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WASHINGTON — The JusticeDepartment subpoenaed Applefor information in February 2018about an account that belonged toDonald F. McGahn II, PresidentDonald J. Trump’s White Housecounsel at the time, and barredthe company from telling himabout it, according to two peoplebriefed on the matter.
Apple told Mr. McGahn aboutthe subpoena last month, said oneof the people, who spoke on thecondition of anonymity to discussthe matter. Mr. McGahn’s wifealso received a similar notice fromApple, the person said.
It is not clear what F.B.I. agentswere investigating, whether Mr.McGahn was their specific focusor whether he was swept up in alarger net because he had commu-nicated with someone who wasunder scrutiny. As the top lawyerfor the 2016 Trump campaign andthen the White House counsel, Mr.McGahn was in contact with nu-merous people who may havedrawn attention either as part ofthe Russia investigation or a laterleak inquiry.
Still, the disclosure that agentshad collected data of a sitting
Trump’s Justice Dept. ObtainedApple Data on His Chief Counsel
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JERUSALEM — The long anddivisive reign of Benjamin Netan-yahu, the dominant Israeli poli-tician of the past generation, offi-cially ended on Sunday night, atleast for the time being, as thecountry’s Parliament gave its voteof confidence to a precarious co-alition government stitched to-gether by widely disparate anti-Netanyahu forces.
Naftali Bennett, a 49-year-oldformer aide to Mr. Netanyahu whoopposes a Palestinian state and isconsidered to the right of his oldally, replaced him as prime min-ister after winning by just a singlevote. Yair Lapid, a centrist leaderand the new foreign minister, isset to take Mr. Bennett’s place af-ter two years, if their governmentcan hold together that long.
They lead a fragile eight-partyalliance ranging from far left tohard right, from secular to reli-gious, that few expect to last a fullterm and many consider both theembodiment of the rich diversityof Israeli society but also the epit-ome of its political disarray.
Members of the bloc agree onlittle but a desire to oust Mr. Ne-tanyahu, the longest-servingleader in the country’s history,and the need to end a lengthy po-litical gridlock that produced fourelections in two years; left Israelwithout a stable government or astate budget; and formed thebackdrop to a surge in interethnicmob violence between Jewish andArab citizens during the recent 11-day conflict with Hamas.
“We stopped the train beforethe abyss,” Mr. Bennett said in aspeech to Parliament on Sunday.“The time has come for differentleaders, from all parts of the peo-ple, to stop — to stop this mad-ness.”
Mr. Netanyahu’s departuremarks the end of a tenure in which
FRAGILE COALITIONOUSTS NETANYAHUAS PRIME MINISTER
Ex-Aide Wins Officein 60-to-59 Vote
By PATRICK KINGSLEYand RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA
Benjamin Netanyahu, left, became an opposition leader Sundayas Naftali Bennett, right, took control as Israel’s prime minister.
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JERUSALEM — He came topower like some conqueror from adistant land called Philadelphia.
Educated in the United States,speaking flawless East CoastEnglish, warning in pungentsound bites about the threatsposed by Islamic terrorism and anuclear Iran, the Benjamin Netan-yahu who stormed into Israelipolitics in the 1990s was like noother politician the country hadseen.
Before long, he would capturethe prime minister’s office, lose it,then seize it again a decade later,becoming Israel’s longest-servingleader and inspiring such admira-tion that supporters likened himto the biblical King David. His po-litical agility got him out of somany tight spots that even his de-tractors called him a magician.
He presided over an extraordi-nary economic turnaround, keptthe perennially embattled countryout of major wars and kept casu-alty tolls to historic lows. Hefeuded with Democratic Ameri-can presidents, then capitalizedon a symbiosis with the Trump ad-ministration to cement historicgains, including the opening of aU.S. Embassy in Jerusalem.
He compartmentalized the Pal-estinian conflict, snubbing theendless peace talks that hadstymied his predecessors, unilat-erally expanding the Jewish pres-ence in the occupied West Bankand treating Palestinians largelyas a security threat to be con-tained.
While the chance for a lastingpeace with the Palestinians — thesingular achievement that couldgive Israelis long-term stabilityand worldwide acceptance — re-ceded on his watch, he struck wa-tershed accords with four Arabcountries that had long shunnedIsrael in solidarity with the Pales-tinians. Those agreements over-
Record Term at TopReshaped Israel
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New York City’s leaders havebeen vexed for decades by a prob-lem that has helped turn the cityinto a worldwide symbol of in-equality: As years of prosperitygave rise to soaring luxury apart-ment towers, public housingcrumbled and affordable neigh-borhoods vanished.
The current mayor, Bill de Bla-sio, had made addressing thecity’s housing crisis an imperativeduring his tenure. But now, theDemocratic candidates vying tosucceed him next year are con-fronting a crisis that may be evenmore severe as a result of the pan-demic.
All the leading candidates agreethat housing is a top issue with
huge implications for New York’sfuture, and each has offered asweeping plan to tackle the prob-lem. While their proposals overlapin many ways — every contender
wants to spend more on publichousing, for example — the candi-dates differ in the solutions andstrategies they emphasize most.
