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Inside NATO’s efforts to plan for a future cyberwar
More than 1,000 cyber professionals in NATO members and its allies across the globe participated in an exercise this week to test and strengthen cyber defenses.
White House to Trump: ‘You cannot only love America when you win’
The former president had earlier called for the “termination” of constitutional laws, while citing conspiracy theories about the presidential election he lost.
Some Republicans say the midterms were a mandate for further abortion restrictions
Many GOP lawmakers who sailed to victory in states with anti-abortion laws are planning to use their expanded power.
Huddle
A play-by-play preview of the day’s congressional news
Huddle
A play-by-play preview of the day’s congressional news
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Fourth Estate
Opinion | The Confession of Sam Bankman-Fried
The fallen crypto titan admits it all, but is he conning himself?
Foreign Affairs
Opinion | I’ve Seen Military Intervention in Haiti Up Close. We Can’t Repeat the Same Mistakes.
As Biden seeks to assemble an international intervention, learning from the past is key.
Politics
Opinion | Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner if Trump Wins Again
In a second term, Trump would surely give in to his worst impulses with little restraining him.
The Big Idea
Opinion | What Tucker Carlson and Trumpist Republicans Get Wrong About Ukraine
It might seem like common sense to put U.S. interests first. Here’s why that’s illogical.
War Room
Opinion | Don’t Tell Your Non-Work Friends About the Decapitations
Working in the intelligence community often means living with trauma. We can’t pretend it doesn’t exist.
Politics
A Flood of Venezuelan Migrants Is Angering Other Venezuelans
Longtime residents resent the new arrivals’ illegal entry, but they’re not happy with Biden’s attempts to stem the flow.
COLUMN | ON POLITICS
Newsom Told the White House He Won’t Challenge Biden
The would-be pursuer of Trump and DeSantis is "all in" for the president’s reelection and willing to wait his turn.
Letter From Riga
'Necessary to Disobey Harmful Laws': These 'Abortion Pirates' Want Equal Access to Abortion Pills Worldwide
A colorful crowd of doctors, researchers and women’s activists convened in the Latvian capital to explore ways to use pills to circumvent anti-abortion laws.
Person of Interest
A Progressive Latina Thinks Democrats Are Blowing It with Hispanic Voters
Delia Ramirez won her suburban Chicago district with a strong progressive message. She thinks it’s the key to stemming gains by the GOP.
Energy & Environment
Dream Homes and Disasters: Is the Government Ready to Confront Climate Risk?
Billions of new taxpayer dollars are aimed at helping victims of extreme weather leave their vulnerable homes. But without a lot of teeth, the federal programs may just perpetuate the problem.
Politics
Opinion | An Early Clue on Trump’s Republican Support
To win the presidential nomination, it helps to know some math.
Capital City
There Is No War On Christmas — But There Is One On Thanksgiving
“Happy holidays” doesn’t hurt anyone, but robbing workers of time off does.
Friends to the left of him, critics to the right: McCarthy’s stuck in the chase
Jan. 3 may feature “vote after vote after vote,” with conservatives still resisting the GOP leader’s speakership bid.
Appeals court rejects Trump lawsuit in Mar-a-Lago documents case
A federal appeals court has acted to shut down an outside review of the Justice Department’s use of nearly 3,000 documents the FBI seized from former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in August.
Pennsylvania Republicans reconsider their war on mail voting
GOP officials in the state are coming to the belief that it’s better to work within the system than politically die by it.
Biden signs law bringing rail strike saga to an end
But Democrats rankle some members of their party for not including paid sick leave.
STATES
‘A huge opportunity for the labor movement’: Unions jump on newly won Democratic trifectas
In Michigan, state lawmakers have promised to repeal right-to-work laws.
Russia rejects Biden’s conditions for Ukraine talks
Kremlin dismisses US president’s remark about negotiations.
Biden administration prepares to end monkeypox emergency declaration
Health officials may allow the declaration to expire, even as they keep their mpox response in place.
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