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Federal Agents Search Voting Rights Group in Ohio

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By: Devlin Barrett and Glenn Thrush
It was not immediately clear what the investigators were looking for, but a board member with a progressive group said members had been served with search warrants.

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People voting in Ohio in 2024.
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Judge Declines to Halt UFC Fight at the White House on Trump’s Birthday

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By: Zach Montague
In a ruling on Friday, Judge Amit P. Mehta wrote that the lawsuit arrived last minute and failed to show how the event irreversibly harmed the individuals who sued.

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Construction of a stage for the planned fight at the White House.
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To Defeat Democrats, Texas Governor Embraces the Hard Right

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By: Lauren McGaughy
After years of keeping his distance, Gov. Greg Abbott is set to address Texas Republicans’ activist-led convention as hard-line conservatives gain influence within the party.

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Governor Greg Abbott addressed the Republican Party of Texas convention in Houston on Friday.
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How We Are Illustrating Trump’s Plans to Remake Washington

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By: Mike Abrams
With the East Wing turned to rubble, our Graphics staff set out to show what exactly the president planned to build there and elsewhere.
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FISA, a Key U.S. Spying Power, Is Expiring. What Does That Mean for Foreign Surveillance?

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By: Dustin Volz
Top officials and some lawmakers say letting a powerful spying authority expire on Saturday will leave the United States dangerously blind. But surveillance can still continue.

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Speaker Mike Johnson said that not extending the law, known as Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, risked “a serious calamity on our shores.”
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Can Democrats Overcome G.O.P. Gerrymandering?

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By: Nate Cohn · Laura Bult · June Kim · Edward Vega and Pierre Kattar
Our chief political analyst, Nate Cohn, who writes The Tilt newsletter, looks at the Republicans’ advantage in the House of Representatives after partisan redistricting. To win the House, how much of the popular vote would Democrats need to win?
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Opera Company Sues to Collect $17 Million From the Kennedy Center

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By: Julia Jacobs
The Washington National Opera, which left the center amid the Trump administration’s takeover, says its efforts to retrieve its endowment and other assets have been blocked.

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The Kennedy Center and the Washington National Opera are no longer affiliated, but they remained entangled in a dispute over what assets the opera might still be owed.
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Fact-Check: Trump’s Claims About His Arch, Reflecting Pool Repairs and Other Renovation Projects

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By: Linda Qiu and Jamie Leventhal
President Trump has made false or exaggerated claims of a Civil War-era push for a triumphal arch, hundreds of millions spent on repairs on the Reflecting Pool, and an absence of working fountains.
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Rick Jackson, Georgia Governor Candidate, Is Also a Film Producer Battling the IRS

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By: Danny Hakim
Rick Jackson, a billionaire, wants to be Georgia’s next governor. But the I.R.S. has questioned how his low-budget movies turned into tax windfalls.

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Rick Jackson has sought $90 million in tax deductions from four money-losing films.
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What the SpaceX I.P.O. Means for You, and a Giant Act of Vandalism in D.C.

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By: Tracy Mumford · Will Jarvis · Margaret Kadifa · Jake Lucas · Ian Stewart and Maureen Farrell
Plus, the Friday news quiz.

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SpaceX, Elon Musk’s rocket company, will soon end up in index funds after rule changes by Nasdaq and other index providers.
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Sheriffs in Maryland Challenge State Limits on Cooperation With ICE

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By: Campbell Robertson
A lawsuit by a group of 17 county law enforcement officers is another front in the Trump-era fight over local police’s role in immigration enforcement.

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Maryland’s Community Trust Act, among other measures, bars local officials from asking people about their immigration status.
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Frisco Mayor’s Race Tests Anti-Muslim Politics in Texas

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By: J. David Goodman
A runoff in the Dallas suburb of Frisco is testing whether anti-Muslim rhetoric, prominent in G.O.P. primaries this year, can win over a broader set of voters.

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Campaign signs in support of candidate Rod Vilhauer in Frisco, Texas.
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Excitement and Frustration Mix as the World Cup Comes to America

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By: Jesus Jiménez
Astronomical ticket prices, soaring security costs and concern over traffic and transit snarls is mixed with pride in host cities and excitement over the U.S. team.

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The United States plays Paraguay on Friday in the first U.S.-hosted game of the World Cup, at SoFi Stadium near Los Angeles. FIFA is requiring stadiums to hide the logos of their corporate sponsors during the tournament.
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Some States Opt Out of Trump’s ‘Great American State Fair’

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By: Eileen Sullivan
At least five have declined to participate, the latest sign that the national 250th birthday celebration has become a fragmented and partisan affair as the president seeks his imprint.

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Construction on the National Mall in preparation for the Great American State Fair.
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Drones Flown Over North Korea Were Part of Martial Law Plot by Former South Korean President

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By: Choe Sang-Hun
A court ruled that Yoon Suk Yeol, the impeached former president, had sought to stir up instability to justify his bid for authoritarian rule in 2024.

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Former President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea, center, arriving for a hearing to review his arrest warrant in Seoul in 2025.
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