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Feb 08, 2026

At the Winter Olympics, Team USA Can't Escape the Politics at Home
Opposition to President Trump's policies has followed the U.S. team to Italy, and athletes, coaches and American fans are facing the backlash.

New York Times Politics
Feb 08, 2026

Here's What To Know About the Los Angeles Mayor's Race
The week leading up to the filing deadline saw candidates dropping from the field and a surprise last-minute challenge to the incumbent mayor, Karen Bass.

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Feb 08, 2026

For $1 Million, Donors to U.S.A. Birthday Group Offered Access to Trump
A new organization blessed by the president is raising money for events and projects that will put a Trumpian spin on the nation's semiquincentennial.

New York Times Politics
Feb 08, 2026

Epstein Files Reveal Scope of Ghislaine Maxwell's Role in Clinton Circle
Jeffrey Epstein's longtime companion helped advise on the kickoff of the Clinton Global Initiative and arranged for $1 million in funding for it, emails show.

New York Times Politics
Feb 08, 2026

MAGA's Split Over Israel Extends to a Ship Attacked 58 Years Ago
The Israeli military killed 34 people on the U.S.S. Liberty in 1967. Whether it was an accident, as many historians believe, has become a litmus test within President Trump's movement.

New York Times Politics
Feb 08, 2026

The Troubled State of the Senate Has Members Eyeing Governorships
A record number of senators running for governor reflects deep frustrations with the upper chamber.

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Feb 08, 2026

Trump's Oil Grab in Venezuela Shatters an American Taboo
U.S. presidents have long been accused of plotting to control foreign oil. But President Trump has asserted a U.S. right to take it.

New York Times Politics
Feb 07, 2026

Reaction to Trump's Racist Post Shows He Is Not Always Immune to Politics
With the midterm elections nearing, President Trump has found himself in the uncomfortable position of backtracking, even if only by degrees, at key moments.

New York Times Politics
Feb 07, 2026

Hims & Hers Withdraws Knockoff Weight-Loss Pill After Regulatory Scrutiny
Federal officials had warned that the new product from the online provider of weight loss drugs might be illegal.

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Feb 07, 2026

Whistle-Blower Report Involved Intelligence About a Trump Contact
Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, moved to lock down an intelligence intercept that referred to someone close to President Trump, the report said.

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Feb 07, 2026

Ohio Man Is Charged With Threatening to Kill JD Vance
During the investigation, the man was found to have child sex abuse materials on his phone, federal prosecutors said.

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Feb 07, 2026

Pelosi to Endorse Jack Schlossberg, Again Backing a Kennedy for Congress
The former speaker, a prodigious fund-raiser and shrewd campaign strategist, seldom intervenes in primaries but has made an exception for a Kennedy before.

New York Times Politics
Feb 07, 2026

Contentious Weedkiller Gets a Green Light, in a Blow to the MAHA Agenda
The chemical, dicamba, is used to control weeds on genetically engineered crops. Courts previously had restricted its use.

New York Times Politics
Feb 07, 2026

Why Trump's Calls to ‘Nationalize' Voting Have Raised Midterm Fears
The president has escalated his language as his administration takes steps to involve itself more in election matters.

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Feb 07, 2026

Binance Gives Trump Family's Crypto Firm a Leg Up
Ties between the exchange and the president's company, World Liberty Financial, have only strengthened since the president pardoned Binance's founder, Changpeng Zhao.

New York Times Politics
Feb 07, 2026

Demanding Support for Trump, Justice Dept. Struggles to Recruit Prosecutors
Some offices are so decimated that the Justice Department has sent in military lawyers. More recently, officials asked for volunteers from other offices who can quickly deploy to places in desperate need.

New York Times Politics
Feb 06, 2026

Judge Extends Block on Trump Officials Slashing Funds to Democratic States
The decision kept at bay a freeze of nearly $10 billion in child care and other social service funds destined for Minnesota and four other Democratic-led states.

