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On Today’s Episode:
In Washington Crackdown, Making a Federal Case Out of Low-Level Arrests, by Devlin Barrett
Democrats Criticize Trump’s Push for National Guard in More Cities, by Alyce McFadden and Tim Balk
5 Takeaways From Ghislaine Maxwell’s Interview About Jeffrey Epstein, by Chris Cameron, Glenn Thrush, Alan Feuer, Sharon LaFraniere and Maggie Haberman
Russia’s Top Diplomat Says There Is No Plan for Putin-Zelensky Meeting, by Tyler Pager and Ashley Ahn
Florida Paints Over Rainbow Memorial for Victims of Pulse Nightclub Shooting, by Aishvarya Kavi
How China Influences Elections in America’s Biggest City, by Michael Forsythe, Jay Root, Bianca Pallaro and David A. Fahrenthold
We Are Tech Privacy Reporters. Our Music Habits Got Doxxed, by Mike Isaac and Kashmir Hill
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Devlin Barrett covers the Justice Department and the F.B.I. for The Times.
Michael Forsythe a reporter on the investigations team at The Times, based in New York. He has written extensively about, and from, China.