Concerns over the Iran war led several Democratic senators who had rejected past bids to curb weapons transfers to Israel to vote to block the sale of bulldozers and bombs.
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Senate Republicans Again Block Bid to Limit Trump’s Iran War Powers
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesFor the fourth time since the war began, G.O.P. senators successfully fended off an effort to constrain the president. But there were signs of growing unease among Republicans.
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A Progressive Group Rolls Out a Campus Competitor to Turning Point
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesMore Perfect Union, a left-wing media organization, hopes to win back young voters and build a new generation of college influencers with its More Perfect University program.
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How a Times Reporter Has Covered a Turbulent Period in Latin America
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesFrances Robles, an international correspondent for The New York Times, has reported on the region for more than 25 years.
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Gallego Dismissed Rumors of a ‘Flirty’ Swalwell, Highlighting a Culture of Silence
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe admission by Senator Ruben Gallego that he had heard, but disbelieved, rumors about Eric Swalwell and women showed the attitude on Capitol Hill toward men accused of behaving badly.
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Maryland Governor and State Democrats Fail in Redistricting Effort
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesState Democrats butted heads over a gerrymandering plan that could have eliminated the state’s lone Republican seat in the U.S. House.
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Middle East War Will Slow Global Economic Growth, I.M.F. Warns
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe conflict could also fuel another bout of inflation, according to the International Monetary Fund.
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Trump and MAGA Embraced Orban. Now, They’re Worried by His Loss in Hungary’s Election.
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesViktor Orban, the Hungarian prime minister, and his right-wing playbook were embraced by parts of the American right. Now some are worried by his defeat.
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The United States proposed a 20-year “suspension” of all nuclear activity, even as President Trump demands assurances that Iran can never build a nuclear weapon.
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Trump’s Explanation for an Image of Himself as Jesus: ‘I Thought It Was Me as a Doctor’
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe image showed President Trump bathed in divine light and clad in religious robes. His interpretation was that the image depicted him as a doctor, not Jesus Christ.