New York Times Politics
Feb 06, 2026

Hegseth Says Defense Department Will Cut Ties With Harvard
Mr. Hegseth's order appeared to target his alma mater, Harvard's Kennedy School for public policy.

New York Times Politics
Feb 06, 2026

U.S. Judge Says Trump Cannot Halt Funding for Gateway Tunnel Project
Nearly all of the work had stopped on Friday while negotiations continued in Washington and litigation played out in court.

New York Times Politics
Feb 06, 2026

Trump Opens Marine National Monument in Atlantic to Commercial Fishing
Off the coast of Cape Cod, the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument is a unique stretch of ocean that had been protected for a decade.

New York Times Politics
Feb 06, 2026

Psychiatrist Says Kennedy Was ‘Not Accurate' in Discussing His Keto Studies
Dr. Christopher M. Palmer said in an interview that the keto diet, while promising, did not "cure" schizophrenia as the health secretary had claimed.

New York Times Politics
Feb 06, 2026

Contentious Herbicide Is Greenlit in a Blow to the MAHA Agenda
The chemical, dicamba, is used to control weeds on genetically engineered crops. Courts previously had restricted its use.

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Feb 06, 2026

Officials Pressed Schumer to Help Name Penn Station and Dulles Airport for Trump
Administration officials told the top Senate Democrat the president would release frozen funding for the Gateway project if the transportation hubs were renamed for him.

New York Times Politics
Feb 06, 2026

‘Melania' and the Real Housewives of Washington
The documentary highlights a few notable predecessors in the role, burnishing Mrs. Trump's image by extension. But one apt comparison is pointedly left out.

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Feb 06, 2026

Republican Chairman of Homeland Security Spending Panel to Exit Congress
Representative Mark Amodei of Nevada added his name to the growing list of Republicans planning to give up their seats as their party faces losses that could cost them the House.

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Feb 06, 2026

E.P.A. Re-approves Controversial Herbicide That Drifts to Nearby Land
The chemical, dicamba, is used to control weeds on genetically engineered crops. Courts previously had restricted its use.

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Feb 06, 2026

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore on 2028, Democrats' Problems and His Favorite Crab Cake
The Maryland governor discussed Trump, the country's divisions and his workout routine.

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Feb 06, 2026

Cuban Deportees Who Were Transferred to Guantánamo Sent Back to U.S.
Dozens of men appear to be caught up in a political standoff between the Trump administration and Cuba.

New York Times Politics
Feb 06, 2026

Moderates Pitch Tough-on-Crime Message for Democrats Amid Immigration Talks
A polling memo circulated among centrist senators urged Democrats to talk tougher on crime, an issue where they lag Republicans, while noting an opportunity for the party to appeal to voters with criticism of ICE.

New York Times Politics
Feb 06, 2026

White House Suggests Smithsonian Add a Trump Display
Administration officials met with staff at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery and discussed putting multiple artworks of the president in a section of the museum.

New York Times Politics
Feb 06, 2026

Trump Is Hosting Governors at the White House, but Only Republicans
The president's decision to exclude Democratic governors from an annual meeting later this month breaks a longstanding tradition.

New York Times Politics
Feb 06, 2026

In Talks, Trump Won't Allow Iran to Have Any Enriched Uranium
Can the two sides get past Iran's claim that it has a "right" to enrich uranium?

New York Times Politics
Feb 06, 2026

A Trump Deal With Iran May Hinge on the Number Zero
Can the two sides get past Iran's claim that it has a "right" to enrich uranium?

New York Times Politics
Feb 06, 2026

Gateway Tunnel Project Winds Down as Trump Continues to Suspend Funding
Nearly all of the work was scheduled to stop on Friday unless federal officials agreed to restore funding that had been halted last year or a court ordered them to.

New York Times Politics
Feb 06, 2026

TrumpRx: What to Know About Insurance Benefits, Pricing and Savings
People may be able to pay less for prescriptions with their insurance rather than via the new government website. The Trump drugstore is meant to help people buy medications using their own money.

