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  1. PhotoRepresentative Cheri Bustos, a Democrat whose Illinois district swung to Donald J. Trump in 2020, announced her retirement last week.
    CreditErin Schaff for The New York Times

    Why Democratic Departures From the House Have Republicans Salivating

    A growing number of Democrats in battleground districts are either retiring or leaving to seek higher office, imperiling the party’s control of the House and President Biden’s expansive agenda.

    By Reid J. Epstein and Patricia Mazzei

  2. PhotoFormer President Donald J. Trump’s team announced on Tuesday that he would begin posting his thoughts on political developments to his own website.
    CreditErin Schaff/The New York Times

    Facebook Ban Hits Trump Where It Hurts: Messaging and Money

    Facebook has increasingly become one of the most vital weapons in a political campaign’s arsenal, and few had tapped into its potential for advertising and fund-raising as aggressively as Mr. Trump’s.

    By Nick Corasaniti and Shane Goldmacher

  1. Wide-Angle Oddity: Giant Bidens Meet Tiny Carters

    A picture of two presidents and first ladies led to many Hobbit jokes online. We explain what happened.

    By Heather Murphy

  2. TimesVideo

    Biden Calls Restaurants a ‘Gateway to Opportunity’

    President Biden said on Wednesday that in the first two days of applications for the Restaurant Revitalization Fund, part of the coronavirus relief bill passed in March, 186,200 businesses had applied.

    By The New York Times

  3. Blinken, on Ukraine Trip, Will Offer Support on Russia but Also Pressure on Corruption

    The secretary of state will reassure Kyiv of backing against Russian hostilities, but call for more determined efforts to clean up the political system.

    By Michael Crowley and Andrew E. Kramer

  4. Vaccinated 12- to 15-year-olds at U.S. camps will be able to remove masks outdoors, the C.D.C. director says.

    The agency was criticized over its guidance that campers should wear masks except when eating, drinking, swimming or napping.

    By Sharon LaFraniere

  5. Facebook Ban Hits Trump Where It Hurts: Messaging and Money

    Facebook has increasingly become one of the most vital weapons in a political campaign’s arsenal, and few had tapped into its potential for advertising and fund-raising as aggressively as Mr. Trump’s.

    By Nick Corasaniti and Shane Goldmacher

  6. The Biden administration says it will support lifting patent protections to help produce more vaccines globally.

    The move was a breakthrough for international efforts to suspend patent rules as the pandemic rages in India and South America.

    By Thomas Kaplan and Sheryl Gay Stolberg

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  7. 80,000 Russian Troops Remain at Ukraine Border as U.S. and NATO Hold Exercises

    Biden administration officials said they saw the sustained deployment as a message from Moscow that it could match the number of troops taking part in the maneuvers.

    By Helene Cooper and Julian E. Barnes

  8. More than 180,000 businesses applied to a new federal aid program in two days.

    Congress created the Restaurant Revitalization Fund as part of the $1.9 trillion relief bill passed in March. Business owners hit hard by the pandemic can apply for grants of up to $10 million.

    By Annie Karni

  9. A U.S. federal judge vacates the national freeze on evictions.

    The government exceeded its authority in imposing a moratorium on evictions, a judge ruled. The Biden administration has appealed.

    By Glenn Thrush

  10. Republican leaders, egged on by Trump, move to oust Cheney for repudiating the former president’s lies.

    Representative Steve Scalise said he supported replacing Representative Liz Cheney in the Republican House leadership.

    By Nicholas Fandos and Catie Edmondson