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Ukraine has telegraphed its big counteroffensive for months. So where is it?
As Kyiv’s artillery starts to hit Russian forces in the south, analysts are left wondering whether there’s more to come.
GOP govs who hate Biden's climate bill stand to benefit big from it
Republican states are likely to see major benefits from its investments in clean energy despite vociferous protests by their governors over the climate package.
China's U.S. ambassador doubles down on Beijing’s tough rhetoric
Qin Gang slams Pelosi’s Taiwan visit and issues an ominous warning to U.S. Navy ships in the Taiwan Strait.
West Wing Playbook
The power players, latest policy developments, and intriguing whispers percolating inside the West Wing.
West Wing Playbook
The power players, latest policy developments, and intriguing whispers percolating inside the West Wing.
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Column | Altitude
Why Wait? Here’s Liz Cheney’s Concession Speech in Advance
All signs suggest she aims to turn a congressional defeat into a presidential campaign.
Trumpology
Trump Steamrolls His Way Past Accountability. The Mar-a-Lago Search Might Be Different.
Donald Trump’s signature strategy for getting ahead of scandals, ignoring inconvenient facts and hammering his own version of events has served him well, but it might not save him this time.
Law And Order
Opinion | A Narrow Pardon for Trump?
Why a targeted pardon for mishandling classified documents might just ultimately strengthen the rule of law — and help peel more mainstream Republicans away from Trump’s lawless brand of populism.
Foreign Affairs
Opinion | One Year Later, Life Under Taliban Rule is Brutal
The religious zealots are struggling to govern the country and rights are being rolled back.
Law and Order
Opinion | Espionage Isn’t the Strongest Case Against Trump. It’s Simpler Than That.
He kept sensitive documents when he was told he shouldn’t and that’s a chargeable crime.
Q&A;
Climate Catastrophe Is Coming. But It’s Not the End of the Story.
What will it take for world leaders to get ahead of climate change? Science fiction writer Kim Stanley Robinson gamed out the scenarios, and the message is both frightening and hopeful.
Letter From ...
The Medical Crisis that Finally Convinced Republicans in North Carolina to Expand Medicaid
After years of resistance, Republicans in North Carolina have embraced Medicaid expansion for new mothers. They’re not done.
Politics
Blake Masters Could Become the First ‘Based’ Senator
Why the online far-right has adopted Blake Masters, the 36-year-old Arizona Senate candidate.
Oral History
‘I Always Wondered: Was She Afraid?’: Counter-Protesters Remember the Death of Heather Heyer
Five years ago, an attack on protesters in Charlottesville, Virginia left dozens injured and 32-year-old Heather Heyer dead. Now, they’re telling their story.
The Friday Read
‘I Think She Just Made Contact . . . Standby’: Escape From Kabul
A year after the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, a Marine veteran tells the harrowing story of an evacuation attempt.
Foreign Affairs
Segregated Classrooms, Single-Parent Picnics and Overwhelmed Maternity Wards
A photographer chronicles the myriad ways Afghan women have suffered since the Taliban took over.
Women and Politics
Elizabeth Warren and the ‘Electability Question’
NBC Capitol Hill correspondent Ali Vitali had a front-row seat to a defining issue of the Democratic primary. In her new book, she explores the question: Why haven’t we had a woman in the White House?
Politics
Opinion | Why Is the FBI Choosing Biden’s Opponent for Him?
Trump’s pursuit of the GOP presidential nomination just got a boost.
Republicans are poised to win the House and Senate. Welcome to our Election Forecast.
We rated every race in play in the midterms. Here’s who we think will win.
Judge orders Graham to testify in Atlanta-area Trump probe
Investigators intend to query Graham about two phone calls with Georgia election officials that included a discussion of the process for counting absentee ballots.
Anti-Trump GOP group spends big to shrink his base
The nonprofit arm of the Republican Accountability Project is launching ads across all the closest swing states of the 2020 presidential race.
Cheney's next mission: Keeping her anti-Trump megaphone
The Wyoming Republican is likely to lose in Tuesday's GOP primary. Perhaps more importantly, she's also now sharing the spotlight with a Justice Department investigation.
Biden keeps South Carolina guessing
Democrats are giving the president space as would-be Democratic aspirants circle overhead.
STATES
Adams blames Texas for New York’s shelter crisis. But the problem started long before asylum-seekers.
Tenant protections expired as he took office in January, and rents skyrocketed in the following months, but the mayor is instead suggesting Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott is to blame for busing migrants to New York.
Xi Jinping’s Saudi trip seeks to exploit Riyadh-Washington tensions
Saudi’s Chinese flirtation reflects a leverage bid with Biden administration.
Monkeypox may be here to stay
The disease has gained a foothold among men who have sex with men, and experts warn that time is running out to stop the virus from spreading in the U.S. population more broadly.
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