Trump Policy Bill Stalls as Johnson Works to Wear Down G.O.P. Resistance

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Par :Michael Gold · Robert Jimison and Megan Mineiro

3 juillet 2025 à 08:41

After a day of paralysis, the House remained frozen in place overnight as party leaders labored to address the concerns of Republican holdouts to the party’s major policy bill.

Speaker Mike Johnson can afford only a few Republican defections on President Trump’s signature domestic policy bill.

John Bolton: We Need to Finish the Job in Iran

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Par :John R. Bolton

3 juillet 2025 à 07:00

It remains to be seen if Washington has learned enough of a lesson to destroy Iran’s remaining nuclear infrastructure.

Chechnya’s Strongman Is Visibly Ailing. The Russian Region Is Bracing for Succession.

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Par :Nataliya Vasilyeva

3 juillet 2025 à 06:01

Amid rampant speculation about his health, Ramzan Kadyrov, the Kremlin-allied strongman who rules the region, has been noticeably absent from view, while grooming his teenage son for the future.

Ramzan Kadyrov, the Chechen strongman, is one of the closest allies of President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia. Growing speculation about his health has raised the question of who will take the reins when he leaves.

Hit by Trump’s Tariffs, French Clothing Maker Saint James Puts Shipping on Hold

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Par :Liz Alderman and Violette Franchi

3 juillet 2025 à 06:00

Hit by President Trump’s tariffs, the Saint James clothing factory has put its inventory of striped shirts and sweaters intended for U.S. retailers in its warehouse in France.

Lovebugs Swarm South Korea’s Capital, Drawing Residents’ Ire

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Par :John Yoon

3 juillet 2025 à 06:00

Municipal workers in the South Korean capital region are responding to a summer infestation by spraying water, but residents wish they would break out the poison.

Binoculars covered in lovebugs at an observatory in Incheon, South Korea, on Monday.

4 Dead and 30 Missing After Ferry Sinks Near Bali

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Par :Muktita Suhartono and Francesca Regalado

3 juillet 2025 à 07:04

The ship was carrying 65 people when it sank on its way to the Indonesian resort island, a popular tourist destination.

Family members waiting for updates on the search for people who went missing after a ferry sank near Bali, Indonesia.

Sean Combs Acquitted of Sex Trafficking but Found Guilty on Lesser Charges

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Par :Julia Jacobs · Karen Hanley · Melanie Bencosme · Gabriel Blanco and James Surdam

3 juillet 2025 à 03:52

Sean Combs, the hip-hop mogul who built a business empire around his personal brand, was convicted on Wednesday of transporting prostitutes to participate in his drug-fueled sex marathons, but acquitted of racketeering and sex trafficking, the most serious charges against him. Julia Jacobs, a New York Times culture reporter, explains the verdict.

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Acquitted of Sex Trafficking but Found Guilty on Lesser Charges

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Par :Ben Sisario and Julia Jacobs

3 juillet 2025 à 01:48

The music mogul was convicted of arranging for the travel of male escorts across state lines but acquitted of sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy.

After Sean Combs was acquitted of the most serious charges he faced, he dropped to his knees, apparently in prayer, and started a round of applause.

Skydiving Plane With 15 Aboard Crashes in New Jersey

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Par :Aishvarya Kavi and Neil Vigdor

3 juillet 2025 à 04:05

The plane, a Cessna 208B, went off the end of a runway as it was taking off from a small airport in Gloucester County, according to the F.A.A. Victims were being treated at the scene, officials said.

Third Interstellar Object, Comet 3I/ATLAS, Is Traveling Through Solar System

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Par :Kenneth Chang

3 juillet 2025 à 03:17

3I/ATLAS, earlier known as A11pI3Z, is only the third interstellar visitor to be discovered passing through our corner of the galaxy.

Inside Trump’s Charm Offensive as He Woos Holdout Republicans

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Par :Shawn McCreesh and Tyler Pager

3 juillet 2025 à 01:37

President Trump worked the phones and welcomed Republicans to the White House to cajole them into supporting his megabill. They left with signed merchandise and photos of the Oval Office.

President Trump can be vindictive, but he also knows how to turn on the charm and make lowly lawmakers feel special.

Chicago Suburb Will Buy Pope Leo XIV’s Boyhood Home

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Par :Neil Vigdor

3 juillet 2025 à 01:24

Officials in Dolton, Ill., called the purchase a rare opportunity. But some residents questioned whether the village, grappling with a deficit and potholes, could afford it.

The Chicago suburb where Pope Leo XIV grew up voted on Tuesday to buy his boyhood home.

Abrego Garcia Was Beaten and Tortured in El Salvador Prison, Lawyers Say

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Par :Alan Feuer

3 juillet 2025 à 01:06

Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia was made to kneel overnight, denied bathroom access and confined in an overcrowded cell with bright lights and no windows, his lawyers say.

