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To Restrict Migrants, Biden Leans on Trump’s Favorite Immigration Law

President Biden’s executive action addresses one of his most serious political vulnerabilities ahead of his face-off with Donald Trump in the 2024 election.

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A migrant wearing a blue top and dark pants climbs concertina wire to cross from Mexico into the United States near El Paso. A large fence is in the background, and shrubbery is in the foreground.

Read how President Biden’s asylum order will work.

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In announcing the new border action, President Biden blamed Donald Trump. Mr. Trump called it too little, too late.

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Arizona Republicans added a ballot measure that would make unlawfully crossing the southern border a state crime.

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Rob Menendez, Son of New Jersey’s Embattled Senator, Wins His Primary

The race was more competitive than expected because of the legal troubles facing Mr. Menendez’s father, who is on trial on federal bribery charges.

 

Andy Kim won the Democratic nomination for Senate in New Jersey after a campaign marked by a watershed ballot-access ruling.

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Needing Help to Stay in Power, India’s Modi Loses Aura of Invincibility

Though Prime Minister Narendra Modi will take up a third term, the election was closer than expected and he relied on partners who don’t share his agenda.

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See four takeaways from India’s election.

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Ukraine Strikes Into Russia With Western Weapons, Official Says

The official said Ukraine had destroyed missile launchers in the Russian region of Belgorod using an American-made rocket system.

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Ibram X. Kendi Faces a Reckoning of His Own

In 2020, the author of “How to Be an Antiracist” galvanized Americans with his ideas. The past four years have tested them — and him.

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Senator Robert Menendez Enjoyed a Steakhouse Dinner, as the F.B.I. Watched

At Mr. Menendez’s bribery trial, an investigator described surveilling diners at a restaurant. Among them were Mr. Menendez and an Egyptian official.

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Senator Robert Menendez, in a blue suit and pink tie, arrives at Federal District Court in Manhattan in May.

F.D.A. Panel Rejects MDMA-Aided Therapy for PTSD

An independent group of experts expressed concerns that the data from clinical trials did not outweigh risks for treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder.

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A close-up view of a plastic sandwich bag with labels and a blue MDMA pill on a table.

Here’s why PTSD treatments are falling short for many patients.

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The President’s Son: A Routine Gun Case, but Abnormal in Every Way

At Hunter Biden’s trial, he listened with the jury to his own voice on the audio version of his memoir.

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Hunter Biden, wearing a dark blue suit, holds hands with his wife, Melissa Cohen Biden, who is wearing sunglasses and a light blue suit, as they walk outside.

Prosecutors used Hunter Biden’s memoir to narrate his spiral into addiction.

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The Great Read

At 70, Cyndi Lauper Has Nothing Left to Prove

She’s plotting a farewell tour. She’s starring in a documentary about her life. And she can only ever be herself.

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Gazans Pin Hopes on New Truce Proposal, but Remain Skeptical

A cease-fire plan described by President Biden has stirred cautious optimism after nearly eight months of war in the Gaza Strip.

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Two women, one with her face in her hands, surrounded by rubble.

D.A. Seeks to Overturn Texas Governor’s Pardon of Man Who Killed Protester

The prosecutor accused the governor of violating the constitutional separation of powers doctrine by intervening with the actions of a court.

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Parnelli Jones, Champion Auto Racer and Record Setter, Is Dead at 90

He was one of the greatest drivers of the 1960s and ’70s, winning six times at Indianapolis and four times in NASCAR events while setting speed marks.

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A black and white photo of a smiling Jones raising his arms in victory while wearing a winner’s garland around his neck as members of his crew surround him. Balding, he wears a white racing suit without his helmet on.

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Opinion

Bret Stephens

Bret Stephens

This D-Day, Europe Needs to Resolve to Get Its Act Together

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Nouf Aljowaysir

I Asked A.I. Where It Thought I Was From. Its Answer: Nowhere.

Patrick Healy, Frank Luntz and Adrian J. Rivera

‘I Cannot Have the President Be a Convicted Felon. Full Stop.’

Maureen Dowd

Maureen Dowd

The Verdict Is In on the Supreme Court

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Melissa B. Jacoby

Companies Hide Their Sins in Bankruptcy Court. This Must Stop.

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Michelle Goldberg

Michelle Goldberg

‘Lock Her Up’ Was Not Just a Slogan

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David French

David French

Would a Banana Republic Put the President’s Son on Trial?

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Paul Krugman

Paul Krugman

Goodbye Inflation, Hello Recession?

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The EveningNewsletter

Both Democrats and Republicans Embrace Border Politics

India’s election was closer than expected, Louisiana passes a surgical castration bill for child molesters and more news.

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Climate ForwardNewsletter

When Hydropower Runs Dry

The struggle of the world’s largest source of renewable energy last year could have important implications for the fight against climate change.

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Rival U.K. Political Leaders Clash in Bad-Tempered Election Debate

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, fighting to narrow a substantial polling gap, adopted an aggressive approach against his Labour Party opponent, Keir Starmer.

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Trump Asks Judge to Lift N.Y. Gag Order Following Conviction

Donald Trump’s lawyers cited statements by Stormy Daniels and Michael Cohen, and an upcoming presidential debate, in their request for the order to be lifted.

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Alec and Hilaria Baldwin and Their 7 Children Get a Reality TV Series

The actor, who is set to stand trial next month on an involuntary manslaughter charge, announced that a show about his family would be coming to TLC.

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Nonny Hogrogian, Honored Illustrator of Children’s Books, Dies at 92

A two-time Caldecott Medal winner, she brought multiculturalism to children’s books by drawing on her Armenian heritage.

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