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Key Trump Health Adviser Resigns Ahead of Midterm Elections

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By: Christina Jewett
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

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By: Glenn Thrush · Tyler Pager and Nicholas Nehamas
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

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By: Tiffany Hsu · Steven Lee Myers and Julian E. Barnes
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

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By: Shawn McCreesh
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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Strike on Saudi Airport Kills 2 as U.S. Tells Some Diplomats to Leave

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By: Ismaeel Naar
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

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By: Valerie Hopkins
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.

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By: Claire Cain Miller and Rachel Buigas-Lopez
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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Judge Restricts D.H.S. Field Operations Aimed at Unearthing Voter Fraud

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By: Zach Montague and Shawn Hubler
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

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By: Campbell Robertson and Bayliss Wagner
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

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By: Ann E. Marimow
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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Trump Asks Supreme Court to Allow Border Wall Construction in Big Bend

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By: Abbie VanSickle
A lower court judge had halted the administration’s plan to erect hundreds of miles of barriers in the Big Bend region of Texas.

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People protest the plans by President Donald Trump’s administration to build a section of the border wall at the Big Bend National Park, in Study Butte, Texas, in August.
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Cornell Case Highlights Shifting Federal Title IX Enforcement

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By: Michael C. Bender
From Barack Obama to Donald Trump, ideology has infused the interpretation of the federal law banning sex discrimination on college campuses.

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An allegation of a gang rape at Cornell in 2024 has put renewed attention on the 54-year-old law known as Title IX.
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Abdul El-Sayed Confronts Attacks on His Faith and Family Ties

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By: Reid J. Epstein · Brian M. Rosenthal and Michael Kruse
In the final weeks of Michigan’s Senate race, the Democratic nominee finds himself facing both ugly attacks and pointed questions about family members. He has pushed back forcefully.

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Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, if he wins Michigan’s Senate race, would become the nation’s first Muslim senator.
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