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Fetal Viability, Long an Abortion Dividing Line, Faces a Supreme Court Test

Fetal Viability, Long an Abortion Dividing Line, Faces a Supreme Court Test

WASHINGTON — In 1973, in Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court drew a line. The Constitution, it said, did not…
Esper Claims Defense Dept. Is Improperly Blocking Parts of His Memoir

Esper Claims Defense Dept. Is Improperly Blocking Parts of His Memoir

Former Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper on Sunday sued the agency he once led, accusing officials at the Pentagon of…
Democrats Struggle to Energize Their Base as Frustrations Mount

Democrats Struggle to Energize Their Base as Frustrations Mount

Democrats across the party are raising alarms about sinking support among some of their most loyal voters, warning the White…
The Disconnect Between Biden’s Popular Policies and His Unpopularity

The Disconnect Between Biden’s Popular Policies and His Unpopularity

Over the past few years, many Democrats argued that there was a simple secret to electoral success: enact popular legislation.…
Guantánamo Bay: Beyond the Prison

Guantánamo Bay: Beyond the Prison

GUANTÁNAMO BAY, Cuba — Mention this place, and people tend to think of caged men wearing orange uniforms and on…
That ‘Team Beto’ Fund-Raising Email? It Might Not Be From Beto.

That ‘Team Beto’ Fund-Raising Email? It Might Not Be From Beto.

Kenneth Pennington, a top digital strategist for Beto O’Rourke, had a simple plan. Mr. O’Rourke would announce his bid for…
G.O.P. Cements Hold on Legislatures in Battleground States

G.O.P. Cements Hold on Legislatures in Battleground States

Republicans are locking in newly gerrymandered maps for the legislatures in four battleground states that are set to secure the…
Helicopters, Clipboards, Crew Cuts: The President Must Be in Town

Helicopters, Clipboards, Crew Cuts: The President Must Be in Town

NANTUCKET, Mass. — Helicopters have been buzzing over the island’s boutiques and beaches for days. Military aircraft unloaded government cars…
G.O.P. Fights Covid Mandates, Then Blames Biden as Cases Rise

G.O.P. Fights Covid Mandates, Then Blames Biden as Cases Rise

WASHINGTON — Over eight hours last Thursday night and into Friday morning, Representative Kevin McCarthy of California hit on many…
Army Whistle-Blower’s Lonely Death Highlights Toll of Mental Illness

Army Whistle-Blower’s Lonely Death Highlights Toll of Mental Illness

Ian Fishback saw the world as cleaved between the just and unjust, the exemplary and the erring. A scholar-athlete from…
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