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Don Lemon Accuses Justice Dept. of Vindictive Prosecution in Church Protest Case

ALAN FEUER

Lawyers for the former CNN anchor asked a judge to throw out the case, saying prosecutors had “acted on the president’s animus by filing unprecedented charges against a journalist for doing his job.”

Dad convicted after giving his son the gun used in school shooting, seeks new trial

A man sentenced to 15 years in prison after giving his son the gun he used in a deadly high school shooting in Georgia has asked for a new trial

Candidate Field Set After Republicans Redrew Tennessee District Lines

EMILY COCHRANE

Tennessee’s primary elections on Thursday came after Republican legislators carved up the state’s only majority-Black district in a bid to win all nine of the state’s House seats.

Piece of Plane Flown by World War II Flying Ace Finally Comes Home

ISHANI DESAI

A search crew found the wreckage of Richard Bong’s missing plane on a Papua New Guinea hillside two years ago. Part of a wing will be on display at a museum honoring him in Wisconsin.

Appeals Court Upholds Block on Trump Ballroom Construction

ZACH MONTAGUE AND MATTATHIAS SCHWARTZ

A federal appeals court panel backed a lower court’s ruling, and made it likely that the Supreme Court will decide the case. But the decision does not mean construction will halt immediately.

How the Reflecting Pool Came to Mirror Trump’s Washington

MAXINE JOSELOW, DAVID A. FAHRENTHOLD, TYLER PAGER AND CLARENCE WILLIAMS

A hospitality manager for the Trump Organization traveled to Las Vegas to find a solution to problems at a national landmark. This is the untold back story of the fallout.

Drought and Aging Pipes Plunge Puerto Rico Into Another Water Crisis

DAVID OVALLE AND LAURA N. PÉREZ SÁNCHEZ

Starting on Friday, the island’s water authority is scheduled to shut off water for rotating 48-hour periods in parts of San Juan and surrounding areas.

Missing Illinois kayakers found dead near strait called Death's Door known for shipwrecks

David Thalman and Francesca Warick were likely not wearing life jackets when their bodies were recovered off Washington Island after kayaking Death's Door strait.

Bill Cassidy Will Back Todd Blanche as Attorney General, Salvaging His Confirmation

MICHAEL GOLD AND CARL HULSE

The Louisiana senator said that, despite reservations, he would back President Trump’s pick for attorney general, giving Republicans enough votes for a majority.

San Francisco dad questioned by park rangers for teaching his own kids tennis at public court

Sam Dogen says San Francisco park rangers questioned whether he had a tennis permit while he was practicing with his two children on a public court.

A helicopter battling a Utah wildfire crashes with no word on the 2 people aboard

Authorities say a heavy-lift helicopter battling a Utah wildfire has crashed

Memphis forward Brandon Clarke died from effects of heroin and cocaine, authorities say

Authorities have determined that Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke died in May from the effects of heroin and cocaine

Chilling new video shows armed citizens, off-duty trooper confront In-N-Out gunman during deadly rampage

Newly released video shows the Twin Falls, Idaho, In-N-Out Burger gunman's deadly path and how an off-duty trooper and armed bystander confronted him.

They’re Battle-Tested Democrats. Do Voters Care?

JESS BIDGOOD

Haley Stevens and Angie Craig were celebrated by Democrats in 2018. This year, they’ve faced tough primaries.

Family of Former U.S. Marine Detained in Russia Says He Is in Serious Condition

ISABELLA KWAI

Robert Gilman, 32, is in “dissociative stupor,” an advocacy group said, and his family members say they are afraid for his life. Mr. Gilman was arrested in Russia in 2022.