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‘Important opportunity’: DNC chair candidates reveal how they will rebound after disastrous 2024 results
President Donald Trump recaptured the White House, and Republicans flipped the Senate and held onto their House majority in the 2024 elections
Democrats to elect new leader as party struggles to repair brand
Democrats, desperately seeking a new message and messengers to push back against the Trump administration, will elect a new leader Saturday in a low-profile Democratic National Committee election that could have big implications for the party’s future.
Elite university attended by Trump’s son cracks down on left-wing student agitators
Almost a dozen students have been suspended for a year from New York University (NYU) for demanding divestment from Israel as President Donald Trump’s no-nonsense approach to higher education takes hold.
RFK Jr’s testimony offers a ‘through the looking glass’ moment for Democratic senators
Confirmation hearing was a spectacle as Democrats tried to hold a mirror to nominee, only for him to step right through
‘Performing for an Audience of One’: Three Opinion Writers on Kennedy’s Confirmation Hearing
Alexandra Sifferlin, a health and science editor for Times Opinion, hosted an online conversation on Wednesday with the Opinion columnist Zeynep Tufekci and the Opinion writers David Wallace-Wells and Jessica Grose about Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s first of two confirmation hearings for secretary of health and human services.
Putin is creating conditions to violate any future peace agreements with Ukraine – ISW
Analysts at the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) suggest that Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s statements about the illegitimacy of the Ukrainian government and a possible future peace deal could become a tool to justify violating any agreements with Ukraine.
Trumps claims military entered California to release water flow, but state says that did not happen
President Donald Trump claimed Monday night that the military entered California and “turned on the water,” but state water officials contend that the president’s claim is false.
Vermont business leaders pan President Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs on imports from Canada
Vermonters are likely to pay more for many goods if the proposal goes into effect, the industry leaders said at a Monday roundtable convened by Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt.
Burlington City Council votes to remove police hiring cap
Burlington City Council voted to remove the cap on Burlington’s police force, which has been a contentious issue since 2020.
After forcing Colombia to back down, White House claims America is respected again
Donald Trump claimed an early victory for a coercive foreign policy based on tariffs and hard power on Sunday after announcing Colombia had backed down in a dispute over migrant repatriation flights.
US, Colombia reach deal on deportations; tariff, sanctions put on hold
U.S. President Donald Trump had threatened tariffs and sanctions on Colombia to punish it for earlier refusing to accept military flights carrying deportees as part of his sweeping immigration crackdown.