Why the Supreme Court Might End Affirmative Action
For decades, many universities have used race as a factor when deciding which students to admit. In the past, the Supreme Court has backed...
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Latest firstThe Man Who Tried to Kidnap Nancy Pelosi
Early on Friday, an intruder broke into the San Francisco home of Nancy Pelosi and bludgeoned Ms. Pelosi’s husband, Paul, with a hammer.The...
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Twitter in the Time of Elon Musk
It was long awaited, and some doubted that it would ever come to pass, but last week, the tech billionaire Elon Musk officially took over...
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Xi Jinping Opens a New Chapter for China
Four years ago, Xi Jinping set himself up to become China’s leader indefinitely.At last week’s Communist Party congress in Beijing, he...
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The Sunday Read: ‘Why We Take Animal Voyages’
For Sam Anderson, a staff writer, traveling with animals can lead to enlightening experience. In this essay for The New York Times...
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'The Run-Up': The Grass Roots, Part 1
This moment in politics will be defined by shifts at the grass-roots level. Today, we talk to conservative voters about the forces...
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Two Futures Face Off in Brazil
Voters in Brazil on Sunday will choose between two larger-than-life, populist candidates in a presidential race that is widely seen as the...
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Is New York (of All Places) About to Go Red?
As Democratic Party leaders assessed their vulnerabilities in this year’s midterm elections, the one state they did not worry about was New...
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The Trump Subpoena
A few days ago, when the House committee investigating Jan. 6 issued a subpoena to former President Donald J. Trump, it raised a legal...
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How Europe’s Energy Crisis Exposed Old Fault Lines and New Anxieties
In the early days of its war on Ukraine, Russia cut off gas supplied to most of Europe, plunging the continent into the most severe energy...
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Running an Election in the Heart of Election Denialism
This episode contains strong language. Hundreds of candidates on the ballot in November still deny that President Biden won in 2020 — a...
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The Sunday Read: ‘How Yiyun Li Became a Beacon for Readers in Mourning’
Yiyun Li has garnered legions of fans with her unsparing prose, writing extensively about her own struggles with depression and...
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'The Run-Up': What 12 Years of Gerrymandering Has Done to Wisconsin
How a 12-year project to lock in political power in Wisconsin could culminate in this year’s midterms – and provide a glimpse into where...
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The Rapid Downfall of Liz Truss
Prime Minister Liz Truss of Britain has resigned after only 44 days in office. Hers is the shortest premiership in the country’s...
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Why Republicans Are Winning Swing Voters
After a summer of news that favored Democrats and with just two weeks until the midterms, a major new poll from The Times has found that...
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Race, Power and the Leaked Recording in Los Angeles
This episode contains strong language.A leaked audio recording of Latino lawmakers in Los Angeles making racist comments has created a...
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Did Hurricane Ian Bust Florida’s Housing Boom?
Since Hurricane Ian devastated southwestern Florida last month, residents have filed a record number of insurance claims for the damage...
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The Personal and Political Saga of Herschel Walker
Herschel Walker, the former football star who is running for the Senate, is, according to the Times political reporter Maya King, a...
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The Sunday Read: ‘Daring to Speak Up About Race in a Divided School District’
In July 2020, Stephanie Long, the school superintendent in Leland, Mich., wrote a heartfelt letter to her students and their families after...
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'The Run-Up': The Stacey Abrams Playbook
When Georgia flipped blue in the 2020 election, it gave Democrats new hope for the future. Credit for that success goes to Stacey Abrams...
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