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Opinion | The Texas legislature explores new frontiers of Christian nationalism

Comment on this storyCommentAs everyone knows, there is no more effective way to shape the behavior of young people than through state-mandated posters...

Opinion | My mother’s passport might be empty, but her journeys are remarkable

Patricia Spencer Favreau is an executive vice president for the Church Pension Group. She lives in Massachusetts.I called my mom from Milan last...

Nancy Mace, a ‘Caucus of One’ in the G.O.P., Says She’s Trying to Change Her Party

It was just after Representative Nancy Mace, Republican of South Carolina, had fired off a blunt text to the No. 3 House G.O.P. leader...

William Burns, a C.I.A. Spymaster With Unusual Powers

To mark the 20th anniversary of the American-led invasion of Iraq, the C.I.A. director, William J. Burns, stood in the lobby of the...

May Day Protests in Puerto Rico Show an Economy Still on the Brink

SAN JUAN, P.R. — In Puerto Rico, protests on May 1, a long-held tradition for workers, have become a portrait of a precarious...

Biden and McCarthy to Discuss Debt Limit as a Possible Default Looms

WASHINGTON — President Biden will meet with Speaker Kevin McCarthy at the White House on Tuesday in a critical face-to-face confrontation that will...

We Want to Know What New York City’s Reading Overhaul Means for You

New York City is confronting a longstanding reading crisis after the pandemic worsened outcomes for children in districts across the nation. More than...

Army base drops Confederate’s name, honors pioneering Hispanic general

Comment on this storyCommentAs a company commander in Korea in June 1953, 1st Lt. Richard Edward Cavazos earned the Distinguished Service Cross after...

Tim Scott Was Given a Chance to Attack Biden as Too Old. He Didn’t.

During a town hall on Monday at St. Anselm College in New Hampshire, Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina received a question about...

Senate panel asks Crow for full accounting of gifts to Thomas, other justices

Comment on this storyCommentThe Senate Judiciary Committee in a letter Monday asked billionaire Harlan Crow to provide a full accounting of the free...

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