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In a speech to American troops assembled in Japan on Tuesday, President Trump said he would escalate his orders to active duty branches of the military if he decides it is appropriate. Read full article

An unlikely twist in the investigation of a killing in 1983 that still haunts a small town in Oregon. Read full article

The lab where Oppenheimer developed the atomic bomb is the linchpin in the United States’ effort to modernize its nuclear weapons. Yet the site has contended with contamination incidents, work disruptions and old infrastructure. Read full article

By nationalizing a local election, Turning Point Action is trying to show it can carry on without its founder and recall a local Republican who endorsed Kamala Harris. Read full article

The repeated use of tear gas by federal immigration officers in Chicago has renewed a debate about how chemical irritants should be used by law enforcement personnel. Read full article

Gregory Bovino, a border patrol official who has become a public face of President Trump’s crackdown, was ordered to appear in a Chicago courtroom. Read full article

President Trump has said he hopes the North Korean leader will reach out so they can meet again. But there has been no public response from Mr. Kim. Read full article

Rep. Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey and former Rep. Abigail Spanberger of Virginia will appear together on Wednesday, hoping to energize Democratic campaign volunteers, and voters. Read full article

President Trump and Sanae Takaichi, the Japanese prime minister, traded compliments during a stop in Tokyo, but signaled no major breakthrough in ongoing trade negotiations. Read full article

Joel Rayburn had been questioned over ties to a former Trump administration official who admitted to defying the president’s push to withdraw troops from Syria during his first term. Read full article