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Trump Threatens to Withdraw Blanche as Attorney General, Dealing Blow to Nomination

President Trump’s threat to pull Todd Blanche’s nomination followed a day of fruitless negotiations with two Republican holdouts.

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Defying Trump, Cornyn Uses His Lame-Duck Power

In standing in the way of Blanche, Trump’s choice for attorney general, a liberated Senator John Cornyn is wielding his leverage.

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Why Blanche Is Struggling to Win Republican Approval for Attorney General

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Todd Blanche speaking with his hand raised inside a congressional hearing room. — Kenny Holston/The New York Times

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White House Claims Peace Deal Is Near in Gaza

President Trump said that the Board of Peace he set up reached a deal under which Hamas would disarm.

What Is the Board of Peace?

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A person and a child walk past badly damaged buildings and heaps of rubble. — Saher Alghorra for The New York Times

Spain Mobilizes Military as Thousands of Migrants Cross Into Ceuta

At least 18 people have died trying to enter Ceuta, a Spanish enclave in North Africa, and the government has mobilized its armed forces to enforce border security.

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What to Know About Ceuta

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Anthropic Says Its A.I. Systems Broke Into Computers at 3 Organizations

The disclosure followed OpenAI’s report last week that its own artificial intelligence had hacked into the network of an online library.

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In Silicon Valley, Some Say an A.I. Bubble Would Be Just Fine

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A cartoon illustration of three people, with one at center pumping air into a large balloon designed like a robot that floats overhead, the person to the left has hands raised and the third person, to the right, has a hand on the shoulder of the person pumping. — Linn Fritz

In Another Wild Day for South Korean Stocks, Market Surges 15 Percent

South Korea’s stock market rallied as concerns about overspending on artificial intelligence eased, sending the country’s chip shares higher.

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Big Tech’s A.I. Spending Keeps Rising. So Do the Jitters.

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A Ton of Space Junk Tumbles Unpredictably to Earth Every Week

Flaming chunks of metal crash into homes, farms and parking lots. Who’s to blame? And who pays for the damage?

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Political Turmoil Will Not Derail Killer Robot Program, Former Minister Says

The recently ousted Ukrainian defense minister, Mykhailo Fedorov, an advocate for drone and robot warfare, says Ukraine’s tech-heavy strategy will persist.

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Reviled ‘People Movers’ at Washington Airport May Be Lurching Into the Sunset

A $22.5 billion redesign plan announced by President Trump eliminates the buses, also known as “mobile lounges,” at Dulles Airport.

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Kennedy Center Halts Free Public Tours After Five Decades of Service

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A red and white striped couture gown constructed in duchess silk satin before A.I. generated pictures of the founding fathers. — Caroline Gutman for The New York Times

After Claiming ‘Bias’ at Smithsonian, Officials Stage Patriotic Exhibition

Trump administration officials have promised to “make visual arts great,” with a show that includes art by several people with connections to the planners.

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Iran War Is Entangling a Growing List of Mideast Nations

As the U.S. and Iran exchange strikes, more countries are being touched — and some are joining in.

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Peter Baker, Paul Abowd, Thomas Vollkommer, Jon Hazell, Jon Miller, Ray Whitehouse, Stephanie Swart and Rafaela Balster

Why Democrats Won’t Stop Forcing Votes on the War

Even after winning approval of a measure calling on President Trump to end the war, they continue to call votes to force Republicans to answer for it.

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Mamdani Leaves Door Open to Paying Reparations to Black New Yorkers

Mayor Zohran Mamdani said that he supported reparations efforts in New York City but that it was too early to commit to making monetary payouts.

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Zohran Mamdani smiles as he glances to his left while striding into a room for a news conference. — Dave Sanders for The New York Times

Fauci, Assailed by Republicans, Took the Fifth. Here’s What We Know.

In a three-hour Senate hearing, Dr. Anthony Fauci invoked his constitutional right to stay silent, leaving people confused about the issues raised.

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Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, wearing a blue suit, sits before a microphone at a table. — Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times

Mexico’s President Unveils Plan to Fight Seaweed That Is Choking Beaches

The seaweed — a stinky, brown algae known as sargassum — has plagued Mexico and the broader region for more than a decade, but this year’s forecast is setting records.

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