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Donald Trump’s New York trial played out in the midst of a presidential campaign, but despite claims from him and his allies that the proceedings were rigged, he had all the rights of any defendant. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/n25l13u

Prominent Republicans, including congressional leaders, ex-rivals and potential running mates, basked in the energy, and fund-raising, of an outraged base. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/S7Mfcua

A proposal to be considered at the Southern Baptist Convention in June would advance fetal personhood and call on adherents to reject in vitro fertilization as immoral. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/JN82LXH

A wave of retirees from both parties, including committee chairs and rising stars, say that serving in Congress is no longer worth the frustration. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/5RLX7oU

Several G.O.P. Senate candidates used to embrace anti-abortion views. Now they are shifting their positions on an issue that has become an electoral liability for their party. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/y3AHkSd

“What do you think would have happened if Black Americans had stormed the Capitol?” the president said at a rally in Philadelphia. “I don’t think he’d be talking about pardons.” from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/eN9Y2AU

Tuen Kit Lee, 55, who was convicted in 2007 of raping a woman in Massachusetts, had been living with a woman in California who “never knew who he really was,” the police said. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/k86irK0

The closure this month of the Rafah border crossing into Egypt, the only way out for civilians, has thrown an already complicated system into disarray. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/AvrBxHu

The committee voted unanimously to scrutinize the Texas Democrat’s conduct after his indictment this month on federal bribery and corruption charges. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/f8waQvS

Party leaders said they would nominate the president via a virtual roll call of delegates before the national convention, overcoming a glitch that had threatened to keep him off the November ballot. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/7w6K58v

David DePape’s federal sentencing hearing was reopened to give him a chance to address the court, but his apology did not persuade the judge to change his sentence. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/M7CTOzG

At a time when the U.S. government is concerned about its reliance on a mercurial billionaire for access to space, new competitors say Elon Musk’s SpaceX is using tactics intended to squash them. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/FyYzwsp

Rogers, Ark., was one of many places hit hard by the rash of storms over Memorial Day weekend across the South. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/FfU82WE

Johnny Wactor was fatally shot when he interrupted a person who was stealing his vehicle’s catalytic converter, his mother told a news outlet. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/mCzt5b0

The party selected Mr. Oliver as its presidential nominee. He ran for a Senate seat in Georgia in 2022. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/FDBALfE

In a video posted live by Minaj to Instagram, the rapper appeared to step into a law enforcement vehicle after being accused of “carrying drugs.” from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/yGsE6cX

The jury unanimously sided with the performer in a case against a blogger who made false claims that the artist had exposed himself to a crowd at a pride event in 2022. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/jxEPiJD

Shayne Patrick Burke, a disabled veteran in the Army Reserve, said the attack was “the most violent” thing he had experienced, including being shot at. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/hSzPqv6

The first-term Pennsylvanian has battled with progressives on Israel, immigration and energy, adopting a more caustic political persona and alienating some supporters. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/JMumekU

The Libertarian Party’s invitation to former President Donald J. Trump to speak at its convention on Saturday has stirred deep tensions among leaders and delegates — and many plan to express them. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/O61uUo9

The Black and Latino families of Section 14, who made up much of the labor force of Palm Springs, are asking for reparations for what they say was a racially motivated attack. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/JepsrUE

The job is not what it used to be. There are openings at U.C.L.A., Yale, Harvard, Cornell, Penn … and many, many others. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/JVwoBmq

The joint appearance was one in a series of the former president’s blunt and sometimes clumsy overtures to court Black voters, and particularly Black men. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/c4HdLzD

The $2.8 billion agreement announced on Thursday would, if approved by a judge, allow college athletes to share team revenue for the first time. Here is what we know. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/2Of4CMT

Senator Chuck Schumer, the majority leader, brought up the bill, seeking to remind voters that it is Republicans who have stood in the way of a solution to the chaos at the border. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/nOkqNIt

Fifty-two Democrats joined Republicans in favor of the legislation, which has little chance of enactment but offered the G.O.P. a chance to amplify Donald Trump’s false claims of widespread illegal voting by noncitizens. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/GWVBeTF

