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Trump Targets Birthright Citizenship Again, and Activists Describe Abuse in Israeli Custody

August 7, 2026
Trump Targets Birthright Citizenship Again, and Activists Describe Abuse in Israeli Custody

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Trump Signs Executive Orders Targeting Birthright Citizenship, by Maggie Haberman and Ann E. Marimow

C.I.A. Sets Up Secret Cuba Task Force as Trump Pressures Havana, by Adam Entous

Trump Administration to Deregulate Head Start, by Coral Davenport

Seized on Their Way to Gaza, Activists Tell of Abuse in Israeli Custody, by Catherine Porter, Elisabetta Povoledo and Nimet Kirac

Meta Ordered to Pay $567 Million in New Mexico Child Safety Case, by Eli Tan

Can Rock Climbing, Weight Lifting and Free Lattes Keep People Sober?, by Simar Bajaj

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