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What the Virginia Governor Election Might Portend for Trump
The governor’s race in the president’s backyard could tell us if a backlash has arrived.
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The Battle Over an Activist Who Protested Stephen Miller Near His Virginia Home
Criminal inquiries pit the Miller family’s safety concerns against the First Amendment rights of an activist in Northern Virginia critical of the administration.
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Donors to Trump’s Ballroom Are Asked Why They Chose to Remain Incognito
Senator Richard Blumenthal is requesting information from business interests whose donations were not disclosed by the White House.
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ICE Altercation With Protester in Colorado Prompts a Police Chief to Push Back
At the Durango, Colo., police chief’s request, Colorado law enforcement will investigate whether a federal agent broke the law when he appeared to put a protester in a chokehold.
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2 Men Plotted Attack in Michigan on Halloween, U.S. Says
The two men face federal charges of planning a terrorist attack inspired by the Islamic State.
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Moon Duchin on the Math of Gerrymandering
Why the challenge of truly representative democracy is so complex.
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Martha Stewart Transformed the Dinner Party. Was That a Good Thing?
With “Entertaining,” a seminal cookbook that’s being newly reissued, the original lifestyle influencer changed the culture and built her empire.
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In Redistricting Battles, Here’s How Trump, Republicans and Democrats Are Faring
President Trump is imploring lawmakers to redraw their congressional maps to stave off Democratic control of the House. But the debate over redistricting has revealed fissures within both parties.
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Elections Across the U.S. Will Test Democrats’ Momentum Ahead of 2026 Midterms
Democrats have no federal contests that would allow them to check President Trump’s power, but governors’ races, mayoral contests and referendums will test momentum and divisions in both parties.
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Supreme Court Confronts Trump and His Tariffs in Test of Presidential Power
The justices face so-called legitimacy dilemma as they deal with a tricky legal dispute and a president who has made clear he would view defeat as a personal insult.