FEMA Cuts More Than $300 Million in Disaster Aid to New York

Much of the money was to go toward flood mitigation in vulnerable areas of New York City that were struck hard by Hurricane Sandy and the remnants of Hurricane Ida.

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Maine Sues U.S.D.A. Over Title IX Funding for School Lunches

The federal lawsuit is the latest escalation of Gov. Janet Mills’s standoff with the Trump administration over the issue of transgender athletes.

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Another Law Firm Braces for Possible Blowback From Trump

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft balked at having one of its partners represent Donald Trump in his criminal cases. Now the firm is among those that have been pushed to agree to a deal with the White House.

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Man’s 7 ‘Emotional Support’ Tigers Seized in Nevada

The local authorities arrested Karl Mitchell, who claimed he had been authorized by a doctor to keep the tigers.

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Nearly 150 Students Have Had Visas Revoked and Could Face Deportation

Dozens of schools, including the University of California and Harvard, said the Trump administration ended the visas of their students in recent days. For many, the reasons are unclear.

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Can Musk Pull Trump Back From the Tariff Ledge?

Elon Musk has been criticizing Trump’s tariff policy — and publicly. Could there be a strategy?

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Rep. John James of Michigan Announces Bid for Governor

The Republican congressman joins a crowded field vying to replace Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who is term-limited.

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Texas Governor Sets November Election to Fill Heavily Democratic House Seat

Democrats have argued that Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, did not act faster to fill the vacant seat because he didn’t want the narrow Republicans majority in Congress to shrink.

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Supreme Court Overturns Block on Trump Administration’s Venezuelan Deportations

The Trump administration asked the justices to weigh in after a federal judge paused the president’s use of a wartime powers law to deport Venezuelans it accused of being gang members.

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Trump Administration to Roll Back Array of Gun Control Measures

Taken together, they signal an abrupt reversal from efforts by the Biden administration to stem the flood of unregulated semiautomatic handguns and rifles.

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