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Judge Sets Limits on Chicago-Area ICE Facility at Center of Illinois Protests

After detainees described squalid conditions at the detention site, a judge ordered the government to provide showers, water, clean toilets and access to lawyers.

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Federal law enforcement agents guarding the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview, Ill.
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Remains of the Last American Hostage Held in Gaza Returned to Israel

Israeli officials told Itay Chen’s family last year that he was probably killed on Oct. 7, 2023, but relatives put off mourning until his body had come home.

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Ruby Chen commemorating his son Itay Chen at a candlelight vigil on the steps of the U.S. Capitol last year.
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Trump Administration Ends Deportation Protections for South Sudanese

The program was first authorized for South Sudanese nationals in 2011. The Department of Homeland Security said that “renewed peace in South Sudan” and “improved diplomatic relations” justified the move.

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Downtown Juba, South Sudan. In recent weeks, the United Nations has warned of escalating armed clashes and food insecurity that is “widespread and deepening” in parts of the country.
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Democrats Dig In on Shutdown After Election Wins

President Trump’s declaration that the closure had hurt his party on Tuesday appeared to have stiffened Democrats’ resolve and put at least a temporary damper on talks to end the crisis.

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Senator Chuck Schumer, the minority leader, speaking at the Capitol on Wednesday.
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FIFA Will Award Its Own Peace Prize Next Month in Washington

Gianni Infantino, the president of FIFA, has built a close relationship with President Trump, who has groused about not winning the Nobel Peace Prize.

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Gianni Infantino, the president of FIFA, has cultivated a close relationship with President Trump, visiting the White House several times this year and presenting him with gifts.
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Redistricting Battles, Set Off by Trump, Have Few Parallels in U.S. History

First, Texas redistricted. Other states followed, and now California. Some legal experts say it’s a crisis: “The wheels are coming off the car right now.”

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California voters on Tuesday passed Proposition 50, which could create as many as five new Democratic-leaning districts for the 2026 midterm elections.
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How Trade Tensions Sent Automakers Scrambling for Chips

Carmakers and their suppliers are piecing together new supply chains after a Chinese-owned company in the Netherlands was caught in the middle of the trade war, revealing European vulnerabilities.

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Mercedes-Benz’s headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany. Mercedes, Stellantis and Nissan have formed task forces to keep production running and secure alternative chip supplies.
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France Moves to Block the Shein Website Over a Sex Doll Scandal

The crackdown, ordered by the prime minister, added to the controversy over the Chinese fast-fashion retailer as it opened its first store in Paris amid chaotic scenes.

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French police secure the area outside the BHV Marais department store in Paris during a protest on the opening day of Shein’s first physical store.
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Judge Berates Justice Dept. in Its Prosecution of Comey

The flashpoint was the Justice Department’s failure to turn over seized communications from a confidant of Mr. Comey’s, Daniel C. Richman, a law professor at Columbia University.

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Former F.B.I. director James B. Comey as he appeared during the hearing on Capitol Hill in 2017.
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U.S. Military Draws Up Nigeria Plans, With Limited Options to Quell Violence

American forces are unlikely to be able to end a decades-long insurgency in Africa’s most populous country, despite President Trump’s order, officials said.

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Nigerian troops during a training exercise in July in Borno State, in the country’s northeast, which has experienced a surge of attacks.
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For Zohran Mamdani, Winning Is One Thing. Governing Will Be Quite Another.

Being mayor of New York City is often referred to as the second hardest job in the country, but the task may be even more complicated for Zohran Mamdani.

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Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani will have to figure out how to enact his agenda of universal day care, free and fast buses, and rent freezes for stabilized tenants.
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A State-by-State Guide to the Gerrymandering Fight for Congress

A redistricting arms race, started by President Trump’s push to redraw Texas maps in Republicans’ favor, continues, but it may be reaching its limits.

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Voters cast their ballots for Proposition 50 at the California Museum polling site on Tuesday.
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