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Pence Gets Subpoena From Special Counsel in Jan. 6 Investigation
The move by Jack Smith, the special counsel, is one of the most aggressive in his investigation of Donald Trump’s…
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Abortion Rights Supporters See Biden Address as Missed Opportunity
While praising the administration’s actions so far, activists say the State of the Union speech could have done more to…
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I Read the Mueller, Ukraine and Jan. 6 Reports as Though They Were One Long Book
In retrospect, the Mueller report was a cry for help. “The Office,” as the special counsel so self-effacingly called itself…
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What Does ‘Lots of Luck in Your Senior Year’ Actually Mean? An Investigation.
In the daily Rorschach test that is modern politics, everyone saw what they wanted in the Bidenism du jour.
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Your Thursday Briefing: Frustration Mounts in Turkey
Also, Volodymyr Zelensky visits Britain and LeBron James breaks a record.
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Bob Orben, One-Man Gag Factory and Speechwriter, Dies at 95
He wrote tens of thousands of jokes in his career. Among those who told them were Dick Gregory, Jack Paar,…
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When the Government Goes Top Secret, Who Can Write Its History?
THE DECLASSIFICATION ENGINE: What History Reveals About America’s Top Secrets, by Matthew Connelly It’s no secret that government secrecy has…
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Fact-Checking Biden’s State of the Union Address
The president’s speech contained no outright falsehoods, but at times omitted crucial context or exaggerated the facts.
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Your Wednesday Briefing: Quake’s Death Toll Soars
Also, China’s balloon spin and Russia’s mounting losses.
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Biden to Lay Down Economic Challenge to House Republicans
In his first State of the Union address since the G.O.P. took the lower chamber, the president will call for…