Politics: 5 stories from this week
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On Politics
July 4, 2026

Here are some stories you might have missed this week, curated by Times editors and personalized for you.

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An American Mosaic

This map shows how people in the United States identify their ancestry or family origin. Explore the many ways we describe our heritage and ourselves.

By Albert Sun, Jeff Adelson and Larry Buchanan

Tucker Carlson speaks into a small microphone while looking to the side.

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Tucker Carlson, Who Broke With Trump, Plans to ‘Help Build a Third Party’

The influential conservative commentator’s relationship with the president and the G.O.P. fractured over the war with Iran. Now, he says he is charting a new course.

By Tim Balk

A diptych of Ken Paxton and James Talarico

Antranik Tavitian for The New York Times; Callaghan O'Hare for The New York Times

A Tabloid Story Gives Talarico a New Opening to Test Attacks on Paxton

After a salacious report about Ken Paxton, the Republican nominee for Senate in Texas, his Democratic rival, James Talarico, seized on the news — but focused on corruption and affordability.

By Bayliss Wagner

President Trump pointing one finger in the air as he stands in front of a screen with several promotional logos and an American flag.

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Crypto Brought Trump a Huge Windfall, Even as Many Investors Lost Big

President Trump and his family reaped vast financial rewards from a memecoin that generated losses for hundreds of thousands of investors.

By Eric Lipton, Andrea Fuller and David Yaffe-Bellany

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Immigrant Arrests Surge to 10,000 in 5 Days as ICE Clamps Down

The agency has doubled its daily arrest numbers without the fanfare of last year’s large urban operations, sowing fear in immigrant communities.

By Hamed Aleaziz

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Latest Polls: Do Americans Approve of President Trump?

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Tracking the Lawsuits Against Trump’s Agenda

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