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Trump Seeks to Abolish Iran’s Nuclear Stockpile, a Problem He Helped Create
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4/25/2026 7:20 PM
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| President Trump withdrew from the Obama-era nuclear accord in 2018, saying it was the worst deal ever. But Iran responded with an enrichment spree that haunts the negotiations to this day. |
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Firm Building Trump’s Ballroom Got a Secret No-Bid Contract for a Nearby Job
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4/25/2026 2:00 AM
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| The National Park Service increased the value of the contract several times over and then awarded it to Maryland-based Clark Construction, 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
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4/25/2026 12:57 PM
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| Even a Times reporter qualified for the event, which caused outrage last year for providing access to President Trump in exchange for investment in one of his family’s crypto ventures. |
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Texas Can Arrest and Deport People Who Illegally Cross at Mexico Border, Court Says
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4/25/2026 12:40 PM
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| The court that paused a 2023 law allowing state and local police officers to arrest migrants has now ruled that the measure is legal, a decision likely to be appealed. |
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In Deep Blue California, a G.O.P.-Backed Voter ID Proposal Makes the Ballot
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4/25/2026 4:07 PM
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| 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
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4/25/2026 12:36 PM
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| All four Black House Republicans are retiring after this year, a reflection of the striking and persistent lack of diversity in the G.O.P. ranks of Congress. |
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Why Has ‘Christ Is King’ Become a Controversial Statement?
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4/23/2026 8:29 AM
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| For some, the three words have become encoded with a message of hate. |
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Democrats Weigh Whether a Lawmaker’s Ethnicity Counts More Than Ideology
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4/25/2026 1:44 PM
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| The same progressive South Asian networks that helped elect Zohran Mamdani as mayor in New York are mobilizing against Jenifer Rajkumar, a Queens assemblywoman. |
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New Taxes Helped Cool London’s Housing Market. Could That Happen in New York?
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4/25/2026 9:19 AM
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| Economists and real estate agents are calling London’s taxation of wealthy property owners a cautionary tale for New York, where leaders have endorsed a second-home tax. |
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Measles Is Back. What Comes Next Will Be Worse.
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4/25/2026 6:22 AM
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| Reversing the new vaccine skepticism will require a dedicated effort. |
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The Town That Reveals All of Trump’s Bad Economic Ideas
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4/24/2026 3:11 PM
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| The jobs are coming back, despite President Trump’s tariffs and harsh immigration enforcement. |
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2 C.I.A. Officers Killed in Mexico Crash Lacked Proper Authorization
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4/25/2026 2:29 PM
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| The two Americans were killed on Sunday when their vehicle crashed while returning from an antidrug operation led by Mexico’s armed forces in the state of Chihuahua. |
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Al Qaeda-Linked Militants Launch Major Attacks on Cities Across Mali
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4/25/2026 4:24 PM
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| The armed group JNIM claimed to have seized two key cities and destroyed the defense minister’s residence in a coordinated offensive that experts said was a major escalation in yearslong hostilities. |
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‘Michael’ is Expected to Collect $200 Million in First Weekend, Shaking Off Bad Reviews
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4/25/2026 1:07 PM
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| Lionsgate estimated on Saturday that the Michael Jackson biopic would collect more than $200 million over its first few days in theaters. |