| Todd Blanche, Trump’s Attorney General Pick, Faces Crucial Hurdle After Rocky Hearing
- Even a single Republican “no” vote would block Mr. Blanche’s nomination from consideration by the full Senate, which could sink his confirmation.
Wed, 15 Jul 2026 20:55:39 +0000
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| Canada Wildfire Air Pollution and Heat Wave Combo Pose Heightened Health Risks
- Days that are both extremely hot and polluted come with higher risks of respiratory ailments and other health risks.
Wed, 15 Jul 2026 20:54:41 +0000
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| How Worried Should You Be About Cyclospora?
- We didn’t need an outbreak of a nightmare stomach bug. But here we are.
Wed, 15 Jul 2026 20:45:57 +0000
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| Cyclospora Outbreak: What to Know About Symptoms and Food Safety
- The parasite has sickened thousands across the United States. Experts have tips on how to stay safe.
Wed, 15 Jul 2026 20:40:51 +0000
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| Flash Flood Emergency Is Issued in Texas After Days of Pounding Rain
- Roads became rivers on Wednesday as emergency officials in towns around San Antonio raced to rescue people who were stranded.
Wed, 15 Jul 2026 20:38:58 +0000
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| F.B.I. Searches Houston ICE Shooting Van for Drugs
- Federal investigators believe illegal drugs were inside the vehicle, though the immigration agents involved in the encounter do not appear to have known that.
Wed, 15 Jul 2026 20:27:58 +0000
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| Senators Grill Justice Dept. Officials on New York Times Subpoenas
- Democrats questioned the acting attorney general, Todd Blanche, and a U.S. attorney about subpoenas issued to Times journalists who reported on security concerns with the president’s new plane.
Wed, 15 Jul 2026 19:59:04 +0000
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| Are We Still Supposed to Take This Conservative Legal Theory Seriously?
- Has the court learned nothing?
Wed, 15 Jul 2026 19:42:43 +0000
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| Court Filings Describe Ongoing Contact Between ICE and Iran on Deportations
- In a sworn declaration, a lawyer says an Iranian official reported receiving regular dossiers on Iranian detainees from Immigration and Customs Enforcement for months.
Wed, 15 Jul 2026 19:32:36 +0000
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| He Wanted to Be John Travolta. Instead, He Became ‘Kaves.’
- As a child, Michael McLeer wanted to be like John Travolta in “Saturday Night Fever” and escape Brooklyn. A tragedy in the neighborhood changed his mind.
Wed, 15 Jul 2026 19:15:11 +0000
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| Trump’s Latest C.D.C. Nominee Vows Not to ‘Betray the Science’
- Dr. Erica Schwartz told senators in a confirmation hearing that she did not think Robert F. Kennedy Jr. or President Trump would ask her to do anything to hurt public health. Some senators were incredulous.
Wed, 15 Jul 2026 19:07:08 +0000
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| What to Know About Todd Blanche’s Order Granting Trump Immunity From I.R.S. Audits
- Acting attorney general Todd Blanche’s decision to grant President Trump protection from I.R.S. audits was a central issue in his confirmation hearing on Wednesday.
Wed, 15 Jul 2026 19:01:07 +0000
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| Trump Pressures ICE to Resume Traffic Stops After They Were Halted Over Fatal Shootings
- Immigration and Customs Enforcement had ordered its officers to halt most vehicle stops across the country after they shot two people over the past week.
Wed, 15 Jul 2026 19:00:55 +0000
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| Inside Maine Democrats’ Search for a New Senate Nominee After Graham Platner’s Exit
- Democratic candidates are hastily building bare-bones campaigns and forgoing traditional outreach like TV ads in a sprint to appeal to party delegates, rather than Maine voters.
Wed, 15 Jul 2026 18:52:42 +0000
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| Treasury to Begin Minting $1 Gold Trump Coin Featuring President’s Face
- Critics question whether the coins are legal and argue that President Trump is using the currency to celebrate himself.
Wed, 15 Jul 2026 18:05:07 +0000
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| New Jersey Couple Aids Meteorite Discovery After it Crashes Through Their Roof
- A New Jersey couple helped scientists uncover the makeup of an unusual asteroid after it fell into their bedroom.
Wed, 15 Jul 2026 18:00:14 +0000
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| Ukraine Pounds Russian Ships in Its Campaign to Cut Off Crimea
- After striking roads and railways, Kyiv is now focusing on sea routes as it tries to disrupt fuel supplies and pressure Russia to end the war.
Wed, 15 Jul 2026 17:59:48 +0000
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| Our Top Editor on Subpoenas of Times Journalists
- The Trump administration issued subpoenas to reporters who wrote about security concerns involving the new Air Force One. Joe Kahn, the executive editor of The New York Times, responds to what he calls a “naked attempt to intimidate” the newspaper.
Wed, 15 Jul 2026 17:17:43 +0000
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| Wildfire Smoke Spreads Across the Northeast as Temperatures Spike
- A heat dome is responsible for miserably high temperatures, and it’s also helping to push smoke from wildfires to the east.
Wed, 15 Jul 2026 17:09:02 +0000
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| U.S. Strikes Hit Greater Tunb Island in Strait of Hormuz
- The U.S. military said on Wednesday it had attacked Iranian cruise missile storage and launch sites on Greater Tunb, one of several small islands in the Strait of Hormuz subject to a decades-old territorial dispute.
Wed, 15 Jul 2026 17:04:50 +0000
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