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To win in 2024, the president promised an economic course correction. Almost two years later, his agenda has made that fight even harder.

Photos: See the aftermath of deadly flash floods in Nepal  NPR Live updates: Hundreds of hydropower workers among the missing after devastating floods in Nepal and China  CNN China censors videos showing deadly flash floods on the Nepal-Tibet border  BBC California couple recounts

Trump Says U.S. Has Deal for Control of Large Share of Venezuela’s Oil  The New York TimesSee more headlines & perspectives on Google News

Trump’s DHS is using an obscure law to secretly snoop on journalists, non-profits and unions: ‘It’s outrageous’  The Guardian

Nepal floods death toll climbs to 626, with 2,400 still missing as rescue efforts continue  NBC News California couple recounts surviving deadly Nepal flood: “I knew I was going to die”  CBS News Nepali City Struggles to Handle the Many Bodies on

After 6 months of war, Iran’s battered regime remains entrenched  NPR For Trump, the Iran War Is Stuck Between Combat and Genuine Peace  The New York Times US military families ride ‘roller coaster of emotions’ over six months of Iran war  Reuters Six

White House teleprompter operator ordered to pay $172K for placing prediction market bets on Trump’s speeches  NBC News White House Teleprompter Operator Settles Insider-Trading Probe  WSJ Ex-White House teleprompter operator ordered to pay $172,000 for Trump speech bets  BBC

Trump announces deal with Venezuela to secure more than 65 billion barrels of oil reserves  CNBC

The second-place finisher in a primary where the top four advance to the November ballot said he would drop out of the race so voters could coalesce behind a single Democratic candidate.

Live updates: China-Nepal flood death toll passes 600  CNN Opinion | Mountains Are Coming Undone  The New York Times Nepal floods latest: Foreign minister warns of new flood risk as hard-hit border region turns to ‘swampland’  BBC ‘It stood like a serpent right