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We're answering reader questions about this newsletter, and the news in general. We recently asked you -- the readers of The Morning -- to submit questions to us about this [...]

We're covering a potential Harris candidacy. The debate over President Biden's fitness for another term has thrust Vice President Kamala Harris into the spotlight, and I want to use today's [...]

Recent polls contain a surprising combination of results: Democrats appear to be leading in six tough Senate races even as President Biden trails former President Donald J. Trump in the [...]

It may be the most discussed fact about American politics today: The country is deeply polarized. The Republican Party has moved to the right by many measures, and the Democratic [...]

Times reporters discuss the relationship between major C.E.O.s and Donald Trump. If Donald Trump wins a second term, he has promised to govern as no modern president has, imposing steep [...]

TRUE BELIEVER: Hubert Humphrey’s Quest for a More Just America, by James Traub ILLIBERAL AMERICA: A History, by Steven Hahn The most successful progressive movements in American history tend to [...]

And where things stand today. Four years ago today, society began to shut down. Shortly after noon Eastern on March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared Covid -- or [...]

The future of admissions at selective colleges and high schools has suddenly become clearer. After the Supreme Court banned race-based affirmative action last year, many people in higher education worried [...]

Much of the world has decided that most young children don't need to receive Covid booster shots. The U.S. is an outlier. Much of the world has decided that most [...]

Why other schools may follow Dartmouth's lead. Dartmouth College announced this morning that it would again require applicants to submit standardized test scores, starting next year. It's a significant development [...]

Las medidas adoptadas recientemente por el gobierno mexicano nos recuerdan que una aplicación más estricta de las leyes migratorias realmente tiende a reducir el flujo de personas. El jueves antes [...]

With Trump on his way to securing the Republican nomination, we speak with three Times politics writers about how he might govern. My colleagues Jonathan Swan, Maggie Haberman and Charlie [...]

For more than a month now, the Biden administration and other allies of Israel have been urging its leaders to scale back the war in Gaza and reduce civilian casualties. [...]

The Democrats are out of step with public opinion when it comes to immigration. I keep a running list of issues on which either the Republican Party or the Democratic [...]

After the Covid pandemic made it difficult for high school students to take the SAT and ACT, dozens of selective colleges dropped their requirement that applicants do so. Colleges described [...]

We ask Times technology reporters to make artificial intelligence more comprehensible. I want to make a confession: I don't understand a lot of the hype around artificial intelligence. Like a [...]

After the Covid pandemic made it difficult for high school students to take the SAT and ACT, dozens of selective colleges dropped their requirement that applicants do so. Colleges described [...]

A chat with Will Shortz, who has been editing The Times's puzzle for 30 years. Will Shortz celebrated his 30th anniversary as The Times's Crossword editor this week. He is [...]

Inside the congressional debate over immigration policy. The debate over border security in Congress is ultimately about whether the United States should accept much more immigration than federal law allows. [...]

Four main findings from recent polls about the war. In our polarized country, it counts as news whenever members of one political party deeply disagree on an issue. The Israel-Hamas [...]

Every morning in21st-century America, thousands of people wake up and prepare to take a cross-country trip. Some are traveling for business. Others are visiting family or going on vacations. Whether [...]

Shiri Bibas, a young mother, is holding her two redheaded sons — Ariel, 4, and Kfir, 9 months — as armed assailants surround them in https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/10/10/world/israel-hamas-war-gaza/video-images-show-palestinian-gunmen-abducting-residents-of-an-israeli-farming-settlement?smid=url-share. In a separate video, [...]

Three days left Two basic facts are central to understanding why the federal government may shut down on Sunday morning: First, the House Republican caucus contains about 20 hard-right members [...]

Attendance at school has come to feel more optional than it did before the pandemic. If you're a child -- or a former child -- you know how hard it [...]

During the spring and fall exam periods at Duke University, Perkins Library tends to be crowded. The library is near the center of campus, and it is a building both [...]

As part of this week’s Education Issue, The New York Times is publishing the College-Access Index, a list of the country’s most-selective universities ranked in order of economic diversity. The [...]

Good morning. We offer a guide to fall vaccine shots -- and also have the latest on the Proud Boys, Mitch McConnell and the British Museum. A vaccine clinic at [...]

In a sign that the pandemic really is over, the total number of Americans dying each day is no longer historically abnormal. The United States has reached a milestone in [...]

NATO countries have been promising to spend more money on defense for many years, even agreeing in 2014 on a target of spending 2 percent of their gross domestic product [...]

Left-leaning parties in both Europe and the U.S. are often out of step with public opinion on immigration. The global migration wave of the 21st century has little precedent. In [...]

By David Leonhardt Goodmorning. We're covering affirmative action, story B and story C. Colleges' blind spot The University of Virginia, one of the country's top public universities, enrolls a strikingly [...]

In the early 2000s, the wage gap between Black and white workers in the U.S. was as large as it had been in 1950. That is a shocking statistic and [...]

We're covering a new poll about the Democratic Party, Donald Trump's court appearance and the N.B.A. finals. About 60 percent of U.S. voters do not have a four-year college degree, [...]

By David Leonhardt Good morning. Today we're covering the new political engagement of younger adults, an Indian train crash and a sonic boom. Young and active In the 2018 elections [...]

As DeSantis announces his campaign, we dig into what may be the single most important fact about U.S. politics. If Ronald Reagan were to come back to life, he would [...]

But advocates can't agree on a strategy to hold more ballot initiatives. Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, abortion access has fared very well when it has appeared [...]

Long school closures have put public education -- and Randi Weingarten, the leader of a major teachers' union -- on the defensive. During the early months of the Covid pandemic, [...]

Only 25 percent of Americans have a lot of faith in the court. Americans have long viewed the Supreme Court as more trustworthy and less nakedly political than other parts [...]

We tell you the story of the American reporter who has been imprisoned in Russia. Evan Gershkovich has devoted his career to the power of bearing witness through on-the-ground reporting. [...]

The Manhattan indictments may not even present his biggest legal threat. Donald Trump is https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/04/04/nyregion/trump-arrest-arraignment/trump-is-expected-to-turn-himself-in-and-be-arraigned-today-heres-what-to-know?smid=url-share today. Further down, you can read about the latest developments and what to expect today. [...]

We talk with a Trump reporter to prepare you for the week when he will likely be arrested. Donald Trump is expected to fly to New York this week from [...]

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Its North Carolina victory is a sign of larger changes. The government benefits began their existence as objects of partisan rancor and harsh criticism. Eventually, though, they became so popular [...]

Will the House be willing to cut programs that benefit G.O.P. voters? As congressional Republicans https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/23/us/politics/congress-republicans-banks-debt-limit.html later this year with President Biden, they say that they will insist on large [...]

A federal judge spoke at Stanford Law School. Chaos ensued. Stuart Kyle Duncan — a federal appeals court judge appointed by Donald Trump — visited Stanford Law School this month [...]

What’s worse: More inflation or more turmoil? The Federal Reserve faces a difficult decision https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/20/business/economy/fed-inflation-bank-collapses.html: Should Fed officials raise interest rates in response to worrisome recent inflation data — and [...]

If Trump is indicted, this week will be unlike any other in American politics. Shortly before a grand jury in New York State indicts somebody, the person typically gets a [...]

A preview for fans and non-fans alike. For many Americans, the next few days are among the most entertaining of the year. They will be filled with dozens of college [...]

Why is it happening at this stage of Netanyahu’s career? Political leaders who have already been in office for more than 15 years — which is how long Benjamin Netanyahu [...]