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Biden Targets a New Economic Villain: Shrinkflation
Liberals prodded the president for years to blame big corporations for price increases. He is finally doing so, in the grocery aisle.
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Boeing’s Safety Culture Faulted by F.A.A. in New Report
The report by a group of experts was commissioned at the behest of Congress and in response to fatal crashes involving 737 Max jets in 2018 and 2019.
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Trump Media’s Impending Merger May Give Him a Financial Lifeline
The deadline for the former president to pay a $454 million civil fraud penalty coincides with the expected closing of a deal involving his social media platform, Truth Social.
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Biden and Trump head to the border for dueling visits Thursday
The two leading presidential candidates jockey for an edge on the volatile issue of immigration, creating a rare split-screen.
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New York Democratic lawmakers reject proposed congressional map
The votes Monday in the New York State Legislature risk further legal battles over the map in a state pivotal to Democrats’ effort to retake the U.S. House majority.
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Republicans see improvement with Black voters despite themselves
Trump pandered to a Black conservative group by saying, among other things, that the mug shot that accompanied his arrest in Georgia had been embraced by “the Black population” more than any other group.
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The Back Channel Talks to Secure McConnell’s Endorsement of Trump
The conversations between the Trump and McConnell camps have been happening between key advisers to both men.
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Supreme Court Seems Wary of State Laws Regulating Social Media Platforms
The tech industry argues that laws in Florida and Texas, prompted by conservative complaints about censorship, violate the First Amendment. The court’s decision could fundamentally alter the nature of speech on the internet.