Kathryn Garcia, a former sani-tation commissioner, and Ray-mond J. McGuire, a former WallStreet executive, have made thecreation of tens of thousands ofnew homes for the poorest New
As Housing Crisis Grips New York, Mayoral Rivals Look to Fix ItBy MIHIR ZAVERI Post-Pandemic Priority
as Evictions Loom
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KARSTEN MORAN FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES
The Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show relocated. The competitors were fine with it. Pages D4-5.They Had Their Day DEAL ON CLIMATE The G7 nations
agreed to cut collective emissionsin half by 2030. PAGE A15
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Reflecting on a memorial at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn as deaths from the virus in the United States approach a milestone.600,000 Just Like You
RICHMOND, Va. — AlonzoJones, a Black mayor in SouthernVirginia, was used to the playbookof a white politician facing allega-tions of racism.
So when Gov. Ralph Northamvisited his town after a racist pho-tograph was discovered on thegovernor’s medical school year-book page, Mr. Jones expectedmore of the same: a requisite visitto a Black church, a news confer-ence with Black allies, and prom-ises of growth moving forward.
Even so, Mr. Jones agreed to aprivate meeting. “What can we dofor you?” he recalled asking Mr.Northam.
“What can I do for you?” the
governor shot back.And soon, to Mr. Jones’s sur-
prise, Mr. Northam began makingthe kinds of statewide changesthat the mayor suggested heshould do.
On a national level, Mr.Northam may forever be en-shrined as the Democrat who de-fied calls to resign in the face ofunquestionable racism — a photo-graph on his yearbook page thatshowed one man in blackface and
another in a Ku Klux Klan cos-tume. But among Black politicalleaders and elected officials in Vir-ginia, he is set to leave office withanother legacy: becoming themost racially progressive gover-nor in the state’s history, whose fo-cus on uplifting Black communi-ties since the 2019 scandal willhave a tangible and lasting effect.
Mr. Northam’s arc, from politi-cal pariah denounced by nearlyevery national Democrat to a pop-ular incumbent with support fromBlack elected officials and evenprogressive activists, is a complexstory of personal growth and polit-ical pressure, a testament to howcrisis can also provide opportuni-ty. However, it would not have
Result of Governor’s Blackface Scandal: ProgressBy ASTEAD W. HERNDON Black Virginians Took
Northam Back, andBoth Saw Benefits
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BRUSSELS — President Bidenand fellow Western leaders issueda confrontational declarationabout Russian and Chinese gov-ernment behavior on Sunday, cas-tigating Beijing over its internalrepression, vowing to investigatethe pandemic’s origins, and exco-riating Moscow for using nerveagents and cyberweapons.
Concluding the first in-personsummit meeting since the out-break of the coronavirus pan-demic, the leaders tried to presenta unified front against a range ofthreats. But they disagreed aboutcrucial issues, from timelines forhalting the burning of coal to com-mitting tens or hundreds of bil-lions of dollars in aid to challengeBeijing’s Belt and Road Initiative,China’s overseas investment andlending push.
Still, as they left Cornwall,where they had met at a resortoverlooking rocky outcroppingsin England’s far west, almost allthe participants welcomed a newtone as they began to repair thebreaches from four years of deal-ing with Mr. Biden’s predecessor,Donald J. Trump.
“It is great to have a U.S. presi-dent who’s part of the club andvery willing to cooperate,’’ Presi-dent Emmanuel Macron of Francesaid after meeting Mr. Biden —praise that many Americans willwelcome but those who embraceMr. Trump’s “America First”worldview might consider a be-trayal of U.S. interests.
Though RiftsPersist, UnityReturns to G7
By DAVID E. SANGERand MICHAEL D. SHEAR
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By DAVID M. HALBFINGER
At Starbucks locationsacross the country,customers and em-ployees have com-plained about short-ages of key ingredi-ents for drinks, break-fast foods, and evencups, lids and straws.
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Novak Djokovic, above, rallied from twosets down to defeat Stefanos Tsitsipasin the French Open men’s final. PAGE D1
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City leaders eager to rejuvenate down-town economies have lifted restrictions.But rising violent crime has kept resi-dents and tourists at home. PAGE A16
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Crime Soars as Virus RetreatsWith Turkey’s economy in crisis, thecountry’s strongman president is nowtrying to placate Western leadersrather than antagonize them. PAGE A4
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Erdogan Softens His Stance
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Mudcat Grant, the American League’sfirst Black 20-game winner, was also anauthor about Black pitchers and sang innightclubs. He was 85. PAGE B6
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Twins Hurler in ’65 Series
All over Maine, residents are findingpoisonous browntail moths and the skinrashes that they cause. PAGE A21
A Plague of Caterpillars
The Brooklyn Liberation march washeld against the backdrop of a wave ofviolence that disproportionately affectsBlack transgender women. PAGE A18
Trans Rally Draws Thousands
Alex Harrison, sexually abused by hishigh school tennis coach, helps othersget justice as a prosecutor. PAGE D1
From Victim to ProtectorCompanies are surveying and offeringrewards to find out how many of theiremployees are vaccinated. PAGE B1
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