Why Trump Carried Out His Pentagon Purge

With his Administration coming to a close, the President is still reshaping the government around himself.

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Is This a Coup, or Just Another Trump Con?

A post-election report from Minsk-on-the-Potomac.

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If There’s Something Valuable Under the Soil, Life Aboveground Can Be Hard

It’s been twenty-five years since Ken Saro-Wiwa was hanged for defending the environment.

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The Rare Authority of Alex Trebek

As the host of “Jeopardy!” for more than three decades, Trebek became synonymous with knowledge itself.

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Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s Vote May Save Obamacare This Time

In oral arguments on Tuesday, Kavanaugh appeared inclined to let the Affordable Care Act stand even if the individual mandate is struck down.

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As Trump Gained Latino Support in Florida, Biden’s Campaign Ignored Warnings

Members of the Democrat’s community-outreach team say that the effort was underfunded, unfocussed, and ineffective.

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Nate Cohn Explains What the Polls Got Wrong

The New York Times domestic correspondent reflected on the stakes of 2020’s historic polling error, how the pandemic affected the data, and the paper’s contentious “election needle.”

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Taking Care of the Outgoing Administration

A palliative program for the soon-to-be unemployed.

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Cartoon Caption Contest

Submit your caption.

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Joe Biden’s Faith in America

His first speech after winning the Presidency emphasized the country’s character.

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The Biden Block Party Begins in New York City

In Trump’s home town, the streets are loud, crowded, and joyous.

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Black Voters at the Polls in Georgia: “Everybody We Know Is Ready for Trump to Get Out”

They have helped tip the historically red state to Joe Biden—in a race still too close to call.

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A Chaotic Election Ends—Maybe?

David Remnick talks with Susan B. Glasser, Evan Osnos, Jeannie Suk Gersen, and Amy Davidson Sorkin about the challenges to a peaceful transition of power.

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North Carolina County Commissioners Lose Seats After Abandoning the G.O.P.

Defecting from Trump—in a state where the President maintains a slight edge over Biden—did not go well for Page Lemel and Mike Hawkins, who finished in fifth and sixth place, respectively.

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The Count Continues, Despite Trump’s False Claims

The slow drip of results emphasized how surprisingly steady and unbothered the past few days have been.

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What Black History Should Already Have Taught Us About the Fragility of American Democracy

The parameters of American democracy correlate neatly with the parameters of the nation’s racial hypocrisy.

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Trump Defends Lawsuits: “No One Knows More About Fraud Than Me”

“People forget that, right when I became President, I settled a twenty-five-million-dollar fraud case against me,” he said. “You can’t beat experience like that.”

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Voters’ Problems at the Polls Have, for the Most Part, Been Refreshingly Typical

By the comparatively low standards of American elections, most voting on Tuesday appears to have taken place in a fairly orderly and sedate manner.

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Donald Trump’s 2020 Superspreader Campaign: A Diary

From “COVID, COVID, COVID” is a fake to “Fire Fauci!”

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What If This Election Ends in Another Bush v. Gore?

As we approach the decision’s twentieth anniversary—and Election Day—myriad cases about states’ voting arrangements have created an unnerving sense of legal cacophony.

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