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  1. 'I just don’t trust what you’re saying': Lawmakers grill Microsoft executive on cyber lapses

  2. Ex-US Customs officer convicted of letting drug-filled cars enter from Mexico

  3. Fani Willis appears to call out her critics in Trump case in speech at Black church

  4. GOP blocks IVF bill as Senate Dems plan to keep hammering reproductive rights

  6. FAA head says agency 'should have had a better handle' on Boeing

  7. Senate Dems publish more of Thomas' undisclosed jet travel paid for by Crow

  8. President says he won't pardon Hunter Biden

  9. Biden strikes a pessimistic note on Israel-Hamas cease-fire

  10. US sub makes ‘routine’ visit to Gitmo amid Russian fleet worries

  11. ‘No comfort’: Dems warn of future GOP attacks on reproductive rights after abortion pill ruling

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Republicans enter the upside down: Unity with Trump

“I think we passed that magic moment when we are all ready to move forward,” said GOP Sen. Roger Marshall.

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Trump rallies Republicans against Biden energy policies, but sidesteps the massive climate law

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Rep. Beth Van Duyne speaks during a press conference.

House votes to overturn Pentagon abortion policy, pushing defense bill hard-right

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.

Kevin McCarthy’s expensive revenge tour is starting to raise doubts with the House GOP

Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.) is seen during a House Oversight and Accountability Committee hearing.

Republicans vent fury over speaker’s elevation of Scott Perry

Anti-abortion demonstrators pray.

Health Care

The anti-abortion wins buried in the Supreme Court’s unanimous ruling against them

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2024 Elections

Trump supports Hogan’s Senate bid after conviction comment

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Legal

Shirt mocking the size of Trump's — ahem — hands cannot be trademarked, Supreme Court rules

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MORE TOP HEADLINES

California Gov. Gavin Newsom answers a reporter's question.

Exclusive

Top Newsom adviser steps away from health care initiative amid standoff with allies

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Defense

Democrats amp up pressure on Biden to loosen Ukrainian strike rules on Russia

Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) said he is pressing President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s case with the White House.

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Biden strikes security deal with Zelenskyy — but its future is in doubt

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Two people attend a rally for Florida attorney general candidate Jim Lewis, who unsuccessfully ran on a platform of legalizing marijuana, on October 12, 2010 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Florida

Florida pot doctors warn about potential chaos after recreational marijuana legalization

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Hakeem Jeffries arrives for a press conference at the U.S. Capitol.

New York

Hakeem Jeffries fights to fend off the socialists on his lawn

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Former President Donald Trump motions to the crowd after speaking at a campaign rally.

2024 Elections

‘Who’s the Black guy?’: Evangelicals want Trump to pick an anti-abortion running mate. They care less who it is.

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GOP blocks IVF bill after Dem outcry

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Video footage shows Palestinians checking the destruction in the aftermath of an Israeli strike on a refugee camp in the Gaza Strip.

Column | Compass

Why So Many ‘Day After’ Plans for Gaza Amount to No Plan at All

International trusts, private security contractors, a governing ‘council’ — and yet something is missing.

By Nahal Toosi

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito Jr., left, and his wife Martha-Ann Alito,

Q&A

Alito’s Wife Shocked Even the Activist Who Secretly Recorded Her

Lauren Windsor lets loose on the Supreme Court, controversial flags and media ethics.

By Ian Ward

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with President Joe Biden.

COLUMN | TOMORROW

Canada’s Big Worry: A US Civil War

Justin Trudeau probably won’t ask Joe Biden if the U.S. is headed for a war between the states. But a report from within his government says it’s time for Canada to get ready.

By Alexander Burns

Sam Bankman-Fried arrives for a bail hearing.

California

The Last Trace of Sam Bankman-Fried’s Political Ambitions

One initiative lives on after the fall of the disgraced cryptocurrency entrepreneur.

By Jeremy B. White

A woman walks her dog outside Simply Pure Dispensary in Denver.

LETTER FROM COLORADO

Colorado’s Weed Market Is Coming Down Hard and It’s Making Other States Nervous

Businesses are shuttering or laying off workers as sales have plunged by $700 million.

By Mona Zhang

Chris Coons walks through the Senate Subway at the U.S. Capitol.

Q&A

A Top Biden Ally Gets Candid About the Border, Netanyahu and the President’s Age

Sen. Chris Coons expects the president’s executive order to get struck down by the courts — but says he had no other choice.

By Ryan Lizza

Will Lewis, then the Publisher of The Wall Street Journal, leads an agriculture roundtable discussion.

Column | Fourth Estate

The Growing Debacle for Will Lewis and the Washington Post

The crisis at the newspaper suggests the publisher has no idea about how the media operates.

By Jack Shafer

The Gadsden flag flies outside a home (clockwise from top left). Richard Skorman plays with puppet. Hannah Nauth sits and talks with Makaela Lee. The Rock Mountains are pictured behind downtown Colorado Springs.

