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Senator’s Visit to Spy Agency Was Canceled After Laura Loomer Complained

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Julian E. Barnes， Robert Draper and Robert Jimison
Senator Mark Warner’s visit was classified and not intended to be publicized. It was to include a meeting with the head of the agency and a briefing on the agency’s use of artificial intelligence.

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Laura Loomer has questioned the loyalty of various intelligence officers, and helped oust the National Security Agency’s director, deputy director and general counsel.

In Texas, a Senate Race Turns Brutal Before It’s Even Declared

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J. David Goodman
Attorney General Ken Paxton is waging “legal war” against Beto O’Rourke, a possible Democratic rival, threatening jail and an investigation that could bankrupt his organization.

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The clash between the politicians started last month as an offshoot of President Trump’s push to have Republicans redraw congressional lines in Texas.

Amazon Pares Back Free Shipping Perk on Prime

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Karen Weise
The e-commerce giant is ending a program that let Prime members share free shipping with a family member who lives somewhere else. Here’s what to know.

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Amazon is ending its Prime Invitee program, which allowed Prime Members to share their free, fast shipping perk with someone outside their household.

F.D.A. Official Overruled Scientists on Wide Access to Covid Shots

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Christina Jewett
The agency’s staff scientists pointed out how Covid was still unpredictable and posed a threat to toddlers, but the official decided to restrict shots only to children with risk factors.

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Dr. Vinay Prasad disagreed with staff at the F.D.A., wanting to narrow Covid vaccination approvals to people younger than 65 who have health conditions that put them at risk for severe disease.

Snubbing RFK Jr., States Announce Plans to Coordinate on Vaccines

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Emily Baumgaertner Nunn
California, Oregon and Washington said they would work together to review scientific data, saying the C.D.C. could no longer be trusted. But Florida said it would abolish all vaccine mandates.

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Federal policies on vaccines have been changing rapidly since Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a vaccine skeptic, became secretary of Health and Human Services.

N.Y. Attorney General Sues Far-Right Group VDARE for Misusing Funds

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David A. Fahrenthold and Alan Feuer
The suit says the nonprofit’s leaders — who helped bring anti-immigrant ideas into the G.O.P. mainstream — used donor money to buy a castle-like home.

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Peter and Lydia Brimelow, leaders of the anti-immigration nonprofit VDARE, are being sued by Letitia James, New York’s attorney general, for allegedly misusing funds to purchase a medieval-style castle in West Virginia.

Trump Team Urges G.O.P. to Rebrand Signature Policy Law

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Annie Karni
Top campaign officials told House Republicans they should rebrand the measure the president dubbed the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” in a nod to its unpopularity with voters.

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Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary who worked on the 2024 Trump campaign, led the briefing for lawmakers, alongside the campaign’s chief pollster and political director.

White House Orders Agencies to Escalate Fight Against Offshore Wind

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Maxine Joselow， Lisa Friedman and Brad Plumer
The effort involves several agencies that typically have little to do with wind power, including the Health and Human Services Department.

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A damaged turbine at Vineyard Wind, the country’s second large-scale offshore wind farm off the coast of Massachusetts, prompted the closure of several beaches to swimmers when it broke last year.

John E. Sununu Is Exploring a Senate Run in New Hampshire

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Maggie Haberman and Shane Goldmacher
The former senator has been out of office for more than 15 years, but his last name is synonymous with Republican politics in a state where party leaders see a chance to flip a seat.

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Former Senator John E. Sununu in 2007. Mr. Sununu has been out of office for more than 15 years, but his family has long been a formidable political dynasty in New Hampshire.

The Met Opera Turns to Saudi Arabia to Help Solve Its Financial Woes

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Javier C. Hernández
The Met, which has withdrawn $120 million from its endowment since the pandemic, reached a lucrative deal to perform in Saudi Arabia for three weeks each winter.

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The deal with the Met comes as Saudi Arabia expands its cultural footprint, including in opera. The King Fahad Cultural Center in Riyadh hosted the premiere of an Arabic-language opera last year.

Federal Courts Slow to Fix Vulnerable System After Repeated Hacking

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Mattathias Schwartz
After a 2020 breach thought to be Russia’s work, the courts told Congress that they would harden a system storing sealed documents. Five years later, the system was hacked again.

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The unique culture of the judiciary, which can tilt toward tradition over innovation, has led it to move more slowly than a private company or other branches of government might.
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