Proposal for Casino Near Citi Field Moves Forward in Bid for License

The Hard Rock at Metropolitan Park is the fourth and final entrant to advance. Up to three licenses will be awarded by the end of the year.

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Trump Is Still Unpopular in Our Poll. Why Aren’t Democrats Doing Better?

“Disapproval” of the president does not necessarily translate into support for the opposition.

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Trump Announces Pfizer Deal to Lower Some Drug Prices and Unveils TrumpRx Website

The administration said the drug company would sell many of its products to the government insurance program for lower-income Americans at prices that align with those in Europe.

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‘Distressing’ Uses of the President’s Power

Readers respond to an editorial about President Trump’s troubling use of executive power in the Venezuelan boat strikes. Also: Social Security woes; the importance of Black colleges.

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Fight Over Hidden Report on Trump Documents Case Goes to Appeals Court

Meanwhile, previously secret passages in court filings over grand jury fights in two cases against the president have been revealed.

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Trump Refers to Racial Slur During Address to the Military

“There are two n-words, and you can’t use either of them,” the president said, after saying the word nuclear was not one to “throw around.”

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Rep. David Schweikert Will Run for Governor in Arizona

Mr. Schweikert’s entry into a competitive Republican primary for governor means his battleground House seat will be open, giving Democrats a prime opportunity.

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In Unusual Move, Prosecutors Secure Federal Charges From Local Grand Jury

A judge, Zia M. Faruqui, said that what appeared to be a kind of grand jury forum shopping seemed to have broken “decades-long norms and the rule of law.”

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Hegseth Lectures Military Brass on ‘Woke’ Leaders, Fitness and Grooming

Senior officers, summoned from around the world, are entrusted to manage complex military operations. They got a lecture on fitness and grooming standards.

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Deadlock Grows Uglier as Congress Heads Toward Government Shutdown

President Trump’s posting of a deepfake video mocking and insulting the top two Democrats in Congress underscored the lack of progress toward any deal to extend funding.

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