The window of opportunity that allowed President Trump to overwhelm his adversaries with an onslaught of executive orders dismantling core American institutions is closing. Public opinion has turned against him, the economy is faltering, the Supreme …
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There Are Limits to What the Courts Can Do in the Face of Trump’s Legal Onslaught
For weeks Americans have been debating whether we’re facing a constitutional crisis. My answer, for the record, is that we are. But perhaps more than a constitutional crisis, we’re in a rule of law crisis. And while the courts are caught in the …
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Abundance and the Left
transcript Abundance and the Left Saikat Chakrabarti and Zephyr Teachout offer their perspectives on why America struggles to build. It is a wild thing to release a book into the world. “Abundance,” the book I co-wrote with Derek Thompson, has been …
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Justice, Louisiana-Style, for Immigrants
Several of the recent high-profile cases of immigrant detention share something in common. The Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil, University of Alabama engineering doctoral candidate Alireza Doroudi, Tufts graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk …
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Mark Carney Wins New Term as Canada’s Prime Minister on Anti-Trump Platform
The election was dominated by Mr. Trump and his relentless focus on Canada. Pierre Poilievre, the opposition leader, lost the seat he had held for 20 years.
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Cardinal Who Threatened to Crash the Conclave Now Says He Won’t
The Vatican said that Francis had stripped a convicted cardinal, Angelo Becciu, of his right to vote for the next pope. Cardinal Becciu maintains his innocence but said he would sit this one out.
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Pierre Poilievre, Canada’s Opposition Leader, Loses Seat in Parliament
It was a stunning upset for the Conservative Party leader, who was first elected in 2004.
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Here’s the latest.
Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada won a new term on Monday night, a remarkable turnaround for his Liberal Party, owed in large part to President Trump’s aggressive stance toward the country. Early Tuesday morning and after an all-night count …
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‘The Land Between’: Discovering Amazing Wildlife Along the Panama Canal
Sign up for the Travel Dispatch newsletter. Essential news on the changing travel landscape, expert tips and inspiration for your future trips. Get it sent to your inbox.“Follow me,” Nando said. “I know where it lives.” It was late morning, hot …
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