Draft Bill Would Authorize Trump to Wage Drug Trafficking War

The potential legislation would grant President Trump sweeping power to use military force if he saw a link to “narco-terrorists.”

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What Charlie Kirk Could Mean for the Future of Marriage and Family

Erika Kirk said her husband aspired to “revive the American family.” Conservative activists wonder if Charlie Kirk’s legacy will lend new urgency to White House policy discussions.

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Soros Gives $10 Million to Newsom Redistricting Fight

The sum makes the Soros family the single largest funder so far in favor of the California effort to counter President Trump.

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What Jimmy Kimmel’s Suspension Says About Free Speech

President Trump’s allies now argue that the freedom of speech doesn’t let you say anything you want.

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Democrats Seek to Limit Trump’s War Powers After Venezuela Boat Strikes

Lawmakers have said that President Trump has not provided sufficient evidence about the threat posed by the vessels or the legal basis to use force against them.

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Taliban Releases British Couple, Peter and Barbie Reynolds, Detained for Months in Afghanistan

Peter and Barbie Reynolds, 80 and 76, ran a training program in Afghanistan. They chose to remain after the Taliban takeover in 2021.

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‘Harrowing Beyond Description’: Dozens Killed While at Prayer in Sudan

A doctor who spoke with The Times last week was among those killed when a missile hit a mosque on Friday as paramilitaries stepped up their brutal siege of the city of El Fasher.

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Still Divided, a Syrian City Ruined in War Edges Back to Life

Battered by years of bombing and shelling, Deir al-Zour remains a frontline, even as its people struggle to rebuild.

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How China Stands to Gain as the U.S. Steps Away From the U.N.

U.S. funding cuts are straining the United Nations and giving Beijing an opening to strengthen its influence, at a fraction of the cost Washington once paid.

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The Plot to Free the Nuns

The last of their order, they are now known for a dispute with the church they gave their lives to over where to live in retirement. And they wanted to stay home.

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