The president’s trip to Scranton, Pa., comes as Democrats close in on a deal to advance two bills carrying a scaled-back version of his domestic policy priorities. The third filibuster of such a measure underscored how the legislation is unlikely to move forward without a change in Senate rules. Backers of the legislation said they were not giving up as they shifted focus to the need to “restore” the Senate. Responding to concerns from a key centrist, Senator Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, the White House and leading Democrats are instead discussing a range of other taxes to pay for the plan. The agency will also allow vaccine recipients to pick which vaccine they want as a booster, endorsing a mix-and-match approach. Eric Adams, the Democratic nominee in the New York City mayor’s race, and Curtis Sliwa, his Republican opponent, clashed on vaccine mandates and congestion pricing. Eric Adams and Curtis Sliwa traded attacks over past lies, a Brooklyn apartment and “buffoonery” on the debate stage. DuPont factories pumped dangerous substances into the environment. The company and its offspring have gone to great lengths to dodge responsibility. Dorian Abbot is a scientist who has opposed aspects of affirmative action. He is now at the center of an argument over free speech and acceptable discourse. Denis Villeneuve’s adaptation is an equally sweeping and intimate take on Frank Herbert’s future-shock epic. Wes Anderson pays antic tribute to the old New Yorker and its far-flung correspondents. Buying a $1,000 iPhone can be equivalent to giving up $17,000 in retirement savings or 2,500 cups of coffee. Rebecca Hall’s new film adaptation of the 1929 novel “Passing” has cracked open a public conversation about colorism and privilege. If the Biden agenda has a future, it depends on everyone in the caucus being on board. Off-year elections could come down to a dog’s nose. This is a development with enormous consequences for how we define family and adulthood in general, as well as how we structure taxation and benefits. Time to stop being a martyr to grit. It can be the safety-above-all caricature that deep-red America has made of it, or it can leave the age of emergency behind. Getting the economy back on track for the long haul requires making aggressive reforms now. Helping farmers is an idea that unites the country's left and right. Should we decriminalize drugs, or legalize? New research raises as many question as it answers. A bold commitment to trade and investment could restore our soured relations with the region. Family welfare policies never took off in the United States as they did in the rest of the wealthy world. Some Democrats think the country is ready. The historian Woody Holton discusses the regional, racial and economic forces that shaped America’s beginnings. Each episode of Netting Zero brings together New York Times journalists with climate experts from business, policy, government, and civil society. Join us on Oct. 21 as we discuss the potential impact of collaborative climate action. By studying tree rings and using a dash of astrophysics, researchers have pinned down a precise year that settlers from Europe were on land that would come to be known as Newfoundland. The long-awaited successor to the Hubble Space Telescope is scheduled to launch in December. But the NASA official for whom it is named has been accused of homophobia. A blowout win in Game 5 sends this series back to Houston, decidedly in the Astros’ favor. The resilient Red Sox may have finally met their match. Jonathan and Diana Toebbe planned for years to sell classified materials about submarine technology to a foreign government and were seeking as much as $5 million, the prosecution said in court. A merger could give the former president access to nearly $300 million in cash — and perhaps a new platform. After searching a thickly wooded park in Sarasota County, the authorities said they had found human remains near items belonging to Mr. Laundrie, a “person of interest” in the murder of his fiancée, Gabrielle Petito. Regulatory hurdles and supply chain issues could slow efforts to produce generic versions of Merck’s antiviral molnupiravir for developing nations, despite licensing agreements. The C.D.C. urged consumers to throw away any whole red, white or yellow onions they purchased that do not have a sticker or packaging. Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned of an eroding trust in democracy in the Western Hemisphere and described challenges posed to open government by authoritarian leaders. William Davis — who worked at Christus Mother Frances Hospital in Tyler, Texas — could face the death penalty. The victims had undergone heart surgery. Teachers across the country on how to support children’s social and emotional learning. Sofia Gubaidulina and her richly colored, rhythmically adventurous music are being celebrated around the world this season. TikTok has developed its own approach to home-design content: Skip over the home to obsess over the objects inside. More Recent Articles |
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