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Florida Counts Its Election Ballots Fast. Why Can’t California Keep Up?

20 août 2026 à 22:15
Florida counted most of its primary ballots within hours on Tuesday night, well ahead of the days California took to report the results of its major election.

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Election workers sort vote-by-mail ballots at the Miami-Dade County Supervisor of Elections Office for the Florida primary election in Doral, Fla., on Tuesday.

On the Radio, Trump Has a Reunion (of Sorts) With Michael Cohen

20 août 2026 à 21:30
President Trump’s former personal lawyer tried to revisit the past in a radio interview. But this was not exactly a stroll down memory lane.

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Michael Cohen in front of promotional material for his new radio show, which is meant to look like him in the Oval Office, during a news conference in New York last month.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s ‘Road Trip’ Highlights America, and Some of Its Sponsors

20 août 2026 à 20:53
The transportation secretary’s six-part YouTube series is fueling ethical concerns over family adventures funded in large part by corporate sponsors regulated by his department.

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The reality road trip series tracks Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, his wife, their nine children and his son-in-law.

Nancy Kissinger, Wife of Former Secretary of State, Dies at 92

20 août 2026 à 22:14
A foreign policy specialist, she was politically savvy and well versed in global issues, and traveled widely with her husband, Henry A. Kissinger, on his diplomatic missions.

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Nancy Kissinger, then Nancy Maginnes, with her future husband, Henry A. Kissinger, in Jerusalem in 1970. She was a fierce defender of Mr. Kissinger, a polarizing figure with a hotly disputed reputation.

Nancy Kissinger, Wife of Former Secretary of State, Dies at 92

20 août 2026 à 22:14
A foreign policy specialist, she was politically savvy and well versed in global issues, and traveled widely with her husband, Henry A. Kissinger, on his diplomatic missions.

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Nancy Kissinger, then Nancy Maginnes, with her future husband, Henry A. Kissinger, in Jerusalem in 1970. She was a fierce defender of Mr. Kissinger, a polarizing figure with a hotly disputed reputation.

Trump Officials Impose More Sanctions to Pressure Cuba

20 août 2026 à 18:28
Human rights experts have said that the U.S. attempts to squeeze Cuba’s economy, including an oil blockade, have caused a severe humanitarian crisis.

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Activity in Havana, once bustling, has dwindled as uncertainty grows about the city’s future. Cuba’s economy has suffered because of the U.S. blockade on oil shipments.

Trump Officials Impose More Sanctions to Pressure Cuba

20 août 2026 à 18:20
Human rights experts have said that the U.S. attempts to squeeze Cuba’s economy, including an oil blockade, have caused a severe humanitarian crisis.

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Activity in Havana, once bustling, has dwindled as uncertainty grows about the city’s future. Cuba’s economy has suffered because of the U.S. blockade on oil shipments.

Targeted by an Islamophobic Provocateur, a City’s Muslims Are on Edge

20 août 2026 à 20:28
Jake Lang has descended four times on Dearborn, Mich., which is majority Arab American. His rhetoric and protests have stirred fear among residents.

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Jake Lang, the far-right agitator, outside a City Council meeting on Tuesday in Dearborn, Mich.

Trump Officials Move to Fund Gaza Peacekeepers Even as Peace Plan Falters

20 août 2026 à 14:24
The State Department informed Congress of its intent to fund the stabilization force on the same day the president’s Board of Peace announced a plan to disarm Hamas.

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Palestinians inspecting the damage to a mosque after it was struck by Israeli airstrikes in July in Gaza City. Deadly clashes have continued on and off since an initial cease-fire was reached in October.

U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln Leaves Middle East After Months at Sea in Operation Against Iran

20 août 2026 à 14:21
The aircraft carrier has been deployed for nine months, largely in support of U.S. operations against Iran, and is now heading home to San Diego.

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The U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln in San Diego in 2021. The carrier’s most recent deployment began on Nov. 21, and the thousands of sailors on board have spent almost the entirety of the time since at sea.

Trump Tariff Talks Leave Key Canadian Official Hopeful

21 août 2026 à 10:30
While President Trump has declared that the two countries effectively have a deal, a Canadian trade official said progress continued ahead of the Saturday deadline.

