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Trump Is Losing Ground With White Working-Class Voters on the Economy

A review of polling data shows an extraordinary swing among white working-class voters on the president’s handling of the economy.

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Among blue-collar white voters, President Trump’s approval rating on the cost of living stood at just 36 percent in a New York Times survey.
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A Tren de Aragua Leader Is Killed in a Joint Strike, U.S. and Venezuela Say

A strike this week in Venezuela killed a gang leader known as Niño Guerrero who was wanted in the United States, officials in both countries said.

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President Trump said the operation had been conducted in close consultation with the new Venezuelan government.
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With a Deal Seemingly Close, the U.S. Faces an Iran More Willing to Withstand Pressure

Iran’s new, more militaristic leaders have already survived the worst that America and Israel can deliver, and seem readier to take risks.

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Members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps in April at a government-organized march in Tehran.
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Despite US Help, Little Oil Has Gone Through Strait of Hormuz

President Trump said more than 200 commercial vessels had safely traveled through the strait. That’s still far fewer than before the start of the war.

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Global stockpiles of oil continue to decline as vessels remain stuck, unable to transit the Strait of Hormuz.
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Kennedy Center Removes Trump’s Name From Facade

The arts institution followed a judge’s order to take President Trump’s name off its facade. It had been granted a 12-hour extension to complete the work.

© Pete Kiehart for The New York Times

On Friday night, workers constructed scaffolding near President Trump’s name on the facade of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
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