Trump Urges Congress to ‘Kill’ Voice of America as Its Leader Defends Gutting It

In a heated hearing, Kari Lake, the Trump ally in charge of the federally funded international broadcasting network, called the media agency “a rotten piece of fish” that should be defunded.

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Is Mamdani Really a Gift to Trump and the G.O.P.?

Republicans have gleefully seized on Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist, as a fresh boogeyman. The reality could be more complicated.

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Some Republicans Join Democrats in Unease Over White House Budget Cuts

President Trump has sought to claw back funds for public broadcasting and foreign aid, sparking a fierce debate over the power of the purse.

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Reflecting on the Legalization of Same-Sex Marriage a Decade Later

Adam Liptak describes the moment in which same-sex marriage became legal nationwide on June 26, 2015 — and what the future may hold for the Supreme Court’s ruling.

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What to Know About the Antigovernment Protests in Kenya

Thousands demonstrated on Wednesday to express their anger over government corruption and police brutality.

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Grand Jury Indicts Russian Scientist on Smuggling Charges

Kseniia Petrova, a Harvard researcher, was detained in February after failing to declare scientific samples she was carrying into the country.

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U.S. Accuses Three Mexican Financial Firms of Aiding Fentanyl Trade

The U.S. Treasury found ties between drug cartels and the Mexican companies, including a brokerage firm controlled by a former chief of staff of Andrés Manuel López Obrador.

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Fred Espenak, Astrophysicist Known as Mr. Eclipse, Dies at 73

He chased eclipses for five decades, wrote several books about them and worked with NASA to make data accessible to nonscientist sky gazers.

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N.I.H. Memo Pauses Cancellations of Medical Research Grants

The directive, in a memo issued Tuesday, came after two court rulings that questioned the Trump administration’s swift cuts to funding.

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Mamdani Wins Nadler’s Endorsement as He Seeks to Unify Democrats

Jerrold Nadler, who represents parts of Manhattan in Congress, had previously endorsed one of Zohran Mamdani’s opponents, Scott Stringer, in the Democratic mayoral primary.

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