New York Times Politics
Feb 06, 2026

Trump Deletes Racist Video Portraying the Obamas as Apes
The White House press secretary had dismissed criticism of the clip's racist content as "fake outrage." But later Friday, the clip disappeared from the president's social media feed.

New York Times Politics
Feb 06, 2026

Libyan Man Is Arrested in Deaths of 4 Americans in 2012 Benghazi Attack
The man, Zubayar al-Bakoush, is the third suspect apprehended for the 2012 attack on U.S. facilities that killed four Americans.

New York Times Politics
Feb 06, 2026

Judge Allows Release of Evidence From Border Patrol Shooting
A Border Patrol agent shot Marimar Martinez five times. Video from the October incident in Chicago could now be released as early as Monday.

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Feb 06, 2026

Officials Pressed Schumer to Help Name Penn Station, Dulles for Trump
Administration officials told the top Senate Democrat the president would release frozen funding for the Gateway project if the transportation hubs were renamed for him.

New York Times Politics
Feb 06, 2026

A Pro-Israel Group's Move Backfires as Gaza Tensions Flare in Midterms
A surprising twist in a New Jersey primary race showed how questions about Israel continue to roil American politics in unpredictable ways.

New York Times Politics
Feb 06, 2026

Latest U.S. Boat Strike Kills 2 in Pacific
The operation was authorized by the Marine general who took command of military operations in Latin America and the Caribbean earlier in the day.

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Feb 06, 2026

Gateway Tunnel Project Begins to Wind Down as Trump Halts Federal Funding
Nearly all of the work was scheduled to stop on Friday unless federal officials agreed to restore funding that had been halted last year or a court ordered them to.

New York Times Politics
Feb 06, 2026

Stellantis's Shift Away From Electric Cars Will Cost It $26 Billion
The company, which owns Chrysler, Fiat, Jeep and Peugeot, is changing its strategy to gasoline and hybrid vehicles in an effort to revive weak sales.

New York Times Politics
Feb 06, 2026

Trump Shares Video Portraying the Obamas as Apes
The video, shared by the president's Truth Social account, contains a brief clip of the faces of former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, on the bodies of apes.

New York Times Politics
Feb 06, 2026

How the Black Panthers' Playbook Helped Minneapolis Activists Fight Trump
The monitoring of law enforcement has a long history, dating back to the 1960s, when leftist groups like the Black Panthers began police patrols.

New York Times Politics
Feb 06, 2026

or How the Black Panthers' Playbook Helped Minneapolis Activists Fight Trump
The monitoring of law enforcement has a long history, dating back to the 1960s, when leftist groups like the Black Panthers began police patrols.

New York Times Politics
Feb 06, 2026

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Steps Onto a Wider Stage
The progressive lawmaker is taking a larger role in Democratic politics, supporting moderate candidates and helping drive the party's economic message. Now she is planning a major trip abroad.

New York Times Politics
Feb 06, 2026

Myra MacPherson, 91, Dies; Wrote Wrenchingly About Vietnam Vets, Dies
A political reporter at The Washington Post, she wrote the book "Long Time Passing," about the Vietnam War's social, political and psychological aftereffects.

New York Times Politics
Feb 06, 2026

Myra MacPherson, 91, Who Wrote Wrenchingly About Vietnam Vets, Dies
A political reporter at The Washington Post, she wrote the book "Long Time Passing," about the Vietnam War's social, political and psychological aftereffects.

New York Times Politics
Feb 05, 2026

Muslims Move to Assert Political Power in New York City
Zohran Mamdani's ascension to mayor has given Muslim organizers and faith leaders the impetus to insert themselves into more formal political alliances and networks.

New York Times Politics
Feb 05, 2026

Virginia Democrats Propose New Congressional Maps Ahead of Midterms
As they appeal a ruling blocking their redistricting efforts, the state's Democrats proposed redrawing districts in a way that would strongly favor them.