A poster showing Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia during a news conference with his wife, Jennifer Vasquez Sura, outside the U.S. District Court in Greenbelt, Md., in April.

Pentagon Again Shifts Assessment of Damage to Iran’s Nuclear Program

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Par :Helene Cooper

3 juillet 2025 à 00:51

The appraisal that Iran’s nuclear hopes had been set back 1 to 2 years by U.S. and Israeli bombings was the latest in a shifting series of pronouncements.

A billboard showing a variety of missiles in Tehran last year. The Pentagon’s chief spokesman said on Thursday that Iran’s nuclear program had likely been degraded by one to two years by U.S. and Israeli bombing.

Columbia’s Acting President Apologizes for Texts Disparaging Trustee

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Par :Sharon Otterman

3 juillet 2025 à 00:49

Claire Shipman said she was “wrong” to have sent messages in 2023 and 2024 criticizing a trustee who was outspoken about the treatment of Jewish students.

Claire Shipman, the acting president of Columbia University, said critical remarks about a trustee were made “in a moment of frustration and stress were wrong.”

Illegal Border Crossings Plunge to Lowest Level in Decades

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Par :Hamed Aleaziz

3 juillet 2025 à 00:27

Border Patrol agents made just over 6,000 arrests in June, according to government figures, a sign that President Trump’s hard-line immigration policies are working to keep people out.

An armored Stryker combat vehicle patrolling the border between Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, and El Paso in June.

7 Missing After Fireworks Warehouse Explodes in Northern California

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Par :Claire Fahy · Claire Moses and Hannah Ziegler

3 juillet 2025 à 03:43

The cause of the explosion in Esparto, Calif., remained unclear. Two people were injured, and a one-mile evacuation order was still in effect on Wednesday afternoon, officials said.

Combs Was Acquitted of the Most Serious Charges Against Him

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Par :Matthew Cullen

2 juillet 2025 à 23:40

Also, House Republicans were divided over the party’s big policy bill. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.

10 Ways of Making Sense of Zohran Mamdani’s Win

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Par :David Wallace-Wells

2 juillet 2025 à 22:52

New York City’s surprising primary result has ramifications for the whole country.

The Real Impact of the Supreme Court’s Planned Parenthood Decision

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Par :Linda Greenhouse

2 juillet 2025 à 14:53

The case was about much more than abortion.

Pentagon Is Reviewing Which Countries Receive U.S. Weapons

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Par :Eric Schmitt

2 juillet 2025 à 23:48

President Trump’s decision to pause the delivery of some air defense interceptors and precision-guided munitions to Ukraine is part of a broader effort.

Pentagon officials said on Wednesday that President Trump could ultimately order all or some of the paused munitions to be sent to Ukraine, depending on the results of the department’s review.

After Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Verdict, the Testimony of Cassie and ‘Jane’ Lingers

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Par :Matt Stevens

2 juillet 2025 à 23:42

Two of Mr. Combs’s former girlfriends gave days of harrowing testimony of abuse, but jurors weren’t convinced those experiences with escorts were sex trafficking.

Will House Conservatives Cave Again on Trump’s Big Bill?

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Par :Catie Edmondson

2 juillet 2025 à 23:41

Fiscal hawks have repeatedly threatened to bring down their party’s agenda out of debt fears, only to back down after pressure from party leaders and President Trump.

Representative Chip Roy, Republican of Texas, has said the Senate failed to improve a House bill that he described as a “mediocre but passable product.”

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s Nine Lives

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Par :Jon Caramanica

2 juillet 2025 à 23:31

For decades, he occupied a special stripe of the celebrity stratosphere. Now the man who helped turn rap into a global concern has escaped a sex-trafficking conviction.

If the last year and a half has prophesied a fall from grace for Sean Combs, Wednesday’s verdict demonstrated the opposite.

North Korean Tech Workers Infiltrating Companies Around World, U.S. Says

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Par :Ephrat Livni

2 juillet 2025 à 23:28

Using falsified and stolen IDs, prosecutors say, North Koreans secure jobs that help finance the regime by evading sanctions. They also steal corporate secrets, some related to military technology.

The Grand People’s Study House in Pyongyang, North Korea, in 2019.

How to Stay Cool While Traveling in Paris, Italy, Spain and Parts of Europe

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Par :Nia Decaille

2 juillet 2025 à 23:23

As Europe buckles under a punishing heat wave, residents and summer travelers are struggling to find relief. Here’s how and where to look for respite.

An outdoor swimming pool at the Széchenyi baths in Budapest.

C.I.A. Says Its Leaders Rushed Report on Russia Interference in 2016 Vote

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Par :Julian E. Barnes

2 juillet 2025 à 23:09

But the new review of the earlier assessment does not dispute the conclusion that Russia favored the election of Donald J. Trump.

