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Biden Waves His First-Term Résumé at a Skeptical America

With increasing urgency, the president is trying to impress upon voters that he has accomplished quite a bit — even…

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Arts

Henry Louis Gates Jr. Unpacks Black Literature’s ‘Black Box’

In his latest book, the Harvard scholar shows how African American writers have used the written word to shape their…

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World

We’re Not Burdens on Society. We’re Engines of Economic Progress.

History is being made on the Rio Grande. Hundreds of thousands of migrants braved the journey across it last year,…

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World

Iran and U.S. Held Secret Talks on Proxy Attacks and Cease-Fire

Diplomats gathered in Oman in January, with the U.S. side seeking to stop attacks on Red Sea shipping and American…

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Politics

Five Takeaways From Nikole Hannah-Jones’s Essay on the ‘Colorblindness’ Trap

How a 50-year campaign has undermined the progress of the civil rights movement.

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World

This Prophetic Academic Now Foresees the West’s Defeat

“If anybody in this room thinks Putin will stop at Ukraine, I assure you, he will not,” President Biden said…

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The Biden-Trump Rerun: A Nation Craving Change Gets More of the Same

Americans love a candidate who promises something new. But when a sitting president runs against a former one, can either…

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World

Providing Both Bombs and Food, Biden Puts Himself in the Middle of Gaza’s War

The president’s decision to send aid by air and sea represents a shift prompted by the growing humanitarian crisis. But…

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Travel

Full Transcript of Biden’s State of the Union Speech

In an address that previewed the issues his campaign will focus on in the November election, President Biden made the…

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Arts

Why Don’t More American Maestros Lead American Orchestras?

When Leonard Bernstein was named music director of the New York Philharmonic in 1958, his appointment was hailed as a…

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