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NY Times – Politics

The mutually beneficial relationship between President Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is based on a striking alignment of some of their views. [...]

Democrats once had a chance to blunt a couple of the moves President Trump is making now, on redistricting and the takeover of the police force in Washington, D.C. [...]

The decision affirmed a lower court’s ruling from March, but was overshadowed by a Supreme Court order that allowed the Trump administration to pursue deportations anyway. [...]

The decision is a big blow to President Trump’s trade policies, but the judges left the duties in place for now to allow time for a likely appeal to the Supreme Court. [...]

The Secret Service usually protects a former vice president for six months after they leave office. [...]

The United States generally allows foreign officials to attend the United Nations General Assembly. The administration’s move comes amid a new push for Palestinian statehood. [...]