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Sean Duffy Juggles Shutdown Roles on Flight Safety and Trump Support

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Karoun Demirjian
With near-daily TV appearances, the transportation secretary has emerged as the face of the Trump administration amid the shutdown.

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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy visiting Reagan National Airport in Washington on Friday. He has drawn praise for taking action on air safety and skepticism from those who see political motivations behind his moves.

Thune Says Deal to Reopen Government Is ‘Coming Together’

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Catie Edmondson
The top Senate Republican sounded hopeful on Sunday that enough Democrats could be brought on board to move forward quickly on a measure that would reopen the government.

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Senator John Thune, Republican of South Dakota and the majority leader, on Capitol Hill on Saturday. There have been intense discussions among a bipartisan group of moderate senators seeking a path to reopen the government.

Arctic Blast Is Sweeping East, Bringing First Snow of the Season

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Nazaneen Ghaffar
Temperatures 10 to 20 degrees below normal are expected to reach as deep as the South, forecasters said. Snow is likely in the Great Lakes, parts of the Northeast and the Appalachians.

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Snow had started to fall in Northbrook, Ill., on Sunday. The greater Chicago area will see “intense lake effect snow” Sunday evening and into Monday, forecasters said.

As Aquifers Dry Up, Tehran Rations Water and Calls for Rain Prayers

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Sanam Mahoozi and Erika Solomon
Facing Iran’s worst drought in 60 years, the country’s president warned that the capital might need to be evacuated, and some locals promoted cloud-theft conspiracy theories.

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The parched bed of the Kan River along a road west of Tehran, Iran’s capital. The country is facing an increasingly severe water crisis.

Banning Social Media

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Natasha Singer
More schools and governments are turning to tech bans to try to keep kids off screens. Do they work?

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A student handing over a cellphone at a school in Brazil.

Where Democrats Will Duel Next for the Party’s Future

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Shane Goldmacher
In Michigan, Maine and many other states, primary candidates will decide the party’s direction on a host of policy issues, and ultimately whether it has a center-left or left-wing vision.

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The Senate primary contest that has drawn the most attention so far is in Maine, which represents the Democratic Party’s best chance in 2026 to pick off a Republican: Senator Susan Collins.

Mamdani, Mofongo and Rum: Democratic Squabbles Fade Away, for Now

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Nicholas Fandos， Emma G. Fitzsimmons and Benjamin Oreskes
At an annual gathering in Puerto Rico for New York’s political class, former foes of Zohran Mamdani put aside their differences and tried to get information about his inner circle.

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At the political gathering in San Juan, P.R., known as Somos, Zohran Mamdani got what was described as treatment befitting “one of the Beatles.”
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