New York Times Politics
Feb 05, 2026

TrumpRx, the President's Online Drugstore, Opens for Business
TrumpRx is aimed at helping patients use their own money to buy medicines. But researchers who study drug pricing warned that many patients could pay too much if they use the site.

New York Times Politics
Feb 05, 2026

Lawmakers Say They Will Not Cooperate With Inquiry Into Illegal Orders Video
The Justice Department investigation was an escalation in the administration's response to a video that President Trump said was "punishable by death."

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Feb 05, 2026

Pentagon Official Rejects Plea Deal in U.S.S. Cole Bombing Case
The decision clears the way for the first death-penalty trial at Guantánamo Bay to start this summer, more than 25 years after the attack.

New York Times Politics
Feb 05, 2026

Senators Clash Over Immigration Enforcement, Risking a D.H.S. Shutdown
With eight days until a deadline to keep the Department of Homeland Security running, bipartisan talks on reining in federal immigration agents' tactics appeared to sputter before they had even gotten underway.

New York Times Politics
Feb 05, 2026

Kennedy Makes Unfounded Claim That Keto Diet Can ‘Cure' Schizophrenia
The claim vastly overstates preliminary research into whether the high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet might help people with the disorder, experts said.

New York Times Politics
Feb 05, 2026

Myra MacPherson, Who Wrote Wrenchingly About Vietnam Vets, Dies at 91
A political reporter at The Washington Post, she also wrote "Long Time Passing," about the Vietnam War's social, political and psychological aftereffects.

New York Times Politics
Feb 05, 2026

Facing a Democratic Blitz, Susan Collins Scores a Super Bowl Ad in Maine
The ad is part of a multimillion dollar effort by a Republican-aligned group to help Ms. Collins, who is seen as one of the party's most vulnerable incumbents.

New York Times Politics
Feb 05, 2026

White House Offers Shifting Story on Gabbard's Presence at Georgia Raid
President Trump said Thursday that Attorney General Pam Bondi had directed Tulsi Gabbard to be present for an operation at an election center. It was the administration's fourth explanation for her presence.

New York Times Politics
Feb 05, 2026

TrumpRx Is Set to Go Live on Thursday
The government website is meant to connect Americans with drug companies to buy prescriptions directly with their own money. It is not clear how many patients will save money.

New York Times Politics
Feb 05, 2026

F.D.A. Relaxes Rules on ‘Naturally Derived' Dyes
Food makers will now be able to claim that their products have "no artificial colors," so long as they use dyes that are not petroleum-based.

New York Times Politics
Feb 05, 2026

Secretary Rubio Gives Up Role as Acting U.S. Archivist
Mr. Rubio had been the acting head of the National Archives since early 2025, after President Trump fired its previous chief. His tenure was limited to 300 days by law.

New York Times Politics
Feb 05, 2026

Trump Strips Job Protections From Thousands of Federal Workers
The policy change makes it easier for the president to discipline or remove up to 50,000 employees, another push in the administration's campaign to reshape the federal work force.

New York Times Politics
Feb 05, 2026

Congress Nixes Visas for Afghan Partners, Closing Off a Key Path
President Trump froze a program to allow Afghans who had worked with American troops to come to the United States. Now Congress has quietly scrapped the visas, leaving little hope of reviving them.

New York Times Politics
Feb 05, 2026

The G.O.P. Senator Who Can't Stop Thinking About the Boy ICE Detained
Katie Britt is uniquely positioned to reason with the Trump administration — when she chooses to speak up.

New York Times Politics
Feb 05, 2026

F.D.A. Relaxes Rules on ‘Naturally Derived' Dyes as Kennedy Pushes Protein
Food makers will now be able to claim that their products have "no artificial colors," so long as they use dyes that are not petroleum based.

New York Times Politics
Feb 05, 2026

What Restrictions Are Democrats Demanding for Immigration Agents?
Democrats say they will not support a spending bill to keep the Homeland Security Department running without new restrictions on federal agents.

New York Times Politics
Feb 05, 2026

F.D.A. Relaxes Labeling Rules on Food Dyes as Kennedy Pushes Protein
Food makers will now be able to claim that their products have "no artificial colors," so long as they use dyes that are not petroleum based.

