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In Budget Talks, Biden Rejects Hard Choices of the Past
The president has met Republican demands for debt reduction with a plan to trim deficits by taxing companies and the rich.
When Trump Passes the MAGA Hat, His Aides Clutch Their Wallets
Unlike other recent presidents, Donald Trump has rarely received campaign donations from his top advisers. They offer a range of explanations.
Joe Biden: My Plan to Extend Medicare for Another Generation
Medicare is the rock-solid guarantee that Americans count on. My budget will make the Medicare trust fund solvent beyond 2050.
The Smartphone and the Sources of Teenager Despair
Social media has added to a sense of isolation.
From ‘Birth of a Nation’ to ‘Till’: Confronting Racism in the White House Screening Room
“History matters,” President Biden said before showing a movie about Emmett Till, whose murder galvanized the civil rights movement.
What We’ve Learned From Presidential Physicals of Biden, Trump and Obama
President Biden will undergo a routine checkup on Thursday. Here’s what exams of Mr. Biden and past presidents have turned up.
From George to Barack: A Look at Secret Bush Memos to the Obama Team
Newly declassified memos offer a window into how the world appeared as the Bush administration was winding down.
Ron DeSantis Is Not Scott Walker
His support among Republicans at this early stage of the primary cycle puts him in rare company.
Joe Biden Is Ready to Go
No soothsayer needed. We know Biden’s future.
How the U.S. Government Amassed $31 Trillion in Debt
Two decades of tax cuts, recession responses and bipartisan spending fueled more borrowing — contributing $25 trillion to the total and setting the stage for another federal showdown.
Why the Debt-Ceiling Fight Could Get Really Ugly — and How It Might End
Ross Douthat and two analysts discuss Kevin McCarthy, the House G.O.P. and the looming drama over the government borrowing cap.
Second Set of Documents Were Found at Biden’s Home in Delaware, White House Says
A statement by the president’s special counsel confirmed reports that more documents had been uncovered after a previous batch was found at a think tank.
Obamacare Is Everywhere in the Unlikeliest of Places: Miami
A decade after the Affordable Care Act’s federal health insurance marketplace was created, its outsize — and improbable — popularity in South Florida persists.
Kevin McCarthy and the Return of the Pre-Trump G.O.P.
In the struggles over the speakership, the old G.O.P. world, with all its dysfunctions, stalemates and futility, has come again.
Here Is What Is Really Strangling the Energy Transition
Antiquated power lines can’t carry the added electricity from new solar and wind projects.
Nancy Pelosi’s Portrait Is Unveiled as Republicans and Democrats Pay Tribute
A ceremony at the Capitol brought together colleagues, onetime rivals, a predecessor and would-be successors, and featured a video tribute from former President Barack Obama.
Gretchen Whitmer Rejected False Choices. All Democrats Should.
There is a model for running an effective campaign in Michigan and states like it.
Democrats to Iowa: Get Lost! (And They Wonder Why They Struggle in Rural America.)
Here’s one reason the Democratic Party struggles in rural America.
Warnock Turns to Obama in Final Days of Georgia Runoff Campaign
For Democrats, the former president’s event in Atlanta with Senator Raphael Warnock on Thursday is viewed as an ironclad way to ensure that Black voters remain enthusiastic.
Puberty Blockers for Transgender Youths
Readers discuss the benefits and risks of puberty blockers. Also: Donald Trump’s dinner with antisemites; robots in the workplace.
Five Readings for Your Thanksgiving Table
These very different American leaders explain why the peaceful transfer of power and the legitimacy of our democratic system are so critical.
Netanyahu’s Comeback Widens Divide Over Israel Among American Jews
Benjamin Netanyahu has mounted a political comeback with the backing of a far-right coalition that has stirred concerns among some over the direction Israel will take.
Karen Bass Becomes First Woman Elected as Los Angeles Mayor
Ms. Bass, a longtime congresswoman and state lawmaker, defeated Rick Caruso, a billionaire developer, to lead a city where frustration levels are high.
Virginia McLaurin, Sharecroppers’ Daughter Who Danced With the Obamas, Dies
“I thought I would never live to get in the White House,” the centenarian said during a 2016 meeting with the first couple. A video of the encounter made her famous.
In 2022, Reality Has a Conservative Bias
Can liberalism adapt itself to what reality is asking?
