Trump’s Immunity Case Was Settled More Than 200 Years Ago
But several members of the Supreme Court seem willing to put presidents above the rule of law.
By Jesse Wegman
But several members of the Supreme Court seem willing to put presidents above the rule of law.
By Jesse Wegman
The left’s position on Israel has now become the Democratic Party’s, hinting at greater influence to come.
By Mara Gay
Donald Trump is enjoying the same guarantees of fairness and due process before the law that he sought to deny to others during his term.
By The Editorial Board
The Biden administration wants to lift damaging oil sanctions but is caught in a political bind with Venezuela’s dictator.
By Farah Stockman
Israel’s leader has turned his back on America’s entreaties.
By The Editorial Board
House Speaker Mike Johnson should allow an aid package for Ukraine to come to a vote.
By The Editorial Board
A big investment in semiconductors could transform the relationship between the United States and its neighbors.
By Farah Stockman
How do you build a strong party when your money is also going to a candidate’s legal bills?
By Michelle Cottle
A lawsuit that restricts a widely used abortion drug is unlikely to be the last challenge to Americans’ reproductive freedom.
By The Editorial Board
A small New Jersey town allows two homes on each lot, making room for more housing and more people.
By Binyamin Appelbaum
Two Americans are among the 22 journalists behind bars in Russia.
By The Editorial Board
How a South Carolina activist stays motivated even when the political odds look bleak.
By Mara Gay
Donald Trump has used the presidential primaries to purge his party of dissent. Republicans have lost the capacity to serve as a check on his power.
By The Editorial Board
Trade disputes don’t have to be so cumbersome.
By Farah Stockman
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A highly politicized Supreme Court makes it far more difficult to teach students about the fundamentals of the American legal system.
By Jesse Wegman
While there are no good options for the United States on the war in Gaza, Biden’s leadership is indispensable.
By The Editorial Board
The reported death of a leading dissident reveals how deeply his crusade against corruption has challenged Russia’s autocratic leader, Vladimir Putin.
By Serge Schmemann
A speedy decision improves the chances of finishing the trial before the election.
By Jyoti Thottam
His name may not be familiar to many Americans, but people in the Middle East know it well.
By Serge Schmemann
Union members and Arab voters in the state are crucial to the Democrats’ coalition.
By Farah Stockman
The Supreme Court can put a stop to the former president’s attempts to delay his criminal trial.
By The Editorial Board
Biden can do more to address the American public’s concerns about his age.
By The Editorial Board
Many voters in Nevada dislike the Republican Party, but they also wonder if Democrats in Washington are too old and out of touch to fight for them.
By Mara Gay
Biden’s support for measures to stop overwhelming numbers of border crossers is necessary but not enough to push Congress to act on immigration.
By The Editorial Board
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Hyperpoliticization can have difficult consequences.
By Kathleen Kingsbury
He has managed to alienate Israel’s most important allies.
By Serge Schmemann
Government moves to limit what people can say are an escalation after years of policing speech in other ways
By The Editorial Board
The surprising friendship that has made Donald Trump’s trade policies so durable.
By Farah Stockman
In Iowa and other states, Republican voters have the opportunity and the obligation to select a presidential candidate who will uphold the rule of law.
By The Editorial Board
The political rules in the state were already convoluted, but judging this year’s results may be unusually difficult.
By Michelle Cottle
The president performed a public service by forthrightly stating what could happen to the country and its democracy if Trump wins again.
By Jesse Wegman
The woman option is the one that most intrigues me.
By Michelle Cottle
President Biden has reinvigorated the government’s role as the nation’s most important investor.
By Binyamin Appelbaum
A conversation about Mayor Adams’s weak leadership at a time when New York City is at an inflection point.
By Mara Gay and David Firestone
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Americans cannot afford to tune out Trump’s campaign to regain power.
By The Editorial Board
Megaprojects and new development may be helping Detroit’s economy, but residents in low-income neighborhoods say they are being left behind.
By Farah Stockman and Cydni Elledge
By taking over the federal role in immigration enforcement, Governor Abbott of Texas is welcoming a legal fight with the Biden administration.
By David Firestone
Younger voters don’t just expect different things from candidates than do older voters; they approach the entire concept of voting differently.
By Michelle Cottle
New York’s layers of laws to protect existing buildings have led to a shortage of housing.
By Binyamin Appelbaum and Ka-Man Tse
Assistance with school supplies and other essentials helped set a student up for college.
By The Editorial Board
The most problematic nepo baby, the most fabulous fabulist, the most likely to be picked last in gym class and more.
By Michelle Cottle
Putin is not trustworthy, but if he turns out to be serious, Ukraine should not pass up an opportunity to end the bloodshed.
By Serge Schmemann
Ending off-year elections will make races more competitive, increasing voter power and diminishing the role of special interests.
By Mara Gay
The tree was supposed to be strong and whole, to stand for my mother in her absence. Now it was just another broken thing.
