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Indiana Lawmakers Reject Trump’s New Political Map

Many G.O.P. lawmakers defied President Trump’s wishes, voting against a map aimed at adding Republicans in Congress.

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Republicans Undercut Johnson, Circumventing Him to Force Votes

Speaker Mike Johnson has repeatedly lost his grip on the House floor thanks to a parliamentary maneuver that G.O.P. members are increasingly using to force action.

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Senate Deadlocks on Health Care, Leaving Subsidies to Expire

Republicans blocked Democrats’ effort to extend the subsidies while Democrats thwarted a G.O.P. proposal to replace them with direct payments for basic coverage.

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A Grand Jury Again Declines to Reindict Letitia James

Consecutive failures to secure an indictment against New York’s attorney general amounted to a striking rejection of the administration’s retribution campaign.

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From Chips to Security, China Is Getting Much of What It Wants From the U.S.

For China, President Trump’s moves to loosen chip controls, soften U.S. rhetoric and stay silent on tensions with Japan amount to a rare string of gains.

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Trump Signs Executive Order to Neuter State A.I. Laws

The order would create one federal regulatory framework for artificial intelligence, President Trump told reporters in the Oval Office.

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This Year’s Film Performances Were So Good, We Had to Invent New Awards

Best Acting in a Helmet, Best Nervous Breakdown, Craziest Charm — Wesley Morris came up with some extremely specific new awards. Here’s who won.

Ford’s Car of the Future, Hatched in a ‘Skunk Works’ Near Los Angeles

Desperate to catch up with Chinese automakers, Ford is redesigning its fleet with a Silicon Valley-style team. Is it too late?

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Fitting a wheel onto a Ford Bronco at the Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Mich., last month.

U.S. Issues New Sanctions Targeting Maduro’s Family and the Oil Sector

The United States is escalating its pressure campaign on Venezuela’s leader, Nicolás Maduro, after seizing an oil tanker off the coast.

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Bessent Accelerates Regulation Overhaul to Jumpstart Growth

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent unveiled changes to the Financial Stability Oversight Council to ease “overregulation.”

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U.S. Helped to Weaken Report at U.N. Environment Talks, Participants Say

American officials joined Russia, Saudi Arabia and Iran in objecting to language on fossils fuels, biodiversity and plastics in the report.

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Zelensky Says Revised U.S. Plan Still Calls for Ukraine to Leave Donbas

President Volodymyr Zelensky rejected the demand, saying territorial issues remained unresolved as Ukraine and Europe sent a counterproposal to the U.S.

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On Your Left, Hollywood’s Fading Relevancy

It’s hard to make a movie studio tour exciting when movies aren’t made there anymore. “A vibe of tiredness, like the end of something,” one guest said.

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100,000 Ordered to Evacuate as Rivers Rise in Washington State

Days of heavy rain pushed waterways to record flood levels in a region north of Seattle. “Do not wait,” local officials urged residents to seek higher ground.

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‘Storm Highway’ Expected to Send More Rain to Flooded Areas

Just as this week’s floodwaters in the Pacific Northwest begin to recede, forecasters warn, another storm will approach the West Coast.

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By Firing Sherrone Moore for Cause, Michigan Deprived Him of Millions

The coach, fired over an alleged relationship with a staff member, was in the second year of a five-year contract worth around $5.6 million annually.

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Killer Whales Find an ‘Unlikely Friend’ in Dolphins

Off the coast of British Columbia, dolphins lead killer whales to salmon and earn their share of lunch, a new study reveals.

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Reddit Sues Australian Government to Block Social Media Ban

The company said the new law, which makes it illegal for children under 16 to have social media accounts, infringed on children’s rights.

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Man Accused in Charlie Kirk Killing Makes First Court Appearance in Person

Tyler Robinson faces murder charges in Utah in the Sept. 10 assassination of Charlie Kirk, the political activist and ally of President Trump.

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Arkansas Public Television Drops PBS

The loss of federal funding forced a difficult decision, the executive director of Arkansas TV said: Cut PBS, or go off the air entirely.

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Bay Area Gas Explosion Injures at Least 6 and Starts Neighborhood Fire

A gas line explosion in Hayward, Calif., sent multiple victims to the hospital and led to a fire that burned several houses.

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