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2-Year-Old U.S. Citizen Deported ‘With No Meaningful Process,’ Judge Suspects

A federal judge in Louisiana said the deportation of the child to Honduras with her mother, even though her father had filed an emergency petition, appeared to be “illegal and unconstitutional.”

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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement deported a 2-year-old U.S. citizen after she accompanied her mother and her older sister to an immigration appointment.
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What’s at Stake in the Iran-U.S. Nuclear Talks

Plans for a third round of talks in three weeks have raised hopes for an Iran nuclear accord, which could avert a new Mideast conflict. President Trump said he believed a deal was within reach.

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In Tehran this month. A new nuclear deal could transform Iran’s economic and political landscape by easing Western sanctions.
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Virginia Giuffre, Voice in Epstein Sex-Trafficking Scandal, Dies at 41

She accused Jeffrey Epstein and his co-conspirator, Ghislaine Maxwell, of recruiting her to join their predatory ring and sued Prince Andrew for sexual assault.

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Virginia Giuffre in 2019, the year Jeffrey Epstein was arrested and charged by federal prosecutors with sex trafficking and conspiracy.
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Trump Pardons Paul Walczak, Whose Family Sought to Publicize Ashley Biden’s Diary

The pardon of Paul Walczak, who had been convicted of tax crimes, comes as the president uses clemency to reward allies and swipe at perceived enemies.

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Paul Walczak’s mother, Elizabeth Fago, was contacted by a man who was in possession of a diary kept by Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s daughter, Ashley, as she recovered from addiction.
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Ukrainian Peace Plan Hints at Concessions, but Major Obstacles Remain

Officials in Kyiv plan to deliver their proposal to President Trump’s team, after rejecting a White House plan that would have given the Kremlin much of what it wants.

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President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine laying flowers at the site of a Russian missile attack on a residential building in Kyiv on Friday.
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Justice Dept. Policy Now Allows Pursuit of Reporters’ Records in Leak Inquiries

A new memo suggests that investigations may be launched not just for leaks of classified information, but where disclosures “undermine” Trump administration policies.

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Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a memo saying that the new policy was necessary to safeguard “classified, privileged and other sensitive information.”
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Luigi Mangione Pleads Not Guilty as US Seeks Death Penalty

The judge warned Attorney General Pam Bondi to temper her statements about Luigi Mangione to ensure a fair trial on charges of killing a health insurance executive.

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Luigi Mangione, shown at a hearing in February, is accused of the killing the chief executive of UnitedHealthcare outside a Midtown Hotel.
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Downtown L.A. Has Seen Its Share of Violence. Then Someone Went After Its Trees.

The authorities said a man used a chain saw to destroy more than a dozen trees in downtown Los Angeles, an attack that saddened and rattled residents and city leaders.

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“What took years to grow only took minutes to destroy,” Nathan Hochman, the Los Angeles County district attorney, said of the attack on trees in downtown L.A.
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Pakistan Official Calls for International Inquiry Into Kashmir Terror Attack

Amid rising tensions with India, Pakistan’s defense minister declared his country’s innocence in a terror attack that killed 26 people this week in Kashmir territory.

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Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif of Pakistan in New York last year. Mr. Asif on Friday declared his country’s innocence in a terror attack that killed 26 people.
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Man Is Fatally Stabbed After Fight on Subway Train in Manhattan

The killing occurred after the victim got into a fight with a second man on a downtown No. 5 train during the morning rush hour, officials said.

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Officers responding to a 911 call about a stabbing at the Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall station found the victim with several chest wounds.
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Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan Arrested by FBI in Immigration Dispute

Judge Hannah Dugan was arrested on suspicion that she “intentionally misdirected federal agents away from” an immigrant being pursued by the authorities, the F.B.I. director said.

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Hannah Dugan in 2016. Ms. Dugan, a county judge in Milwaukee, was arrested on Friday.
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Five Takeaways From the Times/Siena Poll on Trump

Voters think President Trump has gone too far in wielding his power. They see the start of his term as “scary” and “chaotic.” And while it’s still early, they disapprove of his handling of many issues.

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President Trump boarded Air Force One on Friday to travel to Italy for the funeral of Pope Francis.
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Pope Francis’ Death Marks Historic Farewell in Rome

As a reporter, I often observe from a press box or the sidelines. This time, I decided to join the masses.

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Crowds came to St. Peter’s Basilica and lined up to pay their respects to Pope Francis as his body was lying in state.
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Kristi Noem’s Stolen Purse at a Burger Joint Is Still a Washington Mystery

Kristi Noem, the top official charged with patrolling the nation’s borders and protecting it from terrorist threats, was burgled in plain view of her security detail.