New York Times Politics
Feb 05, 2026

Lee H. Hamilton, Who Led a 9/11 Panel in Congress, Dies at 94
A moderate Democrat from Indiana for 34 years, he chaired the House Foreign Affairs and Intelligence committees and helped investigate the Iran-contra scandal and the Sept. 11 attacks.

New York Times Politics
Feb 05, 2026

Surge in Immigration Cases in Minnesota Pushes Prosecutors and Judges to Brink
Remarks by a prosecutor opened a revealing window onto how the courts in the state are buckling under the weight of a deluge of cases arising from the Trump administration's campaign.

New York Times Politics
Feb 05, 2026

How Trump Brought the Fight Over American History to Philadelphia
The administration took a crowbar to a site that focused on George Washington and slavery. But can the contradictions of the Founding Era be erased?

New York Times Politics
Feb 05, 2026

Save the ‘Sistine Chapel of the New Deal' in the Cohen Federal Building
The rare murals in the Cohen Federal Building celebrate vital American values of dignity and community. Now they could meet the same fate as the White House's East Wing.

New York Times Politics
Feb 05, 2026

To Win Back the House, Democrats Take the Fight to Deep-Red Areas
Democrats are tapping candidates with unusual résumés — a Tejano recording star, a smokejumper and a fourth-generation farmer — to compete in areas long seen as inhospitable.

New York Times Politics
Feb 05, 2026

Nuclear Arms Control Era Comes to End Amid Global Rush for New Weapons
Beijing, Moscow and shaken American allies are seeking new warheads as President Trump ends more than a half century of nuclear arms control with Russia.

New York Times Politics
Feb 04, 2026

Lee H. Hamilton, a Foreign Policy Force in Congress, Dies at 94
A moderate Democrat from Indiana for 34 years, he led the House Foreign Affairs and Intelligence committees and helped investigate the Iran-contra scandal and the Sept. 11 attacks.

New York Times Politics
Feb 04, 2026

China's Xi Presses Trump on Taiwan in Phone Call
Both leaders gave versions of what they discussed, but the Chinese president's take made clear the issue of the island was front and center.

New York Times Politics
Feb 04, 2026

U.S. and Iran to Hold Talks in Oman on Friday
The White House confirmed a meeting would take place after days of conflicting reports on the talks' timing, location and format.

New York Times Politics
Feb 04, 2026

Trump Says His Unpredictable Style Gives Him Leverage. But It Has a Cost.
A year into President Trump's second term, his threats, retreats, twists and turns appear to be wearing on allies and adversaries.

New York Times Politics
Feb 04, 2026

Newsom, Shapiro and Other Democrats Whip Up the 2028 Book Buzz
A number of potential presidential candidates are releasing memoirs as the shadow primary heats up.

New York Times Politics
Feb 04, 2026

Trump Says He Ordered Withdrawal of 700 Immigration Agents From Minneapolis
About 2,000 personnel will be left in Minnesota, where President Trump's immigration crackdown has generated outrage.

New York Times Politics
Feb 04, 2026

In Forcing the Clintons to Testify on Epstein, Comer Sets a New Precedent
The Republican chairman's successful targeting of a former president who faces no charge of wrongdoing was the sort of tactic typical in an autocracy where leaders fear being jailed when they are out of power.

New York Times Politics
Feb 04, 2026

Bessent Says Fed Lacks Accountability and Has Lost Public Trust
In a House committee hearing, the Treasury secretary declined to say if the president has the power to fire a member of the central bank's board.

New York Times Politics
Feb 04, 2026

Supreme Court Clears Way for California Voting Map
The state's Republican Party had asked the justices to step in and block the new congressional maps, which give an advantage to Democrats, before the midterms.

New York Times Politics
Feb 04, 2026

F.T.C. Settles With Express Scripts Over High Insulin Prices
The Trump administration announced that the company, a pharmacy benefit manager, had agreed to make significant changes to its practices.

