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Plus, the soaring costs of President Trump’s new Air Force One. 
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Trump Holds Off on Major Escalation Against Iran as Advisers Raise Concerns, by Eric Schmitt and Jonathan Swan

Measles Cases Hit New Record in U.S., as Vaccination Rates Wane, by Teddy Rosenbluth

Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Him, by Tony Romm and Brad Plumer

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Plus, what to know about the next British prime minister. 

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Live Updates: U.S. and Iran Signal Hope for Diplomacy Despite New Attacks, by The New York Times

They Were Charged With Assaulting ICE Agents. The Cases Are Crumbling., by Mike McIntire, Danny Hakim, Alexandra Berzon, Jazmine Ulloa and Lauren McCarthy

Five of the Main Challenges Awaiting Britain’s New Prime Minister, by Ste...

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Plus, Chipotle is coming to Mexico.

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In Iran, Trump Has Found an Opponent He Cannot Easily Dominate, by Peter Baker

Inflation Slowed During Pause in War With Iran, by Ben Casselman and Colby Smith

ICE Ordered to Cease Most Vehicle Stops After 2 Killings in a Week, by Madeleine Ngo, Hamed Aleaziz and Zolan Kanno-Youngs

Blanche Faces Crucial Hurdle Ahead of Confirmation as Attorney General, by G...

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Plus, scientists find sugar in outer space.

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Trump Says Fighting With Iran Has Resumed as He Orders Blockade and Tolls, by Peter Baker

ICE Agent Kills Person in Vehicle in Maine, Homeland Security Says, by Jacey Fortin, Heather Beasley Doyle and Miriam Jordan

Witnesses Say ICE Fired Fatal Shot Into Open Passenger Window in Houston, by Orlando Mayorquín, Robin Stein and Devon Lum

D.O.J. Turns O...

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Plus, Sam Neill of “Jurassic Park” fame dies at 78.

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Lindsey Graham, Republican Senator and Staunch Trump Ally, Dies at 71, by Robert Jimison, Zachary Woolfe and Amelia Nierenberg

How Trump Failed to Secure the Strait of Hormuz in His Iran Deal, by Edward Wong, Michael Crowley and Eric Schmitt

What’s in the Housing Bill That Just Became Law, by Conor Dougherty

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Plus, the Friday news quiz.

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As Consumers Pare Spending, Grocery Stores Race to Cut Prices, by Julie Creswell and Kim Bhasin

The Many Ways Trump Is Trying to Tip the Scales for the Midterms, by Karen Yourish, Nick Corasaniti and Charlie Smart

Israel Investigating After Photo of Stripped and Bound Detainee Is Shared, by David M. Halbfinger

Wally Funk, Who Set an Age Record for Space Travel, Die...

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Plus, what Meta’s new A.I. push means for your Instagram pictures.

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‘A Slow-Rolling Disaster’: Inside the Implosion of the Platner Campaign, by Lisa Lerer, Katie Glueck and Michael Kruse

Security Precaution Led Trump to Use Old Air Force One in Leaving Turkey, by Tyler Pager, Julian E. Barnes, Eric Schmitt and Eric Lipton

Family of Man Fatally Shot by ICE Agent Calls for Inde...

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Plus, the museum that wants you to touch the art. 

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Facing Threats, NATO Finds New Value in Turkey, by Ben Hubbard

Platner’s Democratic Support Evaporates After Sexual Assault Allegation, by Lisa Lerer and Katie Glueck

McConnell Has Been Hospitalized for 3 Weeks, and Aides Won’t Say Why, by Catie Edmondson

Trump Administration Rolls Back Dozens of Gun Regulations, by Aishvarya...

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Plus, an unusual World Cup reversal.

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Live Updates: Crowds Gather in Tehran for Ayatollah’s Funeral Procession, by The New York Times

China Tests Long-Range Ballistic Missile in the Pacific, Angering Neighbors, by Victoria Kim and Chris Buckley

White House Criticizes Smithsonian Museum for ‘Extreme Political Activism,’ by Graham Bowley, Robin Pogrebin and Jennifer Schuessler

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Plus, zombies at the mall. 

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Takeaways From a Transformative Supreme Court Term, by Ann E. Marimow and Adam Liptak

Trump Pulled in at Least $2 Billion After Returning to the White House, by Ben Protess, Andrea Fuller, Eric Lipton and David Yaffe-Bellany

Killed by the Venezuelan Quakes Just Hours After Being Deported From U.S., by Luis Ferré-Sadurní and Patricia Sulbarán

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Plus, a daring rescue mission in space. 

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Justices Expand Trump’s Power to Fire Officials, by Ann E. Marimow

Funding for Trump’s Construction Spree Is Murky. Here’s What We Found Out., by Luke Broadwater, Marco Hernandez, Junho Lee and Elena Shao

Kean Set to Speak at the Capitol After Mysterious Absence, by Annie Karni

As U.S. Heat Wave Widens, Here’s Where Tuesday...

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