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Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, had her purse stolen while dining at Capital Burger in Washington on Easter.
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Four Perspectives on Trump’s Weak Poll Numbers

It’s not easy to burn this much good will so fast, and it doesn’t usually get any easier from here.

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On question after question, voters say President Trump is going too far.
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Who Is Hannah Dugan, the Wisconsin Judge Arrested in Immigration Dispute?

Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan was elected in 2016. She spent much of her earlier career working on behalf of low-income people and marginalized groups.

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Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah C. Dugan in Milwaukee in 2016.
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Loses Request to Remove All Hotel Assault Video From Trial

It is not yet clear how much surveillance footage of the music mogul beating his former girlfriend, Casandra Ventura, in 2016 will be presented to the jury.

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Sean Combs’s lawyers had argued that the security footage, published by CNN last year, had been sped up, and that the events depicted in it were presented out of sequence.
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A Timeline of George Santos’s Rise and Fall

The disgraced former congressman has been sentenced to prison, years after his credentials and career began to unravel.

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George Santos was sentenced on Friday to more than seven years in prison for crimes including wire fraud and identity theft.
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U.S. Restores Legal Status for Many International Students, but Warns of Removals to Come

Immigration officials signaled that the Trump administration would continue to pursue efforts to terminate the legal status of the students, despite a wave of legal challenges.

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A Justice Department lawyer said immigration officials had begun work on a new system for reviewing and terminating records for international students.
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Trump Budget to Take Ax to ‘Radical’ Safety Net Programs

A draft document outlines steep cuts or the elimination of funding for programs that provide child care, housing assistance, foreign aid and health research.

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The budget is merely the president’s formal recommendation to Congress, but it is likely to inform Republican lawmakers as they seek to fund a package that would extend and expand a set of tax cuts enacted during President Trump’s first term.
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In Trade War Clash With Trump, China Refuses to Take the Bait

The Trump administration has been saying that the two countries are engaged in talks to resolve the dispute, but Beijing asserts that no such discussions are happening.

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Commuters in Beijing. China and the Trump administration have feuded over tariffs.
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Francis Wanted a Church of the Poor and Put It Into Practice

Around St. Peter’s Square, the pope offered services to the homeless and migrants, in ways that often did not go down well with his fellow clerics.

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Outside a shop in St. Peter’s Basilica, on Friday. The pope pushed for housing and medical care to be available for the homeless and the needy in Vatican City.
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China Rejects Trump Claim of Tariff Talks With Xi

President Trump said that “we’re meeting with China” on tariffs, comments aimed at soothing jittery financial markets. But Chinese officials say no talks have taken place.

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President Trump has been saying that his tariffs are working out well, but in private, his team has been less cheery.
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Judges Worry Trump Could Tell U.S. Marshals to Stop Protecting Them

The marshals are in an increasingly bitter conflict between two branches of government, even as funding for judges’ security has failed to keep pace with a steady rise in threats.

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President Trump in the Oval Office last week. Since he took office in January, he and his supporters have insulted judges on social media and called for their impeachment.
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Uncertainty Over Trump’s Tariffs Paralyzes U.S. Businesses

The Times heard from hundreds of American companies, most of them small businesses, that face a reckoning because of President Trump’s steep import taxes.

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Tim Fulton, who has spent years developing air cargo handling equipment, watched interested buyers disappear when tariffs forced him to raise his price.
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NFL Draft Fashion: Ashton Jeanty and Travis Hunter Stand Out

A new wave of college players enters professional football with branding deals in place and fashion on their minds.

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Ashton Jeanty, a running back from Boise State, wore bedazzled Crocs to the N.F.L. draft on Thursday. He was selected by the Las Vegas Raiders with the sixth overall pick.
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Swampbuster, Which Protects Millions of Acres of Wetland, Is Under Threat

A longtime provision of federal law called Swampbuster, which has protected millions of acres of wetland from being farmed, is facing a legal challenge.

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American farmers in communities like Delaware, Iowa, have agreed to preserve wetlands on their property in order to remain eligible for federal crop insurance and other programs.
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China Is Weighing Tariff Exemptions on Some U.S. Imports

An American business group said Chinese officials had surveyed companies about American products that are crucial to their supply chains.

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A developers conference in San Jose, Calif., in March. Many advanced chips are designed by U.S. firms but made in Taiwan. China has indicated it will not treat these as American for tariff purposes.
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Putin Keeps Pummeling Ukraine, Convinced Trump Is on His Side

The concessions offered so far by President Trump fall short of Russia’s stated war aims. But President Vladimir V. Putin appears certain that he has the upper hand in talks.

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Damage on Thursday after Russian missile strikes on Kyiv. It was the deadliest attack on the Ukrainian capital in nearly a year.
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