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The Most Productive Dysfunctional Congress Ever
In March, Congress overhauled the U.S. Postal Service, which had been on the brink of insolvency for years. In June,…
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Afghanistan, One Year After the Fall
Mullah Naqibullah, a slim, young Taliban fighter, tossed his shawl over his shoulder and adjusted his rifle. He made his…
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Why Abortion Has Become a Centerpiece of Democratic TV Ads in 2022
In Michigan, Democrats took aim at the Republican nominee for governor almost immediately after the primary with a television ad…
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Idaho Supreme Court Rules That Strict Abortion Ban Can Take Effect
Idaho’s near-total ban on abortion can go into effect at the end of August while legal challenges to the restrictions…
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The C.D.C. Continues to Lead From Behind
While we wait to learn more about how Donald Trump was using blueprints for the doomsday machine from “Dr. Strangelove”…
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Asian American Voters Rallied for Democrats in 2020. Will They Again?
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — At a brightly lit restaurant in suburban Atlanta, nestled in a tidy neighborhood of office buildings…
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After Nancy Pelosi: A San Francisco Race ‘That Shall Not Be Named’
SAN FRANCISCO — Nancy Pelosi has made two very different, almost irreconcilable statements about her political future. In 2018, she…
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The Biggest Health Care Reform in a Decade Could Lower Your Costs
Even in their pared-down form passed by Congress, the changes to the U.S. health care system in the Inflation Reduction…
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Afghan Women Reflect on the Anniversary of the U.S. Withdrawal
Aug. 15, 2021, was a dark day for Afghanistan — and for Afghan women in particular. The Taliban took control…
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Don’t Feel Guilty About Working on Vacation — or About Vacationing at Work
It’s August — a time for vacationing, and also for the tradition of lamenting how bad Americans are at vacationing.…