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Trump Rescinds Endorsement of Right-Wing Pastor After Texting Scandal

The pastor, Jackson Lahmeyer, dropped out of the race for a House seat in Oklahoma as President Trump backed Mr. Lahmeyer’s Republican rival in a runoff election.

© Michael Noble Jr. for The New York Times; Tedford for U.S. Congress

Jackson Lahmeyer, left, and Mark Tedford had advanced to a Republican primary runoff election on Tuesday, but Mr. Lahmeyer ended his bid on Wednesday.
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Takeaways From JD Vance’s New Book ‘Communion,’ on Faith and His Political Ambitions

In a new memoir, Mr. Vance recalls an “unsettling” meeting with Vatican officials on immigration policy and disavows his infamous disparagement of some Democrats as “childless cat ladies.”

© Nathan Howard for The New York Times

In his new memoir, “Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith,” Vice President JD Vance makes a running start on defining his political philosophy as the 2028 presidential race starts to take shape.
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Trump’s U.F.C. Event Comes as Backing of Young Men, Once a Strength, Wanes

Some Republicans saw a political opening in Sunday’s fights at the White House. Democrats said they saw a distraction from more pressing matters.

© Alex Kent/The New York Times

Police on horseback outside of the U.F.C. event at the White House on Sunday.
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