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Dan Pfeiffer and John Guida

Dan Pfeiffer Thinks Two Democrats Could Upend American Politics

Why 2026 might tell us a lot about 2028.

Ivy Meeropol

The Truth About E. Jean Carroll

It’s not easy to make an anti-Trump documentary right now.

Michal Leibowitz

A Cattle Ranch Is Doing What the Ivy League Can’t

College education does almost nothing to develop the sense that what we do in our day-to-day lives resonates with people beyond ourselves.

Andrew S. Curran

The Brutal History That France Prefers to Ignore Is Being Heard at Last

Three centuries late and not a moment too soon.

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As Trump Politicizes Justice Dept., Prosecutors Struggle With Grand Juries

Judges and grand juries have increasingly lost faith in the Justice Department as the president uses it to reward his friends and go after his opponents.

Trump Declares Himself in Good Health After Physical Exam at Walter Reed

President Trump, who will turn 80 next month, did not give details on the exam.

He Name-Drops Ocasio-Cortez in His Bid for Congress. She Doesn’t Talk About Him at All.

Saikat Chakrabarti, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s former chief of staff, is running in San Francisco to succeed Representative Nancy Pelosi, whom Mr. Chakrabarti irked with an incendiary tweet seven years ago.

U.F.C. Fight Venue Takes Shape on the White House Lawn

The Ultimate Fighting Championship bout is scheduled for June 14, President Trump’s 80th birthday.

Rahm Emanuel, a Possible 2028 Contender, Calls for Higher Education Reforms

Republicans have made gains with voters on education issues. A plan championed by Mr. Emanuel, a Democratic former mayor of Chicago, centers on college affordability.

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