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Trump Administration Guts Efforts to Prevent Gun Violence, Suppressing Reports

by: Sheryl Gay Stolberg

As the administration works to expand gun rights, hospitals and community groups have lost funding, and reports on preventing firearm injuries have vanished from government websites.

Businesses Fear Politicization as Trump Gains More Power Over U.S. Agencies

by: David McCabe and Steve Lohr

A Supreme Court ruling that presidents can fire independent regulators without cause has added volatility for industries that prefer stable enforcement.

After Courting Black Voters, Trump Downplays Black Unemployment

by: Erica L. Green

The president has glossed over persistently high unemployment among African Americans, a group he needed to secure a second term.

Trump Expected to Tell Turkey He Is Ready to Restore Access to F-35 Jets

by: Tyler Pager and David E. Sanger

The president, who is headed to a NATO summit in Ankara this week, had imposed the ban himself amid concerns that giving Turkey the jets could allow Russia to learn about their stealth technology.

Court Upholds Le Pen’s Conviction, but Leaves a Path to Presidency

by: Mark Landler and Ségolène Le Stradic

An appeals court confirmed Marine Le Pen’s embezzlement conviction, but shortened a ban on her eligibility for elected office. That could let the French far-right leader to run for president in 2027.

Abandoned by Allies, Graham Platner Faces Pressure to End Maine Senate Campaign

by: Lisa Lerer and Katie Glueck

After Graham Platner, the Democratic nominee in Maine, was accused of rape, much of the party and several key supporters turned against him.

In CNN Interview, Woman Details Alleged Sexual Assault by Graham Platner

by: Bayliss Wagner

“This is something that I tried for many years to forget,” the woman, Jenny Racicot, said on CNN.

Who Might Replace Graham Platner if He Drops Out of the Maine Senate Race?

by: Reid J. Epstein

Graham Platner can be replaced on the ballot if he withdraws in the next week. If he does, Maine Democrats would face an uncertain two-week race to choose a replacement.

Estonia Won the War on Fentanyl. What Came Next Was Even Worse.

by: Azam Ahmed and Meridith Kohut

By 2018, fentanyl overdoses in Estonia had plummeted. But powerful new drugs are appearing fast, with the authorities racing to respond.

The Disappearing Las Vegas Buffets Hold a Mirror to the American Soul

by: Tejal Rao

As a once-grand American tradition enters its twilight, our critic journeys to the desert to find out what it all means.

Trump Promised a Foreign Investment Boom. It’s Getting Harder to Deliver.

by: Lydia DePillis and Ana Swanson

The threat of tariffs may have helped push more capital into the United States, but other factors are pushing it away.

U.S. Trade Deficit Widens in May on Record Goods Imports

by: Ana Swanson

Imports of foreign goods, including pharmaceuticals and equipment for data centers, hit a record high, pushing the monthly trade deficit to its highest level in over a year.

The 39-ish Most Stylish People of 2026, So Far

by: The Styles Desk

On red carpets, on set, onstage and even up in space, they captured our attention with their looks.

Those Soldiers Flooding Your Feeds? They Might Not Be Real.

by: Steven Lee Myers

Videos generated by artificial intelligence have swarmed social media to exploit public support of U.S. troops for other purposes.

I Wanted an Ecologically Responsible Garden. It Was Harder Than I Thought.

by: Ferris Jabr

The native plant movement gets a lot right, but there’s so much more to consider.

Lessons From the Graham Platner Disaster

by: Michelle Goldberg

Many Democrats want representatives as furious as they are. That makes it easier for unfit candidates to escape proper vetting.

JD Vance Is Worried

by: Carlos Lozada

The vice president’s theology comes in book form.

Caribbean Disparity

by: Sam Sifton

We look at U.S. relief efforts in Haiti in 2010 and in Venezuela now.

Louise Lasser, Star of TV’s ‘Mary Hartman,’ Is Dead at 87

by: Anita Gates

She began her screen career in Woody Allen movies (he was also her husband), but she was best known for her portrayal of the Ohio housewife in the pigtails and puffed sleeves.