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Putin to Meet With Trump’s Envoy as U.S. Pushes for Ukraine Deal

In Moscow, Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s special envoy, is expected to present President Vladimir V. Putin with a revised proposal to end the war in Ukraine.

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Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s special envoy, speaking to reporters outside the White House in February. He is scheduled to be in Moscow on Tuesday.
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Zelensky Turns to Europe After Talks With U.S. Officials

Ukraine’s president met with President Emmanuel Macron of France on Monday as Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s special envoy, was traveling to Russia.

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President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine and President Emmanuel Macron of France met in Paris on Monday as part of a flurry of diplomatic talks to end the war with Russia.
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After Trump’s M.R.I. Claim, His Doctor’s Memo Offers Little Clarity

While the president said he had a M.R.I. exam, a physician’s memo released by the White House was less specific.

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The statement, by Dr. Sean P. Barbabella, said the tests on President Trump’s cardiovascular system and abdominal region showed the president “remains in excellent overall health.”
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As Trump Deepens Immigration Crackdown, Exceptions Disappear for Afghans and Others

President Trump’s latest changes to the immigration system affect communities that traditionally have been considered special cases.

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Last week, the Trump administration announced it would stop issuing visas to people from Afghanistan and review all Afghans allowed into the United States during the Biden administration.
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Trump Administration Fires 8 Immigration Judges in New York

The firings, part of a nationwide effort, felt “like a Monday afternoon massacre,” said one judge who lost her job last month.

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Federal agents have been arresting immigrants after court hearings in Manhattan.
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Hegseth Ordered Lethal Boat Strike but Not the Killing of Survivors, Officials Say

Amid talk of war crimes, the details and precise sequence of a Sept. 2 attack on a boat in the Caribbean are facing intensifying scrutiny.

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The suggestion that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth or his officials targeted shipwrecked survivors has been galvanizing because that would apparently be a war crime even if one accepts Trump officials’ broader argument for the strike campaign.
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Reginald T. Jackson, A.M.E. Bishop With Political Power, Dies at 71

Influential up and down the Eastern Seaboard, he was part of a long tradition among Black clergy of fighting bias and getting out the vote. “No vote, no clout,” he’d say.

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Bishop Reginald Jackson in 2024. As head of one of the country’s largest majority-Black denominations, he was a leading figure at the intersection of religion and Black electoral politics.
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A Crucial Week in Ukraine Peace Negotiations

Plus, a court voids another Trump appointee. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.

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Volodymyr Zelensky, left, and Emmanuel Macron today.
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Trump Becomes the Wild Card in Razor-Thin Honduras Election

President Trump warned that if his favored candidate didn’t win, the United States would “not be throwing good money after bad” at the country.

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A campaign poster for Nasry Asfura, the right-wing candidate backed by President Trump, last month on a street in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
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Russian Launch Site Mishap Leaves Country’s Space Program in Limbo

The ability of Russia to launch astronauts to the International Space Station remains in limbo after an incident last week at the Baikonur base in Kazakhstan.

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A Soyuz spacecraft launching from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Nov. 27. The rocket itself headed to space without problem, but the rocket’s exhaust knocked a service platform out of its protective shelter.
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Johnson and Trump Try to Avoid an Upset House Loss in Tennessee

Speaker Mike Johnson put the president on speakerphone during a Monday stop in the state, underscoring the unusual amount of national attention on a House special election.

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Speaker Mike Johnson, left, appeared on Monday in Tennessee to promote the candidacy of Matt Van Epps, right, in a House special election on Tuesday.
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To Avoid Pharma Tariffs, U.K. Agrees to Trump’s Demand to Pay More for Drugs

President Trump has complained that wealthy countries like Britain pay too little for drugs, leading America to bear much of the burden of the costs of medicines.

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A lab run by the drugmaker AstraZeneca. President Trump has complained that wealthy European countries pay too little for medicines.
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A Surprise When Your Package Arrives: You Have to Pay the Tariff

The end of a tariff exemption on goods worth $800 or less has left some U.S. shoppers with an extra shipping bill that must be paid before delivery.

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Kim Batten purchased her coat from a Dutch retailer. After it shipped, she learned she’d need to pay over $250 in customs duties.
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