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Officials in Iowa, South Dakota and Minnesota reported widespread damage and continuing danger. A bridge collapsed on Sunday and a dam was at risk on Monday. Read full article

Judge Aileen Cannon posed tough questions to prosecutors who want to bar the former president from making inflammatory remarks about the agents who searched Mar-a-Lago in the documents case. Read full article

A plea deal brought an abrupt end to an extraordinary legal saga that has raised novel issues of national security, press freedoms, politics and diplomacy. Read full article

Barring last-minute snags, the deal would bring to an end a prolonged battle that began after the WikiLeaks founder became alternately celebrated and reviled for revealing state secrets in the 2010s. Read full article

I asked how you’re feeling about the debate. Hundreds of you responded with worries and hopes. Read full article

A law enacted last week requires the display of the commandments in every public classroom. The parents argued it “pressures students into religious observance.” Read full article

At a recent campaign speech, one of Donald Trump’s warm-up acts was a precious metals salesman being sued by federal regulators for fraud. Read full article

At a recent campaign speech, one of Donald Trump’s warm-up acts was a precious metals salesman being sued by federal regulators for fraud. Read full article

Mr. Perry also appeared in television and movies, including roles in “Blue Crush,” “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” and “Hawaii Five-0.” Read full article

President Biden’s aides are working to position him as a campaign-season fighter who can counterpunch on the fly and combat voters’ concerns about his age. Read full article