The Friday Read

Americans Are Leaving Both Parties. This Colorado City Shows Why.

America has more independent voters than Democrats or Republicans. Are they changing American politics?

By David Siders

Joni Boettcher (left) kisses Tika Shenghur during a protest march.

California

Some Conservatives Are Accepting Defeat On Marriage Equality. Here’s Why.

Sore from a Pyrrhic victory on Roe, some conservatives are afraid to argue against marriage equality.

By Sasha Issenberg

Hunter Biden, joined by his wife Melissa Cohen Biden, arrives at the J. Caleb Boggs Federal Building.

Column | Rules of Law

The Hunter Biden Case Is Solid. There’s Something Rotten About It Too.

The president’s son faces long odds to avoid conviction — in a case with dubious origins.

By Ankush Khardori

A photo illustration shows the U.S. Capitol building cut in half opening up to reveal watercolor silhouettes of people walking within it.

Column | Capital City

How Congress Became the ‘Last Plantation’

Sociologist James R. Jones’ new tome paints a damning portrait of the Capitol as a workplace.

By Michael Schaffer

Electoral officials and poll watchers count votes after polls closed during general elections in Mexico City.

GEOPOLITICS OF 2024

India, Mexico, South Africa Went to the Polls. Here’s What We Learned.

5 lessons from 3 consequential elections.

By Matthew Kaminski

INTERACTIVES

Photo illustration of Joe Biden signing a bill (center) paired with photos surrounding him of (left to right): A broadband tower outside the Comporium, Inc. building in Brevard, NC, ; Biden walking with workers in Chandler, Arizona, at the Intel Ocotillo Campus; The Brent Spence Bridge in Cincinnati, Ohio; and Biden speaking to a roomful of people at the Pieper-Hillside Boys & Girls Club, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Biden’s biggest challenge: How do you even spend $1.6 trillion?

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Tracking the Trump criminal cases

LEGAL

Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife, Nadine Menendez leave federal court.

Menendez defense tries to undercut ‘super weird’ story about a bell and his wife

The bell stood out in a trial that has turned in many ways on the Menendezes’ relationship.

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Hunter Biden, accompanied by first lady Jill Biden, and his wife, Melissa Cohen Biden, walks out of federal court after being found guilty on federal gun charges.

Will Hunter Biden go to prison? Here’s what happens next after his conviction.

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Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally.

Hunter Biden verdict throws ‘sand in the gears’ of GOP’s attacks on legal system

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A placard supporting transgender rights is shown at the Stonewall Pride Parade and Street Festival.

Federal judge strikes Florida ban on gender-affirming care for children

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CONGRESS

Speaker Mike Johnson and former President Donald Trump.

Trump’s private demand to Johnson: Help overturn my conviction

As the former president heads to Capitol Hill, he is privately seeking legislative revenge.

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House Speaker Mike Johnson arrives at the U.S. Capitol.

House GOP gets a political win for Trump — which might be its last of the year

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell arrives for a press conference.

‘He's earned the nomination’: McConnell stands by Trump endorsement as Hill visit looms

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Speaker Mike Johnson and former President Donald Trump.

Hill GOP leaders eye new tax cuts if they can sweep in November

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2024 ELECTIONS

Kevin McCarthy (left) walks with Donald Trump, who is pointing and smiling.

Tuesday’s elections revealed a lot about GOP power. (Sorry, Kevin McCarthy.)

The former president's endorsement record held up as key general election matchups were defined.

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North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson speaking into a microphone

North Carolina GOP pushes bill that could boost controversial nominee for governor

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Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign event.

New poll goes deep on Kamala Harris’ liabilities and strengths as a potential president

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Nancy Mace calls herself 'a maverick' after primary win

Nancy Mace outmaneuvers Kevin McCarthy's revenge operation

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TRUMP HUSH MONEY TRIAL

Judge Juan M. Merchan poses in his chambers.

Judge in Trump's hush money trial flags Facebook post that claimed insight into jury deliberations

Initial efforts to locate the poster indicated that the message may have come from an internet troll.

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Donald Trump walks out of court.

In New York and California, a GOP split screen on Trump verdict

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Former President Donald Trump walks to make comments to media.

Trump defiant — and a little resigned — as he awaits sentencing

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Former President Donald Trump departs after speaking at Trump Tower.

Looming over Trump’s conviction: Reversal by the ‘13th juror’

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WHITE HOUSE

Biden's team insists: He's 'very clear' on national security

The White House insists ‘We have been clear.’ Has it?

On national security matters in particular, Biden’s spokespeople appear to be using the phrase to to allow for flexible policy in the future.

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Joe Biden talks with Hunter Biden.

Biden's son stirs discomfort for gun control advocates

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Photo collage with Hunter Biden and President Joe Biden

Biden’s team was waiting for a Hunter verdict. That didn’t make it easier when it arrived.

