Buttigieg Calls on Congress for More Money to Collapsed Baltimore Bridge

Mr. Buttigieg, the transportation secretary, was joined by the Baltimore mayor and Maryland governor in describing the collapse as a matter of national importance.

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The ‘Bill Walton-Esque’ Donovan Clingan Leads UConn Back to the Men’s Final Four

The 7-foot-2 Husky “terrorized” college basketball’s second-ranked offense in Illinois to the point where it actually looked broken, a columnist for The Athletic writes.

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Undefeated South Carolina Looks to Punch Its Ticket to the Women’s Final Four

The Gamecocks face the Oregon State Beavers, who are aiming for their second-ever Final Four.

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Angel Reese Doesn’t Need to Be Liked. But She and L.S.U. Demand Your Respect.

Reese and the Tigers know how the world sees them. They don’t always appreciate it, a columnist from The Athletic writes.

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Men’s Elite Eight: Can Illinois Slay the UConn Dragon?

The reigning champion Huskies have blown out their competition. But the Fighting Illini could be their toughest test yet.

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Trump Rekindles Relationships With Key 2016 Donors

The former president met with the Mercers and others as he sought to keep pace financially with President Biden.

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Who Will Round Out the Men’s Elite Eight?

Follow along for live updates and analysis as the remaining teams battle to continue in the N.C.A.A. tournament.

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Biden Will Visit Baltimore Next Week After Bridge Collapse

The president’s visit comes as officials start planning for major economic disruptions after a ship struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge.

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How Patty Murray Won $1 Billion for Child Care as Congress Is Deadlocked

A self-described “mom in tennis shoes,” now the Senate Appropriations Committee leader, managed to win an increase in child care subsidies in a spending freeze.

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Linda Bean, an L.L. Bean Heir and a Conservative Donor, Dies at 82

A granddaughter of the celebrated Maine brand’s founder, she set out as an entrepreneur in her mid-60s and used her wealth to fund right-wing causes.

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House Republicans Demand Full Impeachment Trial for Mayorkas

They argue that quickly dispensing with the charges, as senators in both parties are inclined to do, would be an affront to Americans.

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Judge Warns Trump to be on Good Behavior During Trial

Justice Juan Merchan has warned Donald Trump and his lawyers to be on good behavior during the hush-money trial.

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Trump Plans to Attend the Wake for Slain NYPD Officer

The former president’s appearance at the services for Officer Jonathan Diller will come less than three weeks before jury selection begins in his criminal trial in Manhattan.

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Palisades Nuclear Plant in Michigan Plans to Reopen With $1.5 Billion Loan

The conditional loan from the Energy Department is part of a broad effort to revive the use of nuclear energy in the United States.

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Who Is Nicole Shanahan, RFK Jr.’s Running Mate?

She indicated that she supports Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s vaccine stance, and she bankrolled his Super Bowl ad. She has never held elected office.

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Demonstrators Make Themselves Heard on Abortion Pill Case

Thirteen abortion-rights protesters were arrested near the Supreme Court as part of a civil disobedience action. Abortion opponents were less numerous but still vocal.

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U.S. and Britain Accuse China of Cyberespionage Campaign

The actions on both sides of the Atlantic, which included sanctions, underscored the escalation of cyberconflict between Western allies and Beijing.

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Who Are the RFK Jr. Voters?

“He’s outspoken. As far as I know, he’s not crooked.”

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Trump Urges Israel to ‘Finish Up’ War in Gaza

The former president told an Israeli news outlet that images of destruction in Gaza were harming the country: “You’re losing a lot of the world.”

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Kamala Harris is Noncommittal on Gaza, TikTok and the Texas Border

In an interview with ABC News on Sunday, the vice president declined to offer details on several issues facing the Biden administration.

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Former Justice Breyer Says He Is Open to Supporting a Supreme Court Age Limit

The retired justice suggested that an 18- or 20-year term could dissuade members of the court from “thinking about the next job” just as effectively as a lifetime appointment does now.

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Duke Stuns No. 2-Seeded Ohio State in Women’s N.C.A.A. Tournament

The Blue Devils will make their first appearance in the Sweet 16 since 2018.

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The Man Who Helped Redefine Campus Antisemitism

In government and as an outsider, Kenneth Marcus has tried to douse what he says is rising bias against Jews. Some see a crackdown on pro-Palestinian speech.

