John J. LaFalce, Democrat Congressman Who Fought for Consumers, Dies at 85

A 14-term Democrat from Western New York, he sponsored financial reforms to aid consumers and pressed Washington to protect Americans from environmental hazards.

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Wisconsin Supreme Court Says Governor’s 400-Year Edit Was Within Veto Authority

Gov. Tony Evers, a Democrat, used his veto power to increase school funding limits for four centuries longer than Republican lawmakers in the state had intended.

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Most Power Is Restored in Puerto Rico After Islandwide Blackout

The power outage, which began on Wednesday, was the latest to hit the island, which has long suffered from blackouts.

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Trump Administration Claims Harvard Failed to Report Large Foreign Donations

The Education Department accused the university of failing to report large foreign donations to the government, as required by law. Harvard disputed the claim.

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Head of I.R.S. Being Ousted Amid Treasury’s Power Struggle With Elon Musk

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent complained to President Trump that the acting commissioner had been installed without his knowledge.

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Top DOGE Officials Moved From Social Security Administration to Justice Dept.

The Elon Musk operatives were abruptly shifted to the department’s immigration enforcement unit as part of an expanding effort to use personal data in deportation cases, one official said.

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Trump Shifted on Tariffs After Bond Holders Got Jittery. He Held Millions Himself.

As of August, the president’s investment portfolio showed significantly more in bonds than in stocks. It is unclear if his personal holdings had any bearing on his decisions regarding tariffs.

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Who Is J. Harvie Wilkinson, the Judge Behind a Scathing Rebuke of Trump?

The judge, a conservative Reagan appointee, wrote a blistering opinion accusing the administration of failing to give a man wrongly deported to El Salvador any semblance of due process.

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Trump’s Trade War With China Puts Bromance With Xi Beyond Reach

President Trump says he wants Xi Jinping, China’s leader, to call him to talk tariffs. Mr. Xi is ghosting Mr. Trump, and markets are plummeting.

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Trump’s Tariff Threats Chill Italy’s Cheese Makers

Italian food producers worry that tariffs may price them out of the American market amid competition from U.S. goods that look and sound as if they are from Italy.

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