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How Trump’s Blunt-Force Diplomacy Is Pushing His Rivals Together
Some of President Trump’s pressure tactics appear to have backfired, sending would-be allies into the embrace of China.
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New Summer Camp Safety Laws Follow Texas’ Tragic Floods
The families of “Heaven’s 27,” the children and counselors lost at Camp Mystic, pressed the Legislature to toughen flood rules over the objections of some Hill Country camp operators.
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Trump Will Host G20 Summit in 2026 at His Doral Resort
President Trump faced withering bipartisan criticism in his first term for a similar idea that would have mixed foreign diplomacy with his personal business interests.
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Was Your Passport Lost or Stolen While Traveling? Here’s How to Replace It.
Losing your travel document while overseas can be a hassle, but the process of getting a replacement and getting yourself home is simple once you know what to do.
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A weak jobs report would strengthen the case for rate cuts.
The Federal Reserve is likely to begin lowering interest rates at its next meeting in two weeks’ time. But the pace of those reductions will depend in large part on the labor market.
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Elon Musk Could Become First Trillionaire Under New Tesla Pay Package
Tesla’s board unveiled a compensation package for the chief executive that could be worth $900 billion if he meets ambitious targets.
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Fighting the Power, One Political Cartoon at a Time
“A Savage Art” looks at the life of the prizewinning Pat Oliphant and argues such work is “a serious expression of a political thought.”
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Justice Amy Coney Barrett Argues Her Own Case, and the Court’s, in New Book
In a new book, Justice Amy Coney Barrett asks for faith in the Supreme Court but reveals very little.
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Health Dept. Plans Vaccine Poll Run by Trump Ally’s Firm
The no-bid contract was published amid Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s effort to move the nation’s health infrastructure away from some vaccines.
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Venezuelan Jets Fly Over U.S. Navy Ship in Show of Force
The flyover took place two days after the United States carried out a military strike on a boat in the Caribbean that U.S. officials said was carrying drugs.