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Caitlin Clark and Iowa Begin Tournament Run With Win Over Holy Cross

The No. 1-seeded Hawkeyes have their sights set on a national championship after coming up just short last year.

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Kamala Harris Visits Parkland and Urges States to Adopt Red-Flag Gun Laws

At the site of the 2018 school shooting in Florida, the vice president announced federal help for states to limit weapon access for people deemed to be threats.

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Biden Signs Final Bill to Fund the Government, Ending Shutdown Fears

The president signed a $1.2 trillion spending package that passed early on Saturday morning, narrowly avoided a shutdown.

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F.B.I. Tells Passengers on Alaska Flight They May Have Been Crime Victims

Letters sent by the bureau’s Seattle office are a sign that the Justice Department’s investigation into Boeing, the maker of the plane whose fuselage panel blew off, is ramping up.

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Blinken Meets With Netanyahu at Moment of Tension Between U.S. and Israel

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu repeated that Israel was determined to send troops into the crowded southern Gaza city of Rafah despite U.S. urgings not to.

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Once a Dark Art, This Pitch Is Primed to Take Over Baseball

The long-forbidden pitch known as the splitter is returning to the mainstream.

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Details of $1.2 Trillion Spending Bill Emerge as Partial Shutdown Looms

Tucked inside a massive measure to fund the government through the fall are several initiatives sought by members of both parties. Aides are still writing the legislative language.

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Details of $1.2 Trillion Spending Bill Emerge as Partial Shutdown Looms

Tucked inside a massive measure to fund the government through the fall are several initiatives sought by members of both parties. Aides are still writing the legislative language.

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U.S. Debt Races Toward Record This Decade, C.B.O. Warns

Recently passed spending limits have slightly improved the nation’s fiscal outlook.

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Biden to Announce Multibillion-Dollar Grant for Intel to Expand Chip Production

The decision comes as President Biden champions his economic policies during a tour of the Southwest.

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Supreme Court Rules for Immigrant in Case on Deportation Hardship Waiver

By a 6-to-3 vote, the court said that federal appeals courts may review many rulings from immigration judges despite a law that sought to limit their jurisdiction.

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Ethics Panels Dismiss Complaints Against Former Lawyer for Jan. 6 Witness

The witness, Cassidy Hutchinson, declined to cooperate with inquiries into Stefan Passantino prompted by her assertions that he pressed her to protect Donald Trump.

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The 2021 Quarterback Draft Class Was Heralded. Now It’s a Cautionary Tale.

Of the five first-round quarterbacks, only one is currently an N.F.L. starter. What went wrong?

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Trump Doubles Down on Migrants ‘Poisoning’ the Country

In an interview on Fox News, the former president said again that migrants crossing the southern border were criminals from prisons and mental institutions.

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Inside the Blunders That Plunged the College Admission Season Into Disarray

The Education Department was supposed to make applying for federal financial aid easier. Instead, it got worse.

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Biden Jokes at D.C. Gridiron Club Dinner, Mixing Comedy With Dire Warnings

“One candidate’s too old and mentally unfit to be president,” President Biden said at the Gridiron Club’s annual dinner. “The other guy’s me.”

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Biden’s $53 Million February Haul Fuels Money Edge Over Trump

The president’s campaign and affiliated groups, including the D.N.C., hold a significant cash-on-hand advantage over Donald J. Trump and Republicans, as Mr. Trump continues to spend on legal bills.

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How Trump’s Allies Are Winning the War Over Disinformation

Their claims of censorship have successfully stymied the effort to filter election lies online.

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Trump Says Some Migrants Are ‘Not People’ and Predicts a ‘Blood Bath’ if He Loses

In a caustic and discursive speech in Ohio, former President Donald J. Trump once again doubled down on a doomsday vision of the United States.

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Pence Says He Won’t Endorse Trump for President

The former vice president under Donald J. Trump said that the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol was not the sole factor in his decision.

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Biden Embraces Schumer’s Speech Castigating Netanyahu

President Biden did not explicitly endorse any of the specific criticisms in the speech. But his comments were the latest step in his escalating public critique of the Israeli prime minister.

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Kushner Developing Deals Overseas Even as His Father-in-Law Runs for President

Donald Trump’s son-in-law, who was also a senior White House official, said he was close to finalizing real estate projects in Albania and Serbia.

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Supreme Court Stays Out of Dispute Over Drag Show at Texas University

An L.G.B.T.Q. student group had asked the justices to intercede, saying the performance was protected by the First Amendment.

