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How Biden Is Leveraging His Defiance to Try to Stem Democratic Defections

In private and in public, President Biden made clear he holds all the cards when determining his political future. Can he get his Democratic critics to fold?

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Biden Aggressively Pushes Back Against Notion of Dropping Out

President Biden made clear he would not step aside from the race, a day after several House Democrats privately said he should end his re-election bid.

The president speaks to a small gathering of people outside. — Haiyun Jiang for The New York Times

An expert on Parkinson’s disease visited the White House eight times in eight months, according to visitor logs.

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The White House briefing room devolved into shouting as the press secretary dodged questions on the president’s health.

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President Biden’s defiant letter to lawmakers failed to quiet criticism from Democrats in Congress.

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On PoliticsNewsletter

President Biden’s survival strategy came into focus as he faced calls to drop out of the race.

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Following Trump’s Lead, G.O.P. Adopts Platform Softening Stance on Abortion

The document reflects Donald Trump’s ideological grip on his party, outlining the same nationalistic priorities that his campaign website does.

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Former President Donald J. Trump in a suit. American flags are on display behind him. — Tom Brenner for The New York Times

Beryl Rips Through Houston, Killing 4 and Knocking Out Power for Millions

Officials warned that it could take days to restore electricity. The storm has prompted tornado warnings in East Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas.

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Intense heat is suspected in the deaths of four people in Oregon over the weekend.

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Analysis

France Learns a New Word: Ungovernable

Far from producing a “clarification,” President Emmanuel Macron’s snap election has yielded a muddle that could take months to sort out.

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We mapped how people voted in France’s parliamentary elections.

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The best books of the 21st century,

according to novelists, historians, poets and book lovers. Today: 100 to 81.

Stephen King, Min Jin Lee and others shared their ballots.

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This is a photograph of several books with the spines facing the wall, so no identifying details can be seen.

In One Image: The Surgeon

A single photograph captures a day of horror at a children’s hospital in Ukraine that was destroyed by a Russian missile.

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More Ukrainians may die in attacks on medical facilities in 2024 than last year, W.H.O. data suggests.

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Senator Robert Menendez ‘Sold the Power of His Office,’ Prosecutor Says

In a closing statement, a prosecutor said the Menendez home was awash in cash and walked jurors through what the government called a web of corruption.

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Senator Robert Menendez, in a blue suit, arrives at Federal District Court in Manhattan on Monday. — Jefferson Siegel for The New York Times

The Great Read

He Helped a Woman End Her Own Life. Was It Manslaughter, or Mercy?

They checked into a motel room in upstate New York, with a gas canister and a plan to end her decades of physical pain.

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A truck drives past the lit yellow sign of a Super 8 motel. — Bryan Anselm for The New York Times

Alec Baldwin’s Role as a Producer Is Ruled Not Relevant to ‘Rust’ Trial

The decision was a win for the actor, who has pleaded not guilty to a charge of involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer.

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Alec Baldwin, wearing a suit with a gray striped tie and glasses with thick dark frames, sits in court next to a lawyer. — Court TV, via Associated Press

Opinion

The Editorial Board

The Democratic Party Must Speak the Plain Truth to the President

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James Carville: Biden Won’t Win. Democrats Need a Plan. Here’s One.

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Paul Krugman

Please, Mr. President, Do the Right Thing

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Robert E. Rubin and Kenneth I. Chenault

The Enormous Risks a Second Trump Term Poses to Our Economy

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Pamela Paul

The Second-Worst Decision Democrats Could Make Right Now

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Two power lines run through blue sky above scrub in Arizona.

Robinson Meyer

It Takes Too Many Studies for the Government to Do the Right Thing

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Stephen Smith

The American Elevator Explains Why Housing Costs Have Skyrocketed

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Stephen I. Vladeck

The Most Interesting Justice on the Supreme Court Is Also the Loneliest

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Maureen Dowd

Joe Biden, in the Goodest Bunker Ever

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Gail Collins

The Presidential Fitness Test Is Back

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Jack Turban

As a Psychiatrist, Here’s How I Talk to Transgender Youth and Their Families About Gender Identity

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Ezra Klein

Jim Clyburn Is Right About What Democrats Should Do Next

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Letters From Our Readers

An Aversion to Political Protests

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Farah Stockman

NATO Has to Change. Here’s How.

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Katherine Miller

The Big Decisions Facing Trump and Biden This Week

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David French

What Happened to the Originalism of the Originalists?

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The EveningNewsletter

Biden Tells Democrats: ‘Challenge Me’

President Biden dared lawmakers who called for him to step aside, Russia struck a children’s hospital in Ukraine and more news.

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