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Blanche’s Documents Addressing Trump I.R.S. Deal Leave Loopholes

DEVLIN BARRETT

Critics say the written assurances are a political solution to a political problem, rather than a legally binding document.

Trump Says Pirro ‘Choked’ in Reflecting Pool Vandalism Case

ERICA L. GREEN

The president ignored a question about whether he was considering firing her.

Inside the Democratic Socialists of America Summit

KELLEN BROWNING, CHRISTINA SHAMAN, NOUR IDRISS, JON HAZELL, RAFAELA BALSTER AND JAMIE KELTER DAVIS

Our politics reporter Kellen Browning went to the Democratic Socialists of America’s national summit in Chicago to learn more about the group’s new platform.

Illegal immigrant who helped torch CHP cruiser during LA anti-ICE riot learns his fate

An illegal immigrant who poured lighter fluid onto a burning CHP cruiser during the Los Angeles anti-ICE riots was sentenced to 37 months in federal prison

Senate Moves Ahead on Bill to Avert a Shutdown

CATIE EDMONDSON

Senators in both parties are eager to avoid another spending skirmish before the midterm elections, but the measure still must pass the House.

Republicans want voters to elect Kansas Supreme Court justices and move court to the right

Kansas voters will decide Tuesday whether to elect state Supreme Court justices rather than have the governor appoint them

Moscow mayor calls Saturday's deadly bomb attack on restaurant a 'terrorist act.

‘A War Zone’: Spokane Wildfires Leave a Devastating Trail of Destruction

ANNA GRIFFIN

Despite the scale of the damage, there have been no reported fatalities in the fires that started over the weekend. Weather conditions have improved, allowing some evacuees to return.

Contractors building border wall ordered to stop drilling wells in New Mexico

Customs and Border Protection has ordered construction crews building Trump's second border wall to stop drilling wells in drought-stricken New Mexico after ranchers said pumping the groundwater needed to mix cement could threaten their livestock

An Emerging Deal to Reopen the Strait of Hormuz Would Come at a Cost for Trump

DAVID E. SANGER, FARNAZ FASSIHI AND ERIC SCHMITT

The deal would address President Trump’s most urgent political problem by allowing ships to move again. But it would give Iran strategic leverage it did not have before the war.

California mom begged for help before ex gunned her down in front of their 4-year-old son: DA

Jeffery Kendall was sentenced to 50 years to life for fatally shooting Brittany Ligdis during a 911 call as their 4-year-old son watched in Pinole.

ICE detainee who illegally re-entered US after deportation dies at Delaney Hall

Edwin Jovanny Lopez-Cornejo died at Delaney Hall detention facility in New Jersey after a medical emergency, sparking calls from Gov. Sherrill to close it.

Spotlight on Fauci Said to Boost Book Sales for Kennedy and His Publisher

SHERYL GAY STOLBERG

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., his son, and Senator Rand Paul have all written books criticizing Dr. Anthony S. Fauci. All were published by a company led by a close Kennedy adviser.

Washington state fires destroy hundreds of buildings and force Spokane-area residents to evacuate

Some residents have returned to devastated neighborhoods in eastern Washington state to find their homes leveled by wildfires that erupted across a parched landscape over the weekend

Judge rules New York can’t ban federal agents from wearing face coverings

A federal judge has ruled that New York can't ban federal agents from wearing face coverings, or require that they wear visible identification