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Dominic LeBlanc, the Canadian minister in charge of U.S. trade, arriving to meet with Jamieson Greer, the U.S. trade representative, on Thursday in Washington.

FBI Agents Search Eric Swalwell’s Home as Part of Federal Sexual Assault Inquiry

20 août 2026 à 12:06
Most sex crimes are prosecuted by state and local authorities. The federal agents appeared to be using civil rights statutes to scrutinize Mr. Swalwell’s conduct, a person familiar with the case said.

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Mr. Swalwell, who spent more than a decade in the House representing two districts in California, resigned from Congress in April.

‘The Necessary Conversation’ Puts Family Political Arguments On Full Display

20 août 2026 à 14:27
“The Necessary Conversation,” a podcast and YouTube show, is a very public example of the political disputes families are having all across the country.

For Chad Kultgen and his family, fighting feels like progress.

Missouri Judge Says Redrawn Congressional Map May Be Used in Midterms

20 août 2026 à 12:51
The decision, quickly appealed, was a win for Republicans. The party has been pushing for the new map in an effort to help maintain control in the U.S. House in November.

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Missouri was one of the first states to try to redraw its maps as part of President Trump’s national push to increase Republicans’ chances of keeping the U.S. House in the midterms.

Trump Officials Scrap Effort to Recruit Pentagon Lawyers to Represent Migrant Children

19 août 2026 à 20:08
The reversal of the plan, which had not been publicly disclosed, comes amid mounting confusion about how the administration is protecting the rights of unaccompanied minors.

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Migrants entered the Paso Del Norte International Bridge for their Customs and Border Protection appointments in early 2025.

Senate Health Panel Chairman Voices Strong Reservations About F.D.A. Nominee

20 août 2026 à 10:32
Senator Bill Cassidy said Dr. Heidi Overton’s role in President Trump’s executive order on vaccines last week was “almost disqualifying.”

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Senator Bill Cassidy, Republican of Louisiana, is the chairman of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. The committee must vote to advance nominees to the Senate for confirmation.

Trump, Who Has Amassed Enormous Wealth in Crypto, Hosts Industry Leaders

19 août 2026 à 17:49
President Trump called on Congress to pass a major cryptocurrency bill that would tilt regulation in the industry’s favor.

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President Trump at the White House with crypto executives on Wednesday. A onetime crypto skeptic, Mr. Trump embraced the technology on the campaign trail in 2024.

Trump to Appear on Radio With Michael Cohen, His Onetime Nemesis

19 août 2026 à 17:37
The call is the latest sign of a rapprochement between President Trump and his former fixer, who served as the star witness against his former boss in New York State Court.

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Michael D. Cohen during a news conference last month announcing his new radio show.

Alabama Democrats Look for a Black Backlash Over Voting Rights

19 août 2026 à 20:55
Democrats in Alabama and beyond are trying to harness Black anger over the Supreme Court’s weakening of the Voting Rights Act and the Republican redistricting that followed.

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Representative Shomari Figures, left, is joined onstage by Doug Jones, Democratic nominee for governor of Alabama, in Troy, Ala.

More of Trump’s Chosen Candidates Lose Republican Primaries

19 août 2026 à 16:20
A series of recent losses has eroded the president’s winning record, raising new questions about his hold over the party’s voters.

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On Tuesday night, several candidates President Trump had endorsed in Florida and Wyoming lost their Republican primary races.

Mary Peltola and Dan Sullivan Advance in Key Alaska Senate Contest

19 août 2026 à 10:28
Both parties see Alaska as key to winning the Senate. The state’s nonpartisan primary put Mary Peltola, a Democratic former congresswoman, on the same ballot as Dan Sullivan, the incumbent Republican she hopes to unseat. Both advanced to the general election.

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Former Representative Mary Peltola, a Democrat, and Senator Dan Sullivan, a Republican, will advance to the general election for an Alaska Senate seat.

A Stunning Win for the Left in Florida: 6 Takeaways From Tuesday’s Primaries

19 août 2026 à 12:09
State Representative Angie Nixon, a progressive firebrand, marshaled grass-roots enthusiasm to defeat a moderate who dramatically out-raised her. Can it carry her to victory in November?

