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Interior Said to Reject Industrial Road Through Alaskan Wilderness

A mining company wants to build the industrial road to reach a large copper deposit. The Interior Department says it would harm wildlife and communities.

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Majestic, sun-dappled mountains stretch to the horizon.

Mike Johnson’s Plan for Ukraine Aid Meets Republican Pushback

The speaker’s strategy for moving aid measures for Israel and Ukraine through the House has outraged many in his own party, increasing calls for his ouster.

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The House delivered impeachment articles against Alejandro Mayorkas, the homeland secretary, as Republicans demanded a trial.

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Privacy advocates are raising alarms about a mysterious provision the House added to a warrantless surveillance bill.

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6 Jurors, After Scrutiny, Are Chosen for Trump’s Criminal Trial

The jurors selected so far in Donald Trump’s trial were picked after lawyers went through past social media postings and argued whether they reflected bias.

 

As Trump Runs in 2024, His 2016 Tactics Are on Trial

Prosecutors in Donald Trump’s criminal trial secured permission from the judge to admit evidence connected to his overall political strategy in 2016, bolstering their case.

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Could you be an impartial juror? See the questionnaire for Donald Trump’s hush-money trial.

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Melania Trump is avoiding the courtroom, but is said to share her husband’s anger over the hush-money case.

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U.S.C. Cancels Valedictorian’s Speech After Jewish Groups Object

The university cited security concerns at the graduation. But the student said the school was “succumbing to a campaign of hate meant to silence my voice.”

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Supreme Court Appears Skeptical of Using Obstruction Law to Charge Jan. 6 Rioters

The justices considered the gravity of the assault and whether prosecutors have been stretching the law to reach the individuals responsible for the attack.

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Trump’s Jan. 6 Case Could Go On Even if Court Limits Use of Obstruction Law

The federal indictment of Donald Trump for plotting to overturn the 2020 election relies in part on the law that the Supreme Court is weighing, but could survive without it.

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Anna Rose Layden for The New York Times
A LOOK AT THE ARGUMENTS
Alan Feuer
Alan Feuer
It’s taken three years, but a significant Jan. 6 issue finally reached the Supreme Court. Lawyers defending rioters have criticized prosecutors’ use of a particular obstruction law, saying they stretched the statute in an unprecedented way. Here's what happened today →
Alan Feuer
Alan Feuer
The main attraction of the obstruction law is that prosecutors needed a way to describe the central crime committed on Jan. 6: the disruption of the certification of the election that took place at the Capitol. This obstruction law seemed like the best fit.
Alan Feuer
Alan Feuer
During the argument, some of the conservative justices tried to tease out why Jan. 6 is covered by the statute and not, say, a pro-Palestinian protest on the Golden Gate Bridge or a protest at the court itself.
Alan Feuer
Alan Feuer
The government's representative, Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar, suggested the government had used the charge judiciously, so endorsing its use wouldn't lead to a wholesale criminalization of political protest.
Alan Feuer
Alan Feuer
She noted that only 350 of the 1,350 or so people indicted in connection with Jan. 6 were charged with the obstruction count. There had to be evidence that they committed obstruction and did so “corruptly,” as the law requires.
Alan Feuer
Alan Feuer
Overall, the court seemed most accepting of arguments that pointed out the potential harms in interpreting the obstruction law too broadly. The conservatives in particular seemed concerned that if the statute applied to Jan. 6 then it could be weaponized against a range of other political protests.

How 20 Polyamorous People Navigate Their Intertwined Relationships

The members of a “polycule” — sort of a family, “just a little kinkier” — discuss how they set boundaries, handle jealousy and foster community.

COPY TK RESEARCH TK From left to right: C., A., D., K., A., S., and N. photographed in Somerville, MA, in March 2024.

Ukraine’s Big Vulnerabilities: Ammunition, Soldiers and Air Defense

Commanders are confronted with near impossible choices on how to deploy limited resources. Here is a look at the critical challenges Ukraine faces.

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U.S. Plans New Sanctions on Iran After Attack on Israel

The Treasury secretary, Janet Yellen, said that new sanctions could be announced within days and would most likely focus on limiting Iran’s oil exports.

 

Senator Tom Cotton urged citizens to confront pro-Palestinian protesters, apparently endorsing the use of physical force.

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Powell Suggests Interest Rates Could Stay High for a Longer Period

Jerome Powell, the Fed chair, along with the central bank’s No. 2 policymaker, stressed uncertainties over job growth and the persistence of elevated inflation.

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The Great Read

Farewell, and Thanks, to a Man Who Kept Kids Safe

When they lost their beloved crossing guard, students at Avenues of the World School paid tribute in cocoa and chalk.

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A man in a school crossing guard vest poses in front of an open door. A plant is in the background.

Biden Campaigns in Pennsylvania, Talking Taxes and Attacking Trump

President Biden kicked off a three-day tour of Pennsylvania with a speech that focused on taxes and aimed to contrast his policies with those of Donald Trump.

 

NPR Suspends Editor Whose Essay Criticized the Broadcaster

Uri Berliner, a senior business editor at NPR, said that the public radio network’s liberal bias had tainted its coverage of important stories.

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Uri Berliner is looking down and to his right. Behind him, there is a large plant, a mustard-yellow couch and a mirror hanging on a wall that shows the reflection of the rest of the room.

Taylor Swift and Beyoncé Avoided a Collision on the Charts. (Again.)

Pop’s two reigning queens are often cast as rivals, but they have continually supported each other — and spaced out their album releases.

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Opinion

Thomas L. Friedman

Thomas L. Friedman

How to Be Pro-Palestinian, Pro-Israeli and Pro-Iranian

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Mark Horvath

‘If Anybody’s Listening, We Just Want a Place to Go’

Doug Sosnik

Why Trump Has the Stronger Electoral College Path, in 11 Maps

Jamelle Bouie

Jamelle Bouie

The Smothering of Abortion Rights Reveals Something Else About Republicans

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Donald Trump, wearing a MAGA hat, speaking at a lectern in front of a large American flag rustling in the wind.

Katherine Miller

Donald Trump Is His Own Chaos Whisperer

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R. Jisung Park

We Don’t See What Climate Change Is Doing to Us

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