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Fear and Hope for Iranians Trapped Between Bombs and Defiant Rulers

Many in Iran feel helpless in the face of their entrenched system, and some are becoming increasingly embittered by the fierce American and Israeli bombardment.

© Arash Khamooshi for The New York Times

Apocalyptic scenes of bombardment, like at an oil-storage facility in the Tehran area on Sunday, have contributed to many Iranians’ gloominess about their nation’s future.
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How Markwayne Mullin Became Trump’s Homeland Security Pick

The Oklahoma senator whom President Trump chose to run the Department of Homeland Security has risen in Washington by styling himself as a MAGA warrior and Trump loyalist.

© Eric Lee for The New York Times

If Mr. Mullin were to be confirmed by the Senate, he would take the mantle of a federal agency carrying out the president’s immigration agenda.
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4 Takeaways on How Billionaires Are Donating to Federal Elections

300 billionaires and their families spent more than $3 billion on federal elections in 2024. Here’s a snapshot of how a surging class of ultrawealthy people is spending money on political change.

© Graham Dickie/The New York Times

Before the Supreme Court’s 2010 ruling that lifted many remaining campaign finance restrictions, the share of billionaire spending on federal elections was quite small.
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Voting Rights Groups Raise Alarms About Case Before the Supreme Court

The groups are working to educate voters in the South about how they would be affected if the court strikes down a key provision of the Voting Rights Act.

© Rita Harper for The New York Times

Rev. Al Sharpton said that this year’s march in Selma, Ala.,was about continuing, rather than commemorating, the fight to protect voting rights.
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Bennie Thompson Faces a Young Challenger in the Mississippi Primary

The longest-serving Black Democrat in Mississippi, Bennie Thompson is a formidable political force. But he is not immune to a national trend of younger candidates going after older incumbents.

© Al Drago for The New York Times

Representative Bennie Thompson, Democrat of Mississippi, was first elected to Congress in 1993. He now faces a primary challenge from a much younger opponent.
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Consumers Paid Tariffs on Overseas Items. Now They Want a Refund.

The Trump administration has yet to announce a process to return fees paid by companies and shoppers for tariffs now deemed illegal.

© Lauren O'Neil for The New York Times

Dr. Andrew Angel paid a tariff on a pendant he bought from an eBay seller in Japan as a gift for his wife, Dr. Irina Angel.
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Billionaires Made 19% of Federal Election Campaign Contributions in 2024

Billionaires made 19 percent of all reported federal campaign contributions in 2024, a Times analysis shows, and even more in some local elections. Wealthy donors are reaping the rewards.

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Protesters demonstrated outside the Supreme Court in 2019 as Senate Democrats proposed a constitutional amendment to overturn the court’s decision that lifted many campaign finance restrictions.
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On the Road With Zelensky, Weathered, Weary and Fighting On

Ukraine’s leader, Volodymyr Zelensky, traveled east to visit frontline troops trying to stave off Russian attacks, and invited reporters for The New York Times to go with him.

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine in Kramatorsk on Friday. “They need a lot of things,” he said of the soldiers. “And each day needs are changing.”
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Ukraine Sent Drone Experts to Protect U.S. Bases in Jordan, Zelensky Says

As the war in Iran spreads, Kyiv is eagerly offering its hard-won expertise and advanced technology to counter Iranian drones.

© Tyler Hicks/The New York Times

Soldiers in the Donetsk region of Ukraine in December, monitoring the sky to shoot down Russian Shahed drones using a 30-millimeter antiaircraft gun.
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The Suburb That Won’t Sleep

Food is bringing thousands of people together to an unexpected place: a plaza west of Toronto. Some fear it’s tearing a neighborhood apart.

© Ian Willms for The New York Times

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