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NY Times – Politics

A New York Times investigative reporter explains how a problem he encountered while reporting reveals something important about the second Trump era. [...]

Senator Chuck Schumer urged the health secretary to declare an emergency to keep other regions from experiencing the “nightmare” seen in Texas. [...]

After serving in the government, he became a prominent political commentator. “Centrism doesn’t mean splitting the difference,” he said in 2020. [...]

Nearly 3,000 people have been arrested since the beginning of June, more than three times the number in previous months this year. [...]

The plea came at a vulnerable moment for the Sinaloa drug cartel, the organization Ovidio Guzmán López’s father helped found. [...]

Secretary of State Marco Rubio insists he is streamlining a bloated department, but critics warn the cost to America’s standing and influence could be high. [...]