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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. — Paul Ratje for The New York Times

In Shift, Biden Permits Temporarily Closing the Border to Migrants

The order by President Biden shows how U.S. migrant politics have changed. The American Civil Liberties Union said it planned to challenge it in court.

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

While Prime Minister Narendra Modi appeared to secure a third term, the election was closer than expected, and he relied on partners who don’t share his agenda.

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India election results

Seats needed for majority

Modi’s B.J.P. and allies

Congress and allies

Parties	Coalition	Seats
Bharatiya Janata Party (B.J.P.)	N.D.A.	240
Indian National Congress	INDIA	99
Other parties		203

Source: Election Commission of India (E.C.I.)

See four takeaways from India’s election.

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Biden Suggests Israeli Prime Minister Is Prolonging War to Stay in Power

Asked if Benjamin Netanyahu was prolonging the war, President Biden said he believed “there is every reason for people to draw that conclusion.”

Palestinians mourning at a funeral after strikes in Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip.
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Palestinians inspect a damaged car after a strike in Deir al-Balah.
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A firefighter extinguishes a fire near the border with Lebanon after a drone attack amid cross-border hostilities at the Israel-Lebanon border.
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Humanitarian aid being air-dropped into Khan Younis, southern Gaza.
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An Israeli tank at the border with Gaza.
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Protesters demanding the release of hostages, outside the U.S. consulate in Tel Aviv on Monday.
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The House voted to impose sanctions on I.C.C. officials over efforts to charge Israeli leaders with war crimes.

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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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A still from a video showing a truck in the foreground and smoke rising in the distance. — @dosye_shpiona/Telegram

Here’s a comprehensive picture of the destruction caused by the war in Ukraine so far.

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Ibram X. Kendi in a suit surrounded by bookcases. — Wayne Lawrence for The New York Times

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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Election Updates: Wisconsin Charges Trump Allies in Fake Electors Scheme

Wisconsin brought felony charges against three former advisers to Donald Trump in connection with a fake electors plot there in 2020.

The Big Hurdle Between Kennedy and the Debate Stage. (It’s Not a Poll.)

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he is confident he can qualify. But CNN’s rules have put a ticking clock on his already-critical ballot access efforts.

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A close-up of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. looking to the side. — Rachel Woolf for The New York Times

Democrats in Montana are going on the attack to try to defeat Gov. Greg Gianforte.

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Students Want Charges Dropped. What Is the Right Price for Protests?

At pro-Palestinian demonstrations, students have broken codes of conduct and, sometimes, the law. But how to discipline them is vexing universities.

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Kelly Hui, center, one of four students from whom the University of Chicago is withholding degrees because of their involvement in a protest encampment, at a rally after students walked out of the university’s convocation ceremony on Saturday. — Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune, via Associated Press

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Prosecutors Use Hunter Biden’s Memoir to Narrate Spiral Into Addiction

Prosecutors played long excerpts from the audiobook memoir of President Biden’s son. An F.B.I. agent took the witness stand to shepherd the evidence.

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Hunter Biden carries a binder as he walks with his wife past cars and police barricades. — Haiyun Jiang for The New York Times

Garland Rebukes Republicans for Attacks on Justice Department

Attorney General Merrick Garland warned Republicans that their attacks were feeding “heinous” threats against career agents and prosecutors.

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Traveling to Europe, Biden Will Find Both Solidarity and Isolation

President Biden will mark the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion in France, where he will rally allies in Ukraine’s defense even as he defies them over Gaza.

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For Heroes of D-Day, This Reunion Might Be a ‘Last Hurrah’

It is 80 years since the invasion of Normandy, and the average age of veterans hovers at 100. Once they are gone, how will their sacrifices be remembered?

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Veterans in wheelchairs are pushed through crowds of children and other well-wishers on the tarmac of an airport. — Laetitia Vancon for The New York Times

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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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A blond woman with a red lip wears a billowing white top, bringing her hands together near her head as she sits and poses. — Thea Traff for The New York Times

Opinion

Patrick Healy, Frank Luntz and Adrian J. Rivera

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

Nouf Aljowaysir

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

Maureen Dowd

The Verdict Is In on the Supreme Court

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Michelle Goldberg

‘Lock Her Up’ Was Not Just a Slogan

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Melissa B. Jacoby

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

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The torso of a man in a white shirt and tie is visible through a window, bordered by blinds. — Phillip Toledano/Trunk Archive

David French

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

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Paul Krugman

Goodbye Inflation, Hello Recession?

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Leigh Steinberg

Another Pro Athlete Is Banned for Life for Gambling. He Won’t Be the Last.

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The Ezra Klein ShowAudio

The Republican Party’s Decay Began Long Before Trump

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Garrett M. Graff

We Must Keep the Memory of D-Day Alive

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Alina Chan

The Pandemic Probably Started in a Lab. Here’s Why.

Letters From Our Readers

Psychiatry and the Dangerous Patient

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Ioan Grillo

Mexico’s New President Has a Daunting Job: Stop the Blood Bath

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Margaret Renkl

I Reread a Book That Changed My Life, but I’d Changed, Too

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Jeff Goodell

The Heat Wave Scenario That Keeps Climate Scientists Up at Night

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Dena Ibrahim

First They Came for Sudan’s Future. Now They’re Destroying Its Past.

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Join ‘The Daily’ at the Tribeca Festival

The show’s hosts will talk about the podcast on June 9 in New York City.

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The New York Times staffers Sabrina Tavernise and Michael Barbaro from the shoulders up.

Come Discuss ‘Headshot,’ by Rita Bullwinkel

For The Book Review Podcast’s June book club, we’ll talk about this fierce and searching novel.

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Louisiana Passes Surgical Castration Bill for Child Molesters

The bill, if signed by the governor, would be the first to allow a judge to order surgical procedures for those who commit sex crimes against children.

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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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Sean Combs Sells Stake in Revolt, the Media Company He Founded

After lawsuits accused Combs of sexual assault, he and the company are “completely separated and dissociated from each other,” the chief executive said.

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