as willing to mislead judges.

Emil Bove III, a top Justice Department official, at his confirmation hearing on Wednesday for an appeals court judgeship.

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Trump Officials Unveil Budget Cuts to Aid for Health, Housing and Research

By: Tony Romm β€”
The new blueprint shows that a vast array of education, health, housing and labor programs would be hit, including aid for college and cancer research.

President Trump’s budget proposes deep reductions for nearly ever major federal agency, reserving its steepest cuts for foreign aid, medical research, tax enforcement and a slew of anti-poverty programs.

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Trump, Bashing the Federalist Society, Asserts Autonomy on Judge Picks

By: Charlie Savage β€”
The president has grown increasingly angry at court rulings blocking parts of his agenda, including by judges he appointed.

Justice Neil Gorsuch with former Justice Stephen Breyer at a memorial event for Antonin Scalia last year during a Federalist Society convention in Washington.

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Kirsty Coventry Is Elected President of International Olympic Committee

By: Tariq Panja β€”
Ms. Coventry, a former Olympic swimming champion who has been Zimbabwe’s sports minister, faces urgent issues including the rights of transgender athletes and the challenges posed by the climate crisis.

As an Olympic swimmer, Kirsty Coventry twice won gold medals for Zimbabwe.

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Bernie Sanders Has an Idea for the Left: Don’t Run as Democrats

By: Reid J. Epstein β€”
The Vermont senator, who has long had a tense relationship with the Democratic Party, suggested in an interview that more progressives should join him in running as independents.

Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont is beginning a three-day, five-city swing through Western states alongside Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York.

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Doing Nothing About Biden Is the Riskiest Plan of All

By: Nate Silver β€”
Looking at polls beyond the straight horse-race numbers between Biden and Trump offers a glimpse of hope for Democrats.

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Jamaal Bowman’s Political Malpractice

By: Michelle Goldberg β€”
The high stakes of Bowman’s primary make his carelessness especially frustrating.

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Trump Announces Nearly $53 Million Fund-Raising Haul After Guilty Verdict

By: Shane Goldmacher β€”
Cash has been one of President Biden’s advantages so far in 2024, and post-conviction money will help Mr. Trump close the gap with the Democratic incumbent.

Former President Donald J. Trump’s campaign announced it had raised $34.8 million after being convicted of multiple felony charges in Manhattan on Thursday.

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Ohio Legislature Passes Bill Ensuring Biden’s Spot on the Ballot

By: Chris Cameron β€”
The bill, which Gov. Mike DeWine, a Republican, is expected to sign this weekend, appeared to end the possibility that President Biden would not be on the state’s ballot in November.

Gov. Mike DeWine, Republican of Ohio, had called a special legislative session to fix what is typically a minor procedural issue.

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Will Lawmakers Really Act to Protect Children Online? Some Say Yes.

By: David McCabe and Cecilia Kang β€”
After senators grilled the leaders of Meta, TikTok, X and others, there may be momentum to pass rules to safeguard the internet’s youngest users, some said.

The chief executives of Meta, Snap, Discord, X and TikTok testified on Wednesday in a Senate hearing about online child safety. Lawmakers have at least six bills waiting in the wings about the issue.

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