Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth briefed congressional leaders on Tuesday about the monthslong military campaign targeting people suspected of being drug traffickers at sea.

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“One Rulebook” is not the kind of A.I. regulation this country needs.

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“One Rulebook” is not the kind of A.I. regulation this country needs.

The Senate is set to vote later this week on a three-year extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies that Republicans oppose. The G.O.P. has yet to coalesce around an alternative.

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The announcement by the congresswoman, a rising star in the party, came hours after another prominent candidate, Colin Allred, dropped out.

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Rare pushback from his party and troubling poll numbers reflect the newly precarious situation in which Trump finds himself.

Apocalyptic predictions may actually serve as comforting fantasies, at which point our future freakouts become an excuse for inaction.

“If America hasn’t broken your heart, you don’t love her enough,” the New Jersey senator argues.

“You need this renewal. You need new figures who are untouched, who were never part of these awful power games,” the columnist Lydia Polgreen argues.

Thoughts on current and future of “a coalition uniquely built by Trump.”

The two countries agreed to suspend the fees for a year as part of their recent trade pact, but America still aims to build more commercial ships.