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Latinos, Shifting Toward Trump, Land at the Center of the 2024 Campaign

Donald Trump’s rising support has turned many Latino voters into swing voters.

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Republicans Move to Block a Policing Change Made After Tyre Nichols’s Death

A new Memphis law had prevented the police from intervening over more minor traffic offenses, such as a broken taillight.

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Kristi Noem’s Instagram Video for Her New Smile Brings Legal Headaches

Kristi Noem, the South Dakota governor and rising conservative star, flew to Texas for a dental procedure, which she shared on Instagram.

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RFK Jr. Will Reveal VP Pick on March 26, His Campaign Says

The independent presidential candidate’s shortlist of potential running mates includes the N.F.L. quarterback Aaron Rodgers.

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A Corvette, Swimsuit Shots and a Trip to Mongolia: Biden Offers a Selfie Tour of His Life

Transcripts of five hours of interviews with the special counsel released this week reveal a president with a lot on his mind and a storehouse of stories to tell.

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Aaron Rodgers and Jesse Ventura Top RFK Jr.’s List for Vice President

Mr. Kennedy said he had been speaking with the Jets quarterback “pretty continuously” for the past month.

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The Tension Behind Trump’s Appeals to Black Voters

The former president traffics in stereotypes about Black Americans, yet he is counting on them, and aggressively courting them, in seeking to return to the White House.

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5 Takeaways From Hur’s Testimony About the Biden Classified Documents Inquiry

A former special counsel, Robert K. Hur, faced sharp scrutiny over his conclusion that the evidence was insufficient to charge President Biden with a crime and his disparaging remarks about the president’s memory.

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U.S. to Send $300 Million in Weapons to Ukraine Under Makeshift Plan

The package will keep advancing Russian troops at bay for only a few weeks, an official said.

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Biden’s Budget Underscores Divide With Republicans and Trump

The president’s $7.3 trillion budget proposal for the next fiscal year includes about $3 trillion in deficit reduction over a decade, largely from raising taxes on high earners and corporations.

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Trump Mentions Cutting Entitlements, and Biden Pounces

Donald Trump’s campaign said he “will continue to strongly protect Social Security and Medicare in his second term,” clarifying more ambiguous comments in a CNBC interview.

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Marcia Fudge Steps Down as Housing Secretary

Marcia Fudge, who has led the Department of Housing and Urban Development since the early days of the Biden administration, announced her resignation, citing family concerns.

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Testimony Fleshes Out Account of Trump’s Demand to Go to Capitol on Jan. 6

But a newly released transcript of an interview of the Secret Service agent who drove Donald Trump’s vehicle that day disputes that he tried to grab the steering wheel or lunged at another agent.

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Ukraine Could Deploy F-16s as Soon as July, but Only a Few

Countries promised the fighter jets last year, but delivering them and training pilots have proved complex. Ukraine may start with as few as six, out of about 45 pledged.

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Justice Amy Coney Barrett Stakes Out Distinctive Stance in Trump Case

The justice distanced herself from the majority, saying it had gone too far, and from the three liberals, saying their tone sent the wrong message.

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Schiff Denies Porter’s Claim That the California Senate Primary Was ‘Rigged’

In an interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Mr. Schiff pushed back on the assertion from one of his primary opponents that wealthy donors had spent millions of dollars to “rig” the race.

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Biden Expresses Regret for Calling an Undocumented Immigrant ‘an Illegal’

The president had used the word in an unscripted exchange with Republicans during his State of the Union address on Thursday.

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Questions Arise About Katie Britt’s State of the Union Response

The Alabama senator used a story about sex trafficking to criticize the Biden administration’s border policies. But the events appear to have occurred in Mexico years ago.

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Biden Signs $460 Billion Spending Package to Avoid Shutdown

With a partial shutdown averted, President Biden and Congress face tough negotiations ahead to finance the remaining federal agencies and departments by March 22.

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Questions Arise About Katie Britt’s State of the Union Response

The Alabama senator used a story about sex trafficking to criticize the Biden administration’s border policies. But it wasn’t fully accurate.

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Republicans’ Big F.B.I. Cut Came From Scrapping One Senator’s Earmark

The G.O.P. has boasted about cutting the budget of what it calls the “weaponized” F.B.I. by 6 percent. Most of that came from wiping out the pet project of retired Senator Richard C. Shelby.