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State Representative Angie Nixon spent just $60,000 on television advertising, compared to opponent Alex Vindman’s $2.2 million.

Eric Barlow Wins Wyoming’s Republican Governor Primary Over Trump-Backed Candidate

18 août 2026 à 22:58
Eric Barlow’s defeat of Megan Degenfelder, the state superintendent of education, again showed the limits of the president’s favor.

Harriet Hageman, Backed by Trump, Wins Wyoming’s Republican Senate Primary

Par : Tim Balk
18 août 2026 à 22:54
Ms. Hageman, who unseated Representative Liz Cheney in 2022, is a heavy favorite to replace Senator Cynthia Lummis in the deep-red state.

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Representative Harriet Hageman at a hearing in Washington, last year.

Trump Pauses 50 Percent Tariffs on Canada and Claims Deal Is Near

19 août 2026 à 08:04
Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada was less definitive about what the intense talks produced, saying “important work” remained.

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Trucks passing over the Peace Bridge between Canada and the United States on Tuesday.

Natalie Harp, Trump’s Most Devoted Aide, Is Always by His Side. What Exactly Does She Do?

18 août 2026 à 22:29
President Trump’s White House aide Natalie Harp is always by his side. What, exactly, does she do?

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Natalie Harp with President Trump at a meeting last month in Ankara, Turkey.

Byron Donalds Wins Republican Nomination for Florida Governor

18 août 2026 à 21:35
Mr. Donalds, a conservative congressman with the backing of President Trump, seeks to become the state’s first Black governor.

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Representative Byron Donalds, who was endorsed by President Trump, speaks at a rally in Naples, Fla., on Aug. 12.

Sydney Gruters, Wife of R.N.C. Chair, Wins House Primary in Florida With Trump’s Backing

18 août 2026 à 19:56
Ms. Gruters had been favored to win in a congressional district that was redrawn as part of Gov. Ron DeSantis’s new map, which leaned even more Republican.

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Sydney Gruters

Threatening Friends and Courting Enemies in Trump’s ‘Upside-Down World’

18 août 2026 à 19:06
The president’s hostility to allies like Oman, Canada and South Korea, and his affection for adversaries like North Korea, may still shock some. But it comes as little surprise after a decade of upheaval.

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President Trump’s attack-thy-friends, revere-thy-enemies approach has become the norm in U.S. foreign policy.

5 Things to Know About Alex Vindman, Democratic Senate Candidate in Florida

18 août 2026 à 19:05
The Democrat testified in President Trump’s first impeachment trial and has a twin brother, Eugene, in Congress.

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Alex Vindman in Weston, Fla., earlier this month.

Trump Officials Ignored Their Own University Investigations, Lawyer Says

18 août 2026 à 17:29
A former Justice Department lawyer says Trump administration leaders ignored findings that elite schools, including Brown and Columbia, hadn’t broken the law as they pressed them into deals.

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Brown University campus in Providence, R.I. The whistle-blower said government lawyers had found the university committed no violations.

Trump’s Ballroom Is Rising at Breakneck Speed: 20 Hours a Day, 7 Days a Week

18 août 2026 à 16:47
Although the fate of the ballroom is tied up in court, the Trump administration argues that the project is too far along to be stopped now.

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Joshua Fisher, the director of White House management and administration, estimated that the construction of the White House ballroom was 65 percent complete.

Trump Fired His Inspectors General. Their Replacements Have a Different Mission.

18 août 2026 à 15:04
President Trump is installing his allies in the offices of inspector general, which are meant to provide independent government oversight.

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President Trump has inserted a conservative operative to take over the inspector general’s office in charge of any internal investigation into his botched repairs of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

Judge Allows Limited Testing in Trump Plan to Paint Eisenhower Building White

18 août 2026 à 14:37
A federal judge ruled that initial preparatory steps, including testing out paints on the building’s gray granite exterior, could proceed for now.

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The Eisenhower Executive Office Building in May.

An A.I. Tax Boom Could Curtail America’s Debt. But Not Solve It.

