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The Many Ways Trump Is Trying to Tip the Scales for the Midterms
Here’s how President Trump is using the powers of his office to try to reshape the rules governing the midterms and future elections.
By Karen Yourish, Nick Corasaniti and Charlie Smart
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G.O.P. Senate Candidates Quietly Move to Gain an Extra Cash Edge
Most of the party’s top candidates are starting their own super PACs instead of relying on a powerful group run by Washington leaders. The move allows them to seize control of their financial destinies.
By Theodore Schleifer
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Republicans’ Home-Field Edge for Senate Seems Just Enough for Now
Democratic candidates are generally popular, Times/Siena polling finds, but retaking the Senate remains a big challenge.
By Nate Cohn
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Ocasio-Cortez Endorses Abdul El-Sayed in Crucial Michigan Senate Race
The endorsement is the first in a contested Senate primary by Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez this year, in a state that Democrats believe they must hold this fall to win a Senate majority.
By Shane Goldmacher
podcasts
A Quiet Surge in ICE Arrests, and Trump’s First Flight on Plane Given by Qatar
Plus, the fight over “Y.M.C.A.”
By Tracy Mumford, Will Jarvis, Margaret Kadifa, Jake Lucas, Ian Stewart and Cassandra Vinograd
world
Facing New Pressure From Ukraine, Putin Signals Intent to Dig In
Ukraine is taking the war to Russia, but so far President Vladimir V. Putin’s response has been to keep attacking, including with deadly ballistic missile and drone strikes in Kyiv on Thursday.
By Paul Sonne
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Drone Flights Over NATO Sites Show Europe’s Vulnerability, Experts Say
A new study, backed up by analysts and political leaders, says frequent drone incursions near military assets mark a Russian campaign to probe defenses and gather information.
By Nicholas Kulish and Lara Jakes
business
A.I. Is Reshaping the Economy. Good Luck Measuring How.
Some data suggest artificial intelligence is already causing job losses. Other sources show the opposite. Why is it so hard to figure out what’s going on?
By Ben Casselman
world
Can You Embrace A.I. Without Layoffs? This Company Says It’s Trying.
The German software giant SAP says it is betting that employees can reinvent jobs instead of eliminating them. Experts are divided on whether it will work.
By Jim Tankersley
sports
See How a Series of Quick Passes Led to the U.S. Team’s First Goal
View in 3-D how the U.S. men’s soccer team scored its opening goal in a 2-0 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina, advancing to the round of 16.
By Bora Erden, Malika Khurana, Allison McCann, Karthik Patanjali, Bedel Saget and Raj Saha
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Mass Mournings,6 Days and 2 Countries: Iran Prepares to Bury Supreme Leader
Long-delayed funeral ceremonies for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, killed during U.S.-Israeli strikes at the war’s outset, are set to begin Friday. For the regime, it is a critical moment to demonstrate that it has endured.
By Yeganeh Torbati
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U.S. Hopes for Investment in Iran Would Break With Decades of History
Senior U.S. officials have said Iran would be richly rewarded for changing its stance on the United States. Iran’s leaders have rejected such a bargain in the past.
By Yeganeh Torbati
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U.S. Resumes Dollar Transfers to Iraq After Monthslong Suspension
The Trump administration had halted the shipments to Iraq as part of its efforts to pressure the Baghdad government to distance itself from Iran.
By Raja Abdulrahim and Falih Hassan
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An American Mosaic
This map shows how people in the United States identify their ancestry or family origin. Explore the many ways we describe our heritage and ourselves.
By Albert Sun, Jeff Adelson and Larry Buchanan
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How a Nation of Immigrants Traces Its Roots
Melting pot, tapestry, mosaic, kaleidoscope, salad bowl. Every cliché is true.
By Albert Sun, Jeff Adelson and Larry Buchanan
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Immigrant Arrests Surge to 10,000 in 5 Days as ICE Clamps Down
The agency has doubled its daily arrest numbers without the fanfare of last year’s large urban operations, sowing fear in immigrant communities.
By Hamed Aleaziz
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Crypto Brought Trump a Huge Windfall, Even as Many Investors Lost Big
President Trump and his family reaped vast financial rewards from a memecoin that generated losses for hundreds of thousands of investors.
By Eric Lipton, Andrea Fuller and David Yaffe-Bellany
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Does Trump Worry About Conflicts of Interest? ‘I Found Out That Nobody Cared.’
American presidents have generally tried to avoid appearing to profit from the office. President Trump has chosen a different path.
By Zolan Kanno-Youngs
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The Key Ways Trump’s Financial Interests Intersect With Government Policy
President Trump’s business holdings, which garnered him more than $2 billion last year, create potential conflicts of interest surpassing any predecessor.
By Ben Protess, Andrea Fuller and Eric Lipton
style
Welcome to (Taylor’s) New York
Ahead of the superstar’s Manhattan nuptials, take a little tour of some of her haunts around the city.
By Lily Boyce and Madison Malone Kircher
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The Not-So-Simple Logistics Behind Taylor Swift’s N.Y.C. Bash
The pop star is poised to host a wedding celebration at Madison Square Garden. The logistics in Midtown Manhattan over the July 4 weekend are complex.
By Emma G. Fitzsimmons
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For Swifties, Taylor’s Wedding Feels Like a Best Friend’s
Fans see, in the pop star, reflections of their own lives: hope, heartbreak and now, finally, happiness.
By Malia Mendez
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How A.I. Might Change the Way Doctors Think
For generations, writing up a summary of a patient exam was a vital step for physicians trying to make an accurate diagnosis. What happens when A.I. does it for them?
By Helen Ouyang
business
Private Credit Can’t Stop the ‘Freak Out’
On Thursday, Blue Owl reported another quarter of double-digit investor withdrawal requests from some of its private credit funds.
By Rob Copeland
business
What Private Credit Is, and Why Investors Are So Worried About It
Some say the industry expanded too quickly and extended loans to companies that won’t be able to pay them back.
By Rob Copeland
science
Scientists React to the Lab-Made, Yet Lifelike, SpudCell
This cell-like structure can grow, feed, divide and compete. Researchers ponder what it means for the future of synthetic biology and our definition of “life.”
By K. R. Callaway
opinion
The Transgender Sports Decision Was About Something Deeper Than Law
It’s never just a game.
By M. Gessen
opinion
13 Ways to Be George Washington
How a coterie of men are trying to bring one of America’s founding fathers into the present.
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An American Mosaic
We explore how people in the U.S. identify their ancestry.
By Sam Sifton
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Plans for Unrealized ‘Trump Castle’ Surface 40 Years Later
The 800-foot-tall residential development was designed by the architects Philip Johnson and John Burgee, but scrapped before construction. An archivist saved the rough draft.
By Robin Pogrebin