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The proposals would transform a program aimed at helping the most vulnerable people in the world into one that gives preference to mostly white people who say they are being persecuted. [...]
The development comes as the U.S. military is drawing up options for President Trump to consider, including possible strikes inside the country. [...]
An influence campaign has relied on allies of the president, including Rudolph W. Giuliani, to cast a Serbian politician as a victim of political persecution. [...]
The top Senate Democrat said the president and Republican leaders had an “obligation to denounce vile rhetoric,” even when it comes from within their own party. [...]
The justices on the State Supreme Court heard arguments in a long dispute about whether the Tesla chief executive’s compensation was fair to shareholders. [...]
A prohibition on the use of race in drawing electoral districts could allow states to redraw legislative lines before voting begins next year. [...]
