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NY Times – Politics

American intelligence gave assistance, but communications intercepted by Canada were more definitive in linking India to the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar. [...]

Ibram X. Kendi, the center’s leader who has become a flashpoint of national controversy, faces an inquiry into complaints from staff members. [...]

Several recent surveys, nationally and in early-voting states, undermine the governor’s argument that the primary is a two-way race between him and former President Donald J. Trump. [...]

Mr. Kennedy sat down with the party’s chair in July, a previously undisclosed meeting, as Democrats fret about a third party bid. [...]

After his unlikely win, in 1972, he spent his single term pushing for a more liberal foreign policy, particularly toward Africa. [...]

When the annual allotment of up to $1.3 billion faltered even a sliver, Egypt found an ally in Senator Robert J. Menendez, who on Friday was indicted on bribery charges tied to Egypt. [...]