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In a scathing order, a judge in Washington State said the government’s real purpose was to intimidate providers into dropping or paring back transgender care. Read full article

The brief deployment of troops hours after a judge forbid it marked the second time this week government lawyers had to come clean to courts considering President Trump’s designs on Portland. Read full article

Six people, including the congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh, were indicted by a grand jury in Chicago. Ten others were arrested on charges stemming from California protests. Read full article

The F.B.I. made the disclosure in a pointed letter that underscored broader concern over a House bill that would give more authority to Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence. Read full article

The Biden White House press secretary, peddling a book that makes Democrats unhappy, gives an “absolute train wreck’’ of an interview to The New Yorker. Read full article

Sean Grayson was charged with murder in the 2024 death of Sonya Massey, who was holding a pot of hot water when she was shot at her home near Springfield, Ill. Read full article

The prosecutors were put on leave after filing a sentencing memo in the case of a man who showed up armed outside the home of former President Barack Obama. Read full article

Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic candidate for mayor of New York City, has said he cannot support Israel as long as it is an officially Jewish state. More than 1,100 American rabbis are warning that the safety of Jews is at risk. Read full article

Significant milestones over the next few weeks could shuffle the status quo. For now, both sides remain dug in as the closure heads into a fifth week. Read full article

The utility whose equipment has been linked to the devastating Eaton fire in January is offering to pay fire survivors. But if they accept, they would be giving up their right to sue. Read full article