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  1. Also, the N.B.A. finals tips off. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.
  2. Several Republicans suggested they would insist on adding a measure to bar the president from creating a fund to pay people who claim to be victims of government persecution.
  3. Todd Blanche, the acting attorney general, said on Tuesday that the administration was “not moving forward with the fund, period,” after the plan drew bipartisan backlash.
  4. Critics say it is unseemly for retired judges to trade on the prestige of their former positions.
  5. Originally estimated to cost $2.4 million, the government will now spend $5 million to restore the bronzes in time for Independence Day.