Supreme Court Requires Schools to Allow Opting Out From L.G.B.T.Q. Stories

Maryland parents have a religious right to withdraw their children from classes on days that storybooks with gay and transgender themes are discussed, the court ruled.

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Right-Wing Republicans in Congress Attack Mamdani With Islamophobic Comments

The responses to Zohran Mamdani’s showing in the New York City mayoral primary were the latest examples of how some G.O.P. lawmakers have grown more overt in using bigoted language and tropes.

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Harvey Milk’s Name Is Stripped From U.S. Navy Vessel

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the decision to rename the replenishment vessel was “taking the politics out of ship naming.”

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Newsom Sues Fox News for Saying He Lied About Phone Call With Trump

The lawsuit, which seeks at least $787 million in damages, comes as the California governor adopts an increasingly combative style with the president and his allies.

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The original case that established birthright citizenship was decided in 1898.

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How the Birthright Citizenship and Nationwide Injunctions Case Began

The dispute before the court was prompted by an order President Trump signed on his first day back in the White House.

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In Birthright Citizenship Case, Supreme Court Limits Power of Judges to Block Trump Policies

The ruling clears a major hurdle to President Trump’s agenda and could reshape American citizenship, at least temporarily, as lower court challenges proceed.

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‘Done Waiting My Turn’: Younger Democrats Are Eager to Seize the Car Keys

Three very different politicians — from New York, Virginia and New Jersey — won elections this month with a common theme: leadership for the next generation.

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Pro-Palestinian Activists Arrested Under Terrorism Law in U.K. Air Base Break-In

The powers used against the members of a group called Palestine Action are more usually employed in cases of planned jihadist or far-right violence.

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Teenager Is Charged With Aiding Plot to Attack Taylor Swift Concert in Vienna

The youth, a Syrian who lives in Germany, was accused of helping to interpret bomb-building instructions and of translating an oath of allegiance to the Islamic State for the main suspect.

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