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How Gerontocracy Explains the Matt Gaetz Clown Show

Chaotic debates over fiscal policy are part of what you get when a democracy becomes a gerontocracy.

Will A.I. Transform the Economy, and if So, How?

Even a souped-up autocorrect can be pretty powerful.

Supreme Court Skeptical in That Could Hobble Consumer Watchdog

The justices heard a challenge to the way Congress funded the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau but seemed persuaded that it was constitutional.

Jimmy Carter’s Birthday Party Was Rescheduled in Case of Shutdown

Anticipating its closure, the Carter library moved up celebrations for the former president, who is turning 99. As partygoers played games and ate cake,...

The Republicans Driving Congress Toward a Shutdown

With a Sept. 30 deadline looming, hard-right House Republicans have formed a wall of opposition to a temporary measure to fund the government.

The Teacher Shortage: Why, and What to Do?

Readers discuss an article by Jessica Grose. Also: A possible government shutdown; no audience at debates; reauthorizing PEPFAR; how unions help companies.

Today’s Top News: White House Issues Shutdown Warning, and More

Exclusively from New York Times Audio, our new app.

If Politicians Are Either Stainless or Shameless, Guess Which One Senator Menendez Is

“One thing that worries me is how uncool politics has become.”

The Wrecking-Ball Caucus: How the Far Right Brought Washington to Its Knees

Right-wing Republicans who represent a minority in their party and in Congress have succeeded in sowing mass dysfunction, spoiling for a shutdown, an impeachment...

With House Nearing Shutdown, Gaetz Leads Resistance Against McCarthy

The Florida Republican, who has styled himself as Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s chief tormentor, is leading the opposition to a measure to keep the government...

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