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Cornel West’s Improvisational Run for President: ‘It’s Jazz All the Way Down’
Is the celebrity professor’s candidacy a wild variable in the 2024 presidential campaign or performance art? Yes, he says.
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Is the Republican Speakership Cursed? Johnson Is About to Find Out.
Kevin McCarthy was just the latest in a series of Republican speakers and speaker wannabes who faced revolts. Speaker Mike…
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Prosecutors Withdraw Second Subpoena in Trump Fund-Raising Inquiry
The decision suggests that the special counsel is winding down an investigation into whether the former president’s political operation defrauded…
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Where Mike Johnson Stands on Ukraine, Abortion, L.G.B.T.Q. Issues and More
The new House speaker, an evangelical Christian, has a staunchly conservative record on gay rights, abortion, gun safety and more.
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Johnson Faces the Same Spending Dilemmas That Plagued McCarthy
The newly installed Republican speaker opposed the bill to avert a government shutdown and has been against continued U.S. funding…
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Could Mike Johnson, the New House Speaker, Undermine the 2024 Election?
The Louisiana Republican played a pivotal role in efforts to overturn the 2020 election. But his elevation to the top…
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An Annual Gathering of Jewish Republicans Takes on New Urgency
The Republican Jewish Coalition gathers in Las Vegas this weekend, drawing G.O.P. leaders and candidates at a moment of unique…
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After Antifraud Crusade, a Trial Asks: Were Illegal Voters or Legal Ones the Target?
True the Vote challenged the legality of 250,000 Georgia voters, offered cash for fraud evidence and recruited poll watchers. A…
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Texas Lawmakers Vote to Let Local Police Arrest Migrants
The proposal, which has now cleared both houses of the Legislature, poses a direct challenge to the federal government’s authority…
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Who Decides Penn’s Future: Donors or the University?
Some alumni want the president to resign. They are angry about a Palestinian conference and Penn’s response to the Hamas…