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Texas Public School Students May Soon Be Required to Read the Bible
Texas is set to pass what may be the first state-mandated book list for public school students. It focuses on classic literature and includes Bible excerpts.
By Sarah Mervosh
CreditSandy Huffaker for The New York Times
1. Visitors Look at the Reflecting Pool and Disagree on What They See
  People have long gathered in solidarity by the Reflecting Pool, but amid the turmoil of President Trump’s attempted repairs there is little unity to be found.
  By Campbell Robertson
  CreditDoug Mills/The New York Times
2. M.I.T. ‘Embarrassed’ by New Book on Campus Antisemitism, Professor Says
  Now, the professor is in a fight with the university over whether he can use M.I.T. money to promote a book critical of the school.
  By Mark Arsenault
  CreditErica Denhoff/Icon Sportswire, via Associated Press Images
3. Los Angeles Names a New Schools Superintendent After Scandal
  Andres Chait is a district veteran who has helped keep peace with labor unions. He started in the classroom and now runs a district with hundreds of thousands of students.
  By Shawn Hubler
  Creditvia Los Angeles Unified School District

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The Three Potential Fates for the Stalled Housing Bill
President Trump abruptly scrapped plans to sign a major housing bill. It could still become law, with or without a presidential signature. But Mr. Trump could also try to kill it.
By Ashley Wu and Michael Gold
Supreme Court T.P.S. Ruling on Haiti Plunges Many Migrants Into Limbo
The decision renders 1.3 million people from more than a dozen countries, many who have lived in the United States for decades, vulnerable to deportation.
By Miriam Jordan, Andrea Zarate and Jazmine Ulloa
Federal Judge Strikes Key Parts of Trump Order Restricting Mail Voting
The ruling rejected the Trump administration’s attempt to change federal election procedures through an executive order.
By Nick Corasaniti and Adam Sella
Frank Guarini, Seven-Term New Jersey Representative, Dies at 101
A reform-minded Democrat, he served on the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee and offered a pragmatic mix of progressive legislation and conservative fiscal philosophy.
By Dennis Hevesi
Supreme Court Rejects Lawsuit Alleging Roundup Weedkiller Caused Cancer
The court’s decision is likely to determine the future of thousands of lawsuits against Bayer, which manufactures the weedkiller, over similar claims.
By Abbie VanSickle
Supreme Court Overturns Hawaii Gun Law
The case involved a Second Amendment challenge to a Hawaii law that barred carrying concealed weapons without permission onto private property open to the public.
By Abbie VanSickle
Supreme Court Expands Trump’s Power Over Immigration
The court handed President Trump victories in his push to rescind deportation protections for hundreds of thousands of people and turn away migrants at the southern border.
By Ann E. Marimow
Supreme Court Allows Trump to Block Asylum Seekers at Border
A policy of turning back asylum seekers at the border was rescinded in 2021, but the Trump administration wants the flexibility to reinstate it as a tool for border control.
By Ann E. Marimow
Here’s What It Means to Be a Democratic Socialist
Universal health care, taxing the wealthy and opposition to military aid to Israel are among the movement’s key tenets.
By Emily Davies
Senate Democrats Will Train Staff as Election Observers
Senator Chuck Schumer, the minority leader, said the program was aimed at counteracting potential efforts by the Trump administration to manipulate elections.
By Michael Gold