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Congress Is Poised to Delay Again on Farm Bill, Leaving Families in Limbo

The agriculture and nutrition measure was last updated in 2018 and originally expired two years ago. Farmers fear the Trump administration’s priorities will eclipse...

The Senate Should Leave No Judgeship Unfilled

Donald Trump will try to fill every judgeship that Democrats leave open.

They Attended Trump’s Trial. Now He’s Offering Them High-Profile Jobs.

A parade of President-elect Donald J. Trump’s allies showed their loyalty at his criminal trial in Manhattan. Many are now in line for key...

There Is No Excuse for the Bullying of Sarah McBride

After a brutal election, Democrats need to get better at talking about trans issues.

‘Liberated’ From Leadership, McConnell Is Ready to Pick His Own Fights

The longest-serving Senate leader is relinquishing his post in the next Congress and planning to use his influence in ways that could put him...

Getting the Election Wrong, and Right

Readers respond to a column by David Brooks. Also: Blaming the Green Party for a Democratic loss in the Senate race in Pennsylvania; a...

Donald Trump’s Theory of Power Is More Power for Donald Trump

The once and future president’s constitutional gimmicks are embarrassingly transparent.

Republicans Ponder: What if the Trump Tax Cuts Cost Nothing?

Some in the party are considering alternative ways of assessing the federal budget as they prepare to extend temporary tax cuts passed in 2017.

Republicans Blocking Proposal to Narrow Part of a Surveillance Law

The second Trump administration appears likely to inherit broader powers to force American service providers to help a warrantless wiretapping program.

A Range of Lessons From Trump’s Victory

Readers respond to an essay by Roxane Gay. Also: A Republican plan to bar a transgender member from the women’s bathroom; Matt Gaetz; Elon...

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