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Toy maker challenges Trump’s tariffs before the Supreme Court for quick decision in long shot bid

The company argues the president illegally imposed tariffs under an emergency powers law rather than getting approval from Congress.

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America’s spies say Iran wasn’t building a nuclear weapon. Trump dismisses that assessment

Trump’s national intelligence director, Tulsi Gabbard, told Congress in March that Iran’s supreme leader had not reauthorized the dormant program.

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Brazil Demonstrates that You Can’t Erase Black History

The Trump Administration recently cut funding to the 400 Years of African American History Commission. Another cut targeted the Whitney Plantation in Louisiana and its planned exhibit on resistance to slavery, which had been in the works for three years

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WATCH: NYC mayoral candidate Brad Lander, Gov. Hochul speak after Lander’s arrest at an immigration court

In the moments before Lander was handcuffed, agents could be seen trying to physically separate him from the man they had come to detain. Lander struggled to stay close, keeping his arms locked with the man, demanding to see a

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House Policy Bill Would Add $3.4 Trillion to Debt, Swamping Economic Gains

The updated findings from the Congressional Budget Office amounted to the latest dour report card for the president’s signature legislation.

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Cause of deadly Air India crash investigated after black boxes are recovered

Experts from India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau are probing the crash with assistance from the U.K., the U.S. and officials from Boeing.

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Brad Lander, New York City comptroller and mayoral candidate, not charged following arrest at immigration court – ABC News

Brad Lander, New York City comptroller and mayoral candidate, not charged following arrest at immigration court  ABC News New York City comptroller and mayoral candidate Brad Lander released after arrest by immigration officers inside court  CNN Adams Bars Reporter From News Conferences

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Former Sen. Bob Menendez to begin serving 11-year sentence for accepting bribes of gold and cash

The federal Bureau of Prisons confirmed that the New Jersey Democrat is in custody at the Federal Correctional Institution, Schuylkill in Minersville, Pennsylvania.

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Why Trump’s MAGA Base Is Splintering Over Iran and Israel

This article is part of The D.C. Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox. The Constitution is pretty clear about the powers bestowed upon Presidents: they can negotiate treaties, command the

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‘How dare they?’ NY governor hits back at official’s arrest with profane post

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) shared some choice words following the arrest of New York City comptroller and Democratic mayoral candidate Brad Lander by federal immigration authorities for allegedly “assaulting law enforcement and impeding a federal officer.” Hochul posted

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