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Tariffs on Hold as Trump Claims Deal With Canada Is Near

President Trump announced a three-day delay on imposing 50 percent tariffs in a social media post, roughly 90 minutes before the midnight deadline.

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Two transport trucks pass over a bridge. Canada and U.S. flags fly from poles on the bridge. — Cole Burston/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

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Democratic Socialist Scores Florida Upset as Contests Are Held in 4 States

Angie Nixon won Florida’s Democratic Senate primary. Primaries were held in Alaska and Wyoming, and voters in California were choosing a replacement for Eric Swalwell.

Jennifer Medina

The polls have just closed in the special election for California’s 14th congressional district. The winner of tonight’s race will fill out the rest of term for Eric Swalwell, who resigned amid sexual misconduct allegations earlier this year.

Caroline Soler

Since Alaska has an unusual nonpartisan primary system, in which the top four finishers advance to the general election, public polling there can be scarce. That’s because pollsters rarely survey voters in contests with four or fewer viable candidates.

Bayliss Wagner

Republican primary voters across the country have overwhelmingly supported President Trump’s picks. But he faced some notable setbacks tonight.

Bayliss Wagner

In Florida, Representative Cory Mills, whom Trump endorsed in February, lost his primary, while Catalina Lauf, a health care entrepreneur he announced his support for last week, lost an open primary in Florida’s 19th Congressional District.

Bayliss Wagner

In Wyoming, Representative Harriet Hageman, who was backed by Trump, won the Senate primary, while schools chief Megan Degenfelder, his pick for governor, did not.

Theodore Schleifer

Alex Vindman spent 36 times as much on ads as did Angie Nixon, per AdImpact data. The loser here spent $2.2 million and the winner spent just $60,000, with zero spent on broadcast or cable.

Patricia Mazzei

Byron Donalds, the Republican nominee for Florida governor, dominated in most of the state but is trailing to Jay Collins in a number of largely white, rural counties in North Florida.

Patricia Mazzei

Donalds is Black, and some Republicans will be looking at his underperformance in those counties with concerns about whether white Republicans are unwilling to vote for a Black nominee.

Shane Goldmacher

Representative Cory Mills’s defeat in Florida represents the third Republican House member to exit before the general election recently who had been seen as a weak candidate jeopardizing an otherwise more solid Republican seat.

Theodore Schleifer

The fund-raising disparity between Alex Vindman and Angie Nixon was massive. Nixon raised $975,000 over the course of the campaign while Vindman, powered by a national donor network, raised $16.3 million.

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percent
Aisha WahabA. WahabWahab	Democrat Dem.	32,149	51%
Melissa HernandezM. HernandezHernandez	Democrat Dem.	30,457	49%
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Harriet Hageman, Backed by Trump, Wins G.O.P. Senate Primary in Wyoming

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‘I’m Not That Informed on National Security,’ Graham Says in South Carolina Debate

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BREAKING

Trump to Nominate Heidi Overton, a Top Domestic Policy Aide, for F.D.A. Commissioner

Dr. Overton is a fierce opponent of abortion rights and a supporter of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Make America Healthy Again agenda.

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‘With All My Heart, Natalie’: Trump’s Most Devoted Aide Emerges

The White House aide Natalie Harp is always by President Trump’s side. What, exactly, does she do?

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Heidi Overton, if confirmed by the Senate, would succeed Dr. Marty Makary, who resigned as commissioner in May. — Eric Lee for The New York Times

Pentagon Scales Back Major Training Exercises With South Korea

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White House Ballroom Rises at Breakneck Speed: 20 Hours a Day, 7 Days a Week

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President Trump standing at a lectern behind a microphone wearing a dark suit and blue tie.

Trump Fired the Watchdogs. Their Replacements Have a Different Mission.

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Snow-covered mountains tower above grasslands and water.

Court Blocks Road Through Alaskan Wildlife Refuge

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A grizzly bear walks through a stream in a forest.

Administration Moves to Allow Logging in Pristine National Forests

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Ornate black gates flanked by decorative brick columns stand in the midground, with a person running on a patterned brick path in front. Trees are visible behind the gates.

Trump Officials Ignored Their Own University Investigators, Lawyer Says

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Analysis

Threatening Friends and Courting Enemies in Trump’s ‘Upside-Down World’

The president’s hostility to allies like Canada and South Korea, and his affection for adversaries like North Korea, comes as little surprise after a decade of upheaval.

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Deadly Israeli Strike on Gaza Cafe Raises Doubts About Progress on Peace Plan

The airstrike in Gaza City came a day after President Trump’s envoy and son-in-law, Jared Kushner, visited Israel in an effort to restart peace efforts.

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Concrete walls and plastic tarps are visible along a seafront with shimmering waters. — Saher Alghorra for The New York Times

The Great Read

Forty First Dates and Still Searching

As he looks for the one, Joseph Pascaretta is investing in pricey matchmaking services. Will it help him find love?

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Two people with wine glasses sit at a table under a hanging canopy of greenery and roses. — Ahmed Gaber for The New York Times

Boyfriend Who Abused Hayden Panettiere Had Returned to Her Life

The actress had made efforts to move on from a turbulent relationship with Brian Hickerson. They were together when she died on Sunday.

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A man wearing a leather jacket puts his arm around the shoulder of a woman wearing a denim jacket. — Eric Charbonneau/Shutterstock

Liberia Agrees to Take 1,200 Deportees From U.S.

The arrangement is one of the largest known deals that the Trump administration has struck to expel migrants who cannot be sent back to their home countries.

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Haitians in Springfield Hunker Down as ICE Begins Detentions

Federal agents have increased activity in the Ohio city which has panicked the community and kept many from leaving home.

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A wide view of Monrovia, Liberia. — Annie Risemberg/Associated Press

Judge Orders New Oversight of Immigrant Children’s Detention

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ICE Bars Its Workers From Wearing Meta’s Smart Glasses on the Job

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Frank Beard, Beardless Drummer for ZZ Top, Dies at 77

The only member of the Texas power trio without a beard, he propelled the band’s blend of boogie, Southern rock and blues for more than a half-century.

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Humans Love Having Pets. Seems Like Some Other Primates Do, Too.

We aren’t the only animals that like to take care of other species. A new study finds that the roots of keeping a pet may stretch deep into our primate past.

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