1783440223 Trump Administration Guts Efforts to Prevent Gun Violence, Suppressing Reports https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/07/us/politics/trump-gun-violence-cdc-dhs-justice.html 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. html Sheryl Gay Stolberg 1783436820 Businesses Fear Politicization as Trump Gains More Power Over U.S. Agencies https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/07/technology/scotus-agencies-companies-regulation.html A Supreme Court ruling that presidents can fire independent regulators without cause has added volatility for industries that prefer stable enforcement. html David McCabe and Steve Lohr 1783430622 Trump Promised a Foreign Investment Boom. It’s Getting Harder to Deliver. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/07/business/economy/trump-foreign-investment.html The threat of tariffs may have helped push more capital into the United States, but other factors are pushing it away. html Lydia DePillis and Ana Swanson 1783414902 After Courting Black Voters, Trump Downplays Black Unemployment https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/07/us/politics/trump-black-voters-unemployment.html The president has glossed over persistently high unemployment among African Americans, a group he needed to secure a second term. html Erica L. Green 1783444671 Democrats Begin to Clash Over Who Replaces Platner Even Before He Exits https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/07/us/politics/graham-platner-maine-replacements-democrats.html Progressives and moderates are gearing up for a fight over an as-yet-undecided process in Maine to name a Senate nominee to replace Graham Platner after a rape accusation. He still wants a say, too. html Shane Goldmacher, Reid J. Epstein and Katie Glueck 1783418471 Trump Expected to Tell Turkey He Is Ready to Restore Access to F-35 Jets https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/06/us/politics/trump-turkey-f35.html 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. html Tyler Pager and David E. Sanger 1783437589 The Disappearing Las Vegas Buffets Hold a Mirror to the American Soul https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/07/dining/las-vegas-buffets.html As a once-grand American tradition enters its twilight, our critic journeys to the desert to find out what it all means. html Tejal Rao 1783436271 Court Upholds Le Pen’s Conviction, but Leaves a Path to Presidency https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/07/world/europe/marine-le-pen-verdict-election-ban-appeal.html An appeals court confirmed Marine Le Pen’s embezzlement conviction, but shortened a ban on her eligibility for elected office. 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It Was Harder Than I Thought. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/07/magazine/native-plants-garden.html The native plant movement gets a lot right, but there’s so much more to consider. html Ferris Jabr 1783440664 America Was Being Played. The Bessent Doctrine Says Those Days Are Over. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/07/opinion/scott-bessent-trade-economy.html The United States is changing the rules of trade in its favor. html Mohamed A. 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