New York Times Politics
Feb 04, 2026

In Spending Talks, Senators Clash Over Immigration Crackdown
Democrats' push to rein in federal agents, and Republican opposition, reflect opposite views of whether the deportation drive should be bound by standard law enforcement rules.

New York Times Politics
Feb 04, 2026

Prosecutor Fired After Voicing Frustration With Immigration Caseload
The prosecutor, Julie T. Le, told a judge that she and her colleagues in the U.S. attorney's office were overwhelmed by the White House's immigration operation in Minnesota.

New York Times Politics
Feb 04, 2026

What the Crackdown Has Done to Minneapolis Children
"It's like living in fear all the time," a teenager said about the federal raids that have shattered families.

New York Times Politics
Feb 04, 2026

Border Czar Says He Is Pulling 700 Immigration Agents Out of Minneapolis
About 2,000 personnel will be left in the city, where the killings of two protesters against President Trump's immigration crackdown by federal officers have generated outrage.

New York Times Politics
Feb 04, 2026

Lee H. Hamilton, a Foreign Policy Power in Congress, Dies at 94
A moderate Democrat from Indiana for 34 years, he led the House Foreign Affairs and Intelligence committees and helped investigate the Iran-contra scandal and the Sept. 11 attacks.

New York Times Politics
Feb 04, 2026

Fulton County in Georgia Challenges the F.B.I.'s Seizure of 2020 Ballots
The county filed a motion demanding the return of ballots and other election materials that were seized by the F.B.I. in a highly unusual move by the Trump administration.

New York Times Politics
Feb 04, 2026

Trump's Call to ‘Nationalize' Elections Adds to State Officials' Alarm
Some top state election officials, who run voting across the country, worry that the federal government has become hostile to them and their work.

New York Times Politics
Feb 04, 2026

Ex-Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn Seeks Maryland House Seat
Mr. Dunn, who rose to prominence for defending the Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot, will run for a hotly contested Southern Maryland seat.

New York Times Politics
Feb 04, 2026

A Winter of Anguish for Minneapolis Children
"It's like living in fear all the time," a teenager said about the federal raids that have shattered families.

New York Times Politics
Feb 04, 2026

Republicans Try to Save John Cornyn From Ken Paxton's Challenge in Texas Senate Race
Senator John Cornyn, once seen as a potential Republican leader in his chamber, is now depending on wealthy party donors to survive a right-wing challenge.

New York Times Politics
Feb 04, 2026

Minneapolis Police Chief Fears Long-Term Damage From Immigration Crackdown
Brian O'Hara, who took over a troubled police force and has spent years rebuilding community trust, fears the long-term damage wrought by federal agents.

New York Times Politics
Feb 04, 2026

Congress Reins In Drug Middlemen in Effort to Lower Prescription Prices
The legislation will impose new restrictions on pharmacy benefit managers, giant companies like CVS Caremark, Optum Rx and Express Scripts that oversee prescription drug benefits.

New York Times Politics
Feb 03, 2026

Don Lemon Takes Stage at NYC Event After Arrest Over Minnesota Protest
The anchorman, who was arrested over a protest in Minnesota, told an audience in Manhattan, "I'm not going to let them turn me around," and sang lines from a civil rights era freedom song.

New York Times Politics
Feb 03, 2026

Trump Signs Bill to Reopen Government
The bill provides money for the Department of Homeland Security just through the end of next week, and the negotiations to curb immigration agents promise to be difficult.

New York Times Politics
Feb 03, 2026

Racial Debate Rattles Texas Democratic Primary for Senate
State Representative James Talarico used the word "mediocre" in connection with a former House member who is Black. The controversy has repercussions for a key contest.

New York Times Politics
Feb 03, 2026

Judge Appears Likely to Curtail Hegseth's Power to Penalize Kelly for Video
Attorneys for Democratic Senator Mark Kelly argued that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was brazenly violating the separation of powers by seeking to punish a member of Congress for public statements.

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