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RFK Jr. Defends Trump’s Mathematically Impossible Drug Discount Claims

CHRIS CAMERON

President Trump has claimed that he has secured discounts of 400 to 1,500 percent on prescription drugs. A price discount cannot be more than 100 percent because that would lower the price to zero.

Trump maintains blockade as Iran's factions struggle to unite

GAVIN J. QUINTON

Iran fired on three ships in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, only hours after President Trump announced he would extend a tentative ceasefire with Iran.

Party prep tale falls apart as husband charged in wife’s decades-old cold case murder

Authorities say Dwight Rust Jr. is responsible for his wife Michelle Rust's 2002 cold case murder. He faces first-degree murder charges in Maryland.

Cartel war takes surprising turn as CIA involvement in Mexico surfaces

STEVE FISHER

According to sources familiar with the operation, the raid of a clandestine drug lab involved four CIA agents, raising questions about the scope of the agency's activity in Mexico.

AFSCME union seeks to charge university with criminal offense for bringing in alleged "strikebreakers"

A union representing Illinois State University employees filed a lawsuit alleging the school hired temporary strikebreakers during an ongoing strike.

Child reunited with mom after transgender dad, partner allegedly kidnap abroad amid gender surgery fears: feds

Federal authorities allege a Utah child was taken to Cuba during a planned camping trip, sparking an international parental kidnapping investigation.

Man Who Stole Kristi Noem’s Purse Gets 3 Years in Prison

NEIL VIGDOR

Ms. Noem, the homeland security secretary at the time, was at a restaurant in Washington with her family when her bag was taken with $3,000 and her security badge inside.

Man Is Sentenced to 20 Years in 1983 Killing of Oregon Woman

RYLEE KIRK

Teresa Peroni, 27, was last seen on July 4, 1983, in Selma, Ore. Marcus Sanfratello, the man seen with her that day, pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter after his arrest last year.

As primary election nears, top candidates for California governor debate tonight

SEEMA MEHTA, NICOLE NIXON

With the California governor's race quickly approaching, six candidates will face off Wednesday evening in the first debate since former Rep.

Sean Plankey, Trump’s Pick to Lead Cybersecurity Agency, Withdraws His Nomination

DUSTIN VOLZ

Confirmation for the nominee, Sean Plankey, had been pending in the Senate for over a year.

Hundreds of Mothballs Spread on Florida Beach, Wildlife Officials Say

JOHN S.W. MACDONALD

The mothballs, which are toxic to wildlife, appeared on St. Pete Beach this week, according to the state’s Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Officials are investigating the episode.

How ‘Yes’ Won a Narrow Victory in Virginia’s Redistricting Battle

CHRISTINE ZHANG, LUKE VROTSOS AND CAROLINE SOLER

Northern Virginia carried the measure to victory even as turnout in Democratic areas lagged and nearly all of the state shifted right from last year’s governor’s race.

King Charles Will Not Meet Epstein Victims During U.S. State Visit

ROBERT JIMISON

Representative Ro Khanna had asked Buckingham Palace for a private meeting between the victims and King Charles during his planned visit to the U.S. next week.

Navy Secretary John Phelan Is Leaving the Pentagon and the Trump Administration

GREG JAFFE, ERIC SCHMITT AND HELENE COOPER

John Phelan is leaving the Pentagon and the Trump administration after months of infighting with senior Pentagon leaders.

U.S. Settles Carter Page Wiretap Lawsuit for $1.25 Million

CHARLIE SAVAGE

F.B.I. applications to surveil Mr. Page, a 2016 Trump campaign adviser, during the investigation into Russia’s interference in the election had myriad errors and omissions, an inspector general found.