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Trump’s Election Claims Land With a Whimper Among Republicans

President Trump did not appear to move the needle on the voting restriction bill he championed.

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Trump’s Homeland Security Chief Threatens Local Election Officials With Jail

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Nicholas Corasaniti, Laura Bult, Nour Idriss, June Kim and Stephanie Swart

Trump Brings Full Weight of Government to Bolster False Election Claims

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Despite Hostile Speech, Trump Pursues a Deeper Bond With China’s Leader

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The Evening

Catch Up on Today’s Biggest Stories

Canada’s wildfires, the escalating war in Iran and the women cleaning up Cape Cod.

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A slide show of images of New York City with the sky obscured by a gray haze. — Ian Willms for The New York Times

War Between U.S. and Iran Expands, With Strikes Across the Region

Videos and reports in Iranian state media showed damage to bridges, railways and other infrastructure. U.S. allies in the region reported retaliatory strikes by Iran.

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Oil Prices Rise to Highest Level in a Month as Shipping in the Gulf Nears a Halt

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Trump Faces the Limits of U.S. Firepower and the Lessons of Past Wars

Like his predecessors, President Trump has struggled to turn battlefield successes into long-term victories.

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China’s Latest A.I. Breakthrough Threatens America’s Lead

China’s Moonshot AI unveiled a freely available artificial intelligence model that seemed to narrow the gap with cutting-edge offerings from U.S. companies.

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Stocks Sink on Anxiety About Tech and A.I. Spending

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Meta Is in Talks to Lease Computing Power to Anthropic in Potential $10 Billion Deal

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Trump Threatens Canada With Tariffs for Wildfire Smoke Over U.S.

The president said in a social media post that Canada was failing to manage its wildfire response as smoke has blanketed U.S. cities.

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Dozens of Wildfires Are Suddenly Burning in Oregon

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When Will the Smoke End? Our Meteorologist Explains Why It’s Complicated.

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Watch the Smoke Move Across North America From Space

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The Great Read

Taking Out the Trash: These Old Ladies Are Cleaning Up Cape Cod

The Old Ladies Against Underwater Garbage estimate they’ve removed 6,000 pounds of refuse from ponds on Cape Cod.

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The Rise and Fall of Ukraine’s Drone Warfare Mastermind

Ukraine’s former defense minister gained popularity as he championed the use of drones. That may have contributed to his dismissal.

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Mykhailo Fedorov, wearing a dark shirt, is walking while surrounded by four other people. — Jędrzej Nowicki for The New York Times

Mourning One Tragedy at Sea, a Family Is Devastated by Another

The Boisa family went out on San Francisco Bay to spread the ashes of one of their own. A wave toppled their boat, and four more people were lost.

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Alcatraz Island at sunset with birds flying in formation over it — Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle, via Associated Press

Firms With Checkered Pasts Are Tied to Troubled Midtown Construction Project

A man who once bribed city officials was among those connected to companies that worked on the New York City building that buckled.

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Onlookers photograph buildings near the site of a structural failure in Midtown Manhattan. — Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times

Wisconsin Governor’s Race Is in Flux as Cast of Democrats Shifts

One establishment candidate dropped out and another rejoined the race amid worries from some moderate Democrats that a democratic socialist might win the primary.

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Billionaires Prepare $87 Million Ad Campaign to Block California Wealth Tax

A coalition backed by the Google co-founder Sergey Brin and wealthy investors is trying to neutralize a proposed one-time tax on the richest residents.

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Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez, in a red jacket, held a microphone. — Jenn Ackerman for The New York Times

Trump Endorses Graham for Senate, Scrambling South Carolina Primary

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Who Really Has the 2026 Midterms Cash Edge?

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The World Cup in Photos

See some of the best images from the world’s most popular sporting event.

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What to Watch and Read

Massimo Calabresi

How Trump Abused the Power to Declassify America’s Secrets

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Seth Masket and John Guida

What’s Next for the G.O.P. After Trump? This Political Scientist Has a Guess.

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David W. Blight

Trump Is Bending History to His Will. He Will Fail.

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