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Backdoor Funding of Homeland Security Agency Could Weaken Congress Anew

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Carl Hulse
An emerging Republican plan to skirt a Democratic filibuster and fund an entire department without congressional appropriations would be the latest example of surrendering power to the White House.

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Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis in early January. Using the complex budget process known as reconciliation to fund the entire Homeland Security Department, as Republicans are suggesting, would be a significant departure from traditional congressional practice.

Trump Seeks to Redefine ‘Regime Change’ in Iran War

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Edward Wong
President Trump and his aides have made contradictory statements on whether the United States and Israel have transformed the Iranian government through violence.

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said during his news conference on Tuesday that “this new regime, because regime change has occurred, should be wiser than the last.”

Trump Lashes Out at Europe Over Strait of Hormuz, Tells U.K. to ‘Go Get Your Own Oil’

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Mark Landler and Catherine Porter
President Trump’s latest outbursts followed reports that European countries were imposing more restrictions on American aircraft in their airspace.

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President Trump arriving in Washington on Sunday. Mr. Trump criticized European allies on social media on Tuesday for their refusal to get more involved in the Iran War.

FDA Is Expected to Lift Restriction on Peptides, Heeding RFK Jr.’s Wishes

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Christina Jewett and Dani Blum
The peptides, which are increasingly marketed as providing longevity and health benefits, were removed in 2023 from the agency’s list of products that compounding pharmacies can sell.

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Some peptides, like insulin, have long been used as treatments, but many others have received little study and much remains unknown about their benefits or harms.

Trump Faces a Decision on Whether to Start a Ground War in Iran

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David E. Sanger and Tyler Pager
The president wants a negotiation, but the Iranians say they are refusing until a cease-fire is declared. And while Marines and the 82nd Airborne Division offer new leverage, the risks escalate quickly.

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President Trump and his tight circle of close aides have made opening the Strait of Hormuz a new, and nonnegotiable, issue.

Trump Faces a Decision on Whether to Start a Ground War in Iran

✇NYT | Top Stories
David E. Sanger and Tyler Pager
The president wants a negotiation, but the Iranians say they are refusing until a cease-fire is declared. And while Marines and the 82nd Airborne Division offer new leverage, the risks escalate quickly.

© Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times

President Trump and his tight circle of close aides have made opening the Strait of Hormuz a new, and nonnegotiable, issue.
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