The C.I.A. headquarters in Langley, Va. The agency and the F.B.I. intensified their scrutiny of Russian activity after the 2016 election.

Paramount’s Settlement With Trump Is a Humbling Moment for ’60 Minutes’

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Par :Michael M. Grynbaum and David Enrich

2 juillet 2025 à 23:01

After an astonishing concession to a sitting president, the country’s most popular television news program faces the prospect of new ownership and a chilled environment for the First Amendment.

CBS and its parent company, Paramount, agreed to pay a $16 million settlement to President Trump to resolve a left-field lawsuit brought by the president against the news program “60 Minutes.”

The West African Girls Leading a Quiet Revolution

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Par :Nicholas Kristof

2 juillet 2025 à 23:00

We think of human rights abuses as wartime atrocities, but sometimes they involve what family members do to the people they love.

Talking about women’s health in Sierra Leone.

454 Hints That a Chatbot Wrote Part of a Biomedical Researcher’s Paper

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Par :Gina Kolata

2 juillet 2025 à 20:00

Scientists show that the frequency of a set of words seems to have increased in published study abstracts since ChatGPT was released into the world.

With Trump’s Policy Bill Teetering, Johnson Is in a Familiar Pickle

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Par :Annie Karni

2 juillet 2025 à 22:35

The speaker’s struggle to bring his party’s sprawling domestic policy bill in for a landing was just the latest in his string of near-death legislative experiences.

Speaker Mike Johnson speaking at the Capitol on Wednesday. He has often had to lean on President Trump to seal the deal.

Mamdani Says Trump Is Attacking Him to Divert Focus From G.O.P. Agenda

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Par :Nicholas Fandos

2 juillet 2025 à 22:23

Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City, has been targeted by the president and other Republicans since his success in the primary.

Zohran Mamdani accused President Trump of fanning “the flames of division” by characterizing him as a “communist lunatic.”

Trump Floats Ideas to Help Farmers and Hotel Owners Who Employ Undocumented Workers

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Par :Zolan Kanno-Youngs · Miriam Jordan and Hamed Aleaziz

2 juillet 2025 à 21:54

President Trump has floated ideas about helping certain industries that rely on immigrant labor, but the White House has yet to release a concrete plan about what’s in store.

President Trump in South Florida on Tuesday. His attempt to carve out exceptions to his crackdown on immigration has led to confusion among immigrants and business leaders.

Judge Rejects Trump’s Attempt to Stop Migrant Asylum Claims

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Par :Zach Montague

2 juillet 2025 à 21:34

The judge wrote that neither the Constitution nor federal immigration law gave the president the authority to “adopt an alternative immigration system.”

Migrants granted an asylum appointment waiting in line near the U.S. port of entry in Tapachula, Mexico, in January.

Jake Sullivan: Why Trump Should Not Halt Weapons to Ukraine

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Par :Jake Sullivan

2 juillet 2025 à 19:12

Despite everything, it is still possible to achieve a just end to the war in Ukraine.

Johnson Faces G.O.P. Resistance to Quick Final Vote on Trump Policy Bill

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Par :Michael Gold · Robert Jimison and Megan Mineiro

2 juillet 2025 à 21:06

Several conservative House Republicans expressed grave reservations about changes the Senate made to the party’s major policy bill, leaving its fate and the timing of any final vote uncertain.

Speaker Mike Johnson during a news conference at the Capitol last month. Mr. Johnson can only afford a small number of defections on President Trump’s signature domestic policy bill.

What we know about the jury’s deliberations.

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Par :Ben Sisario and Julia Jacobs

2 juillet 2025 à 20:41

The jury of eight men and four women are deliberating the case of Sean Combs at Federal District Court in Manhattan.

Amid Warnings of Iranian Sleeper Cells, a History of Failed Plots

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Par :Michael Crowley and Hamed Aleaziz

2 juillet 2025 à 20:41

For high-stakes plots like an effort to kill President Trump, Iran has turned to common criminals, raising questions about its capabilities inside the U.S.

A protest in Tehran last week against the U.S. attack on Iranian nuclear sites.

As Heat Grips Europe, a Struggle to Keep Workers and Customers Cool

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Par :Liz Alderman

2 juillet 2025 à 20:25

Companies are reporting a drop in business, reflecting the economic toll of the heat wave, which is lowering productivity and keeping shoppers at bay.

Fans were used to keep people cool at a restaurant near the Piazza di Spagna in Rome on Monday.

Argentina’s President Javier Milei Undermines Press Freedom With Online Attacks

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Par :Daniel Politi and Natalie Alcoba

2 juillet 2025 à 20:25

Journalists face an increasing number of attacks from Argentina’s highest office, raising concerns about the undermining of press freedom.

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