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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.”

© Jordan Vonderhaar for The New York Times

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

How Banks Are Using the SpaceX IPO to Woo the Super Rich

8 June 2026 at 17:27
Wall Street is giving its richest clients velvet rope access to this week’s public listing of SpaceX, reflecting the growing importance of the wealth management business.

© Callaghan O'Hare for The New York Times

SpaceX’s I.P.O. will be an opportunity for banks to nurture their relationships with their richest clients and develop new ones, too.

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.
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