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The Democratic gubernatorial candidate argues that crony capitalism, distrust of data centers, and attacks on public education have disenchanted voters enough to finally bring a blue wave to the state.

In the run-up to the election, the Trump Administration is turning its immigration crackdown into a desperate hunt for voter fraud.

Brazil’s once towering leftist leader may soon be swept away by Latin America’s right-wing tide.

In an L.A. criminal court, new details emerge about the mysterious couple who collected more than twenty babies through surrogacy.

Jasper Nathaniel, an independent journalist who filmed the attack, describes the significant increase in West Bank violence on the eve of the Israeli election.

They power our phones, cars, dishwashers—and the A.I. systems that prop up the economy.

Alarm about declining interest in books is perpetual.

Richard Darman was my source in the Reagan and Bush Administrations—and my best friend.

Members of the Democratic Socialists of America believe deeply in the possibility of a class revolution.

A competitive House race in Miami, which leads all American cities in ICE arrests, has revealed how mass deportations have eroded the President’s support among Latinos.

The former White House communications director reflects on his record for occupational brevity being broken.

Rich Baris, a pollster supportive of the MAGA “big tent,” talks about how the President lost control of his movement, and why that spells disaster for Republicans.

The cases of Christa Pike and Nidal Hasan show how vanishingly fine the line is between a routine execution and an unbearable one.

No one thinks Russian diesel can save the Republicans, so why is the President doing it?

Pierre Damas Bel was a twenty-year-old college student planning for his future.

In this Administration, former Ambassador Guilfoyle is the rare Trump associate to face consequences for misdeeds.

The alleged perpetrators in the “Cornell Seven” case were doxed.

In Greece, the Secretary of State cast the West as a civilization defined by its warriors and conquerors, not by its democracies.

Dexter Filkins on Pete Hegseth’s planned public execution of Nidal Hasan and his memory of a public execution by the Taliban in Kabul.

The Modi government has removed more than a hundred million people from voter rolls and is cracking down on a vigorous protest movement.

Americans’ most valued official document is the latest national treasure to get a Trump makeover.

Joe Garcia, who wrote about finding Swift’s music after a murder conviction, searches for redemption in a new short film by Jon Kasbe.

The New York Giants quarterback has spent more than a decade wowing crowds with his daring and charisma—when he isn’t baffling them.

Democrats and Republicans are in a race to the bottom—and the worst consequences will extend far beyond next month’s midterms.

A report from the President’s campaign tour through the formerly safe precincts of red America.

Powers in the Horn of Africa, the Middle East, and beyond are being drawn toward the conflict, which diplomatic efforts have failed to stop.

The patrolmen hired to protect the city’s wealth operate in a culture of paranoia, inequality, and fragile but well-armed masculinity.

In his bid for reëlection, the Israeli Prime Minister is doing everything in his power to smear his opponents and evade blame for the security fiasco of October 7th.

My nephews study in a big tent surrounded by bombed-out houses.

Some of the money, which is difficult to track, has gone to recovery programs, but much of it has gone to law enforcement—for squad cars, jail costs, drones, and more.

As the global game gets entwined with global capital, some fans are finding relief in the ninth tier of English football.

After a young tourist was killed in a Central Park carriage accident this summer, the City Council is considering whether to ban horse-drawn carriages forever.

My cousin Laura had a diva’s charisma and a siren’s voice.

For decades, the Heritage Foundation was a conservative powerhouse.

Analytics have transformed how teams manage pitching, unlocking new approaches and fantastic creativity.

Most Democratic voters say that they favor a wealth tax, but a California ballot initiative has plenty of liberal opponents.

Arrests have reached a record high—nearly fifty-one thousand in August alone—with agents conducting operations nationwide at hospitals, at airports, and outside schools.

A witness said that what happened in Tennessee’s death chamber this week was “not normal.”

Emmanuella was the only one in her family on Temporary Protected Status.

Amid deportations and Trump’s lagging popularity, one Koch-backed group has recruited Michigan Latinos to reach more than a hundred thousand voters for Mike Rogers.

Oil exports in the Gulf have rebounded as the U.S. escorts ships through the Strait of Hormuz.

The combative culture warrior in the Pentagon may soon be Congress’s top target.

The dismal responses from both the D.A. and the university reveal a larger pattern of institutional carelessness.

The White House has quietly paused an order to end Temporary Protected Status for thousands of immigrants from El Salvador, a move that came after months of lobbying from the construction industry and other interest groups.

Leaders of cities around the world are standing up for democracy, even if the leaders of their countries are not.

Nikole Hannah-Jones sent her daughter to a struggling local school and has come to regret it.

Parenting is a practice.

The Million Dollar Highway, prone to rockfall and avalanches, is the site of horrific crashes and courageous rescues.

The quandary faced by government lawyers who think that the Trump Administration is subverting justice.

The Polish director has made a career out of examining the mysteries of borders, both spiritual and political.