Nikki Haley had sharp words for President Biden and some Republicans. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/EITKX19

The party is pursuing a “sword and shield” political strategy as Senator Chuck Schumer pushes showdown votes on border security and abortion rights ahead of this year’s elections. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/UgmzxS7

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s sister has become the face of the Kennedy family effort to block his candidacy and re-elect President Biden. She has more at stake besides her relationship with her brother. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/aJBj5tz

The prosecution rested its case and closing arguments are expected to begin next week. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/t9laSiQ

Documents obtained by The Times show the department’s troubled FAFSA rollout this year came in spite of early warnings that the project required sustained attention. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/BI9AzEr

After a secret review several years ago, the bureau cut off confidential sources thought to be connected to Russian disinformation. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/mJvdeos

The question is whether the successors to the president and foreign minister will take a similar path by keeping slivers of communication open, and avoiding direct conflict with the United States. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/sodxnrQ

Columbus, Ohio, had only about 100 homicides a year. Then came a pandemic surge. With more guns and looser laws, can the city find its way back to the old normal? from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/s6wkvdf

As stifling heat settled over the city, the local electricity provider said most service would return by late Sunday. But hard-hit areas could remain dark for days longer. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/Nm5ReiT

The announcement spells out the terms of a pullout that the Biden administration unveiled last month and comes after a military junta ousted Niger’s president last July. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/DBJfqvP

He single-handedly shot down 16 enemy planes in dogfights over Europe. After the war, he became one of America’s top test pilots during the “Right Stuff” era. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/0FIShlk

The New York congresswoman will become the highest-ranking House Republican to speak before Israel’s Parliament since the Oct. 7 attacks, in a move meant to capitalize on Democratic divisions. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/6t57h2L

After trying to reach him for weeks, officials served him the notice as he left his 80th birthday party. He is expected to appear in court on Tuesday. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/eNYvbCu

A traveler used the tower as an anchor to try to pull out a pickup that was stuck in mud at the national park in California. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/7z5tVJC

Judicial experts say an upside-down flag at the justice’s home raises thorny questions about potential ethics violations and what circumstances require recusal from cases. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/OSmXv5o

The debate, scheduled for June 27, will be one of the earliest presidential debates ever scheduled. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/Gq4oZmh

A subsidiary of the Hershey Company pulled the chip from store shelves in September after Harris Wolobah, 14, ate one and died. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/EWkebLq

A new federal rule would reclassify marijuana as a less-dangerous, Schedule III drug. It’s a significant shift, even as it does not legalize the drug. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/ZNvXQw6

A Coast Guard leader told Congress that bridges around the country needed to be assessed to avoid repeating the crash that knocked down the Key Bridge in Baltimore. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/i2K7pyx

The first debate is expected to be held in late June on CNN, and the second is set for early September on ABC News. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/GK49Ygt

A report from the National Transportation Safety Board said crew members had adjusted the electrical configuration of the ship even before it left port. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/K2ogUDR

The Biden administration had warned for months that Congress’s delay in approving an aid package would leave the Ukrainians vulnerable. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/dHy6VtL

Many voters in a new poll say the country’s political and economic systems need major changes or to be completely torn down. The Biden campaign says it’s not satisfied with business as usual, either. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/8X3tZvz

The Silicon Valley lawyer, chosen by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as his running mate, made her first solo outing on the stump. She is to appear alongside him at a rally on Monday in Austin, Texas. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/JHlYPM4

Donald Trump, at his rally in New Jersey, used an extended riff about the 1991 film to demonize migrants at the border. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/0IfvWFt

Organizations that describe themselves as churches are providing psychedelics to followers. The compounds, which show promise as treatments for depression, are illegal in most settings. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/gScKQwz

Demonstrators chanted and gathered in one spot in the stadium, interrupting the proceedings before leaving. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/o3JlusZ

Following the walkout, the comedian, who has been vocal about his support for Israel, opted to take a lighter approach in his commencement speech. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/BKgidaW

Former President Donald J. Trump held a rally in Wildwood, N.J., on Saturday, declaring that his campaign would “officially play” in a state he has lost twice by double digits. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/nLTcIVr

