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Proud Boys Convicted in Jan. 6 Attack Sue Government on Claims of ‘Political Persecution’

Much of the lawsuit sought to re-litigate legal questions that sided against the group during a lengthy pretrial period and a multiweek trial in Federal District Court in Washington.

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The lawsuit is another attempt by the Jan. 6 rioters to blame the Justice Department and the F.B.I. for engaging in what the complaint called “a corrupt and politically motivated” prosecution.
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Documentary Series Goes Inside Trump’s Bubble

Advance episodes of “Art of the Surge” offer a rare behind-the-scenes look at the adulatory environment in which Mr. Trump has moved since regaining power.

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President-elect Donald J. Trump during the Army-Navy football game in December, with Senator John Thune to the left of him and Speaker Mike Johnson to the right. The documentary filmmaker Justin Wells can be seen in the background, holding up a mobile phone.
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Trump Approves Expansion of Scandal-Hit Coal Mine

Environmental groups had opposed expanding a Montana mine previously caught up in allegations of cocaine trafficking and the faked kidnapping of an executive.

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The entrance to Bull Mountain mine near Billings, Mont., in 2022.
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Paul Weiss Loses Another Prominent Lawyer in Wake of Trump Deal

Damian Williams joined Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison in January shortly after stepping down as one of the nation’s top federal prosecutors. He is taking a job with Jenner & Block.

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Damian Williams, the former U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, is leaving the elite law firm Paul Weiss to take a job with Jenner & Block.
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D-Day Anniversary Brings Remembrance and Unease Among Old Allies

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth honored the sacrifices of the soldiers who died landing in France 81 years ago. But there was no escaping current tensions.

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at a ceremony on the 81st anniversary of D-Day in Colleville-sur-Mer, France, on Friday.
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Trump’s Pledge to Not Tax Overtime Could Become Federal Law

Once a seemingly offhand remark at a campaign rally, President Trump’s pledge to not tax overtime could become federal law.

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The overtime tax cut would be most valuable for people who can easily set their own schedules, meaning it may ultimately favor white-collar workers.
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Everything Millennial Is Cool Again

JNCO Jeans, big hair, “Sex and the City” and recession pop: Peak Millennial is back and the era’s trends are taking on a new life.

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Can We Trust a Jobs Report From the Trump Administration? Yes, With Caveats.

Current and former employees at the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Census Bureau and other agencies say they have confidence in the numbers.

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Major economic reports on inflation, spending, trade and jobs have continued to come out as normal, even when the news has been potentially damaging to President Trump.
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If Elon Musk and Donald Trump Make Up, Don’t Be Surprised

For all the insults that Mr. Musk and Mr. Trump traded on Thursday, don’t be surprised if they make up again days from now. In the meantime, they both benefit.

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For a few hours on Thursday, everyone was diverted from other news by the spectacle of a brawl between President Trump and the billionaire Elon Musk.
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Ex-Girlfriend Says Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Ignored Requests for Escorts to Wear Condoms

Testifying under a pseudonym, the woman has described “hotel nights” involving drugs and escorts that she told Sean Combs she did not want to continue.

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The federal trial of Sean Combs began its 18th day with continued testimony from a former girlfriend known in court as “Jane.”
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Xi to Trump: Rein in the Hawks Trying to Derail the Tariff Truce

China sought to depict a call between Xi Jinping and President Trump as an appeal from one strongman leader to another to run a tight ship and stay on course.

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A meeting with Xi Jinping, China’s top leader, in Japan in 2019, during President Trump’s first term. The leaders spoke by phone on Thursday after weeks of worsening tensions between Washington and Beijing.
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China Allows Limited Exports of Rare Earths as Shortages Continue

Beijing has approved more export licenses for the critical minerals and magnets in recent days, but supplies remain scarce and factories in the West are running out.

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A mine for heavy rare earth metals on the outskirts of Longnan, in south-central China’s Jiangxi Province, in April.
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Will White Men Rush to Court After Justices’ Latest Ruling? Not Likely.

The Supreme Court on Thursday made it easier for members of so-called majority groups to bring discrimination cases, but experts say the impact is likely to be limited.

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The Supreme Court’s ruling unanimously swept away a legal obstacle that had prevented some lawsuits charging discrimination against white people and other majorities from moving forward.
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Deficit Politics Returns in Debate Over Trump Tax Cuts

The legislation that Republicans are trying to push through Congress could swell the very fiscal imbalance that party leaders have promised to tame for years.

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The question of whether the nation can afford to remain on its current path is complicating the White House’s efforts to nail down support for President Trump’s legislation.
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As Trump’s Tariffs Reshape Trade, Businesses Struggle With Economic Uncertainty

Policymakers and business owners are navigating a highly uncertain moment for the economy, wary of overreacting but watchful of a meaningful downturn.

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For some business owners in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood in Cincinnati, the on-again, off-again tariffs and government spending cuts are a huge source of anxiety.
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Fired by DOGE, More Federal Workers Are Flooding the Job Market

The drastic, sudden pullback in federal dollars is collapsing opportunities for many who’ve spent years in public service.

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Matt Minich, who was fired from his job with the Food and Drug Administration in February, was one of thousands swept up in the mass layoffs of probationary workers at the beginning of President Trump’s second administration.
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It’s a Really Bad Time to Be an Expert in Washington

The Trump administration has eviscerated the expert class that generated alternative views in its best moments, and engaged in groupthink at its worst.

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The old structure of the National Security Council did not fit the “top-down approach” of President Trump, according to Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary.
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