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Will Democrats Soon Be Locked Out of Power?

With a little more electoral ambition, Republicans have a clear majority in reach. 

As G.O.P. Candidates Face Accusations, Rivals Tread Carefully

In several states, Republican candidates are contending with allegations of domestic violence and sexual assault. Few of their primary rivals want to talk about...

Ohio Republicans Scramble as Trump Endorsement Hangs Over Senate Race

The news that Donald Trump might soon endorse J.D. Vance, the author and venture capitalist, prompted some Republican leaders in Ohio to try to...

Jan. 6 Panel Presses Stephen Miller on Whether Trump Sought to Incite Crowd

In about eight hours of questioning, investigators pressed the former White House aide on former President Donald J. Trump’s use of “we” in his...

Democrats Aim to Fill as Many Court Vacancies as Possible by End of 2022

Democrats aim to fill as many court vacancies as possible by the end of 2022, when Senate Republicans are in reach of winning control...

Do We Ignore the Vulnerable as We Ease Covid Rules?

Readers express the concerns of the immunocompromised and the elderly. Also: Subway safety after the Brooklyn attack; reforming earmarks; Ukraine’s path.

Did Someone Say Orgy? Your Spring Politics Quiz.

Let’s see how much you remember.

Mark Zuckerberg Ends Election Grants

A spokesman for the Facebook founder said the money sent to election offices in 2020 was a “one-time donation.” The grants prompted Republicans to...

House G.O.P. Kills Bid to Honor Pioneering Black Judge

A right-wing congressman persuaded fellow Republicans to abruptly turn against a routine measure to name a federal courthouse in Florida for a Black State...

To Help Children, Democrats are Going to Have to Reach Across the Aisle

A bipartisan Child Tax Credit expansion may actually be within reach.

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