18 août 2026 à 10:09
The consequences of A.I. for the budget will largely hinge on whether — and to what extent — the technology reshapes the labor market.

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What to Watch in Tuesday’s Primary Elections in Alaska, Florida and Beyond

Par : Tim Balk
18 août 2026 à 05:02
An early glimpse of a pivotal Senate race, heated primaries on a newly redrawn congressional map, and a special election to replace Eric Swalwell will be in the spotlight on Tuesday.

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Senator Dan S. Sullivan and former Representative Mary Peltola are both widely expected to advance in Alaska’s Senate primary, but their vote shares will be closely watched as a reflection of who’s ahead going into the general election.

Judge Releases Woman Accused of Vandalizing World War II Memorial

18 août 2026 à 14:37
Prosecutors led by Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney in Washington, argued that Melissa Farris posed a flight risk and asked the court to reverse its decision.

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National Guard troops patrolling the World War II Memorial in Washington after it was vandalized last week.

A California County Eyes a New Hire: Tina Peters, the Election Denier

17 août 2026 à 22:41
The top elections official in Shasta County offered a job to Ms. Peters, a Trump supporter who was convicted of tampering with voting machines in Colorado.

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Tina Peters at a candidate debate in Hudson, Colo., in 2023.

House Panel Investigates Charges a Democrat Had Sexual Contact With Aide

17 août 2026 à 20:12
Representative Jimmy Gomez of California acknowledged “personal mistakes” outside his marriage but denied breaking rules that bar relationships with a direct subordinate.

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Mr. Gomez said that he regretted his mistakes, but he denied wrongdoing, saying that his actions “were consensual in nature and haven’t violated the law or House Ethics rules.”

Facing Quagmire in Iran, Trump Turns to a Familiar Face: North Korea’s Kim Jong-un

17 août 2026 à 19:25
Seven years ago, President Trump failed to disarm North Korea and walked away. Could the same thing happen with Iran?

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President Trump with Kim Jong-un of North Korea at the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea in 2019.

Appeals Court Rejects Trump’s Strategy of Picking U.S. Attorneys

17 août 2026 à 18:37
It was the second federal appellate decision to take issue with the administration’s custom of leaving interim prosecutors in place to lead U.S. attorney’s offices to circumvent congressional approval.

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The Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building in Washington.

Trump Orders Pentagon to Curtail Military Exercises With Ally South Korea

17 août 2026 à 02:16
In a social media post, the president scolded South Korea for not helping denuclearize Iran, and also praised North Korea and its leader.

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In his post on Sunday, President Trump did not mention a rift in relations with North Korea in 2017, when Kim Jong Un called him a “mentally deranged dotard.”

Supreme Court Again Rejects Trump’s Appeal of $5 Million E. Jean Carroll Payment

17 août 2026 à 11:38
The court declined President Trump’s long-shot request that it reconsider his appeal. He has separately asked the court to overturn a much larger 2024 award.

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E. Jean Carroll outside the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in 2024. A federal jury in New York has found President Trump liable for sexually abusing and defaming Ms. Carroll.

Trump’s Overture to North Korea Strains Alliance With the South

17 août 2026 à 06:57
President Trump wants to curtail military exercises with South Korea, saying they were hostile to North Korea. But under Mr. Kim, the North has become increasingly belligerent toward the South.

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  • Who Is the New White House Counsel?
    President Trump appointed his former personal lawyer Will Scharf as White House counsel. Maggie Haberman, our White House correspondent, explains how Scharf might help the president avoid congressional oversight at a critical time.
     

Who Is the New White House Counsel?

17 août 2026 à 05:03
President Trump appointed his former personal lawyer Will Scharf as White House counsel. Maggie Haberman, our White House correspondent, explains how Scharf might help the president avoid congressional oversight at a critical time.

Trump Orders Pentagon to Curtail Military Exercises With Ally South Korea

17 août 2026 à 02:16
In a social media post, the president scolded South Korea for not helping denuclearize Iran, and also praised North Korea and its leader.

© Al Drago for The New York Times

In his post on Sunday, President Trump did not mention a rift in relations with North Korea in 2017, when Kim Jong Un called him a “mentally deranged dotard.”
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