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President Joe Biden arrives at Paris Orly airport, in front of the Republican Guard.

Biden barely mentioned Trump in France. He didn’t have to.

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FOREIGN AFFAIRS

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (left) and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz talk at the start of the Ukraine recovery conference in Berlin on June 11, 2024.

US-EU spat derails push for $50B Ukraine loan using Russian assets

"We might be stupid but we're not that stupid," says European official over plan for proposed loan.

By Gregorio Sorgi and Jakob Hanke Vela

Joe Biden leaves a room with Israeli and U.S. flags behind him.

Biden's Israel policy may hasten Trump's rise, US allies fear

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Lloyd Austin (left) speaks with Volodymyr Zelensky.

EU election results loom over Ukraine aid discussions

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Volodymyr Zelensky (left) and Joe Biden shake hands.

Biden looks for creative solutions to keep the Ukraine funding stream flowing

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STATES

Philip Sellinger walks out of Manhattan Federal Court.

NJ’s top federal prosecutor, a Menendez wedding guest, testifies of soured relationship with the senator

Philip Sellinger described meetings where Menendez raised his friend and co-defendant's separate case.

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Ron DeSantis sits at a table.

Appeals court rejects DeSantis push for executive privilege

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Maura Healey pauses to look at Army cots set up on a gym floor.

Massachusetts is latest blue state to enforce migrant shelter stay limits

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Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop speaks.

New Jersey’s political machine is teetering. This Democrat wants to topple it.

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EARLIER

Rep. Jamaal Bowman (center) speaks with two New Rochelle residents.

Charges of racism mark final stretch of nasty NY House primary

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Jamaal Bowman speaks.

Turkish groups looking for influence in New York found a new target: Jamaal Bowman

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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen.

Treasury expands sanctions threat against banks dealing with Russia

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Nancy Mace speaks during a hearing.

The next phase in the House GOP power struggle is beginning

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Colleges have undertaken a wide range of responses to demonstrators and their demands.

Democrats fractured over views of pro-Palestinian campus protests, poll finds

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Merrick Garland testifies during a hearing.

Garland defends DOJ against attacks: ‘This must stop’

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President Joe Biden attends a ceremony at the Arc de Triomphe.

‘Turning the corner’: Biden ramps up campaign to calm Democratic nerves

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FILE - Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito Jr., left, and his wife Martha-Ann Alito, pay their respects at the casket of Reverend Billy Graham at the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, Feb. 28, 2018.

Alito and his wife are captured in audio recordings talking about abortion leak, flag controversy

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Linda Thomas-Greenfield attends a U.N. Security Council meeting.

UN Security Council approves Gaza cease-fire resolution

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Rep. Jamaal Bowman (left) and his challenger George Latimer debate.

Bipartisanship or Republican meddling? AIPAC is biggest source of GOP donations in Dem primaries

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Joe Biden shakes hands with a girl.

Hollywood vets and Biden alums launch super PAC to shore up his youth vote problem

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‘Intimidated and discarded’: Fired female execs go after top K Street firm

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MOST READ

Speaker Mike Johnson and former President Donald Trump.

  1. Trump’s private demand to Johnson: Help overturn my conviction

  2. House GOP gets a political win for Trump — which might be its last of the year

  3. Appeals court rejects DeSantis push for executive privilege

  4. Why the Southern Baptists' vote opposing IVF could change national politics

  5. Kevin McCarthy’s expensive revenge tour is starting to raise doubts with the House GOP

VIDEO

FAA Administrator stresses that flying remains safe

FAA Administrator stresses that flying remains safe

Blinken blames Hamas for not accepting cease-fire deal

Blinken blames Hamas for not accepting cease-fire deal

House votes to hold Garland in contempt over Biden audio

House votes to hold Garland in contempt over Biden audio

Joe Biden embraces Hunter after guilty verdict

Joe Biden embraces Hunter after guilty verdict

Special counsel: Hunter Biden's 'illegal choices' led to guilty verdict

Special counsel: Hunter Biden's 'illegal choices' led to guilty verdict

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In this photo illustration credit and debit cards are seen.

Debt-burdened Americans find no reprieve even as inflation cools

President Joe Biden (left), Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (right) and France's President Emmanuel Macron are pictured.

Under siege, 3 world leaders say: Bring it on

A woman walks her dog outside Simply Pure Dispensary in Denver.

Colorado’s Weed Market Is Coming Down Hard and It’s Making Other States Nervous

The Gadsden flag flies outside a home (clockwise from top left). Richard Skorman plays with puppet. Hannah Nauth sits and talks with Makaela Lee. The Rock Mountains are pictured behind downtown Colorado Springs.

Americans Are Leaving Both Parties. This Colorado City Shows Why.

Rep. Nancy Pelosi speaks with reporters.

Unaired footage shows chaos, anger of congressional leaders amid Jan. 6 evacuation

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