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The Sex Scandal That Wasn’t
It’s hard to work up outrage when someone else’s adult exploits wind up in the tabloids. More
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Threats of Political Violence Have America’s Elected Officials Living in Fear
A Times investigation has found that violent threats have become a new normal among public officials, reshaped private lives, cost millions in security and pushed people out of office. More
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Republicans Held Onto the Great Plains for Years. Now They’re Nervous.
Republicans have dominated the center of the country for a quarter-century. Now they face several tough races for Senate and governor. More
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‘Not Pleasant’ but ‘Necessary’: Support at Trump Rally for Public Execution
A sample of people at the president’s midterm stump speech in Tennessee defended the Pentagon’s announcement that it would livestream the execution of a mass shooter. More
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Some Republicans Reject Trump’s Move to Import Diesel Fuel From Russia
High diesel costs have posed a problem for Republicans in the midterms, but President Trump’s decision did not satisfy some candidates in key Senate races. More
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John E. Sununu Is Running a Model Campaign. He Might Still Lose.
A New Hampshire insider-outsider candidate is executing a complex political dance. More
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How Democrats Beat the Republican Money Machine
This week in politics: Which Democrats? And whose A.I. morals? More
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Trump Is Begging to Be Impeached
The president’s despotism is itself a constitutional offense. More
