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  1. What is IEEPA, the Law Trump Used to Levy Tariffs? U.S., Today

    The Supreme Court is set to consider the legality of tariffs the president has invoked emergency powers to place on many trading partners.

  2. Michelle Obama escribe sobre las restrictivas normas de belleza de una primera dama En español, Yesterday

    En un nuevo libro de fotos, Obama desentraña las complejidades de la vestimenta y el peinado durante sus ocho años en la cima de la política estadounidense.

  3. The Dawn of a New Mayor New York, Yesterday

    New York will soon know who will lead the city for the next four years, but other questions remain.

  4. Michelle Obama on the Restrictive Beauty Standards of Being First Lady Style, Yesterday

    In a new book, Mrs. Obama unpacks the complexities of dressing and hairstyling during her eight years at the height of American politics.

  5. N.J. Democrats Hope Early Vote Advantage Is Enough as Race Enters Last Days New York, November 3

    As a close race for governor between Mikie Sherrill and Jack Ciattarelli comes to a close, the two campaigns were reading the tea leaves and pulling out the stops.

  6. Obama Calls Mamdani to Praise His Campaign and Offers to Be Sounding Board New York, November 1

    Former President Barack Obama told Zohran Mamdani “your campaign has been impressive to watch,” and suggested that he was invested in Mr. Mamdani’s success beyond the election.

  7. Shutdowns, Obamacare and the Risks of Bargaining for Policy Wins in a Crisis U.S., November 1

    A 2013 attempt to leverage minority power in a health care fight blew up on Republicans. Can today be different for Democrats?

  8. Governor’s Race Draws Obama and Hannity but Not Trump in Final Days New York, November 1

    Prominent figures have flocked to New Jersey to promote Mikie Sherrill, the Democrat, and Jack Ciattarelli, the Republican, in a race with potential implications for the midterm elections.

  9. Mamdani’s Speech About Being Muslim Resonates Beyond New York City New York, October 31

    A video of a recent address by Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic mayoral candidate, has been viewed more than 25 million times.

  10. Prosecutors Who Called Jan. 6 Attackers a ‘Mob of Rioters’ Are Punished U.S., October 29

    The prosecutors were put on leave after filing a sentencing memo in the case of a man who showed up armed outside the home of former President Barack Obama.

  11. La carrera armamentística nuclear pone a prueba el laboratorio de Los Álamos En español, October 28

    El laboratorio donde Oppenheimer desarrolló la bomba atómica es el eje del esfuerzo de EE. UU. por modernizar sus armas nucleares. Pero el centro ha enfrentado incidentes de contaminación, interrupciones de obras e infraestructuras obsoletas.

  12. In a Looming Nuclear Arms Race, Aging Los Alamos Faces a Major Test U.S., October 28

    The lab where Oppenheimer developed the atomic bomb is the linchpin in the United States’ effort to modernize its nuclear weapons. Yet the site has contended with contamination incidents, work disruptions and old infrastructure.

  13. Reflections on a Ballroom, and an East Wing in Ruins Opinion, October 27

    Sampling the outpouring of responses to a column by Ross Douthat about the East Wing and the ballroom. Also: Everyday acts of grace; Canada and President Trump.

  14. Why Trump’s East Wing Demolition Needed to Happen Opinion, October 25

    The arguments against it illustrate a consistent problem with progressive stewardship of American cities.

  15. An Obamacare Hot Spot Where Price Spikes Pose an Outsized Threat U.S., October 25

    South Florida will feel some of the most intense reverberations if Congress allows the extra insurance subsidies it approved during the pandemic to expire.

  16. The Peril of a White House That Flaunts Its Indifference to the Law U.S., October 24

    The White House has made no legal argument explaining its bald claim that the president has wartime power to summarily kill people suspected of smuggling drugs.

  17. A Pile of Rubble: After 123 Years, the East Wing Is Gone U.S., October 23

    Mourners are outraged over President Trump’s demolition of the East Wing to make way for his $300 million ballroom. Others say it was time for change.

  18. When Republicans Go Low … Video, October 23

    What’s the smart move for Democrats in this political moment? On “The Opinions,” the columnist David Brooks says he thinks the party should channel Michelle Obama and “go high.”

  19. The Secretive Office Approving Trump’s Boat Strikes Opinion, October 23

    Our government is once again committing human rights abuses on the ostensible authority of a legal opinion that is being kept secret from the public.

  20. No Kings Means No Kings. No Wonder Trump Hates It. Opinion, October 22

    Who’s the patriot now?

  21. The Costs of Protecting Campus Speech Opinion, October 21

    Readers respond to a guest essay by Danielle Sassoon about her experience at N.Y.U. Also: A crackdown on science; a plea to the former presidents.

  22. The Civil Rights Movement Changed America. We Glorify It at Our Peril. Books, October 19

    Rejecting prevailing views of the movement as either exemplary or ineffectual, Brandon M. Terry offers a bold new vision of our history.

  23. The ‘Obamalisk’ Rises on Chicago’s South Side Arts, October 18

    A look inside Barack Obama’s “living, breathing cultural and gathering space” (with an N.B.A.-size basketball court). Not everyone is cheering.

  24. Marc Maron on the End of His Landmark Podcast Arts, October 13

    The comedian, actor, and former podcaster discusses his decision to bring “WTF” to a close after 16 years and interviewing its final guest, Barack Obama.

  25. Trump Fires Black Officials From an Overwhelmingly White Administration U.S., October 8

    Separately, in the administration’s first 200 days, only two of 98 Senate-confirmed appointees to the most senior jobs in government were Black.

  26. We Were Friends for Years. Trump Tore Us Apart. Op Ed, February 4

    Politics drive a wedge between even the longest of friends.

  27. Don’t Let Inflation Bury the Memory of a Government Triumph Op Ed, July 20

    We got our economic response to the coronavirus right. Why would we let go of that success?