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No Labels, a Centrist Group, Moves Toward a Third-Party Presidential Bid

The group said it had voted to nominate a ticket, but did not announce which candidate might run on its ballot line. Democrats have worried that such a bid could siphon support from President Biden.

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Trump’s State of the Union Response on Social Media Uses Mocking Filters

Outages on Donald Trump’s platform, Truth Social, interrupted the barrage of derogatory posts that served as his retort to President Biden’s remarks.

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House Passes Migrant Detention Bill, Denouncing Biden Border Policies

Thirty-seven Democrats joined Republicans in support of the legislation, which has little chance of enactment but offered the G.O.P. a chance to attack President Biden and Democrats on immigration.

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The Case Trump Really Hates

Prosecutors want to present steamy details at the hush money trial.

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3 Degrees of Trumpiness: Ohio’s Republican Senate Candidates Clash

Donald Trump’s choice for the nomination, Bernie Moreno, has eagerly showed off his endorsement, but his two rivals have also embraced the former president or his policies.

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Schiff’s Victory Speech Interrupted by Protesters Calling for a Gaza Cease-Fire

The California Democrat was thrilled by Tuesday’s election results, but his celebration was tempered by protests of his support of Israel.

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Mitch McConnell Endorses Trump, Whom He Once Denounced

The Kentucky Republican, who plans to step down as Senate minority leader at the end of the year, had blamed the former president’s lies about the 2020 election for the Jan. 6 riot.

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U.S. Airdrops More Aid Into Gaza, Delivering 36,800 Meals

The operation, which followed a first round of airdrops on Saturday, provided “essential relief to civilians affected by the ongoing conflict,” U.S. Central Command said.

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The Biggest Issue on Americans’ Minds Is Also a Tough One to Agree On

As 15 states hold primaries on Super Tuesday, we asked voters what they would do about immigration and how it was affecting their decisions.

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Highlights of the Supreme Court’s Opinions on Trump’s Ballot Eligibility

The main opinion was a joint ruling that was not signed by any particular justice. None of the opinions addressed whether Donald J. Trump engaged in insurrection.

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Haley Is Still Struggling to Deal With Trump’s Grip on Their Party

Nikki Haley has become the voice of Republicans looking for an alternative to Donald Trump. But she has been a reluctant messenger.

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Biden vs. Trump: The Looming Rematch Hits a ‘Kickoff’ Moment

Both campaigns view this week, with Super Tuesday and the State of the Union, as a critical period that will set the tone and define the early contours of the coming general election campaign.

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Kamala Harris Calls for ‘Immediate Cease-Fire’

The vice president urged Hamas to agree to a six-week cease-fire proposal currently on the table, and also called on Israel to increase the flow of aid into the enclave.

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Judge Rules Against Corporate Transparency Act Disclosure Provision

An Alabama judge barred the government from collecting certain company ownership data to help the Treasury Department identify money launderers, and called the effort a case of congressional overreach.

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Republicans Nod to Trump’s Influence in Race to Succeed McConnell

Donald Trump is looming over the upcoming leadership battle to replace Mitch McConnell as senators weigh each contender’s independence with their alignment to the former president and the party’s base.

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Trump Dominates Michigan G.O.P. Convention Amid Party Turmoil

The former president won all 39 delegates against Nikki Haley during the caucus-style event in Grand Rapids.

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U.S. Makes First Airdrop of Aid Into Gaza

Three Air Force cargo planes dropped 38,000 ready-to-eat meals in Gaza, but critics called that insufficient. A U.S. official said it was the beginning of a broader campaign.

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Trump’s Support Among Latinos Grows, New Poll Shows

A New York Times/Siena College poll found President Biden losing support among Latino voters, who now account for nearly 15 percent of eligible voters, a record high.

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Hunter Biden’s Testimony in GOP Impeachment Inquiry: 6 Takeaways

The president’s son insisted his father had nothing to do with his business deals, offered a blunt and unflattering account of his own conduct and said he did not know or could not remember key details.

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Mitch McConnell’s Decision to Step Aside Fuels Fight for Next Senate GOP Leader

Contenders to be the new Republican leader have quickly begun making overtures to colleagues for a rare opening at the top of the G.O.P. hierarchy in the Senate.

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Monica Lewinsky Is the New Face of Reformation

A new fashion campaign offered the White House intern turned activist, writer and producer yet another way to remake her image.

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