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The admissions policy of Kamehameha Schools gives preference to Native Hawaiians. A new lawsuit calls it “blood-based discrimination.” Read full article

The New York man, Christopher Moynihan, appears to be the only rioter so far who has been charged again with committing an offense against an elected official. Read full article

The shutdown means there is, essentially, no Education Department. The latest round of layoffs would leave few workers to enforce special education and civil rights laws. Read full article

Mandela Barnes, the former lieutenant governor of Wisconsin, lost a race for Senate in 2022. He is likely to run for governor in 2026, while Democrats are eager for new candidates and new ideas. Read full article

At least four Republican senators, including the Senate majority leader, signaled their opposition to Paul Ingrassia, the president’s pick to lead the Office of Special Counsel. Read full article

Former President Joseph R. Biden Jr. began radiation therapy last month for an aggressive form of prostate cancer. It is unclear if his treatment has ended. Read full article

The messages follow a pattern set by the Trump administration, but use notably milder language. Read full article

A Supreme Court ruling, while technically temporary, could set the ground rules for National Guard deployments elsewhere in the country. Read full article

President Trump has said that Ms. Willis, the prosecutor who brought election interference charges against him two years ago in Georgia, “should be prosecuted.” Read full article

It’s not a presidential election year, or even the midterms, but races this fall will offer a sense of voters’ moods in the first year of the new Trump administration. Read full article