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Ken Paxton’s Former Defense Lawyer Endorses James Talarico

8 June 2026 at 20:13
The lawyer, Dan Cogdell, helped save Mr. Paxton from criminal charges and an impeachment, but now he says the Texas attorney general has “lost sight of his mission.”

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Dan Cogdell, a defense attorney for Ken Paxton, at the State Capitol in Austin during Mr. Paxton’s impeachment trial in 2023.

Trump Administration Seeks to Revoke U.S. Citizenship of 17 Immigrants

8 June 2026 at 18:58
The push to denaturalize more immigrants is the latest sign that the administration is setting its sights on the legal immigration system.

© Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times

“We will continue to use every lawful avenue to denaturalize and remove aliens,” Markwayne Mullin, the homeland security secretary, said in a statement.

How the Drive to Find a Conspiracy Against Trump Rocked the Justice Dept.

8 June 2026 at 10:01
The push to investigate what the president’s allies saw as a “deep state” cabal intent on taking him down set off cascading crises, ended careers and undercut the department’s credibility with judges.

© Kenny Holston/The New York Times

The F.B.I. director Kash Patel’s “grand conspiracy case” sought to tie together actions by a group of people that President Trump blamed for various investigations into him.

They Got Platner’s Endorsement for Maine Governor. What Did They Do With It?

8 June 2026 at 10:00
The crowded race for governor has barely qualified as background noise in recent months, drowned out by the high-stakes, turbulent campaign for U.S. Senate.

© Amanda Sabga/Reuters; Cliff Owen & Joel Page, via Associated Press

Democratic candidates Troy Jackson, a former president of the State Senate; Shenna Bellows, the secretary of state, and Hannah Pingree, a former speaker of the State House.

Why It Takes California So Long to Count Votes

Experts say speeding up the count in California would take more resources, but also scaling back rules that expand voting access.

© Jae C. Hong/Associated Press

Ballots are sorted the day after California’s primary election at the Los Angeles County Ballot Processing Center in City of Industry, Calif., on Wednesday.
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