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The fact that Paul Ingrassia’s nomination got this far illustrates how much antisemitic and hateful rhetoric has been explained away or rewarded by Republicans in power. Read full article

Cards Against Humanity had accused Elon Musk’s company of squatting on land that it owns near the southern border in Texas. Read full article

Officials said immigration officers fired shots after the man rammed a law enforcement vehicle. The immigrant and a marshal were wounded in the shooting. Read full article

With the firing of the Export-Import Bank’s inspector general, the president has sidelined around two dozen of the watchdogs who seek out fraud and mismanagement in federal agencies. Read full article

Activists welcome the truce. But the backlash to their demonstrations, some said, offered sobering lessons about power and politics. Read full article

The rescue of Trooper, a bull terrier, off Interstate 75 as Hurricane Milton approached Florida last year inspired a new state law making it a crime to abandon dogs during disasters. Read full article

Lawyers for the special counsel, who investigated Donald J. Trump, denied accusations by Republican lawmakers that he had surveilled or spied on senators as part of his inquiry. Read full article

Officials at Sequoia Park Zoo have no idea how the young bear got into the zoo and went “nose-to-nose” with the three bears there. Read full article

The administration says the ruling, stemming from the seizure of an old mare, forbids judges from second-guessing his use of the National Guard. Read full article

Senior department officials who were defense lawyers for the president and those in his orbit are now in jobs that typically must approve any such payout, underscoring potential ethical conflicts. Read full article