Schumer Faces Pushback From ‘Fight Club’ Group of Senate Democrats

A group of liberal senators is quietly challenging the minority leader over his approach to the midterms and President Trump, in a sign of the party’s deep frustration.Democrats have increasingly broken ranks in recent months to criticize Senator Chuck Schumer, the minority leader.

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U.S. and Ukraine Hail Progress on Peace Plan to End War With Russia

Washington and Kyiv said that “highly productive” discussions over a proposal to end the war between Russia and Ukraine would continue.Emergency workers at the site of a Russian strike that hit a residential building in Ternopil, in western Ukraine, on Friday.

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What to Know About Trump’s Peace Plan for Russia and Ukraine

U.S. officials have responded to a storm of criticism about the plan by insisting that it is still a work in progress.Andriy Yermak, left, the chief of staff to President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, met with Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Geneva on Sunday.

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Army Chief Says France Must ‘Accept Losing Our Children,’ Igniting Uproar

The furor erupted as President Emmanuel Macron is expected to present a plan for paid, voluntary military service to bolster the armed forces against the threat from Russia.France’s army chief, Gen. Fabien Mandon, told a gathering of mayors that they must become the messengers of a new French resolv

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Trump Is Considering a Push to Extend Obamacare Subsidies

President Trump has not made a final decision. But he is under pressure to address the cost of health care, which for many Americans will jump if the subsidies expire.President Trump speaking at the White House this weekend. Extending the subsidies was at the center of the 43-day government shutdown

L Luke Broadwater, Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Zolan Kanno-Youngs

How the Coast Guard Revised Its Policy on Swastikas, Nooses and Bullying

After days of backlash, the Homeland Security Department said hateful and violent behavior would not be tolerated.The Coast Guard is part of the Department of Homeland Security, but it is a branch of the armed forces and its members are subject to the Uniform Code of Military Justice.

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Xi Presses Trump on Taiwan as They Agree to Meet in China in April

In an unusual move, Xi Jinping, the leader of China, called President Trump. The two spoke about trade, Taiwan and Ukraine, according to separate official statements.President Trump said he had a “very good telephone call” with Xi Jinping, China’s leader.

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Health Issues in Middle Age Can Be Linked to Pregnancy Years Earlier

Women with common pregnancy complications are at increased risk for cardiovascular and metabolic health problems later in life. But many patients remain unaware of the connection.Tania Saiz, 52, survived a stroke five years ago. She later learned that a long-ago pregnancy complication had put her at

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Ozempic Drug Fails to Quell Alzheimer’s in Novo Nordisk Trials

The studies were a significant setback for the optimistic view that semaglutide and other GLP-1 drugs could help prevent a number of brain diseases.A trial of semaglutide, the miracle drug branded as Ozempic and Wegovy for diabetes and weight loss, failed to find any effect of the drug on cognition

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Viola Fletcher, Oldest Survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Dies at 111

At 7, she bore witness to one of American history’s most violent spasms of racial violence. She was 106 when the nation reckoned with the crime.Viola Fletcher in 2023. The Greenwood neighborhood of Tulsa, Okla., that became known as “Black Wall Street” took years to build — and one night of violence

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Former Senator Doug Jones Enters Alabama Governor’s Race

The move sets up a possible rematch between Mr. Jones, the last Democrat to win statewide office in Alabama, and Tommy Tuberville, the Republican who ousted him from the Senate in 2020.Former Senator Doug Jones stunned the nation in 2017 when he defeated Roy S. Moore, a Republican.

E Emily Cochrane