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NY Times – Politics

President Trump has issued no new restrictions on Russia this year, in effect allowing Moscow to acquire the money and materials it needs in its conflict with Ukraine. [...]

The White House cited Pentagon concerns that some American arms stockpiles were dwindling too low. Among the affected weapons were air defense systems, bombs, missiles and artillery rounds. [...]

Judge Brian Cogan’s order prevented the Trump administration from ending special immigration protections for hundreds of thousands of Haitian migrants. [...]

In a social media post, the president said the United States and Israel were finalizing a proposal to Hamas. The announcement comes ahead of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Washington next week. [...]

A federal judge found that efforts by Pete Marocco and affiliates of Elon Musk to seize control of the U.S. African Development Foundation earlier this year appeared unlawful. [...]

Instead, the agency is flagging as “unverified” the Social Security numbers of thousands of people who lost their temporary legal status. [...]