By Jesse Wegman and Bill McDowell
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The federal government needs to stop penalizing programs that help addicts safely consume their drugs while providing treatment.
By Jeneen Interlandi
The state’s Supreme Court recognized that some decisions, including whether a president engaged in insurrection, cannot be left to voters.
By Jesse Wegman
Many Black voters say they doubt the Democratic Party understands their problems or is committed to improving their lives.
By Mara Gay
Old-fashioned building methods contribute to the high cost of housing.
By Binyamin Appelbaum and Zeke Bogusky
Help with groceries and a skills-training program opened up a career path.
By The Editorial Board
American voters deserve to know before the election whether Trump is a convicted criminal. The Supreme Court has the power to make that happen.
By Jesse Wegman
We have the tools we need to create a world where addiction is just one aspect of people’s lives instead of a dark portal to despair and early death.
By Jeneen Interlandi and Damon Winter
Help with housing costs eased the transition to a new home in Phoenix.
By The Editorial Board and Adam Riding
Congress should promptly approve a military aid package that includes crucial support for Ukraine and Israel.
By The Editorial Board
There is a bipartisan way to fix the asylum system and still provide aid to Ukraine. That’s not what Republicans want.
By Farah Stockman
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McCarthy’s fundamental hollowness, as he knelt before Donald Trump and his party’s far-right wing, ultimately proved to be his undoing.
By Michelle Cottle
Access to mental health care made the difference.
By The Editorial Board
Justice O’Connor devoted her life after the court to fighting for an independent judiciary free of politics.
By Jesse Wegman
George Santos met a clear bar.
By Michelle Cottle
For many in Vermont, the horror of a shooting of Palestinians was compounded by the violation of the state’s self-image as a uniquely welcoming place.
By Jesse Wegman
The administration isn’t letting the tech giants write the rules of global trade. Good.
By Farah Stockman
Local newspapers are failing. That’s a threat to democracy.
By Serge Schmemann
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By The Editorial Board
Coexistence for Israelis and Palestinians is possible and is the only alternative to violence.
By The Editorial Board
The downward slide of once-mighty presidential candidates usually starts after Thanksgiving.
By Michelle Cottle
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Fiscal reality is finally hitting the city. Will Mayor Adams make the right choices when cutting the budget?
By Mara Gay
Or 26, if you count not sharing the stuffing with George Santos.
By Michelle Cottle
About the economy, that is.
By Binyamin Appelbaum and Peter Coy
The effects of the pandemic on children are persistent and require urgent attention.
By The Editorial Board
The House agreed to keep the government open for a few weeks. But don’t expect the good sense to last long.
By David Firestone
The best we can hope for is a temporary truce.
By Farah Stockman
The Supreme Court’s new ethics code lacks any teeth and is full of language too fuzzy to hold justices accountable. And its tone is resentful.
By Jesse Wegman
The Palestinians there whom I spoke to by telephone said people were aware of how terrible the consequences of an uprising would be.
By Serge Schmemann
As a principle of academic debate, speech should be presumptively allowed. The details of achieving that may get messy, but that goal is fundamental.
By Jesse Wegman
Being in a courtroom deprives Trump of his superpower: his ability to speak without consequence, without factual basis and often without end.
By Jesse Wegman
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After months of tense relations between the U.S. and China, there is a welcome sign of better communication.
By The Editorial Board
Civilians in Gaza have paid a grave price and urgently need relief.
By The Editorial Board
The drama and foolishness involving the mayor’s inner circle doesn’t serve the city well and is the last thing New York needs right now.
By Mara Gay
The new speaker is playing a game with the world when the world needs American leadership.
By David Firestone
The hopes briefly raised by a handshake 30 years ago can be more than a sad footnote to history.
By Serge Schmemann
A young activist in Queens supports Palestinian aspirations.
By Mara Gay
Fifty years after Watergate, a president again used lawyers to abuse his office. Those lawyers now face prosecution and tarnished their profession.
By Jesse Wegman
Mike Johnson’s election as speaker shows that Trumpism now lies at the core of Republican politics.
By The Editorial Board
As the House speaker crisis drags on into a fourth week, a look at some of the Republicans who have mired the country in this mess.
By Michelle Cottle
President Biden’s presence in Israel — and the message it sent — was more important than any tangible goals he achieved.
By David Firestone
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The endless votes for speaker show that the House Republican conference is failing as a democratic entity.
By Michelle Cottle
It can succeed only by upholding the rules and norms of behavior that Hamas wantonly ignores.
By The Editorial Board
Steve Scalise and Jim Jordan are focused on exerting political leverage against Democrats, but they misunderstand the nature of power.
By David Firestone
America and other allies have a crucial role to play in supporting Israel at this painful moment.
By The Editorial Board
If Congress would stir itself out of dysfunction to enact sensible changes on immigration, the nation could reap the benefits.
By The Editorial Board
A tiny faction of Republicans are again putting their interests over the business of running the government.
By The Editorial Board
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