Trump’s Loyalty Test, and a Chaotic Deportation Hearing

Plus, “Norm!”

On Today’s Episode:

Trump Squeezes His Party on Domestic Policy Bill as G.O.P. Hunts for Votes, by Catie Edmondson, Maya C. Miller and Robert Jimison

Judge Orders U.S. to Keep Custody of Migrants Amid Claims They Were Sent to South Sudan, by Hamed Aleaziz, Alan Feuer and Mattathias Schwartz

Noem Incorrectly Defines Habeas Corpus as the President’s Right to Deport People, by Michael Gold

Trump Unveils Plans for ‘Golden Dome’ Missile Defense System, by Erica L. Green

Elon Musk Plans ‘a Lot Less’ Spending as He Edges Away From Politics, by Theodore Schleifer, Ryan Mac and Maggie Haberman

In Approving Soda Ban for Food Stamps, U.S.D.A. Reverses Decades of Policy, by Linda Qiu

Google Unveils A.I. Chatbot, Signaling a New Era for Search, by Tripp Mickle

George Wendt, a.k.a. Norm From ‘Cheers,’ Is Dead at 76, by Alex Williams

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