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NY Times – Politics

The ruling paves the way for testimony from Mark Meadows and others. Separately, a Trump lawyer appeared before a grand jury looking into the former president’s handling of classified documents. [...]
U.S. officials said the main air defense system at the coalition base was “not fully operational” at the time of Thursday’s attack, which killed a U.S. contractor and wounded six other Americans. [...]

Thirty years ago, a fiery federal raid on a doomsday sect turned the city into a symbol of government overreach. Donald Trump will speak there on Saturday, and some supporters — and critics — say it’s no accident. [...]

President Biden has stressed that shared democratic values have to be at the core of a United States-Israel relationship. [...]

Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene said the detainees had reported mistreatment, but a Democratic lawmaker said their conditions were better than others. [...]

Despite a pattern of dangerous, erratic behavior, the former president remains a strong front-runner for his party’s nomination. His durability stems from his most loyal supporters. [...]