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Part Enabler, Part Buffer: The Bind of the Justice Dept.’s No. 2

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Glenn Thrush and Alan Feuer
Todd Blanche, the deputy attorney general, has helped usher in President Trump’s retribution campaign. But he faces anger on the right for resisting some of the most extreme measures.

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Todd Blanche, the deputy attorney general, has been willing to blur the line between public servant and personal lawyer for President Trump.

War With Iran Clarifies Trump’s Spending Priorities: The Military, Not Child Care

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Alan Rappeport
As the White House prepares to release its 2027 budget, President Trump said military protection, not social programs, took precedence.

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A building in Tehran damaged by airstrikes. This week, President Trump said: “It’s not possible for us to take care of day care, Medicaid, Medicare, all of these individual things, they can do it on a state basis.”

In Supreme Court Birthright Citizenship Case, Trump’s Likely Loss May Not End the Fight

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Adam Liptak
The justices gave respectful consideration to what was once a fringe theory and could rule against it on grounds that would allow Congress to return to the question.

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After Supreme Court arguments on Wednesday, there were reasons to think the justices would deal President Trump’s efforts to limit birthright citizenship just a setback rather than a death blow.

Trump Fires Pam Bondi as Attorney General

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Tyler Pager
Todd Blanche, Ms. Bondi’s deputy, will be the acting attorney general, according to a person familiar with the decision.

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Mr. Trump has been souring on Ms. Bondi for months, especially because of her handling of the Epstein files, which has become a political liability for Mr. Trump among his supporters.

Tina Peters, Colorado Election Denier, Will Have Prison Sentence Reconsidered

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Jack Healy and Nick Corasaniti
Ms. Peters, a former county clerk, received a nine-year sentence after being convicted of tampering with voting machines. An appeals court overturned the sentence but did not immediately free her from prison.

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Tina Peters, the former clerk in Mesa County, Colo., had been convicted of tampering with voting machines that were under her control.

U.K. to Host Talks on Securing Strait of Hormuz

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Stephen Castle
It was not clear whether the talks, expected to involve dozens of countries, would satisfy President Trump’s demand that other nations take a more active part in the Iran war.

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Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper of Britain, center, hosted a virtual meeting of foreign ministers on Thursday to discuss fallout from the Iran war.

Investigators Said to Look at Whether LaGuardia Controller Stepped Away

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Kate Kelly and Karoun Demirjian
Officials are said to be examining whether a controller had to use an emergency phone just before the crash at LaGuardia. They have yet to determine the cause of the crash and are also focusing on other avenues.

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Investigators are said to be examining whether an air traffic controller stepped away from his console in a critical moment before the deadly accident at LaGuardia Airport on March 22.

Volunteers in Helicopter Rescue Hiker’s Dog After a Week in the Wilderness

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John Yoon
A hiker in New Zealand fell 180 feet down a waterfall and was evacuated without her dog. A crowd-funded rescue effort reunited them.

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A rescuer carrying Molly, the dog on the right, away from a remote waterfall on the Arahura River on the South Island of New Zealand, where she was found on Tuesday, a week after being separated from her owner.

Every Trump Threat to Abandon NATO Hollows It Out

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Steven Erlanger
Doubts that the United States would come to the aid of NATO allies increase each time, prompting Europeans to consider an alliance without Washington.

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U.S. soldiers in a military exercise with NATO members in Romania in June. The U.S. secretary of state has warned that relations with NATO will need to be re-examined.
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