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Echoing Their Client, Trump’s Lawyers Pursue an Absolutist Defense

Donald Trump demands praise and concedes no faults, denying his lawyers time-honored defense tactics at his hush-money trial.

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Emil Bove stands in a courtroom hallway behind Donald Trump. — Jefferson Siegel for The New York Times

At Donald Trump’s Trial, a Window Into the Golden Era of Tabloids

The testimony of David Pecker, the former publisher of The National Enquirer, included stories of celebrity encounters and his own wild journalistic tactics.

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We fact-checked the remarks that Donald Trump has made about his trial.

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How are the central figures in the hush-money trial connected?

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‘Decisions Under Fire’: Campuses Try a Mix of Tactics as Protests Grow

Some colleges that initiated crackdowns have taken a different tack. Others have defended the move. On Saturday at Northeastern, protesters were arrested.

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Two police officers stand guard as two others in the background life a green tent off of a lawn. — Sophie Park for The New York Times

Columbia University barred from its campus a student protester who said that “Zionists don’t deserve to live.”

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The InterpreterNewsletter

Here’s why the protests have spread at U.S. colleges even as overseas campuses have stayed relatively calm.

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A progressive Democrat from Wisconsin is highlighting that it is not just young people of color who are concerned about the war.

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Trump Has Never Sounded Like This

No major U.S. presidential candidate has talked like Donald Trump now does at his rallies — not Richard Nixon, not George Wallace, not even himself.

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Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Greensboro, N.C., in March. — Mark Peterson/Redux, for The New York Times

A Match Made in MAGA: How J.D. Vance Landed on Trump’s Vice President List

The Ohio senator and Donald Trump Jr. have bonded politically and personally, which could factor into former President Trump’s search for a running mate.

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Who will Donald Trump choose as his running mate?

President Biden’s Looser Week Will Be Capped With Politics and Jokes

The annual White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner on Saturday night could be another opportunity for Mr. Biden to be in the moment.

President Joe Biden in a suit and red tie. An American flag stands in the background. — Doug Mills/The New York Times

Celebrities and journalists mixed at parties for the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner.

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How the U.S. Humanitarian Pier in Gaza Will Work

The project, being assembled by U.S. service members, will involve an elaborate process to provide Gazans with a portion of desperately needed aid.

Israel Makes Progress on Gaza Aid, but Risk of Famine Persists, U.N. Says

The country’s efforts include opening new routes, and more trucks appear to be reaching Gaza, particularly the north.

Hamas said it was reviewing an Israeli proposal on a cease-fire deal.

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The Interview

Anne Hathaway Is Done Trying to Please

The actress talked to David Marchese about learning to let go of other people’s opinions.

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Ideas

The Comfortable Problem of Mid TV

It’s got a great cast. It looks cinematic. It’s, um … fine. And it’s everywhere.

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The Essential Joan Didion

Her distinctive prose was tuned to an outsider’s frequency, telling us about ourselves in essays that are almost reflexively skeptical. Here’s where to start.

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ANALYSIS

The Offense That Harvey Weinstein Can Never Be Convicted Of

The former producer’s New York conviction for sex crimes was overturned. But his story, at its core, is about work, and it can’t be measured by a criminal court.

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Harvey Weinstein using a walker on the sidewalk, surrounded by lawyers and others. — Anna Watts for The New York Times

Showcase for Antebellum Homes Displays Their Finery. But What About History?

Each spring, Columbus, Miss., has opened its Civil War-era homes to visitors. Some say the event should reflect more the oppression behind the architecture.

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Two women dressed in long, flowing Civil War-era dresses stand in an Antebellum home containing ornate furniture and large decorative mirrors.

10 Years, 100 Stories: The Work That Defines the Upshot

The Upshot is 10 years old this week. Here’s a collection of our most distinctive work from the last decade.

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What to Watch and Read

Opinion

Thomas L. Friedman

Israel Has a Choice to Make: Rafah or Riyadh

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Nicholas Kristof

Why Does the U.S. Arm Ukraine With Fanfare and Israel in Secret?

Ross Douthat

What Columbia Students Read Before They Protest

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Jessica Bennett

Harvey Weinstein and the Limits of ‘She Said, She Said, She Said’

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Benji Backer

I’m a Young Conservative, and I Want My Party to Lead the Fight Against Climate Change

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Lydia Polgreen

The Student-Led Protests Aren’t Perfect. That Doesn’t Mean They’re Not Right.

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Matter of OpinionAudio

How Does Trump’s Violent Rhetoric End?

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Jamelle Bouie

Justice Alito Is Holding Trump to a Different Standard

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Letters From Our Readers

Left and Right on the Happiness Scale

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The Ezra Klein Show

Salman Rushdie Is Not Who You Think He Is

Jessica Grose

Every Tech Tool in the Classroom Should Be Ruthlessly Evaluated

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Jesse Wegman

Trump’s Immunity Case Was Settled More Than 200 Years Ago

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Jamelle Bouie

This Whole King Trump Thing Is Getting Awfully Literal

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Ross Douthat

Taylor Swift Needs to Become Other People

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Toby Kiers

A Simple Act of Defiance Can Improve Science for Women

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Peter Coy

The Mostly Persuasive Logic Behind the New Ban on Noncompetes

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Climate ForwardNewsletter

The Future of Plastics

The plastics industry is fighting a battle over its image.

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The Run-UpAudio

The comedian Roy Wood Jr. discusses what’s funny about 2024.

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More News

New Orleans Likes to Drink. They Spotted a Huge Recycling Opportunity

College students started a venture that has diverted glass bottles from landfills and crushed them into sand for coastal restoration efforts.

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Thousands of bottles piled high inside the headquarters of Glass Half Full in New Orleans — Annie Flanagan for The New York Times

A City Scarred by Terrorism Prepares an Olympic Opening Without Walls

The opening ceremony for this summer’s Paris Games will be held outside a stadium — an Olympics first. Making it safe is complicated.

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What Would Jesus Do? Tackle the Housing Crisis, Some Congregations Say.

The “Yes in God’s Backyard” movement to build affordable housing on faith organizations’ properties is gaining steam in California and elsewhere.

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Nobody Saw Andy Kim Coming. That’s What He Was Counting On.

Mr. Kim, the New Jersey congressman, has become the odds-on favorite to win Robert Menendez’s Senate seat. His strategy? Don’t ask anyone for permission.

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