How Oil Sanctions Made Russia’s Shadow Fleet Swell

Restrictions have made it costlier for Russia to ship oil by sea. But they have also expanded the illicit shipping economy, with lasting consequences.

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Pentagon Introduces New Restrictions on Reporter Access

The Department of Defense will force reporters to pledge not to gather or use any information that had not been formally authorized for release, or risk losing their credential to cover the military.

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Trump Says U.S. Military Attacked a Third Suspected Drug Boat, Killing Three

It was the third time this month that the president said the United States had struck a vessel in the Caribbean Sea.

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Trump’s Threats to Media in Jimmy Kimmel Fallout Resemble World Autocrat

The tactics President Trump has embraced place the United States in awkward company as freedom of expression is declining in dozens of countries.

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Travis Decker’s Remains Believed to Be Found in Forest, Sheriff Says

A search team recovered remains believed to be those of Travis Decker in a forest about 120 miles east of Seattle, the authorities said.

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Senate Confirms Michael Waltz as U.N. Ambassador

The former national security adviser came under fire for inadvertently inviting a journalist to a Signal chat in which he and other top officials discussed war plans.

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Trump Asks the Supreme Court, Again, to Lift Protections for Venezuelans

The solicitor general accused a federal trial judge of defying an earlier order from the justices, though one that provided no reasoning.

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Jim Edgar, 79, Popular and Moderate Republican Governor of Illinois, Dies

In the 1990s, he compromised with Democrats, backed abortion rights, increased spending for schools and used an income-tax hike to help tame a huge budget deficit.

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Ted Cruz Accuses FCC Chair of Mafia-Like Tactics Amid Jimmy Kimmel Fallout

The Republican senator warned that retaliating against media outlets over coverage that conservatives view as negative would set a “dangerous” precedent.

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Trump Says the U.S. Will Institute $100,000 Fee for Skilled Worker Visas

Administration officials said the charge would help American workers’ wages by discouraging companies from using the visas to bring in lower-wage international workers.

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