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The Good, the Bad and the Cringe: 10 Ads That Defined the Midterms
In a Democratic landslide election, here are the ads that stood out. Some were effective, while others backfired.
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He’ll Be Clerk of One of the Country’s Largest Counties. He’s 19.
Sebastian Matta, a sophomore at Arizona State University, was elected on Tuesday as Superior Court clerk in Maricopa County, Ariz.
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Mysterious Request Scrambles Major Supreme Court Gun Case Against Cook County
In an unusual move, the lead plaintiff in one of two cases challenging semiautomatic weapons bans has asked to drop out weeks before the cases are heard.
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Democrats, Newly Ascendant, Begin a Fight to Shape the Party’s Future
At a moment of opportunity for the party, its long-feuding factions are seizing on the midterm results to make their case for tacking to the center or to the left.
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U.S. Cleared Nvidia Chips to Chinese Firms With Empty Offices and Troubling Ties
The Commerce Department has approved dozens of Chinese companies to handle Nvidia’s H200 chips, some of which have ties to firms under sanctions over national security.
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With So Much New Blood in the Senate, the Average Age Is Falling. To 63.
Incoming senators are nearly 15 years younger than departing ones, on average. But the chamber’s overall age isn’t shifting much.
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U.S. Homeless Population Had Record Drop in 2025
The Department of Housing and Urban Development credited President Trump, while homeless advocacy groups said that so-called Housing First policies of his predecessors played a part.
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Trump’s D.C. Construction Blitz May Be About to Get Tougher
The president has bulldozed through obstacles as he has sought to remake the face of Washington. But newly empowered Democrats and angry judges are setting up a high-stakes showdown.
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Susie Wiles Is the Latest Powerful Woman to Exit the Trump Administration
A wave of high-ranking women have left the Trump administration in the past year. Many were replaced by men.
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Democrats Took Over Texas. What Now?
Democrats’ wins in the Lone Star state exceeded their wildest dreams.
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What to Know About Stephen Miller, Trump’s New Chief of Staff
The architect of President Trump’s mass deportation campaign, Mr. Miller has been the public face of many of Mr. Trump’s immigration policies.
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China’s Top Spy Agency Recruited Woman Who Targeted Jensen Huang
U.S. intelligence concluded that Alice Huang, a Chinese business executive who developed a close relationship with Nvidia’s leader, was an asset of Beijing’s Ministry of State Security.
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How Elon Musk Frittered Away Nearly $500 Million on the Midterm Elections
Behind the scenes, the world’s richest person spent a record amount over two years to bend the country’s politics to his will. He couldn’t.
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Christopher Murphy Will Not Return to Senate Next Week After Stroke
Senator Christopher S. Murphy, Democrat of Connecticut, said in a statement that he would spend several weeks recovering at a rehabilitation center.
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Here’s the latest.
Mr. Miller, the White House’s domestic policy adviser, who has driven the administration’s immigration crackdown, will replace Susie Wiles, the president said.
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Trump Taps Stephen Miller as New White House Chief of Staff
Mr. Miller, the White House’s domestic policy adviser, who has driven the administration’s immigration crackdown, will replace Susie Wiles, the president said.
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Amazon Follows Melania Trump Film With Two-Part Series by the Same Director
The documentary, which the first lady executive produces, will debut on Nov. 20. Brett Ratner directs.
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Hegseth Faces Impeachment Effort and Bipartisan Scrutiny After Midterm Elections
A looming impeachment push could put President Trump’s polarizing defense secretary in a standoff with Democrats and Republicans.
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F.A.A. to Phase Out Floppy Disks in Air Traffic Control Towers
Decades after the computer industry moved on, federal officials plan to finally ground the once-vaunted tech relic.
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U.S. Attorney Who Oversaw Centerpiece of Trump’s Revenge Campaign Resigns
Jason Reding Quiñones is the latest prosecutor to leave the Justice Department after being assigned a sprawling investigation seeking retribution against President Trump’s perceived enemies.
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John D. Rockefeller IV, West Virginia Governor and Senator, Dies at 89
The rare Democrat in a fabled family of wealthy Republicans, he served 30 years as senator and helped bring health insurance to millions of low-income children.
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Melania Trump Repositions the White Suit
The first lady wore a white suit to preside over the White House meeting of delegations from Russia and Ukraine.
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These Newly Elected Lawmakers Know Something Trump Doesn’t: Science
Among those elected to Congress on Tuesday are a mathematician, a microbiologist and a chemical engineer. They plan to take on a White House that has threatened funding cuts to research.
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Fed Up With Politics and Struggle, Young Voters Rose Up
Young people powered Democratic candidates, joining global demands for generational change from a cohort weary of older people sitting on jobs and devouring resources.
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