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NY Times – Politics
![Spaceman, Senator, V.P. Pick? Kamala Harris Sizes Up Mark Kelly.](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/07/27/multimedia/27pol-kelly-topart-gzfh/27pol-kelly-topart-gzfh-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
The Arizona senator, a Navy veteran and former astronaut, has an almost impossibly strong political résumé. But an overlooked asset is his expertise on the Southern border. [...]
An absence of medical records or official accounts has stirred confusion, but a Times video and trajectory analysis indicates a bullet, not debris, wounded the former president. [...]
![In JD Vance Country, an Addiction Scourge That Won’t Go Away](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/07/26/us/politics/26dc-vance-addiction/26dc-vance-addiction-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
The Republican vice-presidential nominee has spoken often about drug-afflicted communities like the one he escaped. But those communities have tempered their expectations for his help. [...]
![With Kamala Harris, U.S. Free Trade Skepticism May Continue](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/07/26/business/26dc-trade/26dc-trade-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
The vice president has been critical of past trade deals. But her record suggests she could push for trade measures that address environmental issues. [...]
![Silent No More, Harris Seeks Her Own Voice Without Breaking With Biden](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/07/26/multimedia/26dc-assess-fqkv/26dc-assess-fqkv-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
The vice president’s expressions of concern for Palestinian suffering marked a shift in emphasis from the president’s statements as she moved to establish herself as the leader of her party. [...]
![Trump Says He and Netanyahu Remain on Good Terms](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/07/26/multimedia/26mideast-ledeall-01-blkw/26mideast-ledeall-01-blkw-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
The former president met with the Israeli leader in Florida, a day after his main opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, and he both criticized Israel’s conduct of the war. [...]