After weeks of tumult over protests, many college administrators prepared themselves for disruptions. But several ceremonies unfolded without major incident. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/bRzOYGj

Demonstrators chanted and gathered in one spot in the stadium, interrupting the proceedings before leaving. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/Uhf0ebd

Eight years after helping Donald J. Trump get elected — and four years after being released from prison — the longtime political operative is back to help organize the G.O.P. convention. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/0LxEOF1

Many members believe that the chancellor, Gene Block, failed to protect students and was too quick to have police arrest students and clear an encampment. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/mZQDXRw

Invitations to Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield were withdrawn by Xavier University and the University of Vermont because of student objections to American support for Israel. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/d5ux8qz

The payment system amounted to one of the most forceful actions taken so far by agriculture officials who have raced to keep up with the spread of the virus among dairy cows. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/CrV1OIa

The indictment of Jeff Fortenberry, a Republican, renewed a case in which he was convicted of lying to federal agents but that an appeals court later overturned. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/XClhBgT

The president has grown increasingly wary of a major assault in the densely populated city in southern Gaza. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/ZLu8Iq1

Another skier was rescued by helicopter after an avalanche of snow near Lone Peak on Thursday morning, the authorities said. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/CkHmixD

Politicians said educators had not done enough. But the New York chancellor said members were trying to elicit “gotcha moments” rather than stop antisemitism. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/EsGianC

The owners of the property where the actress lived and died accuse the city of engaging in “backroom machinations” to landmark her home and save it from demolition. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/Tivr5RO

His nine-day voyage, in a plane designed by his brother that resembled a child’s glider but had wings longer than a Boeing 727’s, made aviation history. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/mJIb85o

The organization, which is battling bankruptcy and sexual abuse claims, said the rebrand was part of an effort to be more inclusive and welcome all members of America’s youth. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/Gze06RQ

President Biden’s speech at a Holocaust remembrance ceremony came during weeks of protests on U.S. college campuses against Israel’s war in Gaza. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/uCgqL5o

The highly caffeinated line of Charged drinks at Panera Bread was the subject of two wrongful-death lawsuits. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/86a7ocT

“I am voting for a decent person I disagree with on policy over a criminal defendant without a moral compass,” wrote Mr. Duncan, who was in office during the 2020 election. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/1FnDvWw

A campus police officer said 43 people were charged on Monday with conspiracy to attempt burglary. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/T2BxR6d

A new Florida law prohibits many Chinese citizens from buying homes because of national security concerns. Critics say it has fueled discrimination and chilled the local property market. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/Q87VPZg

The ad, a sleek 30-minute production, was blocked for several hours on Friday and Saturday. Meta, which owns both platforms, said the link had been incorrectly flagged as spam. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/mIfd2Lw

A decision by the Federal Election Commission would allow the Biden and Trump campaigns to raise money for outside groups pushing ballot measures. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/ivdW9JS

Hundreds of demonstrators gathered on Saturday, the anniversary of the 1970 shooting by the National Guard that killed four students. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/haYptCP

Federal prosecutors say Representative Henry Cuellar tried to shape policy for Azerbaijan in exchange for bribes. The country has spent millions in the past decade lobbying Washington. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/drqE78v

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A zebra named Sugar was captured on Friday after being on the loose in Washington State for nearly a week. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/57GSeIo

Senior advisers to the former president highlighted the numbers at an R.N.C. event in Florida and said they are looking to expand the electoral map. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/TJ7aZCu

Mr. Cuellar and his wife are accused of accepting bribes from a bank in Mexico City and from an oil and gas company owned by Azerbaijan. He has maintained they are innocent. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/zYd1hB5

Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, Republican of Georgia, said the legislation could make it illegal to assert that Jews killed Jesus, punishing Christians for “believing the Gospel.” from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/SGYCsNQ

Over half a foot of rain fell across portions of East Texas on Thursday morning. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/8fe6KF9

President Biden also referred to Russia and China, saying they “don’t want immigrants.” A spokesman said the president was trying to make a comment about America’s immigrant “DNA,” not insult other countries. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/C5dXTw1

The announcement covers 317,000 former students and marks another step in the administration’s student loan relief efforts. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/Xk6PxOj