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Carson Pick Is New Sign of Plan to Govern From the Right

  • President-elect Donald J. Trump’s nominees have long records opposing the current administration on social programs, wages, public lands, veterans and the environment.
  • Ben Carson, who has been named housing secretary, opposes government programs that he says encourage “dependency,” and he has been critical of efforts to end segregation in housing.

Shanette Smith and her daughter Madison. Credit Malin Fezehai for The New York Times

Life in Obamacare’s Dead Zone

Excluded from the Affordable Care Act because of politics, thousands of poor Americans grapple with the toll — physical and psychological — of being uninsured.

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To Bring Back Jobs, Trump Should Call Elon Musk

The group of luminaries advising Mr. Trump on job creation is missing Mr. Musk, and he has arguably re-envisioned how the nation can revive its manufacturing.



New York Prisons Face State Inquiry Into Racial Bias

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo of New York ordered the examination after an investigation by The Times found that black inmates were punished and denied parole at higher rates than white ones.



Veterans at Standing Rock Cheer a Blocked Pipeline

The presence of many hundreds of veterans — organizers were anticipating 2,000 or more — adds another potent layer to a fight in North Dakota that is already steeped in sharp contrasts.




Video by MIGUEL GUTIÉRREZ, VEDA SHASTRI and SAMANTHA QUICK. Photo by Dado Galdieri for The New York Times. Technology by Samsung.

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