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Christopher A. Wray is one Trump appointee who deserves to be retained.
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How densely we live partly determines whether we sicken and die.
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On the anniversary of the first confirmed case of COVID-19 on U.S. soil, Joe Biden has given the nation the pandemic response plan it needs.
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Senate Republicans should recognize that the filibuster hasn’t been their friend, but rather has damaged their popularity and shifted power from Congress to the president.
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For a while, Donald Trump seemed like a new breed of human predator. But as he slinked off the national stage, even his last-gaspers had to concede they were licked. And so was he.
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Biden’s proposed legislation to reform the immigration system gives Congress a golden opportunity to seek compromises, and to act. It must do so.
Enter the Fray
You know, when it comes right down to it, it’s been a fast four years. Or not.
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Trump warned us not to lose faith in ‘values, history, and heroes.’ The sad truth is that he was one of the chief reasons such faith has eroded.
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President Trump broke many norms, but splitting Republicans and Democrats was not one of them.
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Congress has failed for years to fix our broken immigration system. Biden’s immigration proposals could give the members a chance to redeem themselves.
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With the execution Friday night of Dustin Higgs, the Trump administration ended a killing spree unrivaled in modern federal history.
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Gender roles in worship divide liberal and conservative Catholics
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Senate Republicans should recognize that the filibuster hasn’t been their friend, but rather has damaged their popularity and shifted power from Congress to the president.
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How densely we live partly determines whether we sicken and die.
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For a while, Donald Trump seemed like a new breed of human predator. But as he slinked off the national stage, even his last-gaspers had to concede they were licked. And so was he.
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Th Christian America religion has little to do with Jesus and everything to do with white, patriarchal dominance.
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With cases surging, it made sense to stop reserving vaccine to guarantee a second dose to the initial recipients. But the gambit has risks.
My grandmother was a Kamala, and now, so is my vice president. Why that means so much to me and so many others.
Whites who feel threatened by the rise of Black political power have often romanticized the founders to justify violence.
Having Brooks on stage was a way to reach out to the entire country, including his fans in red states.
With echoes of Lincoln, Biden’s inaugural address was a repudiation of the era we’ve just passed through.
We sail along thinking everything will be as it has always been. Then it all changes in an instant.
Donald Trump’s absence at Joe Biden’s inauguration concludes four years of trashing the idea of a legitimate opposition.
Harris’ breakthrough is so desperately needed because this country has worked tirelessly to break Black women.
An election law specialist issues a warning: Legal rules didn’t ensure a fair election, people did.
If the U.S. established a Jan. 6 Commission, it could investigate the Capitol attack, affix blame and study how security failed so spectacularly.
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As the country grapples with the role of systemic racism, The Times has committed to examining its past.
All presidential elections are uniquely consequential, but a good case can be made that the next one is the most important of our lives. The time has come to undo the great mistake of 2016 and drive Trump out of office at the ballot box.
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Ideas and commentary on building a livable, sustainable Los Angeles.
A six-part series from the editorial board on the humanitarian crisis unfolds in our streets.
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Operation Warp Speed officials proclaimed on Tuesday they were releasing all COVID-19 vaccinations held in reserve. The problem? There was no reserve to release.
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If there is any good to come from this atrocious administration, it’s that Trump has forced a much closer understanding of civics and the Constitution.
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Anti-government sentiment has long been with us (no surprise for a country founded in revolution), but political violence is its most dangerous expression.
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No private company is obligated to hand over its own platform to a president in the supposed interest of newsworthiness and history.
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At the Capitol, white anger revealed what’s going on: We as a country are sick and too many among us want to be sick.
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Like all good villains, Rudolph W. Giuliani, who continues to lie about a stolen election, seems at peace with what he’s become.
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Many have likened the partnership of Georgia’s two new senators to the solidarity of Martin Luther King Jr. and Jewish leaders in the civil rights movement.
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We need to take a knee for America, and then come together to build the foundations of a new America that lives out its ideals, not just spouts them for political gain.
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A pastor and theologian picks apart an op-ed article that identified a peculiar brand of American Christianity as supporting Trump.
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Readers criticize California’s senior senator for filing to run for reelection and for defending Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley.
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Rich Californians pay a lot in taxes, but if you’re in the middle class, our state compares very favorably to other states.
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In 2009, Obama had to manage a major financial crisis after Bush’s presidency; in 2021, Biden must clean up after Trump.
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The inauguration of Joe Biden means more than just a change in administration. It means an escape from Trump’s relentless demand for attention.
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The 46th president’s first speech was an admirable call for unity, hitting all the right notes for a nation that is still reeling from the turmoil of 2020.
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Trump again grants clemency to the deserving and the undeserving alike.
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Right now, getting the vaccine seems to have more to do with whom you know and where you live than how badly you need it
