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To Restrict Migrants, Biden Leans on Trump’s Favorite Immigration Law

President Biden’s executive action addresses one of his most serious political vulnerabilities ahead of his face-off with Donald Trump in the 2024 election.

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A migrant wearing a blue top and dark pants climbs concertina wire to cross from Mexico into the United States near El Paso. A large fence is in the background, and shrubbery is in the foreground.

Read how President Biden’s asylum order will work.

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In announcing the new border action, President Biden blamed Donald Trump. Mr. Trump called it too little, too late.

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Arizona Republicans added a ballot measure that would make unlawfully crossing the southern border a state crime.

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Needing Help to Stay in Power, India’s Modi Loses Aura of Invincibility

Though Prime Minister Narendra Modi will take up a third term, the election was closer than expected and he relied on partners who don’t share his agenda.

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See four takeaways from India’s election.

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Ukraine Strikes Into Russia With Western Weapons, Official Says

The official said Ukraine had destroyed missile launchers in the Russian region of Belgorod using an American-made rocket system.

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Here’s a comprehensive picture of the destruction caused by the war in Ukraine so far.

F.D.A. Panel Rejects MDMA-Aided Therapy for PTSD

An independent group of experts expressed concerns that the data from clinical trials did not outweigh risks for treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder.

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A close-up view of a plastic sandwich bag with labels and a blue MDMA pill on a table.

Here’s why PTSD treatments are falling short for many patients.

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Gazans Pin Hopes on New Truce Proposal, but Remain Skeptical

A cease-fire plan described by President Biden has stirred cautious optimism after nearly eight months of war in the Gaza Strip.

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Two women, one with her face in her hands, surrounded by rubble.

The House voted to impose sanctions on I.C.C. officials over efforts to charge Israeli leaders with war crimes.

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Ibram X. Kendi in a suit surrounded by bookcases.

Ibram X. Kendi Faces a Reckoning of His Own

In 2020, the author of “How to Be an Antiracist” galvanized Americans with his ideas. The past four years have tested them — and him.

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Election Updates: Wisconsin Charges Trump Allies in Fake Electors Scheme

Wisconsin brought felony charges against three former advisers to Donald Trump in connection with a fake electors plot there in 2020.

 

The Big Hurdle Between Kennedy and the Debate Stage. (It’s Not a Poll.)

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he is confident he can qualify. But CNN’s rules have put a ticking clock on his already-critical ballot access efforts.

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The Great Read

At 70, Cyndi Lauper Has Nothing Left to Prove

She’s plotting a farewell tour. She’s starring in a documentary about her life. And she can only ever be herself.

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A blond woman with a red lip wears a billowing white top, bringing her hands together near her head as she sits and poses.

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Senator Robert Menendez Enjoyed a Steakhouse Dinner, as the F.B.I. Watched

At Mr. Menendez’s bribery trial, an investigator described surveilling diners at a restaurant. Among them were Mr. Menendez and an Egyptian official.

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Senator Robert Menendez, in a blue suit and pink tie, arrives at Federal District Court in Manhattan in May.

Students Want Charges Dropped. What Is the Right Price for Protests?

At pro-Palestinian demonstrations, students have broken codes of conduct and, sometimes, the law. But how to discipline them is vexing universities.

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Kelly Hui, center, one of four students from whom the University of Chicago is withholding degrees because of their involvement in a protest encampment, at a rally after students walked out of the university’s convocation ceremony on Saturday.

Prosecutors Use Hunter Biden’s Memoir to Narrate Spiral Into Addiction

Prosecutors played long excerpts from the audiobook memoir of President Biden’s son. An F.B.I. agent took the witness stand to shepherd the evidence.

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Hunter Biden carries a binder as he walks with his wife past cars and police barricades.

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Opinion

Bret Stephens

Bret Stephens

This D-Day, Europe Needs to Resolve to Get Its Act Together

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Nouf Aljowaysir

I Asked A.I. Where It Thought I Was From. Its Answer: Nowhere.

Patrick Healy, Frank Luntz and Adrian J. Rivera

‘I Cannot Have the President Be a Convicted Felon. Full Stop.’

Maureen Dowd

Maureen Dowd

The Verdict Is In on the Supreme Court

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Melissa B. Jacoby

Companies Hide Their Sins in Bankruptcy Court. This Must Stop.

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Michelle Goldberg

Michelle Goldberg

‘Lock Her Up’ Was Not Just a Slogan

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David French

David French

Would a Banana Republic Put the President’s Son on Trial?

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Paul Krugman

Paul Krugman

Goodbye Inflation, Hello Recession?

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The EveningNewsletter

Both Democrats and Republicans Embrace Border Politics

India’s election was closer than expected, Louisiana passes a surgical castration bill for child molesters and more news.

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Climate ForwardNewsletter

When Hydropower Runs Dry

The struggle of the world’s largest source of renewable energy last year could have important implications for the fight against climate change.

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Louisiana Passes Surgical Castration Bill for Child Molesters

The bill, if signed by the governor, would be the first to allow a judge to order surgical procedures for those who commit sex crimes against children.

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Ron Edmonds, Who Photographed the Reagan Assassination Attempt, Dies at 77

He won a Pulitzer Prize for his sequence of photos showing President Ronald Reagan being struck by a bullet while three others fell wounded.

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Alec and Hilaria Baldwin and Their 7 Children Get a Reality TV Series

The actor, who is set to stand trial next month on an involuntary manslaughter charge, announced that a show about his family would be coming to TLC.

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Nonny Hogrogian, Honored Illustrator of Children’s Books, Dies at 92

A two-time Caldecott Medal winner, she brought multiculturalism to children’s books by drawing on her Armenian heritage.

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Nonny Hogrogian in a black and white photograph. She is looking straight at the camera and is wearing a dress.