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Almost Half of House Democrats Vote to End Aid to Israel
The measure failed, but the level of support among Democrats exposed a stark shift in the party away from backing the Jewish state.
By Annie Karni
world
Iranian American Woman Held in Iran on Spying Charges Is Released
The dual Iranian-U.S. citizen, Dena Karari, had her passport seized in December 2024 and had not been able to leave Iran as she faced espionage charges.
By Farnaz Fassihi
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U.S. Military Again Blockades Iranian Ports After Collapse of Cease-Fire
President Trump ordered U.S. warships and aircraft to stop vessels going to and from Iran. Enforcing a blockade takes a huge commitment of warships and aircraft.
By John Ismay
briefing
A Key Senator Says He Is Undecided on Trump’s Attorney General Pick
Also, the World Cup final is set. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.
By Matthew Cullen
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Blanche Faces Crucial Hurdle After Rocky Hearing
Even a single Republican “no” vote would block Mr. Blanche’s nomination from consideration by the full Senate, which could sink his confirmation.
By Glenn Thrush, Devlin Barrett, Michael Gold and Alan Feuer
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Hegseth Plans to Screen All Troops, Including Women, for Low Testosterone
Pete Hegseth, as defense secretary, has sought to cultivate an image as a manosphere-friendly leader.
By Greg Jaffe and Azeen Ghorayshi
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Clayton Dodges Question on 2020 Election, and Democrats Call Him on It
Jay Clayton’s nomination to lead the U.S. intelligence community comes as the White House pushes to use declassified intelligence to show concerns about election security.
By Julian E. Barnes
weather
Wildfire Smoke Spreads Across the Northeast as Temperatures Spike
A heat dome is responsible for miserably high temperatures, and it’s also helping to push smoke from wildfires to the east.
By Judson Jones and Mark Walker
weather
Flash Flood Emergency Is Issued in Texas After Days of Pounding Rain
Roads became rivers on Wednesday as emergency officials in towns around San Antonio raced to rescue people who were stranded.
By Judson Jones and Christine Hauser
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Video Pushed Local Police to Come Clean. D.H.S. Is Ignoring the Lessons.
The agency has said little about two fatal encounters in the past week. Local police departments have learned to be forthcoming.
By Shaila Dewan and Esmé E. Deprez
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F.B.I. Searches for Drugs in Van Involved in Houston ICE Shooting
Federal investigators believe illegal drugs were inside the vehicle, though the immigration agents involved in the encounter do not appear to have known that.
By J. David Goodman
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Trump Says He’ll Seek to Replace Immigrant Truck Drivers With Veterans
The president has pushed to curtail the commercial licenses of immigrants, including legal residents, whom he has blamed for crashes.
By Aishvarya Kavi
business
New York Times Files Motion to Quash Subpoenas of Its Journalists
The Justice Department is seeking to compel grand jury testimony as part of an investigation into Times reporting on the president’s new Air Force One jet.
By Michael M. Grynbaum
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Investigators Seek Information From Government Officials as Part of Air Force One Leak Investigation
After The New York Times reported on security concerns related to the Qatari-donated jet, the F.B.I. sought to speak with several people who flew aboard the plane with President Trump last week and asked for their phones.
By Maggie Haberman and Glenn Thrush
movies
‘The Odyssey’ Review: Passion in Every Frame
Few directors close the divide between the art film and the blockbuster like Christopher Nolan.
By Manohla Dargis
science
Odysseus Wasn’t Real. But He Had Real Worshipers in Ancient Ithaca.
The ruins of a 2,400-year-old complex suggest that, to the Greeks of antiquity, Homer’s protagonist was not just a character in a poem but a figure of genuine devotion.
By Franz Lidz
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Cyclospora Cases Are Rising. Here’s What to Know.
The parasite has sickened thousands across the United States. Experts have tips on how to stay safe.
By Alice Callahan and Caroline Hopkins Legaspi
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Inside Maine Democrats’ Unusual, Rushed Search for a New Senate Nominee
Democratic candidates are hastily building bare-bones campaigns and forgoing traditional outreach like TV ads in a sprint to appeal to party delegates, rather than Maine voters.
By Bayliss Wagner
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Here Are the Maine Democrats Running to Replace Graham Platner
To win, they’ll have to convince Democrats at a July 25 convention that they’re the best candidate to take on Senator Susan Collins, a Republican.
By Bayliss Wagner
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G.O.P. Appears to Boost Socialist’s Primary Campaign for Wisconsin Governor
Republicans seem to view Francesca Hong as their weakest opponent in a general election. They are spending $2.2 million in an apparent attempt to aid her primary campaign.
By Kellen Browning
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Trump Endorses Mike Lindell, MyPillow Founder, for Minnesota Governor
He is a close ally of President Trump and has been a leading proponent of the election denial movement, which falsely claims that voting machines are often rigged.
By Ernesto Londoño
nyregion
He Wanted to Be John Travolta. Instead, He Became ‘Kaves.’
As a child, Michael McLeer wanted to be like John Travolta in “Saturday Night Fever” and escape Brooklyn. A tragedy in the neighborhood changed his mind.
By Abby Ellin and Lanna Apisukh
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Boat That Sank Near Alcatraz Rolled After Wave Struck, Officials Say
Rescuers described survivors trying to stay afloat in the San Francisco Bay. A brother of the boat’s owner died, and the authorities say they will end the search for the missing.
By Soumya Karlamangla, Jacey Fortin and Madaleine Rubin
opinion
How Worried Should You Be About Eating Lettuce?
We didn’t need an outbreak of a nightmare stomach bug. But here we are.
By Emily Oster
opinion
England Defeats Itself. Again.
The football team, like Britain itself, is burdened by the dead weight of impossible expectations.
By Matthew Rose
science
It’s a Treasure to Science. Too Bad It Came Through Their Roof.
A New Jersey couple helped scientists uncover the makeup of an unusual asteroid after it fell into their bedroom.
By Robin George Andrews