How Kari Lake Went From News Anchor to Outspoken Critic of the Press
Former friends and colleagues of Ms. Lake, the Republican nominee for governor, say they remember her far differently from the candidate they see today.
Trump, Biden and Obama Will Campaign in Pennsylvania in Midterm Finale
As the midterms come to a close, the establishment politics of the two most recent Democratic presidents will meet the disruptive force of the last Republican one, with control of Congress at stake.
Biden and Netanyahu Gear Up for a Complicated New Era
The two leaders have forged a relationship over four decades that vacillates between warmth and combat.
Nevada’s Costly, Photo-Finish Senate Race Pits Abortion vs. Economy
Senator Catherine Cortez Masto is trying to hold off her Republican rival, Adam Laxalt, as both parties shovel money into a pivotal contest defined by two of this year’s top issues.
Top Democrats Question Their Party’s Strategy as Midterm Worries Grow
Leading lawmakers and strategists are openly doubting the party’s kitchen-sink approach, saying Democrats have failed to unite around one central message.
Distressed Democrats Look to Obama to Boost Turnout
The former president is hitting the campaign trail, beginning in Georgia on Friday night, to try to help Democrats energize voters and regain momentum in key Senate races.
Ashton B. Carter, Defense Secretary Under Obama, Dies at 68
Trained as a physicist, he opened the U.S. military to transgender service members and removed barriers to women in combat roles.
The Fiery Brilliance of Obama’s Lost Book Manuscript
At Harvard Law, he wrote a blistering manifesto he never published. Its searing advice could help Democrats escape their current political quagmire.
Appeals Court Says DACA Is Illegal but Keeps Program Alive for Now
The ruling affirmed a lower court decision that deemed a program protecting about 600,000 young immigrants from deportation to be illegal but allowed current recipients to renew their status.
Pete Souza’s Obama Book Cuts Obama Out of the Picture
The Run-Up: What Democrats and Republicans Got Wrong About Voters
What Democrats and Republicans got wrong about voters started with a pileup of flawed assumptions.
Grief for the Queen Mixes With Criticism of the Monarchy
Queen Elizabeth II was remembered by ordinary Britons, world leaders and other royals for her grace, humor and longevity. Others had more conflicted views on the monarchy, opening a tense divide.
Official Obama Portraits Are Finally Unveiled at the White House
In a break with tradition, there was no ceremony while former President Donald J. Trump held office. President Biden unveiled the Obama portraits: his by Robert McCurdy, hers by Sharon Sprung.
Painting Michelle Obama Took 9 Months. Keeping it Secret Took 6 Years.
Sharon Sprung, an instructor at the Art Students League of New York, is a realist painter of the old school.
Trump Flouted Rules About Presidential Records. That’s Not How It Usually Works.
Presidents from both parties have followed tightly restricted procedures that conform to the Presidential Records Act of 1978, which was enacted after Watergate.
Democrats Have Embraced Economics. Too Much?
In her recent book, the sociologist Elizabeth Popp Berman says economists have too much influence.
Why We Don’t Have a Carbon Tax
Econ 101 meets economic — and political — reality.
Killing of Top Qaeda Leader Offers Lessons on U.S. Afghanistan Involvement
The American drone strike is a symbol of success but also of failures in nation building.
Among Pro Athletes, Bill Russell Was a Pioneering Activist
Russell marched with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., spoke out against segregation in Boston public schools and backed Muhammad Ali in his opposition to the Vietnam War.
I’m a Democratic Strategist. This Is How We Win Back the Working Class.
Stop letting Republicans own the issues of outsourcing and trade.
Republican Drive to Tilt Courts Against Climate Action Reaches a Crucial Moment
A Supreme Court environmental case being decided this month is the product of a coordinated, multiyear strategy by Republican attorneys general and conservative allies.
The Supreme Court May Rein In Efforts to Protect the Climate
The court’s conservative majority seems intent on pursuing an agenda that would limit the government’s ability to shield the planet.
Secret Emergency Orders May Include Focus on Internet, New Files Show
Dating back to 1950s preparations for nuclear war and revised after the Sept. 11 attacks, the presidential directives are not shown to Congress.
Abortion Questions for Justice Alito and His Supreme Court Allies
Isn’t having to carry an unwanted pregnancy to term the same as forced labor?