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The G.O.P. Push for Post-Verdict Payback: ‘Fight Fire With Fire’

Republicans in and out of government, like Stephen Bannon, are pushing to prosecute Democrats as legal retribution for Donald Trump’s felony conviction.

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Stephen K. Bannon speaking into a microphone from a stage. He is wearing a black shirt.

Track President Biden and Donald Trump on the campaign trail.

A Trump super PAC said it took in nearly $70 million in May.

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Israel Secretly Targets U.S. Lawmakers With Influence Campaign on Gaza War

Israel’s Ministry of Diaspora Affairs ordered the operation, which used fake social media accounts, according to officials and documents about the effort.

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Visiting Europe, Biden Will Find Both Solidarity and Isolation

On a trip for the 80th anniversary of D-Day, President Biden is set to rally allies in defense of Ukraine, even as he defies them on the war in Gaza.

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President Biden in a suit and tie with a French official as others line up in front of him in tarmac.

U.S. officials will return to the Middle East to push for a cease-fire in Gaza.

 

A gunman opened fire on the U.S. Embassy in Lebanon before being arrested, the Lebanese Army said. A guard was injured.

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Israel’s covert influence campaign, President Biden’s Europe visit and more.

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Tim Sheehy Wins G.O.P. Nod to Challenge Tester for Senate in Montana

Mr. Sheehy will face a formidable opponent in Senator Jon Tester, the Democrat who has survived past challenges by leaning on his farming roots.

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In New Jersey, Andy Kim won the Democratic Senate primary, while Rob Menendez survived a challenge in a U.S. House race.

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Needing Help to Stay in Power, India’s Modi Loses Aura of Invincibility

Though Prime Minister Narendra Modi will take up a third term, the election was closer than expected and he relied on partners who don’t share his agenda.

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See four takeaways from India’s election.

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  1. Once seen as a jewel on the Nile, Khartoum has been ravaged by a war that few saw coming.
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  2. A feud between two generals fighting for power has caused a huge humanitarian crisis that could starve millions in the coming months.
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  3. Hospitals are strained to the point of collapse. Every day hundreds of new patients arrive at Al Nau hospital, near the frontline in Omdurman.
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  4. The greatest tragedy is that none of this was necessary, said Samawal Ahmed, a resident who lost his home to the war, as he passed the remnants of a famous market.
    Ivor Prickett for The New York Times
  5. Few expected the war would last long. Now tens of thousands are dead, and with peace talks stalled, the collapsing Sudanese state threatens to spread chaos across a fragile region.
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A War on the Nile Pushes Sudan Toward the Abyss

A year of fighting has turned the once proud capital, Khartoum, into a charred battleground. Now a famine threatens one of Africa’s biggest countries.

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Europe Has Fallen Behind the U.S. and China. Can It Catch Up?

A “competitiveness crisis” is raising alarms for officials and business leaders in the European Union, where investment, income and productivity are lagging.

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Shipping containers on a cargo boat on a river.

The European Central Bank is likely to leapfrog the U.S. Federal Reserve on interest rate cuts.

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Governor Is Said to Seek Delay in N.Y.C. Congestion Pricing

Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to postpone a plan to charge motorists to enter Manhattan’s business district, citing fears that it will hurt the city’s economy.

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To Restrict Migrants, Biden Leans on Trump’s Favorite Immigration Law

President Biden’s executive action addresses one of his most serious political vulnerabilities ahead of his face-off with Donald Trump in the 2024 election.

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A migrant wearing a blue top and dark pants climbs concertina wire to cross from Mexico into the United States near El Paso. A large fence is in the background, and shrubbery is in the foreground.

Read how President Biden’s asylum order will work.

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Bringing a New York Street Scene to Life in ‘Robot Dreams’

The director Pablo Berger dissects a frame from his Oscar-nominated animated film about the friendship between a dog and a robot.

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A Deadly Ambush, a Giant Manhunt and 3 Weeks With No Arrest

The aftermath of a brazen attack on a prison convoy in France has raised uncomfortable questions for the country’s justice system.

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Hunter Biden’s Paintings: Not Quite the Refuge He Sought

President Biden’s son started selling his artwork several years ago, drawing potential ethics concerns that were discussed in congressional testimony this year.

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As Ukraine’s Summer Starts With Blackouts, Worries Over Winter Begin

Recent rolling power outages have raised concerns about what will happen when cold weather arrives. “Can you imagine what’s going to happen in the winter?”

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Their Florida ‘Paradise’ Keeps Flooding, but Some Can’t Afford a Solution

In the Shore Acres neighborhood of St. Petersburg, rising water has become a constant threat. Many residents cannot afford to elevate their homes or move.

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Opinion

Frank Bruni, Josh Barro and Olivia Nuzzi

Donald Trump, Blocking Out the Sun

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Jamelle Bouie

Jamelle Bouie

The Truth of Trump Is Very Far From the Myth

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Bret Stephens

Bret Stephens

The Four Great Challenges Europe Is Facing This D-Day

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Ruth Whippman

Modern Boyhood Is a Perfect Storm of Loneliness

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Andrea R. Flores

What Biden Should Be Doing on Immigration Instead of His Asylum Shutdown

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Anjali Mody

Indian Voters Have Finally Woken Up

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Thomas B. Edsall

Thomas B. Edsall

Will A.I. Be a Creator or a Destroyer of Worlds?

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Mara Gay

Mara Gay

Time to End New York’s Barrier to Jobs for Migrants

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Biden Tries to Close a Loophole

We explore the story behind President Biden’s immigration order.

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The D-Day Battle France Chose to Forget. Until Now.

Far from Normandy’s beaches, French paratroopers and resistance members fought a rear-guard action to keep the Nazis at bay. But it had a tragic end.

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Amanda Knox Convicted in Slander Retrial Over 2007 Killing

Ms. Knox, an American who spent time in jail but was exonerated in 2015 of the killing of her housemate in Italy, was defending herself against a related charge.

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A Feud Erupts Over a New Club in the Hamptons

Zero Bond, a Manhattan-based members-only hot spot, is trying to open in a historic village inn. Locals aren’t rolling out the red carpet.

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