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On Race, Mike Johnson Says His Views Were Shaped by Raising a Black Child
The new House speaker has kept his oldest son out of the public eye — except when the Republican talks…
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After Shooting, Maine Senators in the Spotlight on Guns
The shooting in Lewiston that left 18 dead prompted the town’s conservative Democratic representative to embrace an assault weapons ban,…
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DeSantis Says He Will ‘Reorient’ U.S. Foreign Policy to Counter China
While the G.O.P. field has largely moved away from the neoconservative policies of George W. Bush, Mr. DeSantis has taken…
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As Gazans Scrounge for Food and Water, Hamas Sits on a Rich Trove of Supplies
Hamas has spent years stockpiling desperately needed fuel, food and medicine, as well as ammo and weapons, in the miles…
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Dean Phillips Will Run Against Biden
The Minnesota lawmaker is undertaking a long-shot bid against an incumbent president who has significant financial advantages.
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Five Years After Pittsburgh Synagogue Attack, Recovery Mixes With Fresh Grief
The Tree of Life community was “universally embraced” after an antisemitic shooting. But with Israel engaged in war, some now…
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Cornel West’s Improvisational Run for President: ‘It’s Jazz All the Way Down’
Is the celebrity professor’s candidacy a wild variable in the 2024 presidential campaign or performance art? Yes, he says.
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Is the Republican Speakership Cursed? Johnson Is About to Find Out.
Kevin McCarthy was just the latest in a series of Republican speakers and speaker wannabes who faced revolts. Speaker Mike…
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Prosecutors Withdraw Second Subpoena in Trump Fund-Raising Inquiry
The decision suggests that the special counsel is winding down an investigation into whether the former president’s political operation defrauded…
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Where Mike Johnson Stands on Ukraine, Abortion, L.G.B.T.Q. Issues and More
The new House speaker, an evangelical Christian, has a staunchly conservative record on gay rights, abortion, gun safety and more.