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Biden’s Team Scrambles to Contain First Democratic Defections

Leading Democrats have lent legitimacy to questions about the president’s mental acuity, and made clear that the matter of his…

The ‘Philly Girl’ Shielding Biden From the Bad News

Amid the public fretting and finger-pointing rage over how to deal with a Democratic presidential nominee who most Americans think…

Doing Nothing About Biden Is the Riskiest Plan of All

After last week’s debate disaster, some Democrats are trying to circle the wagons to protect President Biden, noting that Barack…

On Abortion, the Supreme Court Purported to Say Nothing but Spoke Volumes About Itself

Given the breathtaking sweep of the Supreme Court’s decisions in the final days of its term, it’s easy to overlook…

You See a Hedge. He Sees Something Else.

When Tim Bushe decided to trim some hedges one recent evening, he attracted more attention than usual for a routine…

The Bleak, Nihilistic Show Russians Can’t Stop Watching

The streaming hit, “The Boy’s Word,” about youth gangs in the last years of the Soviet Union, says grim things…

America’s Adversaries Have Seized on Its Leadership Crisis

Hours after the presidential debate, Vladimir Putin’s spokesman, Dmitri Peskov, said that his boss didn’t bother to watch. Mr. Peskov…

Britain’s Next Prime Minister Has Shown Us Who He Is, and It’s Not Good

The outcome seems predestined. The British Conservative Party, moribund after 14 years in office and struggling to defend its record…

Wednesday Briefing

Concerns about President Biden.

Robert Towne, Screenwriter of ‘Chinatown’ and More, Dies at 89

Celebrated for his mastery of dialogue, he also contributed (though without credit) to the scripts of “Bonnie and Clyde” and…

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