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Key Trump Health Adviser Resigns Ahead of Midterm Elections

Calley Means, who helped unite Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and President Trump, pushed food reforms but grew frustrated with stalled progress on the MAHA agenda.

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Calley Means resigned from the Trump administration on Thursday.
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Justice Dept. Opens Inquiry Into Corey Lewandowski

The details of the inquiry remain unclear, but it is one of the rare instances in which a Trump ally or appointee has been investigated for potential wrongdoing during the president’s second term.

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Corey Lewandowski, who served as President Trump’s first campaign manager a decade ago, worked closely with Kristi Noem, the former homeland security secretary.
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A.I. and Its Dangers Are Embedded In the Midterm Elections

The midterms are the first elections in which artificial intelligence is integrated into every major social media platform. Efforts to blunt its harms are uneven.

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One in five voters plans to use A.I. to look into a race on their ballot, according a survey released this month by the American Association of Political Consultants.
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The Brief, Messy Political Career of Paolo Zampolli, a Trump Ally

He had an unlikely rise, from modeling agent to presidential special envoy. After his firing, he was unrepentant: “I need to make money.”

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Paolo Zampolli at his Milan apartment in 2024. President Trump fired him from his administration this month.
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In Wake of Riots, French Authorities Ban Some Protests

President Emmanuel Macron said the move was necessary “so that calm prevails.”

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Police officers in Paris on Tuesday during a partial curfew put in place after last weekend’s demonstrations.
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Strike on Saudi Airport Kills 2 as U.S. Tells Some Diplomats to Leave

For weeks, the Iran-backed Houthis have been attacking the kingdom’s aviation and energy sectors.

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King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, in 2025.
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Putin Nears a Prize: Restoring Ties With the U.S. While Giving Up Nothing

Russia has sought to separate the war in Ukraine from potential business deals and diplomacy with the United States. Its efforts now appear to be working.

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President Trump with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia in Anchorage, Alaska, last year.
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Just How Much Are Young Voters Backing Democrats Now? See the Shift.

In the new Times/Siena poll, 70 percent of young voters identified as Democrats or leaned that way — a jump from just two years ago.

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Looted Goods From French Stores Appear on Resale Sites After Riots

Officials in France are pressing online platforms like eBay and Vinted to remove items that were stolen during public disturbances over the weekend.

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People smashing a store on a day of demonstrations against the cost of living and rising fuel prices in Paris.
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Student Protests Mushroom Across Europe, Exposing Bleak Views of the Future

Since high school students began protesting in France in September, they’ve been joined by young demonstrators in at least seven other European countries.

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Protesters against the high cost of living in Athens, Greece, on Wednesday.
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For an Experiment in Political Affirmative Action, Look to Taiwan

The island adopted quotas for women running for public office decades before other countries. The upshot? Today, few of them need quotas to get elected.

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Su Chiao-hui campaigning for a mayoral post in Taiwan. Women hold 42 percent of Taiwan’s legislative seats, the highest share in Asia and comparable to Nordic countries.
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Judge Restricts D.H.S. Field Operations Aimed at Unearthing Voter Fraud

The ruling largely blocked homeland security agents from carrying out field interviews in nine states, including California, as part of a sprawling effort to find noncitizens registered to vote.

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California voters casting ballots last November in a statewide special election.
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Vance Defends Ramaswamy Ad Featuring Acton’s Mother Despite Backlash

The vice president backed an advertisement featuring Democrat Amy Acton’s mother, who has been estranged from Dr. Acton since her stepfather was charged with child rape.

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Vivek Ramaswamy’s campaign for governor of Ohio was engulfed in controversy over an ad featuring the mother of his Democratic opponent.
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Supreme Court Blocks Trump From Denying Gender-Affirming Care to Trans Prisoners

The justices, for now, agreed to continue preventing the Bureau of Prisons from implementing a policy that would prohibit gender-transition medical treatments.

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Guards on the steps of the Supreme Court on Monday.
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